i'm gigi barnett in catonsville. catonsville.story is ,,,,,, >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. mega mania. the lines soar to a record. wjz is live with all of the big dreamers. >>> controversial arrest. i'm mike hellgren in morrow park. why four elementary students were handcuffed at school. >>> gut-wrenching testimony continues in the retrial of twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire. i'm weijia jiang with the latest from inside the courthouse next. >>> a cooler friday evening. what about the weekend? don't miss the updated first warning forecast. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> arrest controversy. elementary school students, taken away in handcuffs. >> tonight, what the children are accused of doing. and why some are so upset. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm jessica kartalija, in for vic carter.

in crosby road, we have an accident in catonsville. disregard the spelling.ill road in westminster, another accident location. a gas main break blocking the northbound side of philadelphia road and old joppa road. that will set you back a few minutes if you normally take northbound philadelphia road. take pulaski highway. this is 83 at york road. fog is an issue on the harrisburg expressway. this is 97 at 100. fog not as heavy. traffic looking very good at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we're off to a great start this morning on the marc trains. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on time. a diversion at ford and lawrence. guaranteed or home will arrange for a free ride home when personal emergencies occur. you can call for more information. i'm kurt kronke. now back to john collins. >> good morning. we have a little less foggy conditions than yesterday. there's a 90-minute dela

. >> reporter: saturday morning, dozens of protesters lined route 40 in catonsville.d waved signs at drivers who shared their frustrations. >> people just started pulling up in the parking lot asking if they could sign the petition, asking if we had more signs. >> reporter: hundreds signed a petition against the bill which would apply the state's 6% sales tax to again at a 2% a year rate whanchts we know for sure -- >> what we know for sure is we're all going to pay more if we do nothing. >> reporter: but gas station owners worry they pay the biggest price. >> gas prices go higher, business is low and a lot of people going out of business. >> reporter: the governor has gotten little support, even maryland's comp troller is blasting the hike. >> i can't find five people supporting the gas tax other than the senate president and the governor. >> reporter: taxpayers are calling for her elected leaders to step up. >> we think if enough people from catonsville call and tell the senator how they feel about the increase, they'll get the message. >> reporter: that protester i

now, the soda pop shop in catonsville has already sold about 1,300 tickets this week alone. the mega millions jackpot is worth an estimated $540 million. after taxes, when everything is said and done, the winner could walk away with a lump sum of nearly $260 million, or a yearly payment of $13.8 million. but the odds of getting your hands on all of this money are very, very slim. officials say the odds of anyone winning the mega millions jackpot is one in 176 million. experts say you have as great a chance of having a shark bite you or becoming a sanity than winning the jackpot. >> well, i wasn't counting on being canonized anyway, so that means my odds are even better. >> you see the odds stacked up against you? >> i'm going to stay very optimistic about my winning, that's for sure. keep in mind, ticket sales end tonight at 10:45, and the drawing is soon after on 11 news at 11:00. reporting live in northwest baltimore, nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all right, thanks so much, nadia. you can watch the largest mega millions drawing ever right here on wbal-tv. we'll have t

this saturday americans for prosperity will hold a protest in catonsville. the group claims that if it passes, the tax on a gallon of gasoline will go from 42 to 63 cents. governor martin o'malley said it's needed for transportation projects and to create jobs. >>> a flu medicine may be the key to repairing brain injuries. that's according to a new study. patients got better quicker. many doctors believe that many using it to treat brain injuries years ago could help out a lot. as of now there hasn't been a definitive study to show that it works. >>> the attempt to roll -- the mesh is sponsored by roy blunt and would allow insurers to opt out. that includes the law's requirements that insurers cover the cost of birth control. republicans argue it's a matter of freedom of religion. >>> ladies, i know that some of you really love those shoes, but the next time you slip op your high heels, you might want to consider this. the higher the heel, the more likely you'll end up with foot problems and maybe a broken ankle. >> reporter: not all heels are created equal.

