this is 695 at the bw parkway, traffic is very light and running good at this time. back to you. >>> a lot of star power at the memorial service to honor the king of pop. an enormous crowd will gather today in a few hours to say goodbye to michael jackson. let's take you there live. this is a live picture of the staples center in los angeles. more than 1.6 million people registered for free tickets to jackson's memorial but get this, a total of 8,700 people were chosen to receive just two tickets each. sherrie johnson is following this story on the final farewell to the king of pop. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. michael jackson will be laid to rest. his family will say goodbye at a private ceremony at forest lawn cemetery. he will be laid to rest in a specially designed costume. then the world will join jackson's family in a star-studded sendoff at the staples center in los angeles. mariah carey will sing her version of jackson's hit "i'll be there." and the dancers who would have been part of his fiewbl tour will take -- final tour will take the stage. je

cheeking this is 695 at the bw parkway.jamie and megan, back to you. >>> the cash for clunkers is sitting on empty this morning. the federal government is considering suspending its rebate program for gold gas guzzlers less than a week after it started. it was so popular, cash for clunkers just about ran out of money. $1 billion have been set aside. thousands of sales haven't even been accounted for due to paperwork delays. >> i just got my first one submitted today, which took about five hoursp. >> it's a feeding frenzy out there. >> in six days, more than 19,000 cars have been purchased for the program intended to jump start the auto tree while also putting more fuel- efficient vehicles on the road. the department of transportation is now looking for many roadways on this program. and president obama's pledge to rebuild the structure. state officials say the quick mandates make it hard to take on extensive bridge repairs that involve years of planning. so that's been less than 1 thrs of the 150,000 troubled bridges are ge

looking here at the cameras, 695 at the bw parkway. you can see not much volume, not much going on out there. looking good at this hour. back to you. >>> 5:41. with a $745 million hole in the budget looming. >> are massive layoffs heading to maryland? >> which areas received the largest bug cuts and layoffs? that information coming up. oh, what's this? breakfast. it's kind of early, buddy. you've got to need to take some cholesterol off you. honey, have you been reading the cheerios box again? he got that off the box. (announcer) cheerios is made with 100% natural whole grain oats to help lower your cholesterol. that was very thoughtful of you. very early, but very thoughtful. (announcer) cheerios. good for the heart. >>> 5:44 now. millions of dollars will be out of the state budget, cut from it and the governor says those cuts are needed to save jobs all across the state of maryland. sherrie johnson joins us with the story. >> reporter: today governor martin o'malley will propose $280 million in cuts to trim a $700 million budget defi

this is 695 at the bw parkway, traffic flowing freely in both directions, no incidents at this time. back to you. >>> 5:32. no motive, no suspects in a shooting in anne arundel county that left one man dead. it happened at the rainbow view apartments yesterday morning in glen burnie. neighbors say they heard shots and called police after seeing 28-year-old lamont gordon junior lying there on the ground. >> you get up in the morning, come outside and i see all this happening here. it's a shock to the whole community. >> i've been here two years and nothing, never happened like this out here. never. i do feel unsafe now. >> again, police have no motive or suspects in this deadly shooting. we'll stay on top of it. >> baltimore city police make an arrest after a woman was shot in fells point. 48-year-old josephine lewitowsky died at the hospital after she was found tuesday morning on register street in eastern avenue. police arrested a man, 22-year-old dante mccrea after surveillance cameras captured him putting a shotgun into a car. he's been charged with murder. police haven't released

we do have an accident at the bw parkway.oks like 270 southbound shaping up nicely, as well, past germantown road down to the split. finally, to round it out, i give you 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore. down to the beltway, all green, so far so good. telling us drivers are moving at speed. andrea? >>> in just a few hour, judge sonia sotomayor heads back to capitol hill. it's a day of questions and answers for the supreme court nominee. samantha hayes reports it comes after a day with plenty of grandstanding from both parties. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor sat stoically for the first day of her supreme court confirmation hearing as one by one 19 senators on the judicial committee delivered their thoughts and opinions on her nomination. a preview of sorts for the questions to come. >> i'll be asking you about your able to wear that judicial blindfold. i'll be asking about your able to decide cases in an impartial manner and in accordance with the law and the constitution. >> reporter: when it was her turn, sotomayor

this is 695 at the bw parkway.t's a bright morning out there but traffic appears to be flowing smoothly in both directions. back to you. >>> a baltimore community comes together symbolically saying enough is enough. sherrie johnson joins us now in our studio with more. >> reporter: good morning. on a breezy summer evening baltimore police and citizens in the carrollton ridge community hit the streets to fight against crime. the citizens on patrol walk comes after 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head last week while walking back from the store. the community is outraged by this violence and wants to take back their streets. neighbors and police teamed up for the citizens on patrol walk hoping to make a change and stop the violence. but some neighbors are skeptical if the crime walk will work. >> let's face it, the city is in trouble. >> reporter: police arrested 17-year-old lamont davis for shooting little raven. he's charged with attempted murder. tell us what you think about this situation by logging on to

