more on the forecast and more from cockeysville middle school. we'll try to tease what's going on coming up in the next hour. so stay with us. we'll be back in a little bit. back to you in the studio. hopefully, megan will teach these kids what trapper keepers are. >> justin, thank you. we'll be back in a couple minutes. >>> to our top story -- breaking news. an update to a abc2 news exclusive. two police officers shoot a reportedly suicidal man who may have threatened them. abc2 news sherrie johnson live with more on this early-morning shooting. >> reporter: good morning. we're here at city police headquarters where authorities here are investigating a police-involved shooting. that shooting happened just after 6:00 this morning in the 2400 block of pickering drive in northeast baltimore. officers say they received a call from a suicidal man and once on the scene two officers shot the man several times in the chest area when they say he lunged at them with a weapon. >> around 6:00 we received a call from an individual who we believe had some typ

cockeysville and hunt valley, wet weather there, too. 66 and showers this afternoon. we try to clear out by friday afternoon. 75. >>> we're slow on the outer loop from 795 down towards past the baltimore national pike. also working a crash downtown at calvert street and centre street. if you're traveling in the pikesville area keep in mind that northbound reisterstown road approaching milford mill road, that lane is taken away, alternating traffic gets by southbound. gas main repair in harford county, route 22 at route 136. a disabled vehicle by the airport, 195 at aviation boulevard. >>> see you for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. obviously at 9:00. >> we'll be in pikesville. >> say hello. this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals. this is another. new total blueberry pomegranate cereal gives you 100% of the daily value of 12 essential vitamins and minerals.

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there's cockeysville and cockeysville middle. >>> 6:15.'s check the roads with kim brown. >> thank you. in anne arundel county not too much happening here at route 50 and route 97. traffic is beginning to build in both directions no problems on 50 towards the capitol beltway and northbound 97 smooth towards 695. a little heads up if you're headed towards the capitol beltway. a crash on the outer loop near rockville pike that has two right lanes blocked. could slow things up heading towards dc today. in catonsville, still dealing with south rolling road closed in both directions at wilkens avenue because of the overnight crash. try using hilltop road, and downtown baltimore, east mount vernon place between cathedral and st. paul street closed through today. actually through monday at 4:00 p.m. because of the baltimore book festival. and we have fire activity at west 41st street that has falls road blocked near the jfx -- actually 41st street is blocked, falls road is passable. getting word of a crash southbound on the bw parkway at route 17

showers north of cockeysville. up 83. coming down good up there. and it looks like we will see that come down around shrewsbury as well in pennsylvania. lightning is associated with the activity. 529 strikes hd lightning count here. so you can see there is activity with the line that will continue to move through. we have a little instability out there. nothing severe. but it looks like we will continue to see that shower activity push through. temperatures right now, 77 degrees. still on the warm side. 77 in d.c.. and then it looks like the temperatures will drop to around 71 through the overnight for tomorrow morning. a little mixture of sun and clouds. kind of have a repeat of today. slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. but it looks like a good start for the day. and nice weekend ahead. i will show you more about that coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> all right, vytas, thank you. >> maryland officials want tougher boating laws enacted. death in the state have reached seven year high. department of natural resources wants measures re

radar shows decent showers right now west of cockeysville. oregon ridge bark. decent rain coming down. and east of reister down you see rain there. zooming out the picture. you can see another heavier shower west of westminster. continue to see it over to carroll and frederick counties and more rain will continue to pop up over the area as we go through the next couple of hours. so tonight, some possible showers and then into tomorrow. i recommend that you keep the umbrellas nearby, the potential is still there through the next several hours. and through overnight, and then into tomorrow. so here is what's going on. skycam right now. west ground out there from the showers that previously went through downtown. right now cloudy skies. 64 degrees. win out of the northeast at 10. humidity levels are 90 percent. you can see the showers continue to pop up along the frontal boundary that moved through. and we have the cooler air out there. in fact, sitting at 59 degrees in harrisburg. 64 in baltimore. and that cool air continues to settle in over the mid-atlantic. th

more to come including a recap to our visit of cockeysville middle school, in the next half-hour.ing to become cops. two men passed the test. we take you to the pop quiz on wilkens and rolling road. >>> seems to be taking forever to get the slots up and rolling. how close we're rooting for three women? >>> and no more hide and seek. you're it. in fact you are the video of the day. >>> good morning, maryland. i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. before we get to those stories and more, we go to justin berk with a check of the first forecast. >> good morning. it's 5:59. approaching 6:00 and as we start our day here it looks like a map that we would show you in early july. 69 perry hall, 68 monkton and

