i would say about half an hour, 40 minutes ago, a single vehicle accident had blocked off bw parkway southbound at route 410, clear the tow truck is gone. it left a two and a half mile delay for you on the southbound side of the parkway here with the lanes now open. i'll show where it is on the map and what you can do inside the beltway right here at route 410, because of that delay, although the lanes are open, i still suggest if you can, go ahead and use route 450 or even route 50 if that's easier or convenient for you this morning. let's take you outside. on the outer loop of the beltway, you've got delays actually pretty jammed from new hampshire avenue heading around through silver spring. it doesn't really clear up until you pass georgia avenue. and now we'll take you over to the northbound side of i-395. just got word of an accident just north of edsall road sitting on the left shoulder. it left this delay for you on the northbound side of 395. quickly a look back at the maps. if you're planning to take metro this morning, yellow line is single tracking between pentagon city an

i-195 at the bw parkway. let's take a look at a map so i can give you some perspective of where it is and in case again you're heading to the airport, you'll have to give yourself the extra time with the accident cleanup. all the way to the other side. here's what it looks like on 270 coming in from frederick, you'll find the normal slow traffic from 85 down toward route 109 and 121. then again, let's take a live look at 270 at montrose in rockville. not too bad where the lanes divide. no delays as you head for the american legion bridge on the west side of town. before i go, i have a commuter alert affecting metro riders. a lot of single tracking starting tonight and going through the weekend. so, listen up. this is a long list! on the red line, two place for single tracking between dupont circle and friendship heights as well as between takoma park and forest glen. extra trains added through downtown during the day so that's tomorrow and sunday through the weekend. two spots on the green line as well. georg

and chopper 4 is still over bw parkway. delays southbound.ontinue toward riverdale road. very slow commute. earlier, all your southbound lanes are blocked. that accident is out of the roadway. we're still seeing delays at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> a razor thin margin of victory in iowa, the first contest of decision 2012. former governor mitt romney eked out an eight-vote victory over former senator rick santorum. ron paul finished in third place. at least one hopeful is reconsidering his run. news 4's melissa mollet joins us now from the news room with more on all of this. good morning, melissa. >>> it was the best voter turnout ever at the iowa caucus and also the just a few hours ago, mitt romney officially beat rick santorum by a mere eight votes. roon paul ended up with 21% of the vote. newt gingrich with just over 13%. rick michele bachmann with 5%. a whopping 123,000 people voted last night. those staying in the race will gear up for next week's primary in new hampshire. romney says his win is real

, affecting traffic northbound and southbound on the bw parkway at i-195.ident is eastbound 195 at the parkway blocking a left lane. now, for those of you who travel on the beltway in the southeast baltimore region, get ready for some driving challenges. abc 2 news sherree johnson is here to explain more on the curtis creek draw bridge project. sheree. reporter: thanks, angela. starting on saturday, the first phase of the $14 1/2 million project will begin to repair the curtis creek draw bridge. the inner loop of the draw bridge will be shut down to replace the bridge decking and steel support beams. this means drivers can expect one lane of traffic in each direction on the outer loop. the speed limit will be reduced from 55 miles an hour to 45 miles an hour. the inner loop bridge opened in 1977 along with the opening of the key bridge. now, the outer loop draw bridge opened just two years later and drivers have some mixed emotions about the project and the delays. >> going to detour us around other areas, and, of course, make it all clustered everywhere el

. >>> northbound traffic on the bw parkway is slow. this lane was stopped a couple seconds ago. i want to take a shot here. this is the will kins avenue. it's always backed up this time of the night. i want to show you this shot in the city. this thing has been going on and the camera is all -- i don't know. there's some action on the shoulder. everybody trying to get through the harbor tunnel. be very careful. we have incidents going on. shawan road, so you're going to walk into traffic like this. here we are going into bel air, not to bad. we have one more shot to show you. here you are trying to get to annapolis, not bad at 97. the final shot as we go to the bw parkway, starting to slow down, because of the -- of the weather. back to you. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney is planning to follow up on his victories in iowa and new hampshire with wins in south carolina and florida. his campaign has announced that he has raised $24 million in the last three months of twelve and -- 2011. >>> we have an update on the dog thrown over the balcony. lonnie was thrown fr

reports of traffic now, on the bw parkway in the southbound lanes between 198 and 197, if you are heading through the lorel region. no reported troubles, on the harrisburg, no reported troubles, live at 83, shawan road. on the beltway, traffic volume continues to build in the outer loop lanes on the west side, reported delays or accidents there. as far as our drive times go, we are okay as far as no delays to report on the west side of 695, 7 minutes from 795 to i- 10, on the topside, outer loop, bel air to providence, a 6 minute drive. over to lynette. >>> we have dense fog advisory out there. i will show you that in second. we are dry now. not dealing with moisture in the form of rain or snow. we have moisture at the ground in the form of clouds, we have reduced visibility this morning in to baltimore, looking at three mile visibility, we have the fog, take your eye to frederick, goose eggs out there. with that, we are definitely dealing with dense fog vivary around the area, until 58:00 a.m., for the counties shaded here in your grayish color, carroll county, frederick, washington coun

