we have slowing 95 over to the beltway. as far as the beltway goes, it continues to run at about 55 miles per hour average. as far as your over time drive times go, on the inner loop from 75 to 83, 55 miles per hour and 8 minutes to get through. not too much happening there at the harbor tunnel. not bad drive, but more cars than just moments ago south of mountain road. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. ever dream of the places you'd like to go? toyota can take you there. now is a great time to get a great deal at buyatoyota.com. now it's time for manic monday. >>> it's his time for another manic monday. ron. >> get it ronald. >> reporter: don and tim, how are you guys doing on this manic monday morning? >> good. >> not bad. >> reporter: we have a great group. it's manic monday in fells point with open door care. >> [screams] >> reporter: i love the -- not that hat the -- what do you call it? the wig. i need one of those. here is jeaanie. >> thanks for having us >> reporter: tell u

still seeing some delays out there on the beltway. if you're traveling on the west side of the outer loop watching for slowing from 795 over to baltimore national pike. southbound 95 delays stretching from white marsh boulevard to the beltway on the northeast side. as far as accidents go only two to speak of at this hour, southbound 295 at 198, also custis drive between moyer drive and gunny gunnyson, a car fire reported in that area. let's now take a live look, you can see that is our camera in cecil county 95 south of 272 looks like the rain has eased up just a bit. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you ever sit back and dream of all the places you'd like to go, places that bring you happiness. toyota is ready to take you there. now is the time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. >>> it's now 9 and a half minutes before 6:00. [ male announcer ] say goodbye to suits and suitcases, and say hello to the white sands and sunny beaches of northwest florida. feel good

, inside the beltway on 295 the ramp to eastern avenue, there's a crash involving an overturned truck on the left side. the through lanes are open. 95 looks good in virginia, dale city, woodbridge through newington, travel lanes are open. rob woodfork live from the wtop traffic center. jummy and scott back to you. >> thank you, rob. investigators in st. mary's county classified a suspicious death as a homicide. minetta strickland was found over the weekend. detectives are gathering leads in this case and they're saying if you know anything please give them a call. >> also new this morning, we know that one man is dead after being hit by a car in prince george's county. this happened just before 11:00 in upper marlboro. the driver stayed on the scene and police say alcohol was not a factor in this accident. the road is back open this morning. >> and we've got good news for drivers this morning. gas prices, they're going down compared to last week. >> and we could see prices drop even more as we head into the fall months. >> good news for summer travelers. gas prices are coming down. th

beltway.er to the beltway college park around the mormon temple. 270 slow in pockets as you travel toward the beltway. prince georges county, route 4 has reopened according to anarondo police. most folks taking route 2 still might be an option. to virginia traveling northbound, passing 7900 up to springfield mixing bowl. just volume as you head to springfield. you are at a good pace alexandria and arlington. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thanks, jeff, we are a few days away of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. >> thousands expected in the nation's capitol to take park. >> hundreds attended a kickoff praise and worship service in northwest wednesday night. scene was at this 50th anniversary is not a commemoration instead a continuation of martin luther king's dream. >> martin luther king was a mentor to me coming up in school. i have a dream some day we will all come together. >> anniversary celebrations include a march that retraces route of 1963 jobs and fre

if you're travelling on the beltway it doesn't get any better. there's a crash on the outer loop blocking one lane at frederick road. take a look at the latest drive times. 41 minutes, that's what we're up to from 795 down to 95. the ceo's i'd -- the east side of the beltway in great shape. 895 no problems whatsoever. the harbor tunnel in great shape. we do have a crash though in middle river on martin boulevard at route 40. more problems in harford county. there's a crash on route 165 at route 543. another in aberdeen on route 40 at short lane. that's your time saver traffic. >>> people living in an apartment building in caytonsville are without a home after a large fire broke out. it happened over night. roosevelt has been live at the scene all morning talking to people. what can you tell us right now? >> reporter: well, take a like behind me. you can see what's left of the house. they had a lot of intense fire and flames here. a good chunk of the house, almost the exact center of the duplex collapsed. th is a look at fire -- at the fire this m

north and west of the beltway we find upper 50s closer in on 60. we are forecasting 80. normally should be 85. five degree below average but we will be up to average if not yond as we get into the day tomorrow. clouds below average with temperature wise. few scattered showers developing after the 1:00 hour. we will have heat in here by tuesday lasting through the week. scattered showers are working on maryland's most powerful south of the city. the bulk of this will stay south of the city but there are a coupleattered showers developing over west virginia. we will monitor those and that's why i have the showers in the forecast during the midday hours going into the evening. 62 in town right now. 65 to the south and to the west pushing 70 in nashville. and the dew points numbers are climbing. so with the southwesterly wind kick we are going to get more moisture in here. and it's going feel muggy. look at the forecast numbers indenver. 97 today. so the core of the heat that's developing over the tennessee valley going to slide to the north and to the

