at the capital expressway, the best alternate is the alma done expressway. get back on the guadalupe parkway from the almaden expressway. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, so far, so good coming in san francisco. no sign of metering lights for a good hour or so at least. 880 through oakland good towards downtown oakland. that drive time is not correct accurate. it's 15 minutes to the macarthur maze. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's your traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, you're loving this heat , huh? >> i am loving it. >> haven't had much of it all summer long and now we are getting a little fall weather outside. starting out mild in much of the bay area. some of the temperatures still in the 70s to begin your day. then 60s approaching the coast. clear just about every where you go by the afternoon hot in many spots. 80s to upper 90s inland, fire danger running high red flag warnings are up. excessive heat warning has been issued by the national weather service. at the coast, 70s and low 80s. right

, almadin expressway.ou can get back on north bound 87 at kurtner. elsewhere we'll take a look outside and show you a live shot of the san mateo bridge. it's looking good everywhere else at this point. no delays across the san mateo bridge or any of our bridges at this point. eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. the cody ross hummer was in the 6th. it's history now. gotta get it right. >> a popular clothing change changes its logo and ignites a fire storm. what the gap is doing to make things right. >> a long-time east bay bakery reopens its doors to the delights of neighbors. how workers are now owners. >> why justin bieber is about to nail the teen beauty market. [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders

we'll start with the harris bug expressway. southbound you're at 9 miles per hour on average from warren road all the way down to the beltway. that's due to an earlier accident. all lanes are now open, but it's going to take a while for that to filter out. let's check on other accident location says. will ber at this road at patterson avenue, wilkins avenue and brunswick. and then drive times, 14 minutes on the outer loop west side, so volume picking up there. 12 minutes on the northeast outer loop. six minutes travel southbound 95 from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. here's i've live view of the earlier accident scene. all of the flashing lights is confined to the shoulder and still a very slow pace. live view of traffic, not moving at all at warren road. take york road as your alternate. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning, everyone. we're going to deal with the rain, at least off and on, through the day today. here's a picture of live h.d. doppler radar, and you can see the rain showers extend from the

matt mentioned the almaden expressway.t's going to be a good alternate as well as the monterey highway or 101, which hasn't looked too bad so far this morning. again, this closure is likely going to be in effect for at least another couple of hours. i just want to mention quickly another couple of accidents we have been following, as well. this one in walnut creek. southbound 680 approaching north main street. they just opened all lanes. two left lanes were blocked for the last half hour. traffic is stop and go from at least treat boulevard. and westbound highway 4 there was an earlier crash as well approaching hillcrest. and now all lanes are open but check out the backups. they extend off the antioch bridge. speeds do improve closer to pittsburg and bay point. metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza and traffic is already backed up to the maze. lawrence has the forecast. >> thank you, elizabeth. checking some of the winds, gusting good over the east bay hills, over 20 miles per hour but it's also offshore winds s

here's the harrisburg expressway, and you can see the flashing lights. coming toward us is southbound traffic, and you can see the two left lanes still closed. you can get by using the light rain, but you might want to consider york road. let's switch over to a live view of traffic on the faceburg expressway, and so far, delays have not crept back to warren road. mindy and stan, back tousm >> our big story this morning, two armed robbery suspects are at large and a third was shot by city police. >> baltimore city police say it all happened during the robbery of a family dollar store on harford road last night. 11 news reporter dim dacey joins us live with more details. good morning, kim. >> good morning, stan. police say the robbery happened just before 8:30 last night and was foiled by the quick action of a good samaritan. baltimore police say three masked gunmen walked into the family dollar store in the 2000 block of harford road just before 8:30 last night. police say a witness outside the store saw it and ran to get help. >> there was a baltimore ci

of time, basically what you want to do is use west capital expressway to am ma ton expressway north to curt they are avenue east. that's in order to get back on 87. a possible fatality in the south bay. back up to the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it's a virtual ghost town at this hour. not much action there. that's the good news. and back down in the south bay 280 same story traffic is flowing well in all directions. 5:09. here's steve. >>> thank you. yesterday temperatures warmed up a few records set and repeat today. reason being we still get that north wind or east-northeast wind. temperatures even in the city are in the 60s and 70s. north-northwest santa rosa that's really not a hot wind for them. if it's north-northeast then it is. where it is in napa north- northeast 7 that's at the airport they're 75 although santa rosa is 56. that's a huge difference. little east-northeast at the airport. everything's in place. start off really warm. won't take long to get things going. high pressure's built in on the surface and aloft. everything going to the north. very dry air over

so you may want to consider alternates like the almadin expressway. it's a good idea to head over there or monterey highway or 101. those areas look fine especially 101. the other spot 680 walnut creek. southbound at north main, there was an earlier injury accident. it was right here. it looks like they just opened some of the lanes if not all but traffic is absolutely jammed causing 25 minute delays right now for that stretch. and at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights were turned on so traffic is now backed up almost to the 880 overcrossing. eric, kristen? >> all right frances. thank you. it's 6:41. >> a first for google. it's investing in what it calls the superhighway of clean energy. >> and wall street. we'll have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. right now a look at the big board. the dow off about 48 points. >> 33 trapped miners may have just spent their last night underground. details of the rescue operation coming up. >> the facebook.com campaign that may bring live-saving health to a baby girl in a save ho

