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again, southbound 83 the harrisburg expressway shut down at belfast road. in the meantime, if you're traveling elsewhere, we have another accident to report for those of you on the bw parkway. not taking up any lanes, but it's certainly slowing down traffic at i-195. so be prepared for that. here's a live look at traffic on the west side of 695, looking pretty good out on those lanes, picking up in volume, but still no delays as you make your way to i-95 on the southwest side. now with a look at our forecast, here's justin. >> angela, it is a mess up there and it's 6:32. we talkd about it in the last half hour. i wanted to show you they did put the lights on there. >>> in ellicott city currently 30 degrees. we check out other numbers around the region. rolling in from clear skies to the north, clouds around parts of the beltway and that's why we have this wide spread of temperatures. perry hall 28, but owens mills 47. look at mount aiy, 44. you do take that drive down to silver spring, you really avoid all this chill this morning. there's the flareup of clo

we'll have more on that harrisburg expressway accident.t's a live look at it right now, the southbound lanes are closed. more from angela on that when "good morning maryland" continues in just a bit. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining how this fresh toasted number would tantalize your taste buds -- it's time to actually experience the subway big hot pastrami melt, built by the sandwich experts the way you love -- to per-fec-tion. subway. eat fresh. >> hi, i'm snuggle. look, i get towels fluffy... blankets cuddly... and clothes stay fresh... [sniffs] for 14 days. and i cost less than the leading brand. let's snuggle. >>> welcome back to "good morning maryland," our big story right now, following a major backup on southbound 83, the harrisburg expressway. all southbound lanes are shut down at belfast

this is the harrisburg expressway. traffic is not moving in the area of mount carmel. you can see what it looks like. a lot of folks getting off at mount carmel. in joppa, this is the accident. the tow truck is on the scene. hopefully that will be out of their shortly. only the left lane is squeezing by on that ramp. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> i have much better news in the forecast. we're expecting warm air to pushpin from the west. all that warm air is heading our way. the cold front is likely to pass by on saturday evening. it will pass by as it dry front. maybe a drop of rain possible on saturday evening. 50's for the next several days. 40's next week. rain chances hold off until wednesday or thursday. >> 6:36. 30 degrees on tv hill. >> an amazing "tail" >> a couple thought they looked everywhere when the lost a wedding ring until the look at their dog. diamond was too tempting for the bass a pound to avoid. -- for the basset hound. found the ring inside. it required little surgery, which was succes

still over 30 minutes to get from the capitol expressway to the up montague expressway., there is one minor accident but it is north of our camera location that is why it is still slow. >>darya: 9:41 a developing story with a wall not at a home in walnut creek that is destroyed at walnut creek. a fire. jackie is live at the >>jackie: good morning. the 100 block of green would drive in walnut creek. you can see the survey crews. greenwood drive. contra costa county received a call of smoke and flames coming out of the garage. when we got here the fire was extinguished. the occupants had self- evaluated. no injuries. however, the bad news is that for cars total have been completely destroyed all four cars -- the one inside the car ride and three on the street. there are smoke and water damage sustained inside. however, it is still livable. as i mentioned, both occupants were self- evacuated. some people are already starting the demolition process. >>darya: thank you. >>mark: we will be right back coming up with a big huge mass of the 101. a live look at the san mateo bridg

expressway. it should be between 16 and 18 minutes for the northbound drive. we have been delayed free and incident free. lighter than usual traffic flow. here is a look at your ride on the san the data bridge. problem free eastbound and westbound delirious called >>erica: let's get straight to the numbers right outside of the door. significantly closer to where we were yesterday. santa rosa and airfields' have dropped down to 44 degrees. 49 in downtown san francisco. not too bad there. low forties for the most part. 41 in oakland, 43 for those of you in redwood city. let's check out how much cooler it is this morning compared to yesterday. into the afternoon, we are anticipating >>james: this video shows you some of the police cars that were involved in this high-speed chase. it looks almost like a derby with cars bouncing off of each other. let's walk through what happened. it's an officer was pulling into the parking lot at the moment is this going on. the officer saw what was happening in the

expressway. moving well down the west side and the major roadways leading up to the west side of looking good. we start on the east side. construction in place on the inner loop. you can get by in the outer loop as a two-way traffic pattern is set up for the next 10 weeks. this is greenspring. pretty empty in the inner loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have on the light rail 15 to 20 minute delay. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. the 27 and 50's is diverting at roland park way. the 36 bus not stopping at washington and monroe. now back to ava marie. >> good morning. a new storm system on the way. we will see some changes after this moves through. the storm system is down to the south. you can see showers in arkansas and missouri and up into west virginia. lots of shades of green, yellow, and orange. that is rain. this is a mild storm and m

