this is the beltway in frederick road. there is an accident.me flashing lights off of the right shoulder. we will monitor this shot. outer loop delays from 70 down towards frederick road. 50 at 97 running smoothly at this hour. a bit of a delay up away from 50. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie has the latest on the forecast. >> we do have some fog. this is basically the areas that were able to cool down into the 40's overnight. you may see some fog this morning. it is in the 50's out towards the mountains. we do have showers and possible in the mountains and in the time. 68 around baltimore with fog early on and a chance for a shower later on. ocean city, 63 with sunny skies. mostly cloudy tonight with isolated showers. we just keep on warming up. 72 tomorrow with an isolated a thunderstorm. close to 80 degrees by thursday. >> thank you. 49 degrees on tv hill. they have been stars on the big and small screen for four decades. now the muppets get their do. >> we are still taking your answers to our water

it happened around frederick road exit.police are still investigating the crash. >>> we are learning more about the american soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civiliansp linda so is standing by -- civilians. linda so is standing by with what's happening today and what we learned overnight. >> reporter: in just a few hours staff sergeant robert bales will finally get to meet his lawyer face-to-face. formal charges against him are expected any day. right now bales is held in sol tarry confinement in fort leavenworth kansas. the 38-year-old father of two is accused of leaving his outpost last week in afghanistan andburging into three homes and shooting 16 afghan civilians and burning some of their bodies. he lives in washington state with his wife and two young children. he's decorated veteran with a number of medals. he he was wounded twice in four deployments. his attorney john henry brown may argue he suffered from post- traumatic stress. >> everybody with 3 or 4deployments to the middle east will have some form of ptsdo

watch for an accident on the west side, that one on the inner loop at frederick road. we have fire activity in aberdeen, bush chapel road, closing between bel air, also fire activity the city, ireman closed -- take harris instead. this is brought by ringling brothers, barnum & bailey. >>> two fog related eastern shore school delays to pass along this morning. kept county and queen ann's are operating on a 90-minuting delay. this is no morning prek, a towson high garage wait killed this a car crash while study abroad, kelly, graduated at the top of her class in 2007, she studied islamic civilization at boston college and temporarily moved to research women's political roles. she died in moraco when her vehicle blew a tire and lost control. funeral arrangements are made for her while the funeral will be held today to remember a local soldier killed in afghanistan. robert ma can ty was one of two last month following the burning of koran at a air air -- air base. republican presidential hopeful, mitt romney, in maryland on wednesday, attending a private lunch at the naval

that disabled vehicle on the utter loop on the west side est side west side on frederick road. there is a look at your speeds there. you can see no major issues there. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. >>> back over to you. >> thank you. >>> at the top of the news this half-hour, the new regulations for the police department after the shooting death of one officer by other officers, wjz and monique griego are live outside city police headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. last year officer william toreburt was shot and killed by officers. they are staking taking steps to make sure it never happens again. cameras capture the chaos, he shoots him, then fellow officers open fire on him, hitting him 20 times. now they have issued new reforms. >> a change for the better in working to make sure the incident that took place last year will never ever ever happen again in the history of this department. >> the changes include better training ab preventing plain clothed officers from responding to crowd control situations like this one. officer

west side inner loop, about 20 minutes there, from frederick road to security boulevard. and other accidents include middle river road, near compass, and also west lombard at harry street in baltimore city. let's now take a live look. you can see, things are definitely slowing down there. that's a look at the beltway, west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. >>> all of this is pure, trumped-up for politics purposes. pure and simple. everybody knows what i do here. everybody knows how i do it. >> president obama reacts to rush's controversial comments. >>> wildfires char hundreds of acres. why firefighters are struggling to bring the flames under control. >>> vanished. a canadian woman disappears on a cruise ship. the role the u.s. is now playing in the investigation. >>> and turn off that heat. open the windows. it is a gorgeous day outside. will it be as nice tomorrow? s

bumper to bumper, making the drive around pikesville, over to frederick road, a very quick mta, metro subway, 10 minutes behind schedule this morning. >>> following breaking news, out of arundel county, a two alarm fire started inside one home and spread to the house next door. two familys have no place to live. the fire started on cutler harbor, in pasadena. linda so is live with more. >> reporter: you can see the firefighters over there, they spent the past two hours going through beau of the town homes looking for any hot spots. things are under control right now they are wrapping up the situation here. the call tame came in around 3:20. they found the two row homes or town homes on the end fully engulfed in flames. the families were able to get out safely. no one was injured in the fire. firefighters right now believe that the fire started in the end unit which is on the 1001 cutler harbor in elizabeth landing. no injuries reported in this fire. firefighters wrapping up the situation now. everything under control. live in pasadena, linda so, abc2 news. >>> it is super tuesday acro

