caldwell, but through a long career of work for the underserved. i look forward to speaking with our other five knowledgeable witnesses today. >> q. thank you. i am genuinely pleased to welcome our first witness, phyllis caldwell. thank you for joining us and thank you for your truly great public service for it we will ask you to keep your oral testimony at 5 minutes so we will have adequate time for questions. please proceed with your testimony. >> members of the congressional oversight panel, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on progress the administration is making on helping responsible homeowners stay in their homes and stabilizing the housing market. my opening remarks will focus on three things -- the administration's response to recently reported problems in the foreclosure process, efforts that treasury is taking to ensure service to comply andham is withp guidelines, and and really look ha impactmp has had to date. we expect banks to follow bowl loss for any bank that has not done so should be held accountable and

sarah caldwell has that. >> good morning, everyone. we are dealing with some traffic issues out there. perry hall a sinkhole and accident bel air and fitch. charles and bellona a defective traffic light and downed trees and flooding alo falls road and smith avenue. warren road and bosley and old bosley delaney valley and flooding still an issue blocking north point at kane street. camp grills and an triumph in -- gunm gambrills and an tkreupl drive. old mill and 170 another issue with flooding. many areas with storm-related damage and it will be a while before all of them reopen. we will keep you posted on the closures. let's look at volume to see if we are developing any delays. pretty nice ride at the key bridge. no problems at any other area bridges. tunnel traffic smooth at this time. we will switch to the harrisburg expressway out of parkton away from us southbound traffic still running at a pretty good pace. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> our big story, the weather. what is left of it. as everyone heads

. >> patricia leanne caldwell born in tennessee. daughter of robert and irma. at age of 3 moved to missouri and returned when she was 12 years old. patricia grew up with segregation and injustices which she writes about. she spent many countless hours in the nashville public library. it was her family life that was bountiful and flowing with tales told by her story telling grandfather. raised with love of reading and oral tradition. graduated from tennessee state and degree in english in 1964. she married her childhood friend on december 12. they are the parents of fredrick and twins robert and john. her education continued with a master's degree in early childhood literature, and programming in 1975 from webster university. patricia has a successful career as a teacher and children's book editor. she changed careers to become a full time writer of children and young adult books. her goal is to create books for and about african-americans. i write because there is a need to have books for, by and about the african-american experience and how we helped to develo

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there are some things to watch for.al accidents in fact. there is one location to be careful. washington in the city come out one accident at the mlk. 25 miles per hour if you travel on the outer loop. the west side is starting to back down down towards seven. there are two accidents in pylesville. one more thing to remind you of. legion drive is closed because of water main repairs. traffic is alternating on the eastbound side. 14 minutes on the outer loop west side. delays developing on the area of white marsh on 95 down towards the beltway northeast. you can see we had a bit of a delay on 95 coming out of the white marsh area. now sandra shaw joins us was so adorable pitbulls. >> we're talking about give pitbulls a chance. it's a big event and taking place on saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. this is the home of the baltimore blast. the captain of the blast is here. in your arms you have little orphan dunannie. >> she is adorable. it is a need you guys support events like this. >> this is another great cause. >

i am at sarah caldwell. 16 down, 17 to go but you are looking at a live picture as the rescues continue. one by one, each taking about an hour, the men emerged from underground, where they have been for two months. everything seems to be going well so far. >> just after midnight, the first miner made it to the surface. since then there has been a constant flow of miners in their way out of a spot that was the distance of two empire state buildings stacked on top of each other. 2003 feet below, 70 days entombed in the earth, wondering will they get out? >> i believe that i had extraordinary luck. i believe this is a test. i believe that god does test people and we have the possibility of confronting things in life such as what we had to confront. i believe it was the moment in which to make changes. >> they are merging into the sunlight wearing sunglasses because -- emerging into the sunlight wearing sunglasses because their eyesave not seen the sun for so long. doctors are reporting they are in great medical condition. the number one thing they do after they hug their families is area.i