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we're live in catonsville. the excitement continues to build. >> the hounds do not want to get to emotional too soon. >> frost and freeze advisory's north of baltimore. some rain may come in as we had for the weekend. it is a beautiful late afternoon, 60 degrees at the ai >> this jackpot is amazing. it is up to $540 million. that will be right here. >> we spent the entire commercial break talking. it is sparking lottery mania. sheldon has more. >> i showed you i brought -- bought my ticket and hopefully this is the winning ticket. we are said appear at the social -- soda pop shop. the guys were working behind the counter had people coming in all week long. i talked to the honor and he said they have gone more business as a result of people buying lottery tickets. a lot of excitement is building for this jackpot. we're joined by one of the people that is playing. you got a lot of tickets out here. >> i do but it takes one. i have to. >> what would you do with the money? >> i would retire foand pay my house off a

fantastic in the inner and outer loops, before the wilkins avenue interchange as you travel through catonsville this morning. >>> more cause for justice this morning in the case of trayvon martin, today a show of solidarity here in charm city. charley crowson joins us live from city hall this morning with a look at what is being planned in honor of the teen tonight. >> reporter: it's been a month to the day since the death of trayvon martin at the hands of zimmerman. while the dames of the case and what happened that night remain uncertain, now, many around the country are beginning to rally around the dead florida teen. many groups, hundreds expected to gather at 5:00, at the intersection of pratt and wright streets for a march in a show of solidarity in the death of trayvon martin. it will conclude in front of the police department and a victim ill at city hall. the weekend was spent with many getting ready for the march. hundreds expected through half a dozen groups calling for the immediate arrest and charge of murder for george zimmerman. one person was there talking about exactly what thi

wjz is live in catonsville.barnett has more on the excitement and people hoping to win. >> i'm one of those people. look. these could be the lucky winning numbers. if not, i'll be playing again, like everybody else. but somebody is going to win, probably.

this is wilkins avenue now, traveling through the catonsville region, all lanes open and moving well for you on 695 at wilkins avenue. 695 on the west side looking good between i-70, and 95 on the southwest side. traveling on the topside, a look at harford road. see a disabled vehicle on the outer loop at cromwell bridge. mta commuters, no delays reported for for rails or bus delays either. >>> breaking news this morning, out of arundel. following a massive fire. the fire moved through two homes overnight, in 1000 block of cutler har. linda so is live. we are trying to establish a live shot. this is in pasadena, linda, can you hear me? >> reporter: yeah, i can. we got here about five minutes ago. the fire is out right now. firefighters are working on putting out the hot spots. there are lots of trucks k fire trucks, engines lining the street. it took 15 pieces of equipment to get the fire under control, 76 firefighters responded. it took them an hour to bring this fire under control. what happened was, they got the call at 3:20 this morning, the fire started in an end unit town home,

catonsville, slow for you, especially on the outer loop lanes, on the topside, making the drive throughrly and parkville. u.s. 29, heavier in the southbound direction in to columbia, northbound freely from maryland 32, up to i-70, as for the current drive time, here is how it's shaping up on harrisburg, shawan to the beltway, five minutes, white marsh to 695, six minutes on the topside of the outer loop, bel air to providence. the west side, from 795 to i- 70, a 7- minute drive. >>> half a million children sustain a mild brain injury like a concussion each year, a study finds there could be long- term consequences. >> now, we are identifying that many of these kids and kids are vulnerable, are having sustained problems with understanding, learning, cognition, problems in the classrooms and if you have this problems as a child, it affects your learning, it affects how you respond and moving onto the next year of your schooling and potentially for the rest of your life. the young patients exhibited symptoms like headaches, fatigue, attention and forgetfulness. >>> doctors are work on a wa

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while the soda pop shop in catonsville has already sold about 1,300 tickets this week alone, the mega millions jackpot is worth an estimated $540 million. after taxes, when everything is said and corn the winner could you walk away with a lump sum of nearly $260 million, or a yearly payment of $13.8 million. but the odds of getting your hands on all of this money is very, very slim. officials say the odds of anyone winning the mega millions jackpot is one in 176 million. experts say you have a greater chance of having a shark bite you or even becoming a state and winning the jackpot. i don't know about you, i'd rather win the jackpot than getting bit by a shark. time is of the essence. ticket sales will stop tonight at 10:45, and soon after that, a drawing here on wbal-tv. reporting life in north baltimore this morning. >> i'm with you, you're so right. and you can watch the largest mega millions drawing ever right here on wbal-tv. we'll air the live drawing exclusively on 11 news tonight. that does bring us to our water cooler question of the day. will you be buying more mega million

live through, catonsville, baltimore national pike. here is what it is looking like on the harrisburg expressway. all the way to 695, southbound lanes moving without trouble. >>> breaking news this morning, out of arundel, a 2-alarm fire gutted a home. this happened after 3:30 this morning in pasadena. this was in elizabeth's landing. this picture is courtesy of the breaking news page on facebook. look at that. two town homes are heavily damaged as you can imagine. see how bad this fire is from those photos. when firefighters arrived on the scene, the flames were shooting through the roof. it took them an hour to put the flames out. 6 people are homeless this morning and helped by the red cross. a crew is talking to firefighters, we will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available to us. >>> 437 delegates are at stake today. four republican contenders prepare for super tuesday. of the ten states holding contests, ohio is seen as the most important. this state is such a major battleground in the general election. rick san

