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expressway officials say some of the bolts used to attach panels to the ceiling became loose. workers completed the tunnel in 1977. company officials say they have no records to indicate any bolts were ever replaced. they say crews only conducted visual checks. experts studying the collapse say the fact that the concrete ceiling slabs were connected may have been the reason so many of them came crashing down. central nippon expressway representatives say reinforcing steel rods protruding from each slab had been welded to the next one. experts say this connectedness may have triggered the domino-like collapse. inspectors can determine whether construction materials are loosening or deteriorating by using sound. they use hammers to strike the surface of things such as bolts and listen for sound differences. central nippon expressway officials say crews conducted a recent visual check of the bolts that hold up the ceiling slabs in the sasago tunnel. but inspectors did not do a hammer test. they determined the bolts were too high to tap because they were 5.3 meters above the slabs

slow traffic backing towards the lawrence expressway. the waze app that shows the northbound standstill all the way back towards the lawrence expressway. this is free app you can download on apple app store or google play. >>>. >>> new this morning, president obama is back at the white house after visiting newtown, connecticut. he walked out of marine one after delivering an emotional tribute to the victims of the tragedy. he called on the nation to change so another mass shooting like this one never happens again. >> olivia, josephine. >> more than 900 mourners that packed the high school heard emotional obama admit the country has faild him. >> this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shooting. >> he will use the power of presidency like the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. >> these tragedies must end. to end them we must change. >> outside an emotional reaction from the shattered community to the president's visit. >> it was very touching, it did mean a lot. >> we have s

speeds 65 heading down on the harrisburg expressway. 55 on the north side.no problems on the west side. south on 95, 54 miles per hour in the owings mills area. 95, 57 miles per hour in the area of white marsh. the speech continued down to 895 split -- those speeds continue down to the 895 split. hopefully traffic will remain light. 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 dave allen. >> the number of 56 bus is delayed. light rail has a 10-minute delay. no problems on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. specialear's day, a holiday service. light rail will operate on a regular schedule on new year's eve with special schedule one hour after the fireworks display. >> we had a strong winds yesterday. right now we're seeing sustained winds at 14 miles per hour at dover air force base. stronger winds east of us. 9 in edgewood. it could be a little chilly with cold air from the north. the temperature right now, 34 at the airport. 34 in la plata. 35 in ocean city. 21 in oakland. 33 in hagersto

traffic moving without delay. 65 on the harrisburg expressway. 50 on the j.f.x.towards coldspring. 53 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. checking out ok at york road on the north side. we will let you know if any problems develop. >> time is running out for the last minute shoppers. youf you're not done yet, are not alone. rob roblin joins us live from towson. >> lots of folks were out shopping. it will be that way again today. the spirit was in the year at the towson town market yesterday as last-minute shoppers hit the mall. >> doing shopping for my ex- husband and we're having the time of our lives. this is for the kids. they cannot see that. >> i am pretty sure my husband has an shopped yet. >> there are millions of shoppers better not quite done. 26 million have not started. 17 million plan to hit the stores on christmas eve. >> i know who i need to buy for but not what to get. >> sales this holiday season are on track to top $586 billion. the most optimistic forecasts since the recession. >> $11.2 billion in sales on black friday. there were a very strong resu

the central nippon expressway says the tunnel was strengthened after the inspection. it says it does not think the faults cited by the inspectors caused the collapse. >>> japanese politicians are just hours away from launching their official campaigns for this month's general election. things get going tuesday. voters go to the polls in mid-december to pick lawmakers for the lower house. a new nhk poll is giving insight into what they might be thinking when they cast their ballots. we surveyed more than 4,000 voters. 31% say the economy is the most important issue in this campaign. 22% cite social security reform. 13% say energy policy. including the use of nuclear power is their top issue. we also asked voters who they believe is more qualified to be prime minister after the lower house elections. 20% say the leader of the governing democratic party . 20% say the leader of the governing democratic party yoshihiko noda, who is currently prime minister. 25% say the leader of the main opposition liberal democratic party, shinzo abe. 49% say neither. our poll also sugges

