in howard county, at columbia road, a crash of their. and on northbound 29 at scads of gsville road. a live look outside the west side of the parkway, the outer loop coming towards us looking a bit sluggish. we are beginning to see west side delays, a pretty typical. allied view of 83, the harrisburg expressway. you can see north and south is moving great there. over to you. >> thank you. temperatures mostly stuck in the 60's. cloud deck that has kept us warm overnight. otherwise we could've seen more 50's. salisbury at 62. 64 in annapolis. 59, frederick. in the 50's in western maryland. clouds from sandy beginning to push up near cape hatteras. and we have the clouds and rain shower activity associated with equal affront out to the west. high pressure over new england giving us an east wind combining with sandy to the south. we are channeling in these east winds. bringing in moisture from the ocean. that brings us the low-level clouds. some missed and drizzle at times. what will happen? the cold front comes east. the hurricane comes nort

and at columbia road. then anne arundel county another accident that's right on route 295 along the southbound lanes. and if you are traveling in baltimore city, you will want to watch out for an accident. and that's going to be right. can you see pull this up. and it will be right at garrison boulevard. >> here at harford road. starting to pick up. 12 minutes now to travel from 95 up to 83. the jfx clear. 11 minutes southbound from 695 to fayette street. that's a look at traffic. over to you. >>> we have a disturbing case of animal abuse to tell you about. a dog with injuries was left to die in a home. >> we want to warn you before we get any further the video is tough to look at. we have more on this story with sherrie johnson. >> reporter: it involve as puppy found in a home and left to die. animal control brought the pit bull to the shelter where she was named molly. there are fresh bite wounds on the face and paws, this reall deep and infected. there is skin missing with infection and causing the area

and at columbia road. everything is moving along here at 195. no problems getting to dc and north to 695. we check in and take a look at the expressway here. no delays from to 695. and once you get on and head downtown. 695 no problems to report all the way up to towson and on the west side normal conditions now will take you 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 to 95. that's a look at traffic. back over to you. >>> when you hit the roads you may notice more police out there. starting tonight the police will be out on the roads and looking for drunk drivers. linda so is here to tell us what this is about. >> it is keeping you and your family safe. starting tonight at 9:00, officers throughout the state will be getting into their patrol cars to scan the roads looking for drunk drivers. to tell bus this is the officer with the baltimore county police department. tell us about the project. what is it called and what are you looking to do. >> it is saving our loved ones or project solo it is aimed at targeting the roads with the crashes that

police were called out to the golden china restaurant on old columbia road in silver spring last night. the two victims drove a mile down the road before medics caught up with them and took them to the hospital. folks saw the chaotic scene outside the restaurant. >> i didn't want to come in the store. i couldn't tell what happened actually, but i was thinking someone must have gotten shot. that was kind of scary. >> the victims had nonlife-threatening injuries and are expected to be okay. >>> a lawsuit challenging a ruling that pitbulls are inherently dangerous now includes maryland officials as defendants. according to "baltimore sun," martin o'malley, the state attorney general, and the court of appeals are all listed as defendants. members of baltimore county are suing, claiming the court ruling is unconstitutional. they say it violates property rights because the law would force them to give up their dogs if they bite someone. >>> ahead, sharing her side of the story. what a gallaudet university employee is saying about the petition that got her suspended. >>> plus new video is giv

apartment near columbia road. to thean was taken conditionn serious because of smoke inhalation.fe- threatening. what a difference a day makes -- it is a comfortable morning the nation's capital with into theres already 50's with light weapons and that well. the sun is glinting off the water. temperatures are up to 15 milder than yesterday. to the north, you can see some shower activity. it will not impact our sunday but we will get some showers and maybe even a thunderstorm in the afternoon. outside today enjoyed a and breezy ness. and tomorrow, we temperatures without showers and tuesday,orms and by sunshine and high pressure come back and we stay around 70 degrees. >> thanks for watching and we hope you have a great morning. david smallwood: maryland money needs to stay in maryland. it's just at simple, i mean, it's a no brainer. anncr: every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty... million at casinos in west virginia, delaware... and pennsylvania. one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over one billion dollars. ney that could hav