>> we appear to have gone through the worst of it, we still see some very high travel times on expressway's particularly the evening the kennedy, conditions should start to improve rapidly and certainly by tomorrow morning they will be rapidly better. >> should we take those major roadways or go on the side streets? >> was a night like tonight you can stay home i think that might be the best device, we can do our job is much quicker the lighter the traffic volume. even though we haven't gone through the worst that there are still some very high travel times out there. >> let's take a look at the travel times on the expressway right now. wgn is gaynor hall in ter crew out on the roads all night. >> inkathawe just emerged on to the kennedy expressway the inbound kennedy from the eating, 9:00 at night you would think that traffic would be much better at this point but sadly that is not the case. we got on the eden two and a half hours ago and we have made it to just about five and a half miles really inch along here that is the story for drivers all over the chicago area this evening. today ju

this is the harrisburg expressway at warrant road. southbound traffic, a steady stream but no delays. this is the topside of the beltway at perring parkway. that accident has been moved onto the shoulder. it might be a little sluggish but nothing to major as far as delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava in that dundalk. >> we're at poor boys this morning and they have an incredible story. we have some models to show off the tee shirt. this is an aim was bulldog and -- this is an english bulldog. this is the biggest dog i have ever seen. i'm here with the owner and you have another location. these dogs are incredible. >> this schurick is from maryland screen -- this schurick has been popular. shirts are popular this week. this is a spinoff of the natty- bo. the last one is from maryland screen, the relentless. >> i've not seen a shirt like this one. >> torrey smith. it is printed on both sides. it has the dreads on the back. part of the sales go to the -- part of the proceeds go to a charity. >> celeb

harrisburg expressway checking out fine as well as 795. the northwest expressway. live look at 95 now at white marsh boulevard. keep in mind traveling southbound 95 you will see the accident off to the side as you make your way past pulaski highway. over to you. >>> it's no secret long hours and strange work schedules can affect your health. ask anyone who works in overnight television. but a study by researchers at the university of maryland school of nursing says more than half of nurses surveyed are obese. long shifts may raise the odds of nurses for obesity. researchers blame the lack of sleep on that trend saying you are more likely to make poor health choices when you are tired. >>> in other news previous studies suggested cholesterol lowering drugs called statins may not be as effective as women as they are in men in decreasing cardiovascular events. but statins are as beneficial for women as they are for the guys. >> this study looked carefully at a large number of clinical trials at the benefits of statin drugs used to lower the bad cholesterol, ldl in men

it is affecting the traffic on the northwest expressway. we'll have a complete check of your driven times there straight ahead. . >>> 6:44 and 33 degrees and now time for your news to go. >>> we're dealing with temperatures on the chilly side. towson coming in around 25, chilly but seasonable. baltimore around 31 and 30s in ellicott city and in manchester. and mid-30s in millersville. chestertown coming in around 35 and more of the same in rock hall this morning. the satellite not picking up on a lot right announcement we're starting to see a few high level to mid-level clouds filtering in. but check out what is really going to many of in here tomorrow. we have a storm system making its way from the south and west. and we'll see wet weather in the forecast. that could linger as we go into friday morning. and the hour-by-hour forecast today, 42 by lunchtime and 4:00 p.m., a high around 46 degrees and more sign and the temperature might soar a little more. and now over to angela. >>> good morning. we continue to monitor accident on the beltwa

