northern parkway and greenspring is now clear.n accident at 100 and ritchie highway in glen burnie. fog warnings in effect at the area bridges. no delays at the bay bridge. we will give you a live look outside if we can see anything. 95 in the southbound direction, no sign of a delay approaching that accident on the southbound side. this is 97 at 100. not a thing to see in this camera. another thing to keep in mind. so far so good on the other major roadways. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the trial of a man accused of killing a boy is expected today. prosecutors say the man sexually assaulted and murdered jason madison back in november of 2009. investigators have never explained what prompted the family friend to allegedly attacked the teenager. >> the trial of paul schurick is in the home stretch. attorneys say the jury could get the case today to decide whether schurick is guilty of using illegal robocalls. kim dacey is live with a closer look at the trial. >> the defense plans to call two more witnesses before rest

a live picture at greenspring. a live picture at greenspring. i miss that guy with all my heart.ared classes together, we survived the lectures, and we took the tests and we told the jokes. but now i must look at the empty desk with an empty heart, unable to rest. while all the other kids laugh and play, i'll only remember that one day, when my best friend jeff was taken away. i love you, jeff. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i am sarah caldwell. >> i am

here's a live look at 695 and greenspring avenue. a report of a disabled vehicle on the inner loop as you make the north side drive on the inner loop past greenspring headed up to the jfx. and more activity through catonsville on the beltway through wilkens avenue. of course the outer loop a bit heavier. drive drives still in pretty good shape, from 795 to i-70. it will take you about seven minutes. >>> continuing coverage of a group of moms across the country who took a breastfeeding fight to target. corrine redmond standing by with what organizers say they've accomplished. >> reporter: nursing mothers are taking a stand across the country after a breastfeeding mother in texas says she have harassed in the store for breastfeeding her baby. the national demonstration was in support for michelle hickman nursing her 5-month-old under a blanket when she said a target employee began to give her a tough time. the mothers greeted customers telling them it's ok to breastfield in public. target

all due to police activity on the topside approaching greenspring. tony? >> obviously, a lot of sunshine to start the day. beautiful sunlit -- sunrise. temperatures a little on the chilly side. 37 at the airport, 35 in jared's bill. lots of sunshine today, high temperature this afternoon between 50-55. looks like the weather will be quiet through the beginning of the weekend. sunshine on saturday, 50. upper >>> 7:30 now on a thursday morning, december 1st, 2011, the day after the rockefeller center tree lighting ceremony. the crowd outside in a festive mood as the 25-day countdown to christmas is now officially under way. meanwhile, inside studio 1-a i'm matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie who is filling in while ann is on assignment in iraq. just ahead, elizabeth taylor was known for her remarkable roles and her love of the finer things. >> now many of her personal treasures including her collection of jewelry, the crown jewels of hollywood, they're going on display at christy's right here in new york city. >> it's an incredible collection. >>> and a fa

you can see things slowing down there on greenspring avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the official chicken of the baltimore ravens. stop in and try a 10-piece holiday feast for only $20. only at kfc, tastes so good. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> the u.s. naval academy is gearing up for tomorrow's big game against arch archrival army. sky eye chopper 13 is over the midshipman of the 13th company as they make a 111-mile run from annapolis to landover. one midshipman is carrying the game's balls. this year's run honors the 10th anniversary of september 11th. the runners will pass by in washington before countering and continuing on the field into fedex tomorrow morning. big game. >>> and you can watch what is called america's game, live tomorrow afternoon. right here on wjz. the action starts at 2:30. >>> still ahead at 4:00. ready to bake. but not ready to eat. the warning from government about prepackaged cookie dough. >>> hundreds of thousands of ford vehicles being recalled. in consumer watch, which ones and

all in a loop lanes approaching greenspring have been shut down. we're looking at delays as you make your way towards 895 at the harbor tunnel. we will keep you posted. fayette street, an accident. some residual to delays on to895. they were clearing some debris. everything is now clear. not front will close at 9:00 a.m. between charles and cathedral in advance of the monument lighting. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. -- mount vernon will close. >> i have gone out on a limb this year and made an attempt to forecast the exact dates we will get significant snowfalls to the entire winter. the exact dates. this is probably the smartest thing i have ever done. if you want to see it, go to our website, wbaltv.com. click on the insta-weather blog or go to the facebook page. carlotta is saying that is not smart. nothing going on at weather- wise. 37 at the airport. it is a cold start for us. the skies are clear. we will see plenty of sunshine. there is some light snow in minnesota and parts of wisconsin. that is a cold front that will move through