taking bw parkway northbound, a couple issues to look out for.he first one as you approach route 198, right lane is blocked by an overturned vehicle. as you continue your commute northbound, right lane blocked again. this time at 197. the accident here in the right lane, you can see you are slow as you approach this accident. just be aware of it. taking the beltway in prince george's county, i'm not really seeing any issue for you at all as you make your commute. we'll take a live look at central avenue. and you can see -- some volume but no major delays at all. no accidents to report. joe, back to you. >> danella, thank you very much. >>> mitt romney is stepping up his attacks against newt gingrich. the two front-runners for the republican presidential nomination took serious jabs at each other during the final debate before the key florida primary next tuesday. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the consensus from analysts was that it was romney's strongest debate

-95, north of maryland 100, motorists traffic south, 95 is the best route and we are blocked on bw parkwaysouthbound heavy from 193 to 410. 95 not a bad choice this morninga and here's a live look at i-95 seeing traffic back down in the southbound direction heading to the beltway. >>> a long night as the iowa caucus drew to evened around 2:30 after a record number of voters turned out for that state's gop caucus. abc2 news linda so is here this morning with the wrap-up of the night's event and i guess it's onto new hampshire. >> reporter: onto new hampshire where the pry mareies happen next tuesday -- primaries happen next tuesday. these he are the closest caucus results in heftry. it was a narrow win but -- history. it was a narrow win with you there will be no recount. paul came in third. newt gingrich was fourth followed by rick perry and michelle bachmann and it came down to the wire with santorum maybe a last-minute surge. he said he had a strong finish because his supporters refused to compromise e says it's game on for the nomination. and justn just a few hours romney is expecteded

. >>> we have that crash along the bw parkway in place for a half hour, it is gone. lanes are now open, crews in sky fox, checking out the alternative route. you are going to find route 50, bumper to bumper, wall to wall traffic hardly moving, as you make your way from 410 past 202 over to new york avenue. bw parkway, as we take it back inside lanes are open average speed headed south, down to 14 miles an hour powder mill road headed south towards the belt way. >>> result of the iowa caucuses are in this morning it is a victory for mitt romney with rick santorum a close runner up talk about a narrow margin, more than 120 republicans in hawk eye state caucus only 8 votes separate the top two candidates, jennifer davis joins us live from des moines with more. you talk about a slim margin. >>> good morning alison yes. you know it is a slim margin when you can count it on two hands, this was a true nail biter, mitt romney, rick santorum were running neck and neck all morning long early this morning, romney won by just 8 votes. >> while thanking supporters, mitt romney ga

also some slowing reported on the bw parkway for those of you traveling northbound. still a good route making the drive from oatington heading into downtown. for those of you who take i-95, it's a little heavier. especially in the northbound direction after you pass 175. and then continuing northbound you can see a little more activity passing i-195 maneuvering into the city. watch for a stalled car as you approach 695. but no major slowdowns as you continue to the fort mchenry tunnel. over to you. >>> right now live pictures off the the t-uscan coach. we are learning new -- coast. we are learning new information and we say hello, to sherrie johnson. developments still surfacing because it's mid to late afternoon in italy. >> reporter: that's right. and you know we have learned in the last two hours search teams have suspend operations because of -- suspended operations because of large waves rising up against the ship. death toll is 11 dead and 29 missing including a american couple. the captain under the ship is under house arrest accused of deliberately steering o

on the roadways the hits weep coming for the bw parkway. still got the accident northbound 295 approaching 175. southbound 295 we had blocked owl lanes and they reopened one lane. once you get past laurel we are jammed all the

on the roads and the lanes are open and leaving the beltway to 695 in baltimore and that is the bw parkwaye we have trouble and this is northbound on the baltimore washington parkway before 198 and that is involving an overturned vehicle and that is on the side. southbound lanes open, northbound i-95, a better ride for you out of virginia and there is no problems to report and that is that check of your fox 5 on-time track. >>> and thank you. we're updating the breaking news from georgetown and with 17 people treated for carbon monoxide exposure and this is in the 1200 block of 33rd street downtown near m street and washington gas is -- gas is on the scene. at least one was taken to the hospital. >>> and checking headlines this morning, a homicide investigation is underway after a teenager is stabbed to death. the 19-year-old stumbled into the kennedy rec center before collapsing. they think it might be related to an earlier knifepoint robbery. >>> we will learn the fate of a woman convicted in the lulu lemon case. it's almost certain she will get life in prison. the question is whether th

