i'll sort out the details coming up. >>> sharon gibala with traffic control. a new accident on a major roadway and we have some artspace closures to report. >>> life on mars or beyond. we're not talking about anything bigger than a micro, but it completely change the way we look at everything. discovery channel is going discuss this. a new series called are we alone? once again, looking for the smallest of objects in the universe that will change everything. 6:45 as the morning edition continues and watch this . >>> this is wjz, wjz.com, baltimore. >>> good morning, maryland. now, don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather, and traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it's friday. >>> it's the bottom of the hour, 6:29 and it's a humid hurry up out there. a few clouds moved in as well. marty in weather. >>> looking at first-warning doppler radar, i want to point out we have this stalled front down to the right-hand side of your screen and what is going on is this, we have moisture kind of

here's sharon gibala in traffic control. >>> not much to get in your way. we have one accident on 95 on is tillamook southbound lanes at 295. traffic getting by at full speed. there's a map of the accident with the speed sensors and everything well above the limit. two downed trees, one closed at avery hill road. there's a second downed tree on york road that is closed between old york road. take 83 as the alternate. the west side starting to slow at liberty road. no delays on 95. this report brought to you by toyota and your toyota dealer. you'll find a service deal tore keep your toyota running smoothly. >>> charges once dropped are back on the docket for the second time. indictment for mayor sheila dixon. mary bubala is live. >> reporter: good morning. this is starting to get confusing, but the state prosecutor is starting all over. he's throwing out the old indictment against mayor dixon and has a new one because he has her former boyfriend cooperating now. after being reindicted, mayor dixon says she's forging ahead. >> my reaction, stay focused, conti

mid-70s now and now to sharon gibala in traffic control. good morning. >>> not doing bad, just two accidents. one on whitemarsh, one in the city on bush street and as far as delays, 5 minutes on 95 northbound. there's the west side, slow downs between liberty and 70. now is the time to invest in your future. attend a session. . >>> thank you. stay with wjz maryland's news station, complete weather, and traffic ahead. more arrests in the pensacola florida murder. the person police are looking for. this is one of the cruise ships that leaves and coming back from bermuda. ♪ tell me who's watching. (announcer) it's right here. it's easy.

. >>> a big celebration for the african-american heritage festival wrapping up today. >>> sharon gibala is here with more on what is going on including anita baker there, in vogue was there. >> reporter: sound crews on behind the stage setting up and it kicks off with noon with gospel heading your way, we have mary wright here telling us more. >> we're excited to have the partnership with church of christ. health and wellness, financial empowerment and getting more information and resources to help you. >> reporter: you said that tent and area is the heart of the festival. >> we know the entertainment is a draw, but we want people to leave with resources, get screen for things plaguing our community and how to look for jobs and advance their careers. it's important. >> reporter: tell us how can people get here? parking can be tough. >> we don't encourage to drive. we have a great partnership with mta, take the light rail. parking is ten dollars, but just take the mta. >> it costs $5 to get in and if you want to see the great anita baker, she'll be on stage at 7:30 tonight. >> out of all

. >>> over to sharon gibala in wjz traffic control for us. good morning, sharon. >> good morning, everyone. well, one problem to report now in baltimore city in the stevenson area. a downed tree on green spring valley road near brookline. we don't have any problems but a traffic pattern, 95 southbound at the 895 split. you are looking at traffic moving on 895 moving to the right side instead of the left side. the sides have changed. keep that in mind. confusion this morning, the west side of the beltway. everything looking very quiet and very nice at liberty road. no problems on the top side at green spring. for traffic information any time, you can always log on to wjz.com. mary, back over to you. >> sharon, thank you so much. >>> here is what people will be talking about. two baltimore city police officers continue to recover this morning after being shot in west baltimore in what is being described as an ambush. eyewitness news is live at shock trauma. mike schuh has new information this morning on the suspected shooter. good morning, agai

here's sharon gibala in traffic control. >>> a congestion-free drive. we have four accidents, one on 543 at route one. another one at owings mills. there's a crash on 175. and one on frederic road. watch for police activity on route 40 between 7 and maryland avenue. there's the topside of the beltway looking good. no problems on the west side at liberty road or at 95 at whitemarsh. there's a look at the drive times and the speeds. this traffic report brought to you by toyota. toyota, moving forward. >>> thank you. we're with bruce bruce from atlanta, georgia. great to see you. >> good to see you. everyone in this building wants a picture of you. the comic view. >> i was the host of the comic view and coming to the stage. >> you've been a busy man for some years, a lot of folks know you for your comedy and one thing i was looking at, stimulus concert. you're piggy backing, how did you come one the name for tour? >> i didn't. they came up with it for me. >> it's funny. >> i would have come up with the bruce bruce tour. somebody creative wanted to do that.

