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here is christy breslin in for sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. plenty if you're traveling on northbound 9 a. an accident at -- northbound 95. an accident at the tunnel in the right tube, disabled tractor trailer blocking that. take the left tube instead. other accidents include northbound 95, westbound 100 still the ramp is closed off. an accident at 395. then again eastern avenue at 95. as far as the city goes, we're deal being that sink hole that has east monument closed. let's take a look live. not too much to talk about there, 795 at ownings mills. for the most accurate and up to date traffic information count on us at wjz.com. don, back to you. >> thank you . >>> here's what people are still talking about today. she was blind -- blindfolded and taken from a stranger. cal ripken's mom is safe but her attacker is on the loose. mike schuh is live. >> reporter: good morning. bizarre 24 hours for violet ripken who was driven around in her car. now police are looking for the gunman who took her. >> it's just before 8:00 on tuesday morning a masked

i'm christy breslin.tway. >> 71, mixture of clouds and sun, it's going to be hupd. watch for -- going to be humid. watch for showers. >> on coffee with, les gold as hi reality show based on his pawnshop enters its 6th season. stay tuned, we're taking a brea, >>> welcome back. a very humid start to your monday morning. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll check in with christy in just a second. let's head over to marty. >> 29 minutes after the hour. here's the radar. what we're taking a look at is very light shower activity during the over night that's gone across the area. up to 72 on tv hill from 71 at our last check. 2 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. 90 at lunch on its way to a high of 93. showers, maybe a couple of thunderstorms later on this afternoon. >> thank you. now over to christy breslin. good morning. >>> good morning. a cupouple of new development -- a couple of new developments. northbound 295 an accident at route 100. southbound 95, just a minor slow down at white marsh boule

. >>> here is christy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. we have a new accident near bwi. that accident is stony run at orleans avenue. we still have problems that are continues in baltimore city. east monument closed between wolfe street and patterson park avenue because of that sink hole. take orleans street or madison avenue for that matter. also we have a closure west franklin and park heights remains closed between

here is christy brez lynn. -- christy breslin. take it away. >>> good morning.s definitely not under control on the roads out there. on the west side outer loop expect 15 minutes. minor delay down towards charles street. southbound 95 we have quite a delay from little gun powder falls to the beltway. park heights avenue an accident. east lombard and light street blocked due to the water main break. things slow 95 south of marsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by the mazda cx 5. >>> cal and billy rip kin's mother was reported missing. mike schuh is live at baltimore county police head quarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a huge scare for the all stars family as their mother goes missing. baltimore county police say her silver 1998 lincoln town car was last seen at about 8:15 last night. the 74-year-old was missing and plus put out a public notice asking for help to locate her. a short while ago police canceled it saying she had been located in hartford county and police are interviewing her. recaps, violet rip kin has been found and

. >>> here is christy breslin at wjz traffic control. you can give us a realtime update. >> well, it's definitely going to be heavy traffic in the city for the next 3 weeks as they said is expected. we have the road closures, east lombard is closed also, the two right lanes are blocked. expect heavy traffic for pratt. northbound 95 delays stretch from the beltway to the tunnel. stop and go from york road. the west side of the inner loop, heavy from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. on the outer loop, delays stretch beginning at security boulevard, average speed about 30. main street at berry man's lane, an accident. to add to the chaos, if you're traveling on the jfx going southbound the ramp to southbound saint paul street is closed due to art escape. we have other road closures for that event, charles street. let's take a live look. traffic very heavy there at 895. this traffic report is brought do you by bill's -- to you by bill's. call them at 877-75-bills. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitnes

. >>> let's check the roads with christy breslin. >>> hi kai, hi everyone. big trouble northbound 795, accident at franklin boulevard blocking all lanes and really beginning to back things up the delay is solid back to the belt way as far as the belt way itself travelling on the inner loop, will kins avenue, to security boulevard north side inner loop minor slow down as you make your way over to hartford road on the outer loop, stock and go stevenson road to liberty northbound 95, crawling along, and two accidents, up in bel air area, 924 and thomas street at route 22 let's take a live look you can see there is a look at the accident northbound 795 all lanes are blocked we will keep you up-to-date as soon as more information is available this traffic report is brought to you by the all new mazda cx 5. back over to you. >>> thanks christy. >>> breaking news about ravens running back ray rice according to our media partner, rice just signed a new contract, rice had until 4:00 p.m. to sign a new deal. a multiyear deal or he would have played this year under a o