we're shut down on frederick road between marriottsville road and foley corner road.conditions and a lot of traffic around the beltway. 695 on the west side at baltimore national pike. outer loop lanes where you see the most activity. and 15-minute drive on the jfx now from the beltway into downtown. >>> in about a half-hour from now the baltimore city city mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will release the 2013 preliminary budget plan. trying to close a $48 million deficit. some proposals include closing three fire companies, closing several recreation centers and combining 911 and 311 call centers. the mayor is submitting her budget proposal to the board of estimates. again, that is happening very soon, 9:00 this morning. we'll let you know how that goes. >>> we're out of time. now back to new york for "good morning america." have a great day. ♪ i'm walking on sunshine >>> you talk, josh. i can't talk. >> you're going to be okay. take a look at that crowd. "hunger games" week in full effect, as robin found out. bad for her personal safety. she fought her way back insid

also got a couple incidents an accident on the inner loop as you pass frederick road. so not causing a major delay there because the heavier traffic on outer loop west side and traveling the north side a disabled vehicle passing delawny valley road. let's go -- dulaney valley road. i-75 -- 59 south of maryland 152 very low visibility on this stretch. want to show you what to expect on the drive toward i-49 a 5. the capital beltway. both side of i-95 through columbia jammed as you pass maryland 100. now back over to you. >> time 6:46. we have new information on the breaking news we have been telling you about after a gunman opened fire at a jewelry -- jewish school in france. we learned 4 people have been killed including a father and his two sons and another child. this is new video in from the scene. it comes after three soldiers were killed in two separate shootings in the same region by a man who escaped from the scene by a scooter. france has one of the largest jewish populations in europe. officials say last year there were nearly 400 reported acts of anti-semitis

this happened around the frederick road exit. police are investigating the crash still. fog is the big issue as you head out for the monday morning drive. low visibility so extra travel time. not seeing early accidents as we start with a live look of traffic flow through the city. 895 and charles street. and a look at harrisburg expressway i-83 at shawan road moving well with no delays or incidents to report. and, of course, we are updating you all morning. follow us on twitter at maryland traffic. back over to you. >> thanks. >>> breaking news out of france this morning. at least three people including two children have been killed in a shooting at jewish school. that is a southern part of the country. a french newspaper reported that the shooter took off on a black scooter and the newspaper reported the shooting happened at private school. we will have more on abc2news.com and we will bring you the latest update in a few minutes. >>> today is the funeral for a fallen baltimore soldier killed in afghanistan. major the -- he was one of two officers killed on february 25t

of liberty road, but the pace is still good, posted speed there and continuing around passing frederick roadng towards 95 for the bw parkway. back to you. >>> if you've had a break year, what the irs will help you to do pay your taxes. >> and oftentimes food stamps are not used pore what they are intended. what to do to stop fraudulent use. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with get-it-done savings on everything we need... ...we can turn this weekend into a fresh floor... ...or an updated bathroom... ...or a brand-new look. so let's hit those orange aisles, and make today the day, we make a big difference - no matter how big our budget. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. lay down a better floor for less. new pergo xp laminate, starts at $2.74 per square foot. >>> the recommendation is each of the 65 nuclear power plants in the nation have its own emergency plan. the the panel of experts will release the recommendation in light of last year's japanese nuclear disaster. one possible suggestion, expands

one on frederick road there.nnapolis, college parkway. there is your speeds on the beltway, top side is the slowest at 26 miles per hour. this traffic report is brought to you by the ringling brothers and barnum and brothers presents fully charged. >>> don, back over to you. >> thank you, in the news mitt romney will spend part of his day in maryland in baltimore county, monique griego has the story. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, mitt romney will host a town hall meeting here later today looking to build on his momentum. romney scored another victor with that convincing win and look to build on that with a stop at the american legion. he has collected more delegates than all his rivals but rick santorum insists this race is not over. the meeting is expected to start at 4:00 this afternoon. >> a special honor for a maryland senator. she will be recognized as the longest serving woman in congressional history. she was elected to the house in 1976 and moved to the senate a decade later. she will be recognized

right here at 695 and 4 frederick road, that work zone of course cleared for rush hour travel. back over to you. >> all right. democracy 2012 coverage. today another republican presidential candidate will be in maryland former house speaker newt gingrich will be in annapolis planning a visit to statehouse and will meet with business owners on main street and is scheduled to hold an event in salisbury. his rival mitt romney was in arbutus and maryland's primary is april 3rd. 37 delegates are up for grabs. >>> this evening we will learn more about plans for maryland's primary and director of elects -- election that will be a speaker at a meeting at union baptist church. in addition to maryland's primary armsted jones will be expected to talk about the efforts to increase overall voter turnout. >>> this morning, doctors at the university of maryland medical senter will discuss a facial transplant done on a 37- year-old man. that 36 hour procedure took place at shock trauma last week. the hospital is the second in the nation to perform a face transplant and will learn more about th

