dulaney, dr. powers, ms. nichols, they have contributed a lot. but it's up to us to challenge the educational institutions in the school system to really push the information out to our kids. and i appreciate you, because i really appreciate this panel and for what they're doing now. thank you very much. >> thank you. [ applause ] i have a question for you, ms. nichols. we were this morning at the charleston museum, which i guess is the oldest museum in the country. you are at the largest museum in the world, i guess. people of african descent have been in this country since 1619. what happened? what was sort of the politics or what happened that is bringing the new museum of african-american history to life at this time? >> well, actually, it was earlier than that where african-american civil war veterans were calling for this kind of commemoration. we had the leadership of someone like john lewis, who really pushed for this national african-american museum, and its time has come. and african-americans need to be represented in these kinds of cu

this is dulaney valley road. things are looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are approaching the one week marks since a severe storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of b.g.e. customers. >> fewer than 10% of those customers are without power. that is down nearly 108,000 since wednesday morning. more than 90% of those customers now have their power. b.g.e. says there's still a long way to go. nadia ramdass joins us live in baltimore with more. >> good morning. we're on lake charles -- lake charles and -- lake avenue in the city. baltimore city has more than 14,000 people still without power. this road behind me is closed down because a few blocks down you have a number of downed trees sitting on power lines. i talked to some staff by patrols. their job is to make sure nobody comes down this road. they will babysit this area until crews come down here to clean up the maess. the number of power outages continues to shrink daily. for those without power, that number is not soon enough. 56,000 customers are st

dulaney made when he said when did the civil rights movement start for african-americans? it started at the very beginning. and robert smalls was part of that ongoing struggle to secure important rights for african-americans and it reminds me of the saying that says people must forever be vigilant in terms of holding on to the positive changes that came out of that struggle. that's part of the work that continues to be done. >> sir? question? >> question. my name is robert david ross and i'm -- i'm a performing artist with the south carolina arts commission. now, my question is -- and comments i have two questions. is that -- since robert smalls was very concerned about education. he was passionate about that, now, did robert smalls started the public school system in america? or just in the state of south carolina? and also, to add to that, since we lack on visual images of great african-americans especially our robert smalls we would like to suggest that we would like to have an image, a picture, a color picture of robert smalls in every public and private school in the

dulaney just mentioned, the compulsory education system that operates in south carolina today owes its genesis to smalls and the leaders of the reconstruction era. when he returned to buford, he purchased the mckee home on prince street. the home was a symbol of his wealth and power, a visible mark on the landscape that informed both visitors and passersby that he had achieved a certain measure of success. he was successful. not only as a politician, but as a businessman and a property owner. he owned and operated a store in buford. he also owned a substantial amount of property from 1866 to 1868 in buford and on the sea islands. in 1870, his net worth in real property was $6,000, and his personal worth was estimated to be a thousand dollars. smalls has been described as, quote, good humored, intelligent, and self-possessed, end of quote. and as a officially independent businessman, such a characterization would imply a person who entertained many people in his home, not only for social reasons, but for the purpose of cultivating relationships with influential leaders, that it would ha

several accidents one on dulaney valley road and another crash that has shut down harford road that's right near sharon drive. you will want to stick with bel air road as your alternate. and in baltimore city, there's the sink hole we are dealing with on the east side. so east monument street is shut down between wolf street and patterson park avenue. it's expected to be finished. the repairs are expected to be finished sometime next week. so in the meantime, stick with or liens street as your alter -- orleans street as an alternate. >>> her face is bruised and stitched up and sprirt spirit ferocious. >> a 74-year-old woman attacked in her home but was not going to be a victim. >> linda so joins with us the brave story and the effort to find the woman who did this to her. >> reporter: the suspect is still out there. but the 74-year-old is back home from the hospital. she says she wasn't about to give into the rob here attacked her in her home before we show you the -- robber who attacked her in her home. be we show you we want to -- before we hoe you we want to warn you it's -- we sho