i am sarah caldwell. a key member of the baltimore city police -- rather, baltimore city council pleads no contest this morning in a criminal case involving two developers. jayne miller was in court and joins us now. >> as helen holton -- the council city chair, a little to helen holton presides over economic development. she pleaded no contest to one count of violating campaign finance she was fined and given probation before judgment. it could force her from elected office. she does admit that there is convincing evidence against her. she is accused of giving two developers, jon tester practice ronald lipscomb -- john paterakis and ronald lipscomb money. >> i will serve on the city council and serve baltimore city to the best of my ability. i thank god for being an ever- present help. i think my family and friends for being a constant support and strength. >> despite her declaration, the case is not quite over. she was initially charged with the more serious crime of bribery in connection with a payment

call or click today. >> sarah caldwell with some good news to report.have all lanes now open on southbound 95 past 195. the accident involving an overturned vehicle has been off to the shoulder. still vehicles being cleared so you can see delays back to the beltway. but looking at little better. northbound 95 ramp to the outer loop a crash there and another one at 216 and 29 in howard county. route 30 and mount gilead road another delay due to a vehicle fire. the delays that are easing up a bit. toward us southbound traffic toward the accident past 195. 295 you can use this as the alternate because the delays are still filtering out. that is the latest. now the latest on the buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> we are moving along nicely on marc trains with no delays on penn, camden or brunswick. light rail on time from hunt valley. buses however 10 bus is diverted at yale and cedar and few delays to eight, 35 and 40, 15 to 20 minutes and 15 and 23 30 minutes late. now back to you, tony. >> good morning, everyone. we have mild temperatures and rain to

here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> dizzy for motorists on southbound 795.ider it 140 as your alternate jammed from franklin boulevard to owings mills. 24 miles per hour on average through that stretch. we also have at kemper road, pedestrian-involved. these volume-related delays are starting to fall into place. seven minutes to travel on southbound 795. let's give you a live view of traffic. this delay stretches back. we switch over to a live view of 795. not moving much at all at the southbound direction from franklin boulevard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the big story to date in the with the department -- today in the with the department -- today we are going to be in the 60's. 43 and parkton at the top of the hour. forecast for today, mostly sunny, cooler, high temperatures and the mid-to-upper-60's. scattered showers on friday. it will be chilly, with highs in the upper 50s. >> >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, october 13, 2010. that is the latest miner rescued. i'm meredith viera alongside matt lauer. we're going to check in with

here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> a lot going on on the roads. manor road, accident clearing in moncton. a crash, in southbound 83 approaching the beltway. harrisburg expressway, watch for delays. westbound security boulevard and rowling road, all lanes remain blocked due to an accident. on the west side, you look at typical delays towards edmondson. eastbound i-1/7, marriottsville 29, and 795, owings mills towards the beltway. motorcycle involved in crashed here. if you are going to travel in the white marsh area, 10 mi. the hour on average. on the inner loop, a little bit slow towards i-95. 26 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 18 minutes on the outer loop west side. a quick live look outside shows you we have an accident clearing on the outer loop at wilkens. all lanes are open. white marsh, it is barely moving towards the split. tony has a check on the forecast. >> most of the rain we had this morning is moved up to the southern part of pennsylvania. we expect more showers to develop here as we head into the morning and afternoon. it w

i am sarah caldwell. a violent weekend begins with a violent monday morning for baltimore city police. a call came in for gunshots and the park heights area of northwest baltimore, where police found a man's body. >> they found an adult male in the rear, suffering from apparent gunshot wound to the head. >> police have no suspects or motives in the case. the weekend violence left five people dead and several others injured. police said they are deploying additional units to address the outbreak of violence police commissioner fred bealefeld met with senior commanders at headquarters this hour. we will have the latest tonight on 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. city police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death in west baltimore. they found a body inside a vacant rowhouse at the hundred block of north freemont avenue around 5:45 sunday evening. the identity of the victim has not been released. a georgia man is behind bars in maryland, charged with kidnapping. police said a 28-year-old victim c

. >> and i'm sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. one accident so far on the harrisburg expressway. we'll update you on that one and check on another problem in columbia. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today t. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. i didn't even say happy monday or anything because it's not a happy monday. it's rainy outside. >> it's cold and rainy outside. it's all perspective. you can turn it into a happy monday if you want. >> i like that. >> thank you, sam.

