if you are traveling on interstate 70, there is nothing to get in your way from columbia pike, all the95, the west side of the beltway, no problems to report there. traveling the outer loop, 795, towards 95, this is what the beltway looks like in parkville, harford, everything up to speed. no delays towards towson, this is what the northeast corridor looks like in white marsh. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> kids seem to grow up fast nowadays, it could be coming faster. boys are hitting puberty as early as 9 years old and say the increase maybe the cause. the authors say the findings stress the importance of getting regular check ups. >> if you've got an 8, 9 or 10 year old, treated like a 13, 14, 15 year old when they have the body of an older kid but the brain of a younger kid, parents and adults have to help protect that kid and emotionally prepare them for their size as well. >> the study was done following a similar one about girls saying obesity is the reason they are developing early as well. >>> there is change for women between the ages of 35-65, they only need t

now for those of you in howard county here's a live look at interstate 70 at columbia pike. you will notice every thing is moving along. there are no delays heading over to 695. as far as harrisburg expressway is concerned, here's what it looks like in hunt valley at shawan road. looking at normal conditions, 22 minutes to travel from the maryland pennsylvania state line down to the beltway. 695 in great shape from parkville up to towson is and if you are heading over to the west side, we are dealing with all the construction that shut down the off-ramp to westbound wilkins avenue but no delays 9 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> this morning's health alert. some parents worried about pesticide in food are choosing to go organic for kids. >> a lot of people wonder is it worth the money and is it better for your kids? the american academy of pediatrics is weighing inning asaying there is no adnutritional value -- added nutritional value. >> by consume he organic foods you are consuming less

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. >> it's not just sitting at home .n the dark are at columbia pike and buchanan. out here at this intersection. people are being cautious treating this as a four-way stop. all of their have customers' fully restored by night.w in virginia, it will take a little longer. to have everyone back in business by thursday evening. residents are holding out as best they can. many residents remain in the dark. lights out when gale e winds toppled this tree. >> we heard the three crushings was every half an hour. >> the northern area was hit the hardest. than 200,000 were without power during the peak. >> her family feared the worst. we were really scared. >> they have offered to bring in generator later today. >> this car in aspen hill, md., was set ablaze by a live wire. the have to cut their way through a tree ravaged roadway. the same situation is plebeian pepco.ws in >> this has been a storm of unimaginable magnitude. we asked for more mutual assistance than we have never asked for. >> they were navigating numerous they spents and day in the dark. they say they dodged a

that would allow the county to realign columbia pike and give more burial space. the top federal prosecutor in manhattan is setting bank of america for $1 billion. he is filing that suit alleging against freddie fannie mac. those procedures generated thousands of fraudulent loans. e comment -- the good news is pretty good. why that trip across the country for thanksgiving will year.ou more this >> it is the annual halloween parade. >> all we did today is tied a record high temperature for washington. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothin anncr: priorits usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> a big event in vienna tonight. the halloween parade. the parade and attracts many thesea

disable still blocking just the left lane as you travel southbound columbia pike. stick to the right to get by the car. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> we have more on the breaking news out of germantown. a 15-year-old is dead after being struck by a car walking to school. it happened about 7:00. let's talk to pat collins on the scene. pat? >> i'm here with the mother of the victim. the mother is gwendolyn ward. she was struck and killed by a car walking to school. what can you tell me about what happened? >> not really sure what happened. when i was at work, my son called me and said my daughter was in an accident. the police came and got them. when i got there, they said she was hit by a car crossing the street on the way to school. when i got to the hospital, she wasn't -- she wasn't breathing. they said she passed on the way over. i just want -- i don't understand. that was my baby, my youngest child. we all are like -- it's unbelievable. i don't know -- i don't really know what to feel right now. i'm upset, but that's my baby. >> reporter: she was -- >> sh

police were called to the parking lot of the golden shiner restaurant in old columbia pike and silvering last night. the victim was not there when police arrived but officers found them a short distance away in burtonsville. two men were in the car with non-life threatening gunshot wounds. it's not known what led to the shootings. . no arrests have been a house fire in a fairfax county under investigation. the fire broke out around 6:30 last night in an abandoned home in centreville. it took firefighters an hour to get the flames under control. no one was injured. >> virginia reporting another death link to a phone call meningitis outbreak. the cdc says the outbreak has killed 15 -- 16 people and sickened hundreds of others. the massachusetts army may have violated federal laws and that has been -- is being investigated. >> monday afternoon wendy went to pick up her two-year-old from a daycare center in bethesda. he and other children had gotten out of a fenced area and wandered across the street. when she realized what happened, she started yelling at one of the day care workers. >>