send questions to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> a stabbing in catonsville. it happened on the 6100 block of ed monday son avenue. a man was stabbed while standing at the gas pump. there is no word on a motive or suspect at this time. he was taken to shock tralm -- trauma. >> a fire happened early yesterday morning in west baltimore in the 600 block of baker street. the house is vacant and no one was hurt. no word on how that fire started. >> protesters rallied in cities across the nation calling for justice in memory of trayvon martin, the 17-year-old shot to death last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer in florida. here community activists are organizing a rally on behalf of the martin family. sheldon dutes has more. >> trayvon martin has become a model for the fight for justice across the nation. >> like so many others, these people are outraged by the shooting death of trayvon martin. they say they are reminiscent of incidents that happened here in baltimore. like the alleged beating of a teenager from the jewish community group. >> there has been no

. >> meet francine, a red crowd african parrot, all loose tuesday all over the catonsville senior centerntil it met its match. >> is a real hero today. >> i would not say hero, i would just say it was part of my job description. >> will start at the beginning, which was the parking lot. the bird, biting people speak as they got in and out of cars. >> it was the event of the day. kept everybody pretty busy. we were very interested and concerned with this bird. >> the roof, a huge tree, the bushes. >> we called him the first time, and he managed to escape. >> i could i get it closed, so he flew out. >> then it was back up in a tree, but finally he was coaxed down, thanks to teamwork and a secret weapon, saltines. what's a blanket, a box, and salting crackers. -- saltine crackers. >> the team were denaud in there. a neighbor saw our story and alerted the owner that francine had been found. late tonight, she was fun to do -- she has finally made it home. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> march 14 in the baltimore area typically has a high in the

a live look at wilkins avenue making the drive through catonsville increasing volume foggy conditions as always. we advice you extra caution and courtesy on the roadways. sherrie back over to you. >> thanks. >>> kids watching cartoon network will see something different in between the cartoonsch the commander in chief. president obama has used the network to deliver a message about bullying a new movie about bullying is released today. here tanya rivero with the latest. >> strangle me. >> reporter: the image in the documentary film "bully" are difficult to watch. but harder to live through. >> give this to him hard. >> reporter: tonight president obama lends his voice to the cause. >> it's wrong. it's destructive. and we can all prevent it. everyone has to take action against bullying. >> reporter: and it's a cause he is championed before hostingfirst white house conference on bullying last year and joining others celebrity in a message of support to young people facing harassment. >> every day, it gets better. >> it will get better for you. >> it gets so much better. >> things get ea

outer loop lanes slow through pikesville and parkville and through catonsville. it's about a 10-minute drive on that west side as we get a look at our drive time starting from i-70. from i-795 heading to i-70. also want to point out southbound 95 from white marsh to 695 it's a 9 minute drive. had a disabled vehicle on the stretch as you approach 895 and, of course, that's impacting the volume delays there. sherrie back over to you. >> thanks. >>> time is 6:31. there's new hope this morning for a possible medical breakthrough for those suffering from alzheimer's disease. abc2 news linda so is here with details on the ground breaking study. linda. >> reporter: yeah, a new clinical trial may hold the key to stopping rapid mental decline in alzheimer's patients. researchers are finding promising results in deep brain stimulation. four years ago robert linton had two electroids imanded in the -- implanted in the memory air afterhis brain and a battery in his chest sends 100 electrical impulses a second to the brain. the treatment allows him to lead a normal life putti

in the meantime, we have cleared an accident in catonsville. moving pretty well on the south side of 695. all the way around from the east side traveling from the key bridge making are way past the bw parkway. you shouldn't run into trouble spots. for those of you traveling on the top side of 695, however, foggy conditions limiting your visibility as we get a live look at 695. and providence road same scenario for those of you west of baltimore that is live shot of i-70 west of the glenwood and west -- eastbound lanes seeing more activity heading towards 695. megan back over to you. >>> 5:52. it's the two-year anniversary of the president's affordable health care act. coming up, what the commander in chief is doing today to commemorate the milestone and pushing the message ford. >>> and turn off the gadgets and get outside. there's a new push to make us wireless for one day many we will be right back. [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. let's get a recap, merv. [ merv ] thanks, other merv. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was t

