stilletown pike is closed. now for twois trees.nf them came crashing evening, killing a man who was simply sitting in traffic. the second was a tree that was hazardous. it was just cut down and dropped ago.ts georgetown pike had been shut while crews work on removing a massive tree that pinned a small black mercedes. the car was nearly flattened and the driver was killed on impact. >> the tree was on his head. all you could see was his neck and shoulders. >> the 40-country that was 100 was old and rotten. it's not clear why it toppled across the road. 40-ton tree. >> all you could hear was a big crash. a crane was used to lift the that measure is almost 6 feet in diameter. fairfax county police said the victim was in his 60s. inwe don't see these events absence of severe weather. no way to tell. >> the victim has not been identified. vdot crews are moving quickly, hoping to reopen busy georgetown pike in time for the rest of the morning rush-hour. john gonzalez reporting, abc 7. >> investigators trying to find out what caused a fir

georgetown pike is still closed. been for hours while crews work on removing a massive tree that pinned this small black mercedes around 7:00 yesterday evening. it flattened the car and the driver was killed on impact. the 40 country that was 100 feet high was old and rotted. but it's not clear why it toppled across the road. the response turned from rescue to recovery. a crane was used to lift the massive tree that measure is almost 6 feet in diameter. victim was a man in his 60s. >> the tree was falling and then you heard a big crash. it was too late. >> you can see workers cutting down the second tree that they believe poses a problem in this area. it's another old, rotted tree. we understand the driver was simply waiting in traffic on georgetown pike when the tree came crashing down. he has not been identified. police tell us this morning that they will reopen one lane for the morning rush hour. then they will have to be close -- reclose the road later. >> thank you very much. let's find out how traffic is this m

this all began last night along georgetown pike in great falls. our delia goncalves is there live with this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. after working through the night, major progress by crews here on georgetown pike. you can see the tree that crews were working on chopping away slowly, that tree has now been removed. it fell around 6:00. so about half an hour ago. let's take a look at sky 9 flying above the area so you can take a look at an aerial view of georgetown pike. you can see that crews are working busily and quickly to remove the tree trunk so they can open this portion of georgetown road back up to traffic following yesterday's tragedy. it was 6:30 yesterday evening, the tail end of the evening commute when a 100-foot tall 12- ton tree suddenly collapsed. it crushed a car that was stopped in bumper to bumper traffic in the westbound lane. the male driver inside died instantly. an arborist tells us the tree was about 200 years old and was absolutely hollow inside indicating severe decay. >> i think the

you can use old columbia pike or route 40 instead. we'll have more details on this throughout the morning. back to you, mike. >>> here's what's making news at 5:41 this morning. her cackle made her one of a kind. you could not miss the laugh of phyllis diller. the flamboyant comedian died yesterday at her los angeles home. she paved the way for a lot of female comedians. she was a mother of four and in her 30s she started doing standup after her husband urged her to do so. phyllis diller was 95. >>> a big scare for another female comedian. rosie o'donnell revealed on her blog she's recovering from a heart attack. she described going to the doctor after having pain in her chest and arms and getting nauseous. the 50-year-old said doctors inserted a extent to -- a stint. >>> a volcano rumbles. nearby residents are now being asked to evacuate in ecuador. >>> just because there's smoke doesn't mean there's a fire at the national zoo. >> at least when it comes to baby giant pandas. speculation is under way because the female mei xiang's hor

your alternate routes are old column would pike and route 40. i'll have more details on this and other incidents around town coming up in my next report. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> the time is ticking for missouri congressman and senate candidate todd akin. >> he has just under 12 hours to decide whether or not he's going to stay in the race for u.s. senate. after that it becomes harder for republicans to replace him. >> he's come under fire for comments he made about rape and abortion. susan mcginnis reports his own party is turning against him. >> reporter: the calls for missouri congressman todd akin to resign are mounting. akin says he's not going anywhere. >> i'm announcing today that we're going to stay in. >> reporter: the controversy started when akin, a republican, was asked by a local tv station if he would support abortions for women who are raped. >> from what i understand from doctors, that's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> reporter: the repub

that tree fell on georgetown pike in great falls, virginia. news4's tracee wilkins is live on the scene where crews have been working through the night. >> absolutely. isn't it just a horrible situation? unbelievable it happened to the victim of this accident. you can see the progress they've been able to make now that we have daylight. that's interesting as well. the fact they've been working through the night to try and take down this next tree that they fill could possibly fall on another vehicle because it also decayed on the inside and they think that's what happened on the first tree. they want to get it down while they have the road closed. lots of thinking on their part. again, it is understandable why this other tree was able to sit here for so long because in order to do this work they had to shut down the entire road. take a look at your how massive that tree was. this, again, was a freak accident. this is a busy roadway and people who use it were in awe of the yesterday. a man was pulling out of 7-eleven when this mercedes coupe fe