just a little west of colesville road and west of old columbia pike near tap rack road. -- tap rack roadt of equipment responding to that. your next traffic at 6:58. back to you. >>> good morning, mr. bernstein. how are you? >> good morning. i'm well. we're a lot better than yesterday. even though we have problems, we don't have the pouring rain. we'll look at the positive. we have fog. that will be an issue for some, especially north and west of town. south and east of town, looks like the visibility issues are no longer a concern. we have damp conditions out there because it's cloudy. it's humid. we had some showers and drizzle overnight but radar is quiet now. so fog going to be the concern. mid-60s north and west. low to mid-70s d.c. south and east. so a very mild morning. the fog, a real problem. dulles right now one eighth of a mile visibility. we've come up to a half mile in hagerstown. quarter in martinsburg. conditions improving from d.c. south and east but even west much of the shenandoah valley dealing with fog and visibilities less than a mile. dense fog advisory around balti

. >>> everything is nice and clear here on 70 at columbia pike. how traffic is shaping up on 95 and 83. that's coming up on good morning maryland >>> thank you for joining us this morning it is october 26th. >>> and people in maryland are up and down the coast are now bracing themselves for sandy. and the storm has caused 21 deaths across the caribbean and the bahamas. >> we'll look from miami, the winds are picking up even though sandy is hundreds of miles away from the coast. >> we're tracking the storm as we have been doing for a number of days. a lot of different tracks but it could impact us. >> it will. we're talking about windy conditions, erosion and flng

howard county, no delays on interstate 70, columbia pike over to 695, checking in and looking at theest side of the beltway at old court, everything along, no delays now in pikesville. 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795, down towards 95. this is what the beltway looks like at bel air road. no problems on the interloop towards 95. it's clear on the outer loop up towards towson. that is a look at your time saver traffic. >>> starting today's, coon hunt court will no longer exist in columbia. howard county executive and councilman ball run vailing the street sign with the name april wind court. earlier this year, 6 households petitioned the county to change the name from coon hunt court because of a handful of disorderly incidents on the street. >>> days away prom the first and only vice presidential debate. candidates now are preparing for a match up. politicians weighing in on who they say are going to come out on top. christian mulcher explains why the pressure now is on the vice president, joe biden. >> reporter: [no audio] all right we apologize, we are having a technical er

police were first called to the golden china restaurant on old columbia pike just after 7:00 p.m. victims were found in a car two miles down the road. investigators are trying to figure out where the shooting actually happened. both victims are expected to survive. >>> there is foolish and then there is really foolish. coming up next, a dangerous stunt captured on video. >> we'll show you what one girl did on a fast-moving train and how it led to a close call. >> first, let's take a check of the markets. a good day on wall street tuesday wrkt dow, -- with the dow, nasdaq and s&p all seeing 1% gains. [ female announcer ] as you're making your decision... maybe you're wondering what to believe about mitt romney. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood provides... one thing we must remember, is this: i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] he'll cut it off. cut us off. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. [ female announcer ] women need to know the real mitt

no significant delays as you travel from columbia pike, all the way over to the beltway. as we check in and look outside. northwest corner of 695, park heights avenue, everything up to speed, no delays now, getting down to 95. pulling up drive timeses notice the rest of the beltway, in great shape now, no delays on the outer loop from 95, up to 83, you are looking a the typical 11 minute ride and the jfx clear in to the city. southbound from 695s downtown to fayetteville. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> a baltimore county firefighter is charged with sexually abusing two teen boys. linda so is live at county police headquarters with the latest. officers are working to get this man's photograph out there. why are that i they doing that? >> reporter: parents look at the picture and talk to kids if they come in contact with this man. anthony maurice cotel is accused of abusing two, 14 year old boys, one of the victims contacted police and told them cotel abused him while living with his family and told police he witnessed cotel abuse a friend at his house. the a