the beltway is free of delays. the west side is clocking in at 11 minutes on outer loop from 795 down to 95. and we are looking at a typical community right now on the east side of the beltway with 11 minutes from the 95 up to 83. being be the first to know about the drive times. follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. >>> an update on a story we have been following for a few weeks now. a 12-year-old girl infected with a rare brain eating amoeba is walking and talking. doctors say she is is now able to say a few-- she is now able to say a few words and walk with assistance. this is significant because few survive the infection. she fell ill after swimming in a water park. >>> arkansas. >>> -- park in arkansas. >>> we will tell you which one tops the list and why many people will not leave home without itand you can start dealing the cards at the maryland live casino. it's all dark now. that will be changing though in the days to come. we will get out there and shuffle up and deal. a live picture from washington,

overall an easy commute as you make the push to the beltway. loop here at greenspring avenue and the outer loop nothing to get in your way from 795 down to 95. that stretch will take you the normal 11 minutes. the east side of the beltway going to be clear with an 11 minute trip on the outer loop from 95 up to 83, and there are no concerns on 95 in white marsh. it will take just 6 minutes to get from the harbor tunnel thruway to the fort mchenry tunnel tollways stay with us. there's much more coming up. you're watching good morning maryland. [ woman ] dear chex cereal, i've never written a fan letter before, but you've done the impossible. you made gluten-free cereals in a whole bunch of yummy flavors. cinnamon chex and honey nut chex are two of our favorites. when my husband found the chocolate one, we were in cereal heaven. the only problem is, with so many great flavors you're making it very hard to choose. your fans, the mcgregor family. 'cause we love chex. >>> happening today parents are meeting with the harford county school board over a

the roads are wet on the north side of the beltway. same thing it park heights.are up to speed at this hour. we will see how this rain continues to impact the morning rush. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a city councilman wants baltimore to reconsider doing business with the state of florida. a city councilman opposed a resolution last night. it does asked the city to take a second look at the business dealings with florida. >> in a move he believes makes baltimore the first major city to pursue an official protest of florida, a resolution will request the city minimized its dealings connected with the sunshine state. george zimmerman shot trayvon martin during a scuffle in 2012. mosby said the application of its standard ground law is too vague. people can use deadly force to defend themselves. >> i am not calling on the state of florida to completely abolish stand your ground. a 17-year-old was unarmed and was walking home and was murdered and no one has the accountability or the ownership of that today. >> the rallies and marches are big. we do a f

it's north and west of the beltway.ne and damascus along 70 towards frederick and tawnytown pike towards carroll we are talking about low visibility this morning. be aware of that. forecasting a high at 80 degrees. normally should be around 85. so 5 below average and the record is 97 setback in 1914. so the weather head lites lines reflect a lot of clouds this afternoon. below average temperatures and even spotty showers could develop after the lunchtime hour but you will love this. by midweek or early as tuesday, the heat returns and we will talk temperatures closing in on 90. so the clouds are in place maryland's most powerful showing us dry conditions over maryland. but scattered showers working over western pennsylvania some will drift in our direction later this afternoon. just be aware of that. not talking about a washout but scattered showers will be around the region. 62 in baltimore. and you will go down to the south and pushing 70 and the heat and humidity building down to the south and west. let's look at cin

up to speed down towards the beltway.n traffic pulse 11. >> good to see there's not much fog in the traffic cameras. some of you could encounter some patchy fog. temperatures around 73 by 8:00 a.m. highs in the mid to upper 80's. a mixture of clouds and sun. clouds and sun. more coming up caramel mocha. caramel almond. caramel turtle. [ sighs ] that would've been awkward. with dunkin's caramel iced coffee flavors, there are more ways than ever to love caramel. try the new caramel coconut today. america runs on dunkin'. pretzels! [loudly] no, thanks! pretzel roll from dunkin'. try the new pretzel roll sandwiches from dunkin' -- get any bakery sandwich on a soft, warm pretzel roll today. america runs on dunkin'. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> some interesting answers this morning. this morning we asked, do you think a judge should have the right to change a child's first name? >> thank you for sending in your responses this morning. >> here are some stories you'll find at 7:00 a.m

we actually have a live shot of the beltway in montgomery county as you try to make that trip either to or away from virginia over the 11th street bridge, as you can see, all the lanes open and moving along well. i'm rob woodfork live from the wtop traffic center. jummy and scott, back to you. >> thanks, rob. 5:11 and 75 degrees out there. >> coming up, we'll have the latest on a manhunt that's growing to include more and more states. what police are now saying about the suspect who's considered to be armed and dangerous. ♪ [ crashing ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. trusted heartburn relief that goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! >> checking our top stories now at 5:14 this friday morning. two brothers are back in protective custody after being abducted from children's hospital by their mother without permission. the boys, ages 5 and 10, were taken to the hospital by cps thursday after one of them appeared to have bruises. all three were found safe in rockville. >> president obama is expected