greenspring, you can see things are getting a bit heavier towards the west side.cial delight. traffic pretty like towards the j.f.x. looking just fine and the harbor tunnel. that is 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 mta system. >> we are moving along nicely. one bus diversion at lawrence. light rail does have a 20-minute delay. mattress cowboy -- metro subway on schedule. i'm kurt kronke. >> good morning. we will check the seven forecast in just a moment. first we say good morning to ava marie. she is in dundalk this morning. >> good morning. i feel like a kid again next to this incredible train garden. i'm not the wise avenue volunteer fire company. i'm with one of the firefighters, bob francis. this has been open for a few weeks. >> we opened the first weekend after thanksgiving. >> you had 10,000 people visit. >> we will probably have 30,000 visitors before the train garden closes. >> i can see why. this is one of the largest in the state. >> you are probably more in the ar

greenspring starting to look pretty light over towards the j.f.x. nothing happening on the inner loop. we start to see delays on the outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a hearing from one of three colombian teenagers charged a stabbing. police believe it was a drug deal gone bad. sentencing hearing for a man who reportedly called police to report his apartment was burglarized by was then convicted of armed drug trafficking last september. >> a call to complete ban cell phone use while driving. this is a recommendation made by the national transportation safety board. local lawmakers call this on realistic. kim dacey joins us live from north baltimore with more details. >> good morning. the national transportation safety board made the case for cutting off cell phone usage behind the wheel, including hands-free devices and speakerphones. it is only a recommendation at this point prompted by a deadly crash last year. the ntsb said the driver exchanged 11 text messages well behind the wheel. a delegate does not believe the cell phone

this is greenspring in the northwest corner of the beltway. very light volume. this is 70 at 29. problem free east and west bengal. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> many happy returns. that is not just a saying. american retailers are bracing for returns. brian mooar has more from washington. >> after skating to deliver his guests on time, santa and his friends spent sometimes surfing. he did a pretty good job this year. foul weather left ups scrambling to get tens of thousands of packages delivered on time. it is crunch time for the republican presidential candidates. eight days left before iowa. the president and the first family are chilling in hawaii. many spent christmas day -- 8000 meals served at a church in north carolina. 22,000 in atlanta. boxes of groceries to need neighbors delivered. it is time for serious shoppers to spring back into action. >> the week after christmas accounts for up to 10% of holiday sales. this is an important week. >> it may not be this out of control, but if you are looking for bargains, you will pay a price. eight in 10 people bought

this is the beltway the greenspring. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:11. 51 degrees downtown. a very mild start to the day as we had rain overnight. we will warm up a couple more degrees into the afternoon. the storm system is moving offshore. a couple of sprinkles along the eastern shore. we may see some problems in the northeast. a mix of rain and snow in new england. smoothes conditions as you head into atlanta. chicago looks mostly dry. dry in denver and warming back up to 40 degrees. >> john edwards is asking for a delay it is a trial. he asked for the delight on thursday citing an undisclosed medical condition. he is facing six melanie and misdemeanor charges -- he is facing six misdemeanor charges. thousands of people are in the dark after severe weather swept through georgia overnight. authorities are securing several buildings and working to restore power knocked down in the high winds. there will confirm if in fact that was a tornado. dozens of people left homeless after a fire in san francisco. it talk 150 -- it took 150 firefighters to control the blaze. one civili

moving well near greenspring area. no delays just yet. up to speed on the major roadways. eight minutes in the northwest corner over to 83. four minutes on 95 southbound between harbor tunnel and the beltway on the south side. this is harford road. outer loop traffic is picking up in volume but not enough to cause a delay. this is 95 in howard county. it looks like we're picking up in volume but nothing to cause a problem. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police are expanding their search for a missing toddler in maine. the taller was last seen on friday night. investigators have received more than 100 tips in the case but still no sign of the baby. a tragic accident in ohio. a man was cleaning his rifle and shot and killed a girl. the accident occurred thursday night when the man fired the loaded rifle. he said the victim was nearly a mile and a half away when she was shot in the head while returning from a christmas party. a man thought he had hit it big when he won a lamborghini, until it crashed it six hours later. he won the court in a contest on saturday. h

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that's greenspring avenue. and we'll take another live look. you can see pretty heavy there, the beltway at the 83. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, had wood and laminate, too. you can call him at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> today, the nfl awarded 32 schools across the nation with a $10,000 grant for health and wellness programs. in baltimore, one of the ravens' favorite players got to do the honors. >> reporter: students at emaculate heart of mary in towson are screaming their heads off for ray rice, the ravens' running back, fresh off a career bust sunday. but today, he turned his attention to the students, prospecting them with a $10,000 grant. >> what is it like to connect with kids here tonight? >> i mean, it's amazing. you get to see the smiles on kids' faces, especially this time of year. >> reporter: they then got active. while teammate ricky williams did squats with students. and andre gerrard. >> seeing how much they exercise, made me want to exercise even more. >> reporter: they launched with the goal of