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

this disabled vehicle at columbia pike toward dustin road, the left lane is blocked by the disabled vehicle. good news if you are along vw parkway, the travel lanes are open. a live look at i-95 past 100. north and south, you look great. back to you both. >> thanks so much. >> it's 11:23. still ahead on news 4 midday, are you getting ready for halloween or last minute costume ideas? also, what you can expect in georgetown tonight. >> incredible stories for women who went into labor during hurricane sandy. >> here is a look at what's hot on www.nbcwashington.com. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> take a look at this. th

road. those traveling in howard county, there are no delays right now on interstate 70 from columbia pike to 695. and here's what the west side of the beltway looks like at liberty road. traffic just moving right along. looking at an easy 9 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 towards 70. and this is what the beltway looks like in parkville. no delays on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and that stretch will take you a normal 11 minutes right now and if you are using the jfx to get downtown, no delays there either. 11 minutes to travel southbound from the beltway all the way to fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic megan and charley over to you. >> reporter: now to a developing story. a maryland girl who died after drinking an energy drink. >> yeah. this is is a lawsuit coming out of this involving her parents and the thing with the suit it could have national impact. >> reporter: into sherrieionson -- sherrie johnson is here with the story her family is hoping for a change. looks like we don't have sherrie but let's tell you what happened. the family of the 14-year-

roads -- checking the drive in maryland. john hanson highway. bwi fine as 1-95. a live shot of the beltway traveling in montgomery county right now. a trouble spot in burtonsville. west of 29, columbia pike with a utility problem. blocking the road. we will keep you posted. virginia, moving well on i-66. from springfield traveling up to tysons, moving without delay. that is the latest. back to you. >> thank you. the big today -- a day local baseball fans have waited decades to see. at 1:00, the national take part in the first ever home playoff game. >> they are hoping to take the lead in the national league division series against the cardinals. dear dodd live from the part this morning. >> happ-- >> we are joined live from the park this morning biggert this is the first playoff game in dc in 79 years. i am = = with-- with all this excitement we have to talk merchandise. you look like a ballplayer. this is what we see on the field with the players. >> this is one of the great items. people see this on tv and say i have to have that. this has been a great item for us. >> the team has been a big seller for many years. how excited has it been? tell us how busy you had been. >> it has b

roads. give yourself some extra time. starting in virginia, flooding. 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 did

road. outer loop is crawling all the way down to route 40. 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

road on the beltway. i'm not seeing any delays throughout this entire area. out of howard county and through columbiand four corners, 29 checking out fine. virginia and d.c. are checking fine. back to you. >> thank you. >> some of the biggest hollywood names were in town last night at the kennedy center. >> ellen degeneres was spotted my friends in georgetown. it was in honor of ellen for the mark twain humor.n >> it's flattering. else for me to say. know how to take all n.is i it is prestigious. at the same time, i just keep what i do, because i love it. people who showed up to honor and manyy tomlin others. >> it's 4:54. >> don't expect to see any dancing.ons tonight on last night's presidential debate forced producers to split the performance into two nights. >> it's just more dancing tonight. four couples danced last night to their favorite to guilty pleasures songs. >> gilles marini and his partner did the rumba with 29 out of 30 points. >> she brings so much happiness me. she's perfect to make anybody e incredibly. >> emmitt smith did this, successfully. >> i know some dances are difficult for

columbia pike just after 7:00 p.m. the victims were found in a car two miles down the road.estigators 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 romney. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this me

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 a bill today to reduce the fines. fox 5's bob ba

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 fire truck company. the second one calls on a fire chief to expl

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 assault on a woman found the need to sound with a surveillance pictures. the practice is lawful training

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. baltimore took the 20th spot, washington dc, in at number 10.

