you can see the buildup at baltimore national pike from approaching 70 down towards 40. we will let you know once they're able to remove that debris. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. a crisp, cool start of this morning. the forecast for today -- mostly sunny skies. nice with a high temperature 80 degrees.n d8d here is keith mills. >> thank you. the season opener for the ravens tonight. a showdown with cincinnati at 7:00 p.m. michael phelps is the honoree captain tonight. mohammad ali in town that was introduced to the team yesterday. the big story line will be joe flacco and the offense. the up-tempo offense. joe flacco says his unit will be ready. >> those guys will put pressure on defense. we're not able to utilize them all preseason. guys stepped in and we were able to see what they have and now we'll have that extra guy. >> if the ravens win, they will take early control of their division. denver playing pittsburg. 7-3 denver. manning, two touchdown passes. this one was just a dagger in the back. ben roethlisberger also threw two touchdowns. t

it happened on august 19 when authorities were called to the ramada inn on baltimore national pike. that is where a fight broke out involving multiple people. a guilty verdict for two and. prosecutors say frank williams and william or plotted to killed -- kill rodney. the sentencing is set for next month and prosecutors are recommending life in prison without the possibility of parole. sentencing is scheduled for october 12. >> a big change at the democratic national convention. organizers say the threat of severe weather forced them to move president obama's acceptance speech from a football stadium to a smaller air arena. >> the speech is said to tomorrow night. sally has more on the story. >> although they did not pull the trigger, we feel like if you are an individual -- >> ok. obviously that was the wrong package. we will try to get back to you. malia and sacha are flying in for the event. that will be fun. >> the o's are tied for first place with the new york yankees and they reach the high point in style, crushing toronto 12-0. right now we're going to go to rob who is enjoyi

this is baltimore national pike, outer loop really starting to slow down. expect a slow ride on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. this is what it looks like 695 at bel air road, no significant delays from parkville through towson. >>> watch out, lynette. there is a crab waiting to take your job. baltimore bill is his name and weather predicting is this crab's game. next wednesday he's going to walk the plank and into the inner harbor. this is happening near the new mccormick store, world of flavors. if he falls to the right side, we'll have an early winter. if he falls to the left side, we'll have a warm fall. think of him as our own punxsutawney phil. it's baltimore bill, the crab. there you go. go to abc2news.com for more. we'll have weather updates in about 30 minutes. it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks toug

baltimore national pike, the outer loops starting to jam up a little bit. nothing out of the ordinary, though. as we head over to parkville, no problems to report on the outer loop towards 83 and inner loop collie as well towards 95. >>> ravens are celebrating a win after playing host to the patriots in a rematch of last season's afc title game. baltimore lost that one 23-20 on a missed field goal, seconds remaining. last night, all about pay back, this time, a much different story. justin tucker, 27 yards out, eeks it in. ravens win this one barely by inches. 31-30 the final score. it was app emotional night for smith. he was on the field hours after learning his younger brother died and this morning, linda so is here with how he made it through the game. >> the support he received from teammates and fans meant so much. he told people about his brother's death on twitter and his account flooded with well wishes from fans. he played the game for his brother, kevin jones died before midnight sunday when his motorcycle crashed in to a utility pole in virginia

. >>> we are dealing with delays on the west side of the beltway, baltimore national pike. i will have the details coming up on good morning mailed. the words no parent wants to hear. you have cancer, this morning, two people share stories of courage. here is preston mitchen. >> reporter: sports is his games conner is his name. this year old wears his ravens shirt with pride. this was conner before he started chemotherapy. >> reporter: month after month,u day after day, second after second his and his mom's world were turned upside down. leukemia does that. >> one person had to quit their job to take care of conner because he wasn't able to go today care, go anywhere, really he was the hospital all the time. it was a big change. a lot of hard times financially as well as emotionally. >> reporter: whether three or 33, this cancer takes in all ages, melonie noticed something was not right and called her doctor, they ran tests and the results were. >> i think you have leukemiaing i was floored. i didn't know what to say. >> after several rounds of treatment. >> that put me in

outer loop slowing down as you make the drive towards cromwell bridge, baltimore national pike, inner loop fine through pikesville, the outer loop will be sluggish, driving from 795 to route 40. >>> ravens had win against the patriots. final score 31-30, by a matter of inches. the game was about more than simply football. he played less than a day after learning about the death of his younger brother and linda so has the latest on the accident that killed the younger brother, the receiver is coping with the loss. >> since back in the game, it's helping him a lot and the support he reed from teammates and fans has gone a long way, he played the game for his brother. kevin jones died before midnight sundays when his motorcycle crashed in to a utility pole in virginia. alcohol was not a factor and he was wearing a helmet. he traveled to virginia to be with his family who says he got an hour of sleep before the game and made the decision to play when he got to the stadium. in the second quarter he was emotional after scoring a touchdown after the game he says it was all for his younger br