but i want to update you on the harrisburg expressway. we're seeing heavy traffic through the parkton region. but not too bad in crockesyville and the top side of the beltway. northbound on the harrisburg expressway, light, actually. no reported troubles through here. here's 83. here's a live look at those bumper, bumper conditions on the west side of the belt way. traffic starting to back down here as you get to liberty road to frederick road where the accident occupies the left outer loop lane. >>> the baltimore county police are trying to crack down a driver -- track down a driver involved in a hit-and-run and killing a perry hall woman. sherrie johnson is trying to find out the latest. >> reporter: i've been talking to baltimore county detectives this morning and they still have not found the person responsible. she was known as miss beverly and friends and neighbors are still in mourning. she was hit and killed by a driver sunday night at seven courts drive and joppill road. her best friend rose is handlinger estate what pains her ne

big delays on the harrisburg expressway. 62 minutes right now in the southbound direction.'s a look at 95 at 152. we could still see that accident at the bomb of the screen. this is brought to you buy paramount pest control, offering professional and wildlife animal com services. back to you. >>> thank you. breaking lughole news this morning, local arch bishop edwin o'brien is named a cardinal in the catholic church. it will be made official next month and the 72-year-old will be made advisor to the pope. he will serve here until someone is named to replace him. we have complete news, weather and traffic still ahead thorn. the president announces a new defense strategy and budget. will it make america more vulnerable? and ,, ♪ jif to go goes here, goes there ♪ ♪ jif to go goes anywhere ♪ jif to go goes here, goes there ♪ ♪ jif to go goes everywhere ♪ goes here, goes there ♪ jif to go, wherever you go

and for those of you making the drive on the harrisburg expressway. look pretty good on maryland 45, southbound lanes to the right. heavy moving at posted speed. checking the drive times for this time morning, not too bad on the harrisburg from cockeysville to the beltway. top side 95 on the east side from white march tonight beltway that's 56 minute drive. on the top side bel air to providence 6 minutes and outer loop is where you have the delay 9 minutes from 795 to 70. charley. >>> it's 6:31. out of union city new jersey firefighters on the scene of an 8 alarm fire that fire swept through five buildings and firefighters had a tough time getting to it because of the cold temperatures. the fire started around 9 last night in and crews remain on the scene. 10 firefighters have been injured due to smoke inhalation and slips and falls. 40 people are now homeless this morning after the 8 and i harm fire. we will have much more on this story as it continues to develop on this thursday morning. >>> just about 3 hours, we will know for sure weather mitt rom

no major slowing through this portion of the south bay. 101, the expressway, that's the choice spot for the construction. over from the peninsula eastbound 84, dumbarton bridge,

moving well on the harrisburg expressway. 61 on padonia road. the j.f.x. running smoothly into town. your ride out of owings mills is great. no problems down towards the beltway. 70 checking out ok. this is traffic and everything is running smoothly at sandy point to the bay bridge toll plaza. reduced visibility but speeds are up in that area. this is the curtis creek drawbridge. the construction in place. no sign of delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains.

we've now got trouble on the harrisburg expressway.unately our southbound lanes are shut down on 83 between bellfast road and shawon road with an accident, southbound lanes backed up solid prior to belfast. you may want to hop on york road to get around this situation. also still experiencing very mild conditions through howard county, on 29 as well as on i- 70 and a live look at i-95 traffic north of maryland 43, southbound lanes picking up just a little bit, but no delays making your way to the top side of the beltway and the mta reporting all rail lines and buses on time for your friday morning commute. charley. >>> still embroiled of an underaged sex scandal, who the nittany lions are expected to name as their new head coach. an announcement is expected this weekend. >>> after a brief halt due to a court order, bp continues now with its payments to those in the gulf affected by the 2010 oil disaster. you're watching what's new, now and next on this friday, january 6th. good morning, maryland. Ãgagagagagagac0c0c0 [ male announcer ]

reports of an accident on the harrisburg expressway.ll check on the rest of >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:40. 36 degrees downtown. we're starting out in the upper 20's. we will see temperatures bounceback. it will get better into the afternoon. by noon, 53. partly sunny skies. already well above normal by noon. 58 is the expected high temperature. very mild conditions and light winds. we could not ask for more for january. we will see changes in the seven-day forecast. stay tuned. >> the food and drug in ministration is restricting the use of some antibiotics in chicken and livestock. >> they are used to treat infections in cattle and to treat humans with meningitis and pneumonia. the fda says farmers must not limit the use of the drug. outside microbiologist agree. farmers and the unerring groups say the threat of antibiotic resistance is overstated. it has been recommended the government restricts -- >>lead could be found in dust from the industrial work sites. it could lead to problems with brain and in extreme cases it could l