this is the harrisburg expressway.hings are moving fine. 95 in howard county, things are picking up in volume. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava marie who is live at the spca this morning. those dogs are so adorable. >> we are now showing a cat that is up for adoption at the maryland spca. there's no place like home for the holidays. you're trying to collect presents for them to keep the pets happy and healthy. you can donate to the maryland spca or maybe taking a pet home for the holidays. let's get a check of the seven- day forecast. temperatures may be in the 50's today. temperatures will drop down for the morning and then rise this afternoon. more rain thursday into friday. >> thank you. 48 degrees at the airport. a hope for a new start for a new species of turtles. >> it is not too late to show us your holiday decorations. send us a picture of your decorations. >> the turtle hatchlings were released in bolivia earlier this week. it wants to release 3.8 million turtle's back into the

the harrisburg expressways checking in at 65 miles per hour at mount carmel.e are not seeing any cars and southbound traffic looks good. >> temperatures are a little chilly to start the day north and west of the city. 20's into westminster. 30 degrees at b w i marshall. it is the low 30's across the eastern shore. it feels better than yesterday because of less wind today. we should below 40's today and the mountains will be colder with a slight chance of snow flurries. we could even see some rain and snow tomorrow but nothing major. >> good morning, the playoffs are set and the baltimore ravens lose to cincinnati yesterday but will open the postseason and on sunday against the indianapolis colts. joe flak go and many of the offensive starters played only two serious. we got a long look at rod taylor. the fourth quarter, they were down 13-7. this was his first career touchdown. there is a big mistake, down 17- 13, his pass was tipped and intercepted paria. that was a big play, a 23-17, the baltimore ravens lose. >> we just have to go

parkway towards montague expressway getting wet now.leandro, hayward across the san mateo bridge back to san mateo where our camera shot was right there into belmont and redwood city light shower roll through the heart of san francisco near cesar chavez towards south san francisco, possibly daly city and colma, another shower bodega bay o dental heading towards santa rosa, -- occidental, heading towards santa rosa all the way down to marin and across the rest of our neighborhoods will have waves of showers today. >>> we have a shine on our camera, the san mateo bridge you can see rain is falling on the roadway, traffic getting busier westbound, tail lights towards the highrise and foster city into the san mateo area, eastbound a good ride, hayward direction, nozu problems there as well. south 88 omi 'tis dixon disson landing road, you may find slowing slowing westbound 84 at university dumbarton bridge, stall blocking right lane, new accident to report north 280 at westboro blocking left lane. >>> happening now, shoppers are expected to

. >>> investigators in japan are trying to figure out what caused an expressway tunnel to cave in that killed nine people. they will test the bolts inside the structure. transport ministry and expressway officials started tests tuesday inside the tunnel in yamanashi prefecture. more than 300 ceiling panels fell crushing three vehicles. they will use a device that pulls down on ceiling vaults that are still intact to determine how much force they can withstand. they will analyze about 100 bolts and the concrete holding them in place. the media were not allowed to observe the work. officials say he they will collaborate with police to gather more information as they try to figure out the official cause of the collapse. they say the investigation will take several weeks. >>> after a warm couple of days, another cold snap. meteorologist robert spe ta has the details. robert. >>> here in tokyo the high is up to 16 degrees, but it looks like that will cool right off. we have this low pressure area pushing off towards the east away from japan. you can see all this cloud cover here over the se

how students are forced to walk close to the busy expressway.me take their chances cutting between cars. car after car after car, blocking the way so kids can't get through. many jaywalk farther down easy street to avoid the intersection altogether. >> it is an issue to even here in this community. >> all thoi there were no -- although there were no pedestrian accidents there were 17 car crashes and many near misses. sophia lopez says she and her young children have come close to being hit more than once. >> this is a huge problem. i am fed up with it. i have been taking my son to school since he was in kindergarten. since then i have had to deal with it. >> some parents have given up. >> i know a paisht that lives down -- i know a parent that lives down the street. she drives her child to school when she can just cross the street. >> after we heard from sophia we went to city hall. >> easy street hasn't been so easy for pedestrians, right? we have known that for awhile. >> the assistant city manager and department of transportation manager say