being see the outer loop lanes are heavy on the left side of the screen making the drive past frederick road. now back over to you. >> thanks. >>> today more fallout could from from the inindictment -- from the indictment of john lee pod that -- leopold that could put the county police chief in the hot seat. linda so is standing by to explain what's expected to happen today. >> reporter: the fraternal order of police will meet to decide if police chief james teare should step down. he is accused by some of not take enough action after learning the allegation of the leopold. he is accused of misconduct if office. the state prosecutor says leopold used his executive detail which is funded by taxpayers, to drive him to parking lots and wait while he got into another car and had sex with a county employee. the indictment alleges he made security drive him to locations where he could steal campaign signs from the competitor in 2010. the indictment claims the security complained to the superiors including the police chief. >> it's my understanding the drivers their supervisors and others went to t

it happened near the frederick road exit. word on injuries and the veg continuesch heading out this morning, the drive times not too ba.d harrisburg expressway at top speed 5 minutes from shawan to 695. also from white marsh to 695, traveling on the northeast corner on i-95, so far not seeing congestion on the north side of the beltway. 6 minutes from bel air to providence and just a 7 minute drive as we increase in volume on the west side from 795 around to i-706789 back easer to you -- 70. back over to you. >> all right. >>> we have new information on breaking news we have been telling you about after a gunman opened fire at a jewish school in france. we have learned four people have been killed including a father and his two sons and another child. this comes after three soldiers were killed in two separate shootings in the same region by a man who escaped from the scene by the shooter. france has one of the largest jewish populations in europe. french officials say last year, there were nearly 400 reported acts of anti-se

another one clearing at ellicott city and frederick road. ster road, there is an accident coming in to us. east of pulaski highway, what foreclosures related to a multi-vehicle crash in aberdeen. here is what looks like any greenspring. inner loop delays towards the j.f.x. live view of traffic in the area of 95 and white marsh. past white marsh towards the beltway northeast, looking at delays in there. tony, over to you. >> same set up as yesterday. cloud cover to start the day, maybe some drizzle. that is starting to dissipate. humidity is 94%. elsewhere, temperatures in the upper 50s. 57 in emmitsburg. 59 degrees in annapolis. mixture of clouds and sunshine barrett kind of like white, the sun or break through the cloud deck. high temperatures in the low seventies. in a couple of days, the winds shift to the south. 77 on thursday. the upper 70's 2 around 80 on friday. pretty good chance for rain on saturday and sunday. >> another update at 8:55. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's the 21st of march, 2012. 60 degrees out here in the

on the beltway, we have the work zone at frederick road. use extra caution and a tap of the brakes. a couple lanes closed for another few minutes traveling on that stretch. looking good at green spring and here on the top side of 695, no reported troubles traveling past harford road between i-95 and i-839 harrisburg expressway. back over to you. >>> an update this morning. if you like to play games like fantasy football. >> the maryland house of del got approved a bill to make it easier to play in the state. we will -- have details on that. >> what they are accused of doing next as good morning maryland continues. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> anne arundel county police chief appeared in front of county council. but declined to answer questions related to the indictment of county executive john leopold. last week chief teare's attorney sent a letter to members of the crag council saying he would not testify and he said that legally he can't talk about

also still got a road crew on the west side of frederick road not causing delays. should be out of there by five. here's a live look at i-95 south of caton avenue heading toward the beltway. all lanes opened and moving without delay. and again a live look at the top side of 695 between providence road and the harrisburg expressway. megan over to you. >>> the scene was scary for a news courtroom. a reporter and photographer had no choice but to call the police. >> today you are encouraged to get a digital detox. can you live -- detox. can you live without your phone and computer for 24 hours? details ahead. >>> presidential hopefuls will be back on the road today newt gingrich and ron paul will both rally in louisiana. gingrich will be touring part of the state and will have a round table discussion in new orleans. ron paul is speak at southeastern louisiana university. >>> president obama will launcha new video campaign for the affordable care act. today marks the two-year anniversary of the health care act. 2/3 of americans don't think that they should have to buy

we're seeing some delays on the west side at frederick road. the disabled vehicle has been cleared. we're still looking at a slow go starting to fall into place around the area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. things have been pretty quiet to start the day. we have some slow clouds, fog, and drizzle. 50 degrees at the airport. the wind should shift later today. if they don't, we will be stocked in the 50's. i think we will make a close to 70 today. later this morning and this afternoon, that is the best chance for some rain. it should be dry for st. patrick's day. into the 60's on sunday and monday and back into the mid 70's by wednesday. the average high temperature is 54 degrees. we will be above the mark. even if we drop into the 60's. 54 is the normal high for this time of year. not to bed of a seven-day forecast. >> 49 degrees on tv hill. is jenny from the block looking down the aisle? >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. how do you plan on celebrating st. patrick's day this weekend? you can share your response at

frederick road southbound is closed at king farm boulevard. >>> a virginia dentist was arrested for illegallycribing thousands of -ócription emplo and pati he runs a practice on cambridge road in oakton. between 2007 and 2010 police say he called in prescriptions under the names of employees and patients. prosecutors say he told his patients to return their unused prison pills to him. he is accused of giving the pills to taking explicit pictures of them while they were passed out. he could face 20 years in prison if convicted. >>> a montgomery county woman murdered by her estranged husband who she had a protective order against. tonight we are learning it was a thiskíex push for a second injunction thatÑv it kill. pat collins is live at the courthouse in rockville with details. pat?grldeporter:9 did she think agaiher hu gilb he>w1 thre kill- >> reporter: hyheather mcguire want why the judge let her killer last year heatheri husband,y tue killed8- lqt get judgeé against somebody feayçajhnen protectiv ord in and over? that judge is a disgrace. >> reporter: the judge who let gilberti afraidh r0z