west side, baltimore national pike, outer loop, along just fine.o significant delays down towards 95. big news out of howard county. money page listed the 100 best places to live. ellicott city, columbia on the list. historic downtown ellicott city with the mom and pop shops and restaurants and the community of columbia with the box stores, mary weather post pavilion, a great place to see a con set in the weather is good. more updates in 30 minutes. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wet cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time. mom? ♪ ahhhh! ahhhh! no it's mommy! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. ♪

this block, the 9900 block of georgetown pike still remains closed. we're talking more than ten hours later. take a look. crews are here. they are trying to remove a second tree in the area that they believe is damaged and could fall as well. we can't shiny lights on the tree to show -- shine any lights on the tree to show you because we're told that would hurt the operation that is going on right now. we are seeing the crews taking down the limbs but the other tree fell without warning. it was around 6:30 yesterday evening. traffic as usual was backed up on georgetown pike when the massive tree fell crashing down on a car in the westbound lane. the firehouse is just steps away. firefighters responded immediately to the scene but their rescue operation quickly turned into a recovery as they discovered the weight of this 100-foot tall 10 to 12 ton tree made it impossible for anyone to survive. >> i don't see how westbound 193 person cannot be sitting in traffic right here at this time of day. >> i came up probably about 30 seconds right after it happen

main street will be shutdown between old columbia pike and oh ella avenue.tick with route 40 instead. leave yourself plenty of time. as we look at the mas knocks concerns on the jfx, in to the city. if you are using 95, 395, everything up to speed. if u using 95, white marsh, 15 minutes to travel southbound from the bellway in to the city. 695, in great shape. no delays, 11 minutes from 95, all the way up to 83. west side also remains clear. an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795, towards 95. that's a look at your traffic. stay with us , there is more coming up on good morning maryland. what does fall smell like? head north, to someplace pristine like acadia national park. there is nothing like the parks this time of year. the falling leaves, the crisp air, the perfect inspiration for air wick's fall collection. yeah, when i smell all those things, i know fall is in the air. the fall collection brought to you by air wick and the national park foundation. something in the air wick. no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins

pike's prisoner was killed instantly. pike turned slightly to shield himself from the blast but was struck in the head by a huge boulder. there was no question that the injury was mortal. pike the explorer, who had tried to climb the colorado peek that now bears his name, was killed by rockfall on the shores of lake ontario. somewhat ironic. with him seems to have died any semblance of american discipline. of course, what happens is that pike's troops, without his leadership, went on either by accident or on some lower orders, to burn the government buildings at york. we think about the war of 1812 and talk about the burning of the white house and the advance on washington and all that happened in 1814 and we ask ourselves, how could the british march into our capitol and set it aflames? it was really retaliation for a series of tit for tat that began in fork ontario when the government buildings were burned there by pike's troops. after that, the canadians burned buffalo. americans retaliated by burning a place called lo

this happened along georgetown pike in great falls, virginia. fox 5's melanie a.-- melanie alnwick on the scene. >> we moved around to the other side to give you a better picture of the totality of what is going on here. this pile of branches behind me, this is from the 100 feet tree that fell last night. these pieces are huge. they are absolutely amazing. this is part of one of the branches and the upper part of the trunk. see how this is thin. we'll talk about that how this is hollow and rotted out. that is part of the rope why they are working on this tall are tree back behind us. this is a twin tree that was pretty much just like this one here. they are worried that one is going to fall. they are still not even halfway through and they've been working on it since 11:00 last night. let's look at some of the video from last night. so you had this 100-foot oak tree. people say it weighed about 40 tons, sent to eight feet in diameter at its thickest part. it fell last night just before 7:00 on a black four-door mercedes. we are told a man in his

this is at the bellthorn national pike on the inner loop. also for those traveling in pasadena, westbound 100 at maryland 10, lots of delays there with that accident. but the big traffic issue this morning has been northbound 95 in hartford county. we're still closed between 543 and maryland 22, diverting traffic off of those northbound lanes. again, route 7 philadelphia road a good alternate as well as 40, pulaski highway. now here's a live look at baltimore national pike and 695. that crash has complicated the inner loop drive, again, that's baltimore national pike up to i- 70. folks traveling northbound are experiencing a lane closure in the right lane. here's 695 at wilkins avenue. still seeing a bit of that fog out there. again, plan for some reduced visibility out there on your friday morning drive. charley and megan, back to you. >>> within the hour bge crews will head back outside going door to door to turn the gas back on for those living in southwest baltimore. so far they've only restored gas to about 1/3 of the customers who are