traffic is being taken off at the capital expressway.get back on through the almadin expressway and back on at kurtner as an easy detour but this is out there all morning. our one hot spot everywhere else. light traffic this morning. here's a live shot of the incline section. it's looking good across the bay bridge at this point. you can stay up to date on the latest traffic information for your route to work by going to abc7news.com. just click on the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:56. researchers are marking a medical milestone, embryonic stem cells by a silicon valley company are first to be transplanted to a human. the procedure is being used at an atlanta hospital to treat a patient paralyzed by spinal cord injuries. the fda gave them permission to resume trials in july after a one-year suspension when early testing in animals raised questions. they hope it helps restore some healing and even possibly movement in the patient. >> just ahead on abc 7 news, new landlords for some of our most valu

fully close friday capitol expressway to kurtner. that will remain in place, that closure for five hours. that will be a major impact to the morning commute and highway 87 as it gets congested. the alternate with monterey highway and highway 101. it's early right now if you get on to the roadways. light volume and get over to almaden and take that north and up on to the 87. the reason for this length of closure is because it is a deadly accident, a number of incident scenes and possibly five or six related incidents in the area. the chp has to investigate. we will follow it closely and it does not look good for the south bay commute. >> sounds like it could be a tough one. >> yesterday was warmer and it could be warmer today. >> it will be out to the coast. we are talking 92 in san francisco. 90 in san jose and 95 in livermore with a red flag warning. excessive heat warning up and down the inner bay. oakland and san francisco and hayward and fremont. hot temperatures through thursday and we cool off for the weekend. >> time now is 5:

i will encourage folks to use almaden expressway. that will join you towards highway 87 further north and the rest of the south bay is looking smooth. 680 and 880 out of sunol, we are seeing no problems, but we will follow the injury accident. they should have 87 with one lane open soon. i will let you know if a few minutes. >>> developing news out of antioch. there is a two-alarm fire at an apartment at gentry town drive. we are hearing it is under control and at this point no reports of any injuries, but we will keep you updated. meg whitman and jerry brown will get their last face-to-face meeting tonight. the latest average of polls show that brown is pulling ahead. his lead is now six points. tonight's gubernatorial debate will be at dominican university at san rafael in the east bay's christie smith with live with more on how the university is getting ready. >> dominican university is certainly ready. there metal barricades just about everywhere as they prepare to come for their final televised debate and voters getting a chance

most of the traffic is being diverted an to capital expressway. so if you live in this area of san jose, please be aware, try to avoid this section because this alert is still in effect and we don't know how long it will be in effect whenever there's a fatal involved we know when the coroner arrives and all of the investigators it takes quite a bit of time in order to wrap up the investigation. definitely avoid this area at all costs. all right. head back up to the north bay or little further north here. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. what a difference a day makes. yesterday was columbus day. we didn't see too bad of a back up. today metering lights are on. give yourself an extra 15 to 20 minutes if you're making your way into san francisco this morning. last look golden gate bridge traffic sailing through into san francisco. 6:39. here's steve. >>> thank you, tara. clear morning. no fog. yesterday a little bit toward santa cruz and monterey. but it disappeared. the coast is clear. the temperatures very warm already in the city. exce

we'll give you a live look at the harrisburg expressway and some police activity. southbound and northbound moving fine. it does not appear to be affecting traffic. that is good news. the inner and outer loops looking just fine. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan, to you. >> a planeload of passengers bound for bermuda spent most of yesterday stuck on a tarmac in philadelphia after an unauthorsed person was seen loading -- unauthorized person loading baggage onto the plane. that person managed to escape. >> an accident on the pony express ride at knoxberry farms in orange county, california. fortunately none of the injuries appeared to be serious. >> electrical death may be to blame for devastating -- electrical problems may be to blame for devastating fires. there is evidence of illegal electrical work in abandoned homes that caught fire on september 7. high winds downed power lines and helped spread fires. 71 houses and garages were engulfed in flames, but only 29 of those homes were occupied. >> in "consumer alert" b.m.w. has recalled more cars. the 5, 6

they reduce the late pass capitol expressway it is jammed.on't want to think about getting on that freeway this morning. for her a slut wheone that critics 680 southbod the back up grows the only good news they cleared the lanes of this accident that for a while locked lanes one end to at no. maine. you are likely to see delays even though they have not shown up on sensors. it is possible we could see a back up towards martinez on 680 south. as we continue to track this it is likely the back up will continue. the bay bridge back up has not been growing much since our last check it is hovering right around the east parking lot. 880 is not too badly backed up. we will finish with millbrae highway 101 headlights are southbound a good ride. >> watching wall street the dow dropped below the 11,000 mark down 10,00930. they are waiting to see the federal reserve policy meeting. intel releasing quarterly earnings. a big drop down 90. financial institutions are preparing to pay record bonuses and compensation. $144 billion this year. that is according