heavy delays on the inner loop, from greenspring to 95. the outer loop, the exact opposite. heavy there from 95 to greenspring in that direction. traffic moving at about 40 miles an hour. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, that's just crawling along there from 95 to security boulevard. and 70 westbound, completely jammed up there from the patapsco river bridge to marriottsville road. as far as 95 goes, in the southbound direction, stop and go from the bw parkway to 175. we're also seeing a lot of congestion in the northbound direction from the 895 split past whitemarsh boulevard. traveling the jones falls expressway, we do have a car fire there at north avenue. an accident in harford county. emerton road, at abingdon road. and another accident to watch for in baltimore city. wiltons avenue at south caton. let's take a live look. as you can see, extremely heavy there. it's going to take you quite a while to get through that mess. and let's take a live look at the congestion. green spring avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood an

now on greenspring avenue. from the cohen family who bright end the holiday for years. his wife wanted a hanukkah barbie. >> i wrote a check and i brought home the barbie. i told my wife the good news i got you the barbie and the bad news i got the rest of it. >> reporter: the trains, and the hanukkah rebbe. at goldman kosher bakery and hanukkah cookies galore. >> we have donuts that are filled with jelly and powdered sugar. >> i'm picking up hanukkah cookies for the first day of hanukkah. >> reporter: the tradition continues. from for us it's wonderful just seeing the people. obviously they like it. my kids love it. >> reporter: a hanukkah wish for all. >> happy hanukkah. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >>> how cute is that. oh my gosh, there's a live look at the hanukkah house. it commemorates a jewish tradition. lights there will last even longer than that. >> the little girl when she said happy hanukkah. it was more like, did i get it right. it was great. still to come, human shield, a man holds his own daughter to keep police at bay. wait until you see

this is a look at greenspring ave. delays on the inner loop.nt. ava, over to you. >> temperatures are dropping along the eastern shore. 51 in ocean city. they started off near 60 degrees. maybe a high of 52 at best. that is if we get it settled of sunshine to break through the day. other than that, falling temperatures into the night. colder air pushes in. seven-day forecast shows dry conditions into the weekend. good news for travelers on christmas eve. high of only up to 44. 40s on christmas day agreed we will wake up to fair grounds on christmas morning. >> we will have another update at 8:55. ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year ♪ >>> 8:30 now on this friday morning, the 23rd of december, 2011. we have a tremendous crowd outside getting a jumpstart on their holiday weekend with a visit to our corner of rockefeller plaza. they brought their signs and their joy, getting all of us in the spirit and we're excited to see all of their happy faces this morning and i'm

and, if you are making the drive on the beltway we're looking pretty good here at greenspring avenue.back to you. >>> baltimore parents are taking action this morning after they say their son was bullied and taunted by children in the city of baltimore. and educators did nothing to help. abc2 news' sherrie johnson is live downtown with more on this developing story. >> reporter: there has been a cry across the country to try to put an end to bullying. all kinds of campaigns going on. this morning one family is sending that message out loud and clear. there's going to be a trial right here at courthouse east behind me. that trial is set to begin in just a few hours. the sullivan family has filed a lawsuit against the school board of commissioners and the principals of both hazelwood and glenmount elementary school. seana and egunned sullivan say their 10-year-old son sean was bullied by two classmates at two baltimore city schools. he's a special needs student. the parents say he was tormented by classmates at hazelwood elementary school and the school system did nothing about it. the

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as you can see, we have some congestion to watch out for there on greenspring avenue. and we'll take another live look there as well. that's 95 right there at whitemarsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by navy federal credit union. they have been serving the military for over 75 years. if you are a family member of the army, navy, marine corps or department of defense, they're happy to serve you. >>> crowds will soon file into mount vernon to see the washington monument illuminated. jessica kartalija is live with the festivities. how are you? >> reporter: hello, everyone. this is one of my favorite nights of the year. it is so much fun. and i have to tell you, it's like the calm before the storm. it's so quiet. in a few hours, it will be so packed. everybody will be nice and warm thriewz no place to -- there's no place to move because there's so many people. the live stage starts at 5:30. and the fireworks and big finale at 7:45. take a look. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the stage is set for the 40th annual lighting of the washington monument. >> this star

traveling the outer loop, you will see a slowdown there from providence road to greenspring avenue. and the west side inner loop, just crawling along there from the bw parkway over to liberty road. northbound 95, almost 30 minutes in that direction. it begins at the howard county line over to route 100. and a couple of other accidents to watch out for. york road at shawan road. also winslow park drive. let's take a live look. you can see, it's going to be quite a drive for you. that's a look at 83 there at the beltway. we'll take another live look. as you can see, very heavy traffic. that's a look at 70 at 29. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> a fantastic surprise for one boy celebrating his birthday, brings a soldier home to baltimore. as gigi barnett explains, his father traveled a long way to fulfill a special wish. >>> today is jaylen white's birthday. he turns 9. and it wasn't going so well first. jaylen really missed his dad, until this. >> i know