here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> still hanging onto west side delays.oop accident at liberty is off to the right shoulder. heavy delays on the west side. 22 miles per hour on the outer loop. jammed conditions through that stretch. through liberty road, watch foreclosures in effect and an accident. coughlin street at pulaski highway shut down due to fire department activity. 23-minute ride through the outer loop west side stretch. add another 15 to this if you were coming from 95 on the northeast side. on greenspring, going away from us is in the traffic. the switchover to a live view of traffic at the birdie. -- at liberty. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good as far as the brain goes. of the time we get into the afternoon, the rainshowers " catch up to us. though-to-mid-fifties right now. thickening clouds, chance for rain showers this afternoon it will be nice and mild. we will make it to the low 70's. we will make it to the low 70's. >> taxes are too high, and maryland families are struggling. and then there's politician andy har

here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> kind of busy out there, incident-wise.rthbound harrisburg expressway past mount carmel, watch for an accident there. closures in effect and all lanes blocked at 194 in taneytown due to an accident. aspen hill road and argonne drive, water main break repairs at both locations. closures remain in effect. another 1 northbound washington boulevard. southbound 95 at powder mill road, that accident now clear. about 16 to travel on the northeast outer loop. five minutes to get southbound to the outer 95. towards the beltway. back up in the white marsh area. we will switch over to a life you of traffic at old court. west side delays in place. southbound 705 back up as a result towards the beltway. >> so far things happen fairly quiet. we have light rain earlier this morning. most of the rain has been pushed off to the east. we should stay dry for the next couple of hours. 30% or 40% chance of a few showers or thunderstorms popping up. temperatures and the upper 50's and low 60s. we will make it into the upper 70's this afternoon.

here is sarah caldwell in trafficpulse 11. >> it is columbus day, so volume is on the lighter side.in or commuter bus service today. approaching i-95 on the northeast side, an accident off to the side, but that may cause a bit of a delay. madison, another accident in the city. we are still dealing with closures on our guard drive -- on argon drive. our biggest delay this morning is on the loop, but even not that bad -- 14 minutes to get through that. outer loop west side, about a seven-minute ride. the 95 burge down to the harbor tunnel tolls. a live view of traffic in the area of hartford. you can see the traffic moving away from us. that extends to providence. a live view of traffic at the pulaski highway. that is the latest on trafficpulse 11. tony pann has a check on the forecast. >> know whether problems expected this morning. upper 50's to low 60's. it will feel like summer this afternoon. high temperatures between 80 and 85. a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon, but most of the day will be dry. it will cool off over the next couple of days. a few rain showers tuesd

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. right now we're dealing with some very heavy delays southbound on the harrisburg expressway. now they stretch back all the way down to the beltway, 7 miles per hour on average through that stretch. all of this due to an earlier overturned tractor-trailer. it happened last night. it's been cleared, so all lanes are open approaching the beltway, but this is what we're left with, unfortunately. take york road as your alternate. but delays there as well. definitely plan for some extra time if you take the harrisburg expressway. pulaski highway, a new accident, 34 miles per hour according to our speed sensor, so starting to see delays form there. west side delays in place, 12 miles per hour right around liberty. speaking of liberty road right around patterson avenue, watch for an accident at that intersection. let's give you a live view of the earlier delays, starting to filter out at the bottom end of the harrisburg expressway, but even heavier traveling around warren road. as i said, bac

your sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> not to back, but things will change as the rain comes intohe area. just past lombard street, off to the side. we're also dealing with a crash at old frederick road and the exchange. if you aren't travelling at westbound 100 approaching march 10, westbound delays there due to a crash. as far as drive times, 20 minutes on the outer loop west side, 19 on the northeast outer loop, only six minutes on the 890 but split to port mckendrick. harford road is backed a pretty heavily. inner loop accident at white marsh has been cleared. but said these delays are left over from the earlier accident -- it's like the delays left over from the earlier accident are gone. >> so far, the heaviest rain is in the western suburbs. moving to the extreme western part of montgomery county. a few sprinkles around baltimore city. this will be moving into the baltimore area over the next hour or so. rain likely into the late morning and early afternoon hours. high temperatures expected between 55 and 60 degrees. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and t