howard county, no problems on interstate 70 from columbia pike over to 695, as we check this and look at the northwest corner of 695, here at old court road, traffic along, no delays towards route 40. this is what the harrisburg expressway looks like. no concerns from shawan down to the beltway. remaining clear once you get onto the jfx. that's a look at the time saver traffic. >>> five things to know on this tuesday morning inner harbor littered with victims, crime scene tape and emergency responders. it's a simulated terrorist attack. emergency personnel will learn how to handle mass casualties in a high-rise building. >>> a speaker series, focusing on the challenge of globalization. the event is sold out. >>> parks and rec department working on a plan for pool system, beginning today, it's going hold a series of public hearings and meetings to talk about the pool conditions and ways to improve them. the meeting takes place at 6:30. >>> baltimore is one of the best cities when it comes to trick or treating. they rated cities on the amount of candy , the population and safety. baltim

accident now in arundel county, along the southbound lanes of route 3, 175, howard county, a crash on columbia pike, along the northbound lanes at route 108. if you are traveling on interstate 70. no delays over to 695. this is how traffic is shaping up now on the northwest corner of the beltway, the outer loop starting to congest. that will continue driving towards route 40. this is what the harrisburg expressway looks like, shawan road, everything along. no delays heading to the beltway and onto the jfx. that's a look at your time saver traffic, over to you. >>> you know this, kids, seem to grow up so fast. >> they really do. a study finds that boys are hitting puberty as early asinine years old. studies linked overweight children with the early onset of puberty in girls. this remains to be seen. researcher says the findings stress the importance of regular check ups. >> if you have got an 8, 9 or 10 year old treated like a 13, 14, 15 year old, when they have a body of a older kid but brain of a younger kid, parents have to protect them. >> findings for the study are found in the journal of pedia

delay free from columbia pike over to 695. 695, i wish i could say the same case, that was going to

interstate 70 is nice and clear from columbia pike over to 695. no concerns on the beltway. it's nice and clear all the way around. and if you are traveling on the harrisburg expressway, as we check in and look live outside, here in hunt valley no problems to report from shah one road down to the beltway and here's what 95 locks like in white marsh. -- looks like in white marsh a15 minute ride from white marsh to downtown baltimore. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now back to you. >>> news time 4:49. paying more for organic foods may not add up to more nutritional value for your kids. a new study from the american academy of pediatrics shows no evidence organic foods are better than conventional foods. pete triggss say both types --pediatricians say both types offer the same amount of vitamins but organic foods contain fewer pesticide. they say parents should feed children lots of vegetables and fruits. >>> if you take supplemental hormones after menopause there are significant risk of dementia and breast cancer although the hormones may help to reduce the risk

. >> well, everything is up to speed on interstate 70 at columbia pike. i will let you know how it's shaping up on 695 and 83 coming up on good morning maryland. >> you are looking live in downtown baltimore. beautiful way to start day. stay with us for much more coming up. >>> 4:42 and headlines around the nation. she was 8 months pregnant withplans to get married but investigators are trying to figure out who killed vindalee smith. they found a strange note that read i will kit one pregnant woman a month starting now until lee boyd malvo is set free and it was signed the apprentice with a smiley face. the 38-year-old was found dead in her new york apartment last saturday. her unborn son didn't survive. police questioned her fiancee but they haven't been identified yet as a suspect. >>> two brothers are charged with a murder of a 12-year-old girl in new jersey. autumn pass quelle's body was --pasqual' body was found in a recycling bin. their mother turned them in after noticing somebody on the facebook page. >>> a fantasy league that has nothing to do wi

traveling in howard county, nothing to get in your way on interstate 70 at columbia pike, delay free heading over to 695, this is the west side of the beltway, liberty, everything is moving along, it's going to take you 11 minutes to travel the outer loop, no delays from 795 towards 95. as we pull up drive times, jfx will be in great shape. an 11 minute ride. typical commute traveling from southbound from the beltway, all the way to fayette street. that's a look at your abc time saver traffic. >>> first visible clue in the death of a respected researcher. police released photos and connected to last month's murder of peter he was killed on his way home last month. linda so is live at city police headquarters. what does the photo show? >> reporter: it shows two men running from the scene of the crime. take a look. it was taken from a surveillance camera, not far from the scene on september 17th. you can see two men running away, one appears to be holding something under his left arm. mar vet was shot and killed after coming home from prark 'tis with the coral arts society. he parked h