and more of the same in catonsville and ellicott city coming in around 54. once again just like the days previously well, we have the winds as the big story except they will be out of the northwest today at about 10 to 15 miles an hour sustained and then we will get gusts up to about 30 to 35 miles an hour as we go into the afternoon. maryland's most powerful radar is dry now. and it will stay that way as we go through the remainder of today. let's get a check of the traffic with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and good morning everyone. as you head out the door this morning, not a lot of difficulty on the roads cleared an earlier accident we had in the city on elmont. police off the scene. we are moving pretty well around the beltway. going to a live shot of some of the traffic flow out there this morning, we are on the harris bug expressway i--- harrisburg expressway. this is maryland 137 on left side of the screen, the southbound lanes is where the volume is increasing. but no tap of the brakes so far as you make the drive to the t

around through catonsville and a live look heading into downtown right now. not too bad on 95 just north of o'donnell street making your way to the tunnels. >>> getting ready for the weekend coming up, -- ready for the weekend coming up, the rain will move out and windy but for weekend. >> looking good. sunshine and it will be cool tomorrow. we will struggling to get out of the 40s and back into the 60s by sunday. >> all right. >> wild winter. >> yes. >> roller coaster. >> very mild. >> lynette did mention this. once again tomorrow night when you go to bed, move the clocks forward one hour. we have to get more daylight but at the same time, we will lose an hour of sleep. >> and if you have advice how babies deal with it, hit me up on facebook. >> you talking about a baby? >> any advice how we can deal with the change. >> i know. have a great weekend.

through wood lawn you will tap the brakes make the drive past liberty road and heading around through catonsvilleand no major congestion into downtown. off and on slow spots as you can see right here 95 at 259 and 395. >> all right. it's 6:55 right now. ringling brothers and barnum andbab baleies circus -- baleies circus and bailey's circus and elephants are dining. baltimore is the only city to host this event every year. always brings out a big crowd. >> all right. >> i am having images of drunk elephants. >> are you? >> no wine i said. just a housey -- healthy buffet. >> and why not? it's a vegetarian. >> wine? >> it's fruit. >> oh charley. >> i know. really. >> baltimore's only city. >> only city in the out states -- united states. >> i went last year. it was good. my cousins are going again this year but i am not included. they banned me. >> oh, sorry. >> i know. >> all right. we are heading off to good morning america and we hope you've great day. that is live picture inside the control room. there's the director rick who says fade to black. [ female announcer ] michelle's allergies are bec

pasadena 38 and 35 catonsville. the winds are light now out of the south but will be picking up as we go throughout the day. your temperature coming in around 63 degrees. i will have the neighborhood forecast coming up. >>> we just received word mitt romney is the projected winner of six super tuesday states. rick santorum had three and newt gingrich claimed victory in his home state of georgia. renee marsh is in georgia with more. >> reporter: yesterday super tuesday was the most important day of the primary season yet and mitt romney took home the biggest prize of the night. ohio, with some saying this win was not decisive. it was a good night for mitt romney but not a knockout. >> tonight we've taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow we wake up and start again. >> reporter: he won six of the 10 super tuesday states. in ohio, which is expected to be an important battleground in the general election. he took home a slim victory over rick santorum. but romney failed to attract diehard

traveling on the beltway now, your trip on the west side from 795 heading towards pikesville and the catonsville region, slow in separate stretches. here's a live look at liberty road. though we're seeing more activity our drive times are pretty good on 83 and 59 on the approach to the beltway. 95. once you get to the beltway, top side, six minutes from bel air to providence road. the west side now nine minutes from 795 to i-70. >>> 6:31. we're getting new information this morning about a strange illness that caused members of a family in calvert county to get sick. linda so joins us with the latest. >> reporter: this is all new information we got overnight. test results confirm two of the family members had the flu and it may have been complicated by a bacterial infection. we're waiting to get results on the other family member who died. it started with an elderly woman who got sick about two weeks ago. her three adult children came to care for her at her calvert county home. they also developed similar flu-like symptoms. the mother, son and daughter died. the other daughter was hospitalized an

with a live look at 695 at i-70 stop-and-go for the most part as you make the drive through the catonsvilleregion. again, we strongly recommend getting out a little earlier for the slow drive this morning. back to you. >>> breaking news from france where we learned that the french shooting suspect, mohammed marad is dead, according to several french news outlets. right now these are live pictures outside of toulouse france. moments ago explosions were heard as officers entered the building firing tear gas. the suspect accused of killing at least four last week in a jewish school shooting. the standoff has entered its second day overnight. again, we're hearing reports from french media that the suspect has killed himself. we'll keep you posted on air and on-line. >>> a fire caused a roof to collapse in a three-story rowhome in west baltimore. this around midnight on north carey street. ralph johnson iii sent in this photo to us. baltimore city firefighters say it also burned two other homes no word yet on the cause of the fire but all three homes were reportedly vacant. >>> troy harold disap

