in baltimore county, be careful in cockeysville. there's some flooding reported right on western run road at western road. and also on york road attacherwood reed. a -- at sherwood rote. a look at 83 and you'll notice the camera shaking and actually here's a look at the beltway. northwest corner, traffic starting to pick up but you're still looking at the eight minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down to 70 and the outer loop will be nice and clear as you make the push up to pikes vim. back to 83 and -- pikesville. back to 83. you'll notice the camera really shaking and that's due to the heavy winds. but no delays as you go down to the beltway and it will remain nice and clear on to the jfx. just 11 minutes right now southbound from the beltway downtown all the way to east fayette street. white marsh, a clear ride night now. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> 6:30 right now and we have breaking news to tell you about. a house fire in southwest baltimore and we have learned that a per

in cockeysville avoid western run road at western road. as well as york road at sherwood road. if you're traveling in towson more flooding on chumleigh road at york road and here's a live look at 695 in parkville. fortunately everything will be up to speed here at harford road. no delays whatsoever as you travel the plow from 95 -- 95 up to 83. that will take you 11 minutes. we have wednesday warnings in effect for the key bridge as well as the bay bridge. if you're using the jfx to get downtown, no problems whatsoever. it's nice and clear from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. that stretch will take you 11 minutes and everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel. just an eight minute ride right now northbound from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> well, after being gone for almost a year, a war hero finally comes home. >> we love these stories. up next, we're going bring you the emotional reunion between that soldier and his young son. ♪ let's face it.

you also want to watch out for flooding in cockeysville at sherwood road. this is what 95 looks like at 395. fortunately everything is up to speed and you won't see any delays getting through the fort mchenry tunnel. just the normal eight minutes northbound from the beltway to the toll plaza. a look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic drive times the beltway is free of delays on the east side just 11 minutes right now on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and the west side nice and clear, you're looking at an 11 minute ride as well on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your morning commute. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> from the billboards that greet you when you drive into baltimore on 95 to the homes in the hills decorated with flying ravens' flags, fans everywhere are getting ready for sunday's super bowl game and let's be honest. you got three days in waiting right? abc2 news' sherrie johnson is live in towson with more on what fans are doing to get ready for the big game. you know, people are having to bide their time. >> reporter

parts of york road foreclosed in cockeysville.1, the red line is blocked because of debris in the lanes. fire activity in the city. there is an accident in the city at washington and monument. >> let's all take a deep breath. the rain is gone. temperatures in the 40's. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> >> magic, electric, a spectacular. a few of the adjectives being used to describe the ravens. now the game is almost here. it is time to thank the team for an unforgettable season. it is not just the record. it is the character of this team. this team has shown our city it never say die attitude. we have when is what can happen when a group of people put their faith in each other. season has been a lesson in character. now we get to celebrate that in new orleans. magic continues. th

cockeysville you're dealing with that. aberdeen to havre de grace out toward the northeast. that rest stop dealing with heavy rain. terms of how much rain, this is our rain vision, picking up 3/10ths just over a half an inch. i think we will total it between one to two inches before all is said and done. it's the first batch that's in here and another batch over the piedmont. not severe weather, though. it will be the gusty winds. first, a flood watch. that's a flash flood watch for the entire state. so high winds will be the concern, big jet on top of us. sustained winds 30 to 40, maybe gusts higher. >>> we're hoping to avid tornadoes here but funnel clouds have touched down in parts of the south. this is video of a tornado striking northwest georgia. one person was killed. it destroyed a home, flipped over some cars and caused significant damage to a motel and manufacturing plant. >>> in tennessee a 47-year-old man died in nashville when a tree fell on top of the garage where he lived. middle of teen see is under a tornado watch. tornado warning have been issued in kentuck

and up in cockeysville. and a live look at 83 traffic is moving right along here at shawan road.o problems getting down to the beltway and it will be nice and clear as you get onto jfx. just 11 minutes right now from is beltway all the way down to east fayette street. 695 in great shape here at harford road. no problems traveling the inner loop down the 95 and 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. over on the west side of the beltway. normal conditions. just eight minutes on the outer loop from 795 down to 70 and as lynette mentioned we are dealing with heavy winds this morning. so there are wind restrictions in effect for the key bridge as well as the bay bridge. take it slow traveling across them this morning. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> news time right now 6:15 and we are following breaking news for you this morning. a person has died if a house fire in southwest -- in a house fire in southwest baltimore and that's where we find abc2 news' sherrie johnson. what can you tell us so far? i know you just got there. >> reporter: well, yes we are here live in southw

