we have one early morning crash in catonsville.t's frederick road at dutton road but right now as we check around the beltway, everything running smoothly at this time. we're going to look at the tums. the new traffic pattern in effect, 895 southbound, that exit is to the right, 95 southbound remains on the left. 95 southbound as you make your way from harford county through to the whitemarsh area, running smoothly, no problems. this is 695 at the bw parkway. you can see everything is running lightly and not a lot of volume at this hour but things are looking good. back to you. >>> 5:10. megawarehouse costco wants to make it easy for you to trade in old electronics. >> find out what they are doing, plus - >> if you're favorite price is free we have a story for you. i'm brittney gordon, coming up, the key to a free breakfast. ( sighs ) ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and

let's check out the easterly view from catonsville, 65 degrees, a light wind from the north that will turn to the northeast. that will help to pile in more clouds. that will help to lock down our temperatures. 65 in catonsville, that's an ano, anomaly because most of us outside the beltway in the 50s. including the airport. we increase the clouds this afternoon. that comes with a breeze. our two-degree guarantee of only 78 but pleasant today. >>> 5:31. let's check the roads with kim. >> we have a couple of incidents working the beltway now. outer loop past wilkens avenue that earlier crash still has the two right lanes blocked. you will see police activity out there. traffic does slow from about frederick road. earlier crash on the inner loop approaching liberty road has been moved over to the right shoulder. it shouldn't cause delays at this time. we have emergency road work going on, on the on-ramp from southbound camp meet road to the -- camp meade road to the inner loop, there's a sinkhole. don't expect to use that on-ramp for probably the next several hours. 95 southbound approac

umbc in catonsville, full sun up over the eastern sky. that means you will have sun glare around the beltway. 63 degrees. let's show you other numbers as we are still in the 50s north and west of the beltway. stevenson now 59. as we take you to catonsville -- we showed you that but why not look at it again, 63 with that sun. we're expecting that temperature to jump in a hurry here under a mostly sunny sky, two-degree guarantee of 85. back in the low 70s overnight. tomorrow, a afternoon shower with cold front swinging through, temperature 85. there could be a stray shower left around with cooler temperatures on wednesday. 80 degrees in the afternoon with a low of 59. only 79 on thursday. where is that summer heat? it's not here. 81 on friday. we'll try to push 85 by next weekend. that will come with a chance of afternoon scattered showers and thunderstorms. >>> 6:22. let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. this monday morning traffic is probably as evasive as that summer heat. light around the area as we check around the tunnels, che

the first one is in catonsville, baltimore national pike at ingleside avenue. we've got another one in reisterstown, franklin boulevard at church road. in cockeysville west padonia road at broad avenue, the traffic lights not working. treat them as four-way stops. the earlier crash in pasadena cleared, jumpers hole road at route 2, no problems there. this is 95 southbound approaching the whitemarsh boulevard area. we have some building volume early in the morning but no delays to let you know about at this time. back to you. >>> there's a bit of slowdown at traffic court in phoenix yesterday. >> 3,800 people were ordered to show up at the same time. hundreds of people lined up early outside of the justice center and that line literally wrapped around the building. so the next time you go to the dmv and there's a line be thankful there are not literally hundreds of people in front of you. they were all there because of the -- the photo cameras got them. >>> still ahead -- we have a reunion that rivals the test of time and will melt your heart. >>> and all new at

catonsville toward wilkens avenue.orner, here it is on the southbound lanes, we have been seeing this pack of cars pretty much throughout the morning rush. this is going to be the case on the southbound side. the northbound lanes are getting by problem-free. the good news is there's no dents to report on the bw parkway. it's the morning rush that we continue to deal with. the cars continue to head up through 395 through the tunnels and a pretty busy pace on southbound 95 through whitemarsh. that's a look at the morning commute. patrice, back to you. >>> candace, thank you. >>> coming up after serving a year and a half in prison on dogfighting charges, michael vick has been reinstated with conditions to the nfl. the former atlanta falcon star is now eligible to attend practices and team activities if he finds a team who will take him on. we want to know, should michael vick be allowed back in the nfl? that is our question of the day. >>> the national football league is reinstating michael vick after he was suspended for

. >> catonsville. >> i love it. very good. >> could be. we'll have to watch. good morning to you. we're watching outside this morning. temperatures low 70s, a little muggy around the bay. from 71 in ball. 73 easton. 71 maryland and pax river 75. we have a heat index pushing the upper -- 79 pax river. it feels like 89 now in ocean city. really wonder about that thermometer but needless to say we have ourselves the heat and humidity in play. no rain now but we had storms roll through overnight. it looks like we'll have a few isolated showers pop up this afternoon with our two-degree guaranteed high getting us back to 89. >>> it's 5:30 now. let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. good morning. we don't have any problems to let you know about as you make your way southbound on 83 this morning. however, we have fallen trees in the area. that is going to at 9 a southbound -- 95 southbound looking good. but fallen trees, york road past old york road. and north avenue there's a tree blocking the intersection, so use caution, back to you. >>> charges against baltimore city mayor shei

