in a freak accident here on mulry creek leaving one man dead and an entire neighborhood here in glen burnie grieving. i'm derek valcourt. that story coming up on eyewitness news. >>> great fall weather for the start of 70. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >>> it is 58 degrees and clear in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> the wildfires in southern california pose new danger tonight. at this hour five people are trapped in a canyon after refusing to evacuate. and police say they may it not be able to rescue them. crews say the flames are simply too intense to help the four men and one woman. the fire killed two firefighters yesterday. meanwhile city officials now estimate the flames have destroyed 52 homes and scorched 164 square miles of ground. >>> it was a gruesome scene. the bodies of eight people discovered in a mobile home in a town in georgia. a 9th victim survived but is in critical condition tonight. bodies were discovered by a 22- year-old family member who called 911. >> how many people are there? you

in glen burnie, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> the kids are catching the ball well. corcoran middle school was one of four middle schools selected for the keep gym in schools grant. the money will improve corcoran sports and fitness facilities. the school installed a rock climbing wall and bought new fitness and training equipment. >>> a live look at the nicholas inner harbor -- inner harbor. sun getting ready to set. norm will be back with the forecast. ellicott city now 58 degrees. indc you >>> after a big rally yesterday a report showing americans are still jittery about the economy pushed stocks lower today. the dow closed down 47 points. nasdaq dropped 6, sp down 2. >>> we're going to see sunshine the next couple of days but cooler temperatures, way below normal, particularly the overnight lows with wednesday night into thursday morning being the coolest temperature. we'll talk again tonight at 11:00. >>> thank you. that's all for us on abc2 news at 6:00. i'm marybeth marsden. thank you for joining us. we'll be back tonight at 11:00. hope to see you then. have a

. >>> a soldier from glen burnie has died following an explosion in afghanistan. the department of defense says 29-year-old sergeant first class bradley bohle died yesterday. he was wounded when an improvised explosive device went on near his vehicle on tuesday. two other soldiers were killed in the attack. >>> president obama awarded his first medal of honor as commander-in-chief today. he also scrapped plans to build an anti-missile defense system in ease europe. that was a bush administration project. >>> also in dc the house voted in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs since its inception. the measure ends subsidies for private lenders, boosts pell grants for needy students and creates a grant program to improve community colleges. president obama spoke about the bill while on campus at the university of maryland today. however, of course, it was health care that took center stage in college park today. president obama called it a defining struggle of this generation. >> in the united states, nobody should go broke because they get sick. [che

columbia reports in with 62. 63 glen burnie. 66 rock hall. aberdeen now at 62. as far as our forecast for the overnight period -- the clouds remain with us for the next couple hours but then during the early morning hours, after midnight, skies clear out nicely and again, that's when we are going to see cool temperatures. on friday, a chance of scattered showers making their way through the region but the majority of the rainfall here will rotate through the region on saturday. here's your forecast for tonight -- mostly clear after midnight. 46 for the overnight low but cooler temperature in the northern and western suburbs. during the day tomorrow, going to be pretty nice, mostly sunny, still cool. then we shove the warm air into the region. you'll see it friday but also a chance of scattered showers with a high of 72 degrees. scours more likely -- scattered showers more likely saturday. 72 degrees. monday and tuesday remaining in the 70s with sunshine. more rainfall comes back into the weather picture on wednesday with a high of 73 degrees. i'll be back in a w

we are live in glen burnie, i'm jessica kartalija, back to you on tv hill.o, ravens. >> at least you see the fans sitting behind you are quiet. that's all we care about. >> hey, it's risky to be eating over here. that's all i have to say. >> jessica, thank you very much. >>> complete coverage continues now with mark viviano. >>> there are several reasons why many experts are picking the ravens to make another play- off run this season. i've isolated a couple of those reasons. let's call them baltimore's rays of hope. >> reporter: all discussions about the ravens begins with their defense. and that defense is led by ray lewis. the last original raven, entering his 14th nfl season. louis be -- lewis began and continues the ravens' legacy of a dominated defense. >> reporter: we have a guy here, who is dedicated to each other. any time you have a chemistry like that, it's almost impossible not to have that kind of defense. >> reporter: the ray of hope on the offense is ray rice. a second-year running back who could become the most versatile offensive weapon the