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on the outer loop, we're looking at a delay from reisterstown road to dulaney valley.west side inner loop, not much better there. still heavy from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. and the outer loop, just crawling there from 795 to edmondson avenue. police activity in the towson area that has oakley road closed at taylor avenue. accidents also include rothville boulevard at philadelphia and hilltop at bellevue. let's take a live look. plenty of traffic there. that's a look, 50 eastbound at sandy point. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the saucy santa fe steak melt, only for a limited time. eat fresh. >>> a steady trend is developed over the past six decades. fewer people are living in rural areas, more in cities and towns. keep that in mind, as mike schuh takes us to the state fairgrounds, where the best of rural life is showcased. >> reporter: this walk into the cow palace is a chance for some to see up close, something for the first time. >> everybody knows that airgs come from the store. and milk comes from a plastic jug.

dulaney valley to loch raven boulevard.n the west side inner loop, we have an accident at wilkens avenue. blocking the center lane. it's right in the middle of the delay, stretching from 95 past security boulevard. the west side outer loop, also slow. liberty road over to edmondson avenue. average speed at this point, about 35 miles per hour. and the delay on northbound 95 continues to stretch. it now begins on the beltway on the southwest side and goes over to the fort mchenry tunnel. we also have an accident on the fort mchenry side. patterson avenue at alter street. and we have a fuel spill in baltimore city. let's now take a live look. as you can see, that delay has been pretty steady there for the afternoon so far. northbound 895 from potee street, extending over to the steel bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the softy santa fe steak melt. only at subway. only for a limited time. eat fresh. back over to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> there is an extraordinary man who is training t

around to dulaney valley road. and northbound 95, a bit of trouble on a couple of spots. the first from 395 over to the fort mchenry tunnel. and it does slow down again on the southwest side. from route 32 to route 100. as far as accidents go in the city, north utah, at lexington. also, smith avenue at old pimlico. and if you are traveling in the harford county, around aberdeen. we have an accident there. paradise road at cronan. you can see things are pretty jammed up. that's northbound 895 as you make your approach to potee street. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. i stop in and try the saucy santa fe melt. only at subway. eat fresh. back to you. >> thanks, kristy. >>> a flock of visitors makes their new home on the roof of washington, d.c.'s museum. >>> take a look. a flock of baby ducks decided to move in. look at that. the staff at the museum adopted the little waddlers. the ducks eat leftovers from the congressional cafeteria. those must be some good leftovers. >> i think so. and i think we have to get a camera perched there to watch their every move.

goes to dulaney valley road. 70 westbound. minor slowdown there, from 29 to marriottsville road. and one new accident in baltimore city. light street at east conway. we're still watching that water main break that has york road between white avenue and cockeysville road closed off. at this point, you're better off taking beaver's dam road or even the harrisburg expressway. very slow go there, northbound 895 as you make your approach to potee street. and we also have a lot of heavy traffic. there's a look 50 eastbound at sandy point. definitely give yourselfex tratime if you're heading in that direction. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm, or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. disturbing video. but it's what's being heard on this tape that may surprise you. >>> why police say they were forced to open fire on a suspect. >>> and a cat steals the show during a live news broadcast. see how the reporter handles it. >>> it's da

stop and go from the jones falls loop to dulaney valley road. we have a new crash there at 70.ht-hand shoulder. but we still have significant traffic there as you make your way toward liberty road. as far as the outer loop goes, 25 minutes in that direction from liberty road to baltimore national pike. a couple of slow spots on northbound 95. first from 32 to 100. and again, approaching the beltway on that northeast corner. as far as accidents go, bel air road atant ana road. also pulaski at north crescent. and commerce at east pratt. let's take a live look. you can see, things are definitely slowing down there. beginning at shawan road. this report is brought to you by cirque du soleil. it's coming to the first mariner arena. you can get your tickets at the box office, by dialing 410-510- seat. or go to ticketmaster.com. >>> it has been 75 years since amelia earhart and her plane vanished. but today, a new search for the famed pilot is getting under way. a group of scientists, historians and salvagers are traveling to the remote island as part of a $2 million expedition to fin