investigators in japan are trying to figure out what caused an expressway tunnel to cave in killing ninee. the team will test bolts that held up concrete ceiling panels inside the structure. transport ministry and expressway officials started the tests tuesday in sasago tunnel in yamanashi prefecture. more than 300 ceiling panels fell earlier this month, crushing three vehicles. the investigators will use a device that pulls down on ceiling bolts that are still intact to determine how much force they can withstand. they'll analyze about 100 bolts and the concrete holding them in place. the media were not allowed to observe the work. officials say they'll collaborate with police to gather more information as they try to figure out the official cause of the collapse. they say the investigation will take several weeks. >>> a u.s. karat has ordered anti-whaling group sea shepherd to stop disrupting japanese research whaling. the u.s. court of appeals in san francisco gave a preliminary injunction on monday. the injunction pribtsz the u.s.-based group from attacking japanese-based whaling shi

you can see the roads are wet. 65 on the harrisburg expressway at mount carmel. 55 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. a smooth ride at franklin boulevard. southbound traffic moving without delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. dave allen has more on the buses and trains. >> the number 51 bus is now diverting. we have a women break diverting the number 19 bus. the number 10 bus is diverting at lombard and schroeder. light rail and metro subway all running on schedule. a special s holiday schedule. the 201 will run on a weekend schedule. i'm dave allen. >> thank you. the roads are mostly wet today. a couple of sprinkles on the radar. they are passing on the eastern shore over to delaware. some light flurries through southern pennsylvania and passing over 83. a few snowflakes up to our north and a few snowflakes may move back into carroll county. -- garrett county. this mix will continue to track into boston and in two maine. this will cause some travel delays into new york city. heavy snow into upstate new york. the temperatures are the saving grace this morning. 34 i

how students are forced to walk close to the busy expressway. some take their chances cutting between cars, car after car blocking the way. many jay walk down street to avoid the intersection altogether. >> it's an issue to everyone that is here in this community. >> reporter: there have been no pedestrian accidents, there were 17 car crashes and many near misses. sophia says she and her young children have come close to being hit more than once. >> this is huge problem. i'm just like fed up with it. i have been taking my son to school since kindergarten. since then, i've had to deal with this. >> some parents have given up. >> i know a parent that lives down street. she drives her child to school when she could just cross the street. >> after we heard from her, we went to city hall. >> we've known that for a while. >> assistant city manager and department transportation manager say they are familiar with the problems in the area. they have installed safety measures here in the past, crossing guard on center road, speed monitors on occasion and

how students are forced to walk close to the busy expressway. some take their chances cutting between cars. car after car after car, blocking the way so kids can't get through. many jaywalk farther down easy street to avoid the intersection altogether. >> it is an issue to even here in this community. >> all thoi there were no -- although there were no pedestrian accidents there were 17 car crashes and many near misses. sophia lopez says she and her young children have come close to being hit more than once. >> this is a huge problem. i am fed up with it. i have been taking my son to school since he was in kindergarten. since then i have had to deal with it. >> some parents have given up. >> i know a paisht that lives down -- i know a parent that lives down the street. she drives her child to school when she can just cross the street. >> after we heard from sophia we went to city hall. >> easy street hasn't been so easy for pedestrians, right? we have known that for awhile. >> the assistant city manager and department of transportation manager s

no delays on the harrisburg expressway down to the beltway. on to the j.f.x., not bad at all into town. 95 checks out ok at the 895 split. area bridges of checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava says the weather is going to change. she has more on that. we go to dave allen first. >> we have some diversions on the number 19 bus. the number 10 bus is diverting for a water main break. looking good for the after christmas commute. metro subway is on time. now here's ava marie. >> thank you, dave. there could be more trouble concerns today. we are tracking the rain across richmond as the snow continues to fall into northern virginia and is making its way into maryland. i think most of this is not reaching the ground. but it does show the trend. things are starting to move into the state. we could see some snow and some sleet. the roads could be at their slickest. let's talk about the temperatures. it is cold enough that we could see snow at the airport. 36 downtown. 31 in westminster. normally the temperatures get colder