heading out to the beltway a live look in overlea at bel air road.hing to get in are way on the inner loop. 95 and outer loop 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. you can be the first to know about traffic alerts and drive times. just follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. >>> today r and b star usher will be in an atlanta courtroom because his ex-wife is is seeking emergency custody of their son after the 5-year-old nearly drowned on monday. he got stuck in the pool drain trying to get to a toy a contractor pulled the boy to safety and started cpr. that child's condition is improving this morning. >>> the view is changing again. joy behar is is making the farewell appearance today. this is the last time that the daytime talk show host will be there. she is one of the original ones on the show. except for the show's creator barbara walters who is there but plans to retire next year. behar is exploring options for future work and just a reminder, a lot of peep want to see the show. it's not going to be at the scheduled time today because we are going to co

traveling south of columbia andd laurel down toward the beltway.ical volume predawn and prerush shower right now.ower s this a look at your fox 5 onn time traffic. >> thank you, jeff. in the news this morning there'm more questionsor than answers is the murder of an australiantral baseball player in oklahoma. o >> no one can make sense ole three teenage boys decided to kill the college student for the fun of it. we have details and the 911 call moments after the victim was shot. >> his girlfriend visits the spot we died. >> he's such an amazing persone and i'm going to miss him forever. but i'm really glad i got the four years with him.rs w >> they ended here on the side e of a road. authorities released a 911 call from a witness who said she saw him collapse. >> tell them to hurry. >> what is he say is wrong with him? >> what did he say is wrong with him? >> he said he's shot.t. >> shot, investigators say, but these three teens, charged as adults, one of whom supposedlyy confessed they were bored and decided to kill someone for the fun of it.of >>

the entire stretch through centreville and the beltway. 395 inside the beltway approaching the 14th street bridge still with the light volume. 4:50 no problems to report. rep down from hyattstown 2.70. both lane and local lanes are at speed and running incident free. >> thank you very much. it seems that americans are mucm less worried about drunk, aggressive and drowsy drivingvig than they were four years ago. the survey by aaa says drivers believe texting while driving is a serious threat. but one in four people admit to doing so. drivers may become complacent about safety risk despite traffic fatalities in 2012. a tentative deal is in place involving the sexual harassment lawsuit. the san diego attorney says the resolution was reached and willw be presented to the city council tomorrow. it's not known whether the deal includes a resignation from the mayor. he's facing a recall effort since 17 women accused of him of sexual harassment. >> coming up n. a dream come true for a little girl battlingl cancer. >> beth parker takes us to a princess party and updates us on her progress when we r

we have a live shot of the beltway, you should find all lanes open. i'm rob woodfork from the wtop traffic center. back to you guys. >> rob, thank you. kobe beef, ricotta, salad, bread and pie, sounds like a pretty good meal. >> not bad, right? now imagine those ingredients and many more all in one can. here it is. although don't worry, look, this isn't coming to a store near you anytime soon. it's actually something you cannot buy because it's one artist's commentary on how he says companies bombard people with gimmicks that, quote, diminish their products to turn a profit. hmm. >> that looks so horrible. i couldn't imagine trying to eat something like that. >> i'm trying not to look at it because, you know -- >> it's probably got -- it was like of like where you chewed the gum and every single flavor, right? >> end the day on an exciting note. adam caskey is live at six flags with some fun. hey, adam. >> good morning, i'm having a blast here with my friend bugs and tweety. i rode the bonzei pipeline. i have a vantage point of what it looks like. you

and over on the east side of the beltway, same drive time of 11 minutes from 95 up to 83.that's your timesaver traffic. >>> the ink barreled dried onnorth carolina vote are id law before two groups filed a lawsuit challenging. the governor signed the bill outceremony and he and supporters say it will crackdown on voter fraud. however critics say it will keep minorities democratic leaning voters away from the polls. >> the changes will affect millions of north carolinians and none is popular. >> there they are more interested in devisive politics than ensuring no one's vote is des inference chiased by fault lend -- disenfranchised by fraudulent ballot. >>> jessie jackson could spend four years behind bars. he is set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to illegally spending 3/4 of a million dollars in campaign funds. the government suggest 18 months for jackson's wife who pleaded guilty to filing false joint federal income tax returns. >>> senator carden is speaking but who the affordable health care act can affect you and will be in a meeting with health care providers an