. >> thank you we will check on the roads right now here is christy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi christy. >> hi mary hi everyone, right over to the belt way, west side of the inner loop, slowing as you make your way past 70 same situation northbound, hartford road, traffic gets back to normal speed, as far as 95 goes no problems to report either direction but a lot of problems to report in baltimore city that sinkhole east of monument closed between wolf street and patter son, take or leans or madson as your alternate we have because of that massive water main break, two right lanes remain blocked and another water main break has fleet street closed between south caroline and south bond. take a live look, not a bad drive at all a look at 50 at 97 and we will take another look. on the west side wilson avenue this traffic report is brought to you by the cochrane firm if you or someone you know suffered a personal injury call them or visit them online for your free consultation. >>> it is the third full day of olympic competition at venues across britain and some sports fans are f

let's check on the roads with christy breslin. christy on the highways looked like no problem at all but streets, within the city a little different. >> absolutely vic looking at almost 100 traffic lights out in the city police are advising you if you are at a traffic light treat it as a four way stop sign as far as the rest of the roads go northbound 95, having trouble there, kateon to fort mchenry tunnel. 20 minutes southwestern boulevard around to security boulevard, north side inner loop, stop and go charles street hartford road. average speed, 30 miles an hour, downed tree blocking roadway, bologna at charles street a few accidents out there, providence road at green acre in towel son. 39th in the city also north high land at east baltimore a live look as you can see things look to be clearing up well on the west side of the inner loop, baltimore national pike this traffic report is brought by cirque du soleil coming to mariner arena, get your tickets at the box office 410-547-seat or ticket master.com. >>> thank you a young

here is christy breslin wjz traffic control. >>> hi everyone. still a lot of traffic out there.tford road. the west side of the outer loom continues to kroul -- crawl from security boulevard. the delay on 9 a -- on 95 still there. accidents at north point road and boston street at high land. let's take a live look. a lot of traffic out there 83 just north of the beltway. this traffic report is bought to you by the cochran firm. don, back to you. >> thank you . >>> today cal ripken's mother is safe probably back at home after being abducted from it in hartford county. mike schuh has the latest on that. >> reporter: good morning. at gunpoint violet ripken is blindfolded, tied up and forced into the back of her lincoln. she's driven around and 12 hours later the gunman is confronted at this dinner and says violet is his mom. that passer by calls police. at 6 a.m. yesterday a neighbor sees her tied up in her car near her aberdeen home. the gunman white, near 40, white shirt bought her food and told her he wouldn't harm her but wanted her car nor money. baseball nor her famous sons c

here is christy breslin. >> things are beginning to slow down on the beltway. on the north side, some slowing there as you you approach hartford county. the west side traffic does slow down upon your approach to security boulevard but it breaks free after that. monroe at franklin, rogers at liberty and also glenns falls at dennis son, accidents. 57 miles on the outer loop. let's take a live look. you can see a lot of traffic on the beltway. there's a look at security boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times. the new show, more action, more feast, more fun for the entire family. back over to you. >> thank you . >>> the 2012 presidential race is slowly winding back up. both campaigns pause after friday's mass shooting. in today's campaign 2012 report, edward long reports from california where mitt romney is looking for votes. >> mitt romney sat down with small business owners in california. they're a key part of his focus on jobs. >> if you're employing people and hiring people, i want to see you do better because i want more people havi

. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with christy breslin. hi. >> reporter: -- >> hi. the delay has expanded on the north side of the inner loop. on the west side inner loop, 15 minutes from south western boulevard around to security boulevard. northbound 95 stop and go from 395 over to the tunnels. traffic is a bit slow in the harrisburg expressway in the northbound direction. as far as accidents go, glenn falls parkway, north monroe at west franklin and east monument at east broadway. you can see plenty of traffic out there on the beltway just north of security boulevard. you can see things are spinning out on the beltway west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. call 800-the-firm for your free consultation. >> thank you. >>> interest ing weekend. saturday was like october. >> didn't leave the house. >> didn't leave the house. >> saturday we never got out of the 6 ohs. -- 60s. today we got to 90. right now down to 86 but the humidity is way up to 61%. west, southwest winds at 8. come back and take a look

here is christy breslin at traffic control. >>> good morning.do have some slowing down there on southbound 95 as you make your approach to white marsh boulevard. major morning for accidents. north point boulevard, 32 eastbound at clarksville park east 3rd street closed. as far as your travel times go, from 83 to 95, 6 0 miles an hour average. this traffic report is brought to you by subway with. entry -- entry the steak melt for a limited time. >>> the search is on for the man who kidnapped cal ripken's mother vie earlier in the week. mike schuh live with the latest. >> reporter: her alleged kidnapper managed to get his picture taken twice. police re released these pictures. that's these were taken by a camera are at royal farms. kroim -- crime stoppers is offering $2,000 reward. if that person looks familiar aberdeen police or the hartford county crime stoppers wants to hear from you. >>> today another code red heat alert will be in effect. the state department confirmed eight more heat related deaths. two in baltimore city, two in baltimore co