>>> we've got reports of a new issue on the belt way, prince georges county outer loop, 450 and bw parkway report of a car fire everybody getting by single file to the left, quickly stacking up a live look from traffic land as you travel the outer loop, heading past route 50, things look good but soon after that camera angle you will encounter delays heads up if you are heading toward it is bw parkway. in towards montgomery county, things improve, past 95, past new hampshire avenue, nice trip through bethesda, towards the american legion bridge. 66 manassas, head lights heading towards you inbound traffic. it is very light for the holiday, no problems to report, as far as incidents or accidents free and clear all the way to the belt way. 95 running well, hov restrictions are lifted. tony alison. >>> all right lauren thank you we are following a developing story. >>> a baby found abandoned in front of a home in northeast dc a man found that baby girl wrapped up lying on the steps in front of a home on canning street northeast only 3.5 miles away from children's hospital where the little gir

no problems out of baltimore on the bw parkway and 95. down south we'll take a live look at the beltway at route 4, pennsylvania avenue. if you're passing andrews air force base to oxon hill and the wilson bridge, all lanes are open and traffic is moving well. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:11. >>> the new hampshire primary results which we're going to get to in a couple of minutes far if the only big political happening today. >> that's right. both virginia and maryland general assemblies open their 2012 sessions today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can expect a very lively 90- day session in the maryland general assembly with some very hot button issues and some delegates with their eyes on congress. let's talk about the top issues. job creation one of those. the governor has proposed a record $350 million education fund. that's the highest in the state. they're also taking a look at same-sex marriage. of course the governor supports that proposal. however, you can expect a lot of the delegates w

bw parkway, southbound at 32.ve got reports of a disabled vehicle in the median so and on past that. let's take a look at the beltway. nice, easy trip right now if you are traveling maryland or virginia. no problems to report. this is the american legion bridge. nice light volume there. the inner loop heading into montgomery county and no problems right now in either direction. 66, 270, both running incident- free as you head inbound here at the tr bridge. no real problems for you there. we do have the accident southbound 95 in virginia near dumfries. left lane and shoulder are blocked but it is not causing much a delay with the light volume. northbound 95 looks good out of fredericksburg up towards springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> are you looking for a job. the maryland live casino in anne arundel county is ramping up its recruitment effort with the opening of an employment center later on today. the casino is looking for mill more than 1500 new positions over the next several months

this is the outer loop you're looking at, the tail lights at bw parkway. and the inner loop as well bustling along. not really seeing any accidents for you. no big delays at this time. going to keep watching the roadways and let you know if that shifts. and on the rails, traveling on the marc train, a minor delay. this is on camden south train number 841. you have a six-minute delay. metro and vre aren't reporting delays at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> the big story this morning, a political fall from grace. the son of a well-liked politician admitted to using city money to fund a lavish lifestyle. harry thomas jr. resigned his d.c. council post and in a few hours will plead guilty in federal court. melissa mollet is live in northeast outside thomas' home with the latest developments. melis melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i've been keeping a close eye on the house all night. some people have come in. a couple people have left. looks like family friends. we know his wife, at least one child is insi

, has finally cleared to the shoulder you are dealing with the back up from 216 bailout earlly, bw parkwaya good alternate commute. travelling inbound 50, stacking up, headed over towards new york avenue, accident northbound dc route 295, kennel worth avenue as you continue northbound up towards the parkway that is where you had the wreck tieing up the right side of the highway. no problems to report travelling along westbound 50, i-97 that earlier crash cleared but we pulled up the camera to show you how slow a go it is. southbound i-95, past 212 down toward it is belt way accident activity cleared bumper to bumper crawl, heading down to laurel that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. >> 7:48 a.m., 41 degrees on this thursday morning coming up we've got a whole lot of celebrating to do. >> local family celebrating the birth of quadruplets born yesterday here in this area and the amazing thing is they were conceived naturally we will talk to mom and dad coming up at 9. >> still ahead this hour, we are going to celebrate the chinese new year annie. >> hey, good

coming in from the south on the bw parkway. no reported problems there..s. 29, maryland 108, north on 29. heading towards i-70, looking good as far as delays. we are clear on the beltways inner loop and outer loop, here is a look at the west side, current conditions past liberty road. >>> drowning is the so he could leading cause of un -- second leading cause of inintentional injury. every child that drown, another two are hospitalized due to injury. hospitalizations increased 50% during the past 15 years. >> it's a supervised event, public pools, a lifeguard watching you. those are the people at risk, the kids. >> researchers at johns hopkins, looked at the number of children hospitalized following a drowning incident. results show hospitalizations associated with drowning decreased 4% , the hospitalization rate for males remain high that he shall the rates for women -- >>> 56,000 new cases diagnosed, some researchers better screening is the reason for the increase. doctors have long believed that obesity, lack of fruits and vegetables and radiation expo

light traffic flow on i-95 northbound, as well as 295, bw parkway and u.s. 29.both northbound and southbound lanes moving well, here is a live look at 95, north of baltimore, white marsh. northbound and southbound lanes, normally a bit heavy heading towards the topside of the beltway. >>> where did you watch the game? >> at home and i came in for work. i came in for the 6:00 show. >> you slept? >> i slept a little. i did chores around the house. abc2news.com, show us your purple pride. going to new york, see you in a bit.