that story coming up. >>> and i am sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control.shouldn't, 000 too many problems just yet. -- you shouldn't run into too many problems just yet. we will run down the list of problems in a moment. >>> coming up on coffee with, michelle goode from davidville, maryland. like a new mom, michelle is about safety and keeping her life simple. came up with an item called chic and cozy, handbag, backpack and baby planner. got the attention of target. in 800 stores across the country right now. and an amaze storingy about the most brilliant baby idea i have ever seen in my life. it is great to have you here. we will at that town n' country michelle on coffee with as the eyewitness news morning edition ' on car insurance. what you might not know is that you can contact geico to see if you could save on homeowner's and renter's insurance too. for more information call 1-800-947-auto or check the yellow pages for an office near you. [tires screeching] [screech] accidents can happen anytime. that's why geico's here 24 hours a day, every day. geic

you can get your exercise. >> sharon gibala reporting live from rash field. >>> coming up. i'm mary bubala, a place you would think is free of the influence of gangs, but all of . >>> five-day forecast looking like this, we're looking around 85 and then there's a chance of showers for the next few days, 82 through the week and don't be afraid by the rain you see, that's a chance of showers and thunder showers but not a wash out of your days. >>> gang violence, after invading communities and killing children, it reveals it's not con fined to just the city. >>> the suburbs are the next frontier as we speak to a parent who proves that the threat is real. >> reporter: chaos strikes in a neighborhood. christopher jones lay lifeless beaten to death not far from his home. they cornered him on his bike and they beat him. >> we thought we did everything right. >> reporter: a month before the attack, his parents pull him out of the high school feared he was caught in the middle of rival gangs. >> reporter: did you know he was in danger. >> that's why we pull him out because the admin

sharon gibala with traffic. very busy. first warning weather. >>> now first warning weather, complete forecast and first warning of severe weather. >> clear skies in the area, 62 hagerstown. 6. d.c. the mid-60s in ocean city. 61 easton and pax river. mid- to upper 50s in oakland and coupled. 56, westminster. 59 in bel air and columbia. 62 in rock hall. mid-60s in annapolis, kent island and in d.c. 86% humidity on tv hill. calm winds, barometer at 30705. high pressure runs our weather and we are looking at a bit of a warm-up. just a bit of a warm-up from 82 to 84 or 85 degrees as we move through the five-day, and really i think what we really need to point out is that some foul weather is going to continue to fly south of the area. okay. so we are going to be a little bit warmer by 2 degrees. a little bit more humid. saturday into sunday morning. we are going to see a wind shift that will knock us back by a degree and lose a little bit of humidity. the big thing over the five-day period is how mild the weather remains as we

. >>> and sharon gibala here canwall traffic control. still no delays but a -- here with wjz traffic control. still no delays but some debris in the roads. >>> go and buy your safe toy. our favorite gadget guy steve greenburg has some summer tips, some summer fun, some summer gifts that you have got to see to believe. could you handle a waterproof video camera? and what you are looking at right there is going to blow your mind. you stay tuned. get your wallets out by the way. the morning edition continues right after this. >>> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. hello, again, at the bottom of the hour, it clicks over 6:30. it continue to be one nice day start even traffic wise as well. sharon will detail that for you and marty with first warning weather. >> let's look at how this day will square itself away. very little haze and humidity right now. very little haze and humidity through t

. >>> to sharon gibala and the breaks news. a helicopter crash is affecting traffic on i-70 this morning. good morning, sharon. >> hi, mary, gooded morning, everyone. that helicopter crash happened around 10:30 last night in the area of 70 at the frederick county hagerstown, washington county line i should say. you can see pictures from the crash scene there. all lanes of 70 eastbound and westbound lanes were blocked overnight. they reopened about a half hour ago, but there is still investigation going on on the shoulders. we are looking at delays on the eastbound lanes back to hagerstown and in the westbound lanes back to myersville. so baltimore national pike will be a good alternate. meantime in our area, we are looking at a water main break that is our only real issue at this point, and this will be on scots mill drive at painted post road. a live look at the top side of the beltway. you can see the main lanes still a little bit wet from overnight rain, but moving without delay. same goes for 95 at 395. and the west side of