stay clear of king and actualy and take capitol expressway.t will take you north up to 6080 or story over towards 101 or south and jump back on 101 via capitol expressway as well. plenty of opportunity adding extra time and letting the police department do their workly through the area. the rest of the south bay moving smoothly. a note further south with thick fog. chp issued a traffic advisory and still in place with the low visibility. the bay bridge toll plaza with no problems and back up. we saw fog touching this area with a lot of folks heading over the bridge. the president comes to the peninsula. what's going on? >> mike, just areas of drizzle, but we watch the system offshore and it looks ragged. it is falling apart as it approaches the bay area. enough lift that will take the moisture and get it to rise up and drop a few showers mainly late in the evening. the 9:00 time frame for what's left of the system. a few lingering showers and areas of drizzle along the coast. notice the temperatures as the clouds fill in. we are not going to w

but in the meantime you can use the expressway. a quick look to here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. we have hot weather in store not only for today but wednesday, thursday temperatures in the low-mid-90s for some of the east bay and north bay locations will be the north and east bay hills that under a red flag warning. high winds, high temperatures we also have low humidities and that is the trouble cocktail the need for heightened fire danger. know that that is in effect for today, it will expire at 6:00, there will reassess the mendocino. for your forecast hot temperatures today, to drop before we finally cooled things off friday and then into saturday and sunday things finally cooled off for the weekend. update on our breaking news story at of antioch, left- hand side video from earlier in the bombing complex on fire and building anyways. on the right- hand side our last pictures showing you the seeing what happened was the 2800 block and a pretty complex seven units, and fire. four of them completely destroyed. two of

smooth ride over to a live view of the harg expressw expressway-harrisburg expressway. now let's get the latest on the buses and trains. >> we have a delay on camden of marc train 8:4115 minutes late. penn and brunswick on schedule the we have the buses three, eight and 30 10 to 15 minute delay. back to tony pann. >> we have a little bit of late rain to contend with and we will check the doppler but first we will say good morning to sandra shaw. this weekend is the baltimore running festival and she has a few tips if we're going to participate. >> it is a big year because it is the 10-year anniversary of the festival and we have the people who have done it all 10 years. you have some who have done it the last several or maybe the first year. the equipment is big deal when you talk about 26.2 miles. i'm here sheriff at falls road -- i'm live here at falls road running store. the shoes are essential. this would be a very light shoe that the kenyans will be running at. >> they are ever so you would have a curved shoe and it would lend itself to them rolling over and forwar

the full closer of 87 and folks are getting by at capital expressway. heading over on the shoulder and they are starting to clear the accidents plural. an overnight deadly accident involving a motorcycle after 4:00 a.m. that's what triggered the sigalert and folks the chopper shot out shows you still going on with all the activity. that will be a big issue for the morning commute. how is the weather shaping up? >> rather interesting. 70s due to the gusty wins and the red flag warning up and excessive heat showing up around parts of the inner bay. the reason why is right there. 92 in san francisco with the giants near 90. mid 90s inland towards livermore and out to the coast, santa cruz near 90. the temperatures for the weekend drop off as the sea breeze comes back. 60s and 70s saturday and sunday. back to you. >>> the final gubernatorial debate between meg whitman and jerry brown. we start with christie smith live at dominican university with the preview. christie? >> good morning. this is hot ticket to greet into the debate. it was decided by lottery a

use capitol expressway. the back upstart and we have a dense fog reported over the mountains and that will stick around for the morning. keep that in mind. pawhat are about the forecast? is it going to rain on the parade? >> as we go through the game, clouds filling in and a stray shower and cannot rule it out. a nice orange like plastic or something out there at the ballpark. that tarp would be good. the seven-day forecast coming up, we will see the system right there. bringing in the clouds during the afternoon. others behind it that the wash it out for the weekend. this system is weak that is coming in this evening and may cause sprinkles and nothing that will shut down the game, but if you are going to be lucky enough to watch it in person, take the umbrella in case. >> good finals. giants game five. if you win, you are in. the game starts before 5:00 p.m. >> good for her. i don't know. >> another update for you in about a half hour. the "today" show in a few minutes. we will keep you posted on the giant

of a fire here at almaden expressway and iron wood.ire officials still not releasing any information about a possible cause. but officials and also employees inside the 7-eleven confirm it started outside the building and spread up the back wall. flames ignited the roof of the building. one of those employees who was inside at the time the 7-eleven describes what happened. >> then there was smoke from behind back door from outside, coming from outside. a lot of smoke. then this whole area was smoky. >> this fire was particularly challenging for us for three reasons. one was because we did have a significant fire load in those buildings which heightens the level of acuity for us in terms of putting it out quickly because if those contents start on fire you have large fire spread potential. >> reporter: back to live picture. the term fire load refers to all the combustibles inside the 7-eleven and laundromat that share a common attic. fire crews still here making sure there are no fires in th always. walls. pg&e cut fire to the building.