. >>> sunrise beautiful stuff here in catonsville. we blew off some morning clouds that tried to come in for about a half hour. 67 degrees. that easterly wind is going to lock in and help build in more clouds like yesterday and could hold the temperatures down. we did shoot our temperature to 82. right now, 67 westminster and churchill. 71 in rock hall and chefltertown. aiming for a temperature around 80 this afternoon, partly cloudy. looks like we're setting up for a warmer and more humid weekend. right now, 9:02. kelly, back to you. >>> now is the time we take a look at today's top stories. we start with general motors which came out of bankruptcy protection just this morning. a person who was briefed on the situation says gm emerged from bankruptcy after signing papers that transferred a bulk of its assets to a new, leaner company, which the majority is owned by the u.s. government. that action hasn't officially been announced yet but one expert called the 40-day case the fastest ever for a company the size of gm. the new gm is app

stay in place until november but it may have ended last night at midnight at this nissen lot in catonsville. as of wednesday there was an estimated 23,000 new cars sold and nearly $96 million spent. the program allowed people to bring their gas guzzlers in and trade them for a credit up to $4,500 for a fuel efficient car. the general manager here said he had no idea how much the cars would be in demand and it has been a win-win situation for all involved. >> it is good for the green, it is good for the economy. naturally it is good for the automobile business and it is good for the customer. >> some dealerships had expressed concerns that maybe they were selling cars faster than the government could keep up with. but last night the white house responded saying they are going to honor all of the sales. it shouldn't be a problem but they are assessing the situation. back to you. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. should the federal government increase the funding of the cash for clunkers program? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the new case against balt

middle school, 64 degrees. 66 to get that orange glow over the eastern sky and mostly clear in catonsvillejump to 77 by lunchtime. two-degree guarantee 82 with a few clouds mixed in this afternoon. a beautiful day in store. 5:40. let's see what is happening on the roads, here's kim. >> as you make your way southbound on 95 headed to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza, you're not going to have any delays or problems at this time. however, we're still dealing with the road closure, that is marriottsville road at the howard county/carroll county line, between drivers road and henrington road because of down power lines. police on scene. expect a detour there. they are wrapping up the construction project at the harbor tunnel but the southbound tube does remain closed, two-way traffic gets by on the northbound side. in westminster, route 428 at leistert church road, closed because of a bad car accident. u till crews on scene because of -- utility crews on scene because of downed power lines. expect delays there as well. >>> a towson high school is closing its doors. call it a sign of the chang

moon going down over the western sky, now watching the sun come up over the eastern sky at umbc in catonsville. a few clouds but mostly sunny for most of us, 65 degrees, winds out of the north at 6 miles per hour. that northerly breeze to hold the humidity down, may also provide a few clouds mick mixing in during the afternoon. 65 parkville middle school, also a bit of a gusty breeze. officially 62 in baltimore. that is coming off of yesterday's high of 88. yesterday, warmest day of the week, now we settle back with the below normal pattern. the source of air coming from pennsylvania. they are in the lower 50s. cool weather will follow. as we have just a few clouds mixed in we're essentially calling it a mostly sunny to partly cloudy afternoon with the two-degree guarantee of 82 degrees but it just will be pleasant and that breeze at 5 to 15 miles per hour. tonight we'll settle back down into the upper 50s. low to mid-60s downtown and by the bay. we are looking for temperatures to hold at 80 degrees thursday and friday with spotty showers possible in towards the weekend. we're checking out a w

looking eastbound over a clear sky in catonsville, they are safely at 63. taking a look at 66 degrees across the inner harbor but most places north and west of the beltway starting the day in the 50s. even some thick fog. carroll, fredrick county and westbound there's a dense fog advisory that takes us through 9:00 a.m. otherwise we have a lot of sunshine and a quick warm-up on the thermometer. this afternoon with sunshine we'll get to our two-degree guarantee of 85. just a little bit below normal. >>> 5:30. let's go to the roads with kim. >> i'm getting reports of a disabled vehicle on 95 southbound between 695 and the kenwood avenue overpass. also, there's a road closure in fredrick county, in smithburg, highway 17 at martin road closed in both directions because of debris in the roadway. 95 southbound, from harford county, running smoothly at this time. this traffic report brought to you by, baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, where you'll find music from great stars. back to you. >>> authorities want to know what happened after two teens are found on

looking at 64 degrees at the airport. 68 degrees at umbc in catonsville. we see the sun popping up over the eastern sky. full glory here and it looks like we have a lot of sun glare this morning. across the region, sunshine and 63 on the side of the building at the country school in western howard county. we take to you glen burnie, anne arundel county, currently 68 degrees, also with that, a little hazy sunshine. had clouds, even a sprinkle pass through overnight. you can see it quickly right there, now pushed out to sea. and some clouds left over to our north. really, part of the next system that continues to swirl in southeastern canada, continues to reinforce the cool flow and as we bring it back home, essentially what we're looking at, this cold front that will swing through, ignite showers in central pennsylvania and even new jersey today. most of that to the north of baltimore but because of that trailing cloud line, that frontal boundary there may be an isolated shower or storm pop up. the best chance, philadelphia, new york and new england. then w

check out our view now from umbc in catonsville. we had clouds overnight but they just got away. 67 degrees now on that southwest corner of the beltway. let's check it around the region. head to ellicott city, in the old valley section, 59 degrees. same story towson on the top side of the beltway, that location at cromwell valley elementary school is milder. 64 eldersburg. by the water it's currently 70 edgemere. 72 rock hall. a wide range but average of 65 to 70. mostly sunny start to the day. we'll build in clouds and a small chance of showers or thunderstorm with our two-degree guarantee back up to 87. that is near normal and it will actually get cooler for the rest of the week. more on that coming up. >>> 5:31. here's kim with a check of the roads. >> thank you. as we check the jfx southbound, things running smoothly between northern parkway and north avenue. no problems to report around the beltway on the east side between whitemarsh boulevard and loch raven. also smooth on the west side of the outer loop between liberty road a