a quick look at the cameras, this is going to be 695 at the bw parkway. ing see there's -- you can see there's hardly anybody out there. it looks good at this hour. back to you. >>> 5:31. it's reckless and this morning, that could be the reason a cab driver is dead, from drag racing. sherrie johnson picks up that story. >> reporter: everyday thousands of people travel on northern parkway and what is so disturbing, this could have happened to anyone. the crash happened about 11:00 last night at the intersection of northern parkway and woodcrest. near pimlico racetrack. witnesses say several cars were racing down the street when they slammed into a cab driver who was trying to make a u turn. sources tell abc2 news that the cab driver died instantly from the impact. four others were injured in the crash and taken to shock trauma. one witness did not want to be identified on camera. she says this accident is a senseless tragedy. >> they crazy. young people just acting crazy. >> reporter: it's no secret reckless driving and street racing has been a problem in

looking now at 695 and the bw parkway, traffic is flowing smoothly at this time in both directions. megan? back to you. >>> a promise to rebuild after a fire nearly destroys a neighborhood landmark. the suburban house in pikesville has been serving people since 1950. abc2 news cheryl conner is live with what is next for them. >> reporter: good morning. here's the scene in front of the suburban house restaurant. you can see that windows are boarded up and charred debris from inside now lines the front of the building. it's heart breaking for so many people in the community who consider the restaurant a home away from home. more than 30 people were inside the restaurant 5:00 yesterday evening when the fire was reported. firefighters say someone reported hearing a pop coming from the storage room and then seeing the flames.

this is 695 at the bw parkway. can see everything is running lightly and not a lot of volume at this hour but things are looking good. back to you. >>> 5:10. megawarehouse costco wants to make it easy for you to trade in old electronics. >> find out what they are doing, plus - >> if you're favorite price is free we have a story for you. i'm brittney gordon, coming up, the key to a free breakfast. ( sighs ) ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... studies show that people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains... and 110 calories per lightly sweetened serving. more grains. less you. multigrain cheerios. nobody ever asks me what i want to be when i grow up. maybe it's your name. richard? no, smucker. (laughs) (announcer) when your last name is smucker an

this is southbound on the bw parkway where it meets dc 295.crash activity is taking away the left lane for drivers. drivers are backed up to annapolis road. crews are working hard out there. be careful if you are heading that way. sticking with our maps and take you to route 4, route 5, 301. this remains an accident-free zone. outside, it is stacking up on 395 northbound from duke over to seminary. definitely below speed. before that, on 95 looks like we are dealing with a 22-minute commute to get from the prince william parkway to lorton. a look at 66 eastbound. a lot of volume between 50 and 123. happy to report no incidents or accidents on this interstate. that's a quick look at traffic. now over to you. >>> we are following breaking news out of germantown, maryland. li pore ainvestigating a deadly shooting by one of their officers. montgomery county spokeswoman tells 9 news now it ha oppened esengleat nest court around 3: l this morning. someone called 911 and then hung up. officers responded to the scene it is unclear what happened after

this is 695 at the bw parkway. a little bit of volume building on the southbound lanes to the far side of the screen but no problems at this time. jamie and megan, back to you. >>> that's something you would expect to see in spain, but a roaming bull caused quite a cometion in downtown idaho falls. he got out of his pasture and ran around town for an hour and a half. he certainly scared families back into their homes. >> we came back and sat on the blanket. we turned around and thises with a huge bull -- and there was a huge bull standing hess than a -- less than a foot from us. >> they ended up shooting the bull with the tranquilizer. no one was hurt during his hill adventure out of the pasture. he just wanted to see downtown idaho falls. >>> a new nickname for a man nearly 100 years old. >>> first, here's a look at the latest business news from new york. >> reporter: good morning. topping your money scope report. the government's cash for clunkers program appears to be running on empty. the $1 billion program may

we do have a fuel spill on the road northbound at the bw parkway right at 695. i'm getting reports that that is an mta fuel spill. there could be delays and detours if you are headed this that direction. also on falls road at black rock road, that has been reopened. they cleared that tree from the roadway, so things are flowing freely as well. this is 50 at sandy point. if you are headed to the beach, now is the great time to go. jamie, back to you. >>> 11 minutes now away from the hour of 6:00. carol tucker thought she had a job for life. on a friday 25 years to the day, she was told her services were no longer needed. so she came home, told her mom, hey, we're going on a road trip. >> reporter: what do we have here? >> you have the burgers, fries, hot dogs and the mural here. >> yes, my cousin's husband did that for me. >> reporter: what we have here is carol's chuck wagon. >> it's really carol's chuck wagon express but didn't have enough room for it. >> reporter: what we have here is pennsylvania. >> i bought it in pennsylvania. it was an old postal truck. >>