for those in howard county, no problems on interstate 70 from columbia pike over to the beltway. and you're looking live at the west side of 695 at liberty road. no problems getting down to 95 or if you are traveling that inner loop up through pikesville. 795 at could bys mill road-- cocyks mill road no problems at all. megan over to you. >>> five things to know as you head out the door. a massive recall overnight. toyota says more than 2 million of the yarris and coreola cars have power window problems. no accidents or injuries because of the problem but they want you to know about this. >>> because of the color of your skin, denied. that's a issue before the supreme court today. ey will hear the case of a white woman who clays the university texas didn't admit her based on race. the case could come down to whether a majority on the bench believe affirmative action is no longer necessary. >>> keeping your family safe. that's the focus of two important hearings at baltimore city hall today. one will be on having the fire department hold public hearings prior to the closing of any

no problems on 70 from columbia pike to 695. and as we check in and look live outside, here on 695, at herbert road, everything up to -- liberty road, everything up to speed. nothing in your way traveling to route 40. in parkville at harford road no problems from parkville to towson. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> 4:32. the mta has a new polysus -- policy causing controversy. if you ride the bus someone is watching and listening to your conversation. the question is raised does it make you safer or is it an invasion of privacy. abc2 news sherrie johnson has the story. i imagine they are doing this because there's a need. >> reporter: basically the mtawants to use cameras to beef up security. aid investigateddive tool with 10 on every bus. four outside and 6 inside that will record your every move and every word. the mta has always had surveillance video, but audio was not always off limits. that's until now. the mta says the passengers' safety is the top priority and last month's

route 50 or the beltway, if you are in howard county, interstate 70, will be in great shape from columbia pike all the way over to 695, as we look in baltimore county, 795, everything nice and clear here at cockies mill traveling towards the beltway. if you are using 695, here is what it looks like on the west side, liberty road, everything along, you are looking at an 11 minute ride, no delays traveling on the outer loop from 795, towards 95. that's a look at your time saver traffic, meagan, over to you. >>> nearly half of all autistic children will place themselves in danger. they do this by wondering off. that's the finding of the first of its kinds study which tried to determine how often this occurs. researchers at kennedy krieger institute surveyed more than 1300 families and almost half of 49% of them reported their child tried to wonder off once after the age of 4. doctors say, the parents should consider taking certain precautions. >> it might be a do door alarm. putting alarms on the major doors so the child waking, the child opens the door, the door alarm goes off and the parent bec

and here's a look in howard county at interstate 70 at columbia pike. knock to get in the way -- nothing to get in the way over to the beltway. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> school buses busted for running red lights. this is scary thought for any parent whose child rides the bus and we have video to prove that it is happening. investigative reporter spent months digging through records and red light camera video and she's going to be joining us this morning at 6:00 with the results of her investigation. telling us how her story already is getting action. we are also going to be posting some of the video of the worst offenders on our website, abc2news.com. so be sure to check that out. >>> if you're a parent putting little ones on the bus today hang around for that. >> we are just two weeks away from voters heading to the polls electing our next president. >> stay with us this morning, with so many battlegrounds still up for grabs there's a chance the race could end in who knows what? a tie? what happens if that's the case? gets interesting and fu

it happened after noon today when the pickup truck traveling east on columbia pike tried to make a right hand u-turn. the vehicle jumped a median and hit the two cyclists as they headed south on four-mile run. the victims are both in their 60s. one suffered head trauma. the other has fractured ribs. the driver of that pickup remained at the scene. no charges have been filed at the time. >>> a 17-year-old under arrest tonight in connection connection with a series of armed robberies. prince george's police arrested robinson in his home in green belt early this morning. he'll be charged as an adult. all three robbery victims were university of maryland students. the robberies took place in the span of an hour near the college park campus last wednesday. >>> if you see strange activity in the skies over washington late monday, don't be alarmed. norad says it will be conducting defense exercises beginning at midnight tomorrow into early tuesday morning. those exercises include a series of training flights. >>> a warning tonight for visitors to the lake in rockville, maryland. they have a tox

traffic moving right along no delays from columbia pike all the way over to 695. check in and take a live look at the northwest coronetter of the beltway. not the same case. no delays on that inner loop through pikeville though. traveling the beltway up to 83 no delays whatsoever. a typical 11 minute ride right now. if you are using 95 to get downtown right now just a 15 minute ride. everything nice and normal if white marsh all the way into the city. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> a school bus driver's quick thinking helped prevent a tragedy. >> he collapsed behind the steel and steven tells us what happens -- wheel and steven tells us what happened next. >> reporter: it turned into a horrifying ride to school last friday. heading down the winding rural roads which lead to clarksburg school something suddenly happened to the bus driver. >> his head yeah sunk over. straight over. like you know -- he got knocked out. >> reporter: the bus then careened out of control. students on board recount how the driver though