cost drivers in the district of columbia nearly $24 million in speed camera tickets over the last year. >> reporter: 295 in northeast washington is the most ticketed road in all of d.c. it accounts for more than a quarter of all the speed camera tickets issued in the city. why? >> most people think it is an interstate highway or a u.s. highway by its design and the number of lanes. but they're being fooled. they have fooled themselves. >> reporter: this speed camera at 295 and benning road is the fourth busiest speed camera in the city. over the last year it issued more than 36,000 tickets -- 46,000 tickets for a whopping $5 million in revenue. if 295 looks like a freeway, people drive on it like a freeway. in some sense isn't it a little until fair to have this many speed cameras on this stretch of roadway? >> the other question is whether the speed limit should be evaluated or reevaluated on 295. >> reporter: four of the top ten speed camera locations are on 295, including the top two. the others are on missouri avenue, porter street and 16th street northwest, new york avenue in northeast, and independence avenue and branch avenue in southeast. toget

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 about making a hit list? we'll have more coming up.  >>> people in new

columbia pike, all the way to 695. baltimore county, as we check in and look at the harrisburg expressway, in hunt valley, shawan road, no problems to report there. it will remain clear as you get onto the jfx. as far as the northeast corridor of 95, actually t 95 downtown, no problems at 395, everything moving along, no delays through the fort mc henry tunnel. the beltway is going to be in great shape, too. a typical 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95, all the way up to 83. the west sides nice and collie as well. traveling the outer loop, 795, towards 95, you are looking at an 11 minute ride. that's a look at you abc 2 time save traffic. . a four year old boy gets stuck between two building and what firefighters had to do to get him free. >>> why were hundreds of people jumping from a bridge? we will show you the jump fest taking place over the weekend. the next time you have to play out of one of the nation's largest airports, you may notice the lines are moving faster, tsa is removing removing the x ray body scanners and replaces them with the machines that experts say are safer. the machines have been moved

columbia pike. traffic is jammed back to marysville road.f 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 this morning. >>> we have a puzzling story. a m

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 the map when his -- with his proposed policies" the two were much more reser

had a fema toion to authorize efforts.elief declared states of emergency columbia andct of maryland. a lot going on on the roadsre is high in areas that are flooding we're hitting like on colesville down in each shut direction. that is because of flooding in that area. bridge is shut down in each direction. we still have route 1 at road closed. to still stay indoors gusty winds and the rain continues to come down lots of standing water out there. sandy is moving across parts of pennsylvania with light to moderate rain showers. for today, cloudy skies and r with showers and the winds diminishing this but a wind advisory in effect until 2:00. be in thees will only 40's. >> thank you for watching. we will be back at noon. "live with kelly and michael" is next. well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig.

road to recovery . today, we'll be talking about obtaining and retaining employment for people in recovery. joining us in our panel today are david berns, director, district of columbia department of human services, washington, dc; dr. gary bond, professor of psychiatry, dartmouth psychiatric research center, lebanon, new hampshire; peggy burns, eap counselor, employee assistance program, university of maryland medical system, baltimore city, maryland; neli vasquez-rowland, president, a safe haven, chicago, illinois. of those individuals that are unemployed, there was about a 15.7 percent rate of drug dependency among them. of the ones that are employed with a drug dependency, there were 23.3 million people overall, and about 49.8 percent of them were employed. and from the mental health community, there were 6 million people who were served by mental health authorities across the nation, and roughly 21 percent, or about, of the 6 million, were employed. what does that tell us? what types of challenges, david, do these individuals present as they approach the employment marketplace? well, that's telling me that, actually, most people that are, that are served by my a

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roads. traffic reports are already listed numerous delays out there right now. we can see it tracking along 95 from columbia and headed down towards d.c. it will impact the 295 baltimore-washington parkway. anyone there is going to see that heavy rain. we are expecting the showers to wind down. temperatures at start to cool down as the rain continues to move throughout the area. expect the commute to be a little bit rough, but we should dry out after 10:00 p.m. more details with the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> it is hoped the new smart phone app will open up communication lines between students and the officers who patrol the area. >> every student has one of these, a cell phone. anne arundel county police hope that county students will use them and the new app they just put out to report crimes and prevent serious crime from happening before they start. >> using mobile phone technology to fight crime in county schools. >> this is what we have seen historically actually solves crimes and prevent tragedies and addresses problems. >> because of recent incidents involving the middle and high school

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 one of the microchips, they have been reunited. we love the stories. shakira ended up 700 meals away from her fa