this is frederick road. this is the southwest side of the beltway.e in place in the outer loop. this is 95 north of 195. not too bad but we will see some delays shortly as the funeral procession continues. we will continue to keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check on the buses and the trains with kurt kronke. >> we have if you bust place including the f-15, 23, 47. those buses operating with delays. a diversion at fort and lawrence. light rail is on schedule. metro subway on time. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we have some rain this morning. we will check the forecast in just a few minutes. ava marie is showing her artistic side to how about a great charity. >> good morning. we're at the timonium fairgrounds and this'll be the site of the big event happening this weekend. it is called empty bowl. i love the connection. tying an integral you're helping the community with food, shelter, and homeless is. i'm here with thre

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belfast, also on 95, 32 over to 175, travelling on the west side of the inner loop stop and go frederick roadd to security boulevard southbound 795 plenty of brake lights as you make your way toward the belt way, accidents include hartford road, joppa, charles street at northern parkway, let's take a live look as you can see things slowed, 795 south of franklin boulevard this traffic report is brought to you by bills carpet, hard wood and laminate, bills has it all, 1-877-75 bills. >>> a sure sign spring is here cherry blossoms are in bloom once again in washington dc as always it is a speak tack lar sight the cherry -- spectacular sight the cherry blossom event is an annual event. >> it is earlier this year. >>> this is why it is blooming still upper 60s low 70s, 40% humidity, southeast winds off the bay a little bit, 6 barometer holding steady, another warm day headed our way. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> actually we are this close to making it the third warmest winter since they have been keeping records, that is a long time, since 1870, take a look at temps very mild this time of year of cours

on the west side inner loop, a 20-minute delay now, from frederick road over to security boulevard. and on the north side inner loop, slowing there from charles street around to york road. average speed at this point, about 40 miles per hour. northbound on the harrisburg expressway. that's pretty jammed up there, from shawan road to belfast. same situation northbound 95. delays stretch there from the 895 split to whitemarsh boulevard. and a couple of new accidents to update you on. perring parkway at putty hill. and also, green mount avenue at 28th street. let's take a live look. you can see, there's still a lot of cars out there on the beltway, west of york road. and we'll take another live look. a lot of congestion as well. that's 295 at 32. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteers of america, where 100% of local donations go to helping people in our area. go online to cars helping people.org, and donate a car now. >>> earlier this week, we aired a story about ed hale and mistakenly reported that he owns the first mariner arena. the city, in fact, owns the arena. ed hale

west side inner loop, tied up there from frederick road to security boulevard. h side inner loop, still pretty heavy from dulaney valley to perring parkway. the outer loop also seeing conggestion from york road to charles street. expect another 15 minutes to get through. northbound 95, just bumper to bumper there, from pulaski highway, past the beltway on that northeast corner. and still a few accidents out there. crez well road at 95 in the bel air area. and north howard at west mulberry. let's now take a live look. as you can see, things are pretty slow there. baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> a man in indiana hopes to take gold at a duck-calling competition. [ duck sound ] >> that's thomas corroder. indiana's newest duck calling champion. he is now qualified for the world duck calling contest in arkansas next year. to win, his call will have to be better than 60 other callers. how do you know? how many ducks come flying in your dire

continuing on the west side from 795 to frederick road, off and on delays there as well.rth of maryland 43 where we're lining up with delays as well. ♪ i get so emotional baby every time i think of you ♪ ♪ i get so emotional baby >>> a crowd outside. from bowling green and beyond. it's a beautiful, beautiful thursday morning. great to have so many people with us. and i tell you, whitney houston's music still topping the charts right now. "i get so emotional." her beloved cousin and living legend, dionne warwick, breaking her silence for the first time. we're going to talk to miss dionne warwick live in our studio in a moment. it's a prif lvilege to have you here. >>> would you a dare to go deep-water ice diving in temperatures below zero? my answer is no. ♪ ice ice baby >> i'm sorry. >> go for it, sam. >> you don't want to end up in dwt play of the day" do you? >> were you throwing down like that. >> i was mirroring my mirror. >> why don't you have a chair? >> my fault. >> it was a bit of an accident. >> i was moving my computer and knocked diet coke all over it. >> so i'

road and 695 at wilkins avenue actually seeing more volume on the inner loop between i-95 and frederick roadive into downtown with no delays making your way to fayette street. we are on at abc2news.com thanks fortuning in and make it a great weekend.