. >> reporter: 695 here in baltimore national pike is going to be in great shape. i will let you know how traffic is shaping up on 95 and 83 coming up on good morning maryland. and jamie costello and i are having a competition to come up with the best orioles cheer go to abc2news.com to vote for me, please. stay with us. much more coming up. >>> making news around the nation this morning. a boat capsized near a beach in florida and official want to know where it came from because it overturned and it was carrying nearly 150 pounds of marijuana. people on the beach near jacksonville helped officials carry several large packages of the drugs onshore. and they do believe that the boat belongs to drug muggleers -- smuggleers but they are looking for information. a man in washington state didn't pay too much attention when he found a couple dead bees around his yard it. turns out he had an invasion of dead bees living on his property. they are called zombie bees. they had a parasite that causes them to fly at night erratic radcally and die. sound like a -- eradically an

west side in great shape in baltimore national pike and it will continue in overlea.no problems at bel air road to 95 or heading up towards 83. megan over to you. >>> five things to know before heading out this morning. the teacher strike in chicago entering a third day. the negotiators for the teachers and cool studies tribute say -- school district says there have been negotiates but an agreement is not near. parents joined the teachers march yesterday. >>> despite the tragic crash a year ago organizers say the reno air show will go on. the air show starts today and rns through sunday. -- runs through sunday. 11 people died last year in an accident. >>> environmental and he health advocates attending a news conference in baltimore to talk about fracking. opponents of natural drilling for gas the technique they plan to draw -- launch a campaign for a moratori on the practice. >>> howard county getting a new school. today county officials and educators will help break ground for new two-story school building in ellicott city. the lynwood center school will provide ser

this is our camera at baltimore national pike.way down the outer loop. switching to the beltway at the top side of harford road, backing up on the outer loop. tony, over to you. >> the little patchy fog in some areas. otherwise, mostly sunny. 57 in randallstown. almost 70 in the city. watching a little bit of rain in the northwest. this little batch of rain will be swinging through tonight. 30% chance for a couple of showers this evening and overnight tonight. during the day, the weather will be fine. slight chance for rain showers this evening. high temperatures between 80 and 85. it will be warm this afternoon, or warmer. it will clear up on saturday and there could be some rain rolley ♪ 8:00 on this friday. we have got the hottest music sensation on the planet right now ready to rock our plaza. his fans on thursday, there he is, inside the studio. right along the plaza. doing a little warmup dance, already practicing with david gregory, and coming up we'll talk to psy with "gangnam style" and he'll show us some moves. good morn

. >> reporter: and traffic is extremely conjested on 695 at baltimore national pike. we are dealing with several accidents across the region. i will have more on them coming up on good morning maryland. >>> wednesday morning the middle of the week your abc2 news to go i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. could be wet out there. here's lynette. >> good morning. yes, you are right. the ground are wet. we are drying out from a big round of showers and thunderstorms that rolled through earlier this morning. things are dry right now. but we will begin to get the wet weather later into the morning and another round this afternoon. we can see bel air and plenty of clouds trying to see a few breaks in the cloud but look at the wet road. lots of accidents going on out there this morning as well. and temperatures are quite mild. you can see low 60s in columbia and arnold. the wind are on the light side and will pick up 5 to 10 miles an hour going through time today. and as we go through the hour by hour forecast, it looks like this. we will warm up nicely right around 8

just 78 degrees and for the 95 southbound stretch as you go along the baltimore national pike seeingreally good conditions now. take look at the afternoon highs. almanac, 81 degrees. we sh

and as we check and take a live look outside here on the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. not too many cars out there just yet and no delays right now traveling from 795 all the way down to route 40. park v here at harford road, inner loop nice and clear down to 95 and the outer loop no problems whatsoever getting up to towson. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. >>> she's accused of dumping does -- duping the schools rather and promising them assemblies teaching ravens' players and today joseph gill is expected to be in a courtroom for the hearing. back in march he was indicted on one count of theft. schools is tpas -- and ptas say they gave gill thousands of dollars to deliver the ravens' players to deliver the antibullying message but he never delivered. >>> peter morvitt not only a researcher and top medical man, but also he was a lover of music and had wonderful talents. his friends and family came together to remember him with a vigil this is all happening as police continue to search for his killer. abc2 news' sherrie johnson joins us l

