twice as large as moscow thanks emerton well put some powers approaching thirty million if you think about regional not just the city but regional tokyo you're talking about twenty million people doing so so these are most this population has doubled in my lifetime it used to be eight when i was a kid right at sixteen right now and so so i think that there are undoubtedly there is some kind of limit but it's noble exactly where it is and moscow's problem and it's russia's problem is everything is so centralize here that if if you really want to get something done you really need to be here this is where the money is that maybe there's not exactly three percent of russia's money isn't most that's right so it's not like our keep growing until there's money elsewhere well let's hear more about it right now from spotlights helium that. the u.s. is so strictly regulated good movement of its citizens it was far from easy for non muscovites to come and live in the capital the collapse of the soviet union moscow to new homes the transition to a market economy meant more and more people comin

in harford county, a crash there, emerton road at hanson road.fton, an accident, blocking all lanes. crain highway would be your alternate. in parkville, a crash to watch out for, putty hill avenue, at loch raven boulevard. and in the city, pen bridge avenue. let's take a live look. you can see, things are still flowing pretty well just west of york road. and we'll take another live look. definitely slowing down there at providence. this traffic report is brought to you by the insurance of baltimore boat show. you can get tickets and details at baltimore boat show.com. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> cute animal alert. some cuddly cubs are being shown off in china. take a look. these white bengal cubs are just two months old. they are brother and sister, and they apparently love to play. a contest is being held to come up with their name. [ laughter ] >> they are cute, aren't they? >> they are adorable. >> yeah. i can't wait to see when they grow up. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. $5 a gallon. and what's going on in iran that c

also emerton road at east wheel. we also have accidents northbound on the harrisburg expressway.rom the ramp to pedonia road. and also york road at walker avenue in baltimore city. let's now take a live look. as you can see, 95 looking much better there. and we'll take a live look at an earlier accident we had. as you can see, that has been cleared. and everything is moving along at a regular pace. 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 visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. >>> these days, when seeing is no longer believing. maybe you've seen this commercial and wonder if you can believe what you see. in this citi bank ad, katie brown climbs to the top of a rock formation in utah. and although the reaction has been "this can't be real," the plan and -- man and the woman are both respected climbers and they say it is real. >> i had a camera on my helmet. it's me looking at my feet when i walk. >> there is no adrenaline rush. if a get a rush, it means th

that approaching emerton road. and a crash at con way street, blocking the right-hand lane. as far as delays go, we have slowing on the outer loop. that's from the harrisburg expressway. and expect to see some brake lights traveling around the west side inner loop, as you make your way towards security boulevard. let's take a look. pretty easy drive for you. 95 south of the beltway there. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. pastrami melt. new hot it's freshly-baked bread. flavor-packed pastrami, pickles, cheese. subway, eat fresh. >>> more information is released about a deadly elevator accident in new york city. the bell's department say -- building's department said maintenance may be to blame. work was done just before the december 4th accident that killed suzanne hard. -- hart. >>> senator john kerry arrives at the white house, looking a little beaten up. the senator showed up to an event to honor the stanley cup boston bruins, the broken nose and two black eyes. no, he wasn't playing in the game. kerry's injury was hockey- related, though. he said he got wh

as far as accidents go, in harford county, emerton road, at trimle road. a couple to watch. fleet street at tonka. and also, wilkens avenue at pines height. let's now take a live look. as you can see, it may take you a bit to get through that delay. that's a look at the beltway at dulaney valley road. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the new hot pastrami melt. flavor packed pastrami, pickles and bubbly cheese. only at subway, eat fresh. back to you. >>> kristy, thank you. >>> if you enjoy a good meal at a good bargain, you may want to head to baltimore county. the restaurant week starts today. ron matz has more on the wheels and deals you'll find in the next 10 days. >> everything we have is really, really delicious. >> rita capman should know. one of 36 baltimore county restaurants, participating in restaurant week. >> we have a lot of new people that come in on restaurant week. they try out our foods. we get a lot of good comments from restaurant week. >> reporter: and why not? dinner for two, just $35.12. >> dinner entrees. you get your choice