so they have called rescue crews from the cockeysville area. swift water rescue teams are en route to the team. they have divers, both police and fire, en route to the scene. at this point, we know of no significant injuries, although we have had several people that had to be rescued from this deep water. this water is more than three or four feet deep, waist deep, according to the police officers. throughout several streets in the logan village area. again, no reports of injuries. but we've got police helicopters here. we've got boats here. we have -- they continue to bring more equipment to the scene. again, no reports of injuries. thank god. but this is a very, very significant water break. water main break. and potential flooding to several homes in the area. we'll stay on top of this situation and keep you updated as we continue to gather information. back to you. >> fair enough. >>> complete coverage continues now with sharon gibala, live at wjz traffic control. sharon? >> reporter: good afternoon, everyone. obviously following this issue

we were visiting cockeysville middle school. good morning to anyone up this early getting ready for classes there. near 70 degrees in baltimore county. warm with patchy fog. one more warm day before the big cooldown this weekend. >>> lets say good morning with mark from the mta. >> the commute start is good on light rail and the metro subway. on the buses, number 44 diverted at york and belvedere due to construction. a heavy volume of passengers on the 7, 19 and 5 buses. and marc is on time on the camden, penn, brunswick lines. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. you've got a strawberry pop-tart, but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. that on the list of things kids love, our party pizzas have just passed toy robots. ( crash, beeps ) awkward. kids love totino's party pizzas. >>> welcome back. 5:08 on this friday eve. >> top of the slide going down. justin berk, good morning. >> climbing, climbing, it's goi

the mother of 17-year-old questions low good of cockeysville had reported him missing. the vehicle was noticed deep in the wooded area in the median. the car hit a tree and that low taliban ace parentally was not wearing his seatbelt. >> you want to play close attention to how fast you're going at construction sites and school zones in baltimore city. the first of 51 speed cameras in the city went up today near walter and glen more avenues in northeast baltimore. today mayor sheila dixon was joined by students to announce the new automated speed monitoring program. >> it's a force multiplier for the baltimore city police department and they can stand silent watch and be vigilant and hopefully they don't issue a single ticket. >> we're going to be looking at other alternative ways to deal with speeding, round abouts, taking out streets and changing them to bump-outs. >> notification signs will be put up so drivers know they are approaching a speed check zone. the new speed camera law starts october 1st. for the first month drivers who exceed the speed limit by at least 1

and close to 4 inches toward chestertown and 2 1/2 toward cockeysville.ave to see how it plays out. but tomorrow evening is the best chance to see the heaviest precipitation. eastern shore, 71. and winds strong out of the northeast. downtown baltimore, 72. and winds continuing out of the northeast at 10-to-15 miles an hour. and things improve by the weekend. by sunday. headed to the ravens' game, tailgating beautiful day. 78 degrees. around 1:00. clear skies. and nice and mild. and five-day forecast. a couple more days of these rain showers, thursday and friday. fall like day tomorrow. on the cool side. high of 72 degrees. and 76 degrees on friday. and 80 on saturday. most of the day is dry. but a couple of lingering rain showers. but sunday and monday are dry and pleasant. look at the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. . >> in tonight's news you need to know. a federal panel said the vaccination for the virus that caused a cervical cancer be given to men. the panel voted that gardacil be approved for men. it targets hpv, that causes cervical

once again we say good morning to cockeysville middle. 70 degrees now. patchy fog but a mostly dry and warm day. more coming up in a bit. >>> 6:33. let's check the roads with kim brown. >> traffic is running smoothly here at 50 and 97. however, if you're traveling northbound on the bw parkway at route 175 just be advised that the eastbound ramp to route 175 is blocked due to a crash. now, let's check the buses and trains with mark jones. >> good morning. we've got that hamden fire affecting bus service, 22 and 98 buses diverted in the area of 41st and falls. the number 44 taking a diversion at york and belvedere due to construction. and the number 17 working with a diversion at corporate and international. light rail and metro subway on time. the marc is moving about without delay. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals. this is another. new total blueberry pomegranate cereal gives you 100% of the daily value of 12 essential vitamins and miners. plus the bold new taste of blueberries and pomegranate wit