about 12 minutes from 795 around the west side as you make your way to frederick road. heading into the city and heavy heading towards the beltway. a live look at 95 heading towards white marsh boulevard. southbound lanes on the right very heavy and slow. and also not too bad for those on i-97 right now at maryland 100. we are back in about 25 minutes with another update. let's go back to good morning america. ♪ if you like it then you should have put a ring on it if you like it then you should have put a ring on it ♪ >>> a little single ladies from beyonce. that is an honor of one of the most eligible women in america this morning. >> i was wondering where you were going with this. >> i'm going to lindzi. >> she lost out last night. doesn't seem that heart broken. >> got over it real, real fast. it's great to have you here. >>> it's the book burning up the best seller list. a little novel that became a worldwide sensation. what is making "shades of grey" such a huge hit. >> have you head it? >> i have not. i have heard it's spicing up a lot of marriages. >> a lot of la

on west side it will take you 15 minutes from 795 to frederick road as you make the drive on the outere street an accident at charles and we are looking live at fayette and st. paul. the next local update is about 25 minutes for now back to good morning america. ♪ >>> times square, stunning music from mariah carey "you'll always be my baby." and her husband, nick cannon here, through his major health scare. and the crisis that changed their lives. an abc news exclusive. look at that. >> wonderful to have him here. so incredibly talented. busy, but you're going to slow down, nick, right? >> ask the moon. >>> suzanne somers is here to talk about the radical decision that changed her life. and more about her 30-year feud and the reunion with her co-star joyce dewitt and they were able to reunite. >> we'll talk about that in a bit. >>> also, if you think you're being smart about saving cash, turns out you may actually be saving more than actually pinching your pennies. >> a lot of people with news this morning, josh elliott. >>> we're going to begin with president obama warning about the,

. >>> two accidents on the beltway , the latest one on the outer loop, frederick road, blocking the lefton the outer loop, 295, fort meade, 175, near 95, crash in arnold near 695. look at the speeds on the beltway in the betweens on the west side, slow on 95. this traffic report is brought by loyio la college. >>> a young girl is murdered, body dumped in an alley in northeast baltimore. gigi barnett has the story. >> reporter: police have few leads in this case. the family of 13-year-old monet turnage feared the worst saturday night when the teen went roller skating and never returned. the family called police to report her missing but were told to wait 24 hours before filing a missing persons report. the victim's brother and friends went out searching for her and just before 6:00 on sunday night, they found her body in the alley behind the 1600 block of cliff view avenue. police say the next step is determining exactly how she died. back to you. >>> a stabbing in harford leaves five men in the hospital. the men say they were stabbed by a unknown group of man as they were walking to a fr

police say a baby was found dead in the trunk of a car in the 4200 block of sixes road in prince frederick, maryland. someone was cleaning out the car of a family member when they discovered the newborn. so far, police have not made any arrests. >>> another tragic story involving a child in virginia. police are looking for answers after a 3-month-old baby died. investigators say the infant was being cared for at an unlicensed home day care. a viewer sent this photo of police activity outside the house in bristow yesterday. that is where fox 5's sherry ly joins us live with the new details this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police say this unlicensed home day care has been shut down. sources say at least 20 children were being taken care of here and now police say an autopsy is being performed to determine what killed a 3-month- old baby here. the baby girl was found unconscious in a crib. police had received a call around 12:42 yesterday afternoon reporting an unresponsive child at the house on sapphire ridge place in bristow. the child was taken to the hospital and pro

the baby was found near the intersection of sixes road and hallowing point road in prince frederick. megan mcgrath has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: relatives of the car's owner were cleaning it out when they made an unexpected and grim discovery. they found a lifeless body of a newborn infant in the trunk of the vehicle. now the question is, who is the child's mother, and exactly what happened here? a case of murder? investigators are talking to the people who found the infant. they're also speaking to the owner of the vehicle, trying to sort out exactly what happened. how long the infant was in the trunk is unknown. the method of death also under investigation. the autopsy results could be in possibly this morning. investigators are hoping to get more information at that point. reporting live, megan mcgrath, news4. >> thank you. >>> 6:07. 49 degrees. a nightmare end to a dream vacation. why a couple and their toddler were kicked off an airplane. >>> changes being made to the two most popular sodas because of cancer concerns. >>> good morning. time for weather & traffic on t

terrible discovery was made on the 4200 block of sixes road in prince frederick maryland. investigators say someone was cleaning out the car of a family member last night when they found the newborn. no word yet on who the child belongs to. so far, police have made no arrests. >>> another tragic story involving the death of a child out of virginia. police say an illegal home day care has been shut down after a 3-month-old baby died there. officers found the infant unconscious in a husband on sapphire road in bristow. the baby was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. investigators say the people running the day care didn't have a license but they also a there is no initial sign of foul play. >>> police are still searching for suspects in an accident that killed a wife and mother. nelvis garcia was killed on randolph road wednesday. police believe two cars were racing when one of them clipped gar see's car. both drivers sped off leaving her there. garcia's husband has an emotional plea for any information in this case. >> i beg you, i beg you to please cooper