we'll take a look at the bw parkway and 695. it is flowing freely and no problems to let you know about. jamie and megan, back to you. >>> aleen gabey's inlaws under town and she got up early any way with shortly long. thanks for coming in. >> thanks. >> megan keeps hitting the spot, that's right there. >> he's a great dog. he's 8 years old actually. >> tail wagging, very friendly, loves people. >> was cuddling with you earlier, too. a sweetheart. >> i'm getting a little attached, which is rough, but it's nice when you have a pet coming into the home to plan ahead. one of the tricks that i like is to make sure they can smell the same. so i actual i had brought this morning a little dryer sheets. that's a nice trick to have up your sleeve. so when you are ready to introduce to pets, it might take a couple days. you might need to keep the cat in a separate room or have a carrier available. you can rub each with a dryer sheet. that way they smell the same. >> no intimidation there? >> that's really the first thing they are going fo

this is going to be the beltway at the bw parkway. you can see both loops of 695 are traveling incident-free at this time. back to you. >>> 6:01. breaking news overseas. a passenger plane crashed in northwest iran and 168 people on board this plane are believed dead. emergency services spokesman says that the plane's wreckage was all in flames and it's likely anyone -- unlikely anyone survived. the plane from iran's caspian airline was going from the tehran to the capital of armenia when it went down in a city. stay tuned to us and abc2news.com for all the latest details today. >>> as if driving downtown wasn't enough of a headache for you - >> now a new construction project could make your commute even worse. sherrie johnson live downtown with more details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, if you normally travel downtown during your morning commute, preferably on lombard street you might want a different route. today kicks off the lombard street improvement project and crews already blocked off several lanes to start wor

this is going to be 695 at the bw parkway, those are the southbound lanes on 295 on the far side. everything flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> "2 your health." officials from across the state of maryland are gearing up to attack the h1n1 virus also known as swine flu when class gets back in session next month. now, local school superintendents, helicopter officers, they all -- health officers, all attended a flu summit yesterday. they were talking about when they could close schools or notifying parents and how students should be isolated when contagious. >> i am more concerned about the flu this year because of the epidemic last year and i just want to make sure my kids will be in a safe environment. >> school officials say they are also looking at ways to continue teaching children if schools are forced to close because of an outbreak. we want to you know and we want to hear from you, about the flu. your thoughts, so go to our web site. we're asking, are you more likely to get a flu shot this year because of the h1n1 flu scare? to take part in the on-line poll log on

just use caution there. 695 at the bw parkway, running smoothly. we'll be right back. >>> a huge part of the fourth of july holiday is all about honoring those who serve. this morning the story of one soldier's homecoming. you may recognize him. or at least his pink boxers, that received worldwide attention. shelley slater has the report. >> how you doing? >> reporter: zachary boyd is back from afghanistan and hitting up willie's frozen custard, his favorite ice cream spot. this shirt, paired with the famous pink boxers put boyd's name on the world wide map, asleep when he got the call that friendly units needed help. >> a friendly unit got pinned down so we had to help them. >> reporter: the president commended boyd but at home his parents had a different initial reaction. >> the first time i saw it i just started laughing out loud but the more it goes i realize that this is something that shows the character of the guys that are there. >> reporter: now boyd is autographicking his shirt. >> it started out with one little picture. now it's gone vir

a quick look now, bw parkway at 695, you can see traffic is flowing freely in both directions, no problems at this time. >>> 6:01. baltimore city knows it's a problem and you've paid for it. if you own a $200,000 moment -- home in the city you pay $4500 in taxes. same house two miles away in baltimore county, tax, $2,200. brittney gordon with an idea to lower your property tax. >> reporter: if to you live in the city of baltimore you don't need anyone to tell you how much you pay in property tax. it's the highest rate in the state and some are looking for a way to save you money. last night, about 60 people came out to a meeting to discuss ways to cut the property tax rate in the city. the cleave clerk of the baltimore city -- the chief clerk of the baltimore city circuit court is planning a way to cut the rate down to that of baltimore county. if you're wondering how big the difference is, look at it this way, the owner of a $1,200,000 home in -- $200,000 home in the city pays more than $4,500 in property tax. the county pays less than half of that. >> i don't think it's impossible. i thi

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taking a quick look now, 695 at the bw parkway. we have a little bit of building volume, that is going to be in the southbound lanes which is on the far side of the shot but no delays at this time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:46. one man dead this morning. police are still looking for a suspect who got away after a four-hour standoff. >> sherrie johnson has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: we just called the baltimore city police department. still no sign of the suspect who shot and killed another man in northeast baltimore. a search is still underway to find the gunman after a four-hour barricade came up empty. this started yesterday about 3:00. officers locked down part of the 3000 block of the almeida at east 29th street. they looked for the man they say killed another man just a block away. officers brought in the s.w.a.t. team, k-9 unit and armored vehicles to help catch the suspect. the murder victim has not yet been identified but police say he was shot several times and police brought in three people for q

trees in the intersection. 695 at the bw parkway, looking good on the near side of the screen. those are the northbound lanes, far side is the southbound lanes. just building volume but traffic flowing freely at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban and taylor swift. >>> a baby cut from her mother's womb found alive and two people are arrested. 22-year-old darlene hayes was found dead monday in her worcester, massachusetts apartment. police say the woman who took the baby tried to pass her off as her own. >>> if you think the potholes on lombard street are a problem, a massive sinkhole opened up in texas. the huge crater is 70 yards long, almost 50 feet deep. jerry jones wants to bill another stadium here. >> we told you yesterday about the 7-year-old who stole his parents' car to avoid church. this morning we have the dash cam video of that car chase in utah. it started when police saw the driver roll through a stop sign and then refused to pull