that is baltimore national pike.re are some delays forming from liberty. >> we have a little bit of light rain and some strong or thunderstorms could develop this afternoon. some of you will get the rain and some of the one not. -- and some of you will not. we'll be under 90 today appeared the heat will come back. maybe 93 or 94 on friday and saturday before another front comes through on sunday. >> if you're looking for more weather and traffic together, be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios

still have the down tree on george town pike.lternate road for you this morning is going to be leesburg pike. let's head over to prince george's county. northbound branch avenue on silver hill road. only the left lane is going to be blocked because of the road work there. hopefully should be clearing soon. i'm check for volume as well and not seeing any volume in that area. also a good sign, outer loop of the beltway at new hampshire avenue. earlier we had road work there. it's now completely gone on that outer loop. travel lanes are open. checking travel speeds for you on the outer loop of the beltway from i-95 to i-270. driving at 60 miles per hour. just a ten minute drive right now. also back in ten minutes. angie and aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning a very big thank you to wwpr which is the washington women and public relations for allowing me to key note their annual emerging leaders award last night at the national press club. you can tell by the picture a lot of women came out to support this event. it wa

right at the ramp to columbia pike. megan and charley over to you. >>> we are getting a glimpse of what harrah's baltimore will look like nearly 4 years after the voters approved the slots casino and it's the sight that remains i am at this. so if you are curious what it looks like sherrie johnson has more and some of the new developments going on. you've glimpse of it. looks impressive. >> reporter: a sneak peek if you will. the future of harrah's baltimore is getting clear. a sign went up yesterday. the developers of a proposed slots casinoin baltimore are giving us the first lock at plans for high quality high dollar facility. the build will be have more than 100,000 square feet of gaming space a. steak house buffet and a food court and plans to hire 2. 1200 employees and attract businesses from all over the country. it is openly supporting question 7 on the november ballot that would legalize table games in maryland as well as adding a 6th cay seepo in prince george's -- cay even so -- casino in prince george's coun

sky fox flying over route 7, leesburg pike.t great falls area, it looks like things are doing pretty well here. we are seeing a the bit of spill overto get onto route 7. it hook like everybody is moving. that is good news if you are leaving the great falls area. 66,ed with abit of a snag near route 50. this was a disabled vehicle. some activity off to the left shoulder t cleared out of the way but you can see still heavy and slow. brief delays through manassas. once you get towards 123, everything opens up for you. leaving the beltway off and on up through seminary, the 14th street bridge does look good. traveling the beltway, heavy and low on the out are loop here. in montgomery county, you have the typical delays from 95 to head around towards avril spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. -- towards silver spring. >>> a lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths in the world as smoking. they suggest adults do 150 minutes of moderate exercise a day. >> i can see tony over there shocked. >> it can't b

a huge tree came crashing down on top of a car driving along georgetown pike. the driver was killed and the tree was about 100 feet high and weighed about 40 tons. workers spent the night removing another large tree in that area that is also rotting. >>> this was the scene at the smithsonian metro station after a teenager's hand got stuck in the escalator. a metro spokesperson says the 14-year-old boy was riding down the escalator when his flip- flop got caught. when he tried to free it, his hand got stuck instead. he was taken to a local hospital for treatment. >>> the scandal surrounding d.c. mayor vens r vincent gray's campaign just will not go away. some city leaders have been calling for him to step down. >> the mayor's supporters are urging him to stay and fight. they are planning a support rally for the mayor. >> three, two, one. >> mayor gray started his day with a ribbon cutting ceremony in northeast. and then came the questions about a shadow campaign. >> do you know how many times i've been asked that question. again, we've indicated that certain iss

i mean, they're edible. >> josh pike is great for tv. huge personality. however, i didn't quite realize he was going to be such a difficult interview subject. >> what's going on with you? you're getting a little approaching over there, huh? what's going on? i see you out of my peripheral, i'm on you like that. i know what's going on, pal. 50, 50 bucks. 50 bucks. 50 bucks. we're bidding your watch off. is that me? what the [ bleep ] is on my face? that's going to get edited. >> pike was at maricopa fighting a variety of methamphetamine-related charges. including burglary. >> i can't believe people tune into this bull [ bleep ]. when i get out and go to get a job it says please explain your criminal history, well i'm going to have to back a truck in or see attachment "a" because of all my charges now. >> pike says all his charges stem from one bad relationship. >> my relationship with meth has been ongoing since i was 12. i've had a little bit of break time when i get incarcerated, so it's the only time i clean up. since i've been 12 years old, i'm now 28,