cockeysville, 68 degrees, up in bel air 68 degrees as well.nnapolis, we got temperature up 71. generally upper 60s and low 70s, 77 degrees by noon, 77 degrees by 6:00 p.m. after getting to the high temperature of 82 degrees with a chance of a thunderstorm that you're going to tell them all about it later on, are you? and the rest of the seven-day forecast. but right now who do you want to toss it to. >> to lauren. >> with the -- what h she to tel us about the traffic. >> the traffic. >>> thank you, luke and steve. you can see that cars are moving along just fine at at the inner and outer loops at liberty road. if you're traveling the outer loops from liberty down to wilkens, you're looking at an 8-minute drive. you will remain in the clear, from westminister pike down to 695, you're looking at a 9-minute trip. the good news it will continue if you are using the fort mchenry tunnel. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, let's send it back to you. >>> lauren, thank you. 6:32 on fox 45 morning news. more painful cuts. in a few hours the

cockeysville now and heading towards four corners and jacksonville, we've got pretty heavy rain.soaked and added big puddles on 83 south of hunt valley and in through eastern baltimore county. heading to fallston, jarrettsville, blair, you have light rain but heavy rain could come. also near kingsville and perry hall. basically 66 on average from parkville to bel air. we'll go to 74 this afternoon with a chance of showers continuing. look for heavy rain and wet roads, even if the rain already stopped. let's check the roads with kim. >> traffic appears to be manufacturing pretty good so -- moving pretty good so far. however, a couple of incidents. construction to let you know about. northbound reisterstown road at 7 mile lane, closed northbound but alternate traffic get by in the southbound lanes. northbound harbor tunnel closed for construction. southbound gets

so reisterstown and owings mills will start to get rain and north of cockeysville, probably next half hour to 40 minutes. not a fast-moving line of showers. but definitely there is some lightning associated with it as well. as we have instability out there. in the last hour, looking at the lightning count, 385 strikes. so nice aggressive line. but nothing severe. just average garden variety thunderstorm making watt through the area. timing this, we can look at the composite view here. showing the motion of the storm as it continues to move along the frontal boundary that will continue to push through. stretching anywhere from harrisburg on down. up toward allentown pennsylvania still looking at that rain that will continue to push across pennsylvania. and through maryland. back to the west still remaining showers. so not totally out of the thick of things as we go through late overnight, so do not be surprised to hear rain on the roof. one or 2:00 hour. hd skycam downtown. dry conditions right now. clouds thickening up. winds out of the south at five. keeps us on the warm track of thi

in cockeysville a crash on the scene at shawan road and beaverdam road.t the jfx at north avenue, southbound lanes on the left, you can see the volume pretty heavy as you make your way downtown but traffic appears to be moving nicely. >>> back with a morning news update next. >>> good morning. i'm megan pringle. a drug suspect stabs an undercover officer in the back. this happened this morning as two officers were making a drug arrest in the 2800 block of orleans street. the officer had on a but the he willproof vest that protected him from getting hurt. the suspect died at the hospital. both officers placed on routine administrative leave. >>> still no word if police will file charges against the johns hopkins student accused of using a sword to kill an intruder. police say the suspect has been identified, 49-year-old donald rice. they say he's a habitual offender, he died at the scene. >>> lawyers for city councilwoman helen holton say they have evidence she's being singled out. documents reveal ronald lipscomb also exceeded campaign contribution limits

and lutherville and timonium up to cockeysville getting decent rain. towson you are getting showers, up in hampden and carney and parkville. as you head east on the beltway you will see showers. also in essex, middle river and rosedale, whitemarsh showers. and continue to see this off-and-on scattered showers through the overnight. and then into tomorrow. so keep the umbrella nearby. as we have the easterly flow firing up rain showers across the area and that may be a brief heavy downpours. even in the city. rooftop here. coming down at a good pace 20 minutes ago. bigger picture, you can see the activity scattered across the central portion of the state. western maryland no rain yet. mostly cloudy skies out there. we will continue to see that the case through the next several hours. so looking at the downtown. you can see the roads are wet right now. from the rain that pushed through. in fact, o's game delayed there because of some of the heavy showers downtown on. cloudy skies, and rain tapered off downtown in the city. 64 degrees. winds out of the ea