parts of york road are closed because of flooding in the cockeysville area. also some flooding south on york road. westbound 50, we have some debris blocking the right lane. there is an accident at sandy point state park. york road at, harrisburg expressway, things are moving fine. it is still pretty windy. things are moving find 95 at o'donnell street. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the fight over the future of john leopold. the judge is expected to set a sentencing date today. >> the council is taking steps to have leopold forced from office. >> the council gathered yesterday to begin the process of removing leopold from office. he was convicted on two counts of misconduct. the council resolution that would oust leopold passed easily yesterday. the county attorney says removing him so soon may be illegal. his opinion centers around the word "conviction.' >> they have no authority to remove any official convicted of a crime until the conviction is a matter of record, until the conviction is final. maryland law is very clear. the conviction become

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it's a downpour to the north and east of cockeysville at the present hour. we'll show you the city, starting to dry out, some pockets of heavier, steadier rain nearest se. go down toward the tunnels and we're dealing with spotty showers. what we'll have to watch is this line out of harrisburg. this is pushing toward the north and east. whether this stays together we'll have to watch. if this does stay together, it could mean problems in terms of damaging winds. it's been about a quarter to a half an inch. we'll end the storm with one to two inches of rain. so round one brought between 2-mile-an-hour sustained gusts. so those are some strong winds. we think the winds coming in tonight will be the same if not slightly greater. for that matter a wind advisory. we're coming off 70 in baltimore, 72 in dulles. this is january by the way. in terms of temperature 61 in town. 58 at the airport. it's a rain cooled 57. 57 is well above average for this time of the year. we'll continue the flash flood watch in laud done -- laudon county. in the bay communities we are ex

cockeysville, temperature wise, coming in 30 degrees, temperatures are a big story this morning, no matterre, this is depending on what type of precipitation you are getting. 29 in northeast, goldsboro, 31 degrees, 32 easton, we are going to be dealing with 31 degrees now in mardela springs. the future trend, not picking up on a lot after today, the big thing is, we do have to get through today. we need to do it slowly and carefully. at 6:00 tonight, this is your commute home, we deal with rain showers across the area, still dealing with a slick commute nonetheless. future trend brings high pressure in here through the next several days, we will have to wait to see the abundant sunshine. tomorrow, partly sunny to partly cloudy. today, we have the wintery mix early, it's not as cold. that's one thing that is good. 35 degrees by tonight, another thing that's good, not going to get below freezing in a lot of spots, the wet roadway, is not going to refreeze. 53 degrees by tomorrow. partly sunny, mild across the area. thunderstorms in the forecast as we head in to wednesday, 63 degrees, and we

>>> in baltimore county a man was shot in cockeysville. police are searching for the suspect. the victim was rushed to shock trauma. the station is still closed. the mta has set up -- . >>> jo michael johnson is charged with killing a girl from north carolina, johnson's friends told jurors he saw phylicia's body in the apartment. the defense attacked the credibility because of his long criminal record. >>> the judge fired questions from the bench in the case of john leopold. he is accused of misconduct while in office. one charge was dropped. three misconduct charges and one count of fraud still stick. the judge said he tried to name down the question -- did leopold just have bad judgment or was this abusive power. >>> and the baltimore ravens have one more practice before pack up and heading to new orleans. the team will leave monday but there will be a big sendoff rally. >> we want to take a look at the sky over mt. airy. it looks picturesque. >> let's head over to meteorologist mike masco to find out how many inches they end up falling. >> it looks like a solid inch, some l

detectives and our criminal analysis unit identified a number of burglar ares occurring in the northern cockeysville area, there are 7 at this point, we are investigating to see if they are connected. >> reporter: police can't or won't say it's the same burglar but they are happening close to one another in phoenix, monk tin and others, a mix of break ins and using open doors or windows, 7 concerning enough but today, police added three to that count including one of them on sweet air road west of jarrettsville pike. most of the cases the suspects are making off with cash, jewelry and electronics. the burglars stole two handguns and that immediately raises the profile of the trend for baltimore county police detectives. >> when guns are taken, we have are going, what they will be used for that triggers additional response from our agency. >> reporter: people who live in the area, where the guns were stolen, may notice extra patrol. there will be under cover details, a net cast aimed to cut the burglaries at 10:00 with a focus on recovering not just the stolen property but the two guns in the wrong h