ellicottski city, catonsville. getting showers. and south of woodlawn a sprinkle there. north on 795. reisterstown and owings mills getting rain. pikesville getting rain up there. as you you go up reisterstown road, cockeysville. timonium and sparks. looks like rain as well. go further north and we see showers heading out of manchester and hampstead. and new frap freedom showers aof course lot state line. and continue to see the rain push through. flashes of lightning as we go through the next couple of hours here. so once again, here is what's happening as far as the downtown. hd skycam inner harbour. looking at mainly just clouds downtown. but the rain knocking on the door. 74 degrees. winds are out of the southwest at five. and look at the humidity levels. 97 percent. that makes it feel saturated out there, as far as the value for the moisture content in the atmosphere. looking at 76 degrees in baltimore. 75 in harrisburg. 78 in richmond. a little cooler air over the western edge of the mountains. but looks like the cool air is not going to push our direction. we will

areas that will probably be in that area, anywhere from catonsville to wood hern, and lochearn. direction is 20 after you are seeing the rain come down. and other areas will probably continue to see the rain over the course of the next hour or so. moving to baltimore county into harford county. slice through the storm. looking at x vision. this is showing how strong the storms are. it looks like on a 3-d level. this is 20,000-foot mark. so as we go through the storms. some of the storms have higher mark. anywhere from 25 to 30,000 feet. and that is where usually more of the core of the lightning is associated, and the heavier downpours. through central carroll county right now. folks in westminster are dealing with that continue to have to see that lightning push through the region as well. going on to lightning. we can see the lightning strikes coming down pretty good northwest of randallstown. elks ridge with lightning as well. downtown a flash here and there. and most of the activity is up toward west pinster. west of oakland. continue to see it following the track of storms

also keep in mind we're still working that crash in catonsville, frederick road and dutton avenue. as we they -- check 83 southbound from the pennsylvania state line, 22 minutes. to the jfx, no problems to report from northern parkway to about north avenue. quick peek now at the mdot cameras, this is going to be 695 at liberty road. ugsee things are -- you can see things are traveling smoothly on both loops of the beltway at this hour. back to you. >>> it's something no parent should ever have to do. we're talking about burying a child. a carroll county mother is making those arrangements after her daughter was hit and killed by a drunk driver. 15-year-old caitlin bossler in carroll county was killed sunday as she stood outside of her home talking with friends in a parked car. this accident happened on key highway just past taneytown. police say the teen was standing on the shoulder of the road when the pickup truck driven by this man, 42 to-year-old kevin smith of fredrick county struck her and killed her. four other teens were in the car. they were badly injured but caitlin died

umbc in catonsville, 64. beltway, milder, and the sun coming up is going to warm things up in a hurry but look at the wind, northwest at 8. that is a constant flow of cool air and yes, out of the northwest. the split between the mid-60s between the beltway and the bay versus the 40s in the mountains. most of us down in the 50-degree category. ellicott city now 54. live update on the screen. 54 in towson. back up to 61 in churchville. overall we have a cool morning, sitting at 60 at bwi marshall. we'll probably get the new update at the top of the hour and maybe between hours dropping a mark below that. but overall near road low, the source of cool air will keep us comfortable in afternoon. clouds not likely to build until tomorrow night. and thursday. but today mostly sunny and 86. tonight, a record low back to 55. the low mark waset 10 years ago at 57. >>> we have volume on the outer loop between harford road and providence road but no delays to let you know about at this time. the debris in the road still t

. >>> catonsville's own frank coleric was honored before the all-star game last night for his work with disabled kids. then the president came out and threw out the first pitch. and he pitched like -- look at this. nice -- wait. all right, now, the 80th all-star game in st. louis was played quicker than a charles lindbergh airplane ride, two hours, 31 minutes. came down to the catch from carl crawford in the seventh, then the sack fly off the bat of orioles' adam jones. the american league wins 4-3. it will be interesting to read adam jones on facebook today. he's been writing all his thoughts about being out there, looking at the stars, shaking the president's hand. we'll read that today. >> you friends on facebook? >> no, not yet. you? >> no. >> you're friends with everybody. >> hardly. >>> it's hard to imagine. a local woman who says she didn't know she was pregnant. >> hard to believe. she said until only minutes before she gave birth. this story was aired on national tv. >>> and speaking of getting a shock -- a bank overdraft is one thing but wait until you hear this story. >> a lo

umbc in catonsville. want to run a time lapse. great shot because we have a great view over the eastern sky, sun peaking through the trees and starting to come up a little higher over the eastern view, 66 degrees now. i want to show you what it looks like on the top side of the beltway from parkville middle school, 65. also clear with our hd cam. you can see even ocean city showing up, the view there with a little bit of haze on the shoreline. they are currently at 68. overall, across our fine state, in pretty good shape with mostly sunny skies, turning partly cloudy, even a chance of a thundershower this afternoon. that chance of a thundershower basically north of baltimore with the cold front slipping through the region. 87 is our two-degree guarantee. that 87 is actually a normal mark for this date but will be the warmest day of the week because we'll cool back as soon as tomorrow and thursday, and friday. more on that coming up. >>> 6:00. here's kim with the roads. >> thank you. we've got a fantastic start to the morning's rus