investigators say 17-year-old quest logan of cockeysville was driving south on 83 when his car left the road. logan's mother had called police to report him missing about 9:00 last night. >> swine flu claims the life of a child in maryland. now that one confirmed case is in a school. concern among parents grows. >> there is no telling others in the school that may have it and we don't know. >>the spread of swine flu and the steps taken to fight the virus. >> take a look at this map. it shows the spread of the flu in the united states, including the swine flu. 26 states report a wide spread outbreak of the flu. and flu season does not officially begin until next week. tests show almost 60 percent of flu cases turn out to be swine flu. here in maryland. the swine flu has claimed the life of a baltimore area student. first child death in the state. another child, a student at a baltimore city school is sick with h1n1. and tonight we know that dozens of midshipmen are quarantined at the naval academy after showing flu-like symptoms. kathleen cairns has more tonight. >> at the mont bellow ac

crashing in reischer town, also an accident in -- on the jfx that one at falls road, another one in cockeysville and york road at ashland, two at cromwell and east prexton. here's a look at your drive times and speeds, all are slow in the 20s and 30s with a 19 minute drive time on the top side of the beltway between 95 and 83. there's a look at the top side between green -- actually the delay runs from park heights to providence. that will take you 16 minutes to get through that area. there's a look at the west side inner loop delays there between baltimore national pike and security. and then a second inner loop delay because of that accident between 295 and washington boulevard. that is the delay because of that accident on 95 approaching the beltway. this traffic broadcast is brought to you by the cochran firm. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> the ntsb is warning transit systems to recheck the safety of their rail lines and the mta is taking action. mike schuh reports this morning comes after a recent investigation into the recent fatal crash in d.c. >> reporter: this crash in june claimed

we got moderate rain north side of towson and down the split from the 83 near lutherville and cockeysville and overall just plan for on and off showers today. temperatures will struggle to get to 72, as we pull back tonight in the 60s. more rain, gusty winds, we'll talk about that storm off the coast in a bit. back to you. >>> let's get to our top stories of the day. the president has been in office just short of nine months but tonight a rare speech on capitol hill could make or break his presidency. it's all about health care reform. but before he speaks to congress the president spoke first to abc news, abc2 news john hendrin has more on the president's new plan to persuade us. listen. , tonight president obama makes a high stakes pitch for health care reform. in an exclusive interview with robin roberts the president outlined his rare joint address to congress. >> the intent of the speech is to a, make sure that the american people are clear exactly what it is we're proposing. b, to make sure that democrats and republicans understand that i'm open to new ideas. >> reporter: among most

. >> 66 degrees in cockeysville and 67 in bel air. take a look at the forecast getting up to 74 degrees at noon. 72 at 6:00 p.m., seeing some showers then, and yeah, for some of us that is pretty funny. 74 degrees for the high temperature, it will be a cooler day with a northeast wind at 5-15 miles per hour. now if you look this way, deja. look this way. tell them what is next. what is next? you're going to toss to who? >> here is candace with the traffic. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: good job, deja. thank you very much. if you're heading out and hitting the roadways, i might need some help, because it's already a pretty busy ride at 6:30 in the morning. we are dealing with an accident on the outer loop lanes of the beltway. as a result we're in the red from the jfx toward the 70 exit. look at this, a 16-minute commute. if you are heading out there, just be aware it's going to be a little extra heavier than it usually is. as for the outer loop lanes from 70 as to 695, it will be take a few minutes. we do have an accident at route 32. s

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on top of the beltway from whitemarsh to parkville, on top of towson, through lutherville and cockeysvillenow mount washington getting moderate rainfall. on and off periods of rain today. becoming more widespread as we head through this afternoon and tonight. winds pick up to 5 miles per hour, temperature 72 degrees. we drop to 72 overnight. 25 mile-per-hour winds and winds could push 30 miles on thursday with rain and only 66. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> we're still dealing with significant delays on the beltway, checking the west side at liberty road, the closer lanes are the outer loop as you make your way towards route 70. traffic is backed up. the inner loop is slow from liberty road all the way to the harrisburg expressway. again, if you're headed out give yourself plenty of time. east side of the outer loop approaching harford road, that earlier crash has been moved to the shoulder but traffic still backed up. southbound fort mchenry tunnel disaikd continues to block one toll lane and two crashes in the city, north president and east fayette and old harford road and easte