. >> michelle obama hit the road traveling to cincinnati to help kick off early voting which began today in ohio. and there are now 34 states plus district of columbia offer early voting and abc news will provide live coverage here on abc 7. >> there is back to the blue angels arriving. >> such a terrific site. there is working hard in preparation as part of fleet week celebrations. this is a treat here and there it is. there is an f 18 hornet coming in for a landing. >> and there is a refueling problem. half making their way in now. and there is where i supposed rest will follow. >> and moving on, tonight's money matters there is a round of layoffs in silicon valley. there is confirmed plans to layoff with b.5% of the 9,000 employees. they would not say how many cuts would come. samsung won permission to sell it's galaxy computer in the united states. banned under a verdict found samsung copied apple's tablet technology. and there are september car cars are up because loans are cheap and drivers have gone for years without replacing vehicles and there is uncertainty about the european economy sent the dow jones down today. the nasdaq went up slight

coming in from baltimore, route 32, 29 in from columbia and the bw parkway as you travel into greenbelt is fine. we'll take a look at the beltway near colesville road. slow traffic off and on leaving 95 through silver spring. 270 southbound also very heavy from 85 past 109 most of the way to 121. still looks good in germantown and rockville. no issues on the west side of town at the american legion bridge as you travel toward tysons corner. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:58. back to you guys. >>> right now we're seeing the jefferson memorial pretty dark out there. but really dry. that's a good thing. howard is going to be teaming us in just a few -- telling us in just a few minutes we need to prepare for for forecasts. >> first half the day will be okay. as we head into the evening hours, possibly your evening commute or later howard says the rain is going to move in. >> i think around the metro we're probably safe through the late afternoon and probably not even going to see the worst of it till even after the evening commute is over. but we're still going to be watching this because we have the threat believe it or not for some nighttime oct

road. everything is moving along. no delays on the inner loop through pikesville or outer loop making the drive towards route 40 and howard county, a live look at interstate 70. 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 d

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 concerned about driver. >> reporter: our investigation found hundreds of local school bus drivers cited for blowing through red lights and speeding sometimes even in school zones. but ther

road. together they issued more than 200,000 tickets during this fiscal year. raking in more than $20 million for the district of columbia>>> well, we see them everywhere, vehicle collisions are now on the rise with deer. today state farm released its annual report listing which parts of the country are worse for deer collisions. news4's adam tuss is here with a look at how our region ranks. >> jim, it seems like it doesn't matter which road you're on nowadays, the deer are everywhere around here. and the danger of hitting one, or one hitting you is very real. after visiting a body shop here in the area today, we found out just how serious the issue can become. >> three in the last week. we've had deer hits. so fall is the time when you're going to see a lot of cars coming into a body shop, because they've had an interaction with a deer. >> reporter: car after car after car, each with thousands of dollars worth of damage because of deer accidents. and stories can get pretty wild. this car rolling along, when all of a sudden a deer slammed through the rear driver's side window into the car went the deer, the fur and shatt

road conditions right now. otherwise volumes are still light. no problems on 95 between baltimore and our beltway. looking good on route 32 out of columbia. 29 heading down to the beltway as well. no issues right now and the bw parkway and route 50 look good as well. let's go outside live and show you what it looks like first on 95 and 495. the beltway east side of town at central avenue and again the roads are wet so please try and keep your speed limits down this morning. coming in from southern maryland you'll be fine. route 4, route 5 and 301. let's go back over to the maps this same inside the beltway. no problems on 395 heading across the 14th street bridge. 295 to the 11th street bridge looks good as well. a live look at pennsylvania avenue at the sousa bridge in southeast d.c. no issues to report on the traffic camera as you head inbound on 295. 395 looks good here at the 14th street bridge as well. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:30. >>> president obama and governor mitt romney continue going full speed on the campaign trail. election day is now just four weeks away. last night the president had a late night fund-raiser in c