as we look at harrisburg expressway, traffic is look pretty moderate. you don't encounter too much congestion until you approach a done yeah but no problems on the harrisburg expressway. we have a serious scratch in pilesville st. mary's road is closed in both directions between wheeler school road and graceton streets. use 165 this morning as an alternate. in baltimore city, we have a crash at washington boulevard and mlk and another one involving a pedestrian at groveland and hillsdale road. now back to you. >> thanks so much for joining us. >> we will see you at nine this morning for good morning, maryland at nine. it's funny how that works. >> that's crazy. >> very interesting. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's like a root building machine. it builds your lawn from the roots u

we are on the harrisburg expressway and traffic is moving well approaching 695.th us, we have more of good morning, maryland, coming back after this. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >>> 6:00 a look at news in michigan. that's where five people were killed and four others seriously injured in a car crash. police say a car crossed the median on a busy expressway and hate s up v head on. it happened around 30 miles northwest of detroit yesterday afternoon. new york city police are still searching for a 9th gang suspect in a antigay attack earlier this month. family members watch as eight of the nine suspect face adjudge for the firs

that's on the northside from bel air to the jones falls expressway. and moving to the westside, that's heavy traffic on security boulevard and average speed, 32 miles per hour and as far as 95, delays in both directions and northbound, and then, the normal delay from the beltway on the north eastside. and slow, southbound from timonium. and beltway and slater and washington at clark and a bus fire reported at baltimore and annapolis and 97. now, you can see the congestion over at greenspring. this is brought to you by dsw. designer shoes at warehouse prices. >> back to you. >>> and thank you, kristy breslin. >>> if you use harford road and carney, there's a water main break making things a mess. we were over the 9700 block of harford road and a water main break caused a sinkhole. this is north of joppa road and both northbound lanes in harford road are closed there. >>> excessive levels of vitamin d. that's the reason for a recall of a dry dog food. >> well, the blue buffalo company is recalling select packages. er they may contain elevated levels of

the almaden expressway is a real busy thoroughfare this time of day and into the morning. our photographer wil have it for you soon. >> a transit agency giving away the tribart week campaign starts on monday. they are giving out tickets to the cal stanford game and grand prize is $2500 in free train tickets. the idea is to plug riders into twitter e e-mail and facebook accounts. they can enter daily by texting the word bart and bart is the word of the day. it will be flashed on the sign message board at the stations. you can get more information at my bart.org. >> the ever popular red kiosks will have another draw. voot games will go on sale later this month. already you can see what's available at red box.com/games. they said games for xbox 360, nintendo wii and playstation will be available for $2 a day plus tax. >> they will face a lot of trouble despite having a better record. the underdogs are seven-point favorites. the silver and black will most likely be without their quarterback. jason campbell will likely start. he has a win under his belt and he led the raiders p

southbound as you make your way from white marsh down towards the beltway and looking at harrisburg expressway, moderate volume. southbound lanes at warren road but no problem or major delays approaching the beltway. look at our maps, we are work one accident up in tawnytown and route 194 and another accident also reported in arbutus southbound washington boulevard route one at 195. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:31. pulling up the 33 chilean miners will be something to watch. it will be like using tweezeers to rescue a stink bug inside a feathered pillow. emily smith reports on the -- schmidt will report on the daring rescue that will have us by our tvs tomorrow. >> reporter: after watching the 33 trapped mineers from 2,000 feet above the ground ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: families are gathering now to pray a face-to-face reunion is just hours away. the hope intensified after workers successfully tested the rescue capsule along the escape route carrying bags of sand all but 40 feet of the depth to the miners. the capsule didn't even loosen up along the way. >> these tests has been very successf

on the harrisburg expressway at warren road southbound lanes wide open make your way towards 695 feways to let you know about. we have several area road closures just for different events in glen bernie majerle closed at 4th street because of a fire. expect crews to be there blocking that intersection. up also in parkville, harford road closed in two places southbound at superior avenue and northbound harford road at northwind road as they make road repairs from the earlier water main break. we are work one accident in the city at sinclair lane and erdman avenue. now back to you rosie. >>> in this morning's health alert, classes have been in full swing for a couple months. but for many teens, the routine of getting up early, well never comes easy. elizabeth cohen looks at new study that shows the benefits of delaying school start times. >> reporter: it's 5:22 in the morning and 16-year-old renee from atlanta georgia is getting up for school. his bus comes at 6:20 and the first bell rings at 7:25. doctors say teens need nine hours of sleep. row neigh doesn't get nearly that much. >> n