let's look at the beltway on the west side as you make the drive through catonsville. happy to report no incidents or delays for your early drive on 695. taking i-95 north of baltimore through the rosedale region north of maryland 43 north and southbound lanes moving without delay. back over to you. >>> breaking news back to this now. new information on an attack that was carried out by militants at the site war u.s. soldier is suspected of killing civilians. >> this is as local communities continue to -- prepare to pray for troops in afghanistan. sherrieionson is here with the latest. >> reporter: -- sherrie johnson is here with the latest. >> reporter: we have learned that gunfire killed an afghan soldier and another afghan soldier and a military prosecutor were wounded in the attack. delegation includes two of president karzai's brothers and senior security officials. we have learned in the past 30 minutes, that attack by taliban militants is still going on. the attack happened on the afghan government delegation visiting the site where a u.s. soldier is accused of

no incidents or road hazards through catonsville. the westbound lanes of u.s. 50 starting to develop ona nice flow of traffic coming from the easton shore heading to the bay bridge as we look live at 50 and st. mag rit but no troubles -- margaret's but no troubles into annapolis. >>> today five years after 33 students and faculity died at virginia tech attorneys of the parents of two women will question university ofangs police. jury selection will begin today. the families are suing over the way the response was handled to the mass cure. they claim the -- massacre. they claim the university bunkedeled the response. >>> today attorney general eric holder is expected to outline alegal framework for the use of legal force and targeted killings of americans oversaid seas. he will address how the obama and bush administrations have successfully used civilian courts to convict and sentence terrorists. >>> new information in a developing story after a 13- year-old girl was found dead in northeast baltimore. all of this on sunday. she was f

if you are traveling around the beltway we have cleared the construction zone in catonsville.so everything is moving well, there. also here as you can see passing the bw parkway no troubles there. now if your morning travels include a trip on the harrisburg expressway. here's how things are looking there. no reported troubles on i-83 past maryland 45 york road and, of course, if there are any traffic changes, we are tweeting them for you follow us on twitter on maryland traffic. >> back -- now back over to you. >>> explosions -- explosions killed hundreds and injured thousands. >> what authorities think ignited the blast. >>> trip across the ocean. the voyage a man is making that started yesterday and how he is doing something he's not -- that's not been tried in 300 years. there's a live look at atlanta. always the sports fan megan pringle. >> that's right. the acc tournament happening there this week. there's a live picture of atlanta. we will be right back. >>> now "good morning maryland "4:30. >>> around the world authorities in kongo are investigating a cause of a fire th

outer loop from 759 make through the catonsville region passing baltimore national pike of the startinga little for those of you heading into downtown. 95 northbound seeing sluggish traffic as well as north bound 295 on the bw parkway from 95 heading over to 395. it's a bit slow to conway street. now back over to you. >>> an indiana community remains devastated after a tornado ripped through the town last weekend. let's go live to julie from the scripps station south of indianapolis with a live report. sunrise just a few minutes away julie. >> reporter: well, right now we can tell you that the tornadoes that rolled through southern indiana left 13 people dead. most recent was 15 month old little girl who was found alone in a field. she pass aid way on sunday. now take a look behind me. this is just one of the many businesses damaged in southern indiana. this was an auto repair shot. it's across the street from a school that was also heavily damaged. there are so many homes that were just wiped off the foundations. and scattered throughout the area in clark county indiana north of louisv

and if you are traveling on the west side heading around through catonsville you will be on the brakesins avenue to i-95 or 295 the bw parkway. now back over to you. >>> a couple delays in cecil county. you have the cecilton elementary school chesapeake city elementary and a thank you this morning to considery who posted on facebook it's the bohemia manner middle school and bohemia manner high school they are on two hour delay. and we will get that corrected at the bot off the many screen and facebook. thanks for that post. >>> back to the news. maryland could be the 8th state recognizing same sex marriage. this evening governor o'malley is expected to sign a bill. same sex ceremonies won't be performed until january 2013. a website with a petition in the works to get a ref rund um in voters hands on the november ballot. >>> soon you could be paying more when it comes to gas and increase tower income tax part of the budget debate going on in our state capital. sherrie johnson has been following this and this is something that is likely to generate a lot of response for people in maryla

