in the 1500 block of abbotston street. kim collins you've been dealing with the mess ever since this water main broke last night. yorubasment is flooded. >> yes, basements are flooded and actually we've been calling 311 all night and we were told to wait until around 6:00 when someone comes in and then someone can i guess can be dispatched but i just called at 6:00 and now i have to wait until 7:00. this happened at 11:00 had night and it's been a full eight hours. >> reporter: this kind of leaves a bad taste in your mouth because three years ago the same thing happened. a 16-inch main broke and a lot of flooding. >> exactly. my basement is -- still has a lot of mold and mildew. and it's mostly because there's ava carpet house next door to me and they couldn't get into the house to pump out their water. that water has been sitting and of course whenever it rains since it has no roof. just more water that's zitting and constantly seeping into my basement. my basement stays moist at all times. it just says wet. >> reporter:

northeast baltimore we are dealing with a new water main break that shuts down kirk avenue right at abbotston street. in the area stick with harford road or loch raven boulevard as the alternate route. and unfortunately we're still dealing with the water main break in downtown baltimore that happened last month. so light street remains shut down that's tight between lombard street and baltimore street. stick with hopkins place or mass transit to get around the mess. if you are using the tunnels everything up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel and here's a live look at the south side of 95 just not guilty of interstate -- north of interstate 195. no problems getting down to d.c. this morning or the city. drive times and 38 also going to be nice and clear. that jfx just 11 minutes from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. no problems on 695 that outer loop from 95 up towards 83 no delays whatsoever. an 11 minute on the west side to travel the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> well, zebra either certainly cool to --

that's going to be right at abbotston street.k with harford road or loch raven boulevard instead. now if you are using 95 this morning the northeast corridor in great shape. 15 minutes from the beatway into the city and here's what 695 looks like in observerly at bel air road. no nothing to get in the way here. a nice easy ride up to towson. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> when you're behind the wheel of a car you have to pay attention. >> that's what one college student decided not to do when he was driving. >> understand don't do -- don't do it. it's not worth losing your life. >> what this young man admitted to doing when driving home from college that sent his car off a bridge. >> plus a bunch of kids will get their chance to show off their cooking skills but they get to do it in front of her. the first lady. a live picture of crews working on a massive water main break right now. how this is going to affect your commute and people living in that neighborhood. we'll be right back. [ buzzing ] ♪ [ male announcer ] food you

it's in northeast baltimore and continues to shut down kirk avenue at abbotston street. stick with harford road or loch raven boulevard as the alternate route. still dealing with repairs to the massive water main break from last month in downtown baltimore. so light street still closed between lombard street and baltimore street. you can stick with hopkins place instead. and here's what 95 looks like at eastern after. no delay -- avenue. no delays getting through the fort mchenry tunnel this morning or even north headed up to white marsh. if you are headedout to the beltway this is what it looks like in overly at bel air road. nothing to get in the way all the way up to towson. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> wake up call this morning about the dangers of texting and driving. >> it is illegal here in maryland but some drivers still do it. we're all guilty of it from time to time but listen to the story. a college student in texas was texting on the way home. one of the last things he typed this young man typed quote -- i n

with a new water main break in northeast baltimore and kirk avenue is going to be shut down at abbotston street and do of course use harford road instead. heading into the city use loch raven road and up into the county use loch raven boulevard. we have a live report in a few minutes from the scene. as we check in and take a live look at the main lines, here's 95