right here, the southbound side of the bw parkway, near route 450, it is a traffic stop.eone is getting a ticket. that's going to slow you down with one lane blocked southbound on the bw parkway in the cheverly area. no problems to report on route 50. we'll go live outside first taking a live look here on the inbound side of 66 where again you have the slow traffic heading from gallows. er this is looking fine until you get to 95. off and on toward silver spring and georgia avenue with the lanes open on the north side of town. coming up in my next report at 6:24, we'll go into virginia. back to you, andrea and mike. >> here we are with howard. the roads are slick but not wet from rain. just overnight dew. >> there were a couple of spotty showers. they're not icy. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. it will slow you down a little bit. not too much activity. i think some of the car motion will dry the roads. the highway traveled lanes, middle lane, left lane going to go dry. let's get you going with your bus stop forecast because we are looking ok. i mean it is chilly out ther

back over to the maps, this time, we'll take a look at the bw parkway inside the beltway.no issues right now as you head through cheverly into the northeast corridor and let's take a live look on the south side of town as well here on the beltway at route 4 pennsylvania avenue. passing andrews air force base, you're fine to the wilson bridge. no problems on route 5 or route 301 out of brandywine. we'll go into virginia at 6:24. back to you. >>> thank you, monika. just about 6:19. coming up in sports, tebow mania rolls on in the playoffs. lady terps try to extend their perfect season. >> time for another check on our perfect season. 5 8% of women said they would lose interest in a guy on the first date if he a, had a dirty car, b, talked about his ex. c, has kids. >> i'm still going for a, mess up my dress with a dirty car, yuck. keep the guesses coming, we'll reveal the answer at 6:49. who are you calling "mom"? dunkin' sausage pancake bites, delicious like mom's, only easier to carry -- get three for $1.59. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days.

bw parkway. no problems to report as you head from the beltway and into college park. a live look over on 270 on the southbound side. you have a bit of fog here in the clarksburg area. traffic is moving well through this area coming down from frederick and down to the point where the lanes divide. volumes are very light for this time of the morning. this time, we'll head inside the beltway in virginia taking a look at 395 running at the speed limit or above. same thing on 66. we'll go live on the south side of town or actually in the district. here's pennsylvania avenue at m street in georgetown. nice and quiet in the northwest corridor. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 5:24. >> alex ovechkin gets punished for a hard hit he delivered last weekend plus george mason is flying high in front of the home crowd. highlights coming up in sports. >> we want to take another look at the question of the day. it is more than 50% of parents admit to doing this. is it a, using kids as an excuse to get out of doing things with family and friends. b, hiding when t

we'll take a look at the bw parkway and route 50 first. if you're coming in from annapolis on 50, baltimore on the bw parkway, they're doing well into cheverly and new york avenue which is where we'll go live. new york avenue and bladensburg, you're fine. no problems over the anacostia river crossings. we'll go back over to virginia, if you're planning to head northbound on i-395 and 95, they're both incident-free into springfield, up the line on to 395 toward seminary road and up to the 14th street bridge. here's what it looks like live here on the potomac river crossings are doing fine as well. 66 inbound toward the roosevelt bridge. the national center for transit research is out with its list of the best places to work for commuters. locally, the state department, u.s. house of representatives and national geographic society make the cut in the district. in maryland, discovery communications and the food and drug administration offices in silver spring as well as montgomery county's government center gets the nod. in virginia, the cons

southbound bw parkway looks good headed over towards new york avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> thank you very much. in the republican race for the white house, mitt romney is bolstered by new poll numbers. the "washington post" vbs news survey shows romney leading his gop rivals by more than 2-1. 72% of republicans think he will be the party's nominee. >> if last night's gop debate in south carolina, rome necessity's rival took jabs at the frontrunner and all the candidates attacked president obama. they also took on some hot topics including plans for unemployment. >> all unemployment compensation should be tied to a job training requirement. >> we should have the lowest tax we've ever had and up until 1913, it was 0%. >> we've got a president in office three years and he does not have a jobs plan yet. of a he got one out there already and i'm not even president yet. >> during the debate, rome necessity was pressured by newt gingrich to release his tax returns. romney initially sidestepped the call to do so but later said he mi

bw parkway and route 50 coming in from annapolis, you're fine.y from baltimore no reports to -- no problems to report. no problems in from annapolis past this point to the beltway. more on area roadways once again at 5:41. >> thank you, monika. >>> u.s. park police have quietly begun enforcing a no camping rule at mcpherson square and freedom plaza. the site of the occupy d.c. encampment. >> so far there have been no arrests and no forced evicts, but some protesters say they are prepared for any possible confrontations with police. delia goncalves joins us with a look at how things are going on there. there's a big tarp there. >> reporter: it's a huge tarp. according to the rules i looked up t is against the rules here at the park to deface that statue. so it's unclear as to how long park police are going to let this activity continuing, but i should tell you since our last report which was interrupted a bit by an occupier who was pretty vocal, police have actually responded here. several park police officers are patrolling the area here around m

slow heading on 50 toward bw parkway where the split is.ner loop in virginia, you're jammed at robinson terminal. delays continue to i-66. i'll give you a travel speed. stop and go at 38 miles per hour. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:54. virginia lawmakers are become to work today. it's a budget-writing year. governor bob mcdonnell has a plan that puts higher education and transportation at the top of the list. the controversial personhood bill is expected to be a major issue, as well, defining conception as the beginning of life. opponents say the bill is an effort to outlaw abortion in the state. there will also be a focus on the power struggle in the senate where democrats and republican have an equal number of senators. that means republican lieutenant governor bill bolling could be the deciding vote in key issues. >>> in maryland, the general assembly also starting back up today. one of the key issues will be a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. last year it passed in the senate but died when it got to the house. the g