the harrisburg expressway continues to build but no delays. moving back over to the beltway, the north side outer loop a minor slow down but the rest of the beltway continues to run very well. let's take a live look, not too much to talk about there. a look at the beltway at old court road. for instant traffic updates log onto wjz.com, don, back to you. >> here is what people will be talking about today, it being a purple friday with super bowl implications in just two days we will find out whether the ravens are playing on football's biggest stage in that midwestern size city of indianapolis. but until then we have live coverage. they are live with how the players that have been taking part in all this excitement. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning, don, good morning, every one. players say the least they can do is hang out with fans because they would not be here without them. >>> fans in a frenzy and purr pill in aplenty. the state is getting set for sunday's big game. >> we are going to sweep them or double their score, whatev

the harrisburg expressway looks great down to the beltway. the roads are a little slick. a little slower on the west side outer loop as you make your way down towards baltimore national pike. this is at sandy point. no problems to report. fog warnings are in effect. you can see it is wet at liberty. no delays to report at the moment. we will keep you up to date. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> for the fourth year, maryland's public schools have been ranked number 1 in the nation. >> the state received high marks for student performance and graduation rates. tim tooten has reaction this morning from the interim superintendent. >> it was like my greatest fear that we would not be number one. i cannot think of a better number to have. >> how to become number one again? >> i think it says a lot about the quality of our classroom teachers and the leadership of our superintendent. it is indicative of the kind of financial support that we have received from governor o'malley and the legislature in general. we have a lot to do. we want to be the first in the country to

101 at hellyer avenue that's in san jose as you're coming off of 85 heading up towards capitol expressway that's where you should see flashing lights. we'll track it and let you know if it sticks around. have a wider look at your commute coming up. >> thank you very much. >>> not a good way to start a morning, hundreds of pink slips for oakland city workers. christie smith is live in oakland with what's behind the massive layoff notices. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. city workers in oakland have been bracing for this for quite some time, the expectation is that a huge stack of pink slips will go out today, about 1,500. and then at the end of the month, about 200 city workers will actually lose their jobs and that's to make up for about $25 million that will be lost when redevelopment agencies are dissolved. this after the state subsidized programs are basically eliminated last month. cities use them for things like building housing and fighting blight, and oakland considers nearly half the city blighted, so this is a big hit. city workers say they've given up a lot and t

northbound harrisburg expressway. we have one at pedonia road. that's blocking the right-hand lane. another crash we're watching 100 eastbound at route 10. as far as your delays on the west side inner loop, slowing there from the bw parkway to 95. about 15 minutes to get through. and the north side outer loop, also slowing there from charles street to the harrisburg expressway. northbound 95, brake lights there, from 195 up to the beltway on the southwest side. and another crash in anne arundel county, benfield road at benfield boulevard. let's now take a live look. you can see, pretty easy drive on south quarantine. and we'll take another live look, not too bad there. everything seems to be moving along on the west side of the beltway at liberty road. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the hot, new pastrami melt. pickles, mustard, bubbly cheese, to satisfy the biggest appetite. only at subway, eat fresh. back to you. >>> ravens fans are counting the days until this sunday's play-off game at m&t bank stadium. the ravens will play the houston texans in the r

just south of the monohugh expressway. we will give you new information. here we are almost an hour later and traffic is at a crawl there on northbound 880 south of the monague expressway. traffic is moving just fine, that traffic you see is northbound 880. we have some pictures that we took not long ago. they are pictures of a gray toyota as it was burning almost exactly one hour ago. we can see flames here pouring from the car. at this point there are no reports of anyone having been injured in this fire. >>> a florida woman testified today that suspected serial killer joseph naso choked her during their relationship so he could have sex with her while she was unconscious. this system came during the fourth day of a preliminary hearing in marin county superior court. the woman 80-year-old betty mathison says she told reno police but doesn't remember when it happened. she says she broke up with naso because she was afraid of him. naso is serving as his own attorney. during his questioning, he asked matheson about their good times together. she said, you s