one westbound lane going to be closed. 97, delays route 50 to the beltway. high speeds, 64 miles per hour, northbound in glen burnie. 695 great shape. normal 11 minute ride on the outer loop 795, down to 95. no problems from parkville, up to towson, 83, along at i don't care road. nothing to get in you way, pushing to the beltway, remaining clear as you get onto the jfx, in to the city. that's your time saver traffic. here is a live look at baltimore's inner harbor. Ñ so you can fuel more than your car. get 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom chase. so you can. a rodeo clown put on a president obama mask. there was a huge response on twitter. the announcer asked the crowd if they wanted to see the president trampled by a bull, and the crowd started cheering loudly. he and his wife left the rodeo distraught. >> disgusting portrayal of a sitting president of the united states for one thing, at an event that always has a patriotic under tone. >> officials apologized saying the clowns performance was inappro

northbound travel will be clear from route 32 up to the beltway. that stretch will take you the normal 10 minutes. then if you are traveling on 695 here in pikesville, we are dealing with a little bit of fog in the area. do slow down, might need to use those low beams as you do make your way out. but fortunately no problems on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. you're looking at just an 11- minute trip. the beltway will remain clear from parkville all the way up to towson. if you are heading downtown, the jfx, 53 miles per hour southbound at northern parkway. it's going to be nice and clear as you do make the push into the city. and if you are out in carroll county, we do have a downed tree in sikesville, it's on route 97, partially blocking one lane at hood mill road. you can be the first to know about traffic alerts. all you have to do is follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> happening tonight, two law enforcement officers in howard county will be honored for their bravery. maryland transportation authorit

southbound lanes at 65 miles per hour at beltway. a very easy ride down to the fort mchenry tunnel this morning. 695 also up to speed in parkville. looking at 55 miles per hour on the outer loop at harford road. easy ride up to towson and west side of the beltway will remain up to speed. here's baltimore national pike. no delays on the inner loop. outer loop normal drive time of 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. and howard county, enterstate 70, great shape. no problems west up to frederick. we are traveling east from lum- - columbia pike to the beltway. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> new details on a deadly hit- and-run tuesday in pasadena. we learned the victim's name samantha crepple was reported missing monday. hered abouty was found and there's a-- her body was found and there's a picture of the car that is believed to have hit her. >>> and this morning police are looking for the driver that hit an 8-year-old boy in a crosswalk at reisterstown road in west baltimore. jaquan rucker was hit by a dark colored jaguar

the beltway at harford road inner loop nothing in your way to 95. look at the latest drive times, i tweeted these at maryland traffic so follow me there but only 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. and on the west side, 12 minutes from 795 to 95 and inner loop clear with an 8 minute trip from 795 up to 83. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> 6:46. as investigators in harford county look into a police involved shooting a father in agony speaks to abc2 news. it started as a snowball stand and roosevelt leftwich is here with the latest. what happened. >> reporter: well, this startedvery, very late saturday night. at this point, authorities are still trying to figure out acts lid what -- acts lid -- exactly what happened but this is what we know so far. on saturday evening the sheriff office got calls from a business that a man was tearing up the place. they say 19-year-old seth beckman stormed into the businesses near route 24 and red pump road in forest hills. seth beckman wrecked the 7- eleven and punched a teenage outside the store and wrecked a bp gas stat

germantown through gaithersburgb to the beltway. no problems or incidents between fairfasm county, -- fairfax county. you can see across the bridge nicely. in town new york avenue bladensburg north east just the traffic signals so far are the only thing slowing you down. >> thank you, steve. s police investigating a deadly hit and run in prince george's county. this happened before 10:00 p.m. last night in landover. officials say a woman was walking along the eastboundtbou lanes of 202 when she was hit. the striking vehicle, the veh vehicle that hit her apparently took off from the scene. if you know about it police wanw to hear from you. justice for vanessa pham. her killer found guilty of first-degree murder. >> the case was nearly unprecedented because the judge allowed a television inside the courtroom. the jury unanimously found him guilty in the stabbing death of the teen. pham's body was found inside her car in fall's church in 2010. after his yesterday he confessed to killing her after she offered to give him and his daughte

it is completely reopened beltway little bit of volume.orgia avenue, 95 in virginia near prince william parkway. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you, steve. here is a look at stories making headlines, president obama speaking out for the first time about alleged gas attack in syria. he tells cnn possible weapons attack is big event of great concern. state department cannot verify a gas attack happened near damascus. rebels are still finding bodies and it is in the thousands. more bad news this morning for virginia bob mcdonnell. his job approval rating near an all time low appointing to a new university poll. voters are split saying 42% saying he is trustworthy and 41% saying he is not. wednesday is the anniversary of march on washington. tomorrow thousands expected on national mall for realize rally being let by al sharpton. ♪ >> time for morning line. it maybe only pre-season. there is a lot of pressure going on tomorrow night. you have another outstanding pre-season game monday. redskins have to make cuts from th