>>reporter: well, lynette, traffic is really slowing down here on 695 at baltimore national pike, and we are dealing with two accidents out on 95. i'm tracking the delays and we'll have your complete traffic report coming up on "good morning maryland." anncr: their dishonest ads are everywhere. a west virginia casino spending a fortune... to stop question seven. they don't want competition. the washington post wrote the casino behind the ads is... "most concerned with its own bottom line." and the baltimore sun says it "doesn't have maryland... taxpayers' interests at heart." so when you see these ads remember... they're about what's good for west virginia's casino... not maryland. vote for maryland jobs and schools. vote for question seven. >>> we're 15 minutes away from 7:00. this is your abc 2 news to go, thanks for joining us, i'm megan pringle. we're going to first get things started with a check on your weather because you're probably going to head out the door pretty soon and you'll need that umbrella. >> yes, you do, megan, especially if you're headed over towards the eastern

and you're taking a live look right now at the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. the outer loop starting to slow down just a little bit. and for those of you using 795, here's a live look at cockiesmill. nothing to get in your way. it will be a very easy ride headed down towards the beltway. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. megan, over to you. >>> we're following prz this morning, something lauren just mentioned in her traffic report, seven people, including a child had to be rushed to the hospital, this after a fire broke out at an apartment in northeast baltimore. it happened at 5003 load stone way. that's where the apartment building is located. abc 2 news' linda stoe live at the scene right now. linda, what can you tell us? >>reporter: the fire is out, but you can still see fire trucks that line the street. the building in question that actually caught on fire is across the street. right over there you can still see some of the charring that went on from this fire, the windows are broken out. this is what we know, at 3:45, 3:55 this morning

the west side particularly here at baltimore national pike. the outer loop will be slow jammed back all the way to old court road. so do expect that typical delay as you travel but fortunately 695 is clear from parkville up to towson. megan? >>> right now, peter marvit he was not only a respected medal researcher but also a man with musical talents. friends and family they came together to remember him in a vigil as police right now continue to search for his killer. abc2 news sherrie johnson joins us live this morning from police headquarters, do they have any leads in the investigation? >> well, megan i just talked to officers with the baltimore city police department and so far they have made no arrests in the case. they actually need help from the public if anyone has saw or heard anything in the neighborhood on monday night about 10:30. they would ask that you would contact them. this was the time when peter marvit was murdered. he was right outside of his home. he was left for dead. someone shot him several times in the head and upper bo

and here's west side at baltimore national pike.outer loop will be slow from 795 all the way down to 95. and if you using the fort mchenry tunnel here's what 95 looks like at 395. traffic also pretty steady in this area but no significant delays. the harbor tunnel also going to be pretty clear. >>> we want to go back to breaking news this morning. we learned the name of the state department employee killed in an attack on the u.s. embassy in libya. he is jay christopher stevens ander iseded as a u.s. ambassador in libya. three and -- he and three others americans died when armed men atact cairns consulate. this happened over a film that ridiculed islam's prophet. good morning america should have more on this so they will keep you posted. we don't want to leave you on a sad note or scary note. so we will give you light hearted news before we send you off this morning. in trash to a treasure the dream of everybody who dig through a flea market. a woman found a original painting while shopping at flea market in west virginia. get this,

reporter: well, traffic is just starting to pick up here on the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. and we are dealing with accidents across the region. i will have the details coming up on good morning maryland. >> reporter: all right. as we go to break a. live look at new york city. sun not up yet but a beautiful skyline. let's go to that way for tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites is blackberry poised for a comeback? research in motion announced facebook, twitter and linkedn and four square will be featured on the devices expected to launch next year. some new entries into the tablet wars and noble unveiled the nook hd starting at 269 dollars and one feature is video streaming. the days people store digital photos in a lot of different places. a new digital service called this life gathers all the photos in one place. the wall street journal gives it high marks. >> it does a nice job of laying out the images in a timeline. i could take any of the photos and share them with friends and using facebook or eml or put them on a tumbler blog. >> reporter: those are your tec