now receiving word of a serious accident under investigation closing a portion of old norville pike at donell road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> new this morning, police caught three gunmen who they say carjacked someone just a few hours ago t began about 3:00 this morning in alexandria when the carjacking happened on duke street. the suspects took off in the car, went up 359 over the potomac before crashing on the d.c. side near 12th street and southwest. all three were picked up by police. the carjacking victim fortunately not hurt. >>> fans and friends get to say good-bye to the godfather of go- go. a public memorial service is being held at the washington convention center today. >> i guess a lot of us will hear the music all did i. the event will include some great moussal guest artists. melanie alnwick is life this morning outside the convention center. >> reporter: it has been two week of public mourning, public celebration and all kind of wonderful tributes to the 75- year-old godfather of go-go. that is supposed to cull main ate in a wonderful fin

this is baltimore national pike.see how heavy volume is in the outer loop. that stretches from security down to baltimore national pike. this portion of the beltway, we're seeing construction delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live this morning from howard county and giving us the latest on bikes. my bicycle has two flat tires. >> you have to listen up this morning. there are some different neat things you can pick up. 14 weeks to train and to benefit the crones and colitis foundation. even beginners can get involved. >> people at all levels. we train them to ride a 50-mile race. >> that sounds like a lot. there will be meetings coming up. >> we have a meeting tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. in timonium at rei. >> all this information is on the website. hallenge.org. this all benefits the crones and colitis foundation in the mid atlantic. the seven-day forecast is showing great weather for outdoor activities. there will be period's of dry weather. >> thank you. 55 degrees on tv hill. >> there yo

outer loop at baltimore national pike, word of a vehicle fire. you may start to see some delays in travelling in the outer loop from 70. another accident in the city. the rest of the major roads are cooperating. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 at route 24 from harford county in pretty good shape. volume is picking up as you get closer to the beltway. here's a quick live look at traffic. baltimore national pike we're seeing some delays. we will keep you posted if any lanes are blocked. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are following breaking news. cal ripken's mother is missing. she was last seen last night in the ebenezer road area of essex. she owns a lincoln town car. we have a crew headed out there. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. >> funeral and memorial services are being planned for the 12 people killed in the colorado shooting. >> the man accused remains in solitary confinement. we have the latest on how prosecutors continue to build their ca

all the folks going up rockville pike trying to get on the beltway, et cetera. all the folks leaving manager center, n.i.h., they're promising you they're going to get this fixed quickly. in bethesda, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> thank you, bruce. >>> at least two workers were injured after they were knocked out of a tree by a truck. this happened on new hampshire avenue here brighton dam road in brookeville. scott broom is joining us live from the scene with more information. scott? >> reporter: well, now that we're here at the location, we've learned they weren't actually in the tree. they were down on the ground. despite the signs and the cones and the flagger, a truck blew through the construction area, ran over or hit three workers, two of them were sent to the hospital. let me take you to sky 9. we're at new hampshire avenue. it was just after 10:00 this morning when a box truck went through this work location. and that's when the workers were hit. they were working for mercy a tree contractors, under contract to bge power company. the two injured workers a

and then this accident on the outer loop before rockville pike. they are trying to position everybody on to the right shoulder. back to news. >> the california refinery fire stirs concerns of soaring prices at the pump. >> and new signs for struggling homeowners. >> new numbers show late mortgage payments at a three- year low. just under 5.5% of american mortgage holders were behind on payments by 60 days or more. a big fire at one of the country's biggest oil refineries will likely push gas prices even higher. the blaze at the chevron refinery near san francisco is out, but analysts expect fuel prices to top $4 a gallon on the west coast. american airlines may have started a new travel trend of. it launched a service that will deliver your luggage straight from your flight to your hotel or your house or wherever you are going, starting at $30 per bag. mcdonald's is testing breakfast after midnight, all night with burgers and fries. first being tried at restaurants in ohio. [ male announcer ] in 1996 president clinton and a bi-partisan congress he

baltimore national pike, no problems yet. volume is light. >>> rick santorum spending the day off the campaign trail today. >> the family issue he is dealing with keeping the candidate close to home. >>> frustration at the university of pittsburgh. what forced students to evacuate buildings over the weekend. you are waking up to what is new in maryland. we are following breaking news this morning, looking at a life picture out of philadelphia, crews are battling a fire, details on that in just a moment. >>> five things you need to know. players are performing in maryland and dc. work of student poyets and artists unveiled in a unusual canvas, they are going to be on mta vehicles they encourage the work of young adults. >>> fun of easter continues, kids of all ages are invited to take part in an easter egg hunt and enjoy arts and crafts and animal petting farm and egg painting. >>> easter egg roll at the white house , the first family hosting the event which is in it's 134th near, the theme is let's go, let's play, let's move.