whenever we have wind warnings that's what you should look out. 695 at wilkins through catonsville with no delays or incidents to report so far this morning. back over to you. >>> speaking of the roads, today is the focus of a forum in washington, d.c. national transportation safety board is holding the forum on the topic of distracted driver and that's the problem for all ages particularly for teens. 8,000 video clips of unsupervised teen drives found to be the most distracting problems for the drivers. mobile devices took the top spot followed by adjusting controls, personal grooming and eating and drinking and passengers. the parents of teen girls pay attention. they are twice as likely as teen boys to use the phone while behind the wheel. >>> a teenager is behind bars after school officials and parents called the cops. >> stay with us. the threats he made online that had investigators knocking on his door and the unique list he made. >> and the drop in temperatures has some farmers preparing for the worst. how they plan to save their crops from the cold snap. good morning maryland c

here's a live look at the beltway through catonsville look pretty good with no delays to report. back over to you. >> more than 60 people were killed thursday at result of another attack by the government of syria. >> the plans for the u.s. is now taking to help those living in syria and what officials are comparing it to. >>> a high-profile hotel up in flames. where all of this happened and the cleanup that follows. good morning maryland continues in a moment. it's 4:56. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> the -- at least another 62 people were reportedly killed on thursday. forces have pushed almost everyone out. however new reports do do say the pentagon

here's a live look at the southwest side, wilkens avenue through catonsville, starting to build alreadyf course people making their way to i-95 on the southwest side. north side of 695 at greenspring avenue, clear and free as well as the top side at harford road. no reported troubles. again, the outer loop there is where you see the building volume. back to you. >>> more violence in syria as another 39 people reportedly been killed. >> who is to blame for the bombing of a bridge in homs and why this bridge was so important. >> and a former olympian, his trip to jamaica, how it turned out. what else did he do? you're watching "good morning maryland." you're looking at the washington monument and capitol. consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have

we have cleared the accident we had in catonsville and the earlier accident in laurel. they are causing a brief backup near 295 out of the way also. but we are dealing with fog in most areas and philadelphia road also reopened up in joppatowne. that's a good route from harford county and pulaski and i-95. as being see live north of mountain road moving well without delays especially in the southbound direction. but along i-83, i-70 and 795 and u.s. 50 that's where you are going to see the foggy conditions this morning. a live shot of 50 at sandy point and 50 with more activity in the westbound direction. making are way to the bay bridge and, of course, a quick note from mta metro subway is running on a 15-minute delay. megan back over to you. >>> today the american soldier accused of going on a deadly shooting spree in afghanistan is expected to be charged with murder. the department of defense now says that there are 17 not 16 victims killed in that massacre. staff sergeant robert bales is accused of opening fire on villagers as they slept in the homes. today federal o

and also on the west side making the drive through wood lawn tapping the brakes around to catonsville. let's get a live look at some of the traffic flow out there. not too bad on the harrisburg expressway. southbound side showing more involve to the top side of the beltway and here's a live look at traffic in annapolis right now. u.s. 50 at i-97 of course the northbound lanes of 97 heavy heading up to glen burnie. back over to you. >>> 6:46. we want to go back to the breaking news. you are looking at live pictures from atlanta georgia. the world's busiest airport right now and what you are seeing is the aftermath after the federal aviation administration says that a jet rolled off the taxiway on the east side of hartsfield jackson atlanta international airport. apparently no passengers were on board. right now we are told delta airlines a spokesperson says the mechanics were testing the engines of the 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking system. it happened around 5:00 this morning and they are working right now and they say the jet did sustain some significant damage.

rob roblin has more from catonsville. >> by noon they had told over $2 million in mega-millions tickets state-wide. ♪ i'm going to win all the money we're going to be rich ♪ >> and talking about a jackpot. >> the jackpot has been reset to $640 million. if you take the cash option, that's $462 million and we're congratulating that after paying federal and state taxes you would take home in your bank account $307 million. >> for the people that sell the tickets, business couldn't be better. why there is a line here at 7:00 in the morning. so it has been like that all day. >> today should be a record day like that for us. today is extra special. we expect to maintain thaup until the drawing time tonight. >> it is the biggest jackpot ever. it has people dreaming about being very wealthy. >> i retired. everyone would be well taken care of. >> take care of my kids. not next door, but down the street. >> a lot of money. >> a lot of money. if i can't have all of it, just give me some. >> rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> what if you are the winner? well, there are no shortages of dreams out there