harrisburg expressway around 55 at shawan road. here's a quick live look outside.s is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. southbound traffic and no construction in place at the moment. we'll keep you posted on those -- on of those delays start to form southbound. this is 70 west of the beltway. building in volume. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have a delay on the brunswick line. 870 is running 10 minutes late. light rail and metro subway on time. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we will check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. first we say good morning to ava marie. she is helping us get our cars winterized. >> we know that winter has arrived in technically but we have not seen the worst of the weather. now is a good time to get your car ready. we're talking about winterizing your car. the cold weather takes such an effect on your car. how does it impact your car? >> the cold weather a

embarcadero and oregon expressway, construction cleared.des of 101, a great flow along the peninsula right there no. problems between 92 and the city itself. we'll get a look out there and see a live look, the bay bridge toll plaza, we should see a light volume. that's what we do. no problems down the east shore all the way around the berkeley curve. we have slowing through livermore kicking off at the alta mont pass. >> wells fargo offering concussion testing. a package was created because of new research on brain injuries to young athletes. the level of medical care offered in these packages has only been able to pros until now. wells fargo teaming up with sacramento's biggest medical providers to provide this unique and exclusive coverage. >> the oakland raiders could have a new head coach by the end of the week. reggie mckenzie says he expects to have an announcement by saturday. so far he's interviewed winston moss and dennis allen. espn says mckenzie will speak to allen again later this week, believed to be the first candidate to get

up to speed on the harrisburg expressway. not bad on the j.f.x. this morning. j.f.x., southbound traffic as you make your approach to northern parkway. this is 29 at 32 and checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in live with ava marie. she is preparing for the polar bear plunged this weekend. we have done it before and it is not bad. >> pleasant might be a stretch. it all benefits a great cause. it is going to the special olympics in maryland. many athletes will be there as well. a great event to get involved with. i'm here with the superintendent of the maryland department of police. you're doing the plunge this year. >> this is my eighth year. this is a wonderful thing for the athletes and for the state police to be leading this event. >> this will be my first year of doing the plunge. temperatures will be in the 30's. >> it will be cold. you'll be fine. >> we have a super plunging when you the 124 times in 24 hours. jennifer franciotti will be doing that -- where you go in 24 times in 24 hours a. >> that will plunge ever

the drive time is not 20 minutes than the capitol expressway to the montague expressway. when last we checked, it was down to 12. we have added another eight minutes to the drive time. it should only be about 22 minutes for this time of morning. it is a six minute delay. faugh use 85 to the west valley as an alternate route. here is a bridge check. dense fog advisories on the bay area bridges. fifth lesson of this flaw leslie if you try san mateo bridge is under as as falsifies a 50 half of traffic has lee and welfare if there have not been any problem for. from the golden gate, downfall. maranta need is now up from 22 minutes to 32 f from a lot to fill half the fifth >>james: off the dow has been a father leave half of all morning long 50 f 4454 via e.f. european fall far fallen in from 50 off manufacturing the u.s. has expanded at a faster pace in the last fifth month. construction spending in the u.s. has climbed 1.2%. we are starting the new year on a positive note. not just the dow, but the s&p and nasdaq are also ceiling height. >>darya: to different chances to land

and it's really impacting the drive on the harrisburg expressway as well. if you're traveling on the harrisburg expressway, we're already looking at a 20-minute delay there. we're also looking at another 40 minutes in the southbound direction from belfast, up to the beltway in that direction. so it's definitely going to be a tricky drive for you if you're in the phoenix area or up in sparks. definitely take your time, traveling in that area. as far as the rest of the region goes, we still have some accidents to watch out for. southbound 95 at mountain road. on the outer loop, an accident there, on perring parkway. other icy conditions reported. cromwell bridge, at copins avenue. and the west side inner loop, delays there from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. about 20 minutes to get through. other accidents include cranbrook road at snow drift court. bel air at frank ford. south paul at east biddle. and east monument at falls way. let's take a look. that is a look at the delay. northbound at the harrisburg expressway. you can see things are bar