they are hovering above the bw parkway. there was a crash southbound at 410.hat has since cleared. thank you for the shot coming southbound. you are on the brakes leaving the beltway so below speed early this morning as you travel out of riverdale headed down into cheverly. 50 could save you a little bit of time. it is starting to stack up. outer loop of the beltway below speed. 59 college park trying to work your way past just boulevard and over towards georgia avenue, all lanes here are open. crash here at duke street has cleared. expect to find heavy volume as you continue north of duke treat out towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> if you love the cold weather, this blast of it that we're getting and the snow in some spots is great news for area ski resorts. bob barnard recently headed up north a little ways. >> reporter: this is what die- hard snowboarders and skiers have been waiting all win ther to city and here, it is all guns placing at ski liberty. >> there has not been enough snow this season at all. >> reporter:

bw parkway all clear between beltways. 95 looks good between beltways as well. 95 in virginia, left leap blocked and part of the travel lane there, we have police activity. the good news is the light volume, not much of an issue. just stay to the right. no real problems, main or hov lanes as you head fredericksburg up to woodbridge in towards springfield. here we are at lorton and you can see nice light volume. 395 also looks good from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge. nothing in your way there. beltway running incident-free. taking a look at university boulevard, both the inner and outer loops. no issues for you. things look good in prince george's county as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic. >>> we are following some breaking news out of northeast washington right now. a baby left alone on a porch in the freezing cold. fox's wisdom martin is live at the hospital where the baby is now being treated. wisdom? >> reporter: at last report, we were told that that baby is in critical condition. now, i had a chance to speak with the man who found that baby and her

we have checked on the major routes, towards the capital beltway, 295, bw parkway is a good choice.-95 a good choice as well. 95, through howard county. it's clear for you, in the southbound direction. checking on traffic flow, building on the beltway, 695, liberty. lanes are open on liberty. road closure overnight. you are goods to 695, westbound on liberty road. >>> costa concordia ran agrounds 2.5 weeks ago. coming up next, why officials suspended the search for the missing and how long the ship will stay there. >>> one athlete in an iron man competition ran in to spectators, they had nothing to hide. you are watching good morning maryland, back in a few minutes. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with... get-it-done savings on everything we need... ...we can turn this weekend into a fresh floor... ...or an updated bathroom... ...or a brand new look. so let's hit those orange aisles - and make today the day - we make a big difference - no matter how big our budget. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the h

on tap for you traveling, bw parkway, a good route, as well as 95, south towards the capital, no delays to report so far this morning. past maryland, 175, as you continue in the south direction, i-95 past 32, open lanes, no delays to report there. we mentioned dense fog north of baltimore, a live look at 695, harford on the topside, extreme caution, especially near our bridges, with the fog warnings in effect. follow us on twitter this morning at maryland traffic. >>> we are getting started here on good morning maryland and two bodies found in the cruise line their ran aground in italy a week ago. coming up the search for the missing continues and decision officials need to make as the ship slips through the rocks. >>> that is a live look at the costa concordia off the coast of italy, where rescue efforts given way to recovery efforts, no more expected survivors on the ship. the death toll standing at 15. many are making preparations to remove the heavy gallons of fuel on the cruise liner that ran aground last week. 17 people remain missing and officials feel delaying the operation may

the beltway, outer loop at bw parkway, a car fire. twitter picture of it blocking the right lane. i can tell you now it looks like three of your right lanes are blocked. again, this is the outer loop of the beltway at bw parkway. now, taking the beltway in virginia, this is a live look at gw parkway. i'm not seeing any issues for you. getting busy inner loop and outer loop. again, no accidents in this area. if you're taking the rails, delays on the red line in both directions due to single tracking first between van ness and dupont circle and also forest glen and tacoma. back to you. >> thanks. >>> new information about breaking news we're following in northeast d.c. police say a baby died after it was found abandoned on a porch on channing street. news4's tracee wilkins just talked with the man who lives in the home where the baby was found s. that correct? >> reporter: yes, absolutely, joe. we just spoke with this man. and he tells us that he was surprised when a neighbor banged on his door and said, "i just found a baby on your sto

first brought you at the top of our 5:00 hour, park police now tell us one southbound lane of the bw parkway has now started getting by the scene of the multicar accident that claimed the life of one person. the accident happened shortly before 3:00. the two people in the other car have nonlife threatening injuries. now this is in the blattenburg area. traffic still very much backed up in that area. >> an arrest tonight in the murder of a local activist. lenwood harris' body found in the well last thursday, four months after he was last seen alive in alexandria. matt is live in prince georges county police headquarters with more on what the police are saying tonight. matt. >> derek, a murder mystery solved. prince georges county police arrested 49-year-old lin wood johnson, an oxen hill resident and charged him with first- degree murder. police say johnson knew harris, a well known alexandria community activist. but right now, they aren't saying exactly how. harris was last seen in alexandria on september 21. the next day, a man was caught on surveillance video using harris' atm card at a lo