taking up the left lane around baltimore national pike. we will give you a live view of that in a moment. north side up to speed. 60 over towards the harrisburg expressway. 83 looking great at this hour. a smooth ride on 97 north and southbound in the glen burnie area at 100. this is the north side at providence. outer loop traffic is not bad at all. here is the construction. the left lane is taken up in the outer loop at baltimore national pike. we will keep you posted on this. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a sentencing is scheduled for one of three men accused of raping a girl. one person admitted to the assault of the girl inside a storage closet at skateworks. he faces up to 20 years in prison. the other teenager involved pleaded guilty in juvenile court to an assault charge. the utah doctor facing charges will go before a judge today. dr. nicola riley is charged with first-degree and second- degree felony murder. the crimes were committed in 2010. she has not yet entered a plea. there was a hit and run. 57-year-old john c

the tree removal has shut down part of georgetown pike this morning.lanie aldewick is live on the scene with the latest. melanie. >>reporter: well, tony, the latest is that one lane of traffic is now getting by here on georgetown pike. you as anyone who drives through here knows, this is a very busy section of georgetown pike right here in the heart of great falls village. it has taken most of the night and into this morning to get these trees cleared, and you see the tree stump, jason, right over there. that was the tree that had to come down as well to make sure that things were safe for drivers to come through here again this morning. take a look of that tree coming down just a short time ago. and when that tree came down, that thud, you could feel it through your feet, reverberating through the road and the sidewalk here. you can only imagine that is the kind of force that came down also last night on that car that was coming through here, just one of those freak things, a black four-door mercedes just before 7:00 last night, driving through here o

[andrew pike] my injury was a gunshot wound to the left abdomen from a sniper.first contact with the paralyzed veterans was in walter reed. [national service officer michael killen] we try to reassure him what benefits are out there, and we try to educate him and take some of that stress away from him. p-v-a did a fantastic job making sure that he got those benefits in a timely basis. [michael killen] we helped him apply for automobile grants, special adaptive housing and vocational rehabilitation [andrew pike] right now, i'm going back to school to earn a degree. i'm working with a real estate agency in town with my realtor's license. and i'm just spending time with my wife and child, and just moving on with our lives. just as anyone in my age group would do. [female narrator] paralyzed veterans of america helping veterans secure their benefits and rebuild their lives. you can help. visit p-v-a dot org. >>> breaking news tonight at 11:00. multiple people shot and tonight that shooter is out there somewhere. it happened in the 1300 block of north capital street

you will find this activity along the eastbound side of memorial broe pike at donell drive.s blocked on the eastbound side of the highway. westbound, you should find that traffic is able to get by at this time. we had reports that a car ran into a utility pole and then caught fire. up fortunately, one person dead at the scene. so again, an ongoing investigation tying up the eastbound side of the marlboro pike at donell drive. westbound, lanes are open. taking it back inside, let's continue now with our cameras northbound along i-95 here at the prince william parkway. you will find heavy volume as you work your way across the occoquan leaving woodbridge. no incidents to report on 395 as you guys continue northbound. you are below speed duke street headed out towards seminary road. i've got delays on 66 headed eastbound. accident activity still squeezing that left lane just a bit. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> you know he left a lasting impression with his innovative sound. you heard it right there. today, fans and friend say good

this is baltimore national pike. traffic is starting to develop that delay as you make your way down towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. we have clear skies. temperatures drop into the 20's in some areas. 28 in chestertown on the eastern shore. mostly sunny skies today. temperatures will climb into 50's.pper 40's and " 50low here is keith mills, the man. >> thank you. good morning. the oil men's basketball team will catch a flight from boston men's oil men'loyola basketball team will catch a flight from boston. a big night for the greyhounds in white. a good start for erik etherly. jimmy patsos grew up in the boston area. fairfield took the lead at the half. loyola features three local players and they all came up big. number 3, right there from cardinal gibbons. the greyhounds never trailed again. this one came down to the final second. loyola up three. shane walker gets the rebound. loyola wins the maac championship. i wonder what jimmy patsos drove in 1994. this i