a live look at 695, exit 24, harrisburg expressway. all lanes open and moving freely as well. >>> governor martin o'malley introduced a bill to legalize same sex marriage. opponents are planning a protest to stop that from happening. >> ar tin o'malley has been outspoken for weeks. pastors, officials will gatt tore protest against the bill. they are being organized by the marriage alliance. the delegates and senators and cheryl grin will attends the rally. the legislation was stalled last year and back in the spotlight of the legislative session this year. martin made it a priority. the first lady called the opponents, coward. the rally is 6:00 tonight. hearing on the same sex bill is scheduled for tuesday. >>> governor o'malley who has seen a backlash over his wife comments, tried to smooth things over sunday. she called the act cowards thursday. on sundays the governor spoke to the national lgbt conference and said, quote, i love my wife very, very much and for the last 20 years, she balanced a host of responsibilities and doing it w

for those of you that travel on the harrisburg expressway, you're looking good. traffic flow easy from the pennsylvania state line. we're picking up in volume around belfast road. but use continue southbound in the crockesyville region, no report incidents there. and here's what it looks like in glen burnie at maryland 100. open and clear for you all the way up to the beltway. our drive times in excellent shape so far this morning, just a five minute drive to the harrisburg expressway and clear to the beltway. and if you're traveling on 95 from white marsh boulevard, six minutes there. and bel air to providence, six minutes and seven minutes to 695 west side from 795 to i-70. >>> a major report released overnight letting us know how maryland public schoolteachers are doing. sherrie johnson has been pouring through that data. she has a report for us now and what did you find? >> reporter: it's about 170 pages long and this report gave maryland public schools a d plus. this report come is from the national council and teacher quality. it works to ensure that every

. >> first in the spring, starting at the bypass where it turns from the expressway to the freeway it is all going to roll into one large freeway to deal with this kind of traffic. it will take 2 1/2 years to complete the entire thing. >>mark: that was the scene last night as occupy protesters interrupted a budget meeting. after a slight today, the meeting continued. no one was arrested. oakland is grappling with a major budget decisions. this city will belong to receive millions of dollars from the state. here is how they plan to deal with the budget crisis. 109 physicians with the city of oakland could be cut. parks and recreation and human services would be merged. the attitude at the city council meeting was hall style. >> here is my business card. on the that is the city's mission statement and what is says is, employees are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. we are seeing none of that today and tonight, those words are not worth the paper they're written on. >>mark: the layoffs will be finalized on february 3rd. >>justine: jobless claims have increased, but less than ex

have traffic at posted speeds all the way to 83 into the jfx now as we look at the jones falls expressway at northern parkway, towards baltimore city, traffic in both directions now running very light and at posted speeds. a look at the transit, mta is all running without delays. get going to work and you should be fine. news continues now with linda so. >>> after being rushed to the hospital for a possible substance abuse demi moore's rep says she's dropping out of the upcoming linda lovelace biopic. she was admitted for exhaustion. friends say she had a seizure, was not attempting suicide. tmz says she had a reaction to nitrous oxide. >>> madonna will reportedly have company on stage during her halftime show at the super bowl. one news outlet announced she will have a performer with her as well. >>> saying goodbye to a legend. 15,000 people are expected to come out today for the public memorial of former head coach joe paterno. we'll give you a preview of the somber affair. >> details on a special forces mission to rescue two international aid workers held hostage in somalia. reaction f

following i-83 let's look at jones falls expressway. this is at northern parkway with traffic running smoothly heading into downtown. traffic if you pick up the ride along key highway running into south baltimore off i-95 with no reported difficulties. even with the rain mostly free flow. looking at travel time where we see the ride on the outer loop beltway and the white marsh from 695 to 95 is 7 minutes. here sherrie johnson. >>> a fire started on a roof in the -- and spread but this morning more than 2,000 firefighters are trying to fight the fire in one part of china. what he fueling it this morning. >>> and legos may be something your kids will play with, but see what these two promised. >>> time now is 6:20. our top stories. maryland democrats and republicans -- maryland democrats and republicans are hoping to show voters they can agree on somethings. among proposals one to ensure social studies is taught in school as a core content. >>> and woman accused of killing her coworker is preparing to learn her fate. britney norwood is s