the emergency check comes three days after an expressway ceiling collapsed in yamanashi prefecture inokyo killing nine people. the company said it had not been changed since it was installed in 1964, adding that no problems were found in previous inspections conducted every five years. it says it has now fixed the creeling where the broken rod had been found using wires. it plans to get rid of the ceilings entirely by the end of this year. >>> famed brazilian architect oscar niemeyer, who designed his country's capital city as well as some of the world's most distinctive buildings, is dead at 104. niemeyer was born in brazil in 1907. he began his career in the 1930s after graduating from a local university. he was one of the architects that designed the u.n. headquarters in new york, a project that began in 1947. in 1956, niemeyer created a series of landmark structures for brazil's new capital city of brasilia. these include the national congress, the presidential palace, the cathedral, and the contemporary art museum. the entire city of brasilia was later designated a unesco world h

the emergency check comes three days after an expressway tunnel ceiling collapsed in yamanashi prefecture near tokyo, killing nine people. the company said the suspended ceilings are used at two locations on both the inbound and outbound lanes of the 300-meter tunnel. the company says the rod had not been changed since it was installed in 1964, adding that no problems were found during previous inspections conducted every five years. it says it has now fixed the ceiling where the broken rod had been found using wires. it plans to get rid of the ceilings entirely by the end of this year. >>> the new leader of the chinese communist party is sending out mixed signals. xi jinping says he wants to pursue a peaceful foreign policy. at the same time, china is locked in territorial disputes with japan and several southeast asian nations over islands in the east and south china seas. xi told a group of foreign academics in beijing that china poses neither a challenge nor a threat. >> translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy

so far so good on 95 at white marsh. 65 of the southbound harrisburg expressway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're less than 24 hours away from going off the so-called fiscal cliff. >> there is still no deal to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts in. >> danielle leigh has more. >> congress is waking up from an intense weekend. >> the senate stands in recess. >> they will not meet again until later this morning. in atre going to come 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and we will have further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning. >> hold because of what aides described as constructive movement over the weekend. avoiding a jump in inheritance taxes. republicans dropped a demand to cut social security. >> the consequences are too high for the american people to be engaged. i am interested in getting a result here. >> i think it has been hard for john boehner and mitch mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americans should go up a little bit. >> yesterday it was republicans waiting on democrats for a counter offer. >> mitch mcconnell

how students are forced to walk close to the busy expressway.ome take their chances cutting between cars. car after car after car, blocking the way so kids can't get through. many jaywalk farther down easy street to avoid the intersection altogether. >> it is an issue to even here in this community. >> all thoi there were no -- although there were no pedestrian accidents there were 17 car crashes and many near misses. sophia lopez says she and her young children have come close to being hit more than once. >> this is a huge problem. i am fed up with it. i have been taking my son to school since he was in kindergarten. since then i have had to deal with it. >> some parents have given up. >> i know a paisht that lives down -- i know a parent that lives down the street. she drives her child to school when she can just cross the street. >> after we heard from sophia we went to city hall. >> easy street hasn't been so easy for pedestrians, right? we have known that for awhile. >> the assistant city manager and department of transportation manager say

moving pretty well on the harrisburg expressway. 51 just prior to the beltway. no problems to report on the j.f.x. traffic is flowing pretty smoothly down to the beltway. up to speed on the north side for the parkville region. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are following breaking news. a strong earthquake off the northeastern coast of japan triggered a tsunami warning. so far there are no reports of any injuries or damage. a warning was issued for a tsunami up to 6 feet high. this is for the same area that was devastated back in march of last year. officials created a task force to investigate the speed camera program. >> the vendor launched an investigation of its own. jennifer franciotti has the latest. >> chances are if you have received a base the ticket, you would like to know if the readings are true or false. so with the contract it company. they had conducted a test. this is between the j.f.x. exit and falls road. police closed all three lanes and sent three vehicles on repeated test runs clocked by radar guns. looking at the cameras facin