looking at cameras, this is harrisburg expressway and we have no major delays there and the top side the beltway looks good. jamie and megan. >> 19 minutes after 6. >>> for some parents, there's big decision on whether or not to send your children to inpent schools. and there's a number of things to think b you have to think about class skies and amenities and tuition. >> and it's lot to think about. in this week's take five series we look at five independent schools in the balledmore area. sherrie johnson kicks it off with bren mar. >> reporter: here at the bren mar school they are celebrating 125th anniversary. that's 125 years of educating girls preparing thr them for the world. the focus a good school community and college preparations from kind garden to 12th grade they set the bar high for over 700 intelligent young women. >> we know girls learn best together. and and we know strong, smart ambitious girls learn best among other girls equally energetic and equally intellectual and equally ambitious. >> reporter: here are five tips parents need to know about choosing an all girls

of the expressways are open heading towards norton.ack to you. >>> thanks very much. 51 degrees. >> coming up, a tense moment for president obama. a cheerful bal in the ballroom from margaret cho. >> the fate of ambulances are in the hands of the voters. what will happen if this is not passed. details are next. >>> while the weather hits the west coast. >> we continue to follow breaking news for a pedestrian was struck by a train just before 3:30 near rhode island ave. the person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> we are checking our other top stories this morning. investigators are looking for the people responsible for breaking into four homes. they stole cash. investigators are looking to see of these are related to dozens of burglaries in fairfax county. the supreme court will take up a case with privacy rights and free speech. >>> they will hear this case from the father of a marine whose real was picketed by members of a church. >>> and the western part of the country is dealing with wicked weather. hig

coming off of the expressway and the lower deck looks good. 16 to 18 minute drive this morning. >> think you so much. it is 6:50 a.m. at we have a live shot from oakland, we are at a live scene of the house fire. their point going to zoom in. the crews are cleaning in and all claims for smoke are gone so we will continue to follow the story. >> a news around the bay they are left with few leads after a pair of men robbed two people in an east palo alto. they made off with $600 in cash and personal property. it was very dark when the incident occurred. >> at tracy man accused of molesting the girl enter friend 10 years ago is facing child molestation charges. he was arrested after is being served a warrant in tracy. it comes after months of investigation into the allegations by a 16 year-old girl that he sexually assaulted her friend she was 7 years old. a detective discovered that he also assaulted her friend who was 9 at the time. he pleads to the charges on october 12th. >> a man who robbed several san francisco banks this year it is now on

it lasts all the way to the lawrence expressway. a passenger vehicle was swiped by construction vehicle there are injuries reported that's why the right lane is still obstructed. creating delays and a hot spot for sure. lets take back to our map. ride from 101 north back got other here. interstate 80 in the westbound direction still looks good that is all the hell and back. bay bridge toll plaza west bound steady holding between 880 and was granted. >> big story this morning rescue of the trapped miners alive look as rescue efforts continue opera's hub freed the 13 minor. they're bringing them up one at a time. it is making its triple a planned narrow shaft is moving slowly but surely. i believe you're saying the 13th minor been taken away from the scene right now appeared >> we have video of the minor coming to the surface. that is his dad. 27 year-old close is inside the capsule is father waiting. we prelude this live as it happened. again this is the 13th minor there are 33 total. when they said that rescue capsule down it had a

the harrisburg expressway is building around warren road. watch for tapping the breaks as you head down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a speech some call hurtful and disrespectful. but is it protected by the first amendment? >> the supreme court will weigh in. kate amara has a preview from our washington bureau. >> the father of a fallen soldier faces members of the westborough baptist church as the supreme court hears oral arguments in the case today. >> ♪ god blesss america >> members of the westboro baptist church protest outside the white house one day before their case hits the supreme court, a constitutional battle over freedom of speech and the right to privacy. >> see, this nation thought that they were going to shut us up by suing us first and then arresting me in nebraska. >> the case centers around a church protest near the maryland funeral of a fallen marine. 20-year-old matthew snyder was killed in iraq in 2006. the church said its members were on public property and their spee

other than that, we're looking okay on the major roadways. 56 on the harrisburg expressway. 68 on theside of the beltway. we switch over to 50 as you head down towards the bay bridge. it looks pretty nice both north and southbound looking nice. things look great north and southbound with very light volume for this time of the morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a few bus delays this morning. the 14, 35 buses are running late. the 47 and 51 buses are running about 15 minutes late. there is a bus to version at pulaski. are running on lane time. 23 bus lines will be affected because of the race tomorrow. a lot picture troweled time during the race. for more information, call 410- 539-5000 or visits www.mta.maryland.gov. now back to john collins. good morning. >> thank you. look at our hd doppler. things are starting to ease off, at least from the bay westward. now the rain is up in new england. by tomorrow morning, there could be cold enough air in the higher the delegates -- in the higher elevati

