out on the bay, fort mchenry, sunny, warm, 71 degrees. winds out of the south at 5-10.he next 7 days looks very nice. 74 saturday. 75 sunday. a slight chance, 20% chance for an isolated rain shower in the region. monday and tuesday, look at that. stick with the upper 70s. wednesday, thursday, a stronger cold front drops the temperatures back down, 61 by friday. not too bad. >> great weather for easter egg hunt. wouldn't you agree? >> i sat outside for lunch. lick i have to innoolike i have to enjoy this beautiful whether. glad it's going to stick around. >> thanks a lot. >> that's all for fox 45 news. make sure you join us again for

fort mchenry tunnel, toward the beltway 8 minutes at 55 miles per hour. through 895 through the har bored tunnel looking at a a 9 minute clip, 54 miles per hour on that corridor. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, let's turn it over to you. >>> we are following breaking news just into our newsroom. authorities are searching for up to a dozen missing workers after an explosion on an oil shore -- oil rig in the gulf of mexico. the explosion happened last night 50 miles south of louisiana with 126 workers on board. at least 7 people were critically injured on that blast. the rig was evacuated after the explosion but several workers are still missing this morning. so far, though, no deaths have been reported. >>> a set of federal guidelines could make your food a little more bland. health experts are urging the fda to regulate the amount of salt you eat. megan gilliland has the latest from the fda district office. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. good morning to all of you from restaurants to food manufacturers to your own

. >> there are a number of trips you can take out to the near harbor tuesday fort mchenry and others.ere is a new buzs and this one is quite an innate -- quite a bit different than others. >> it is called c-dog 3 and it is the harbors newest attraction. >> if you would like to take a look at the inner arbor and a speedboat ride at the same time, this is for you. it is equipped with two turbocharged engines and will not only show you the sites, but will give you a thrill ride as well. >> it is for something different in baltimore, natalie for tourists, but for residents who usually do the same old -- not only for tourists, but for residents who you should do the same old thing. >> for the passengers, it was a pleasant sightseeing tour out to fort mchenry. >> [unintelligible] >> we've got all kinds of historic sites that we can see. >> what you do when she is going at 32 knots? >> hold on tight. >> and where this beat limits? and where the speed boat part starts. -- it is hard to know where the speed limit stops and where the speedboat part starts. >> at over 30 knots, it was quite a ri

heading toward the fort mchenry tunnel, you can see light activity on the headed toward the toll plaza on. 95, all the southbound lanes toward 795, 5 minutes and nothing to complain on the outer loop lanes, in the green, 11 minutes, 54 miles per hour, and the same speed with only an 8 minute clip from 83, all the way up toward 795. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, back over to you. >>> think you're paying too much for car insurance now? well, if the new bill passes, you you could be paying even more. megan gilliland joins us from the jones falls expressway with the latest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we have been cruising on the same rate without an increase for beck day decades. a right that some drivers say is already too high, now there's a chance it could go up even higher. lawmakers want to inease contract the liability minute mum coverage to $60,000 per injured person and $60,000 per crash. that means an incident crease of $60 on the vehicles on the eastern shore to $50 at baltimore city. it would be the first hike since 1972 and some la

going to take you about five minutes from the beltway. 7-minute ride from the split towards the fort mchenrynel. we are still working an injury accident in sykesville. a handful of crashes in baltimore city. east 25th street. still dealing with an accident eastern avenue at ponca street. truck fire at highland avenue and boston street. jamie, back to you. >>> 6:15. today's birthdays. here we go. baltimore's own john waters from calvert hall. 64 today. country music superstar, i wasn't finished. glen campbell. from anne arundel county, turns 74. went to glen burnie high school. >>> if you're having a birthday, hurry up and send it in. try to give us a couple days advance notice for the birthdays. >>> let's talk about facebook here. it's revolutionizing the way you surf the web. 400 million of your closest friends are already on the site. sharing statuss, sharing pictures of the kids, now a new feature allows facebook and other websites you visit interact. you can see a web that parallels your interest and associate connections as long as you're locked in on facebook. you'll be able to share y