sharon gibala may be talking about york road -- this is unbelievable.st warning weather and more as the eyewitness news morning >>> here comes updates from sharon and marty. >> going for a high of 79 degrees. mixture of clouds and sun. now over to sharon at wjz traffic control. >> hi, marty. we still have a big mess on 89 a. look at this shot 895 southbound being detoured on to keith avenue and over to 95 because of a vehicle fire in the harbor tunnel. watch for delays. 895 backed up at this point to o'donnell street. a bus fire. amta bus fire at security at woodlawn drive. accident at 83 southbound at fayette. another one 95 northbound at 895 approximately that one with is a jam behind it. a crash at broken land parkway and one nor reisterstown on maryland 30. a live look at the west side of the beltway. looking good at liberty road, but looking at delays on northbound 95 at 195 because of that accident that i mentioned on 95. just in the area of 895. this traffic report brought to you by the pennsylvania dutch convention and visitors bureau. choose a

sharon gibala has wjz tv traffic control. we have first warning weather and more. stay with us. >>> numbers continue to tell the story. five shy of 80, shy of 90. a breeze out of the south- southwest and barometer at 29.87. ocean city, 83. the opposite side of the state. westminster, 74. 75 in bel air, rock hall, kent island, downtown. 73 in columbia. almost 890 degrees in the district. we have shower activity pressing through the area. now just kind of book-ending the metro grid if tself north and south. that is going to be the beginning of shower activity pressing through the area this day. s that cold front buys into the mid-atlantic later, we will see the possibility of strong thunderstorms firing up over a multistate region. that is going to be a little bit later on this afternoon. only going to be 82 today because of cloud cover blocking out the sun; however, the sun continues to be down on those cloud tops and we could have severe weather fire up. again, 12-hour window of opportunity. say lunch until midnight. 70 overnight. clouds will slowly break up. tomor

. >>> let's check on the roads with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. how does the weather effect the ride home? >> pretty much if there's a road, there's a problem on it this afternoon. one of the accidentses is on 70 westbound blocking all lanes and getting a back up to frederic road, problems on 83. a crash blocking the left lane, another problem, a downed tree blocking two left lanes. on the east side at 702, there's a wreck. two in the city. stone river parkway and on 50 eastbound, we have an accident blocking toll lanes 9 and 10. a backup, there's a live look at the backup, you can see the rain drops as well so rain is an issue as well. there's the west side of the beltway. 95 northbound slow, eastern avenue. this traffic report brought to you by the department of agriculture. go to maryland's best and take the challenge. back to you. >>> thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news. sacred ritual, babies tossed off of roofs and caught with blankets. why parents in india do it. >>> michael phelps says no to pope benedict. we'll explain. >>> a severe

the roadways with sharon gibala in just a second.time high goes up to 86 areawide with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. humidity levels have been higher than they have been. 82 with a chance of showers on thursday and friday. 84 on friday. 88 on saturday. 86 and 86 for sunday and monday. we clear out for weekend and looks pretty nice overall. >>> now for a look at the roadways, sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. >> hi, tim. good morning, everyone. as far as problems go, we don't have too many of them. a disabled vehicle on the top side of the beltway on the inner loop approaching the jfx. no delays because of it. an accident work in belcamp. and delays on the west side outer loop between liberty and 70 that will only set you back about four minutes with an average speed of 43 miles per hour. a live look at your drive times and speeds on the west and top side of the beltway between 795 and 95. 14 minutes between 83 and 95, 12 minutes. a live look at the west side at liberty road. this traffic report is brought to

. >>> let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala. so far, so good, sharon? >>> we don't have anything too major. but we have a handful of problems. so far, pretty good. we have an accident right now, working on 100. that's going to be 100 eastbound, on the 97 off-ramp. a crash in elkridge. and in essex, going on eastern boulevard, at south maryland avenue. one more on halfstead, panther drive. south of route 482. meanwhile, traffic lights, west pedonia. meantime, only slight delays on the beltway. on the north and west sides of the beltway. nine friep miles an hour is your slowest spot. that's going to be on the top side between 83 and 95. there's a live look at the west side. volume out there, but not too slow. tratraffic report is brought to you by the department of agriculture. maryland's best.net. back to you. >>> well, it happened. a historic moment in rome, as michael phelps actually loses a big race. >> not only is he going to beat phelps, he's going to smash his world record. >> germany's hans beaterman hands phelps his first major loss in four years

. >>> let's check on thed red cross with sharon gibala. >>> i'm happy to report, there's not much going on area roadways. just a few accidents. nothing too major. one of them is goingob on 895. no drays because -- delays because of that one. watch for art scape closures, causing road blocks to portions point royal west. as far as delays go, we don't have any. there's a look at the west side, wilkins avenue. west side, baltimore national pike. and the west side at liberty. no issues any of those places. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. call 1-800-the firm. or visit cochran firm.com. for a free visitation. >>> judge sonia sotomayor has answered questions on day three. hary srihari sreenivasan reports. despite several attempts, soto sotomayor did not disclose her views on abortion rights. but she did talk about her views on the orioles. >> she was calm and remained under control as she talked about her views on abortion rights. >> let's say i'm 38 weeks and we discover i have spina bifida. would it be legal to terminate that pregnancy? >> i can't answer that. it d