time to get that check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> plenty oft kind of a busy start. in parkton, accident involving a vehicle and a pole. we do have lanes closed on a seminary ave due to a downed tree. on the outer loop at dulaney valley, an accident with the vehicle off the road, very heavy delays leading up to it. inner loop delays approaching 95. if you are going to travel on the west side, you are looking at an average of seven miles per hour. backed up coming out of owings mills. westbound 70 and 29, watch for an accident location. let's give you a live view of traffic in the area of white marsh. a live view of traffic at i-70. searching for a westbound accident. does not appear to be in view here. tony as a check on the forecast. >> better start for us than yesterday. we still have a little bit of a drizzle in some neighborhoods. not a steady rain like monday. on the cool side. we're going to add the beaten-12 degrees this afternoon. -- at may be 10-12 degrees this happen in. generally cloudy. 30% to 40% chance for rainshowers. temperature

here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> it is a busy start out there.ents. southbound 295 in the area of the beltway. we are watching as delays form there. accident right at route 30 at reisterstown road. this one may be creating some delays. we're looking at the sinkhole still being worked on at middle river road. closures remain in effect at northpoint th. if you are going to travel on southbound 83, padonia to the beltway, smooth ride there. severn, watch for kosher at gambrills due to a big sinkhole. let's give you a live view at some of the problem spots. here is when just coming in to us at wilkens ave. two vehicles involved in this crash. bw parkway, southbound to order 95. accident taking up the right lane. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> this clouds are now east of the city -- thick clouds are east of the city. 61 degrees at the airport. barometers still down. gusting to 18 miles per hour. eventually we will get sunshine and the picture. 72 to 7 1/6 for the high. >> check the bottom of your >> check the bottom of your screen for upda

will when that was douglas caldwell that member of parliament talking at the freedom saying here on the fringes of the conservative party conference in birmingham. and i was or am at our europe correspondent ok but now to our top story tonight that close call for brazil's two presidential favorites in the voting there let's bring into the conversation dr kay scoldings an expert on the country joins us now from the tricks of the netherlands thanks for being with this is appreciated president lula has been widely praised as me for brazil's rapid ascension as an economic powerhouse do you think is chosen successor can keep up the pace if indeed she does win in the end because i think it will shift for the most likely to win the second drawn to rule by and large continue mr lush policies and if international economic circumstances remain favorable for brazil she will most likely. continue brazil on the path for for economic expansion and increasing political significance as a lot of talk isn't there of the international focus shifting towards emerging powers like brazil like russia india ch

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm sarah caldwell. our top stories in just a moment. first we want to take a look outside with meteorologist tony pann. what a nice weekend. >> it has been so nice, no humidity. we'll do it again today. it might be a couple degrees cooler than yesterday, but i would still call it outstanding. current temperatures under mostly clear skies. the high of 70's this afternoon. average high is upper 60's. we are doing much better than average. when we come back, we'll see what's on tap for the workweek. now to the news desk. >> baltimore county police tell us it happened after 6:30 saturday evening, a fight at the cow palace building. both victims were taken to area hospitals with what appear to be non-life threatening injuries. police apprehended a man with a blooding shirt who was talking on his cell phone. >> it was crazy. there were kids around, so we went across the building, and someone was on the floor bleeding, another guy was being held down. we found out somebody got stabbed. >> police say they do be

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm sarah caldwell. first a look outside with tony pann. yesterday was fantastic. >> wasn't it nice? why yes. >> yesterday afternoon turned out to be great. today will be almost the same. it will be warmer, but there will be a little more cloud cover, too. i still think you call today a nice day when it is all said and done. let's look at the current conditions. it is about 20 degrees warmer this morning than it was yesterday at this time. 57 degrees at the top of the hour. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. pleasant with high temperatures between 70 and 75 this afternoon. the afternoon high is 64. when we come back we'll look at the seven-day forecast. for now, over to the news desk. >> our big story this morning shall the 2010 campaign season is heading into its final week with days to go until the mid term elections. >> the candidates for governor are trying to win your vote. george lettis begins our "2010 commitment" coverage. >> down the stretch they come. >> so far this year we have had the best yea

if you could figure that because well thank you very much that was douglas caldwell that member of parliament talking about the freedom zone here on the fringes of the conservative party conference in birmingham as europe is once again rocked by on rest thanks to the economic crisis right laura i met live in birmingham thank you very much for that. a criminal court in thailand has rejected a request by the u.s. to drop a second set of charges against alleged russian arms dealer viktor boot the decision dense washington's plans to have the man extradited to the u.s. and face trial on terrorism related charges and you hearing is expected to begin in bangkok on october fifth artesian thomas is following developments. the united states has been trying to get add victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set fo