paul street 7-minute ride. 95 southbound, 895 split to fort mchenry toll. >> we hope you'll enjoin us at 9:00. we'll continue our hot topic with this whole issue with cal ripkin and the orioles. if you want to comment to our facebook page and we'll talk about a fund raiser for autism, an awesome cause. >> we'll be back here throughout the morning with updates. ♪ [ female announcer ] discover black silk from folgers... ♪ with bold rich flavor that's exceptionally smooth. wake up to black silk. (announcer) we all want to stay active. we don't want anything... ...to slow us down. but even in your 30s... ...your bones can begin to change. overtime, you can begin to have bone loss. calcium and vitamin d work together to help keep your bones strong. and yoplait gives you... ...20% of your daily calcium... ...and is the only leading yogurt with vitamin d in every cup. keep your bones strong every day... ...with yoplait. [ male announcer ] it's rollback time at walmart. now even on faded glory, which has been completely re-engineered for quality with soft, organic cotton... better fits... and

five minutes from the split towards the fort mchenry toll plaza. pretty good on the jfx now, just be careful, could be standing water in some places though most of the roads are drying up at this time. back to you. >>> you don't have splenda, do you? >> no. >> you don't use sugar? >> no. >> you're straight up. are you getting ready to drink your coffee? >> stay with us, we're going to tell you why you may want to think twice of what you're putting in it. why splenda is stirring up a heated debate this morning. >> and time to get bikini ready. tips for summertime. trouble finding the perfect taco seasoning? ♪ ¿por que no probamos esto? ♪ old el paso. a special blend of seasoning... for especially delicious tacos. kids are hungry after school. that's why i always have totino's pizza rolls. big pizza taste. in a bite size roll. kids can't resist their delicious pizza flavor. totino's pizza rolls. the pizza way to snack. >>> 5:14. the economy has been tough on maryland families. congressman dutch ruppersberger plans to help people keep their homes. she

northbound at 395, and one at pikesville on the outer loop at stevenson road, good news, at the fort mchenry, to clear way and two accidents, one at and an accident in kingsville. megan and jamie back to you. >> >> time now is 6:49. you have so many dollars to pay for police, fire, roads,. >> it goes on and on but the dollars are not stretching like they used to so the mayor has a plan, abc 2 news linda joins us live with what this plan is. >> reporter: the major had warned from the beginning jobs swrowld to be cut, now taxes and fees could also go up as the city tries to plug a you $120 million hole. under the proposed budget plan more than 600 city employees were to be laid off including 120 police officers and 90 firefighters, the fire d. would also lose the helicopter unit, with taxes and fees, r one thing is a $0.04 tax on beverage container, the budget also includes cuts to programs, recks and parks losing nearly 1/3 of the budget. >>> budget that i had to put forward had to be honest based ton projections of rev new you that we have, my hope is that while we are going to council we is

times look like this -- 95 southbound, 695 to 895, six minutes. 95 southbound, 895 split to fort mchenry, five-minute ride. and key bridge to 9 , nine minutes. a incident, three cars involved, one overturned vehicle 95 southbound at whitemarsh boulevard. rescue vehicles on scene. so you might want to make sure you avoid that area. back to you. >>> lawmakers did a lot on the last day of the legislative session to change our driving habits and keep our kids safer. >> new taxes and new fees to try to balance the baltimore city budget. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll tell you about higher parking fees, coming up. Ñ >>> "good morning maryland" news time 5:44. the general assembly finished its session last night. linda so is here to tell us what new laws will affect us most. >> reporter: the one that will affect all of us, the ban on handheld cell phones while driving. a busy final hour before confetti dropped at midnight. lawmakers also voted to toughen penalties for sex offenders. the minimum prison sentence went from five years to 15. that law was prompted by the death of 11-year-old sarah foxwe