we'll switch our view the other way, watch the sun come up over catonsville, and 66 on their thermometer. plane of us in the low 60s -- many of us in the low 60s, even 50s outside the beltway. most of you will be 65 to 70 as you leave the door. and our two-degree guarantee, 82, a few clouds mixed in with a pleasant breeze from the northwest. >>> now let's go to the roads with kim. good morning. >> reporter: i'm just getting word of a crash at 95 southbound as you make your way towards the ramp to 695 on the outer loop. be aware of that as you make your way around the beltway this morning. however, if you're traveling the outer loop from liberty road to route 70, running smoothly but still dealing with road closures in the counties, marriottsville road at the howard county/carroll county line still closed in both directions because of a downed power line. in westminster, route 482 at leisters church road closed in both directions. a truck hitting a utility pole. crews on scene there now. this is 95 southbound at the whitemarsh boulevard area. things are running smoothly at this time. a li

there's our view from umbc in catonsville.o rain now but showers and thunderstorms possible, late morning through early afternoon. our two-degree guaranteed upper level limit of 89. 88, more storms tomorrow. low 80s with more showers on saturday. >>> i'm getting reports that the left lane, eastbound span of the bay bridge blocked because of debris in the road. left lane remains blocked westbound through whitemarsh boulevard approaching i-95 exit there because of that earlier accident. >>> coming up on "good morning maryland" at 9:00 -- we're talking about babies. specifically getting ready for the new arrival. pay attention. >> that and more coming up at 9:00. see you then. next up, "good morning america" at 7:00. hi everyone. my name is lisa, and you should pick me to come to california to be the next happy cow. gimme a c. gimme an a. gimme an l. gimme an i. gimme an f. gimme an, um, o. gimme a, uh, whatever! let's go to california! how do you spell california? announcer: great milk comes from happy cows. happy cows come from

year two of his younger brothers, stephane and sterling [ well were kidnapped from their home in catonsville. at the funeral of a victim for of a triple shooting later that year gunshots ran rang out and they suspected they were connected to the kidnappings. police say sunday's cookout was in memory of the victims of that attack and that's why they believe stephen blackwell was there. >> the timing of this is not lost on us. the target of the shootings are not lost on us. >> reporter: the police commissioner also expressed frustration that city county and federal investigations targeting black wells have not produced results. people who were at that cookout need to come forward to help police figure out who was responsible glow this was premed take ited, this was in the a random act. so when you talk about premeditated people new what happened. it's their responsibility to speak up. >> reporter: today the commissioner announced a large scale increase in police presence in that area. a platoon of 12 s.w.a.t. team officers all working around east baltimore, police still have no suspects in con

umbc and catonsville. it is 83. but feels like 84, or they had a high today of 84 rather. pikesville, or piney ridge elementary and sykesville 86 degrees. and deer park elementary in owings mills right now at 83 degrees. here is your forecast for the next couple of hours. partly cloudy. temperatures holding in the mid to low 80s. we'll have the complete forecast, which does have some shower activity in it, coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> well here is hoping the sixth try is the charm. astronauts are aboard the space shuttle endeavour right now, hoping the weather finally stays clear enough for tonight's launch attempt. the endeavour is sitting at the very spot where apollo 11 was 40 years ago tonight on the eve of the first moon landing mission. the shuttle is scheduled to lift off to the international space station in less than a half hour. bad weather and technical problems have scrubbed the launch five times. >>> baltimore classrooms are hitting cyberspace. why teachers and students will soon be ditching the chalk for computers. >>> and more details surface about

nothing too oppressive yet. 78 feeling like 81 downtown. 75 with the sun coming up over umbc in catonsville. we generally are looking at a very clear sweep of maryland's most powerful doppler radar. the air is stable for the time being, just high clouds, but as we roll through the afternoon can't rule out the chance of an isolated shower or storm. the risk of severe is not there today but isolated showers after our two-degree guaranteed high of 89. the chance of rain will actually go up overnight and through tomorrow. more on that after i eat this cake. back to you. >>> today's top stories -- we start with what is going on at city hall. new indictments against the mayor today. earlier this year a judge dismissed perjury and miss conduct in office charges against the mayor. the state prosecutor has re-filed those charges arguing that dixon failed to disclose expensive gifts given to her back in 2004 by this man ronald lipscomb. her former boyfriend. the new indictment details several purchases that the mayor made on a trip that the couple took to chicago. though the mayor is possibly facing

. >> the man that killed a woman in a catonsville liquor store will not serve time in prison. david briggs was found guilty but not criminally responsible for the murder of ring. briggs slashed the throat and wrists of the 24-year-old woman while waiting in line in the store last november. briggs was committed to clifton perkins psychiatric hospital. >> bge restored power to most of the people that lost it because of the storms this weekend. but they are not done yet. workers were busy in baltimore county neighborhoods today. baltimore county one of the hardest hit by the storms on sunday night. >> whenever you have tree damage, it tends to extend the restoration process. because before you can get to the equipment to begin to repair it, or replace t you have to remove all the tree debris. >> at one point, more than 30,000 bge customers were in the dark. now 1000. most of them in baltimore and anne arundel county. >> well it was another hot muggy july day. will we have more of the same tomorrow? chief meteorologist vytas reid is here to look at the forecast. >> another hot and