the truck was traveling east on columbia pike and tried to make a right hand turn. it jumped the median and hit two cyclists as they headed south on four mile run. the victims are both in their 60s. one suffered head trauma. the other has fractured ribs. police say the driver of the pick yum truck re-- pickup truck remained at the scene. no charges have been filed at this time. >>> a 70-year-old is in custody after a series of armed robberies in college park. nico robinson was arrested at his home in greenbelt. he had several stolen items in his possession. he will be charged as an adult. all three robbery victims were university of maryland students. the robberies took place in the span of an hour near the college park campus last wednesday. >>> president obama and mitt romney are spending the day preparing for their second debate. the president is hold up at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. >> romney is at his boston headquarters. tuesday's debate is being held at hofstra university in new york. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: president obama took a brief

it is nice and clear from columbia pike all the way over to 695. and here's a live look at the beltway. northwest corner at old court road everything moving right along no delays heading down towards 95. and as we pull up drive times, notice the rest of the beltway is in great shape. typical 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and for those of you using the jfx to get into the city, it's going to take you 11 minutes as well. traveling southbound from the beltway all the way to fayette street. that's a look at your traffic megan and charley over to you. >>> a few minutes after 5. it was the last chance we had to see president obama and governor romney on the debate stage together. the topic last night foreign policy. and charley is at the live desk with a recap of the night. >> these two men were in close quarters sitting close to one another with the moderator bob she haver and president obama -- she haver and -- schieffer and president obama took the offensive while also criticizing governor romney for being "all over th

moving right along and for those of you in howard county, this is what interstate 70 looks like at columbia pike. not too many cars. it will be an easy ride heading to 695. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> traffic should be clear as you cross the bay bridge and danger cleaned up. >> propane tanker was spewing gas from a broken valve on top of a truck near the westbound span yesterday right before rush hour. people were stopped to get out of their cars and with the lanes on both sides were shut down this happened for two hours. the perimeter was set up keeping traffic back and away from danger. >> you live on the eastern shore and work on the western shore you have no options. going around baltimore is way too far to go. >> the leak was plugged and the tanker was taken over to sandy state park where the rest of the gas was empty. >>> well a car thief was grateful to see police show up. >> we will tell you what the would be victim did to stop the man in his tracks and how he kept him at bay until officerarrived. >> we have seen the video of gangnam style and

it's nice and clear from columbia pike all the way over to 695. now traveling the beltway, here's a live look in pikesville actually at -- let's go to 7 95. could bys mil road. everything is -- could bys mill road. -- could beies vil -- cockeysville road road everything is moving fine. outer loop no delays just 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. >>> news time 5:17. a is behind bars for severely abusing her daughter even super gluing the child's hands to a wall many she was 2 years old when police say her mother elizabeth escalo-na beat her over a potty training incident. a doctor testified the abuse fits criteria for torture. her mother rush the girl to the hospital the day of the incident and testified her daughter was not herself that day. >> she seemed s i could see through her eyes. i have my daughter in front of me and she was not all there. >> escalona will spend 45 years in prison for the abuse. >>> it's been 4 years since the family in virginia has seen their dog. but thanks to

if you are using interstate 70 there are no problems to report from columbia pike all the way over to the beltway. and here's a live look at the beltway here in pikesville at green spring avenue everything is moving along. no delays to travel the outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and it's going to take you that typical 11 minutes. as we pull up other drive times, the rest of the beltway no problems from parkville up to towson and using 95 in white marsh no delays from route 43 down to 695. that stretch will take you four minutes. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic megan over to you. >> we have time to catch our breath and get some much needed sleep last night. now, it's back to business for the orioles in the american league divisional series. the first pitch is more than 12 hours away. we have time but the city is getting pumped and getting fans ready. charley crowson is live down at city hall. with the latest on how they plan to roll out the orange carpet a little later today. >> reporter: do you say 12 hours? >> yes, i did. longer than that? >> reporter: yeah who's coun