columbia and charleston. caller: we have numerous projects going in building our roads and we need money towards education. i was for governor haley, our first female governor. she talks about cutting education spending. am not for voting for another conservative governor. host: tj, we appreciate your time this morning. up next isn't undecided voters in florida. this is frankie. tell us one thing you like or don't like about the candidates. caller: thank you for taking my call. both candidates are good family man. they seem to love their country. that says a lot to me. what i do not like about the candidates -- president obama -- the economy has taken a downturn. i understand what was inherited at the onset of his campaign. i do not like that we'll not see much movement over the years he has occupied the white house. as far as governor romney, he doesn't seem to have a clear, consistent plan. he seems to be changing courses sort of with the wind, so to speak. he goes from saying one thing to changing the next time he is in public. my concern is that i do not know -- i know what obama is all about because i

road, very, very slick. if you have to head out, be careful. 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 b

columbia pike in silver spring. it was at 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 roaddics 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 works if someone has a criminal history. >>> 6:36 is our time. first it was big bird, and this morning there is another debate comment that is exploding

columbia and charleston. caller: we have numerous projects going in building our roads and we need money towards education. i was for governor haley, our first female governor. she talks about cutting education spending. am not for voting for another conservative governor. host: tj, we appreciate your time this morning. voters isn't undecided in florida. this is frankie. tell us one thing you like or don't like about the candidates. call. both candidates are good family man. -- men. they seem to love their country. that says a lot to me. what i do not like about the candidates -- president obama -- the economy has taken a downturn. i understand what was inherited at the onset of his campaign. i do not like that we'll not see much movement over the years he has occupied the white house. as far as governor romney, he doesn't seem to have a clear, consistent plan. he seems to be changing courses sort of with the wind, so to speak. he goes from saying one thing to changing the next time he is in public. my concern is that i do not know -- i know what obama is all about because i have seen his strategy. i don't

along columbia pike and accident cleared from the jfx along the northbound lanes at northern parkway. delays have dissipated but the southbound travel will be slow from rouxton to -- ruxton roadre in parkville, harford road outer loop jammed that will continue toward providence road. that's the traffic. now back to you. >>> remember find more news on abc2news.com. >> back in half an hour but now back to new york for good morning america. hundred and eighty million dollars for maryland schools. that's a lot of money. my classroom. games and a new casino for maryland. million more for education every year. the money goes where it's supposed to. it's the law. this is about our kids. this is about better schools. seven. i'm voting for question seven. i'm voting for question seven. [ cheers and applause ] >>> not going to get us down this morning because we have d.j. spinderella in the house. remember her from salt and peppa. the little girl who took the stage with katy perry, you see her. it was fantastic. we're going to talk to her this morning. we have a lot more coming up. robin at home recovering from her bone marrow transplant. sam is off. great to have elizabeth vargas and

road and warren, accident in cockeysville. baltimore street and light street, watch for a crash. battery avenue and west street, watch for closures due to fire activity. in columbiah for an accident. again, tapping the brakes just prior to the beltway. north point and sparrows point, tractor-trailer being cleared in sparrows point. southbound 895, residual delays due to an earlier accident. volume-related delays making your way southbound towards the beltway. live view of 895, will the not too southbound delays. over to you, ava. >> 44 in catonsville, 42 in randallstown. high-pressure sitting over a spirit southwest slope brings temperatures up into the next couple of days. 68 to 72, mostly sunny skies. that takes us into our seven-day forecast. a couple of sprinkles to the north of the pennsylvania line. 79 as to get into wednesday. 79 as to get into wednesday. it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more skycaps unloading more ta

roads clear. it will be a big job this morning. live coverage of the effects of sandy continues after this quick break. >>> power outages are crippling many areas. 13 states and the district of columbiaalmost 2 million of them are in new york state. alison kosik is looking over kind of depressing numbers this morning. good morning, alison. oh, we're having audio problems. we'll get back to alison as soon as we get that technical glitch worked out. if you still have any doubts about sandy's power, though, take a minute and take a look at this picture. here it is. you see this. is that incredible or what? it's a huge tanker sitting on the shore of staten island. listen to wabc reporter michelle charles describe the situation. >> reporter: this is a giant, 160-foot, 700-ton tanker that was just picked up by the narrows and dumped here on front street. we are on front street in staten island. and if i show you -- this is the narrows here. you can see the water coming in. there's lower manhattan. and then we swing around to show brooklyn. this is the narrows bridge. now this tanker came from about a mile away from a marina that has just been chopped to bits. >> just unbelievable. just an