here's what it looks like at 270 on falls road coming down from frederick to the point where the lanes divide. it's incident free. i think it's a good ride that entire stretch of roadway. let's go back to the maps this time to southern maryland. route 5, 305, through brandywine no problems. we'll take a live look at the beltway at route 4, pennsylvania avenue right near andrews base running smoothly to the wilson bridge. in my next report we'll look at 66 at 4:55. >>> a government task force has released some new guidelines when it comes to cervical cancer screening. >> it recommends healthy women between the ages of 21 to 65 only need to have a pap test every three years. the guidelines also say women 30 and older can extend screenings to once every five years if they undergo the hpv test at the same time as the pap. doctors say overscreening is leading to unnecessary procedures which can increase pregnancy complications. the recommendations were released by the u.s. preventive services task force, the american cancer society and other health groups have released similar recommendatio

the baby was found near the intersection of sixes road and hallowing point road in prince frederick. police tell news4 someone was cleaning the trunk when nay found the baby. it's not clear if the person who found the child is related to the baby. police are calling this a homicide. >> our hearts go out to the family that located this infant in the trunk of this vehicle. this is heart wrenching for our community and for law enforcement. >> police are now interviewing relative of the person who found the baby. >>> we are working to learn more about a baby that died at an unlicensed daycare center in bristow in prince william county, virginia. police tell news4 the 3-month-old girl was playing with other children when she stopped breathing. she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. police tell us there are no signs of foul play. but the medical examiner's office is expected to do an autopsy to determine why the girl died. >>> today president obama will talk about the economy in richmond. he's scheduled to speak at a rolls royce aircraft parts plant in prince george.

also an accident in frederick county, an overturned tractor- trailer blocking eastbound liberty roadgreen valley, speeds slow on the west side of the beltway, 44 miles per hour is your average. speeds slowing on the top side of the beltway, down to 54. there is a live look at 95 at 198. looking pretty good in that shot. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. >>> back over to you. >> thanks a lot. this morning's coffee is with them and is furnished by the tv guide network. >> welcome. how is it going? >> great. >> okay. i have a question. i was just eavesdropping a bit. you know i am a reporter with an inquiring mind. who has the annoying laugh. >> i have an annoying laugh. >> why did you just look -- >> i think it is annoying. >> why do you think -- you were just looking at ally and saying i have got an annoying laugh. why do you think that? >> i was watching the show that is going to air and realized i am annoyed by myself but i think it is one of those things where i don't like listening to myself. i don't like to hear myself talk. >> hold on a second. you wer

the baby was found along hallowing point road in prince frederick. police telling news4 someone was cleaning the trunk when they found the baby. police are classifying the death as a homicide and are interviewing relatives of the person who found the baby. >>> coming up on 4:31 on this friday morning. tom kierein, a little rain. >> yeah, lingering sprinkles after overnight showers may have helped awaken you maybe in the middle of the night. howling winds kept up, too, overnight. now they're beginning to diminish. good morning, starting off this friday, the moving color is lingering, light rain still in southern maryland, prince george's, charles, calvert. across the potomac, on the northern neck and eastern shore. temperatures in the effor40s. quite a drop from yesterday's 70s. 51 at reagan national. pax river, 57. hagerstown only at 42. some of the chillier air is going to be moving in today. here's your day planner. by 9:00, partly sunny. still a bit blustery. temperatures by then will be in the low to mid 50s. then by noontime, zeal our temperatur

this is live video from sky fox along sixes road in prince frederick. someone was clean being out the car of a family member earlier today when they made the terrible discovery no, word yet who the child belongs to. so far no arrests. >>> another tragic story involving a child in virginia. an illegal daycare shut down tonight after a 3-month-old died inside the home. a viewer sent this picture to police in the house in bristow toda . >> reporter: we did see a person put into the back of a police car and driven away from here, but no one has been arrested and police have not identified that person. meanwhile neighbors say at least 20 children were inside this home in what they thought was a home daycare center. the problem is, investigators say the owners of the home didn't have a license to run a daycare center. we spoke with a neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous. she said her friend's children are usually what the she thought was a home daycare center. >> they go there, but today they're being taken care of by somebody else. >> reporter: at 12:42 p

the terrible discovery was made on the 4200 block of sixes road in prince frederick, maryland. investigators say someone was cleaning out the car of a family member when they found the newborn. so far, police have made no arrests. >>> a tragic story involve a child in virginia. an illegal day care shut down after a 3-month-old died inside that home. a viewer sent this photo of police at the house in bristow yesterday afternoon. sources say at least to children were being kept at this home day care but as fox 5's wisdom mart up explains, police say there is no license for the home owner to run a day care here. >> we spoke with a neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous. she says scherr friend's children are usually at what she thought was a home day care center. >> they go there. they weren't today. >> reporter: police say they got a call about an unresponsive infant at this house on surf advisory tire ridge place. caller told police a 3-month- old infant girl was unconscious. investigators found then faint in the scrub and took her to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