and using 695 as we head over to the southwest corner at baltimore national pike, no problems to travel that outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. and that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now megan and charley over to you. >>> if you are up with us, you are probably drinking it. we are talking about coffee. not whiskey. all right a lot of you can't start your day without the cup of joe. a new survey finds that many of you feel more productive at work when you drink coffee. food preparation and service workers they top the list of those saying they need that caffeine scientists sales reps and marketing and pr professionals, nurses dunkin donuts career builder commissioner says the survey ties in with national coffee day this saturday. and i have to say, steve g keeps us awake. >> he does. wonderful job. show the mug. >> we appreciate it. >> you loving the orioles. >> stay with us. lady gaga getting a lot of attention and it's not over her fashion choices or her music. >> now the latest revelations that has many fans sharing their struggles with her and showing support as w

looking good on baltimore national pike. 68 on the southbound j.f.x.. monument street is closed near patterson park. watch for continued closures. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 83 and traffic is light into town. this is 83 in the parkton region. not bad at all down to the beltway. 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. good morning. >> we have a few diversions because of the construction. the 51 bus is diverting at washington and monroe. . diversion at clark's line the 91 bus is diverting at rogers avenue metro station. light rail and metro on schedule. kronke. now back to ava marie. >> thank you. it is a quiet start to the day. some light showers up in southern pennsylvania. these may be holding together into york county appeared that could mean some light sprinkles along 83. expecting dry weather this morning. a quiet start to the day but it is is a little chilly. 60 downtown. 46 in gaithersburg. the temperatures continue to drop off

so be aware 295 baltimore national pike we will be dealing with delays and 395 probably starting after 3:30, 4:00. people out there right now. we will expect a massive crowd down in downtown. so use light rail if you can. 695 dealing with construction making are way into the key bridge and the phenyl stop toward the west near catonsville 695 dealing with construction related delays near highway 144. outside we go for a live shot. we will look at 83 at york road. things look good at this early hour. some drive times expecting a pretty good commute on most of our area roadways. 695 outer loop from 95 to 83. that's an 11-minute ride. another check on traffic in less than 10. now onto you. >>> when art modell passed away yesterday, his son john and david were by his side and now it's your turn. the team he brought us they want you to show up and honor him. sherrie johnson is live this morning with all the details on what they are doing to help you honor art modell and the push to wear purple. sherrie. >> reporter: yes, the team is hoping for a huge turnout. you know, art mow deal's cas --

those delays falling into place down to baltimore national pike. here's a quick, live look at traffic. you can see the pace of things in the outer loop. this is 95 at the perryville region. we are starting to recover. the accident is off to the side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> if we can get a quick check of the radar, we can see there's still some rain. we had some thunderstorms earlier on in baltimore county. rain showers from garrett county all the way to westminster. south of the city, you mostly have a dry commute. we're starting off in the 60's and 70's and moving into the 80's through the afternoon. 83 for the eastern shore. most of the showers and thunderstorms are coming in from the last. after this first batch of rain, most will hold off until the afternoon and evening hours. 40% chance for showers tomorrow and weakening chances into the weekend. >> 6:37. 66 degrees at the airport. a study that sounds like something out of a herman melville novel. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day.

a bit of a delay on the west side outer loop around baltimore national pike. 95 checks out ok. here's a quick, live look at traffic. you can see the accident. watch for slick sopts. pots. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the rain is causing some problems. most of the rain is now east of the bay. 66 in catonsville. planning out your day. starting out in the mid 60's. by lunchtime, we expected to clear out. by 4:00 p.m., a high of 77 with mostly cloudy skies. now we go to sports. >> thank you. good morning. the regular officials returned last night to a standing ovation. theravens went out to be at browns. it was anything but perfect. the ravens get their third win. joe flacco to torrey smith. third quarter, still a ball game. joe rolls right. 16-7 ravens. here's the big play of the game. cary williams takes off brandon weeden and returns it 63 yards. still the browns with some life thanks to paul kruger on this conduct penalty and number 73. it doesn't matter. it sets up brandon weeden into the end zone. that could have tied it. ravens get their third win of the year.