carlos joaquin es propietario de una casa en la columbia pike y teme que una vez construido el tranvia ser literalmente "expulsada" del area por una expropiacion de su casa yo soy propietario de una casa en esa zona justo, en el mismo bloque donde van a construir ese tren, una vez que ellos construyan ese tren van a crear lo que le dicen un área de mantenimiento y esa área de mantenimiento va a ocupar mucho espacio y justo el lugar donde yo vivo es el lugar que van a promover para eso. algunos creen que el incremento de precios en los alquileres promovera un exodo de hispanos y que la educacion tambien se vera afectada, especialmente las escuelas bilingues de inmersion como gunston y wakefield. mi preocupación también esta afectando los números deimpueste los bienesmult veloci.. katoles, recibia mult res solamer camb deril deanera insegu les sedentif el polique etuvo co coal... as una uacione un p, la beraagar 5 dolar liia de conduc el consejo del distrito dio su aprobacion final a unroyect ley, que facilitaria que las parejas de un mismo semas de cr que no hablan ingles... setenta gra

on route 100 at columbia pike.y expect delays in the area. if you are traveling on 695 this is what it look like right now in pikesville at green spring avenue. foggy conditions out there. be extra careful definitely take it slow. megan over to you. >>> it took him over an hour to get a messan to his significant other. one letter almost spoiled a holiday surprise for his special lady. details coming up. like a lot of things, trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum, so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. >>> five minutes away from six a farmer returned a 200 acre field into a proposal message. that sounds cute right? not really because not everything went as planned. he thought he would ask his

maybe use old columbia pike instead. route 29 is not affected by this. we'll take a look at route 29 right now at brings cheney -- briggs cheney road. let's go back over to our maps. this time we'll head over to virginia. no issues to report right now on 95 northbound as you head up from woodbridge towards springfield and on to 395. we'll take a live look in spring field first. no issues as you travel here leaving route 644 up to the beltway. route 1 is in good shape as well. the beltway no issues it tysons corner, alexandria and the wilson bridge. we'll take another live look heading up further north on 395 here at duke street looking great up to the 14th street bridge. all of your potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. if you're planning to head over on 66, no delays yet from manassas to centreville to the roosevelt bridge. no issues to report at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. i'll be back with more on the situation up in ellicott city at 4:55. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> the americans society of plastic s

the pike is terrible, very dangerous. >> last night's accident happened on a straight away. those who travel the road say motorists routinely fly through there with little regard to the sign. >> then we take you to western maryland where two high school seniors from hagerstown were killed after their prom on saturday night. brendon colliflower was in the driver's seat taking his date samantha kelly home. both of the williams port high school students were killed in the crash. both kelly and colliflower were honor roll student athletes. police said there are no signs that drugs or alcohol was involved. >>> funeral services has been set for both shot at the episcopal church last week. dr. mary marguerite cohen and brenda brewington, a church aide were shot by a homeless man. authorities say he killed himself after the shootings. the episcopal diocese said the funeral services for dr. cohen will be right here in baltimore and services for brewing ton thursday at st. john's parish in ellicott city. >>> a man was arrested at bwi-thurgood marshall after authorities discover lad lo

are removing trees off the georgetown pike. to go. they are all committing traffic. but the pace will be very slow. temperatures are warming up, degrees at reagan national airport and the heat index makes degrees.ore like 87 we have a heat advisory later this happened and into the evening. the heat index could feel as hot as 109 degrees. >> we will be back at 8:56. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> she's incredible. florence welch, florence and the machine, they're live singing, the group is getting ready to head out to tour. you know, just recently, she had take some time off with her throat. we can't wait. >> awesome. >>> can't wait for friday. big party in the park on friday. carmen heating up the park. >> can't get your weekend started until you spend it with us. use the gma app on your smartphone or go to our facebook page and vote for your favorite question. you'll find out exact exactly. oh, i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> in other music news, sam, madison beer, why justin bieber says that she's about to become an overnight huge su

six on the georgetown pike. four on walker road. this is going to be impacting traffic over the next few weeks. crews are going to be out from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. there will be lane closures while these trees are taken down. just plan a little bit of extra time. when you have these big limbs and branches coming down, the crews need to be sure everyone is safe. >>> prince george's county police say roommates fighting over food led to a deadly shooting over the weekend. police charged 19-year-old travis hoskins with the murder of his room mate. they -- of his ma'am roommate. >>> the major party presidential tickets are now set for this november. mitt romney's running mate will be wisconsin congressman paul ryan. the gop ticket appeared on 60 minutes last night. ryan said there needs to be new leadership in the white house. >> the senate hasn't passed a budget law for three years. it is dysfunctional. >>> president obama was in chicago sunday. here's what he had to say. >> congressman ryan is a decent man, he is a family man, he is