the tunnels are in great shape as well as the beltway. 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. here's a live look at green spring avenue. inner loop free of delays up to 83. outer loop just 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. that's your time saver traffic. >>> good morning. a rocky start to the week on wall street. the market closed down for the sixth day in a row. the dow fell 70 points. amazon.com is back on line this morning after being out of commission for a short time yesterday afternoon. no word as to what caused the outage. a first from the fashion word. j crew used social media to release their fall catalog. the clothing company's september issue rolled out instagram before the home catalog was sent out. finally, a chance to revive your childhood. a company called high roller usa now selling a big wheel for grown ups. check it out. it's made for riders from 5 foot 2 to 6 foot 6. it has a grown up price tag as it. one of those will cost you about $600. that's america's money. >> talk about america's money . $600? >> i know it. no. >> i want the

and the beltway, here's what it looks like right on the west side. this is is actually going to be 95 at eastern avenue, but take my word for it, the beltway nice and clear, nothing to get in your way on the outer loop as you do make the push from 795 down to 95. that stretch will take you 11 minutes. the outer loop on the east side just an 11-minute ride to get from 95 up to 83. and there are no concerns on 95 in white marsh. six minutes from the thruway all the way down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. that is your time saver traffic. >>> for the first time since that wonderful night in february, the defending super bowl champions, your baltimore ravens will be in action tonight. the ravens are in tampa to take on the buccaneers. kickoff is set for 7:30. baltimore says their first home preseason game will be against the falcons. they open the regular season september 5th in denver. coming up in our next hour, we're going to go down to tampa to hear what some are saying about tonight's preseason game. >>> maryland is getting money to help keep

a disabled vehicle 97 northbound at the beltway. watch for an accident 95 southbound at 195 followed by a crash taylor avenue at pairing parkway. if you are traveling in the carroll county area, the downed tree still lingering there 97 at hoods mill road near the carroll county, howard county line. you can see things getting much busier there, particular on the outer loop of the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. ever dream of the places you'd like to go? well, toyota can take you there. now is a great time to get a great deal at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. >>> straight down to south baltimore, old school, federal hill as new school would say it. take it away, ball. >> reporter: we're at reggies. we're talking about the cronut. it started in new york. it's a craze people are waiting in line for 2 hours to get a cronut. allen, good morning. >> good morning. good morning guys up on the hill. the cronut. >> reporter: now , exactly what is it? >> it's flaky. it's moist. it's juice y. you can stuff it wi

here's a ok at the beltway, traffic starting to pick up on the outer loop of baltimore pike. out in carroll county we have a crash in westminster on meadow branch road near kriders church road and more problems right now in anne arundel county. we have two accidents on ritchie highway. one along the northbound lane at frederick road. another is blocking one lane at college parkway. if you're using 97 no delays and 95 in howard county 61 miles per hour northbound at 195, no problems gets to downtown baltimore. right now the tunnels are in great shape. that is your time saver traffic. >>> this morning we're learning more about a quadruple shooting. two of the victims were killed right in front of their child who was just more than one year old. the child was not harmed but one of the victims killed william monroe, his mother and friend were shot. police arrested melville mason. they say he busted through the front door and started shooting not only killing monroe but also his girlfriend meghan kerrigan. >> they were good people. i just don't understand why somebody would go in

upper 50s north and west of the beltway. 69 downtown. a pair of 6s towards chestertown. we are comfortable this morning. but the one issue in the short- term is fog and it's as you get from 70 to the 270 split as you get out towards damascus and mount airy towards frederick, the visibilities are down. so be careful with that. keep your low beams on and speeds at a reasonable level. cloudy today and another below average day with temperatures that will be struggling to get to 80 degrees. a few spotty showers will develop and the heat is going to be with us by tuesday. so here's satellite picture. a lot of clouds on top. maryland's most powerful showing dry conditions over the state. heavy rain to the south of the city. this is going to slide to the south of the city. that's good news. but there could be a couple scattered showers in the northern edge of this. that may push in our direction. so we are going to keep the scattered showers in the forecast today. but the heat starting to crank well south of maryland and dew points are starting to crearchg so by tuesday, it is

it's going to be a easy ride to route 40 and east side of the beltway shaping up nicely.west of parring park -- perking parkway -- perking parkway nothing to get in your way t -- perfecting parkway nothing-- pering parkway. no problem in the white marsh area from down 95 into the city. you are looking at 6 minutes from the harbor tunnel throughway down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> 18 is the number of women who have come forward with the accusations of sexual workplace harassment again san diego mayor bob filner. after a month of denying fighting and therapy it appears the inevitable is reality. fi lner reportedly will resign to setal sexual harassment lawsuit. multiple sources are saying he will step down after proposedsettlement is discussed during a closed-door city council session later today. here's where it gets sticky in exchange for the resignation the city of san diego will reportedly pay some if not all of filner's share of the damages awarded in a lawsuit. 18 women have come forward accusing him of-appropriate behavio