road. parents say speeding is common in that area. >> frederick county teachers are trying to send a messagethe school board. they left school as soon as classes ended to protest the decision to not give them a pay raise. the school board said the money was not there. >> lottery fever is sweeping the d.c. area. potential billionaires' -- potential millionaires stood in long lines to buy tickets for the $640 million jackpot. that is the largest in u.s. history. >> mega millions media is not just happening here, it is pretty much everywhere. where is all of the money going? i speak with diane sawyer a short time ago about the money trail. >> hello i see you talking about mega millions tonight. >> we are. everybody is feeling lucky. we are going to take you to some of the incredible scenes as they are happening tonight. we want to know where the money goes. where does the rest of the money really go? we will track it down. our person of the week. she will tell us somebody who changed her life and can change all of ours as well. >> can you give me another hint? >> it is somebody who absolutely c

dulles toll road no problems out of leesburg. 270, here at old georgetown head road from frederick a few blake rights but -- brake lights but no big deals to report on 270 all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. the north side of down no problems on the beltway. a bit of volume now forming out of college park to silver spring. on the north side here at university boulevard as i said just slowing down bit through silver spring. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look around town at 6:12. mike? >>> thanks monika. the top of the hour we are following breaking news now a man is hospitalized after being shot by police. >> and police say that suspect also shot an officer. this all happened early this morning at blare mill road in eastern avenue. that's right on border between northwest d.c. and silver spring. delia goncalves is on the d.c. side with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning andrea, police have been here for several hours, we have been here reporting on this story for about an hour and a half now. and we've just learned new infor

frederick. further south here at shady grove road.my next report, we will go over to route 50 in maryland. back to you guys. >>> thank you, monika. >>> the u.s. geologicical survey says a 3. 1 magnitude earthquake struck around 11:20 just six miles from the town of mineral. no major damage has been reported from last night a quake. there have been hundreds of aftershocks since the quake last august. the largest aftershock was 4.5 on august 25th. >>> president obama's healthcare reform law goes before the supreme court today. this will be the first of what is expected to be three days of arguments. >> 26 states argued the 2010 healthcare overhaul is unconstitutional because it will require all americans to have some form of healthcare or face a fine. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: people have been lining up outside the supreme court all weekend. they want a seat to watch historic arguments over whether or not president obama's healthcare law is constitutional. today is day one of arguments. the focus, should the high court post

road. the medevac has come and gone on 15 in thurmont. traffic getting by between amissville and fredericking out of -- between mayo and muddy creek road, somebody hit a power pole. this crash into mclean, traffic can now get by but not happy. backed up about 3 miles. next virginia on 395. that is normal. whew. northcom 395 leading edsall road to get to the pentagon looks typical. now to adam caskey in the weather center. >> before that, i want to share a little video. i had the opportunity to sit down with first graders at martin luther king elementary in southeast. waht a billion -- what a brilliant group of 6-year-olds and 7-year-olds. we talked about women that they are inspired by and we talked about history. i was going to read about rosa parks, but they already knew the details. i figured i would not waste their time. before i left, each one of them gave me a hug and thank me for coming. it was precious. a lot of fun. >> good for them. we had a little bit of everything in the last 24 hours. >> that is the duty of spring in washington. december tours always go up and down. we are on

they were leaving frederick douglas high school and crashed near crew road. they were traveling at a low speed, but dozens of students still injured. >> there were two buses hit. one bus, pretty strong, got knocked in the bushes. i was sitting sideways, and i got thrown and hit my head on the metal window, and that was -- that hurt. >> 34 were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no one was seriously injured. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> a middle school student facing charges for bringing a gun to school in charles county. the boy arrested after a tip yesterday morning led to a search of his locker. in a letter to parents, school officials say he brought the gun to school with the plan to sell it after school. >>> today, the focus on illinois in the gop presidential nomination. home state of president obama. romney tried to fire up young voters in chicago. and rick santorum also spoke. >> you should be working for conservatives. thank you. >> he is uniquely disqualified to go out and make the case against obama care, because he dev

road. the west side inner loop, heavier in that direction. frederick to security boulevard. and the north side inner loop, expect about 20 minutes there from dulaney valley road to harford road. northbound 95, stop and go, from eastern avenue, past the beltway on that northeast corner. couple of accidents in the timonium area. york road at east pedonia. also, east timonium road at york. baltimore city, east at hollins. north cobbleton at north fayet. and north charles at east 33rd. let's take a live look. you can see, quite a drive for you. and a sun glare as well. that's 70 at 29. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium one- topping pizzas. $6.99. >>> a sad update on a story wjz first brought you, about a revolutionary procedure to save a baltimore man's life. 30-year-old christopher lyle's life, was only the second person in the world to have a transplant, using his own stem cells. today, his family told me, christopher passed away. >> i first met christopher lyles in november of last year. a day before he left for sweden, for revolu