fort mchenry. 71. winds out of the south at five to 10. and waves 1 foot chop. five day is great. 74 saturday. 75 on sunday for easter. again couple more clouds around. maybe a light rain shower is possible. and 75 on monday. 79 on tuesday. and 77 on wednesday with rain showers. and there is some cooler air in the seven-day forecast which i will have that coming up in a few minutes. >> the orioles and yankees do something you will never it's definitely expensive having a growing family. and it's something that you think about. we try to be conscious of that and plan out our meals so that we can feed everyone on a budget. at giant, we know saving money is important. every time you shop with your card, you can enjoy thousands of real deal savings and weekly specials. like super g spiral sliced ham, $1.28 a pound, and beef rib roast, $4.99 a pound. this weekend only. it makes me feel good because we're saving money. and that works for me. only with your giant card. >> a man is stuck 80 feet in the air. after his ultralight aircraft crashed into a tree. get this. of

it will take you about five minutes. 95 southbound from the split to the fort mchenry toll plaz, about a seven-minute ride. on the outer loop from the key bridge to 97, about 10 minutes. back to you. >>> entertainment news. sandra bullock and jesse james spotted in los angeles. he was not wearing his wedding ring when he took his children to school on monday. bullock was photographed hikeing with no wedding ring as well. and strippers melissa smith who is believed to have had a two-year affair with james sent bullock a fax to apologize for her actions. she says she's sorry for all the pain she caused and will never be able to forgive herself. >>> in sydney australia, a concert for justin beaver cancelled following a riot from fans. they surged guards -- towards the venue monday morning accepting eight girls to the hospital. injuries several more. >>> we have an exclusive intefer view with kitty kelley. she'll chat with us along with richard sher. a former colleague and still good friend of oprah. richard was quoted in her book but never talked to her. it should prove to be quite intere

all is going to be clear at both the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel but we're dealing with a watermain break in northeast baltimore. they should shutdown kirk avenue between bon a port avenu bonapad 66th street. it's going to be clear from 695 to east fayette street and no problems to report on the top side of the beltway. speeds are actually clocking in at 60 miles per hour at dulaney valley road. as we take a look at harford road, parkville area is going to be clear as well. the cars are zipping along as they make the approach toward towson. as for the west side no worries as we take a live look at liberty road. you will see the same situation, cars zipping along the inner and outer loop >>> millions in proposed cuts across the board have put the brakes on a new bus in baltimore. as the route continues to circle the city so do the questions about the service. jeff barns has more about free ride. >> it's a key service and a central service for anything. >> reporter: it's a free ride crisscrossing the streets of baltimore city of shutting tourists and locals to some the city's most pop

mchenry. >> thank you, chairman bernanke for being here today. i appreciate your leadership at fed and trying to get our economy back on track. as well know, and as you discussed before, there are two houses in terms of monetary policy, which you and the federal control, and fiscal policy, which congress as the authority. so, it's certain lay challenge for you -- certainly a challenge for you to control your dual mandates, being only able to control half of the quotient of this. so, the budget deficit, being over 10% last year, 10% of gdp last year, this year, next year, and only subsiding just barely the following year. is this price -- this high def sit and the long-term view of where the deficits are going under this president's budget, is that priced into federal policy and outlook? >> well, it's priced in -- it affects fed policy in several ways. in the short-term, is affects activity and affects our monetary policy strategy to some extent. i think the risk -- maybe this is what you're looking for -- is if there is a loss of confidence about

five-minute ride on south to the fort mchenry. you cannot see a lot. the fog is thick this morning. no problems getting towards the j.f.x.. it is barely -- you can barely see anything on the harrisburg express coming out of parke ton. just take it slow. >> thank you. a long overdue palm coming at thurgood marshall airport as the first overseas air flights finally arrived. >> the arrival was the first in over a week but it still will be several days before things return to normal. jennifer franciotti has more. >> some of the people trapped overseas were u.s. troops. they had been deployed for six months to a year and were finally able to make their way back. families were anxious for them to be home. those on the first british airways flight return purred everyone seemed to understand the reason for the delayed -- plumes of ash from icelandic raging volcano. it did find ways to pass the time. >> i saw friends and old colleagues. i played it and worked. i think it was difficult for families and for some people. it was difficult when i did not think i would make to london from germany.