troubles on the inner or outer loop of 695 and for those of you making the drive in on 295, the bw parkwayhere's what you will find once you goat russell street and lee -- get to russell street and lee street. >>> stay connecteded to abc2 for when you yo -- when you are on the beat. ous our smart phone and ipad apps to find out what's going on and get the latest forecast and school information in the abc2news.com. >>> playoff tickets went on sale yesterday morning and sold out in matter of minutes. how quickly they sold out it was a matter of minutes. what it's going to cost now if you want to get your hands on one of the tickets for the playoff game on january 15th. >>> and how players now taking a step back and we rei laxing a -- relaxing a bit before getting down to business. footage you don't want to miss. we are first and only at 5:30. live look at mistel beach in south carolina -- myrtle beach in south carolina. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> an app designed to help people spill the deepest darkest secrets being shut down. the founder says because of bullying. people are being

. >>> southbound on the bw parkway, delay after route 100 after reports of another incident there. also slow eastbound 70 at woodbine with an accident. of course if you're traveling on 95, no accidents to report on 95, traffic moving well north and southbound. fair amount of volume in both directions and another live look at the beltway, top side at providence road, your outer loop a bit heavy to i-83. >>> a mississippi judge now forbidding release of any more prisoners pardoned by an outgoing governor in the state. haley barbour issued a temporary injunction wednesday night. for a recap of this sherrie johnson joins us with more. this is something a lot of viewers have been talking about, not just in mississippi but in maryland. >> reporter: we also hear from a lot of victims in mississippi. they are very concerned. a mississippi judge is putting his foot down this. comes after outgoing governor haley barbour approved full pardons for 199 people with crimes that range from shoplifting to rape to murder. four men convicted of murder are out of jail. haley barbour approved full pard

northbound on i-95 through the jessup region and through the bw parkway north bound lanes picking uphe pace as well, there. here on 695 at baltimore national pike, we have plenty of company. outer loop and inner loop on the west side we mentioned a lot of folks getting an early start. and take mta this morning, light rail marc and subway are on schedule. expect minor delays on the buses however. charley over to you. >>> an action figure depicting steve jobs will not happen. apple and jobs family have put pressure on the toy maker to shelf the project. icons.com says the idea was driven by a fan's admiration of steve jobs and it was to feature his black turtleneck, glasses and jeans and sneakers and would have sold for around $100. but the company says out of respect for the family, it's not going to make the doll. >>> we have a few people we want to wash happy birthday and names you know but you may not know them -- wish a happy birthday and names you may know but not know personally. betty white and first lady michelle obama turning 48. >>> his team was knocked out of playoff but yo

let's take a look now at i-95 as well as bw parkway.w parkway heading south in maryland, starting to slow down around route 32 as you head to route 1. and on i-95, looks really good. i'll give you a live look now at 100. i-95 north and south, are you increasing in volume as you head south to the beltway. no major delays just yet. connecting on to the beltway looks pretty good. this is the inner loop and the outer loop at colesville road. checking travel speeds on the outer loop, still pretty good, as well, at 59 miles per hour. and to get from i-95 to i-270, that trip right now will only take you ten minutes. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:54. today in virginia, transportation officials want you to get involved in the future planning of i-66. developers want public input on problems on the highway from route 15 in prince william county to the beltway in fairfax county. the first of two meetings will be held tonight starting at 5:00 at the four points sheridana o vander lane in manassas -- sheridan on vander lane

as far as traffic is concerned, especially on the bw parkway 295 looking good north and southbound especiallythbound making are way up through i-195 heading towards baltimore. now let's look live for those of you traveling on i-95. making that drive northbound heading up to the beltway you are in good shape. southbound in great shape also heading towards the capital beltway. and no incidents to report on the baltimore beltway at the moment as we look at the top side of 695 travel is good to a go making your way past harford road. charley back to you. >>> teens love their cell phones. so in an effort to help young smokers kick the habit, the national cancer institute is creating a program called smoke free txt a free text message with cessation services providing 24 hour encouragement advice and tips for teens trying to quit smoking. teens sign up and select a reasonable date to quit. after that text messages are timed out for quit dates have been sent on a regular basis. following the quit date they will see text for up to 6 weeks. >>> if you develop diabetes during pregnancy, your child may

for those of yo drive northbound into baltimore, 295, the bw parkway as well as i95 are both good clear now, if you're taking 95 southbound, it's also looking pretty good. the volume is picking up, especially as you make your way through the colombia region passing maryland 175. now, around the beltway, no accidents to report on 695 as we get a live view of the beltway and green spring avenue. and it's also very quiet for those of you heading into downtown, a live look at the jfx, 83 passing north avenue and for those of you heading out on public transportation, nca reporting all lines on time so far this morning. back to you. >>> so we've seen our fair share of elaborate holiday displays. but one howard county man may have us all whipped. linda stow is live this morning in colombia with more on this. and, linda, we had a preview of this a little while ago. this is an impressive display. reporter: quarter of a million lights. i mean, take a look. the theme here is just a peaceful forest. you have deer drinking from the stream, you have the stream running all through the house, these pin