. >> so far so good as we track the commute on the bw parkway and 95. nothing but green cars past 32. that's because they are moving at speed. that's the situation at we look at 270 southbound from montgomery village avenue to the beltway. it is free flowing and finally here's the capital beltway in maryland. north of the district. we have a live shot for you. the outer loop and inner loop are doing fine. the time is 6:09. good thursday morning. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. (female narrator) from jennifer: a microfiber sofa bed for just $299, only at jennifer. $299. jennifer: the only place to buy a sofa bed. >>> i'm here in the web center with kristin fisher she has an update on the hero central project. >> good morning. most of our hero central stories are of course about people but the one i'm working on now is about a dog. not just any dog. check fathis out. right here. this is tazo, a black german -- oh, no that did not work out. that was not the picture i was going for. here we go. in just a th thright here. is tazo a black ge

no problems to report but we will start off 95 and the bw parkway.rom here route 32 past 198 no problems as realtime graphics are showing you. nothing but green cars. moving over to the cameras and checking out the outer loop. plenty of volume but no real delays. as you can see here at university it is getting by fine. to the district and check out inbound new york avenue. this is from the times building to bladensburg and then fine through the third street tunnel. no problem. checking out 395 in virginia. no problems here at duke street to the 149 street bridge and finally 95 northbound in virginia, we are seeing a little slow down from prince william parkway to route 1 but no major delaysette and that's about it right now. kristin? >> thank you so much. good morning, everybody. well, two stories from the website gawker.com that is generating quite a bit of buzz on the web this morning. the first is about texting. in both dc and virginia it is already illegal to text while driving. maryland will join that group in october. but should states start to

no delays from father hurley on down and 95 and the bw parkway, thumbs up. over to you, and ya. >> thank you. >>> president obama is pushing hard for congress to move ahead with legislation that would reform the american system of health care. and the house made some progress on the bill this morning. digital correspondent susan roberts reports. >> reporter: a house committee has given president obama a reason to be optimistic. the house ways and means committee passed legislation early this morning after 16 hours of debate that would reform health care. three democrats joined the republicans on the committee to vote against the bill including tax increases on the wealthy to pay for the plan. >> we will get health care reform done. >> reporter: the president urged congress to support his plan at a rally in new jersey. he said it will go up unless the house and senate can agree on major reforms. but it is a tough sell. congress' budget director says the overhauls will actually cost taxpayers more money, a view trumpet -- trumpeted by many americans. >> all of

we are going to show you bw parkway and 9 a 5 southbound.to the realtime graphics out of baltimore, clear to the beltway and we will fly the dulles toll road, pass the airport through herndon, reston, virginia, toward the toll plaza before -- moving at speed. the traffic is again. that's the traffic. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> we just moved to 6:50. >>> a heads up to alexandria drivers. a new detour this morning just outside of the beltway. the left turn lanes from southbound route 1 on to fort hunt road will close at 9:00 this morning and will be closed through saturday so crews can install new overhead signs. follow detour signs for huntington avenue. >>> in sports the nationals and brewers wrap up their series today with a game game in milwaukee. nats were leading in the sixth until a two run pinch hit home run. washington loses 7-5. >>> one day after losing his first international race in four years, michael phelps got back on the winner side and set a record in the 800-meter butterfly, the 34th world record of his career, in

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moving to 95 and the bw parkway, a different situation. are wide out out of baltimore from 198 past powder mill to the capital beltway. in virginia a lot of volume around the prince william parkway and continuing to 395 fine past the beltway to the 14th street bridge. look at new york avenue. i'm happy to report we remain delay free from the washington times building past this point at bladensburg road. that's a look at traffic. now, over to andrea. >>> again we are continuing to follow breaking news out of western maryland. as you just heard angie say, westbound i-70 is open, one lane eastbounon i-70. just west of frederick county. it is now open after this helicopter crash. ithappened near the frederick and washington county line. four people were killed hen the chopper crashed on the median of the highway bringing down several power lines in the process. james hash has more. >> reporter: the robinson r-44 four-seat helicopter crashed just before 10:30 on thursday night striking the ground on the left shoulder of eastbound i-70 near hage