we're at 31 miles per hour on the northeast side near the harrisburg expressway. speeds are down because the wet. 70 sweaaree is looking good. let's see what else is going on. 57 on southbound 95 around 32. continuing to move welfare at howard county. 45 and southbound 97 near 100. 11 minutes on the outer loop north east side. five minutes of southbound 95 down towards the fort mchenry from the split. 29 at 32 looks pretty good north and southbound. the west side is running smoothly. no delays to report so far. take it easy so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is a speech some call her fall and disrespectful. it is protected by the first amendment. >> the supreme court ways in hearing on a case about church protests at military funerals. kate amara has a preview. there is a lot of public debate. >> this is a controversial and will most likely be an emotional day. the father of a fallen soldier facing members in washington today. the supreme court begins oral arguments in this case. members of the baptist church protest outside the white house one

we're up to speed. 57 on the harrisburg expressway. 63 in the northeast corner of the beltway. this is harford road on the topside. we are up to speed their as well. switching over to 95 at 395. the camera is pointed towards that fuel spill. in looks like emergency crews are on the scene. you can see the flashing lights. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some clouds this morning. it is fairly quiet and pleasant 348 degrees at the airport. 77% is the humidity. we are still under the influence of that storm. the wind will be picking up today. we start out chilly with readings in the 40's and 50's. temperatures right around 60 or so this afternoon. we have a few sprinkles. we could see a shower or sprinkle started in the late morning. only a small chance and it could extend into the mid afternoon hours, as well. but mostly some clouds and sunshine today. >> thank you. it is 43 degrees on tv hill. she has supported all kinds of fashion trends, but never before has barbie been bling out like this. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of t

live view of traffic on the harrisburg expressway out of parkton good here at york road. that is the latest. now the latest on buses and trai trains. >> we have a few delays and diversions on buses due to weather. three is 30 minutes late and 20 and 30 are 2010 minutes late. 35 bus using franklin and 14 and 16 and 51 buses at posseatapsco tphals. light rail on time. metro subway on time and marc trains 870 and 15 minutes late. camden and penn on time. i'm kurt chronolokroenke. back to john collins. >> we will look now at the weather outside. sandra shaw is out there this morning and she played the game just right by staying in the studio yesterday and then going out there during the day today. all we are dealing with this morning is drizzle, right? >> it is not bad. i'm actually very relieved that the thing got out of here like we were hoping. a couple of waves rolled through but it was that we made it past high tide and a couple of streets like this near wolf flooded. this is an area that typically floods. you have the inner harbor water and boats so they have problems b

harrisburg expressway good. no problems on west side. 795 and i-70 smooth. 55 through glen burnie. the rest of the major roads fine. seven minutes the time on 895 south from the 95 merge to the harbor tul. 11 minutes on the north and west side. now a look at things running well on the northeast corner of the beltway at harford. york road out of the parkton there. smooth ride. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11". >> our big story, governor martin o'malley and former governor ehrlich went head to head in their first televised debate. at first they seemed cordial but it turned negative. kim dacey is live on federal hill with commitment 2010 story. >> it was an unusual debate because each candidate has already served one term as govern governor, forcing each to defend his record while attack being his opponent's. o'malley and ehrlich started out answer being the questions matter of factually but as the debate progressed it grew heated. both laid out similar priorities, creating jobs, cutting crime and offering an affordable college education. it was a back and forth with each accu

it is not affecting the almaden expressway. all roads throughout the area sound like they are cleared. the activity on the property itself, the rest of the south bay moves nicely. touching on one of the issues, 101 likely to get crowded. that's the only way to get dun to san martin. back to you. >> i was worried about the icee machine at the 7-11. >> if you need an icee, maybe something warmer. >> maybe hot chocolate. >> this would be a good week to be by the icee machine. still near 90 in livermore, but for most of the inner bay and coast, big time cool down. 60s on the coast and 70s around san francisco. the seven-day forecast shows a cooler weekend with even the chance of showers on sunday. i would say hot chocolate this weekend. >> hard to imagine that. >> full forecast and drink recommendations. >> how you can help the victim of the san bruno explosion and get a good meal at the same time. >> she prepared to do good, but not to have his eagle scout idea shot down. a 13-year-old boy taking a pledge for change. hi! welcome t

if you have to take highway 87 this morning, maybe take capital expressway instead. let's head up north to the bay bridge toll plaza where it doesn't look any nicer. the backup is extending to the macarthur maze. give yourself an extra 20 minutes if you are heading into san francisco. 880, traffic is looking good. here's steve. >>> thank you, tara. a very good morning. very calm. but in some of the higher elevations, the wind has been picking up. we have a very calm, mild conditions. the excessive heat watch is out in san francisco. san francisco temperatures are in the 60s already but will end up in the 80s and 90s. all coming in tying or setting record highs. temperatures in the city are very mild. the marina district was 68. they've dropped to 64. potrero hill, 66. outer richmond, 65. but i did see a 7 ott -- a 70 at ocean beach. you can see why. no low clouds, no high clouds. sunny, warm, hot. mainly those higher elevations and that's where they have the red flag warning out until tomorrow morning. some records are possible. the record is 91, 197. oakland's 90. t