. >> firefighters battled a major blaze at a or fain age in catonsville. 9:00 pm last night. in the 200 block of blooms barry avenue. one firefighter had minor injuries, no one else hurt. >> police say they are looking for two suspects, in the fatal shooting of a man inside of a liquor store in baltimore county. keith daniels has the latest from fullerton with the latest. >> it is always too soon to say goodbye. >> thomas sanchez has a sympathy card. >> these are many who care about you. >> he is writing words in memory of a friend. >> i feel sorry for his wife. you know. >> others are bringing flowers and outpouring of people paying their last respects for june kaine. the owner of putty hill liquors. >> everyone knows him. sad it has to happen. i don't understand why people have to do things like that. they didn't have to shoot him. >> happened at 9:00 thursday night at the store, in the 7900 block of belair road. investigators say kang was behind the counter, when two men, one with a handgun walked into the store. there was an attempted robbery and then gun fire. investigat

and catonsville later on. a look at how long they will stick around coming up in the sky watch forecast. >> the frightening train crash in california. caught on camera. later on fox 45 news at 10:00, you will see the impact. >> this makes no sense whatsoever. economically, environmentally. but. >> but next the battle zone in carroll . >> in carroll county there is a battle brewing between landowners and local government. the county said they are looking to the future. but residents say they are ruining the land. it is a classic case of progress versus preservation. melinda roeder takes us to carroll county's battle zone in tonight's cover story. >>. >> in southern carroll county is a quiet community with clear cool streams, big homes with wooded backyards. and winding rural roads. a place where corn grows tall and so do the farm animals that rome the land. >> it is very peaceful here. >> colleen lives among the 261 acres near mt. airy where strip malls and traffic lights could soon take over. >> it would disru

one of them has been in catonsville on newberg at south rolling road. another crash in the city. and towson, there is a wreck on willow avenue. another in essex. nearby in dundalk, watch for a crash on wise avenue at water view road. two more in the city. and loch raven boulevard at lock ner road. 95, a bit slow. it will only set you back a few empties there. on the top side, you're we're look -- we're looking good. traffic moving a little better on the west side of the beltway, as far as the camera goes. on the inner loop, you're looking at a delay, from 95 to security. there's another look at the west side at will wilkins avenue. eat local, go to maryland's best to take the bilocal -- buy local challenge. maryland's best.net. back to you. >>> the group representing all maryland players came to baltimore today. as mike schuh reports, they're using the power of celebrity to motivate and to inspire. >> reporter: this tv commercial, advocating service from nfl players was released today. >> visit serve.gov to learn more about president obama's call to service. >> reporter: that cal

we still got clouds but watch the sunrise shot from catonsville. and more muggy than we've had, 76 feeling like 80 in catonsville. mid-70s from ellicott city, westminster down through laurel, at 76 degrees. 77 by the water in sparrows point. we have a lot of clouds, not much rain, a little disturbance through central maryland, may trigger a shower or storm. we still have until early afternoon. otherwise the sun comes back and this afternoon we push the threshold, we're going for the two-degree guarantee of 89. some sun could push us into the 90s for the second time this summer but we stay muggy overnight, back to around 70. >>> final check of the roads with kim. >> traffic still very slow on southbound 795 from owings mills to the outer loop and the outer loop is going to be slow from about liberty road through to about the route 70 interchange. still dealing with that severe accident on northbound 95 between northeast road and route 279. three lanes remain blocked at this time. only the shoulder gets by from that earlier multivehicle accident. the

another crash in catonsville, offington road at edmondson avenue.s road and stone meadow drive. a crash there. and southbound at the fort mchenry tunnel, that crash is at the exit of the left tube. try the harbor tunnel as an alternate. beltway, 695 at liberty road, west side, flowing freely in both directions. we'll be right back with more of "good morning america" next. "good >>> "good morning america" continues with governor mark sanford's inner circle. for the first time his wife's closest friends tell us how she found out about his affair and what she plans to do now. it's a "gma" exclusive. >>> cool ways to make quick cash. direct sales are booming again. we'll show you how to get in on the action. ♪ money money ♪ a little -- >> he's one of "people's" magazine's sexiest men and one of country music's rising stars. blake shelton performs live. ♪ >>> good morning, everyone. good morning to you, robin roberts out in los angeles. i'm diane sawyer in new york. it's july 6th, 2009 and, of course, we are counting down to tomorrow's memorial for micha

watch that sunrise, time lapse image from catonsville, hardly a cloud to be found. of year. it's just not been the norm this season. another cold front coming through will spark a small chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon, especially north of baltimore. our two-degree guarantee of 87. that is our average for this time of year. tonight we slip back down into the low 60s. we'll cool back to near 80 both tomorrow and thursday. >>> final check of the roads with kim. in we still have moderate traffic on the outer loop between 95 and charles street. however, there's just intermittent slowing, traffic moves pretty smoothly. they are still working the truck wedged under a bridge, haven street and monument. avoid that area if possible. a crash on 97 northbound, ramp to the inner loop, the right shoulder manages to get by. they are still dealing with the crash, light street at east pratt and bel air road at fitch road, that crash remains just outside of the beltway. looking here at the cameras, this is going to be 695 at liberty road. on the outer loop. traffic