the harrisburg expressway, 55 miles per hour. this is 50 at sandy point. a little delay at the toll plaza. watch for some slow going in general around the area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you mentioned that the roads are wet. the temperatures are above the freezing mark. that means it is not a sheet of ice. be careful. 37 degrees at the airport. 34 in gaithersburg. closer to the freezing mark in westminster. north and west of the city, the potential for some black ice. near 40 degrees today. temperatures will basically hold steady. flurries ending in southern pennsylvania. increasing wind. >> good morning. how many players will play this weekend at how many will not? there is a misconception among the fans that they all will sit. they will play to win because they live for the competition. john harbaugh will sit some of his starters. there is a playoff berth on the line. >> once you start something, you have to finish it. our goal was to control the division. we did our thing with cleveland and split with pittsburgh. you want to sweep them

south on the harrisburg expressway, 65 miles per hour at padonia. tracking any delays on the j.f.x. near northern parkway. 66 coming out of owings mills. checking 70, not a bad start as you travel in towards the beltway. an easy start on all of the major roadways around the airport. southbound traffic building on 295 down towards the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. people living along the northeastern coast of japan are breathing ill easier. the earthquake struck offshore very close to the same place as last year's devastating earthquake. there have been no reports of serious damage but two people were reportedly occurrhurt. the last time there were this many patients visiting for the 2004.s in the center is expected to provide more details about the spread of the virus later today. a parade commemorating the anniversary of the bombing of pearl harbor. japanese bombers launched a surprise attack on the u.s. naval fleets. local survivors will commemorate the anniversary in new york. there will be a similar cerem

and the harrisburg expressway. so far so good on 295 southbound at 100. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is getting ready for the monument lighting this evening. it is a great way to kickoff the holiday season. >> what better way than to kickoff this event with some cold temperatures? the cold weather will make it feel much more like the holidays. let's talk about the forecast. we expect temperatures to be in the upper 40's. as we get towards the event, we expect the temperature to drop down to about 40 around 5:30. the ceremony is at 7:00 p.m. and that is when temperatures could get below 40. you can watch us live on wbal live. we will air the entire s ceremony at 7:00 p.m. i will be interviewed the crowd. that is some basic information. we will talk to the people that helped put on this thing. details on that in just a few minutes. >> have you ever noticed it gets very cold? >> i am planning the layers i will wear tonight. >> i did that one time and it was 75 degrees. 28 degrees at the airport. some big changes coming to the most magica

to sullivan -- between daly and colma and more wet weather around san leandro, 98th hegenberger expresswayards alameda and oakland. >> no coincidence that's where we have a lot of the accidents. good morning. san jose you can see wet roads 87 in the northbound direction. julian on-ramp, traffic moving here, where it is not moving so nicely is 80 westbound. a lot of rain in the area, earlier activity on the right shoulder from accidents earlier this morning. one of the worst commutes 80 westbound from highway 4 about an hour drive. >>> ahead, security leak at british hospital where kate middleton is recovering from severe morning sickness. >>> trading underway on wall street. >>> here's live doppler going street level san bruno near the airport, airport boulevard, millbrae avenue down to alameda in belmont getting some of the moderate rain now heading towards redwood city, wood side towards sunnyvale, mountain view, south bay light rain now all this is coming your way you can see it, all the cities would show up in the entire bay area f you are north of the dumbarton, especially 237 -- mode

before the freeway. >> how students are forced to walk near the busy expressway. some take their chances. car after car after car blocking the way so kids can't get through. some avoid the intersection all totaling. >> it's an issue to everyone that is in this community. >> there has been no pedestrian accidents in the last decade there was were 17 car crashes and many near misses. sophia says she has been close to hit more than once. >> this is a huge problem. i'm just like fed up with it. i have been taking to my son to school since kindergarten. since then, i've had to deal with it. >> some parents have given up. >> i know someone that lives down the street and she drives her child to school. [ laughter ] >> when she could just cross the street. >> reporter: after we heard from her, we went to city hall. >> we've known that for a while. >> assistant manager and department transportation manager say they are familiar with the problems in the area. they have installed safety measures here in the past, crossing guard on busy center road. speed monitors on occasion