in delays as you make your push to the beltway and get on the jfx to the city. the northwest corner at greenspring avenue looking good. no problems on the inner loop. this is an 11 minute ride to travel the outer loop from 795, 895 no problems there, despite that construction the harbor tunnel in great shape with a 9 minute ride from 95 to the toll plaza. the south side of the 95 no delays traveling northbound from route 32 up to the beltway. that stretch will take you the typical 10 minutes and southbound travel will be clear down to d. c. that is your time saver traffic. >>> good morning topping america's money, mortgage rates continue to rise a. 30 year fixed rate is averaging 4.52%. new numbers out from the national association of realtors are expected to show home sales were up in july. the dow dropped fifth straight day losing 7 points. the nasdaq and s&p both rose. >>> a new electric car creating a lot of buzz because of safety features. it earned a rare perfect score from the national highway traffic safety administration. get this the roof was so strong

some congestion on the north side of the beltway. that's all straight ahead. >>> in for marty bass in the first warning weather center. a replay of yesterday, humid with storms potentially in the afternoon. yo you are -- your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> the best young baseball players from around the world have converged on aberdeen for the cal ripken world series. guess who is stopping by to tell us about it? the iron man himself. stay tuned, the eyewitness news morning edition will continue in a moment. ,,,,,, caramel mocha. caramel almond. caramel turtle. [ sighs ] that would've been awkward. with dunkin's caramel iced coffee flavors, there are more ways than ever to love caramel. try the new caramel coconut today. for a strong bag that grips the can... ♪ get glad forceflex. small change, big difference. pretzels! [loudly] no, thanks! pretzel roll from dunkin'. try the new pretzel roll sandwiches from dunkin' -- get any bakery sandwich on a soft, warm pretzel roll today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> i

no delays to get in your way as you make the drive to the beltway.the jfx in great shape. 695 is starting to pick up here on the west side. drive times now up to 13 minutes for those of you making the stretch on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. not terrible, just an extra 2 minutes. it is, again, starting to build. if you are traveling on beltway, no problems from parkville up to towson. the tunnels are in great shape. i am following another crash in anne arundel county right in arnold along the northbound lanes of ritchie highway at old frederick road. that is your time saver traffic. >>> some top stories that we're following this morning. two teens in oklahoma are being held without bail. a bail hearing has been set at $1 million they say for a third teen also accused in the shooting death. this all from a college baseball player who was shot. they say they did it because they were bored. the school those teens attend has stronger security after anonymous threats were made against it. the school does not know if they're credible but they are bei

it's comfortable and refreshing and north and west of the beltway.ut the upper 50s. 69 downtown. glen burnie around the airport is 63, 64 in annapolis. dew points will bring this map up because these dew points are not going to go lower than this this week. we are talking about muggy air returning and that's in here by this evening. going into tomorrow, a lot of clouds on top us right now this morning. maryland's most powerful showing nothing doing on our radar and as we go out to the south, that's where we find more scattered showers that will start to arrive later this afternoon. we are into the 60s and 70th south and west. and the core of the heat is developing over the tennessee valley this slides from the north and west a this will bring in more summer heat. 80 degrees today and sunshine and clouds. more clouds than sunshine. spotty showers and for tonight, a pair of 6s with stars in the clouds. 7-day forecast we are into the upper 80s and 90s many we will talk more about that coming up in a little bit. let's talk about the timesaver traffic. fo

northbound travel nice and clear, 6 minutes from route 100 up to the beltway, and typical drive timeshe west side it will take you just 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95 and the east side of the beltway in the clear, 11 minutes as well to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. that is your time saver traffic. >>> more pay but longer workweek, that's what baltimore city firefighters can expect in the near future. unions have reached a deal on a new contract. we'll tell you what the acting chief thinks about this agreement. >> they were only 5 and 7 but two young girls did not let their age get in the way of saving the day, why one mother says her daughters are her hero. >>> community leaders are meeting with the hartford county school board to talk about a pay to play policy. the school board voted to charge $50 for students who play sports and $25 for those who take part in activities. today hartford county's web site is launching today with more details about the fees. right now we know those student who is qualify for free and reduced meals will not have to pa

beltway near 295, in delays to get to the wilson bridge.exiting north on 295, there was an accident blocking a lane. starting to build a bit approaching sueman parkway. heavy into town. head over to south capitol street towards fredrick douglas memorial bridge up to the freeway, lanes reported open. 14th street bridge, moving well across the 14th street bridge, slow into the work zone on the freeway. same configuration. still have the road work, getting there not too bad. beltway, outer loop, traffic moving towards us, slowly moving. new hampshire avenue, lots of payment, not that many cars, much better than usual for your friday commute. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> steve, thank you. a big weekend in the nation's capitol ahead of the 50th anniversary of march on washington. >> you could be impacted by the traffic changes, fox 5's matt ackland woke up early this morning, allison. >> i love matt ackland. >> he is live. >> good morning, matt. it is >> reporter: what a beautiful weekend it will be to celebrate this anniver