crash still working at catonsville. another in the city, gwen oak at howard park avenue. there was an accident there. that one is going to be on willow at york. another at essex. 95 northbound, slow from 395 to the tunnel. northbound lanes slow again between 895 and the beltway. on the beltway, you're looking at delays as well. we have a graphic with speeds and trive times on the top and the west sides there. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. try the new subway, big chipotle cheesesteak. juicy steak, layered with chipotle sauce, piled high with toppings. >>> the group representing the nfl players came to the baltimore area today. they are using the power of celebrity to motivate and inspire. >> reporter: this tv commercial advocating service from the nfl players was released today. >> become something bigger than yourself. >> reporter: visit serve.gov. >> reporter: that was answered in east baltimore. >> good job. >> reporter: 150 aramark employees. donated their day. >> just have fun with today. >> reporter: at the center, new ravens' quarterback domonique

under police surveillance, whose teenage relatives were kidnapped in a home invasion last april in catonsville. >> we can put this cat out of business. and he should be out of business. and the people should be out of business. >> this was premeditated. this was not a random act. so when you talk about premeditated, people knew what happened. so it's their responsibility to speak up, to think about that pregnant woman who was shot, that baby who was shot, that baby who was shot. it's their responsibility. they need to speak up. so then we can file the law and take people through the process where we need to be convicted of chill comitding those kinds of crimes. >> reporter: the shooting spree here was many of a one-hour span in east baltimore. two teenagers were killed. there was another shooting on harford road. all of the bloodshed comes at a time when the city's nonfatal shootings are actually down. the murder rates are up slightly. >> it's just sad that these feuds that are going on, people have no respect for life. >> reporter: many of those injured were taken to johns hopkins hospital. a

gorgeous in the sun, north/northeasterly breeze, 68 in catonsville. watch that sunrise, we're fighting off a few morning clouds, maybe a few in the afternoon as well but right now mostly sunny and downright pleasant. in fact we'll take you to the beach and it is 72 degrees now. they have an east/northeasterly wind coming off the ocean. there could be a little bit of a rip current because of the wind flow but overall pretty good shape statewide. our two-degree guarantee of 82 degrees this afternoon. with sunny to partly cloudy skies and i think as megan would put it that is just stinking nice, or stinking cute. >>> 9:02. back to you. >> every morning we start with our top stories. this morning we start with baltimore city federal lawsuit against wells fargo. a u.s. circuit court judge denied wells fargo's motion to dismiss the case. baltimore city is accusing the mortgage giant of unfairly targeting minority borrowers setting them up with loans they say were destined to fail. the just cited new affidavits submitted by the city from former wells fargo e

in catonsville this dealer stayed open for fear it was about to end. >> we had no idea how much pent-updemand there was for the automobile until this program was started. >> even the government seems surprised at the speed in which the program took off. there are rumblings that in less than a week it may have gone through its $1 billion budget. benefits were slated to be available until november. as of wednesday an estimated 23,000 cars were sold and nearly $96 million spent. some dealerships have expressed concern that the government may not have the cash to pay them back for their quick sales. others say they are not worried. >> we are reimbursed by the government. so, all we really want is the government to keep giving us the money, the customers will keep coming and we will keep selling cars. >> a white house spokesperson said yesterday they will honor all sales. as to when this will come to an end they said that right now they are just looking at all of their options. >> more than 100 city residents and pet owners met with city leaders to work out a plan. the meeting at general wol

. >>> catonsville only frank coleric. you know what his wife's name is? >> what? pokey. got to love that. he was honored for the all-star game last night for work with disabled kids in the area. after that the president threw out the first pitch. look at this. it was 28 miles on the radar gun. the 80th all-star game in st. louis was played quicker than a charles lindbergh airplane ride, two hours, 31 minutes. came down to the catch by crawford and then the sack fly off the bat of the orioles adam jones. the american league wins 4-3, watch curtis score. >>> we all know someone who has been affected or possibly even a personal battle against this deadly disease. >> so, coming up, stay with us we're going to talk about the fight against leukemia. >>> and how friends and family are rallying around a young man from here waging a battle of his own. >>> abc2 wants to help you get back to work. one key in all of this, staying optimistic. you might wonder how. we'll tell you how to stay upbeat in down times. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building

you're starting now at 78 degrees in catonsville. we're going to flip the numbers around, 87 is our two-degree guarantee with just a small chance of a thundershower. another shot of cool air for the rest of the week. we'll talk about that in a bit. >>> the curtain is slowly rising on michael jackson's final show. huge crowds are expected today in los angeles as the world says their final goodbye to the beloved preponderate star michael -- beloved pop star michael jackson. this is from downtown l.a. earlier this morning it was just a dark area and now you can see cars are starting to arrive, people are starting to arrive, as one of the biggest celebrity sendoffs of all time. sherrie johnson has been following this story all morning long. she joins us now with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the stage is set for michael jackson's final curtain call. thousands of people are expected to gather at the staples center in los angeles to say goodbye to the king of pop. for many it's a very sad day. a day to lay to rest on

umbc in catonsville, we should be able to see the sun over the eastern sky.re blocked out this morning. mostly cloudy, a few breaks of sun here and there but overall we're on the fringe of the system that dumped rain along the shore. of the maryland/delaware beaches and pushing up the coast. 70 degrees, northeasterly wind at 4 miles per hour will continue to especially could us with temperatures not moving much today. we're right on the cloud line here. some clearing back to the west where temperature may actually warm up in the mountains, warmer than we get today. as that rain that hit the coast pushing its way up the coast and riding up in that direction, generally what we're looking at, this rainfall pattern that will try to ride and take in some of that atlantic moisture. you'll notice it actually did help to produce showers back in through western sections of pennsylvania. so generally we're watching this pattern roll up the coast. showers and storms develop and we've got a cool pocket of air across the ohio valley. that may actually generate more clouds