bw parkway through cheverly, you're fine. springfield on the northbound side of i-95. the inner loop of the beltway. there's an accident involving a truck. single vehicle accident i know authorities are arriving on the scene and be aware of that if you're going to the inner loop. and a last live look at 66 inbound, no problems to report coming in from gainesville to the beltway. coming up in my next report, at 4:39. back to you guys. >>> is the video authentic? that's what the u.s. marine corps is trying to find out after footage appeared on youtube which seems to show marines urinating on dead taliban fighters in afghanistan. >> it could hurt peace relations and put us at risk of retaliation from militant groups around the world. gary nuremberg has the video and story. >> reporter: the video appears to show a marine team urinating in afghanistan on dead bodies described as those of taliban fighters. the men joke through the 39 second posting. >> like a shower. >> reporter: the publication marine corps times reports the military is trying to identify the apparent marin

opened southbound 95 picked up another problem for those of you traveling northbound 295 on the bw parkwayrk police are on the scene trying to clear a collision as you approach route 175. as we mentioned, traffic flow pretty good still seeing a lot of volume increase. especially southbound direction for those of you coming from i- 70 on u.s. 29. and here's a live look at the beltway. 695 at green spring avenue, still a good ride heading up to the jfx. and on the north side of 695, passing due leany valley road look good. drive times in pretty good shape. no extra time needed as you make your way on the north side of the beltway or the west side as well as the harrisburg expressway south to the top of 695. over to you. >>> a push to make air travel easier for u.s. servicemen and women is aloft. details this morning on what the law could -- is now a law. details this morning on what the law could mean to them. >>> the reason looming price hike at starbucks when good morning maryland continues on this wednesday, january 4th. thanks for waking up with us. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snor

too many delays to report so far especially on the key routes make your way into downtown 295 the bw parkway moving well northbound as well as 395. here's a look at i-95 making the drive past 175. starting to see flowing in the southbound direction from 175 over to route 198. and here's 695 your trip around the beltway from 795 to baltimore national pike. and remains calm and if you are traveling on u.s. 50 we are just east of the bay bridge right here. we tib to have strong wind warnings on the chesapeake bay bridge. charley over to you. >> >>> after a mild start to january, severe winter weather is bearing down on a huge part of the country. and we have details. >> reporter: the first major winter storm. >> reporter: ed in. across midwest cold air and blowing snow make conditions miserable from colorado to kentucky roads are a slick icy mess n greenfield wisconsin snow brought the evening commute to a standstill. gusty winds are causing snow to blow and drift. the weather is blamed for at least two deaths in iowa. and chicago this morning is under a winter storm warning. they are expecting

here's a live look at 32 traveling north and south on bw parkway connected to the beltway. not seeing any shall use for you this morning. if you're traveling i-66 in virginia, here's a live look at sully road. again, east and west on i-66. you're clear. eastbound travel speeds right now at 59 miles per hour. making your way from fairfax county parkway to the capitol beltway, that trip will take you 11 minutes. no accidents to report right now on 66 outside or inside the beltway. i'm back in ten with another look at your traffic. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks, danella. 4:42 now. it's 40 degrees out there. >>> still to come, turning the page after a sex abuse scandal. the man penn state is turning to to help the school's football team >>> republican lawmakers are criticizing president obama's call for major cuts to the pentagon's budget. the united states will be, quote, turning a page on the defense strategy. the $500 billion decrease from the budget includes decreasing the soldiers in the ranks and bringing the number of soldiers down to pre-9/11 numbers. there will b

traveling on 259, bw parkway no troubles as well as on 29. that's moving without any delay or trouble. here's a live look at 695 and wilkins avenue traveling in catonsville. police are in the final clearing stages of a fender bender on the inner loop at i- 95. >>> back to the breaking news. a suspect who is reportedly linked to overnight shooting got into a fight with a police officer and stole a number of cars. one of them being a police squad car. we have been on the story since 4:30. this happened 695 and washington boulevard. and linda so is where that chase ended and joins us live from west patapsco with the latest. >> reporter: minutes ago we saw two tow trucks arrive here at the police-involved shooting. we are in the 3400 block of annapolis road. we counted about five police cars here. a handful of police officers investigating this bizarre police involved shooting. it started last night in the city with a shooting. we are told the suspect ran off. a baltimore county officer later tried to pull that suspect over on 695 for a traffic v

coming from i-70 heading around to 295 the bw parkway. charley, over to you. good morning>>> good morning. we are hearing complaints from all over baltimore county. piles of recycables waiting to be pkd up because the normal day fell on a holiday. -- picked up because the normal day fell on a holiday. the problem is so did new year. recycling trucks won't be arounduntil next monday threes. that's three weeks without service. >> they could have planned and could have had one day in the miel so it would be maybe a week and a half instead of three weeks. >> the department of works says it happens every year because of the christmas and new year parallelling and it's unavoidable and there's the option of dropping off your repsych action. head to abc2news.com and click on my community tab and baltimore county news for a list of places to drop off recycables. sad news about a gracious baltimore native william carey an investment bank here donated millions to the university of maryland law school died and he donated 50 million to fun the carey school of business. he