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. along came avenue at wilkins avenue, all lanes remain closed. and then watch for this problem. police activity blocking program lane. another spot where you may find delays. the problems on eastbound 70. moving well in towards the beltway. the entire beltway is running without delay. the j.f.x. and the harrisburg expressway logo. there is a disabled vehicle. no problems to report here on the northeast corner of the beltway. this is 895 at the harbor tunnel. we are problem free at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> on the marc trains right now, the brunswick line, there are two cancelation. on the light rain, we have on- time service. there are a few bus diverges. there is one that university and st. paul. there is another diversion that joppa. now back to tony pann. >> so far things have been pretty quiet. we do have some rain and chilly temperatures in our forecast. sandra shaw has been getting re

will win that was douglas caldwell that member of parliament talking at the freedom saying here on the fringes of the conservative party conference in birmingham. and that was laura emmett our european correspondent reporting for us. has been whipping up some anti russian sentiment of late so president vet is no trying to clear the air using cyberspace in an online video inventive says the better russian leader is using aggressive talk towards moscow to bolster his presidential election campaign r.t. sarah first took a closer look. and if it is a bloke we can hear president. making specific reference to the election campaign in bellary and saying that it's based almost entirely on entourage and slogans and i should say shouldn't russia's own willingness to provide support and also direct criticisms to the russian leadership itself the person misstated his use his behavior in the past often to deal with the school topics such as this and this time we've heard him using it as over stones to develop russian leadership such as ations and actions recently but his main point being that reall

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is a busy morning rise. youmiles per hour as approach liberty. there is an accident. you can see the backup as you head down towards the beltway. another problem near delaney valid. there are reports of an overturned vehicles. -- delaney valley. use york road as an alternate. no sign of delay. perhaps the accident is not quite at delaney valley. it is reported in the inner loop. the left lane is still closed on the west side outer loop at liberty. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now tony has a check of your forecast. >> the weather is a little bit better than it yesterday. there is a touch of drizzle out there. that should help with the rest of the morning commute. you may need a light jacket. we will make it to around 60 today. we have a 30% chance for a shower. it will not be steady rain that we saw yesterday. we have better news in the seven-day forecast. but first it is time for sports. >> good morning. with the ravens victory on sunday, they are the toast of the nfl. joe flacco is on the verge o

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're dealing with a new accident in crownsville. there is a crash involving an overturn the culprit you may find some lanes closed. westbound 100, another area you may start to tap the brakes. that is on the westbound side of 100. there are closures and program land -- pilgrim lane because of police activity. there is a delay formant south of white marsh. brake lights as you make your way down towards the beltway in northeast. still in good shape on bel air road and that continues all the way on the west side. the j.f.x. and the harrisburg expressway it looks good. >> so far things have been quiet. we are watching some rain come through on the western suburbs. this is moving eastbound per it will take another hour or so to get close to baltimore. it will likely be raining when you drive home from work this afternoon. some of the rain could be heavy. chilly. upper 50's this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast. to now - 4 now, to the news desk. the decision to attend college is often based on a tuition. >> one student got

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. water main break in have a disgrace. westbound is closed between legion drive. take. erie as for all to that. in terms of other problems, we are not seeing much. we're in pretty good shape on the north and west side. 795 it looks good. 70, as well. 45 through the glen bernie average traveling south on 97 in the area of 100. volume is starting to build that old court. that is where we'll start to see our first delay. this is 50 at sandy point. the toll plaza is checking out fine on the bay bridge itself. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. >> we have delays on the buses. the 24 and 160 bus is running about 50 minutes late. the 34 and 46 buses are running about 20 minutes late. the 10 bus is diverting at green and baltimore. the rales are doing well. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines so far. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> good morning. we will get to the seven-day forecast in just a moment. first we say