southbound lanes and the for mchenry tunnel, toward the beltway, 8 minutes at 55 miltz per hour an55 milesper hour. and the beltway, 11 minutes, 54 miles per hour, same speed 83 up toward 795 and nothing to worry about. 795 all the way down toward 95. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back over to you. >>> candace, thank you. >>> more than a dozen suspected gang members accused of dealing heroin and fueling violence in the city are behind bars this morning. some of those suspects are linked to a program that got thousands of dollars in city grant money. megan gilliland joins us with the latest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. federal prosecutors have charged 13 people to be associated with the baltimore blast guerrilla family, one of the city's deadliest gangs. among the suspects, todd duncan known as donny. he is accused of leading the gang's operations in the baltimore area. also arrested ronald scott aka piper. federal investigators say these two men worked for the non-profit group in west baltimore called communities organized to improve life

it has dropped to 39 in mchenry. there is that cooler air beginning to filter in. you can see where that cold front is. down to our south where clouds break up a little bit as you move to the northwest. you might see some snow in parts of pennsylvania tonight or tomorrow morning. here is the front, just offshore. it has pushed all of that nice warm air and that is gone for a while. this chilly flow will maintain itself right into next week. before we talk about the forecast for today, for those of you who might be thinking about europe, here is iceland. here is the upper air wind pattern for tomorrow. plourde right across the jet stream, blowing right across iceland. if there are close of ash coming off of the volcano and you get caught in net debt -- that air flow, it could still be going over parts of northern ireland, england, scotland and into the southern parts of the scandinavian peninsula down there. it looks like the core of europe will be out from under the jet stream. any residual-maybe floating around in the atmosphere. it may be improving for a southern

a 33-degree temperature dropped from baltimore to mchenry. it's getting colder as you head up into the lakes. 29 in michigan. 39 in chicago. here comes some typical april whether back into the picture. it will be scattered showers and storms tonight. 30's north and west of baltimore, '50s on the eastern shore. -- 50's on the eastern shore. you can see this swirling here on late here on. -- lake huron. 15 inches of snow on the upper peninsula so far this afternoon. some of that might reach western maryland. a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in central and southern pennsylvania. even into lancaster county. but south is a tornado watch for parts of south carolina and georgia. that includes the area where the masters tournament is being played. the darker, regy did counties in northwestern south carolina -- the darker, red-shaded counties in northwestern south carolina right there. futurecast is indicating some isolated storms in all areas west of the bay by 10:00 p.m. tonight, pushing toward the coast by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow and then cleari

mchenry being a war of 1812, the inspiration for francis scott key and "the star spangled banner." quintessential component of the american experience and story. it is where we get our anthem. and yet there were kids in that community that did not know about 4 mckendree, did not know about its history and did not feel connected to that. part of it was to work with the parks to work with schools particularly to incorporate this great resource right there in baltimore into their historic -- into their history curriculum. it is not as something they can read in textbook, but they can come out to fort mchenry and learn about that history, but also, our interpretation of the story needed to incorporate what it was like to be a teenager. what was a like to be a teenager in the war of 1812 when they were living there? it suddenly makes the story relevant to young people. that is just a simple shift in the way we talk about it. host: democratic caller, jerome in pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i would like to say thank you for c-span, and the caller earlier mentioned the monument in so

mchenry being a war of 1812, the inspiration for francis scott key and "the star spangled banner."tessential component of the american experience and story. it is where we get our anthem. and yet there were kids in that community that did not know about 4 mckendree, did not know about its history and did not feel connected to that. part of it was to work with the parks to work with schools particularly to incorporate this great resource right there in baltimore into their historic -- into their history curriculum. it is not as something they can read in textbook, but they can come out to fort mchenry and learn about that history, but also, our interpretation of the story needed to incorporate what it was like to be a teenager. what was a like to be a teenager in the war of 1812 when they were living there? it suddenly makes the story relevant to young people. that is just a simple shift in the way we talk about it. host: democratic caller, jerome in pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i would like to say thank you for c-span, and the caller earlier mentioned the monument in south d