that begins at 795 and down towards baltimore national pike. is closed near patterson park. 16 minutes to give to that delay. nine minutes on 895 south down to the harbor tunnel tolls. this is the west side traffic at security. this is a 83 at timonium road. up to speed even though the volume is picking up as you approach the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. we'll start with the radar. not late rain showers up in pennsylvania -- some light rain showers up in pennsylvania. dry across the entire state of maryland. if you live in the northern areas, you may see some raindrops this morning. a few clouds in the sky and clearing this afternoon. some very cool air is moving in from the great lakes region. this is kicking off some lake- effect rain showers. they are coming down as rain into the south of buffalo. it happens with the warm water and the cool air that gets the precipitation going. that signifies we're changing seasons. we can see the cool air starched to spill into the east. 40 degrees in chicago. high pressur

this is the west side at baltimore national pike. outer loop traffic is heavier there. those delays stretch back to liberty. this is 95 south of the beltway. delays down towards the 895 split. here's a quick, live look at traffic. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> students in chicago and head back to class today after a new contract proposal was accepted. the city will now rate teachers on how well students scored on a standardized tests. underperforming teachers can be laid off during the first year of the contract. the lower court to determine whether voters have easy access to photo i.d. cards, which are required by the new law. a rhode island school district has ended a tradition of father- daughter dances. the events can no longer be gender specific. the aclu sent letters to parents saying -- that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think eliminating gender- specific events like father- daughter dances are a step towards equality or political correctness gone awry? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or

it is down to baltimore national pike. this is the topside of the beltway.ee it is sluggish down to providence road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava has some information on a great festival. >> you can see some of the youngest members of the baltimore rowionng club. they are getting very excited. how long have you been rowing? >> since i was in the seventh grade. >> i understand you play a lot of sports. >> i like being on the water. >> it is beautiful this morning. >> i like going fast. >> your help in on a team and controlling the boat -- you are helping on the team and controlling the boats. >> we have to recruit hard because kids do not know about rowing. we're delighted to have them and we want them to go to college on rowing and academic scholarships. >> the festival is benefiting these students an appreciating this resource. >> we are lagging behind many of the competitive cities. we're losing to them in clean water. that is what this festival is promoting. we want to swim and fish by 2020. >> come out this saturday. there will be food and

no delays to and from the key bridge. 62 on the west side down towards baltimore national pike. near 100, so far in the glen burnie area, a very nice start. here's a quick, live look at traffic. you can see a nice start on 95 at 395. southbound traffic is starting to build in that area. this is the j.f.x. at ruxton road. southbound traffic is light into town. the harrisburg expressway in great shape down to the beltway. 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 dave allen of the mta. >> we're off to a good commute. the five, 13 buses diverting at monument and patterson park appeared the 44, 57 and 91 buses are diverting at the rogers avenue metro station. the penn, camden, and brunswick lines are all on time. i am dave allen. here is tony pann. >> thank you. good morning. we're off to a cool start on this tuesday morning. first we say good morning to ava marie. she is that miss shirley's. >> we're previewing the first ever dined out maryland. this is a 20% discount on either breakfast, lunch, or dinner. miss s

>>reporter: well, lynette, everything is up to speed here on 695, the baltimore national pike, but wee dealing with a crash on 95. i'll have all the details coming up on "good morning maryland." the new color changing candle from air wick, brings light and fragrance together, to create a mesmerizing experience in your home. try the new color changing candle. something in the air wick. >>> thanks for joining us this morning. it's 5:26 right now. living social is known for offering great deals. this one, though, perfect for any nats faps out there. the company agreed to foot the bill to keep the metro subway system open late during the washington national's playoff run. you see, metro closes at midnight, however, the playoff games, we know they can run later. so living social, they are now paying $30,000, and this is just to keep it open. living social will be reimbursed in part of any of its deposit based on how many people use the metro during those extended hours. we're certainly hoping that a lot of you do. >>> we saw the lines for the iphone, they were so long. maybe you're one of

things are moving well out of the white marsh area. 61 pass 70 towards baltimore national pike.n 97, average speeds around 62. this is 95 south of 543. traffic is flowing just fine. 295 southbound is picking up in volume. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. four people are dead after a collision between a school bus and a tractor-trailer. both drivers and two passengers on the bus were killed. the sheriff's office has not revealed any more information about the crash. a tornado swept through wisconsin on tuesday night. it had winds up to 120 miles per hour. no one was inside at the time of the twister and no reports of any serious injury. two masked gunmen kidnapped a bank manager in an early morning robbery on wednesday. a device was strapped to her waist which they claimed was a bomb. the robbers got away and the bomb turned out to be a fake. >> the nation's biggest online store is challenging one of the biggest streaming movie services. amazon.com signed a deal with epix. the deal will bring popular movie-o amazon's streaming service. netflix can offer epix