if not, just expect that slow ride from the capital expressway.za also where you'll find a delay. already backed up to the 880 overcrossing and ace train number 3 still running 5 minutes late. other mass transit systems reporting no delays. you can always find out what your ride to work looks like by going our website. abc7news.com the place to go before you head out the door. click on the bay area traffic link. >> kristen, thanks. a third of schools in san mateo county will join schools from 40 nations to celebrate international walk to school day this morning. the aim is to highlight the health benefits of walking and the importance of making streets safe for pedestrians. the event comes on the heels of a study which finds under major industrialization no one walks less than americans. we take an average of 5,000 stems a day. compare that to nearly 10,000 steps a day taken by australians, the walking leaders. experts say taking a stroll every day and walking more around the office are easy ways to get exercise. >> time to recap our top stories.

. >> reporter: we're outside the chase bank at capital expressway. chase wants says it is reviewing surveillance camera. police investigators say they believe the same man came to the same atm location twice to conduct the same type of robbery. security camera pictures shows the suspect following their victims into the chase bank vestebule. >> you would think it would be more secure but at the same time because you have to walk in, somebody can walk in right behind you and now you're trapped in that little room. >> reporter: on august 28, a man covered up in dark clothing grabbed a woman from behind at knife point as she conducted her transaction and fled with her money. days later, police believe the same man attacked another one at the same atm. >> there was a brief struggle where the victim ended up on the ground. it appears he was frustrated at that point and he fled the scene without robbing her. >> reporter: police describe the suspect 5'seven to 6 feet tall, thin, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with black or dark shoes. possibly with a musta

when his parents-to-be arrived at the hospital, which was at 7:10, lawrence expressway, the only delivery room available was room 10. for many the number 10 is auspicious. but these parents say they are just happy their baby is healthy. and boy does he have a story to tell. >>> a sweet new beep ginning -- beginning for an oakland business. >> reporter: these bakery was able to reopen today because the employee are doing a whole lot more than just working here. the next, you start one feeling a bit off.ne. the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >> reporter: a lot of people cut the ribbon to officially open a taste of denmark bakery on telegraph avenue because it took that many people to make it happen. almost three months ago, the bakery that had been here 81 years closed its doors. >> over the last two years with the economy, everybody saw what was happening and one day we were told simply that saturday would be the last day, which was the 17th of july. >> r

one accident so far on the harrisburg expressway. we'll update you on that one and check on another problem in columbia. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today t. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. i didn't even say happy monday or anything because it's not a happy monday. it's rainy outside. >> it's cold and rainy outside. it's all perspective. you can turn it into a happy monday if you want. >> i like that. >> thank you, sam.

almaden road and almaden expressway. that's where the roof of that 7- eleven caught fire. to the freeway through the south bay still looks great. top speeds on 101, 280, the guadalupe parkway, no problems. and coming out of downtown san jose we can show you a live look. that is northbound traffic on 280. you can kind of make out some of the headlights, traffic there approaching the 880 interchange and it continues to move well as you make your way past highway 85 in cupertino. hey, later on tonight we have a concert big show rascal flatts performing at shoreline. some delays on the peninsula. let's go out to the san mateo bridge. this is of course our other big traffic story of the day. they are continuing now for a second day the emergency repair work to fix a crack on the span of westbound 92. so far, no need for an alternate. really no big delayses across the span even though they do have a stretch of the right lane, the slow lane blocked just before you get to the high- rise. it's still a nice easy ride. no delay to your drive time. it's early and it's friday. now, for

if you are using the expressway, ú%kinggan outer loop it will be wide open so it will be an eaay rideay to the beetway. that's a look at the traffic edge, patrice, back to you. >>> thaak you, laaren, still ahead, toyota mmking some much-needed repairs to a few models, the issues the automaker >>> right nowwwe're throwing our phon mmoney away. >> and keeping juveniie3q (announcer) did you know even the leading dishwashing detergent leaves residue behind? finish jet dry rinse agent removes residue and dries dishes better than detergent alone two times better. for a brilliant shine every time. finish jet dry rinse agent. finish. the diamond standard. >>> prosecutors say the accused gunman in the ken harris murder case wass15 years old when he pulled the trigger. under maryland law he was -utomatically clarnlgd as an chn adult.ú he but a new reporttshows that model doesn't work and legal organizattons re fighting to change it? >>a streak of crime deadly violence with juveniles made as suspeecs in some of baltimore's city's most notorious cases. there are victims. >> how do you tell a chil