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police are looking for whoever attacked and stabbed a man and a catonsville gas station on edmondson avenue. police say the victim was attacked while standing at the pump. >> a fire does about half a million dollars worth of damage and injures a firefighter. the blaze broke out in millersville just before noon on sunday. three people were inside the home but they got out safely. a firefighter received some minor burns and was transported to the burn unit for treatment. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. most people cannot help but when it happens but many people when bald on sunday in the name of charity. this was the fourth annual baltimore heroes. they shared their stories of survival with event goers. >> it is hard for me to look get sick kids. i have met so many kids along the way that had been sick. everybody should try to do everything they can to avoid it in the future. >> more than 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to get you up to speed on the roads. we're looking pretty go

a chilly start this morning. 38 in columbia. 43 degrees in catonsville.ixture of sun and clouds. will make it probably up to about 73 this afternoon. a chance for a few scattered showers or thunderstorms later this afternoon. partly cloudy skies later tonight. temperatures drop back into the 40's. high pressure comes in from the north tomorrow. a relatively cool day on thursday but dry with temperatures in the 50's and 60's. a little breezy tomorrow. clouds of thick enough on friday. a high near the 57. rain comes back on friday and saturday -- clouds thicken up on friday. >> apparently this is too good to be true. >> those who eat more chocolate was lesweigh less. >> sweet news. new research indicates a daily indulgence leads to a smaller waist line. a doctor collected information on about 1000 adults. including how much chocolate they consumed. they did not specify what kind injested.ate today in juste >> better insulin sensitivity. >> conventional wisdom suggests the extra calories -- >> this is not explained by low calorie intake. people who ate more

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it will be cool start on this wednesday morning but dry. 43 in catonsville. 39 in columbia.ake a light jacket to start. temperatures will climb into the 70's. there is a 30% chance we could see some thunderstorms this afternoon. up until that time, it will be dry. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. end of the line for the women's basketball season at maryland. it ends last night in raleigh, north carolina. they lose to notre dame. it was an impressive effort by the irish. they have won the best players, skylar diggins, a triple double. brenda frese not happy with teams early effort. did not help. irish and the half on a run. and a triple double. not enough. notre dame winds and will move on to the final four to play connecticut. a great year for maryland. the orioles looking to find their way into the upper echelon of major league baseball. they will play the toronto blue jays today. the start yesterday for the japanese lefty. strikes out ben here. i saw him pitch and it minor league game last week. he was replaced by troy patton and the bullpen gave up a coupl

rob roblin has more from catonsville. >> today they were selling over $19,000 worth of mega-millionstickets a minute. by noon they had sold over $2 million in mega-millions tickets state-wide. everyone has mega-millions fever. >> i'm going to win all the money and all my friends and family are going to be so happy. we're going to be rich! >> and talking about a jackpot. >> the jackpot has been reset to $640 million. if you take the cash option getting all the money at one time, that's $462 million, and we're calculating after paying federal and state taxes you would take home in your bank account $307 million. >> for the people that sell the tickets, business could not be better. >> there was a line here at 7:00 in the morning. >> today should be a record day for us. it is always good at the first of the month. today is extra special. we expect to maintain that up until the drawing time tonight. >> it is the biggest jackpot ever, and it has people dreaming about being very wealthy. >> i'll take care of my mother and my father and then i retire. everybody would be well taken care of >

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that is a long ride. 60 degrees right now. 56 in catonsville. a mild start. we did have some rain last night. you can see the rain going across the baltimore area. there could be some rain along the lower eastern shore counties. you can see the back edge of the clouds approaching from the west. i think we will have sunshine approaching. there is a cold front waiting in the great lakes that will move in. sunshine will create some instability. that will add energy to the atmosphere. we could see a couple of the thunderstorms late this afternoon. some springlike thunderstorms are possible. most of the day will be dry and warm with high temperatures in the 70's. the average high is 53. the record for today is 85. 70's is pretty good. clearing tonight with temperatures around 50. beautiful weather coming up on wednesday and thursday. low to mid 70's and 20 degrees above average. maybe some rain on friday night. and looks like it will clear up over the weekend. partly sunny on st. patrick's day. 6:16. >> it is wet in spots. 53 past baltimore national pike. we're mo