we've been following since the top of the hour where a man was shot near the light rail station in cockeysville. police are searching the area for a suspect. the victim was rushed to shock trauma. the station is closed. the mta has set up a bus route. >> that morning jolt of coffee may lower your risk of cancer s looked at habits in nearly one million men and women. those who drank at least four cups had half the risk of dying from mouth and throat cancer compared to those who drank no cof fee. the authors still don't know why coffee works and they zoo have enough -- don't have enough evidence to show you start drinking more of it. >>> january is thyroid awareness month. experts say anyone can have thyroid problems, but it's much more common in women. >> they are losing weight but on the long run it has damaging effects. if you're losing weight without, a narks feeling nervous, english shuls, handshakes and can't explain why, again hair loss, excessive sweating. those could be the sign that something is wrong with your thyroid. >> some thyroid disorders can be easy to screen for and treat. a fe

at about 42 degrees in oweddenton and same in cockeysville.nd across the eastern shore temperatures around 42 degreesin rock hall. now a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. >> reporter: i want an issue to bring to your attention and you are thinking i have to hit the bay bridge. there's police activity. we don't have information about that but police activity that is affecting the eastern span crossing into eastern out towards the eastern shore. be aware of that this morning. going closer to town outside catonsville there's construction delays and 695 at frederick road and we will slide that up towards the no we will not slide it over anywhere. let's go outside and look live and show you and again most of the area roadways look like this. 695 at harford road. things looking pretty good right now. we will take you to some of the drive times and speeds are looking pretty good. this is keeping in mind around 65-mile-per-hour speed so 83 southbound from maryland pennsylvania line to 695 that's a 22 minute ride. from 95 to 83. just

be extra careful on chumleigh road at york road and also up in cockeysville.southbound from the beltway down to cold spring lane and here's what 695 looks like at liberty road. there's a 13 minute delay on the outer loop from 795 down to 70. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> all right, we're going to send you back to "good morning america" right now. >> back with more news, weather and traffic coming up in half an hour. be safe out there. it's pretty windy. [ regina ] i got it when we could download an hd movie in like...2 minutes! [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios internet, you get it -- the difference 100% fiber optics makes. but don't take our word for it -- ask a real fios customer. ask me why fiber optics matters. ask me about the upload speeds -- they're sick! [ male announcer ] so go online and send a tweet to a real fios customer. because once you've got it, you get it. and now there's never been a better time to get it. [ female announcer ] upgrade to fios now for just $89.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. hurry, la

it's nice and clear from cockeysville to 695. this is what the beltway looks like. old court road, no delays. an 8ment right on -- ride from 795 to 70. and as we look at the other beltways no delays on the east side. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and if you are using the jfx to get downtown, it's clear traveling southbound from the beltway down to fayette street. that stretch will take you just 11 minutes. that's a look at your traffic megan and charley over to you. >>> chances are you won't have to pay more in income taxes even though the deadline has passed. we have avoided going over the fiscal cliff. that's the good news. the bad news is this is not over. sherrie johnson is live with the latest on what this means for you. sherrie. >> reporter: well, after months of drama and some last- minutenegotiating, congress passed legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. lawmakers didn't make the deadline and didn't get the grand bargen that both parties claimed was the ultimate goal but democrats and republicans gave themselves credit for getting something

the harrisburg expressway there's a lot of reduced visibility from parkton to cockeysville.e jfx no problems heading downtown. 695 is in great shape all the way around. as we look live at 95, downtown here at 395 no delays whatsoever. you won't have any trouble getting through the tunnels. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> a lawsuit against the power authority months after hurricane sandy. >> stay with us. 130 homes were destroyed in a fire and now the families are saying this could have been prevented and the homes will be standing. >>> >> freest and veggies are good but -- fruits and veggies can good for you but could they make you sick? find out how to prepare if you want to keep you and your family safe. this report from the cdc when good morning maryland continues. use chaget 5% cash backs stations this quarter, whoa everybody get, everybody get! activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom now that's whate, i call a square meal.. but wouldn't three courses make it a triangle meal? waitress. three courses, one diner price. complete skillet meals from

and baltimore county police say they are investigating at least 10 burglaries in areas north of cockeysville. they have stolen jewelry to electronics, but police are most concerned because two guns werestolen west of jarrettsville pike. there may be extra patrols in the area as police work to recomfort stolen property and the guns in the wrong hands. >>> a police officer sworn to protect life is is accused of abusing man's best friend. the allegation are of an officer from anne arundel county. jeff hager spoke with the folks who knew the dog. >> reporter: the call came in to anne arundel county animal control on december 22nd. when an officer responded to a report of a stray dog in loatheian they found a shepherd mix bleeding from its lower quarters. he quickly went over the -- won over the hearts of the. of the staff. >> he was cool dog -- hearts of the staff. >> he was a cool dog he would dotricks be a give you -- and give you his paw and would do a dance with his paw if you why near and lean on you if you stopped petting him. >> reporter: his owners stephen and cheri harr failed to provid