police were first called to the golden china restaurant in the 12000 block of old columbia pike just after 7:00 p.m. the victims were found in a car two miles down the road. investigators are trying to figure out where the shooting actually happened. both victims are expected to survive. >>> two virginia men who got lost while hiking in montana are back home now. they were hiking in glacier national park last week. park officials say the two men fell down a steep incline and veered off the hiking trail and became lost. family members called police when they missed their flight home last friday. a massive search was launched and searchers found them on monday in good condition. >> we have the rescue teams to thank for that. we can't express enough gratitude for everything that everyone has done on our behalf since we've been gone. >> they are experienced likes are and park rangers credit their survival skills for keeping them alive. >>> new developments in the meningitis outbreak and it involve our area. >>> a school custodian accused of a lot more than cleaning and repairing. how abo

if you are traveling in howard county a live look at interstate 70 at columbia pike. and everything moving right along no delays as you do head over to 695. but the west side of the beltway really starting to congest. you're taking a live look now here at liberty road. and it's going to take you 13 minutes to travel that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. there are no problems to report on the beltway from parkville all the way up to towson. and if you are using the jfx to get downtown, no problems to report whatsoever. it's going to take you that typical 11 minutes right now traveling southbound from the beltway all the way down to fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. back over to you. >>> two minutes after 6:00 right now. an important abc2 news investigation that you have to see before you take your kids to the bus stop this morning. >> each morning we put our kids on the bus sending them to school thinking they're safe and of course hoping they'll behave. but josie sturman is here this morning and you're saying we may need to be more conc

howard county, traveling on interstate 70 this morning a, there's nothing to get in your way from columbia pike95. the west side of the beltway remains nice and clear. traveling outer loop from 795 down towards 95 you are looking at just the typical 11 minute dried and checking in and look live at the beltway in parkville at harford road everything is moving along no delays towards towson. megan and charley over to you. >>> the men and women with the -- return to when we need them the most. >> stay with us this morning. they are helping in other ways. coming up, how local firefighters are stepping forward to help the children at the ronald mcdonald house. >> reporter: a statewide bullying convention conference connection off in college park. coming up, what the conference will cover. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a sp

at columbia pike there are no delays right now as you head over to 695. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> a -- 5:15 if your child is irritable impulsive or struggling in school, they may need more sleep. getting your kids a half-hour earlier may impactthe mood and performance. doctors say one way to determine if your child needs more sleep is watch when they do on the weekends. >> a child may be a relatively short sleep or relatively long sleeper. you decide is what you do on the weekend. if you are catching up, you were not getting enough sleep and looking at this in a very perspective fashion, parents can judge for themselves where the child fits in. >> doctors suggest kids between the ages of 7 and 11 get up to 10 hours of sleep each night. >>> shots to prevent -- protect against cervical cancer don't make girls more permiscueous. researchers studied those who did and who didn't receive the vaccination against hpv which is a sexually transmitted disease. they looked for markers of sexual activity such as g

delays on interstate 70 where a crash has been move to the shoulder ofthe northbound lanes of the columbia pikeoving slowly. an extra 12 minutes to travel from 7 95 to 70. that's your traffic. now over to you. >>> be with us at abc2news.com. >> have a great day. see you in a bit. ♪ baby you're a firework >>> our "gma" family. it is pouring out in times square. and they are out in droves. for a friday full of fireworks. that's katy perry right there. d.j. spinderella. we have fireworks going on. >> thank you. >> thank you, deejay. good morning, everyone. robin at home, recovering from her bone marrow transplant. great to have elizabeth vargas and ginger zee here. >> and ginger and i are on a seven-second delay, should ginger go wild and say crazy things. >>> coming up, we can't wait for this story. the unbelievable duet. katy perry and the 11-year-old named jodi dipiazza, singing together. jodi is going to join us live in the studio to play for us in just a moment. she is at the grand piano, getting warmed up. we're excited to hear you. >> jodi is an amazing little girl. we'll touch your heart.