watch the sun pop up over the eastern sky, catonsville 72 degrees.ds northwest at 7 miles per hour. and let's show you the mark now at winters mill high school in westminster, still 68. we're checking out 74 degrees in annapolis. looks like they are filling up the parking lot there at the harbor school. overall, 72 here. still 61 altoona. where they dropped into the low 40s this morning. 40s across the board in central pennsylvania. bradford, i'm waiting to check out their low but they were down around 40 or 39. once you get to 39 degrees frost is possible. there's a possibility that tonight there could be frost in north central valleys of pennsylvania, the poconos and the catskills, in the valley locations but most of us will have chill and record lows, northwesterly flow continues. we're dry and will remain that way. tonight, clear skies and probably a record low. tomorrow sunshine with afternoon clouds. showers come with the next frontal system early thursday morning in pennsylvania. for us around the bay, daybreak and probable thunderstorms in th

watch the sun come up over catonsville. 74 with a south wind and feels a little like 77. overall we should pop 80s by lunchtime. two-degree guarantee of 85. there could be clouds building in during the evening and after sunset. 8:30 to about midnight could be a stray shower. we'll talk more about that and the rest of the week's outlook coming up. >>> 9:02. back to you. >> let's get to the top stories. we start with the deadly shooting investigation in northeast baltimore. police tell us a man was shot in the head while sitting in a car near the corner of falls kirk and cedar croft road. happened around 5:00 this morning and at this point we don't know if police have a suspect or what the motive is. >>> college math professors say maryland's public schools are not doing a good enough job teaching one plus one equals two. nearly half of maryland's high school graduates who go to college are forced to take remedial classes before they can take classes for credit. a dean at the college of baltimore county says students are taught way too early about calculators and can't do b

, a lot of humidity in the air but not much trigger to develop storms. 74 now, feels like 78 in catonsville. more sunny breaks in annapolis, they are 79, feeling like a muggy 83. as we roll through today we're looking at temperatures that get up to 86 degrees but only a 20% chance of storms. i still suggest that umbrella but don't be completely disappointed if you don't see the rain buzz it's only a small -- because it's only a small shot today. the chance increases tomorrow. complete forecast coming up. emily gracie in the aquarium, in a bit. back to you. >>> top stories -- the board of public works scheduled to vote on governor martin o'malley's proposals for more cuts to the state budget. the plan is to cut some $280 million from the budget and the biggest losers will be the university of maryland system and the maryland lottery. the lottery will have to give back funds and have their overall funding reduced. the governor says he was able to preserve jobs but there will be layoffs, 39. and 18 jobs won't be filled. >> that doesn't mean any of us have to like this, none of us like this but

it's going to be the same case moderate congestion to get to catonsville. it's on edmond son avenue. but that is on the secondary roadways. things aren't doing too bad as far as the beltway is concerned which is a bit of relief if you're headed back to work on the early monday morning. so 695, at liberty road, look at this scene it's going to be light activity oner loop lanes and the inner loop direction heading toward 795. inside of the beltway, we do have one dent as to tal -- accio talk about on dumond road at bridge avenue. back to you. >>> alaskan governor sarah palin hands in her resignation, but there's no word what she plans to do in the future. we want to know what you think about that? do you think this is the end of sarah palin's political career. call us right now at (410)481-4545 or send us a tweet at fox baltimore. 7:45 is the time. you are watching fox 45 morning news, all local all morning. çÑçÑçÑ >>> stepping down as governor of alaska, the former vp candidate made announcement on friday. details of her future plans are under wraps. lieuten

here's umbc in catonsville, sun coming up.stly sunny morning, the wind out of the north holds the humidity down. will hold the temperatures down as well. 65 currently in baltimore. 64 easton. still low 70s in southern maryland. 50s returning to southern pennsylvania. overall we still have that northerly flow and will continue to keep that trend with large upper level system in eastern canada providing with us cool air. perhaps the system in the midwest throwing clouds our way in the afternoon. otherwise we'll mix in maybe a few clouds, mostly sunny skies and our two-degree guarantee, a pleasant 82. here's kim with a check of the roads. >>> traffic is heavy southbound on 95 headed to the whitemarsh area. still dealing with a few incidents around the area, marriottsville road closed in both directions between driver road and henrington road. route 32 is an alternate. crash in the city, south baltimore streetality south ann. bay bridge, debris reported in the roadway. 695 at the bw parkway, traffic flowing freely in both directio

days, virtually clear. 71 degrees now with winds out of the east/southeast, as we're picking up in catonsville skies at parkville middle school. we had clouds overnight that prevented temperatures from dropping too much but we bottomed out in the upper 50s. sunshine, more clouds in the afternoon. call it a mostly sunny to partly cloudy finish with a high of about 87 degrees, is our two-degree guarantee. tonight those clouds will actually give way to the chance of thunderstorms. well after midnight in towards daybreak. 65 to 70. a warm humid day, more storms likely tomorrow. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> we do have some improvement from that earlier crash on the top side of the outer loop at the york road exit. all the lanes have been reopened, accident has been moved over to the right shoulder. however, you are still facing significant solid delays from about the bel air road area, you might want to try joppa road as an alternate or even the jfx. however, if you take southbound jfx, there's a crash that does block the left lane before the 28th street exit. traffic slows from about nor