. >>> let's check on the roads with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> overall, we are not doing bad, especially as far as congestion goes. we don't have any. we have a few accidents, though. one of them is going to be in windsor mill, north rolling road at rolling bend road. another in parkville. that one already in the clearing stages, though. watch for a water main break in rosedale. that's blocking all westbound lanes at kern avenue. and some closures downtown already forart scape, which is going on next weekend. some of the roads affected are mount royal avenue, and east preston. as far as delays go, as i mentioned, we don't really have any -- only place we're not at complete full speed is going to be the top side of the beltway, between 95 and 83. but that's really only 5, 6 miles below the posted speed limit. there's a live look at the west side, looking good at wilkins avenue. no issues. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you've suffered a personal injury, call the cochran firm. or visit cochran firm.com for a free consultation. >>> wash worries

>> let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala. >>> we're actually doing pretty good on area roadwaysfew problems, but nothing too major. one accident on the top side of the beltway. it's on the left shoulder and not really causing any delays. and you're looking at a wreck on 295 southbound, reported at waterview avenue. this one, involving an mta bus. one other on charles at lake. in arnold, one at college and richie highway. just very minor one on the west side inner loop. slight delay there at security boulevard. there is a look at the west side at wilkins, running at full speed there. no problems on baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by loyola. now is the time to invest in your career with loyola. attend an information session. back over to you. >>> thank you, sharon. >>> the 4th of july weekend was a success. 321,000 people visited the resort over the long holiday weekend. that's about the number that was expected. it's about 4,000 fewer guests than last year. a more exact number will be released in september, when tax revenues are released. >>> still

. >>> let's check on the roads with sharon gibala. >> overall, nothing too big going on. but we do have plenty of minor problems. the biggest issue that we do have is going to be some police activity in ellicott city. that is going to be blocking westbound frederick road at walker driver. -- drive. meanwhile, watch for an accident, approaching key highway on the right shoulder. no delays there. an accident, west pedonia, another at u.s. 40 at ridge road. and one more in odenton. odenton road at king mccullum avenue. as far as delays go, you'll find some slight ones. they'll be on the beltway, on the inner loop, between 83 and delaney valley roads. watch for speeds, not quite as what you would hope they would be. they'll be passing there, 24 miles an hour, and 17. and there is a look live at the beltway. looking good at wilkins avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by geico. log onto geico.com or call 1- 800-947-auto. back over to you. >> all right. thank you, sharon. the president's choice for the empty seat on the u.s. supreme court, answers the critic today. har

. >>> let's check in on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> i'm happy to report that there is not too much going on the roads this afternoon. in fact, the biggest issue that we did have which was an accident on the top side of the beltway is cleared. there are still some lingering delays because of it. you're looking at about a 16- minute drive there. meantime, only one other accident. that's going to be in the city, york road, at east belvedere. otherwise, everything running smoothly there. and a look at the west side, baltimore national pike. there's a look at the top side. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you have suffered a personal injury, call the cochran firm, 1-800-the firm, or call the cochran firm. >>> fda warning on electronic cigarettes. despite the manufacturer's claims they're safer than tobacco cigarettes. >>> laptop batteries. they never last as long as the manufacturers say they will. so what's being done with the false claims? >>> supreme court justice nominee sonia sotomayor. >>> an investigation is under way into w

let's check on the roads with sharon gibala. >> well, we do have some problems. one that actually was there this morning. we have a sinkhole that has the inner loop ramp from camp mead road to the inner loop road closed to the beltway. in the meantime, we have another problem, lakewood avenue. shut down. one accident to report in cortis bay. that's going to be on fort smallwood road. another in philadelphia road, at rosedale avenue. and a few more in the city. old york at 35th. bel air. kelly at falls. and north charles at west franklin. delays you can see on 295. between anamol -- annapolis and savage road. there's a live look at the top side of the beltway. inner loop delay there, between park heights and falls. there's a look at the west side, inner loop, only slowed at security. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. an updated all-time favorite. juicy steak, with chipotle sauce. subway, eat fresh. back over to you. >> thank you, sharon. >>> and tonight's eyewitness news healthwatch, a maryland man needs a bone marrow transplant by the end of the mo

let's check on the roads with sharon gibala. >> hi, denise. good afternoon, everyone. well, a few accidents, but nothing too major. that accident on 295 southbound. at west nursery road. still on the shoulder there. the delays starting to ease a bit there. as far as other problems, an accident involving a bus. that one in towson. loch raven boulevard. another in brooklyn involving a motorcycle in the clearing stages. and a few more in the city. you're looking at them on green mount at east 20th, west reed at lyndon. and north pines at west baltimore. as far as other issues, 95 northbound, just a little bit slow. from 895 to the beltway. a four-minute set back there, with an average speed of 29 miles per hour. there's a look at route 50. eastbound lanes are slow from west street all the way to the severn river bridge. there's a look at the top side. no issues on the top side, at green spring avenue. but you'll find about a three- minute setback between york and providence. there's a look at the west side inner loop delay there at security. this traffic report is brought