all the way to lawrence expressway and moffett field getting wet weather. best returns up in the santa cruz mountains. this is all moving west to east. it's going to be here through 9:00. it's also a little gusty out there. winds from 6-17 miles an hour, even up to 30 at the coast. once we get past noon, afternoon showers possible. >>> we have light traffic coming out of marin county through the waldo tunnel on the golden gate bridge. you can see it is wet. it is windy out there. bridges use extra caution. you will have four lanes southbound. you can see haze over the camera as you look towards the golden gate fields area, berkeley and into the macarthur maze. it may be cloudy and limited visibility. here is commute times. 880 in southbound direction toward 238 and then 238 toward 84 and eastbound out of san rafael, 580 over to the richmond-san rafael bridge about 18 minutes. >> kristen: raining monday morning could be a challenging commute especially dangerous in the mountains. terry mcsweeney is live in the santa cruz mountains and terry, live doppler 7-h

or the freeway and how students are forced to walk close to the expressway. some take chances between cars, car after car. many jay walk farther down to avoid the intersection altogether. >> it's an issue to everyone that is here in the community. >> reporter: although there have been no pedestrian accidents in the last decade but there have been 17 car crashes. sophia says she has been close to hit more than once. >> this is a huge problem. i'm fed up with it. i have been taking my son to school since kindergarten. since then, i've had to deal with this. >> reporter: some parents have given up. >> i know a parent that lives down street. she drives her child to school when she could be just cross zbleetd after we heard from sophia, we went to city hall. >> assistant city manager and department transportation manager say familiar with the approximate in the area. they've installed safety measures here in the past, crossing guard one intersection up on busy center road, speed monitors on occasion and stop signs and crosswalk on other parts but nothing at center

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. >> this is the harrisburg expressway at warren [ singing christmas carols in background ] aunt sally's singing again. it's a tradition, honey. [ singing christmas carols ] mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ get to holiday fun faster with pillsbury cookie dough. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. i am sarah caldwell. >> i'm jennifer franciotti. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. news today. >>

towards alum rock, yellow, originals, moderate rain downtown san jose, south king road, east capital expressway, then back past that to johnson avenue as you head towards campbell. a little light rain on the san mateo bridge, a little more around the marin headlands, if you are heading out in the next 15 minutes sausalito about to get wet. scattered showers this afternoon, light to moderate rain, ponding on the roads possible and small hail. . >>> that break you just mentioned that's what road crews are counting on to make repairs to areas flooded by the downpour. one of the hardest hit areas is where highway 12 meets highway 121 in sonoma county. terry mcsweeney joins us live from there. it just reopened. >> reporter: it just reopened at 7:00, it was closed all night this is the epicenter of the flooding you can see the water and the cones out, everybody here knows this area is yet again, one high tide or one downpour away from more flooding. the water sits on the shoulder of highways 12 and 121 in sonoma, giving you a good idea what closed this road you couldn't get through the water covered

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. -- camino real to foothill expressway, page mill road portola valley where some of the lighter rainnow that's it you can see the bulk of the storm to theehkz east a few radr returns showing upstream off to the west scattered showers for the afternoon hours. rainfall amounts very impressive, this is what it was this morning san francisco now up to an inch that storm had rainfall rates of nearly an inch an hour good thing showers moving east that's why the flooding was minimal. a lot of cloud cover, going to be a damp afternoon, temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. i don't see much in the way of temperatures they may move up a degree or two, mid to upper 50s in the monterey bay. you are going to get sun later this afternoon. mostly cloudy, afternoon and evening scattered light showers all this moisture means with clear sky the next couple of nights fog is going to be dominant feature in the morning commute especially central valley, drier days 10 to 14 days if your roof is leaking might be time to get it fixed. area of low pressure -- nothing to laugh about, it is leaking. low pres