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this happened at the golden china restaurant on columbia pike in silver spring. 7:00 last night. the suspect shot two men who were waiting in their car outside the restaurant. the two victims drove a mile down the road before medics caught up with them and took them to the hospital. those are expected to be okay. >>> family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the loss of a college professor shot and killed at her mother's house in reston, virginia. 68-year-old dr. ruth hamilton was shot and killed by her brother in front of their 91-year-old mother. police say a family feud led to the deadly shooting. police arrested the victims's brother charles hamilton. dr. hamilton taught at american university and yale university. >>> the program called 287-g expires in december. it allowed police to investigate the immigration status of people arrested. the new program allows names of those arrested to be checked against a federal database. immigration and customs says a new way is cost effective. prince william county board chairman cory stewart says the program only wor

columbia pike is close the at blair of flooding. flooding on braddock road closed in both directions between rolling road and burke lake road. georgetown pike, downed tree closing you on the beltway, again in both directions along georgetown pike. let's head over as you make your way on the dulles toll road. this is where it's nice and clear between herndon and the beltway, no issues there. very light volume. no incidents to report. aaron, back over to you. >> angie goff at the live desk with new school closing info. >>> this into the news desk from d.c. public schools. pepco has restored power to farrabee hope elementary. however, we still have jefferson academy in the dark. therefore, it will remain closed for the day. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. >>> no cruising for this carnival cruise liner this morning. instead, it's parked in the chesapeake bay just east of the calvert cliffs nuclear plant. because of sandy, the carnival pride has cancelled a trip out of baltimore. we're told people are still on board. the company di

this is a story about two places left powerless by sandy. 5,500 columbia pike, a swank ten-story apartment house in arlington. and beverly hills. no, not that beverly hills. this beverly hills. beverly hills, 22305 in alexandria. it seal like every time there is a storm, trees in beverly hills fall like pick-up sticks. >> you've lived here on old dominion boulevard. how long? >> five years. >> reporter: and how many time have you lost power? >> about seven. >> reporter: there's a tree down in front of 5500. it didn't cause the outage. it is just symbolic. you can imagine what life is like in the dark, in a high rise. >> i feel like amish. pretty much. it's like back in the woods camping. >> it's very hard to find things in the dark. >> reporter: what floor are you on in. >> the sixth. >> reporter: so you have to walk up? >> yeah. >> reporter: and then walk down. >> yes. >> reporter: it is doubling frustrating in a high rise because everything is underground. you cannot see the power problem. they say it's a grid thing. not so in beverly hills 22305. that problem is right out there in your

police were called to the golden china restaurant in the 12000 block of old columbia pike. the victims were 2 miles down the road in a car. police have not figured out where the men were shot, both expected to survive. >>> two university of maryland students robbed at gunpoint last night while jogging. this man is one of those robbers. it happened last night near the intersection of calvert road and princeton average in college park. the man here in a gray sweat shirt and another man held up the two students. no one was hurt. call police if you have information. >>> a suspicious death in arlington county, the body of 87-year-old mack wood found in his home saturday morning. visitors were at the home today searching for clues. police caught death suspicious because they could not determine if he had been killed or died of natural causes. an autopsy is being conducted. >>> another big story tonight, the cost of getting a speed camera in the district -- excuse me, the cost of getting a ticket from a speed camera in the district could soon drop. a d.c. council member introduced

the man groped a woman near frederick street and columbia pike. they don't believe it's connected to springfield, virginia, over the past month. >>> the fight over gay marriage headed to the university of maryland today, where students rallied in support of question 6 on the november ballot. it would make those unions legal in maryland. chris gordon is live at college park where students and lawmakers believe their votes could make history. chris? >> reporter: good evening. the issue of same-sex marriage today became the focus of attention on two local college campuses. the maryland student body president kicked off the rally for marriage equality. u.s. senator ben curtain said these students can help make history by voting yes on question 6. >> this could make history, the first state to recognize gay and lesbian marriages. on an initiative. they have a chance to make history. i think they'll be proud when they look back at this moment, that maryland did lead the nation in fairness in marriage equality. >> reporter: heather and her partner were m

where it's not pretty, right along 95, columbia pike, savage, maryland, towards laurel, very heavy rain in and around this area. and down towards college park seeing that rain continuing. back to the west just to the north of olney, seeing that rain. montgomery county. we'll zoom in to northeast d.c., you can see just to the east of 16 here, right along route 50 as you're heading to the beltway and around college park and green belt, some of that very heavy rain. down to the south, another area of rain has developed right along the potomac river through woodbridge and quantico, and just to the north of nangemoy. if you're going to be out, say, right around i-95 or east in the next one or two hours, take the umbrella with you just in case. >>> thanks, doug. >>> a driver faces charges for her role in a horrible crash that killed a prince george's county police officer today. today we learned the officer was not wearing a seat belt. there was an outpouring of grief for that officer's family. jackie bensen is at the district 4 police station in oxen hill, where officer kefen bowden was assi