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. >>> let's check on the roads now, with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. sharon, happy friday. >> happy friday to you. and our drivers are going to be happy to get home. one of the big ones is going to be on 95, in the northbound lanes at 175, an accident there blocking the left lane with a backup to 98. it's a 40-minute setback there. 95 southbound, past 895. there is a crash on west street. there was an accident blocking the right lane. south side of the beltway, on the inner loop, there's a wreck working in monkton. a wreck at stans bury mill. and one at dundalk avenue. there's a look at your three slowest spots. the work there between 83 and 95, 20 minutes. there's a live look at 95 again. 50 westbound is jammed from thompson creek road to the bay bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by the maryland department of agriculture. eat local. go to marylandbest.net. back to you. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00 today. he built a multimill yoon -- multimillion dollar ministry. >>> cemetery vandal update. one of the men accused in the un

. >>> let's check on the roads with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. how does it look? >> i'm happy to report it looks pretty good. only two accidents in fact. one of them is going to be in hunt valley on gillroy road. the other crash in the city, northern martin luther king boulevard at west baltimore street. that does involve a pedestrian though. one delay, on 95 northbound between 216 to 175. that is a nine-minute setback there with an average speed of 34 miles per hour. otherwise beltway is wide open there at wilkens avenue. same goes for the west side at baltimore national pike. there's a look at the top side at 83. that is even looking pretty nice at this hour. this traffic report brought to you by the maryland department of agriculture. maryland'sbest.net. back to you. >>> an unusual assault of young women visiting a movie theater. attacked by someone wielding super glue. into new york's homeless. if they want the city will fly them anywhere free of charge. >>> wild ride. a second grader behind the wheel. >>> and july is about over. get ready for august. weather

>>> let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala. happy monday, sharon. >> hi, sally. happy monday to you, too. unfortunately, a lot to talk about. we still have storm issues, as well as accidents. 95 southbound. another at 97 at 50. a wreck in timonium. another in windsor mills. security. one more at orleans. finksburg, watch for a traffic light on flash. that's through the intersection on 140. a bunch more as traffic lights out and trees down. some of the issues are the places where there are issues. reisterstown road at garrison. and green spring avenue, between ridgeway. all lanes down there, blocked for a tree. as far as delays go, you're looking at 95 southbound slow, between o'donnell street and the fort henry toll plaza. >>> this traffic report is brought to by the cochran firm. >>> still ahead at 4:00. wrong way crash. a woman hits a long island family head on, killing eight. what she said just before the accident. >>> and agent orange. sprayed by the u.s. military in the 60s. new links today to certain illnesses. >> it's warm and humid. are more storms on the

good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, mary bubala and traffic control with sharon gibala, maryland's news station. >>> hello again, there is a touch more summer out there this morning. sharon will have your traffic after the weather. >> let the party get std

. >>> i am sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. area -- for your morning commute. we will tell you all about them straight ahead. >>> coming up on coffee with, look who is in town, hillary hon. >> hello. >> hello, fresh off performances with the bso and other great organizations around the world. just hang out in baltimore part of the summer. >> yeah, yeah. >> you know what, you can't outgrow the hon. isn't it the truth. >> that's true. very true. >> hillary hon coming up on coffee with as the morning >>> hello, again. it is 5:30. and it is already a warm and humid day start. you look at the sky conditions rit now, but you are not going to talk about the weather today without talking about the weather last night and its effect on traffic this morning. sharon will have the latest on that after meteorologist tim williams and marty bass over with first warning weather. >> a lot of people are talking about the storms and others are saying what storms are you talking about. we had storms roll through here affecting much of carroll, balt

, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello, again. in 30 seconds it will be 5:00. the humidity will hug you hello this morning the minute you step outside your door. >> that was a great descript her -- descriptor right there. man, i am with you. >> sharon is around after marty in the first warning weather center. >> look at that shot. it said it all. look at the city lights illuminating that body-hugging humidity. >> especially down in the horizon. >> we still see stars us out this morning. a warm and humid morning. a hot and humid afternoon. partly sunny skies. first warning doppler weather radar. what we are seeing receipt now is not a whole lot of activity -- seeing right now is not a whole lot

bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibalait is wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello, again. in 10 seconds it will be 5:00. it is a lovely day start. a full moon is setting in

, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala's news station. >> in 10 seconds, it will be 5:00. it will be a warm and muggy monday morning day and week start. sharon will have your traffic after tim's first warning weather. >> good morning, everyone. coming off of a stormy night for many areas and very calm for others. it has been very sticky and going to remain very humid for the next few d

bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first-warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it's friday. >>> it's 5:00 and it's also back to really humid this morning after yesterday's one day reprieve. we've had some trou

bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it's friday! >> good morning, everybody. it is a good thing it is friday. a humid start to our day. some rain passed through overnight. some of the ground is still saturated. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. we are also following breaking news. a helicopter crash in maryland. sharon will have more

bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello, again in 30 seconds it will be 5:00. it is the 13th day of july. sharon will let you know how traffic is doing. marty over with first warning weather. >> a great shot. can we go back and take a look at it. a few high clouds in the area. every once in a while a peek of a planet over a star and a waning month to sky. generally what you are seeing the beginning of a nice day with sunshine and temps in the

now a look at the roads with sharon gibala with traffic control. >>> good morning. of some debris on the road. otherwise we have some police activity blocking the westbound lanes of route 40 at maryland avenue. an accident in green spring valley, and another one on martin boulevard in ethics. there's your drive times and delays. no delay as you can see, everything at full speed. there's the west side at liberty liberty. this report brought to you by lynn the plumber. >>> thank you. in the news, some local new car buyers and dealers must be smiling because of the "cash for clunkers" program. the program appears to be running out of money. mary bubala live on the story. >>reporter: just four days into the program, white house officials are worried that the program has hundred out of money. they have to wait until the paper work settles out to know for sure. many turned in their clunker in time. the white house says it's evaluating all options to keep the program funded. all transactions will be honored. congress could add more money. but they go on recess today. >> th

now over to sharon gibala, wjz tv traffic control.easy right now at 895. we still have the harbor tunnel blocked in the southbound direction because of a vehicle fire. traffic being detoured continue to keith avenue and over to 95 in the fort mchenry tunnel. traffic backed up on 895 to lombard street on 95. you are looking at a 30-minute setback from the beltway down to the fort mchenry tunnel because everybody is bailing out. meantime an accident in owings mill. colgate at reisterstown road. as far as delays go, 3 is miles per hour at paring parkway at the top side. on the west side, the delays are on. a live look at 95. looking at the back-up from 695 down to the tunnel. this traffic report brought to you by the perry hall outback steakhouse. live adventurous. go outback. don, have a great weekend. >> same to you. >>> the local mta adopts a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to their drivers and operators. mary bubala explains this new rule. >> reporter: don, the mta counting on riders to help them enforce this new policy. if anyon

now over to sharon gibala with a look at traffic with wjz traffic control. >> hi, tim.g to be 50 eastbound. we have actually debris approaching the bay bridge blocking one lane. meanwhile a disabled vehicle on 895 northbound at the harbor tunnel toll plaza blocking a lane. top side inner loop at loch raven long green at hyde road. overturned there and windsor mill at glen oak. downed tree green spring valley at brook lawn road. 95 southbound looking okay at white marsh boulevard, but slow approaching 895 where there is a new traffic pattern. this traffic report brought to you by the owings mill outback steakhouse at 10904 boulevard circle. live adventurous and go outback. >>> two police officers continue to recover this morning after being shot over the weekend. mike schuh is live with the story for us. >> reporter: commissioner calls the man at the center of the shooting a maniac. 34-year-old shawn sinclair. street name lover got the attention of police when a woman called 911 with a domestic violence complaint. the responding officers called him with her phone and he

now to sharon gibala in traffic control. >>> good morning. accidents to talk about on the jfx, that's a backup to maryland avenue. one at courtway also a problem in the city on bel-air at clifton heights roads. as far as other problems, the west side speeds almost full speed. west side outer loop will take you about 7 minutes. hunt valley out back steak house now open for lunch friday, saturday and sunday. go out back. >>> thank you. in the news, baltimore county police need help shedding light on a light rail accident. >> reporter: a man was a passenger on the train and they want to talk to him because it appears he did move to see something that day. they believe this man may have more information about what happened to the teens struck by the light rail. the teens both died. all trains were running on the southbound side. it was the northbound train that hit the boys from behind. he is not wanted for any crime, they want to know if he saw anything. >>> the governor will make a big announcement. the governor will go over the details in a co