it is the bw parkway that slows early this morning as you continue south of the pp'sy plant.ruction there doing repairs to the guard rail there. -- it is the bw parkway that slows early this morning as you continue south of the pepsi plant. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of montgomery county. police say at least one officer fired a weapon at the scene. >> it happened early this morning at eagles nest court in germantown. sarah simmons is live on the scene. >> reporter: i can tell you that one man is dead. he does have a gunshot wound. they aren't saying if pole officer actually fired the weapon and hit this man. they say they are not dealing with a burglary type situation. they don't think the man committed suicide or any sort of domestic situation going on. police are being very unclear as to swat circumstances are that are surrounding why this man is dead. i can also tell you it was about 2:40 this morning, police responded to a 911 call. police arrived about #:00 a.m. there was a call for assistance for backup to come in. when officers arrived, police are sayi

getting reports of a crash southbound bw parkway at water view avenue on the exit to water view avenue if you are approaching that there. looking at the maps quickly, no problems to let you know about at the tunnels. the beltway is running heavy on the east side. >>> stay with us. after "good morning america" is "good morning, maryland" at 9:00. we have so much going on. if you have dinner plans, weekend plans are all set. we'll show you how to grill up summer dishes. >> if you don't have plans for the weekend, we have two events you might want to check out and support. >>> and we're going to introduce you to a crane. not the construction type. candy crane from the zoo. >> oh, i thought frasier crane was coming. >>> that'll do it for thus morning. "good morning america" is next at 7:00. >>> thanks for choosing "good morning, maryland." for more news, watch "good morning, maryland" at 9:00 or go now to abc2news.com. abc 2 works for you.

as we begin with 95 and the bw parkway the the commutes are clear from 198 powder mill to the capitaling outside, 270, lanes are wide open as drivers make their way out of frederick to the split. the inner loop in virginia, drivers are at speed from the wilson bridge 95 to 66. andrea. >>> there's new hope for millions of people with irregular heart beats. as drew levinson explains the food and drug administration has just approved a new drug that has fewer side effects. for 17 years joseph rubin's heart often skipped a beat. he has a form of arrhythmia. >> i have done all the medications just nothing out there that is working for me. >> this 51-year-old who loves to workout has tried every available option to keep his heart beating normally. a new drug may be the answer to help the 2.5 million americans dealing with atreial fibrillation. >> sometimes the heart produces extra impulses causes an irregular heart beat. when it is not out of rhythm it does not pump blood efficiently. >> it can lead to a blood clot that can result in a catastrophe. >> reporter: even though it is safe for mo

we're looking at a delay on the bw parkway.1. >> partly sunny are ready this morning. very humid already. not going anywhere fast. 76 downtown. 74 at the airport. the mercury will rise pretty quickly. he will surge to between 87 and 92 degrees. partly cloudy skies. just about a 20% chance of a late day isolated thunderstorm. tomorrow, a better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. we will remain humid through friday. >> we will have another update at 8:55. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. chocolatey taste in 60 calories? ♪ ♪ oh, so delicious who cares? jell-o sugar free pudding. every diet needs a little wiggle room. >> whoa! whoa! >> 8:30 now on this tuesday morning, july 28th, 2009. those are two f-5ns from the key west naval base saying good morning to matt and al. very impressive, guys. but not as impressive as our shirts here. we are getting serious. >> that's very -- those are very cool. >> yeah, we're so loud, my ears are starting

will have more on that. 95 southbound traveling through howard county -- sorry, this is 695 at the bw parkway, you can see both loops of the beltway are traveling incident-free at this moment. back to you. >>> 5:52. still ahead - >> en -- top honors are handed out to a young pilot who flew from coast-to-coast. >>> and coming up at 6:00 -- a man with an overdraft charge that rivals the national debt. [ female announcer ] healthier, more radiant skin? it's in your future now. [ female announcer ] discover the power of aveeno positively radiant. with total soy, it's clinically proven to visibly reduce past damage while advanced spf 30 helps prevent future damage. aveeno positively radiant. combines two powerful medicines for fast relief of your diarrhea symptoms, so you can get back out there. imodium. get back out there. >>> we have an update to a story we told but two weeks ago. >> a california teen who flew cross country with the help of a world war ii pilot, they made it yesterday. the teen honored for her record of breaking -- now she's the youngest african-american female to have accomplis

traffic is running smoothly if you are headed towards the capital beltway area. 29 south bound and bw parkway are all checking in smoothly this morning. we have a crash to let you know about in columbia. it will be route 175 and tamar drive. route 130140 at sandy mount road there's an accident as well. looking here downtown, this is fayette street at st. paul street. no real traffic at this hour. this is 95 southbound approaching white marsh boulevard. a decent amount of volume given the time of day it is. no real delays at this time. all being brought to you by wpoc, baltimore's country station. you'll find more from country stars. >>> the b & o railroad museum has been rebuilding ever since heavy snow collapsed the roof. >>> coming up next, the long process to restore some of the old engines. oh, what's this? breakfast. it's kind of early, buddy. you've got to need to take some cholesterol off you. honey, have you been reading the cheerios box again? he got that off the box. (announcer) cheerios is made with 100% natural whole grain oats to help lower your cholesterol. that was very thought