view of warren road on i-83, traffic is running smoothly and further down on 83 at the jones falls expressway at north avenue, traffic running well to downtown, no reported delays. >>> news continues with linda so. >> first lady michelle obama will be stopping? florida today to announce a new health partnership. mike has more. >> reporter: good morning. any other day michelle obama's visit to this area would be not only the top political story but perhaps the only political story, kind of a side story today with the gop presidential candidates making rounds before tonight's debate. first, let me tell you about her visit. it's going to be for a private fundraise they are afternoon for the democratic national committee but earlier this morning she's going to be in tampa for a stop with the usda on the my plate campaign and then to sarasota for another private fundraiser. of course this is all a build-up for the democratic party, but tonight we have the republican candidates -- let me talk about those. newt gingrich, mitt romney, rick santorum, they will all be making appearances in the sunshine

and a check on your drive on the harrisburg expressway.thbound i-83 traffic is moving freely through the parkton region down to 695. and as we look live at the harrisburg expressway, merging into the baltimore beltway. charley. >>> health news this morning, age and memory loss can start cerne than originally thought. for years experts thought changes in memory began closer to age 60. british researchers found mental and memory decline will begin early as mid to late 40s. dekind in younger people were modest but they were there. >>> disturbing trend in rodents may make you think twice. high fatty food can damage the area of the brain responsible for hunger and thirst. three days of high fat foods they showed signs of inflammation and injury and a long-term unhealthy diet left permanent damage which could shed light on why it's hard for obese people to keep the weight off. >>> a body found on the royal estate has been identified. hoe physicians say it was and how long this person -- officials say it was and how long the person had been there

the new location is at willow road and bayfront expressway. it houses about 2,000 employees. they have announced they plan to build a west campus on the other side of bayfront expressway in the next five years. that location would employ almost 3,000 more employees. the west campus would only be about a half mile from east palo alto. and that's the concern. another few thousand employees would equal gridlock and potentially displace some east palo alto residents. they say the city is considering suing the social networking giant. now, i have reached out to the mayor of east palo alto this morning. i'm waiting to hear back from her. in the meantime i can tell you the east palo alto city council will consider suing facebook at its meeting tomorrow. reporting in menlo park this morning, i'm marla tellez, jon and laura? >> thank you very much for the report. >>> 5:0 5 right now. changes may be on the way for the recently approved medical marijuana policy. in september the city voted to shrink the collectives from more than 100 to just ten. but critics have collected enough sig to

this is it at the intersection of willow road and bayfront expressway. tell you from standing out here, it is a very busy intersection and no doubt facebook only adding traffic to this area, and that is, in fact, the issue here. facebook already has plans to expand to a vacant lot directly across the street on the other side of bayfront, a little closer to east palo alto. this would be its west campus. it would house an additional almost 3,000 employees. that would mean a total of about 5,000 employees at this single intersection. east palo alto is concerned because its city limit is just about a half mile away. the mayor tells the palo alto daily news she's concerned about traffic gridlock and the potential to displace e.p.a. residents. the city may sue facebook if it does, in fact, go ahead with expansion plans. the east palo alto city council will talk about filing this potential lawsuit at a closed door meeting tomorrow. reporting live in menlo park, i'm march will tellez. jon and laura? >> thank you very much. >>> first an officer killed in the line

highway 101 in the northbound side at oregon expressway and embarcadero road. a couple of crews. that's nothing unusual. no major slowing. the embarcadero off ramp has opened early sounds like but the oregon expressway on and off ramps will still have construction. closer to 6:00 we'll see that clearing. we do have in the east bay an issue, the northbound side of 680 at the fremont truck scales reports of a disabled car that was in lanes. we took a look and we didn't see anything going on over on the northbound side. the southbound side, however, back over the hill into fremont side at washington reports of a disabled bus. may be a few and reports of a passenger transport so i'm trying to find out more on whether that affects the major transit lines and how many are affected. we'll try to get updates from chp but they are just arriving on scene. no injuries, just a disabled bus or two. prepare for that. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >> of course, we've all been there, maybe not you, though. she's always prompt. but you get to work late and then you got to go in the boss's offi