now over to sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> overall not too bad. a few issues.outhbound at south street, a tire tread blocking the center lane. 83 southbound past padonia road. that accident is off to the shoulder. slight delay approach the accident scene of. 32 westbound a wreck at 95 on right shoulder and irdman at lynndale. fire activity at orleans and north gaye. the speeds on the top side and west side outer loops of the beltway. slight ones with 13 minutes there. no problems on 95 at white marsh. this traffic report brought to you by the owings mill outback steakhouse at 10904 boulevard circle. live adventurous, go outback. back to you, mary. >>> the mta backing off plans to add audio to its surveillance system to help stop crime. mike vinciquerra has the story. >> reporter: mary, under maryland law videoings are allowed in public without the knowledge those being recorded, but add audio to the mix you run afoul of the maryland wiretapping law. the mta ca came to that conclusion after floating the idea of making audio available to the video segments. the a

. >>> now for a look at the roads send it over to sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. >> hi, tim.he lack of volume on area roadways, i am guessing that it looks like people extended their holiday weekend. not much going on out there. only one problem. debris 29 southbound at st. john's lane. blocking the center lane. 95. your only delay outside. 95 southbound sluggish between white marsh and the beltway. otherwise everything looking good on 295 and the west side. beltway. this traffic report brought to you by the cochran firm. 1-800-the firm or visit cochranfirm.com for consultation. >>> we are learning more about the investigation of the death of former ravens quarterback steve mcnair over the weekend. eyewitness news and mary bubala has the story. >> reporter: don, police this morning are backing off calling this a murder-suicide. instead on sunday, they ruled mcnair's death a homicide but have not ruled on the death of the 20-year-old woman. that is because police continue to talk to people who knew the couple including the ex- boyfriend of sala kazimi. her body was found with

now over to sharon gibala at wjz tv traffic control.hey there, marty, good morning. as far as problems go, we have a few but nothing too major this morning. some debris in two spots. the first one on 50 eastbound on the bay bridge blocking the right lane. on the eastbound span. meantime, watch for debris also on 70 eastbound approaching 29. a tire tread in the road. our speed sensor is at 62 miles per hour. so not slowing things down. we have an accident in middle river bird at middle river road. another crash in the city with possible lane blockages, and meantime we have that downed pole that will be blocking all lanes of marriotsville at the county line. driver road is where traffic is being detoured, the biggest delay will be on 95. this traffic report brought to you by by filtrate filters. don, back over to >> you thank you very much. >>> in the news this morning, parents outraged after towson catholic high school announces it is closing its doors right now. eyewitness news and mary bubala have the story. >> reporter: it is schedule

now over to sharon gibala with wjz traffic control.sharon. >> good morning, everyone. overall not doing too bad but issues including the debris at the west side outer loop at baltimore national pike. jessup. a second one nearby. that one will be on washington boulevard at -- that is someone going to be at 175 i should say. and watch for a sinkhole on the southwest inner loop on the ramp from camp meade to the inner loop blocking that ramp. a live look at the west side of the beltway. unusual delays on the outer loop. same goes for the southwest on 295. and a look at 95, slow and go from white marsh to the beltway. this traffic report brought to you by filtrate filters by 3m. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> in the news the baltimore police department is taking over the investigation into the deaths of two teenagers hit by a light rail train. eyewitness news and mary bubala live are more. >> reporter: don are their decision came after one of the mothers questioned whether the mta could be objective in its investigation. two of its tr

if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check in with sharon gibala with more on that accident and a look at traffic in the area. >> we are also following that accident, it's on 29 southbound. as you can see by the chopper shot, it was blocking lanes there. traffic getting by in two lanes. you're looking at a backup, you'll want to take 95 as the alternate. watch for an accident at mount vernon. one at murdock road. a delay to the tunnel and northbound lanes slow. beltway drive times, 22 minute on the topside. 24 on the west side. there's a look at the west side not looking bad. the topside very jammed again from 83 to 95, 22 minute there is. the traffic report brought to you by subway. juicy steak layered with melted cheese and piled high with toppings. back to you. >>> more than a month after the death of michael jackson, the pop star gets his wish. his mother kathrine will retain custody of his children. >> reporter: michael jackson's three children will be raised by the same woman who raced him in the home he grew up. >> there's no situation better for these childr

let's go to sharon gibala to check on the roads. >>> hi, kai kai, well, the rain and the rush don't mix. here's a look at a latest accident 95 northbound in emmer ton road. you can see the deday -- delays here beyond the seen. er and a new wreck is here in the southbound lanes here. you can see the speed sensor at 12 miles per hour. there and another one in timonium, downed trees and they're blocking the lanes there and now, they're blocking the leftbound rain. between the beltway, there's a crash there and another one between frederick and wilkens. 95 northbound approaching white marsh, there's another one at butler and belmont and as far as delays. there's the drivetimes and delays on 95 and the top and the westside of the beltway. there's 50 and 11-mile backup. if you're going to the shores, 11 miles between 97 and the chesapeake bay and when you get over there, there's severe weather. there's a look at the westside of the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. try the new cheese steak, an updated favorite. subway, eat fresh. back to you and have a good weekend. >>