as we look at overview fortunately no issues on the harrisburg expressway. 95 looks good and 695 and no problems on i-70 make your way eastbound towards 695, west westbound is good towards 270. looking at the cameras, traffic is good every where. in anne arundel 97 at route 100, good in both directions. we have more of good morning, maryland coming back after this quick break. ♪ let's take a look at the stats. mini has more than double the fiber and whole grain... making him a great contender in this bout... against mid-morning hunger. honey nut cheerios is coming in a little short. you've got more whole grain in your little finger! let's get ready fo breakfaaaaaaaaaast! ( ding, cheering, ringing ) keeping you full and focused with more than double the fiber and whole grain... in every tasty bite -- frrrrrrosted mini-wheeeeats! didn't know i had it in me. >>> make news around the nation this morning, one late night driver in texas had a major meltdown at car wash and as you guessed it it was caught on tape as you can see. it seems the change machine was not working. this driver went

let's switch over to a leave view on the harrisburg expressway at warren road. this is the pace of things, again, all the way down to the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony, over to you. >> good morning, everyone. obviously the rain is the problem this morning. give yourself a few extra minutes if you can. it's not heavy rain, but enough to slow things down. the heavier stuff, if you want to call it that, is across portions of carroll and frederick counties and into the western part of baltimore county. but just light rain and sprinkles around the beltway and even dry patches on the eastern shore counties. this is not going to be a steady rain for us. it will be off and on through the day today. the forecast, off and on showers, otherwise cloudy and cool with high temperatures only in the upper 50's. right now, it's near 50, so take a jacket with you. same forecast almost tuesday and wednesday. we'll drop the chance for rain down to 30% though, and then it will warm up as we head into next weekend with highs in the 70's. stan? >> tony, thank yo

expect delays as you approach 695 from the harrisburg expressway. now back to you. >> thanks kim. >>> 5:33. if you are traveling to europe, you should be extra vigilant. that's warning coming from the government. it is based on i will to -- intelligent sources that tear visit been plotting coordinate assaults on european cities. >> reporter: the government alert to u.s. citizens living or touring europe is rare. it says u.s. citizens should take every precaution to be aware their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves while traveling. but the state department add sigh site not intend to stop american travel to europe. >> you can still go and be safe. but you have to be smart. >> reporter: the government advice register with the american embassy and avoid public demonstrations and stay away from unattended packages. the alert comes after weeks of discussions between the white house and u.s. intelligence communities. experts say the caution make sense. >> you are not interfering with their lives, and in today's pol

we also have an accident on the northbound lanes of the harris burg expressway right at bell fast roadnorthern baltimore county. so as a result of that one use york road or fall road to get around that. >> bet news on the belt way right at harper road it's an easy drive all the way up to 95. then let's talk about 95 to form and already backed up as far as we can see. here it is on the northbound lanes because of an accident right at emerton road. definitely avoid this corridor. rouue 40% as the alternnte 30. we also have an accident in salt and crash that comes completely shut down harper road right at cherry hill road. use belaire road as alternate route. thatts the busy evening travels now back over to you. >> trick-or-treating can really ruin the child diet. up next. some tips on how to keep children from eating too much candy this coming holiday weekend. >> if i was shocked. can't be happpning. >> how close one person got to this twister that left behind >> if awe inspiring i guess.n. >> entire home swept the into the motion. why the owner of the motion. why the owner of this hhme

for thoss of you traveling the harrisburg expressway, here is a look t harrissroad it's nice and open 695. -here's no problems to report on the jfx from the beltway all thú a downtown to eest fayette street. if you re traveling the tunnell, you're looking at a 4-minute ride from and a 9 9-minute ride from the harbor tunnel ttothe tolls. back to you. >>> thank yoo, laaren. >>> sttll ahead, springing for silver and gold, how the cost of precious metals is soaring. >> whether he is willing to take that risk to ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. vo: it's america's egg farmers who feed millions in need... vo: ....it's families who are active in their communities... ...and it's k

looking at the cameras, no problems on the harrisburg expressway.t looks good southbound from warren road towards the beltway. stay with us, because more of good morning, maryland, is up after this. ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >>> in news make headlines around the nation this morning a. new york man shot at close range is saved by his cell phone. 54-year-old juan says a man shot him but the bullet ricocheted off the cell phone he had in his pocket. he says the shooter was a recently fired building super who he and his boss replaced. the the gunman was five feet away from him. police have video of the shooter leaving the scene and a

minor congestion at fort mchenry toll plaza. 895 looks good as is harrisburg expressway. no issues on 795 approaching the beltway. back to you. >> all right, kim, it's 5:00 and they are all free. the final miner went up through 2000 feet of rock finishing up a 22 1/2 hour rescue operation that was truly remarkable in its speed and execution. welcome to life one minor was told when he surfaced as a curious world looked on. several came out slamming the sky with their fist like a prize fighter. they pray to the patron saint of miners and for the first 17 days no one knew any of them were alive. rescue operation was incredible, so clean and emotional. chile saw no reason not to let the eyes of the world watch. here's diana live. >> reporter: first they were lost and then they were found. and now finally they are free. all 33 miners are safely here at the surface after they were pulled to the surface in a rescue process that went so fast and smooth as the world watched. as luis, the shift captain and leader of 33 hound hugged the rescuers the world lifted right along with the