closed. 5:00 for the embarcadero to reopen, a few minutes and oregon expressway at 6:00. no slowing on 101 or 280. let's look to the san mateo bridge where we have an easy flow of traffic off the 101, at the 101/92 interchange reports of a disabled vehicle off the roadway, but i'll track it. if they have to block a lane, i'll warn you, but no problems over the waters. >>> the giants locked up one star but they are working on another one, sandoval signed a three-year deal worth $17 million, not a bad gig if you can get it. sandoval had a solid 2011 after losing nearly 40 pounds. the new contract avoids salary arbitration. another guy getting a pretty solid raise no matter how this goes, the giants in the thick of arbitration with tim lincecum, he's asking for $21.5 million a season. the giants so far have offered $17 million. both sums would break the record for the most money sought and offered in arbitration for a player who is not eligible for free agency. >>> it's 4:57 right now. coming up, how one artist is using apple technology to create his newest exhibit. >>> plus

and if you are traveling on the harrisburg expressway, look like a good wednesday morning commute so far on i-83. 83 at maryland, 45 your southbound volume picking up between middle belfast. over to you. >> the day five of the search for any survivors aboard a cruise ship off the italian coast and now it's a race against time to find some of the dozens still missing. the ship's captain is under house arrest so for more let's go over to sherrie johnson with developments. >> reporter: well, we have learned in the past hour that search teams have suspend operations due to large waves washing up against the ship. the death toll has risen to 11 dead and 29 missing including an american couple barbara and gerald hill. the captain is under house arrest accused of steering offcourse causing the wreck and abandoning the crew and passengers. the wife of the italian captain was swarmed by media as she returned home this morning while her husband went through a back door. an audiotape from the night of the wreck shows the coast guard order the captain back aboard while sat safely on a rescue boa

now, the fire happened just south of montague expressway. that is in the san jose area. crews in the clean-up process, but traffic still heavy again on 880 northbound montague expressway. >>> an east bay high school teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a teenager. police say the man had multiple sexual en counters with a 16- year-old over nine months last year. the 38-year-old james logan high school teacher is charged with statutory rape. he was arrested on the way to meet the victim last night. he is the third bay area teacher arrested this week for sexual assault of a minor. >>> mountain view police say they cleared up what happened during a bizarre bookstore attack. the first report said a woman bit the cheeks two of young children. now they say that polybeltramo is accused of pinching the children. charges have not been filed. >>> pg&e knows how a brush fire started and burned an acre last night. what it doesn't know is how the high voltage power lines sparked the flames. it happened 9:30 near a microsoft campus. people in the area reported hearin

traveling on the harrisburg expressway volume is building here at shawan road. southbound heavy from middletown to belfast. now here's baltimore national pike outer loop lanes are more activity but we are not seeing any delays as of yet. as we check the drive times, not too bad for this time of morning. traveling on harrisburg expressway from shawan road to the beltway, five minutes there. on 95 on the northeast side from white marsh boulevard to the beltway a.6-minute drive and outer loop top side to providence 6 minutes and westside 695 to 795 to 70, a 7- minute drive. now over to you. >>> must have been hard to go to sleep. a heart breaking loss to ravens fans. we were stunned when billycundiff missed a 32 yard field goals and patriots escaped with a 23-20 win in the title game. here's jamie costello and scott garceau with more from foxborough. >> reporter: this will go down is one of the all time hurts in baltimore sports history. >> yeah you don't get over one like this in a day or week. it will carry into next season. you don't have to go into overtime to

harrisburg expressway at shawan road. following i-83 into the city the jones fall expressway at cold spring lane with the fog the most significant feature. there's an early morning fire. if your commute takes you into bel air towards gay street, fire trucks at rainwood ravenwood avenue. and abc traffic news is on twitter. follow us at maryland traffic. now back into the news with sherrie johnson. >> thanks so much, burt. >>> the fight to legalize same sex marriage is heating up in annapolis. linda so is here with how the first lady of maryland is joining in on the fight. good morning. >> reporter: speaking at an annual gay conference in baltimore katy o'malley are fighting words. she says the same sex marriage bill failed because "there were some cowards that prevented it from passing." opponents to the same sex marriage say they will hold a rally monday outside the statehouse in annapolis ahead of the commito hearing tuesday. thousands of gay right -- committee hearing tuesday. thousands of gay rights persons are in town