attend a $35,000 per person fundraiser at the piedmont home of long time democratic supporter quinn dulaney and wayne jordan. he is said to appear at a fundraiser at the fox theater in oakland where tickets start at $100 >>> today is the third spare the air day in a row here in the bay area. the air quality management district says that pollution levels are unhealthy today. they are asking people to drive less, not use gas powered mowers are blowers and not to exercise in the afternoon. and people who are sensitive to unhealthy air should try to stay indoors today. >>> well, i know some you enjoy the hot temperatures but a majority of you, when you sweet me or e-mail me say, steve, steve, give me that breeze. give me that cool sea breeze. anybody around the bay is going to cool off. the fog has always been there the last couple of days. it just has nowhere to go because of the high pressure system on torch it. very, very close, but it will start to move off towards the east here, threatening sierra nevada, maybe. truckee is 86 degrees. that's pretty warm for them we have temperature all ove

that is the pace of things words dulaney valley. the west side, where we are holding on to those delays towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we saw the partly cloudy skies on our traffic cameras this morning. starting out nice. at the airport, 76 degrees. barometric pressure has been rising. that is a good trend. east winds at 7 miles an hour. we will keep this a partly cloudy skies. isolated shower. it happens more than likely and will be west. a high-upper-80's for bu speed we look at our seven-day forecast. tomorrow, a similar forecast to today. but the end of the week, friday, 88, 89. humidity goes up for the weekend, and also, storm chance is go up for the weekend, too. is go up for the weekend, too. it's the perfect match for the perfect moment -- oreo the dunkin' way. introducing the new oreo coffee coolatta and new oreo vanilla bean coolatta. taste the fun today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in to dunkin' and try the new oreo coolatta and donuts today. >>> it's 8:00 on wednesday morning, the 11th d

your way from the beltway downtown to east fayette street and this is what the beltway looks like at dulaney valley road. no delays whatsoever traveling up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you>>> it's 2 minutes after 6. your kids want to go to the aquarium and you work downtown or have plans to head over to artscape. downtown is a mess and it's going stay that way because of the water main break in downtown baltimore. the city has a plan but it's going to take a while. charley crowson is live at the work scene and charley being we hear from the board of public works that will hit up city hall for more money but is there money there? >> yeah. 31,000 dollars is what they will ask for for emergency funds and whether or not the money is there is going to remain to be seen. that meeting is scheduled for later this morning. and we can only assume it's going to be to address this, this huge water main break from monday afternoon. blocking traffic from all the way down to lombard back up to baltimore. big congestion and commuting problems buch businesses and ho

dulaney valley road no delays whatsoever. an 11 minute ride on outer loop from 95 up to 83. pulling up other drive times the west side of the beltway no problems there either. looking at an 11 minute ride in the outer loop from 795 towards 95. and if you use the jfx into the city, you are looking at an 11- minute ride from the beltway to downtown baltimore. no problems on the northeast corridor of 95. everything up to speed. route 43 to 695 that stretch will take you four minutes. now over to you. >>> two minutes after 6, in case you are just waving up with us, we have updates -- waking up with us we have updates on three breaking news county. police searching for clues in a double shooting that left one person dead around midnight at the harvest inn on liberty road in eldersburg. the second victim was flown to shock trauma. there's no word of a motive or suspects. >>> also breaking overnight a police involved shooting this one in baltimore county. members of a county tactical team were serving a warrant. this happened at home on high meadow court in reisterstown before midn

another at dulaney valley and manor road. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. the sinkhole being prepared at monument. watch for closures. it is busy on southbound 95. they have the flatbed and perhaps the vehicle is up on. the left lane taken up southbound 95. watch for heavy delays. consider pulaski highway as your alternate. not showing any delays but delays are expected. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in live with ava marie. boy, you've got quite a d eal. morning as live this we begin a special series where i tried out different sports. today i've learned how to synchronize swim. all the muscles it takes to swim in place. i joined a group that does performances at local pools. they add some flair into their performances. they tried to have a story line and lots of glitter. they say the glitter and glamour can help make up in expertise. they are doing this for fun. they have a performance this weekend at patterson park. you can check them out. it is a lot of fun. tomorrow i'm learning the trampoline. it was quite some fun getting to be a bi