and early morning accident at a catonsville shut down the inner loop of the beltway for much of the morningmute. around 2:30 this morning, a motorcycle collided with a passenger car. the driver of the bike was taken to st. agnes hospital, and the condition is unknown at this time. >>> let's get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> thankfully, we're not dealing with problems on the southbound side of the beltway. as you approach the beltway, watch for delays there. greenspring valley shut down a broad lawn and sykesville. an accident involving an overturned vehicle at heights road. 24 miles per hour is the speed sensor on the topside outer loop. speaking of 95, looking good in the white marsh area. southbound and fight at the 895 split, everybody at exiting to the right. at harford road, we are seeing delays. >> we are looking at a temperature range right now. basically in the upper sixties to low 70's. 67 at the airport this morning. low 70's downtown. slight chance of seeing an afternoon shower today. most of the rain will stop short or well to our south. partly cloudy to

umbc in catonsville, 71 degrees.t of the 50s to 66 in towson. 65 in churchville, now pushing 70 in eldersburg. overall that cloud line slipping across the lower eastern shore will linger a good chunk of the morning out by the beaches. we'll probably re-develop clouds into the afternoon. we'll call it a sunny to partly cloudy afternoon, two-degree guarantee of 85. there could be a shower after the sunset and before midnight. 57 though as we clear out by tomorrow morning. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. traffic is running slowly on southbound 95 between the harford county line and 695 and 895 split. but we have incidents in downtown baltimore, especially road closures because of artscape. they started this morning, mount royal closed between charles street and north avenue. also cathedral street closed between preston and mount royal. word of a crash at pulaski highway and monument street. if you're traveling through howard county in the jessup area, route 1 northbound at monday video road -- montevid

temperature now 67 degrees in catonsville with a northwesterly wind at 7 miles per hour holding our humidityhis morning we were down to 51 ellicott city. towson, westminster 52. 54 sparrows point. we're all bouncing through the 60s and we're looking for temperatures to push up. i want to show you this, from low 50s, pennsylvania, low 60s around the bay. and afternoon sunshine, a pleasant high of 86 degrees. tonight, in record territory. 55. we'll recover tomorrow and partly cloudy, 87. >>> we've got congestion and some delays on 95 southbound, from the whitemarsh boulevard area all the way through to the 695/895 split. part of that is because of a crash we have at the northeast part of the beltway at 95 southbound, that has two lanes blocked at this time. let me update you on the crash involving a motorcycle, that is 70 eastbound before route 29, that crash has been cleared from the roadway, however, there are residual delays coming from 29. you might want to try route 40 as an alternate. a crash in randallstown, winan and branchly road. and joppa road in the eastbound lanes in harford road.

. >> there's live kne music at catonsville. >> similar to a block party. >> yes.n baltimore county. >> there's something for the parents down to the kids. >> exactly. i'm here promoating free family fun at baltimore county. you can visit our website to find more than 60 events happening. from the libraries and malls and our nature centers. there's a lot going on especially this summer when some people may not be taking vacation or cutting back. there's a lot happening on baltimore county from the beaches, nature centers, et cetera. >> we know that the music makes the party and there's a lot of entertainment there and a lot of bands. you have a few this morning. >> i do have a few members of the rat pack that are playing this weekend. >> let's hear a little bit of their taste if you don't mind, if we can hear them. >> sure. ♪ ♪ ♪ so i want be a player. though i won't be afraid. this is love ♪ ♪ it's just that i need ♪ so darling ♪ standby me ♪ won't you standby me >> the toes are tapping in here. you can get your feet on the street in allegheny street between york

lanes, not doing too bad on liberty road but it slows down heading toward 70 and toward route 40 at catonsvillea look at the morning travels. patrice, and megan back to you. >>> thank you, candace. >>> coming up help your kids get the varsity letter where they can train early for fall sports. >>> 2, 1, 0. >> and celebrating man's first ever journey to the moon 40 >>> take your mark. if you're getting ready for team trials in the fall training for the baltimore marathon or wanting to get in shape. st. agus is offering running clinics that will let you get up and running. good morning to you. >> and you're an 800 runner which is the toughest of the toughest. >> that's correct. the 800, you merge a combination of speed and endurance. >> and it's not quite a sprint, not quite a distance race, either. >> it's not. it's usually referred to as a long sprint. >> what is your trick. obviously, you have mastered this event. you have made it to the olympics. what is the key. >> the key is dedication and a desire to run and to drive, not just to be a competitor but forfeitness, which is why we're here for

. >>> let's go to jill in catonsville. good morning, jill? >> good morning.hat do you think about sarah palin and what might be next for her. there's a lot of speculation? >> i think should should definin because she has provided such great comedy as a' vice presidential candidate and as a presidential candidate. >> not quite up to the job. >> no, especially because she quit her current job. >> she says she did that for the sake of alaska not for her own reasons. do you not buy that? >> i don't know what she could possibly mean by that. >> i think a lot of people feel that way. that you do, jill thank you for your calls. >>> let's go to antonio in baltimore and see what he thinks about the issue. >> good morning, antonio. >> good morning. >> what did you think about sarah palin and what is next for her? >> i don't think she should run for president, and by quitting her job in alaska, means she doesn't follow through on everything she starts. we don't need a president that doesn't follow through and finishes commitments. >> let me ask you the same thing i aske