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a few problem spots.wned tree in lutherville seminary avenue. all lanes are closed in town because of another down the tree. no major problems on the harrisburg expressway all the way to the beltway. n see the speed sensor. one other problem to mention, an accident at wakefield road. drive times at seven minutes on 895 south down to the harbor tunnel tolls. 11 minutes on the northeast outer loop. ate's a quick live look traffic. things continue to run smoothly at the key bridge. we can give you a live view there. any of the other bridges are equally smooth. the bay bridge looks good. tunnel traffic is in great shape. we switch over to the west side, where everything is running smoothly at old court, heading all the way down to edmundson. enjoy the nice ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a couple of delays on the marc train system. camden and penn trains are on schedule. on the buses, the 64 and 77 bosses are 15 minut

time for a final check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> a very busy ride right now.is is a multi-bill " crash at rossville boulevard -- to-be of a crash at rossville boulevard. definitely an area to avoid. a crash at the outer-loop of the harrisburg expressway br. but those reports could be in the inner loop instead. falls road and is dead road, all lanes closed. at the west side outer loop delays. whiskey bottom, watch for an accident at columbia. 24 on the west side outer loop. it will take you 15 to travel on southbound 95. let's give it could live look outside and show that things are almost at a standstill. inner loop on the south side approaching i-95, all this to construction on the right lanes. it is still inching along past white marsh towards the 895 split. rossville and perry hall, avoid the intersection due to a multi-vehicle crash. john collins joins us for a look at the forecast. this's and 50's for lows morning. 52 at b.w.i. marshall. humidity is up and barometer is rising. our storm system is finally pulling away. the lack of rain in today's forecast,

here's sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. >> hi there, stan. good morning, everyone.just about everywhere you travel this morning. the latest is southbound 895. at a crawl approaching the harbor tunnel. all southbound lanes blocked due to a disabled vehicle. hopefully that will be out of there shortly. but for now, expect delays. take the fort mchenry as your alternate. let's see what else is going on. a live view on the harrisburg expressway as we continue to recover from an earlier tractor-trailer accident. these delays stretch back to down to the beltway. it's going to be a while before that filters out. bel air road at more i've i can't road, an accident. heavy delays approaching white marsh down to the 895 split. northeast outer loop, still jammed. same thing for the west side outer loop. that delay stretches all the way down the west side to edmondson. southbound 795, backups coming out of owings mills. traveling at hawkins point, watch for an accident. and your drive time is heaviest on the west side, 35 minutes to get through that stretch. let's go over to ton

. >> here is sarah caldwell. >> good morning, everyone. luckily we are looking better than we did yesterday. a lot of closures in effect last night have been reopened. we want to tell you we have a downed tree blocking lanes at warren road and bosley. watch for closures there. old bosley and delaney valley another downed tree. traveling at bel air and necker avenue the closures are in effect. jennifer franciotti will have more there in perry hall from necker to white marsh boulevard where the closures are. 42 miles an hour on the north side. a little slow on the west side around 795 at 26 miles an hour in the outer loop. another closure gambrills and antrum in anne arundel county and we have kim there that will report on that. if you are traveling there, watch for those closures due to another sink hole. so the big problems, sinkholes, flooding and downed trees. we will see what the maim roads are like. pretty good at harford. toward us is outer loop and no significant delays. now west side and so far looks pretty good down toward i-95. th

phyllis caldwell was testifying before congress. it was very straight forward.arely see politicians told exactly what they need to hear. you have to delay mortgages if you are foreclosing on the wrong people. >> right. >> this will be the second. >> san francisco wells fargo said they had paper errors. >> 500 signed off in a day. >> robo signing. >> it's allegedly more of a smoke up than a close up at mccovey cove. watch what happens when a dallas reporter takes in everything at the park. >> right over there, there people smoking weed because it's coming this way. peel are nice here. we are not in new york. nobody is going to spit on us or tell us we are bad people. we are in san francisco. people are smoking weed over there. they don't care. they want to see the team win, but they are half buzzed out. >> at least he called us nice. maybe he applied for a job here. >> a lot of people would take that as a compliment, thank you very much. there is a big buzz about the world series, but that buzz is not from the thrilling action on the diamond. >> the medical dispe