this is what howard county looks like, interstate 70, columbia pike. everything moving along. use precaution as you head out. we have a closure to tell you about. 103 shut down due to flooding at business parkway. arundel county, closures on route 17, route 648. a woman took these pictures, she opened up her apartment window and started taking the photos. >> you have the flooding in the subway system. 1.9million people in the dark across new york. it is a real back up there. they are forced not by water, flood, sandy but by fire. tonight what we seen is ople he people, they are people with a lot of pride to them. they are keeping the pride tonight and going the people i have spoken to said they will rebuild and they will get through this. that was coming from a producer from abc. this is what it looked like inside a train station in new jersey. all mass trance it in the area remain shutdown as well as three airports, about 10,000 flights nationwide are currently grounded thanks to sandy. the connections of manhattan, brooklyn, the systems could be shutdown for a week as a resu

are dealing with several accidents, howard county, a crash on interstate 70, eastbound lanes at columbia piketraffic is jammed back to marysville road. if you are traveling 695, west side, jammed along the outer loop, old court to route 40. crash on 695, overly. on the inner loop, bel air road. delays, harford, going to take you 20 minutes than usual to travel that inner loop from 83, down to 95, the outer loop jammed, that will continue towards providence road. >>> we will have a check of weather, traffic and news in half an hour. back to new york. >>> hey, everybody. i'm so excited about hosting "good morning america." i hope george and i do a cooking segment. maybe meth. i'm not really a morning person. >> whatever it takes, stephen colbert. he's here right now, getting ready. there he is. reading his own book in the dressing room. >> hello. >> are we taking care of you so far? >> absolutely. i am jazzed to be here, george. >> jazzed. >> i wonder what took him to get jazzed this morning. he's joining team robin. his new book right there. robin on medical leave. >> it's great to be here thi

after 7 last night, police were called to the golden china restaurant in the 12,000 block of old columbia pike. the victims were actually found two miles away, however, shot in a car. both men are expected to survive. >>> health officials in virginia announced another person died from fungal meningitis in the state. the total number is 15 dead and 233 infected, spanning more than two dozen states. it's caused by a contaminated steroids shot used to treat back pain. yesterday, criminal investigators and the fda visited the new england compounding center to investigate the contamination of the medication. and. >>> two virginia men who got lost while hiking in montana are safe and sound back in town. they were hiking in the glacier national park last week when they fell down the steep incline and veered off of the hiking trail. family members ended up calling police when they missed their flights home last friday. after days of searching, rescuers found them on monday in good condition. >> we have the rescue teams to thank for that. we can't express enough gratitude to everyone who on what has be

we have a crash in howard county that you want to watch out for on columbia pike at riverside road.ic. now the forecast. >>> all right. we are outside right now in ellicott city. patchy fog this morning. we have clouds hovering but we will get sunshine in here as we go throughout the day. temperature-wise we are not cold. we are at 58 degrees in ellicott city. you don't need the heaviest coat. take the light jacket. into the afternoon, you won't need it because we will warm temperatures up above average. week see at lunchtime 69 degrees. the high today at 72. charlie? >> we are out of time at this time. back in half an hour with more news, weather and traffic. now back to new york for more good morning america. stephanie rawlings-blake: voting for question seven is an... incredible opportunity for baltimore. jim smith: question seven will bring table games like... blackjack and poker to baltimore. stephanie rawlings-blake: you're talking about 500 new jobs. ken ulman: and increased tourism will mean more business... for maryland's small businesses. jim smith: and instead of maryland

columbia road, a crash there. another one northbound 29. route 216. and a crash at glens falls. a live look outside the west side at baltimore national pike, you can see the inner and the outer loops increasing in volume. you can see southbound 29 traffic on the left side is starting to move a better, but still a bit of delays. and that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now check of the forecast. >> good morning. our forecast for kids going to school and our temperatures in the low 60's. we do not expect that to change much. we do have a patch of fog, a little drizzle ormazd. a lot of clouds. temperatures are going to recall all day long. a lot of the clouds. even as sun breaks to develop, it will cause instability and make it cloud right back up. it will be tough to make 70 degrees. i think 60's is where we are going to be. more on the forecast coming up. >> the time is 6:37. 62 degrees. >> a nosy neighbor -- you will not believe what she is caught not believe what she is caught i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around, and we're all l