here's a live look at 695 and baltimore national pike. as we mentioned that lane has reopened on the west side, so getting back up to speed there. on the north side a lot of volume on both the inner and outer loopsment back to you, charley. >>> all new this morning, a maryland state trooper is recovering after he was hurt during a high speed chase overnight. the trooper, john saw was trying to pull over a car on mountain road in abingdon, but the suspect took off. investigators say the suspect then turned around, ramming the officer's cruiser. saw's car was slammed into a wooden fence. when backup arrived, police arrested the man. according to police reports he was driving under the influence. >>> today a pretrial hearing is set for the university of virginia la crosse player charged in the murder of the death of his former girlfriend yardley love. abc 2 new's sherri johnson is standing by with new information on how the university is now preparing for the coverage of this trial. reporter: megan, all new this morning the university of vir

go to leesburg pike. northbound branch avenue is closed between silver hill rosed -- not closed, just the left lane is blocked by the road work there. two travel lanes are open but stick to the right to get by that work zone. no issues on 50. back with a live look in ten minutes. >> thank you. >>> 4:43. still to come, we've seen the chilling video. now we're learning more about the man who opened fire at a crowded bar. >>> plus, the painful consequences you could soon be [ male announcer ] we got a real mom and the family car to do an experiment. we put a week of her family's smelly stuff all in at once to prove that febreze car vent clips could eliminate the odor. then we brought her family to our test facility to see if it worked. [ woman ] take a deep breath, tell me what you smell. something fresh. a beach. a clean house. my new car. [ woman ] go ahead and take your blindfolds off. oh!! hahahaha!!! look at all this garbage!!! [ male announcer ] febreze car. eliminates odors for continuous freshness, s

which has a new name, pike and rose, which is at the intersection of georgetown and rockville pike. it's just a wonderful opportunity for people in the community to come out and have free entertainment. our screen is the largest one on the east coast. it's five stories tall, so people get to see movies, and we mix it up with some classics, all the president's men. >> what are we going to see this weekend? >> it's all the president's men. and then midnight in paris. and we bought the zoo on saturday evening. which is a great family movie. the whole reason is to raise funds for three charities. we have friends of the clinical center, which helps families with emergency needs. the children's end, which is a 55 room facility for children with illness, and special love fantastic with the medical staff from nci and children with cancer. the whole purpose, it's free, there's going to be great food trucks. there's going to be entertainment starting every evening around 5:30. and free is the key word. at the same time, you can help by making purchases for the food. and we try to get families

this is baltimore national pike.er loop traffic down towards 95, problem free at the moment. all clear on the harrisburg expressway down to the beltway. 55 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. no problems at the harbor tunnel. light volume at york road. pretty much like this on every major roadway so far this morning. we will let you know if any problems develop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we have a check of the forecast with ava. >> it is quiet for now but things get a little bit messy this afternoon. a storm system is basically rain right now. it is slowly creeping its way up towards the north as the clouds are building in. this storm will be interacting with called the temperatures. let's talk about the temperatures. you can see the progression of this storm. mild air coming across the deep south. kentucky andacross north carolina. temperatures in the 20's in maryland. the cold air is pushed in place up against the mountains. this is will cause it's become more of a mix. the rain will interact with the

northbound lanes of columbia pike at broken lamb parkway. arundel, a crash has been cleared from the southbound lanes of 97, route 32. delays dissipating as well. if you are in baltimore county, we have more problems, there is a crash in dundalk, north point, quad avenue. if you are headed through the tunnels, construction continues out on 895, expect a slow ride through the tunnel. try and stick with 95, that's your best bet. no delays through the fort mc henry tunnel. west side, baltimore national pike, inner loop fine towards the key bridge. the outer loop is going to get tricky and slow as you make the drive from 795 towards 95. overly, bel air, no delays all the way up towards towson. >>> we are halfway through the debate to expand gambling in the state. the house of delegates will take up the issues. linda so has the latest. >> today debate begins on the house floor. delegates will gather at 10:00, this afternoon, lawmakers on the ways and means committee will work on the bill. the senate passed the measure to approve a 6th casino and