the north side outer loop, also struggling in that direction from providence road to greenspring avenue. and we still have a delay for northbound 95. that's actually stretched from the howard county line over to route 100. other accidents include northbound 29 at route 100. also, in the joppatowne area, mountain road at philadelphia road. and back over to glen burnie, richie highway at aqua heart road. let's now take a live look. you can see a lot of congestion there. that's at the beltway. you can see the accident there on the left-hand side of your screen. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. new from pizza bolis. it's five burrows' pizza. it's new york pizza at a hometown price. you can get a large pizza. for only $5. >>> zoo officials debuted the new cockerel sheep fox. baby deniro was born february 12th. the proud parents, anastasia and gretchen have been bonding with their new one ever since. they are native to madagascar. they can see nero, beginning this sunday. >>> and straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. under attack. the royal navy chases pirates

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seminary and greenspring, light rail gates stuck in the down position.pended. once we have more information, we will pass that along to you. eastbound 40 at rolling road, accident coming in to us. delays are back to mountain road. eastbound 100, edwin raynor boulevard, another accident we're checking on. lots of delays around the area. speed sensor is not correct. we are looking at is logo from middletown to belfast. quick live look outside. area of white marsh, sat at traffic backed up from white marsh and once you get down to the 895 split, things open up a little bit. normal delays towards edmondson. tony has a check on your forecast. >> you notice a little high, thin cloud cover this morning. call it partly to mostly sunny. 26 in jarrettsville. no precipitation out there. but we do start to work week. we are going to be right in the neighborhood later on. sunset at 4: 44. going through the week, we will turn a little bit warmer. next chance for rain comes in on wednesday night and thursday. my coat? solid gold. my insides? pure platinum. [ female ann

southbound 795 backed up from the greenspring to j.f.x.rkton, that is due to an accident we have been tracking all morning. 24 minutes on the outer west side. 16-minute travel time and there on the outer loop north east side. we will start in the area of 95 north of 100. you can see the southbound accident. tying up traffic in the southbound lanes but harford, things are easing up, thankfully, on the northeast corner. tony has a check on your forecast. >> we are off to a fairly quiet start this wednesday morning. we don't expect rain. it is a few degrees warmer than yesterday. 36 and parkton. why at this time, the temperatures were in the 20's. 10-degree spread from yesterday. mostly cloudy is the forecast for the afternoon. 55 tomorrow. better chance for a few showers on thursday. >> another >>> 8:30 now on a wednesday morning. it's the 14th day of december, 2011. and guess who? none other than matt damon, the store of the new movie, "we bought a zoo," was kind enough to stick around for a few moments and greet the crowd and take their pr

greenspring, very light volume this morning.ur forecast. >> rain is approaching. it is reaching the western part of the state. mostly are arriving in baltimore after 11:00 a.m. high at 49 today. overall, very mild temperatures. we are back to normal. we bounced back through the end of the week. slight chance for showers on friday. mostly mild weather all the way into the new year but even on new year's eve, et dry ♪ >>> jazzy start to our 7:30 half hour on this tuesday morning, december 27th, 2011. looks pretty nice now but according to some local forecasts, we're in for some heavy rain this afternoon and high winds. i heard one local weather forecaster saying about christmas decorations today, take them in, move them or lose them. it's going to be that nasty this afternoon. you're looking at the view or did look at the view from the top of the rock and now street level, a lot of nice people in our plaza waving to the folks back home. we'll say hi to them in a little while. >>> meanwhile inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer with sav

in a live from greenspring towards the j.f.x., because of the j.f.x. southbound delays.t still clearing at the intersection of rte. 30 and hollen dry. at harford road, sun glare at issue. j.f.x. is tapping the brakes from the beltway all the way down to its 28. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. hi, tony. >> it is cold and quiet. it will warm up quickly this morning. we will sneak into the fifties this afternoon. 29 at the airport. 26 and parkton. you will probably have to scrape frost off if your windshield this morning. mostly sunny is our forecast going into the afternoon. yesterday we had 46. today, upper 40's and 50's. about the same tomorrow. there will be a chance for a couple of rainshowers late in the day on thursday. over the weekend, >>> 8:00 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 13th of december 2011, and our crowd is trying to enjoy the warm glow of that big norway spruce across the street, even though it's a very cold morning this morning, now down to 33 degrees here on the plaza. so, obviously, winter is here. i'm ann curry on the plaza along with matt l