now over to sharon gibala, wjz tv traffic control.ng. >> hey there, good morning, everyone. that accident on 95 southbound at keith avenue finally over to the shoulder. a 27-minute setback back to the beltway. 895 southbound lanes are slow also because of bailout traffic. a water main break blocking two southbound lanes of belair road between slater and nexter road. you are looking at one northbound lane blocked. as far as delay goes, a look at your drive times and speeds on the beltway as well as 895. this traffic report brought to you by the maryland department of agriculture. buy local. >>> just weeks after all charges against her were dropped, councilwoman helen holton is facing indictment along with a prominent businessman. mary bubala has details. >> reporter: don, baking magnate john paterakis and helen holton are facing charges. it stems who paid for a political poll for the council bomb. prosecutors said it was i wilily funded by paterakis and ronald lipscomb, mayor's former boyfriend who pleaded guilty to conspiring with the

now to sharon gibala with traffic control. >>> good morning.ts working, one is many the gwen oak. two downed trees as well. between park heights and avery road a downed tree on york road. delays on the west side outer loop slow. there's a live look at the topside, no delays there. there's the west side. eat local, maryland'sbest.net. >>> mayor dixon is being reindicted. mary bubala has the story. >> reporter: mayor dixon is going to focus on running the city while her attorneys focus on new charges against her. two new indictments accusing her of theft, and perjury. it comes after her former boyfriend agreed to cooperate with the investigation to provide new details about dixon. it's part of the state prosecutor's investigation into corruption at city hall. >>> thank you. in annapolis, house speakers have create an 18-member panel to review how state aid is given out. they're looking to close a budget gap. >>> the widow of steve mcnair will not exclude the rest of his family from his estate. the judge gave control to his wife, michelle. he was

if you're waiting for someone to get home from work tonight, let's check on the roads with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> we have one issue. that's going to be in the city. that is of some concern. that's going to be an accident involving a pedestrian struck by a train. that's going to be on smith avenue at newbury street. temporarily southbound service of light rail has been suspended there. meantime, watch for a few more in the city west northern parkway at roland avenue and commerce. one in windsor at bel morroad. and one in annapolis, on bay ridge at tyler avenue. 95 northbound. slow from pulaski highway to the beltway. that's about a four-minute drive there. with an average speed of 51 miles an hour. on the inner loop, between charles and harford. that will set you back about eight minutes. there's a look at the west side, inner loop sluggish at security. this report is brought to you by subway. juicy steak layered with chipotle sauce. subway, eat fresh. back over to you. >> thank you, sharon. >>> baseball star, educator and friend. that's how negro league great burt simmo

. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the traffic with sharon gibala. >> reporter: well, the rain hasn't helped things for the evening commute. outer loop, falls road on the shoulder. another wreck on 32 eastbound at 95. crash still working at catonsville. another in the city, gwen oak at howard park avenue. there was an accident there. that one is going to be on willow at york. another at essex. 95 northbound, slow from 395 to the tunnel. northbound lanes slow again between 895 and the beltway. on the beltway, you're looking at delays as well. we have a graphic with speeds and trive times on the top and the west sides there. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. try the new subway, big chipotle cheesesteak. juicy steak, layered with chipotle sauce, piled high with toppings. >>> the group representing the nfl players came to the baltimore area today. they are using the power of celebrity to motivate and inspire. >> reporter: this tv commercial advocating service from the nfl players was released today. >> become something bigger than yoursel

in the meantime, we'll get back to sharon gibala now, for the latest on the traffic on the road. >> well, sally, fortunately, nothing too serious on area roadways. a bunch of fender benders. one of them reported on the jfx. another on 295 southbound at waterview. in pikesville, a new crash, reisterstown road. and three new ones in the city. bernie highway. and east fayette at north caroline. as far as delays go, 95 northbound in the red from 395 to the fort mchenry tunnel. nothing too major on the west side, 44 miles per hour is your average for the 14-minute drive time. and top side, 32 miles an hour, with a 20-minute drive time. there's a look at the west side. looking pretty good at wilkins. no delays at green sprang. this -- spring. this traffic report bought to you by. >>> take a look at temperatures and conditions. take a look. humidity way down. winds west at 13. barometer holding steady. we'll come back and take a look at weather after this. >>> and first, we're going to continue to update the breaking >>> we go back now live to chopper 13. just over the emergency landing