way from shawan to the beltway. 95 up in harford county moving along at route 24.o white marsh and when you make the push from the harbor tunnel throughway all the way down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza, you are looking at a nice green 6 minute ride. 695 going to be up to speed. no problems whatsoever on the east side. an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and over on the west side it will take 11 minutes as well to get from 795 to 95. you can be the first a know about drive times. follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. >>> a terrible story to share out of washington state. police are looking for two teens accused of beating a world war ii veteran to death. these are the two men police say they are looking for. the man was sitting outside the fraternal lodge when he was attacked. the beating appears to be random. his friends at the lodge don't understand how this could happen. >> he was always kind of there for me when i needed him. i don't understand how someone can do this i really don't. >> his friends say he was wounded during battle

fair oaks, eastbound 66 in great shape headed to the capitol beltway. of the beltway, that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> julie, thanks, dangerous intersection gets a major makeover just in time for the school year. we'll show you the changes. >> plus redesigning your home. it is a big task. it can be easier than you think. holly morris is with case designing. time is 8:20 on this monday.  "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." it's been called "cuccinelli's witch hunt" "designed to intimidate and suppress" ken cuccinelli used taxpayer funds to investigate a uva professor whose research on climate change cuccinelli opposed. cuccinelli, a climate change denier, forced the university to spend over half a million dollars defending itself against it's own attorney general. ken cuccinelli. he's focused on his own agenda. not us. >> 8:23, monday morning, welcome back. there is an on going safety overhaul to make sure everyone stays safe in and outside of classroom. >> prince george leads the state in deadly c

i'm also following a crash on the west side of the beltway. the latest drive times coming up after the break. >>> in today's tech bites, apple is looking to strike gold with its new iphone. several tech websites are reporting the new iphone which is set to be announced september 10th will come in white, black and gold. samsung is coming out with something big. the samsung galaxy mega will double as a tablet and screen. linkden is aiming to connect students. they lowered the joining age to 14. twitter is trying to give your tweets more context. the site rolled out a related head line feature. if you click on a tweet about a particular news story the new feature will give you links for entire articles about that exact story. those are your tech bites. i'm diane perez. have great day. >>> we have breaking news this morning. this is a fire burning in jersey city at recycling plant. right now this is live pictures. the fire broke out inside simms metal management just after 11:00 last night. crews are still working on the fire. this is the first ti

we're going to remain in the green out on the east side of the beltway. you're looking at an 11-minute trip to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. it'll take 11 minutes over on the west side to get from 795 down to 95 and if you are traveling out in carroll county, we do have a downed tree in sikesville, it's on route 97 at hood mill road. it's partially blocking one lane at this time. you can be the first to know about traffic alerts. all you have to do is follow me on twitter@maryland traffic. that is your time saver traffic. there is much more coming up. you're watching "good morning maryland." great shot of domino sugar. ( telephone rings ) hi, honey. how's the camping trip? well, kids had fun, but i think i slept on a rock. what are you doing? having coffee. ah, sounds good! i thought you'd say that. ah. ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ you're the best! wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. ♪ ... is folgers in your cup! >>> a company based in saburna park is cutting its work force. 500 employees locally and around the country are being

it's going to be a nice calm ride making the drive to the beltway. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> good morning. topping america's money. stocks opened higher this morning after snapping a 3-day free fall. the dow nasdaq and s&p 500 were up yesterday on positive news about jobs. taxpayers are getting a 10 billion dollar check from fannie mae and that means they have paid back about 90% of the 117 billion dollar bailout during the housing collapse. >>> the nc-aa is redesigning the online store as it stops selling football jerseys and other school merchandise. the move is amid a lawsuit wince they are fighting several former and current athletes over the use of their images and likenesses. and three million bucks is the final asking price to history. love boat cruise ship has taken the final voyage to a wrecking turned to scrap. ere it will be the pacific princess was thecenter he is piece of the show. -- centerpiece of the show. >>> they are a bundle of joy but raising a baby is not cheap. just out of list of a average cost of a first year of life

so far without issue for folks headed around the capitol beltway. you will find your lanes are open if you are traveling inbound around ken yilworthth avenue this morning. m no issues to report at this time. traffic running smoothly on theo top side of beltway travelingrae from coalsville road headed to 270, both 95 and 295 without issue traveling inbound through laurel. traveling inbound on 50 leaving 202 at speed there as well and no accidents to report northbound on 95. guy set the start this morning leaving fredericksburg headed to dumb fridays. that's a check of your fox 5 ono time traffic.me >> later on this morning, bradley manning will learn his fate. >> the former army private could spend the rest of his life in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of battlefield reports and other top secret informatioi to wikileaks. it included a video in baghdad that killed nine people.eopl the 25-year-old was convicted cn last month on espionage and a other charges. he faces 90 years behind bars. prosecutors have asked for 60 years but manning's defe