this is going to lead us into a nice opening day weekend. 40 degrees in mchenry. the rain is off the coast. temperatures will be close to normal tomorrow and above normal by sunday. if you have baseball in your hands -- in your plans, pretty much ideal conditions predicted. >> we are going down to camden yards, where baseball is under way. we have had strong wind gusts, but you cannot complain when there is sunshine in baltimore on opening day. >> you cannot. the windy conditions have played a factor. they certainly have not have people coming out. it was a sellout crowd apple camden yards. it is a beautiful day. it is perfect for opening day. there is no snow. >> for orioles fans, there is nothing like opening day. >> it is always the greatest. it is springtime. everyone is getting out to play on the grass and get out of work. a great place to be. all is perfect. >> we are going to win today and be at 500. >> why did you say that? >> we're going to win today. that is the bottom line. we have already lost two and now we are going to lose two. >> as the orioles tri

going past fort mchenry. going all the way to the key bridge and back. along the way, tourists get to leave the site. >> how great is this? do you love it? >> it's great. it's going to be great for baltimore. >> why do you think? >> well, i think it's going to offer something fun and exciting for not only the source here in baltimore am but -- but also the local residents who may have gotten used to the same old thing in baltimore. there's something brand new in baltimore for everybody to do. >> reporter: and did i mention, it goes fast! >> reporter: whoo hoo hoo! >> and the boat will be speeding along throughout the summer, seven days a week. you can catch it at the same dock as the spirit cruise ship. the cost is $25 for adults. $15 for kids. and dogs ride the sea dog for free. dogs go on the boats in chicago and other cities. i think there is one in washington and new york. >> i want to point out, mary bubala is always the lady. she's going 32 knots on the inner harbor. and her legs were crossed. [ laughter ] >> that's going to be great on a hot summe

let's take a look, and over there 95 tops at the for the mchenry tunnel we're getting by without too much difficulty. this is brought to you by subway. coming to subway where many of your foot long continue to be $5 each. like the mag nahlicious meet ball marinara, subway eat fresh. back over to you. >> crews rushed to southeast baltimore where a tractor- trailer overturned. they were over the 2200 block, some fuel did leak from the truck but it's unclear how much t driver was able to get out of the truck safely. >>> world leaders sit down in washington today to talk about how to keep nuclear arms out of the hands of terrorists, catherine brown reports for wjz with the latest from the white house. >>> president obama summoned world leaders to washington to try to keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands, ahead of the nuclear summit official start the president and vice president had a jam-packed day. vice president biden hosted some of the 46 foreign leaders for lunch. >> controlling all nuclear materials that can produce a bomb is in the interest of every one of us gathered aroun

next high tide at fort mchenry not until after 10:30 this morning. 76 degrees. clear tonight. down around 50. overnight lows still well, well above our average. we should typically be dropping down to about 39 degrees this time of year. but we're going to be down around 49 or so. and then tomorrow, 78 degrees. remaining warm. for the next five days, 82 on tuesday. 85 on wednesday. 71 on thursday. and then opening day, raindrops. 64 degrees. about a 60% chance of showers and potentially some thunderstorms by the end of the week. >> 85 on wednesday. >> not a bad stretch at all. >> thanks, tim. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news sunday morning, our streak of beautiful weather is perfect for tanning but are you doing enough to protect your skin from the sun? >> some tips on how to stay safe. >> and parishioners are filing into the christian life church in lochearn for easter sunday services. we'll talk to some of them after ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill, because you could be paying way too much. stop spe