let's quickly look at the cameras, 695 at the bwi marshall with the beltway on the near -- at the bw parkway with the beltway on the near side. traffic flowing smoothly in both directions there. back to you. >>> 6:46. baltimore residents will take back the streets tonight in the same neighborhood where a little girl was shot a week ago tomorrow. citizens on patrol will walk with residents of the carrollton ridge community in southwest baltimore. last week you may remember, a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head by a stray bullet after a street fight between two groups of young men. this happened in the 300 block of south pulaski. the same street where tonight's walk will kick off. >> we strive for community involvement merely by just walking through their neighborhoods and reporting all kinds of problems in the community. >> city leaders including the mayor are expected to be there as well for tonight's walk. >>> a proposal that would allow speed cameras in baltimore passed the first round of the city council voting. if the measure passes the cameras would be used in october. $40 ticket woul

and on 295 at the bw parkway at the belt way it's an easy drive. very light activity both south bound and northbound lanes but it does change a bit on 97 moving through andarundle county. there's an accident on the south bound side right at route 100. that's a look at the evening travels, jennifer back to you. >> thank you kandace. >> statue of former mayor and governor william donald shaeffer getting closer talk finished. we have a look at the 7 foot 2 inch clay statue of shafer today created inside the sculptor of the baltimore studio. a mold of the clay figure will be turned into wax and eventually that will be bronze. statue will be placed in the inner harbor between fill ems restaurant and visitor center. he focused on shaeffer character when creating the statue. >> waving at the crowd and the big joyous kind of a sense his quickness in stance and change of looking from one place to another place. >>reporter: the plan is to have the statue done for dedication ceremony on november 2nd. shaeffer is 88's birthday. >>> president obama plan to refo

this is 95 -- excuse me, 695 at the bw parkway, no problems to let you know about. traffic is flowing nicely in both directions. back to you. >>> not all is quiet at city hall. another round for the second day in a row. we lead off with another round of indictments. >> cheryl conner is live at city hall where the mayor says she's going to fight on. >> reporter: good morning. mayor sheila dixon went on with her public schedule even after learning about this recent indictment. she would not talk specifically about the new charges but you see her here at the women's business forum last night. the indictment handed up yesterday includes charges that were dismissed from a previous indictment. the state prosecutor says mayor dixon didn't report expensive gifts that her ex-boyfriend ronald lipscomb, a prominent city developer gave to her. according to the new indictment that elements to perjury -- amounts to perjury. the indictment states that ronald lipscomb paid for gifts. and that dixon failed to disclose the gifts on her financial disclosure forms. the mayor says she w

. >> still dealing with the fuel spill on the northbound lanes at 695 on the bw parkway. we check around the beltway, we don't have any problems to let you know about. if you are going downtown, keep in mind, the artscape road closures start in effect through sunday. mount royal will be closed between charles street and north avenue. lum barred street is going thousand a repaving project. looking right here this is 95 southbound as you make your way through howard county. jamie, back to you. >>> 6:01. was just trying to support his family by selling beer and wine. last night, he paid for it with his wife. sherr rye johnson is live this morning at putty hill liquors. sherrie? >> reporter: baltimore county police are looking for at least two suspects after a store owner was shot and killed here at this liquor store. this all happened just after 9:00 at putty hill liquors. police tell us that the store owner was shot and killed during a robbery and the store owner was an adult male believed to be in his 40s and was shot in the head. police searched the area for much of the n

. >> no problems to let you know about 95 southbound on southbound on the bw parkway at this time. but let's get a quick check of the buses and trains with mark jones. >> reporter: good morning. on the buses, number 22, a diversion eastbound at university and st. paul. the 22 diverteddality university and 40th, both due to construction. 17 bus diverted at nursery and winterson. numbers 6 and 20, diversions at culver and morally this morning -- morley, be aware of that qyour travels. light rail and metro subway looking good. and marc looking good on the camden, penn, brunswick lines. s>>> welcome back. they held her until rescuers arrived. he's now hailed as a hero but says he doesn't think of himself that way. >> i just hope they would do the same for me or one of my family members. ? the rescuers say if those people hadn't jumped to pull the woman out she would have probably died. >>> about 400 divers and snorkelers went underwater in the into did the florida keys for a special performance. the group submerged to celebrate the 25th addition of the underwater music festival. four m

headed to the dc area, we have building volume on 95 southbound, southbound on the bw parkway and southboundute 29, however, no incidents or major delays to let you know with right now. harford county at riverside parkway, probably our busiest spot, we have building volume and slowing on 95 between whitemarsh boulevard and the beltway but no problems to let you know about at this time. back to you. >>> a mysterious light rail accident killed a teenager and leaves another in the hospital this morning. investigators still don't know exactly what happened. abc2 news brittney gordon joins us now with the latest. >> reporter: the mta spent the night investigating exactly what happened. they are still trying to figure out how those boys ended up on the tracks. the teens were found around 3:15 sunday afternoon on the southbound tracks near the lutherville station. one boy died. the other is seriously injured. an mta fare inspector on a northbound train noticed them on the tracks but no one had reported being hit on the rails. the mta has inspected the trains and found no obvious signs of an acciden

bw parkway at the 695 intersection, on the southbound side traffic slowing just a little, just building volume as you make your way southbound towards the dc area at this time. back to you. >>> most criminals try to conceal their weapon. >> but one accused bandit left very little to the imagine nation. that story coming up.