and once you get on to the beltway, this is what the top side looks like in towson at dulaney valley road. no delays in this vicinity. you are looking at 12-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. now the jfx is nice and clear from the beltway to downtown. but once you get into the city we have a sink hole that intlok -- blocking monument street. you will want to use or liens street instead. now over to you. >>> important news for expectant moms if you a fish eater you know that the potential health benefits of fish. but there's a concern. >> basically pregnant women want to make sure they are getting less than 6 ounces of white tuna and then really staying away from fish that is high in mercury tile fish shark,. >> the mercury can affect brain development and nervous system within children. >>> mayor bloomberg once again taking on another health campaign. first smoking and then it was sugar drinks. and now he is an advocate for the breast feeding. dave evans has reaction this morning. >> reporter: on the upper west side, a lot of new mothers agree adeana that breast fee

this is dulaney valley. the north side is building in volume over towards the harrisburg expressway. on the west side, a buildup in volume in the outer loop at baltimore national pike. nothing out of the ordinary. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have not changed the condition all that much. this is the view on the camera from ocean city at the boardwalk. the temperature is 75 degrees and the clouds are beginning to break up. 79 is the high on the beach with partly cloudy skies. the farther west you go, more clouds this afternoon. maybe an isolated storm could crop up but a great summer time forecast. >> thank you. 6:36. 70 degrees on tv hill. soem art from an unusual perspective -- some. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you support the lowering of the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .04 for drivers of commercial vehicles? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. #f#

north side of the beltway, you are looking at delays from harford towards dulaney valley.x. mcdonough road and woods road, accident in pikesville. let's take a look at the live view of traffic. 95 and white marsh, back from mountain road to the beltway. 895 and potee street, but that delays from this point to the steel bridge. over to you, tony. >> beautiful start for us this wednesday morning. dew points are in the 50's. 74 at the airport. 67 in parkton. we could see some rain off to our west. this the leading edge of the hot air that is when to come back at us. one-day break, then back into the soup. high temperatures between 84 and 89. chance for a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. >> another update at 8:56. >>> 8:30 on wednesday morning, the 25th day of july, 2012. we have a beautiful view of the tower bridge in london. that's our home for the day. tomorrow we will all head for olympic park at the epic center of the action as the olympics get under way over the next couple of weeks. good morning again, i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer and natalie morale

just a minor delay on the top side inner loop, approaching dulaney valley road. traffic breaks free after that. it should be smooth sailing. as far as northbound 95 goes, stop and go there from 395 to the fort mchenry tument. and a -- tunnel. and a couple of new accidents. dorsey run. and up in the harford county area, route 24, at plum tree road. as far as your drive times go, outer loop, 83 to 95, 54-mile- per-hour average. and 12 minutes to get by. let's take a live look. as you can see plenty of trouble there. it's right in the middle of the delay. it begins at 97 to the severn river bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the saucy santa fe melt. only at your participating subway dealers. back to you. >> don't spend that unemployment check too fast. the government might ask you to pay it back. the labor department said the federal government and states overpaid an estimated $14 billion in unemployment benefits last year. now, the government is in the midst of an effort to avoid future overpayments. >>> president obama is urgi

as far as the beltway goes, the north side inner loop, stop and go there, from charles street to dulaney valley road. west side inner loop, delay there, 15 minutes to liberty. and we have an accident we're watching, york road at mccann avenue. involving a motorcycle. also a few problems in the city. all lanes blocked to a sinkhole. and of course, we have, because of the massive water main break, light street closed between east baltimore and east lombard. let's now take a live look. you can see, things are definitely thinning out there at wilkens avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times. more action, more feast, more fun for the entire family. you can call them at 1-888-we- joust. or visit them online. >>> remembering sherman helmsley. hollywood is mourning would loss of comedic actor sherman helmsley. eyewitness news will try to bring that story to you later. an autopsy will determine how sherman helmsley died. >>> and still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. a real life-and-death struggle. see the dramatic picture of a killer whale attack at sea world. >>> a s