look pretty good on i-95 and bw parkway looking live at 95 and maryland 175.e's a look at the beltway west side at liberty road. outer loop on the left side of the screen as you can see we are picking up the pace with a lot more volume. if you have any delays there will be -- it will be past this point because the accident is past this point approaching security boulevard. over to you. >>> coming up, at&t raising the prices but if you are a customer, you don't have to worry about paying. how much more new customers will have to pay and why the new rate effect is not going to affect you. >>> plus, herman cain is out of the presidential race but that's not stopping him from endorsing his favorite candidate, now speculation is kind of waiverring on who it will be. but we will get a preview as "good morning maryland" continues on this thursday, january 19th. that's a live look at atlanta herman cain's hometown. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. i

with a couple accidents but our major roads heading into baltimore not too bad right now on the bw parkway and u.s. 29. that's moving well for you also. let's get a live view of traffic on i-95 traveling in columbia at maryland 32. 32 travels east and westbound. no reported delays or incidents this morning. charley. over to you. >>> in health news, an exciting advance in breast cancer therapy. the study found when two drugs joined force they significantly reduce breast cancer tumor size. women with her 2 positive breast cancer was treated with a combination of a those patient has tumors 20% smaller than take either one alone. >>> volume is up and so are the numbers when it comes to headphone wearing pedestrian hit by cars. researchers at the university of maryland say injuries for those wearing headphones have more than tripled since 2004. it if you are outdoors wearing headphones or ear buds experts say you are easily distracted and not focusing, making you up aware of impending dangers. three quarters of those injuries resulted in fatalities. >>> it's 5:11 and at least 20 fires are lit e

the bw parkway, remember what happened on route 50 yesterday over in davisonville? everything's fine there. no problems from annapolis to the beltway. a quick look at the beltway south side of town here at route 4. we're looking good on route 301 and route 5 as well out of brandywine. coming up, we'll go into virginia at 4:55. back to you, andrea. >> long-awaited improvements could be coming to clarksburg. montgomery county executive ike leggett unveiled the capital spending plan which provides $50 million to complete three roads in clarksburg village and aurora hills. the county wanted to head off a plan by developers to charge homeowners for construction of the new road. >> we move forward with a plan that i think will get us beyond this point. that is now before the county council and i hope and expectation that they would approve this request. >> however, the new budget does not address incomplete projects like the clarksburg town center. construction on it is still not complete even though ground was broken more than a decade ago. >>> shrinking budgets are taki

back over to the maps, this had time, we'll head over to maryland. 95, the bw parkway, no problems from baltimore down to the beltway. we'll go over to 270 coming in from urbana. there had been overnight construction both directions of 270 at route 80 in the left lane. that should be clearing up shortly as well. we'll we could a live look at the beltway at river road. no problems here. this is basically what it looks like through silver spring and bethesda. in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 4:55. >> the federal government is giving more money to cover virginia's costs to repair damage from tropical storm lee. commonwealth will get $6.5 million from the department of transportation to pay for road and infrastructure repairs. last september, flooding caused by lee damaged or washed out 15 roads and bridges in northern virginia. all have since reopened. this grant is in addition to $2.1 million promised to the state in november. >>> the american cancer society's annual report shows that cancer rates are down again this year as are deaths. better treatment and screening has saved

we are moving well to 95 on the southwest side and even over to 295 the bw parkway. back to you. >>> we are just getting started here a few minutes before 5:00. >>> the month-old argument flares up again on what was supposed to be a secret mission. was information leaked about the killing of osama bin laden and was it leaked to makers of a new movie. >>> also we'll show you the most expensive tuneup to hit the auction block. you are watching "good morning maryland." we return in a moment with another look at your weather and traffic. that's coming up in three minutes. we're back in a bit. >>> headlines around the world on this friday morning, officials at the pentagon say they will investigate whether defense officials leaked secrets to a new movie about osama bin laden. the decision comes after questions were raised about a "new york times" article that claims filmmakers were given classified information as they were making the movie. this is the same crew that made the movie "the hurt locker." they're now working on "the hunt for osama bin laden." that film is set

there's a look at the bw parkway. this is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. now is the time to jump to toyota and find out how to save when you buy right. >> at the top of the news, an iraq war veteran turned serial killer. that's the charge that the police are making in california. >> reporter: prosecutors say this iraq war veteran stalked homeless men and killed them. he had picked out his next victims. >> this 23-year-old young man was a vicious killer. herb had, in his mind, a desire to kill people. he followed through with it. >> reporter: the authorities showed off the military knife he used to murder four homeless victims. with each murder, he stabbed them more times. >> he stabbed them up to 50 times, up to 60 times. >> reporter: the suspect's family says he came back from iraq a changed man. he's under hold in jail. his father and mother haven't been able to see him. >> i feel that the authorities have been making him look like a monster. >> reporter: this is the scene from the last murder. the witnesses saw a man running from here and blood hounds l