do you think people like changing their currency, patrick mchenry has proposed to changing the face of the $50 bill to the ulysses s. grant to ronald reagan. it's time to give reagan a place with roosevelt and kennedy. they are commemorated on the half dollar. the harris bowl asks, who's the best president in history. reagan came in second to lincoln. they asked what americans thought about swapping the gipper for grant. 79% were against it. even republicans were against it, only 18% liked the idea. the new benjamin franklin comes out in february. the new reagan bill may take a little longer. thanks for watching "state of the union," back next sunday and every sunday. . >> larry: "american idol's," ryan seacrest, simon cowell, all of them together for " idol gives back." plus, inside "idol" for the latest on the competition, the controversy, and the quarrelling between ryan and simon. is it for real? next on "larry king live." >> larry: we welcome back ryan seacre seacrest, host, and all the judges. we're happy to have them all with us tonight. we're down to seven contestants on the sh

the commute through baltimore so far in excellent shape. 95 from the fort mchenry tunnel toward the beltway minutes dwie 55 automobiles 55 . right now a 9-minute drive, nice and calm 54 miles per hour there. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back over to you. >>> 6:32 on fox 45 morning news. a suspect is recovering this morning after being shot by a police officer in awn are run al county. it happened at glen burnie and it was dramatic. megan gilliland joins us with more on exactly what hopped >> reporter: this is the area that police were patrolling last night when they spotted a man jumping up and down on top of a van. when the suspect saw the officer he jumped off and a female inside of the van then got out. that is when investigators got out that is when the suspect began assaulting her. the officer asked him to stop when he didn't the officer deployed his taser gun, but police say that did not stop the suspect. he picked up an object of floor and waived it over his head and the officer fearing for his life fired the first shot and the suspect still kept coming and he had t

here it is at the pho the the ft mchenry tunnel. we are starting to see improvement.95, and there's the dense fog again. use extra caution as you head out there. as far as 895 the southbound lanes from the harbor tunnel toward 895, 54 miles per hour and then the beltway from 95 up toward 83, a heavy ride 26 minutes, 24 miles per hour there. it does get a little bit better with 43 miles per hour and a 10 minute clip of 83 up toward 795. but then it dips down from 795 toward 95, unfortunately a 21-minute ride at 29 miles per hour. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, back over to you. >>> we are continuing to follow a developing story this morning. police say several people were stabbed in highland town overnight. megan gilliland is live on the scene with the latest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we're live along eastern avenue this morning just outside of a sports bar called carlos oh charlie's. this is where police say five people were cut overnight. they have downgraded that originally. we were told 5 people were stabbed. this mor

as far as the main lines are concerned, checking in right now 95 right at the that fort mchenry tunnel getting a bit congested on the southbound lanes all the way down toward the beltway but no problems to report on the northbound stretch up toward 695, moving through rosedale. that's a look at morning travels, patrice, over to you. >>> 6:03 on fox 45 morning news. a fire breaks out at an annapolis bar forcing the evacuation of the governor and dozens of other state lawmakers. the fire started just after 11:00 last night at owe bryans located on main street. lawmakers were there celebrating the freshmen members of the national assembly. the governor's security team escorted him out of the bar when they smelled smoke. when they saw him leaving, other lawmakers made their way out as well. there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> three people are hurt and now there's talk that the city's company rotating closures may be to blame. megan gilliland joins us this morning where the firefighter is recovering this morning from shock trauma. >> reporter: good m

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a couple of guys that really caught my attention were keith mchenry and frank owe mars and they were out there with the change we need out there network. and they actually baked bread out there in a solar oven and getting people to sign a petition with, it was for clean energy organic gardening classeses in every school. solar power, passenger trains connecting every city, and universal health care and they'll pay for it all with ending the war, global cease-fire. they were really neat guys and i gree close to them. >> after creating the documentary how did your view of freedom of speech change? >> well, i thought it -- at first, i thought this is amazing, you can come to the white house, the place where your president lives and say whatever you want. there were guys out there with shirts with expletives on them and they're allowed to be there. i thought that was so great that it was demonstrating our freedoms. but then, there are limitations on them, like we just talked about, the park police officer or the permitting process that you have to go about and get either you have to be i