you're traveling on the beltway, the north side inner loop, stop and go there, from charles street to dulaney valley road. we also have a significant delay on the west side inner loop. 25 minutes there from 95 to security boulevard. as far as 70 goes in the westbound direction, jammed up there from the patapsco river bridge, to marriottsville road. 70 eastbound, also very heavy as you make your way towards the beltway. as far as accidents go, three reported along pulaski highway. the first pulass key highway at- - pulaski highway. and west franklin at pulaski highway. let's take a live look. you can see things are just crawling along, 895 approaching potee street. this traffic report is brought to you by bge smart energy savers program. running errands this weekend? don't forget about your cfl and l.e.d. bulbs. go to bge smart energy.com. back over to you. >>> all eyes are on london now for the official start of the summer games. bigad shaban reports from olympic park. >> reporter: the olympic torch ended its 8,000-mile journey on opening day. queen elizabeth held a reception at buckingham pa

north side inner loop, stop and go there from charles street to dulaney valley. and the west side inner loop, almost up to 20 minutes there. it begins at southwestern boulevard to liberty road. we have an accident on the west side of the outer loop. that's at 795, definitely going to catch your eye. and in the hampstead area, route 30 closed in both directions between 482 and the south circle. we have an overturned tractor- trailer we're dealing with in that area. as far as baltimore city goes, we have the issue concerning the water main break causing a problem. east lombard, the two right lanes are blocked. and as mike had mentioned earlier, still closed between wolf street and patterson park. the best way to take that around would be orleans street and madison. not a bad drive at all. there's a look at 895 at potee street. we're taking a look there. right there, as you are connected to the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm or these them online for a

north side of the beltway from harford towards dulaney valley, you will be slow. outer loop. here is a live view, speaking of boulevard.ranklin owings mills, expect approaching the beltway. this continues towards edmondson. tony has a check on your forecast. >> a couple clouds hanging out. dew points are in the low 60s. comfortable, considering we are in the middle of july. 69% is the dew -- dew points in the upper 50's and low 60's. mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. most of you won't see rain. high temperatures in the upper eighties to low 90s. friday and saturday, same thing. mr. of sunshine and clouds. we could use some rain. a lot of the counties in maryland are getting close to a drought situation. >>> we're here on thursday morning, july 12, 2012. we're here on rockefeller plaza. if we could just get our order in now, we'd love to have a carbon copy of this day tomorrow, al roker. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer and mr. al roker. just ahead of course we were talking a lot about the tom cruise-katie holmes split. that's put the church of sciento

dowler towards dulaney valley, and southbound 83, shawan road, average speeds of 18 miles per hour.e brakes with an accident on the right shoulder. just past 895 tel watch for delays due to an accident. aviation blvd., if you're heading to the airport, watch for that. gorman road and murray hill road, all lanes remained closed due to a downed tree. 83 and sahwan, delays from this point to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you, john. >> north of the city, generally speaking, rain has ended. southlawn to the eastern shore, we're getting rain. temperature-wise, we're still on the one side. -- warm side. barometer is down. mixture of clouds and sunshine. 82874 the high. -- 822 building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices a

northeast outer loop over from harford towards dulaney valley, average speeds around 30 miles per hourt, the big time delays for motorists. we are looking at a nice start a car for it. once again passed harford, that is when things back. timonium road, and the harrisburg expressway, problem- free from the maryland line to the beltway. >> clouds in the area. rain is moving to the east of us. we have a chance for rain, possibly heavy. humidity way up, barometer down. forecast today's generally just clouds and humid. chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms are developing. we have a flood watch in effect for the area. 82 to 87 for the high. sunday looks good bit more rain chances late monday and tuesday. chances late monday and tuesday. >> oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> 8:30 on a sad friday morning, the 20th of july, 2012. we are following that tragic shooting in a movie theater in aurora, colorado. the suspect, who police believe acted alone, has now been identified as 24-year-