you can look at cockeysville at 57 degrees, good and up in bel air, looking at 56 degrees there, andill see these temperatures climb only a ittle bit today. 63 degrees at noon, and then 62 degrees t 6:00 p.m., topping out today, kind of cool, huh? 66 degrees only for the high with a northwest wind at 10-15 miles per hour. over to who? >> candace with the traffic. >> reporter: thank you, brandon, very well done. now if you're heading out and hitting the roadways, unfortunately we do have trouble to talk about in the northeast corner. if you're traveling on bel air road this morning, will you find an accident right at mountain road. now this is a new crash to talk about as an alternate route. you can always stick with 95. just be aware that he we have building conditions there from mountain road down toward 695. right now we're looking at an 11 minute clip. on the top end of the beltway, it's geeting busy there, but so far no major reports of any trouble from route 702 toward 70. right now that will take 20 minutes. as for the jfx taking it from 695 toward the downtown region, so far s

that will dry us out and make for a nice weekend. 62 in cockeysville and 65 in annapolis.tures generally in the low to mid-60s throughout the area. that is where we ended yesterday getting into the upper 60s. today 70 degrees at noon. look for more sun later in the day, mix in the clouds. 75 degrees at 6:00 p.m. after topping out at 4:00 this afternoon with a high temperature of 78 degrees. and we will talk more about what we can expect for the rest of the weekend in a little bit. right now candace dold is here -- right now lauren cooke is here for candace dold. >> reporter: as you take a look at the liberty road it's starting to thin out so that is good news fortunately. if you're using the jfx to get into the city, expect he delays. it will take you 11 minutes to get from 695 toward east fayette street. it's going to be a slow go from. jfx to 70. from 70 to 695, you're looking at 6 minutes. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, and megan, let's send it back to you. >>> here are the stories we are following this morning. baltimore county police are investigating

it's going to be a dreary day this will be damp. 63 degrees in baltimore, 63 in cockeysville and 64 degreesannapolis. 65 in chester town, and 61 degrees in westminister. these temperatures only climb to the 60s dad. today. 66 degrees at noon. and 66 after getting to the high temperature of 68 at 2:00 p.m. a cooler day as well and maybe breezy at times. let's see what is happening on the roadways. candace dold is here with the traffic edge. good to have you, candace. >> reporter: good to be back. look at 95 through whitemarsh. it's completely stopped there on the southbound lanes traveling from whitemarsh toward 695. now this is all due to an accident on the suspect end. it's right after the beltway. so you will want to stick with route 40, bel air road or even route 7 as your alternate route. from mountain road to 695 we're in the red with a lengthy 14-minute trip. it's still a heavy ride from 695 down toward 895. that will take 11 minutes. as for the approach at downtown region on the southbound end of the jfx definitely doing much better there 695 toward east fayette street a 15-minute ri

up in cockeysville 68 and 68 in westminister. these temperatures are mild. 70 degrees at 6:00 p.m.oday for probably 3 p.m.ish is when we are expecting to see the temperature with the most. that is 7 degrees cooler than yesterday. you will definitely feel the change. lauren cook is here for candace dold to let you know what is going on with traffic. lauren. >> reporter: thank you, steve. it's a hectic ride for those of you traveling on the west side of the bel beltway. the inner loop lanes are at a stand still and it's going to be a heavy and not so steady ride for those traveling on the outer loop lanes this morning. unfortunately that is going to be the same situation if you're traveling on the southbound lanes of 795. now from westminister pike to 695, you're looking 89-minute ae trip. if you're using the jfx to head into the city, from 695 toward east fayette street, you're looking at an 11-minute drive. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. >>> here are the stories we're following this morning. the city state's attorney says it could be days

otherwise, 55 degrees is where we begin in baltimore, the same for cockeysville. and 53 only in bel air. down in annapolis the same. chilly spots. it's bringing the 48 degrees. 66 degrees, though by noon. partly cloudy skies, a mix of sun and clouds through the day. 65 after getting to the high temperature of 2:00 p.m. at 69 degrees. note the winds at 16-20 miles per hour, gusting at times to 30. another windy day and cooler as well. let's check out the roadways once again. here is candace dold with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we're moving along in here, but unfortunately the cars on the roadways completely not moving on the 895 at the southbound direction, right at the harbor tunnel. that is because it's shutdown do you to adue to an accident. if that isn't bad enough, there's a crash at lombard street. you will want to stick with 695 at the bridge as your alternate. on 95, of course, we do have the bail out traffic there, but as for now, from 895 toward 295, we're looking at a 10 minute clip. now there's more trouble a little bit farther dow