it will take 6 minutes normal ride to get to route 100 up to the beltway. you can be the first to know about the drive times follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. >>> today the prosecution intends to begin calling expert witnesses in the military trial of major nidal hasan who is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others during a rampage in fort hood text nas 2009. -- texas in 2009. he is acting as his lawyer and because he is large liciting quiet more than 60 witness have been called in four days. >>> an update on the pennsylvania girl with a lung transplant after a court badel allowed her to be included on the adult transplant list. 11-year-old sarah morn began has -- morn gan will undergo another-- murnaghan will undergo another surgery today. >>> that istory -- story you have to see and hear after searching all over a woman finds a bun in the oven and it takes a second and dawns on her she has a grandchild on the way. listen to her-- i get des guess the grandmother to be reaction. >> [ creams ] >> all right. -- screams-- [ screams ] >> don

that has driven the story line inside the beltway. we did a story on how the austerity cost rules washington. it is a portrait of think tanks, philanthropists and others who have framed in a way so it is hard to tell an alternative story. that has shifted a little because of new voices and forces emerging from the 99% or what ever you want to call it. >> you had better have twitter and facebook involved in the project. >> we do, absolutely. we have all kinds of new media. i agree you need to use all of that. it has been a very powerful force. we use all of that at "the nation. " we have a correspondent right about this in a politically. at occupy wall street in new york a few miles from our office, one thing that struck our correspondent was how many young people came to the square and were caught up in conversations, talking to people and the general assembly's, conversations. so many people have lived in front of their laptop or been part of the new media that the ability to communicate and talk and sit around -- you cannot do it al

the beltway, that's going to be the worst spot right now., we are dealing with a crash in the outer loop at frederick road in caytonsville. drive times up to 16 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. no problems on pairing parkway from 95 to 83. >>> an early morning fire in caytonsville has severely damaged an apartment building that sent at least one person to the hospital. roosevelt is live at the scene with the latest this morning. >> reporter: since the sun started to come up you can see the damage better. take a look behind me here. you can see where the roof caved in. part of the house here on scotts lane in caytonsville, near frederick road, across from saint mark's church. take a look at the video earlier to give you an idea of what the fire department was dealing with when they got here. when they did get here the flames were shooting through the roof, heavy smoke was pouring out of the building as well. four people were inside the house, two adults and two children. they managed to get out safely. we talked with the folks i

. >> david: mike, meanwhile, what they worry about, inside the beltway, the beltway crowd, they a brainin. "the hill" newspaper came out and said the lawmakers are worried of a brain drain of talent and skill from capitol hill. god forbid they will go to the private sector. first, are you worried about a brain dane? >> not at all, david. but that is a hypocrisy of the obamacare. a lot of people in the private sector said it's one problem with the bill, it will cause a brain drain in the private sector. they denied that and said it wouldn't happen. lots of people lost their coverage with obamacare. of it's just one more thing about this that the president said that is not true. >> by the way, steve, maybe we could use a brain drain. these are the brains that gave us this convoluted law to begin with. >> since they did, they can live under it. the private plans will be under the severe pressure. starting in the 2015. they are creating more part-time workers than full-time workers. it's a scandal. washington lives well. >> david: according to the president you are supposed to have the plan

folks traveling inside the beltway on 295. no major delays on the through lanes.hose should all be open. but that southbound ramp to eastern avenue still tied up along the left side with that overturned truck so you may have a little bit of an issue skirting around that but it is indeed passable as of now. also just coming in with a crash along the southeast southwest freeway. crash blocking the left lane. just got confirmation that from the wtop traffic center. right now moving along on route 50 through annapolis and bowie, should find ought the lanes open and moving at speed. 95 running well in both directions through virginia, no reported issues on that northbound trek from fredericksburg up past dumfries. i'm rob woodfork live from the wtop traffic center. let's go back to jummy and scott. >> all right, thank you, rob, and caskey, i'm with you on that reference. well done, my friend. apple may see unavailable its newest smartphone. >> finally. john muller has the "tech bytes." >> in today's "tech bytes" it looks like apple is close to unveiling their latest ip

. >> well if you are heading out on 97, nothing to worry about it's nice and clear at beltway and i will show you what the other main lines look like. i will have the latest drive times coming up after the break. >>> drama scandal and a dark history and that's how current anne arundel county executive laura neumann is describing the leopold administration and the impact on the police department. she asked for a independent review of the police to restore confidence in the force. that panel headed by police commissioner fred beal feld release -- bealefeld released their results yesterday. there were 10 recommendations for higher pay and a better way to promote officers. bealefeld says the hiring of the new chief is the right move towards stabilizing the department. >> i have a lot of faith in chief davis and i've known him for a little while but having a chief having a chief in there that's going to be around for a little minute is important. that's an important first step. >> bealefeld said the panel's recommendations had to do with the way the department was run at the top. he says the

no issues coming out of clinton headed for beltway.