up in hunt valley here is a look at the harrisburg expressway. not many cars out there. and that is time saver traffic. over to you. >>> at this time. 5 things to know as you head out. the mother of a missing eight month old will be in court. elizabeth johnson was charged with custodial interference and of her baby boy. the child has never been found. >>> and hillary clinton is overseas, she is in northern ireland where she will meet with officials. she will take part in peace talks going on there. >>> the u.s. and maryland flags will fly at half staff. the governor issued an order in honor of pearl harbor remembrance day. they will be flown at half staff. >> some students will enjoy breakfast with some correctional officers. they will host the santa breakfast at st. james at 9:30 this morning. the school is surrounded by seven facilities. >>> little italy gets brighter tonight. the community will get together for the annual christmas tree lighting. there will be a visit from santa. lots of treats. the event starts at 7. it is free to the public. >>> the holiday season i

. >> shepard: pileup on new york long island's expressway killed one person and hurt dozens more.her was almost perfect. cops say a tractor-trailer carrying rubble from super storm sandy smashed into several vehicles at exit 68 on the long island expressway about 70 miles or so east of the big city it set off a train reaction of crashes. the tractor-trailer and at least two other cars caught fire. cops say more than two dozen fire departments and emergency response teams went to the scene. witnesses said the tractor-trailer had been swerving right before that crash. fewer americans are hitting the stores this holiday season. so bring on the discounts. major price chopping at big name retailers as they try to boost their bottom lines before the end of the area. we'll break down the deals and tell you where to find them as fox reports live tonight. >> seems the housing market is picking up steam because sales of existing homes shot up last month at the fastest pace in three years that's according to the national association of realtors that rate of 5.% is the largest we have seen si

the long island expressway will remain open and the trouble started yesterday afternoon when a tractor-trailer slammed into some cars triggering a pileup involving 35 vehicles. one woman was killed and 3 -- 35 people were injured. >>> newer priced cars out rated other cars. 13 of the 18 mid-sized family cars earned good and acceptable ratings. three of those cars had poor ratings and we have more details of the crash results on www.ktvu.com under the hot topic section. let's look at our traffic with sal, good morning. >>> good morning, we are still doing very nicely around the bay area, if you want to get out and make sure you have a nice drive, now is the time to do it, northbound 101 traffic looks good, the bay shore freeway looks good heading to san bruno. also looking at the commute through the bay bridge toll plaza, it does look good as you drive to the city from oakland. we talked about 101 and 280 is looking good, highway 101 through pacifica is also looking good, let's go to mark. >>> once again you might be scraping some ice off the windshield, look at these numbers, 20s in fairfield

website in the area of harrisburg expressway, -- north side and 80 area of harrisburg expressway.ay. conditions are expected to deteriorate, weather-wise. ava has more on that. >> we are watching the wintry mix across the state. twitter followers are telling me reports of sleet. watching this all built in, the roads could be slippery. frederick could see anywhere from one to two inches to the early afternoon hagerstown, two to four inches. baltimore itself cannot see more than an inch of snow. as for the lower eastern shore, this is just our rain event for you. starting off with the wintry mix and then changing to rain down in the afternoon. bentonite it could be a wintry mix. -- then it tonight it could be a wintry mix. saturday, another possibility for snow. ♪ >>> 8:00 now on this wednesday morning, the 26th of december, 2012. and we are saying hello to everyone on the plaza and watching one of our favorite moments from the plaza, a record-breaking handspringer. that is a high school cheerleader who did the most consecutive handsprings ever and then did some on our plaza, on a v

otherwise just roadwork south 101 lorenz expressway two left lanes until 5:00 this morning. dumbarton bridge one lane each direction until 5:00 this morning. >>> the rain they were talking about combined with the already saturated ground means scattered flooding and downed trees. you've seen this before i'm sure. terry mcsweeney is live along lucky drive in cortamadera. what are you seeing? >> reporter: what i'm seeing is some pooling let's call it this is an area that floods every time you get a serious downpour. one thing before i get into the flooding 900 pg&e customers without power in san rafael now. no idea when that power is coming back up. behind me is a spot where you can't see from it here that it is pooling, take a look at video and you can see it is pooling this is from our van about half an hour ago, driving northbound on 101 next to a truck all of a sudden you can see where you are -- you can't see where you are going. every time there's a downpour, it floods. now look at another problem caused by the past storm and expected to be caused by this next one downed