. >>> let's check on the road with christy breslin. >> it's safe to say congestion everywhere. on the harris burg expressway delays begin at swan road. first delay from the beltway on the southwest side open to the fort mchenry tunnel. on the topside of the inner loop, stop and go there. the best side inner loop, 25 minutes in that direction from frederick road to security boulevard. as far as accidents go, plenty of them as well. emerton road in hartford county, west lexington, will kins and also patterson avenue at wall bash avenue. let's take a live look. nobody is getting anywhere too fast. there's a look at the inner loop of the beltway near the jfx. we'll take another live look, appears to be moving better 95 north. this traffic report is bought to you by subway. stop in and tray the santa fe stake melt. back over to you. >> thank you . >>> a humid afternoon, showers and thundershower activity. it's down to 90 but we are about 104 -- we were at about 104. the east winds will bring some cooler air. humidity is high at 55%. we'll come back and take a look at this live radar

here's christie breslin. >> reporter: hi everyone, things still pretty busy out there on the inner side of the loop things pretty busy. expect about 20 minutes to get through. the west side inner loop that has been down a bit but still expect slowing around to security boulevard. northbound 95 stop and go over to the fort mchenry tunnel. and we have a couple of few accidents around there. clarksville pike at homewood road and the eliket city area. and also aviation boulevard at elk ridge landing. let's take a live look, once we're over the tunnel things look pretty good. rid your home of pests, call home paramount pest control for a free inspection today. you can call them at 888-8888- home. >>> customers avoided by bge response to storm related power outages are not happy to hear that bge is asking for a rate increase. pat warren reports bge is making its case on the need to upgrade equipment. >> reporter: mary beth has already battled cancer and she battled the heat when she was left without power. it's against the backdrop of disconnect that bge asked the service commission for a rat

here is christy breslin in for sharon at wjz traffic control. >> good morning.southbound. the -- on 95 southbound. the earlier accident is on the shoulder but we have a delay back to little gown powder gun bridge. a couple of sdnts accidents as well. jones road -- accidents as well, jones role, east alimony -- lombard and light street still blocked. an easy drive at 295. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. don, back to you. >> thank you. >>> mar ty is at first warning weather. >> it's easy. let's take a look at the forecast for the day. 68 right now sunny a pleasant afternoon with a high of 88. >>> we have an update on the breaking news from over night when cal and billy ripken's mother was reported missing. mike schuh is live. >> reporter: good morning. a huge scare for the family. what we need to report is that she has been found. baltimore county police say that her silver 1998 lincoln town car was last seen about 8:15 last night. the 74-year-old was missing and the police put out a public notice asking for help. she was found in hartford county

let's begin with christy breslin at traffic control. >> good morning. slow traffic out there on the west side of the utter -- outer loop. it goes over to security boulevard. average spied 30 miles an hour. 95 southbound, some slowing there as you make your way towards white marsh. northbound 295, an accident at route so -- 100. we still have a lot of con gregsgestion in the city because of the water main break, light and fleet street closed. everything slowing snow slowing nicely on the west side of the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. try to steak melt only for a limited time at subway, eat fresh. back to you. >> thank s. >>> now over to marty. >> it's steammy, humid this morning. watch for a shower or thunderstorm around mainly later with a high of 93. 73 now. >>> more fall out from the penn state child sex abuse scandal. the famous statute of former penn state football koich joe paterno is no long -- coach joe paterno is no longer on display. mike schuh is live with the latest. >> reporter: it stood for 11 years but joe pater

kristy breslin is here with wjz traffic control. but not too slow, christy. because that would mean there is a lot of traffic out there. >> well, unfortunately, with it being friday, there is a lot of traffic out there. but nobody is slowing yet. pulaski past whitemarsh boulevard. southbound also slowing down through the harbor tunnel through way. on the west loop, disabled vehicle at will kens avenue. that has -- wilkens. that has delays solid to 295. goes to dulaney valley road. 70 westbound. minor slowdown there, from 29 to marriottsville road. and one new accident in baltimore city. light street at east conway. we're still watching that water main break that has york road between white avenue and cockeysville road closed off. at this point, you're better off taking beaver's dam road or even the harrisburg expressway. very slow go there, northbound 895 as you make your approach to potee street. and we also have a lot of heavy traffic. there's a look 50 eastbound at sandy point. definitely give yourselfex tratime if you're heading in that direction. if you