wjz is live in catonsville. gigi barnett has more on mega millions fever. hey, gigi. >> just staying at $640 million. we have been here at the soda pop shop all day here in catonville. this has not stopped. people having come be-- have been coming in throughout the day. clerks here say they sold more than $6,000 worth of tickets in this one day alone. >> reporter: it's the biggest jackpot on earth ever. $640 million. for some mega millions players, their dreams are now as big as the prize. >> first thing you do is what? >> i would donate some money to the cancer society. because i need a tax writeoff. >> help my family out. >> a huge house for my family, so i can move away. >> but you would not be in maryland anymore? >> i would be in maryland, but i will be hiding? >> if she wins the record- breaking jackpot, she could by 1,000 houses, worth half a million each. >> i think anyone remotely inclined to play the lottery was out there buying a ticket. >> reporter: lottery players are calling on every strategy to cash in. >> have these be number -- numbers in m

and also, maidens lane in the catonsville area. let's take a live look.ou can see, things are just crawling there on the beltway, west of york road. this is brought to you by bill's carpet, hard wood and laminate, too. you can call them, 1-877-75- bills. >> we'll be right back. >>> a small plane crash takes the lives of five people in germany. the aircraft crashed into the woods. three bodies were recovered immediately. and today, two more people were confirmed dead. it is not clear what caused the crash. an investigation is under way. >>> heavy floods sweep australia in parts of new south wales. mandatory evacuations were ordered for hundreds of homes. torrential rainfall has hasn't been this bad in 100 years. thousands are potentially facing evacuation. >>> syrian government troops are showing no signs of slowing down. even as the red cross tries to get emergency supplies to citizens. tina kraus reports for wjz from london. >> reporter: this internet video shows anti-government protestors, rallying in the rebel city of holmes. until a deadly blast rips

. >> we think if enough people from catonsville call, he'll get the message, too. >> maryland's senate president mike miller says the gas tax hike is on the back burner right now. it may not be taken up until right before the legislative session ends which is next month. >>> the time right now is 6:07. in five minutes the latest on the devastating tornadoes in the midwest and south. fema will begin counting up the damage today. >>> howard says guess what? we could see some snow flakes. it is still winter after all. nothing too big. he called it conversational snow. your weather first coming up right here on 9news now. >>> good morning. this is meteorologist howard bernstein. a cold day today with even some light snow or snow showers as a clipper moves across the region. with highs getting into the low maybe mid-40s, accumulations will be mainly grassy surfaces well south of town. here in d.c. should mostly melt on contact. i'll have the full seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> we're going to take a look at the beltway outer loop side leaving the 95 interchange past

baltimore national pike, just an occasional slow spot starting at i-70 make your way through the catonsville on the top side of 695 making the drive from parkville to towson a live look at prove deeps with mild delays. megan over to you. >>> good morning. services for monet turnage the teen shot to death in northeast baltimore will begin tonight. a viewing for the 13-year-old will be held tonight at the southern baptist church on chester street. her funeral is set for tomorrow at 11 at the same church. police say two boys were playing with a rifle when the 13-year-old a was shot. the boys are charged with involume unteary manslaughter. we are out of -- involuntary manslaughter. we will check in in about 30 minutes have a great day and a great weekend. Ñ[= >>> that is the accused soccer mom madam. she's behind bars right now, speaking out for the first time. why she says the cops are trying to break her. grilling her about who was on her client list. george is off getting ready for "this week" on sunday. happy to have josh by my side. >>> we have a crazy viral video here. it's spreading wildl

going to see, 695 at liberty road at least 10 minutes of a delay as you make the drive through the catonsville95 on the southwest side. we'll have another update in 30 minutes. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oy it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. ♪ you make me feel like we live it up ♪ >>> yes. "hunger games" week. well, well under way. the biggest crowd yet. girls have been lining up down the block, over night, waiting to meet josh hutcherson. he is the breakout star of "the hunger games." is he coming out now? i hear the screams. >> exciting. >> just 19 years old. at the center of so much attention. the attention here in times square. so looking forward to talking to him. >> wow. times square has been out th

on top side of 695 as well as west side traveling through the wood lawn area heading around to catonsville beltway on the southwest side between caton avenue moving pretty well without any trouble spots for you. so those traveling in columbia right now, very heavy traffic reported eastbound 32 as you make your way to i-95 and here's a live look at jones fall expressway bullper to bumper in the southbound lane -- bumper to bummer in the southbound lanes going into downtown. stay online at abc2news.com. ♪ i've got to move like jagger ♪ ♪ >>> there's some moves like jagger out here in times square. keeping it -- not as cold as it was yesterday. i see that. with so many of the stars on "dancing with the stars" moves like that, there are breakout stars katherine jenkins, of course, sherri shepherd so much fun to watch. having such a great time out there. it has been a sizzling start to the season but someone had to leave first. and leading the way because she is a leader. she decided to lead the way. martina navratilova and tony are here live. got up early this morning from los angeles. looking