the baby was found last night in a car near the intersection of hallowing point road in prince frederick. that's where megan mcgrath is live with the latest information. >> reporter: barbara, that car was parked in front of a gray mobile home. sources tell news4 that the vehicle belongs to a woman and that one of her relatives was clearing out items from the car when they discovered infant in the trunk. news of what happened travels fast through this small mobile home community. a newborn baby has been found dead inside the trunk of a car. >> our hearts go out to the family members that located this infant and in the trunk of this vehicle. this is heart wrenching for our community and law enrs forcement. >> reporter: the car was park order the street. a relative of the owner was cleaning it out when they opened the trunk they found the dead child. investigators are trying to figure out who the mother is and how the baby died. residents say it is a mystery. they haven't seen any pregnant women in the neighborhood lately. >> there's month one in here, i have never seen anyone pregnant, no

road up in marlboro. all the students attend frederick douglas high. 34 students were taken to the hospital, but all the injuries are minor. >>> at 6:00 tonight and only on 9 news now, d.c. mayor vincent gray decided not to answer any more questions regarding the u.s. attorney's investigation into alleged corruption in city campaigns. the d.c. council on the other hand will consider emergency legislation to try and fix a major part of the problem. bruce johnson has been on the story from the very beginning and tonight he has that new information. >> we're going in another direction. >> reporter: d.c. mayor vincent gray addressed a  gathering of city athletes competing in tomorrow's basketball title game, but our camera our mayor said his attorney advised him not to say anything more of the campaign. this is all that's left of the 2010 campaign headquarters. at the center of the investigation is businessman jeff thompson who contributed thousands of dollars to score the d.c. campaigns including vincent gray's successful effort to defeat adrian fenty in 2010. 9news confirmed an earlier report in june of 2010 wit

this is a good indication at shady grove road of the length of 270 in from frederick. it's very quiet through rockville. we'll take a look again at the map and this time over on the other side bw parkway and route 50 are fine inside the beltway. on the inner loop between route 50 and 202, two left lanes were blocked overnight with construction. so be aware of that. they should be clearing that up within the next ten minutes. we'll take a live look at new york avenue at 9th street. things are still moving well. coming up in my next report, we'll focus on virginia at 4:55. >>> 4:48 now. a plan to impose a 5 cent fee on paper and plastic bags, that plan is back on track in prince george's county. a few weeks ago that proposal seemed dead. but now a key of house delegates committee has approved a plan meaning the measure will soon go before the full house. the prince george's county council and rushern baker support the bill. >>> a new report from the center of science in the public interest could make you think think twice before you grab another cola. >> reporter: it's b

road near 301. three buses from frederick douglass high school were lined up at a stop -- at a stop sign when a tour bus hit one of them, causing a chain reaction. >> i think he did not hit the brakes quick enough. >> some students were being over dramatic. paramedics treated 75 students at the scene. 34 others were taken to prince george's hospital center. the injuries were minor. >> voters in illinois will head to the polls for another crucial contests in the republican presidential race. battling for 54 delegates in that state. brianne carter has a preview. >> another big day in the race for the white house today. some colonists primary a possible gain changer. the two top candidates continue going head-to-head, each hoping to land on top tonight. the battle for the gop nomination is in the land of lincoln today with two top candidates battling for the top spot. we will not be successful. placing an economic lightweight with another one. >> i heard governor romney call me an economic lightweights. because i was not a wall street financier liked him. -- like him. it's mitt romney is surging >> the

frederick maryland. deputies were called to the 4200-block of sixtense road and when they got there they found the body ofewborn baby in the trunk of a car. they know the owner of the car but so far there have been no arrests. the baby's body is at the medical office. >>> a visually impaired 9-year-old boy says a dc teacher wrapped him in tape yesterday binding him to his chair. gary nurenberg is here to report what happened when his outraged mom confronted school officials this morning. gary. >> reporter: well, anita, what would you do if it was your kid? >> i went down to the office and i requested to speak with the principal. >> reporter: she had high hopes for the friendship public charter school on 19th street. 9-year-old christian was having trouble in another public school last year. >> they kicked me. they punched me. they did everything. >> reporter: she hoped friendship public char would be better for a boy who has trouble seeing and sitting still. >> on a daily basis, he bumps into things. he stumbles around a lot and he it's difficult. he's a 9-year-old boy. >> reporter: and when he had troubl

. >>> 270 looks great coming down from frederick to the point where the lanes divide at shady grove road. you can see traffic volumes are very light. there is construction on the inner loop at route 123 along the left side of the roadway. in my next report, another look at maryland roads at 4:37. >>> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica is here with green arrows a plenty. >> that's right. wall street closed higher for the fifth day in a row and did so in fine style. all the key averages gained more than 1.5%. the dow closed above 13,000 to its highest level since late 2007. nasdaq probably the king on the day. first close above 3,000 since december 2000. that's right. helping out a better than expected report on february retail sales and jpmorgan chase raised its stock dividend. the dow surging 218 points to 13,177. nasdaq climbed by 56 points. s&p 500 up by about 25. four major u.s. banks all failed the federal reservessage stress test. they're designed to show if banks have enough money to survive another serious economic downturn. 15 of the 19 banks d