no problems from colombia pike all the way over to 695. and for those of you using 95 in howard county, as we check in and take a look at the abc 2 time saver traffic drive time, it's going to take you the normal 12 minutes to travel from elkridge all the way into downtown baltimore. and the jfx going to be nice and clear. 11 minutes traveling southbound from the beltway all the way down to fayette street. and for those of you heading out to 695, the west side in great shape right now. just eight minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 70. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> right now things don't look too bad outside or on the road. but as the day goes on, you heard make mike say that might change. >> yeah, you can expect delays and things to get a lot messier as things going on. abc 2 news' linda stow is on york road. linda, it's dry right now, but that's not going to be the case in a few hours, is it? >>reporter: no. things could be changing towards the end of the morning commute. we're here along this

speeds around 60 in the outer loop at baltimore national pike. heading south on 95 below route 24, 66 down towards the beltway. so far so good on 97. 60 in the area of 100. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic looking good. we have recovered from the disabled vehicle. this is traffic on a 83 coming to and from the beltway. problem free from the maryland line down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back over to you. >> a measure restricting maryland residents from smoking in a vehicle with a passenger younger than 8 received preliminary approval in the senate. children that age are required to have a car seat. senators heard two amendments to the bill that would make a secondary offense. the senate blocked both of those amendments. the state budget has to the senate with a controversial measure to make sure that local jurisdictions fund education. this is a local -- if the local jurisdictions don't fully fund education, they would be allowed to withhold county income taxes. the budget includes a revised proposal

the crash happened on december 23rd in the 5200 block of baltimore national pike and northern. the driver of a honda odyssey was traveling west when he tried to turn and turned left on to national pike. the minivan swerved across baltimore national pike across the curb and struck and pinned smith against the wall. police found the driver of the minivan dolbey to be at fault, and the investigation is ongoing. >>> we have a big house fire. we had three people inside the home on green aspen court. one saw fire shooting through the sun room, they got out in time. 20 year veteran firefighter got burned on his ears and neck, was taken to bay view. half a million of dollars in damages and it seems to be accidental. >>> a vacant home on baker street in baltimore caught fire. one person went to the hospital in serious condition, that is expected to survive. this was a 3 story home that took over the entire building, took a while for firefighters to put it out because the back of the being collapsed. >>> -- back of the buildinged building collapses. >>> -- has now risen to nine, 6 other

that's between the edsall road and georgetown pike. we are seeing heavy delays behind the broken down tractor- trailer. back to you. >> thank you. this is a fear of just about every airline traveler. you get on a plane and you end up in the wrong city,. a local woman talks about her unfortunate and frightening trip that she blames on the airline because she said the intended told her she was on the right lane. if instead of landing in the scene, we will tell you what happened and how we stepped into health, tonight at 5:00. >> a federal appeals court sees red. >> paula harris has that and more. >> there is new evidence the housing recovery is picking up steam with homes selling more quickly. the median listing down 69 days. 98 days last year. peter or is that predicts the u.s. will go over the fiscal cliff early next year. he expects tax increases and spending cuts before washington cuts a deal. fans are coughing up big bucks to see nfl games. the steelers at the cowboys in december, almost $480. a federal appeals court says that a sho

pike. and the point i'm gently suggesting to you is that you draw the line under the second bullet point. one was arthur goodman, cg allegations, horrid process. do you see the point? >> i do see the point. but as i said, mr. jay, i draw the line above that. >> you appreciate the significance of the second bullet point, do you? >> referring, i assume, to the clive goodman dismissal proceeding -- as i understand. >> the point, put very bluntly, is that mr. goodman was alleging that others at news international were involved. you can see that. >> yes. and i was not, i was not aware of that at the time. >> [inaudible] mr. murdoch. >> yes. so when you asked me where to draw the line, that's where i draw it. and i think the typed transcript of this makes it look like with bullet points and indentations, but actually the handwritten note, the indentations and bullet points are much more -- are much less precise, in fairness. >> i'm not sure about that. be you go to jcp5 -- >> i was just looking a

this is the beltway at baltimore national pike. the west side is building as you travel down from 70 down towards edmondson. pauthat is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story today is michael phelps. >> he became the first man to threepeat gold in any event in olympics history. >> jennifer franciotti is live. good morning. >> he has 20 metals to his title. plans are in the works for an olympic sized celebration. >> it is simply unbelievable. everybody was so excited and rooting for him so hard. >> just like the other day when he won a record 19 medals, these folks could not wait for the prime-time broadcast. they gathered around a live feed in the lobby to watch him when the individual medley. >> to watch him lead every land of the race and the final stroke and your heart is in the top of your mouth. >> plans are in the work to celebrate the hometown hero. it was billed as a star spangled banner salute for all of maryland's olympians. baltimore county executive kevin kamenetz announced the tourism have formed a committee