but today there's a kickoff event and it is happening at patrick's of cockeysville. from the participating restaurants will prepare for sampling. >>> the musical lineup is now set for president barack obama's second inauguration. beyonce, kelly clarkson and james taylor already performing. others include widow of the slain civil rights activist. >>> looking for a job where you're looking matters as much as the type of job you want. if you're in search in baltimore you will be in for an uphill battle. that's according to a new website out. careerbliss.com. according to that it ranked the best and worst cities for finding a jobment baltimore is the seventh worst on that list. number one on the best list is los angeles. followed by tucson, arizona. >>> all right, well, lets us know what you think about that. we always love to hear your thoughts. in the meantime i think people will be pretty happy with the weather here in baltimore. >> i hope so. it just seems i can't make everybody happy and it really hurts my heart. because i want to you know -- >> don't let it get to

later today, the county will kick off restaurant week at patrick's of cockeysville.it runs from january 11th through the 27th. >>> for the first time tablets are expected to outsell laptops. the tech analysis firm says that tablets will outpace notebook sales by more than 30 million units. the fast expansion has given more brands access to the market making tablets more popular with consumers. >>> for the second time in 40 years, there will be no inductees in the national baseball hall of fame. among those told to get out. barry bonds and seven time cy young winner roger clemens. baseball writers cast their votes and no one got through the 75% threshold that's needed to be inducted. >>> "good morning america" host robin roberts will soon reveal when she's going to return to work. she's been out since august. roberts is recovering from a bone marrow transplant needed to treat a rare mood disorder. -- blood disorder. robin roberts plans to announce it in the next couple of days. >>> "lincoln," what's your favorite movie coming out of 2012 and the list of oscar come kne

also up in cockeysville right at sherwood road. a live look outside here's what the beltway looks like in parkville. everything up to speed. the highway going to be very wet and you won't have any delays heading up to towson. we have a wind warning in effect for those of you traveling across the key bridge. take it slow in that region. here's 95 downtown at 395. no problems getting to the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel will also be nice and clear. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> you've heard her story but until now, you've never heard her name. the baltimore woman's death prompted a state investigation and forced the closure of a med spa. tonight at 11:00 an abc2 news exclusive. the family of the victim who died after getting an invasive infection at the monarch med spa talks about her life and their cause. the families talking about trying close a medical loophole. >> we are the guardians of her legacy. and it's our job to make sure this type of thing doesn't happen to a

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york road is closed at cockeysville. downed tree at harford and not mr. to watch for there.ounty, more flooding is shut down. we also have the right lane of southbound route 1 blocked with debris. in areas where we are recordings with water rescues, a couple of incidents with swift water rescues as well. st. paul between eager and reid, and these are all going to be closed in those areas as they continue with the cleanup. west side, out of the of the beltway, you can see on our camera north of security boulevard, down to 33 mi. per hour on outer loop. >> obviously, it was a rough night last night. temperatures are in the upper 30's and low 40's for the most part. we will hold steady and drop into the afternoon. winds will gust up to 40 miles per hour at times. mixture of sunshine and clouds, windy and cold. temperatures in the 40's, but it will feel like the 20's and >>> take a look at that image right now. you're looking at severe flooding going on in montgomery county, maryland, part of the powerful storms that moved through the south and spawned powerful tornadoes in adar

but today there's a cove investigate happening at patrick's of cockeysville.ecial menu items for sampling for you. lynette you like food. what are you doing later this afternoon? >> i'm going to have to visit -- all right let's talk about what's beginning on right now charlie because we see lots of sunshine in mount airy coming through blue sky. yes we have a few clouds that's going to be the story throughout the day. but high pressure really going to do its thing. 42 degrees right now in mount airy. make sure you have the coat as you step out the door this morning. and we have sunshine continuing right until 3:00 this afternoon. with a high coming in at 52. and now you see that high at 52? not going to be the case in denver as we head into your saturday. the game start 19 degrees and very cold with snow. let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. >>> six people have been injured in an mta bus crash in anne arundel county. do expect heavy delays near arnold road on richie highway. 695 this is what it looks like in pikesville and everything up to sp