. -- camino real to foothill expressway, page mill road portola valley where some of the lighter rainnow that's it you can see the bulk of the storm to theehkz east a few radr returns showing upstream off to the west scattered showers for the afternoon hours. rainfall amounts very impressive, this is what it was this morning san francisco now up to an inch that storm had rainfall rates of nearly an inch an hour good thing showers moving east that's why the flooding was minimal. a lot of cloud cover, going to be a damp afternoon, temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. i don't see much in the way of temperatures they may move up a degree or two, mid to upper 50s in the monterey bay. you are going to get sun later this afternoon. mostly cloudy, afternoon and evening scattered light showers all this moisture means with clear sky the next couple of nights fog is going to be dominant feature in the morning commute especially central valley, drier days 10 to 14 days if your roof is leaking might be time to get it fixed. area of low pressure -- nothing to laugh about, it is leaking. low pres

it is part of the expressway that links tokyo to central and western japan. the tunnel itself is nearly 5 kilometers or 3 miles long. engineers are trying to work out what went wrong. what caused the huge concrete ceiling segments to suddenly give away and crashed to the road below 0-- and crash to the road below? and why had the tunnel past the city in best -- passed the safety inspection just months ago? >> they will quickly take measures to prevent similar accidents. >> that work began with a hammer and chisel. across japan, there are thought to be at least 49 tunnels of similar age and designed to the one that collapsed. it will take a lot of workers an awful long time to check every inch of every one like this. the question people are asking here is why wasn't it done before. bbc news, yoky -- tokyo. >> it is nearly 25 years since saddam hussein's forces killed thousands of iraqi kurds with chemical weapons. now the kurdistan regional government is trying to establish the attack as an internationally-recognized act of genocide. they are seeking help to d

millions of passengers take the 2 expressway on their way into tokyo. the ceiling panels of a tunnel along the highway fell onto vehicles traveling through it. they were suspended by metal rods and fastened into the bedrock above. they believe aging bolt wore away causing a chain reaction. the people that operate the highway carried out an emergency inspection on the opposite lane. they found more than 600 bolts had loosened or corroded. they managed to pull out two without any tools. they discovered 19 pieces of hardware and bolts were loosen order damaged and they found cracks along the bolts in 19 plateses along the ceiling. workers are removing the faulty panels. inspectors made visual checks in september but did not conduct what are called hammer tests. those tests where differences in sound identify more serious problems. inspectors have found failing bolts and ceiling fittings in 14 other tunnels across the country. >>> five japanese companies are joining forces with the goal of winning a project in brazil. it will be for building an offshore oil

the ail ma dawn expressway. -- alma done expressway -- almadon expressway. this morning, isolated showers. winds are still light out there. upper 30s to low to mid-40s outside the door. by the afternoon, the rain will come and with the main front so will the wind. gusts expected. possibility of isolated thunderstorms. widespread showers are in the extended forecast here. so get ready. we're gearing up for rain. it will be steady by the afternoon. tomorrow morning, we're tapering off, a few lingering showers. that should be about it. increasing clouds on friday and the latest models do bring the possibility of rain perhaps friday night into saturday. after that, we're mostly dry saturday and sunday. i will till you how much rain we're expecting -- i will tell you how much rain we're expecting with this system. >>> many people missed their favorite popular movies. the netflix crash. >>> and a big christmas eve crash. >> reporter: something warm to eat and something warm to wear. the giveaway that volunteers have been preparing for all christmas morning. >>> go