taking a quick look at the cameras, this is 695 at the bw parkway. we've got major slowing as you make your way southbound on 295 but northbound lanes, everything running freely. back to you. >>> 6:01. drag racing has been around since cars. >> and sources say it was drag racing that ended in the death last night of a cab driver on northern parkway. sherrie johnson is here to report on that. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with baltimore city police. they are degree us a mangled -- they are telling us a mangled mess is all that is left after suspected drag racers slammed into a cab driver last night killing him. the accident happened about 11:00 at the intersection of northern parkway and woodcrest near pimlico racetrack. witnesses say several cars were driving at high rate of speed, slammed into a cab driver trying to make a u turn. police say the cab driver died instantly and four others were injured and taken to shock trauma. we spoke to one witness who didn't want to be identified on camera. >> they was racing down the street and the cab dr

southbound on the bw parkway or as you make your way southbound on 29.owever, artscape is here, that means we have road closures, mount royal closed today and through the 19th between charles street and north avenue. cathedral street closed between preston and mount royal as well. 95 southbound as you approach whitemarsh boulevard headed towards the 695/895 split, volume is still running light at this hour and smoothly. back to you. >>> drunk driving scary no matter who is behind the wheel. >> but who would feel better knowing a sober 11-year-old was driving his drunk dad home? stories from sin city. >>> and coming up at 6:00 -- a woman fights back when she catches a man at a grocery store using a camera inappropriately. mmmm... what are you eating? -no, why?ltigrainh your weight? ust the box. it says it's low in fat. ke weight? no. no. no. it just says it has 110 calories per serving. i like i what else doeshe box say? box says, "shut up, steve." multig cheerios al. because it tastes go. with the great taste of real banana. >>> we have a question for yo

if you're taking the bw parkway southbound or routes 29 southbound to the capitol beltway and towardshe dc area no problems to report at this time. back to you. >>> still ahead -- a hop, skip and two pond jumps away. movie goers are waving their hands to welcome "harry potter and the half blood prince." >>> new at 6:00 -- police chases seem fairly common these days but here's one with an ending you would not expect. pack back. -- we'll be right back. my doctor told me i had to start doing things for my heart, but i wasn't ready to give up taste. sometimes, sacrifice is the name of the game. well, i've heard eating whole grain oats... can help lower my cholesterol. it's going to be a challenge... sure we want to lower our cholesterol, but let's be real, being healthy is tough. yea. honey nut cheerios cereal... tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. try apple cinnamon cheerios. baked in apple with... a daring amount of cinnamon. real onion...tre's a real y, this guy's t real onions onin h oontrips!n stp. (vce rl onions? (g ophe) that's right, alnis h oreal

use caution if you travel there. 695 at the bwi biewm -- bw parkway, traffic flowing smoothly in all directions. >>> the way you throw out your trash is chaing. abc2 news linda so takes us to the curb for the new pickup policy. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for decades your trash would be picked up on monday if you lived in baltimore city but starting today an entirely new schedule is being implemented and it will change the way you put out your trash and recycling. it's all part of the city's one plus one program. trash collection will now be streamlined to a tuesday through friday schedule. everyone's designated pickup day is different. it depends on where you live. instead of putting out your trash twice a week pickup will only happen once a week and recycling will be picked up once a week instead of every other week. mayor dixon says the new plan will save the city millions of dollars and hopefully encourage more people to recycle. >> i think we're prepared. hopefully. we've gotten lots of wires telling us about the system. >> reporter: you should have received a postc

that's what we're tracking on 95 and the bw parkway beginning with our, all green down to 495. we head outside, 270 headed southbound. we're tracking the taillights past father hurley. finally 66 headed eastbound, clear past the car rest area. back to you. >>> there's a new way to lose fat using liposuction. it's more accurate and less painful than traditional lipo. the new treatment uses water jets to break up the fat. >> reporter: after three kids, nicole macerlane started losing her battle against belly fat. >> officer each child, it it got worse and worse. once i hit 40, somehow that of the magic number that just changed by body. >> reporter: to get her body back in shape she chose a new type of liposuction that utilizes the power of water. >> by using water it's a gentler procedure. >> reporter: with traditional liposuction doctors rely on force, pushing back and forth to dislodge fat before sucking it out. with this new machine, dr. gerald pittman says the water jet does the work. >> what water-assisted liposuck is using water to flush out the fat in a more complete way t