i'm sarah caldwell. it is 8:26. here are some of our top stories.ple stabbed at the timonium fair grounds. police say it happened during a fight at the cow palace building. both victims taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. a witness caught police apprehending a suspect with a bloody shirt on his cell phone. he talked to 11 news. >> it was crazy. there were people on the ground. one was bleeding, another was being held down. we found out somebody got stabbed. >> police say they believe alcohol played a role. it is unclear what led to that fight. >> in howard county, a collision between a vehicle and motorcycle turned deadly. earl burton walker of west virginia was killed after he crashed into a disabled car on i-70 around 11:00 saturday night. police say that vehicle was parked partially in the roadway and the driver had been drinking. gary eugene pfeiff was arrested on drug charges. >> alcohol and speed are suspected to be factors on a head-on collision on saturday. howard county police say carl joseph lankin was driving north

. >> sarah caldwell checking commute. there are some problems to watch for.awny town an accident at krauss mill and 194 clearing so watch for delays there. northbound harford at aspen hill center turn lane blocked with a water main break. argonne at alameda closed near loch raven all week so take cold spring. some delays in place in the normal spots. southbound 95 at 28 approaching the beltway northeast and 17 miles an hour on the west side outer loop at 795 backing up traffic on southbound 795. outer loop at wilkins debris in the road and accident at washington boulevard and >> 95. farther south on 95 powdermill road another accident. 95 at white marsh brake lights to the beltway and on the beltway the west side delay. that is the pace to edmondson. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." now we check in with sandra shaw giving us some great ideas for the baltimore running festival. >> looking forward to it. looks like it will be a great riddening day. high 65, plenty of sun. we are here in the women's department. it will be an interesting race because we

caldwell esselstyn the author of "prevent and reverse heart disease." and dr. ornish. he mentioned both of you for inspiring him to begin this diet. walk us through this diet, dr. esselstyn. why is his diet so good for those individuals who have a history of heart disease? >> thank you, wolf, for having me on this evening with my good friend, dean ornish. coronary artery disease is a toothless paper tiger that need never exist and if it does exist it need never, ever progress. what we've heard from president clichbten clinton is the remarkable change he's been willing to make to remove completely from his nutrition those foods which we know will devastate and injure the inner lining of your arteries. the remarkable thing is the capacity the body has to heal itself. when you do what president clinton has done when you completely try to remove any foods that are going to injure your vessel, the body has this remarkable capacity to begin to heal itself. i'm afraid as a medical profession we perhaps have fallen down and itself. i fear that we have begun to emphasize too mu

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sarah caldwell checking the morning commute. let's see what is going on. we have an inner loop accident on the west side just past liberty road and that will back things up. looking at outer loop delays from 795 to 40. park heights and shade avenue an accident and slow spot on southbound 95 out of white marsh. 26 miles an hour there. conkling street closed at pulaski due to fire activity and an accident at 216 and 29 in howard county. 20 minutes on the outer loop west side, 12 minutes north side. five minutes south on 95 from the 895 split to fort mchenry. green spring away from us inner loop pretty good but you will find delays on the inner loop near liberty. now i-70 and outer loop delays heavy right now. all of that volume related. that is the latest on traffic rask. now let's check back with sap sap talking about food tour in the city. >> it started in d.c. the concept. it migrated to baltimore. the first place they offered it was fells point. very popular. now it has expanded to federal hill and we are live this morning at metropolitan opens at 8:00 i

i'm sarah caldwell. why and i'm lisa robinson. let's go first to john collins. >> some of the runners complained about wind gusts running in your face. today much nicer. the wind is going to calm down. we will make it into the 70's. this will be a nice close to the weekend. it will be a little chilly, though. you might want a light jacket. current conditions 44 degrees at the airport. 85% relative humidity. barometric pressure nice and high. always a good sign. the forecast today, sunny. after the start, we will make it into the low 70's later this afternoon. we come back in just a few minutes and check the seven-day forecast and see what's going on for next week. for now to the news desk. >> baltimore city police are mourning one of their own after a birthday celebration turns deadly. >> off-duty brian stevenson, an 18-year veteran of the force, died. the detective and a friend were going to a club to celebrate their -- his 38th birthday when he got into an argument. >> they got involved in an incredibly petty argument with some

sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute.eak at argonne drive at the alameda. all lanes are closed, and they're expected to be closed throughout the week. just take cold spring at your alternate. j.f.x. looks great north and southbound f. you're heading out on 795 down toward the beltway, that's moving well. the west side checking in at around 59 degrees. police activity to avoid at church lane and rolling road. other than that, we're doing quite well. we had a water main break along frederick road at woodlawn. that's now clear. everything running smoothly on i-75. as far as the drive time, seven minutes down to the harbor tunnel toll, 11 minutes on both the north and west side outer loop. let's give you a live view of traffic in the area of white marsh. going away from us is southbound traffic, still moving very well, but volume is picking up there. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic on 795, and so far, so good all the way down towards 50. and that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. kurt kroncke is off for columbus d

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. right now, we're dealing with an accident southbound on the harrisburg expressway. it's just prior to the beltway. you can see the delays starting to form as you make your approach to the beltway. it's an overturned tractor-trailer. it happened last night, but they're still working to upright it and clear it from those two left lanes. right now the right lane squeezing by only, and there are some heavy delays leading up to that. we'll take a live view of that in the moment. in the meantime, consider york road as your alternate, much better bet this morning. let's see what else is going on. we have an accident in columbia, columbia road at april journey. headsing out on northbound 9 at 175, a medical call there to watch for. and another problem northbound 95 at 216, an accident just coming in to us. we understand warnings in effect at the bay bridge this morning, just be careful as you travel across any of the area bridges. it's a slick start this morning, so definitely give yourself e

nasa astronaut tracy caldwell joins me now.s on your mission and welcome back to earth. >> thanks a lot, martha, it's great to be here. martha: there was difficulty unhooking from the space station. it must have been scary. >> it was endearing the station didn't want to let go of us. martha: we watched with sort of different reactions to the fact that the shuttle program is no longer. and now we are hitching a ride on the soyuz with our russian astronaut friend. what was that like? letting go of the shuttle, what's it like being in that companionship relationship now with russia? >> letting ghost shuttle was bittersweet. -- letting go of the shuttle was bittersweet. it's a really huge part of our space program and all of our success it's hard to let go of something so fantastic. but we all know in order to get to the next step to go beyond earth's orbit we need to love on and let the success of the shuttle anything retire and learn from it. -- the shuttle mission retire and learn from it. sharing a ride with our russian partner

litenant general bill caldwell, who heads our efforts to train afghan security forces, has told me more than once that the president's announcement of the july 2011 date was a major factor in improved afghan recruiting success. the date he has said focused afghan leaders on the need to speed the growth of the afghan army. president karzaieeds prodding, believe me. he prefers to see himself as the head of a united people and not as the commander in chief of a military that at must at times use force against some of those same people. general mcchrystal h to press president karzai to take ownership of a campaign in helmand seeking unsuccessfully for far too long his approval of the start of those operations. president karzai's approval. it also took too long for president karzai to meet with elders in preparation for the campaign in and around kandahar city. and en president karzai speaks out publicly about coalition military operations, it is more often to criticize civilian casualties than in support of our operations and his own army's operations. that is a more powerful reason to stic

lieutenant general bill caldwell, who heads our efforts to train afghan security forces, has told me more than once that the president's announcement of the july 2011 date was a major factor in improved afghan recruiting success. the date he has said focused afghan leaders on the need to speed the growth of the afghan army. president karzai needs prodding, believe me. he prefers to see himself as the head of a united people and not as the commander in chief of a military that at must at times use force against some of those same people. general mcchrystal had to press president karzai to take ownership of a campaign in helmand seeking unsuccessfully for far too long his approval of the start of those operations. president karzai's approval. it also took too long for president karzai to meet with elders in preparation for the campaign in and around kandahar city. and when president karzai speaks out publicly about coalition military operations, it is more often to criticize civilian casualties than in support of our operations and his own army's operations. that is a more powerful rea