quick look now, bw parkway at 695 -- excuse me, 95 southbound through howard county, no problems to letou know about as you approach the capitol beltway. back to you. >> thank you. >>> three people were killed when their plane nosedived during a flying lesson. this happened in california. witnesses say the plane plunged nose-first into a parking lot. it hit a building, several cars. no one on the ground was hurt. police say the flight instructor was on board and the student was practicing takeoffs as well as landings. >>> a drunk driver who does just about everything to avoid jail time. police in kansas city, missouri, say the suspect was at the hospital for a blood test and stole an plans. police chased him, he drove into a pole and then tried to run away. now he faces a lot of charges. >>> dramatic video from oregon. a motorcycle speeding along the interstate, loses control, slides off his bike and flips over several times. incredibly he was not serious hurt. the accident caught on tape by state his camera. the trooper estimates that the bike was going about 85 miles an hour. the bike

we'll show you earlier footage along the bw parkway.re southbound that's where therein the construction project. they are repairing the guardrail, damaged over the weekend due to an accident. traffic single file on the right to the ramp. they have traffic slowing headed southbound on kennel worth after. again, bwparkway ramp to southbound kennel worth avenue narrowed down to one lane only. that's a check on your on time traffic. >>> president obama is holding a town hall meeting this morning at a north carolina high school then later onto bristol virginia virginia. the president is still pushing for this. >> we spend about $6,000 per person more than any other industrialized nation on earth: $6,000 more than the people in denmark or france or germany. every one of these other countries spend at least 50% less than we do and they're jus as hell think. >> proposals have raised concerns over the cost to taxpayers and reach of the government. today peter is with us. and jim is also with us here. nice to see you both. so health care still do

. >> we will kick things off with realtime graphics for you. 95en this the bw parkway, better news out here. the accident at route 50 is now clear. it is crystal clear for both roads down to the capital beltway. outside on 270, turn on those cameras from 109 to 121. no stack ups yet. approaching the split you are okay, as well. hey hey, virginia, i-95 is looking fine. that's the next stop from dumfries to the mixing bowl and finally round it out with the beltway in virginia where from 95 to 66 nothing but pretty green cars telling us the drivers are moving at speed. that's a quick look at traffic. now, back to you. >>> it is called the beer summit and takes place later today at the white house. president obama will sit down with the black scholar and white police officer who have drastically different accounts of what happened when the two crossed paths and cambridge, massachusetts earlier this month. susan roberts has more. >> reporter: the drinks are on the house tonight, the white house. president obama has invited harvard scholar henry lewis gates and sergeant cames crowley over fo

here is the bw parkway at 695. are zipping along up to speed, both the southbound lanes and the northbound stretch up toward the city. >>> get a taste of the world, the baltimore international festival is coming to town. >>> meteorologist jessica starr is live at the poly western high school with details at our hometown hot spot. good morning, yes. >> reporter: a lot of different cultures and that is what we're doing here this morning one aspect is going to be the international barbeque contest. joining me this morning is one of the contest. you have one the jobs -- tell me a little bit more about how did you get into judging barbeque. >> we wanted to understand food and understand better flavors and get excited about. that is how we got into judging barbeque competitions. mayor dixon wanted to have a good barbeque festival. and their traditional barbeque at baltimore. that is what we're doing on august first and second. >> reporter: what are we going to be cooking up this second. what are we going to be grading th

it usually starts around 109 area. 95 and bw parkway, clear to powder mill and beyond. moving in to northeast dc. right now no delays to report on inbound new york avenue between the times building and bladensburg road. 395 northbound is looking great. shot past duke street to the 14th street bridge. the volume is light. to wrap it up, 95 northbound in virginia past backlick to the mixing bowl lanes are wide open. over to you. >>> tomorrow dc councilman marion barry is scheduled to appear in court over his arrest in though stalking charge. in a late night news conference, barry spoke more on the relationship with the woman. >> marion barry made two clear points through his spokes person last night. number one the woman accusing him of stalking is mentally unstable and the fact he hired her as a contractor was in fact legal. his spokesperson said that barry's exgirlfriend, donna watts was seeing a psychiatrist and her allegations of stalking against him is a product of mental instability. >> miss watts should not be believed. her allegations against mr. barry are simply

that will be a headache for you guys coming in off the bw parkway trying to continue down to d.c. route 295 kenilworth avenue. again, this more than, the ramp from the baltimore-washington parkway to head southbound on kenilworth avenue will be narrowed to just one right lane only as you continue southbound working your way into southeast washington out of riverdale and cheverly. south stretch of the beltway tcollege park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you so very much. >>> new this morning in charles county, police say a man was shot during a robbery that happened late last night in waldorf. police say two men were standing outside a home when they were approached by one were ad suspect who demanded their cell phones. they got into a scuffle where one of the men was shot. >> calling it quits but not without a fight. alexandria's police chief david baker will retire after he was busted for dui. with his job now gone, he has turned his attention t the criminal case. he pleaded not guilty. his stellar record became tarnished when officers respond