joseph from glen burnie writes. it is premature to judge the team on three games. wait three more games. and ask the same question. >> well, we will have more responses coming up on the "late edition" at 11:00. >> and were looking for all of your ravens' fans and all of your purple pride. send us your pictures showing off the purple pride. go to foxbaltimore.com/purple pride. or send your video and pictures directly from your cell phones to pics@foxbaltimore.com. >> okay. what's out there? what steps can i take to help myself and also to align myself to help make a difference? >> later on fox 45 news at 10:00. a former raven facing a terminal illness. a closer look at oj's battle. and how you can help fight the disease. >> that's heartbreaking. i don't want that to happen. so screaming for help. >> also ahead. she tried to help just five cats. we will show you what the problem turned into. >> and the mounting violence in afghanistan claims another life. this time a marine from maryland. i am myranda stephens and i will have the story coming up. (announcer) let's sa

one man of glen burnie was killed when his boat collided with another boat. some people were thrown from the vessel. an investigatn on the crash is under way. a pageant winner is filing a suit for discrimination. they told her to stop mentioning god before her controversial remarks on same-sex marriage. she was fired from missing several appearances. instant coffee is made by adding water to packet. the ceo of starbucks says they will offer their own single cup of coffee while people are traveling. it will be available to customers soon. i think it will be a popular item. >> you will need something to keep you warm tomorrow morning because it will be chilly. >> this is a quick change. >> yes. it will not last. let'ge unbmer.s umbers. 64 ed ogr enesthe campus ofh the normally are at night n august. mellon county down to 49. it wants to talk about our tropical weather. -- maryland county down to 49. we want to talk about our tropical weather. this could become tropical storm erica. reagan national at a high of 76. old values below the average for the final day

reporting live in glen burnie, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> coming up this morning on "good morningyland" at 9:00 -- when it comes to dementia, most people think it only happens to those up there in age but you know what? it can happen even earlier. we'll introduce to you a man in his 50s with early onset dementia. that and more. we'll also talk about the baltimore speaker series, coming up at 9:00. see you then. >>> that, of course, is bernie madoff, before he was sentenced to prison for life. this morning, we have what's being called a chilling glimpse behind the golden doors of bernie madoff's empire. our brian ross takes us inside the pages of his unprecedented expose, of a man, whose epic deception destroyed fortunes and destroyed lives. >>> and also coming up, all of the supplements that you see on the shelves in the drugstore, the dietary supplements. we know what they're supposed to do. but what do they really do? especially to teens. some parents are taking their concerns all the way to capitol hill. we'll tell you why. >>> this morning, we have testimony in the travolta fa

temperatures tonight, low 70s. 73 in gaithersburg. 73 in woodbridge and 74 in fredricksburg and 74 in glen burnie. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and pleasant. 60s and 70s. winds south easterly at 10. the showers will be in the mountains tomorrow morning. by the afternoon, mostly sunny and warm. a shower west of town possible. we mean west like winchester, low ray. winds will still be southeasterly at 10. temperatures will still be close to 80 despite the cloud cover. a lot of thunderstorms through much of missouri. a solid line of severe weather stretching through southwestern missouri, about to go into northwestern arkansas. we still have a tremendous amount of showers in the east. we've seen rain and showers in this area and we saw the flooding in north carolina and it looks like they'll have one more night and day of pretty heavy day storms. we may see a couple of showers tonight in garrett county. that's about it. the zone forecast, all six zones are on our website. shower possible winchester. mid-70s. less of a chance as you get toward leesburg, mid-70s. a lot of clouds, mid-70s in fairfax

looks like we'll have this band of rain slide through in the next hour or two. 65 glen burnie. some spots in the upper 50s. it's rained for a couple of hours then we'll try to break out sun back to only 72 starting to cool down this afternoon. here's kim with the wet roads. >> we have building volume on southbound 95 as you approach the beltway and the 895 split. here at hartford road traffic is moving along at a good pace. no problem or accidents to let you know about. downtown ball we have trafficlitises not working. that's in the vicinity of calvert street and north avenue. east mount vernon place at st. paul street remains closed because of the baltimore book festival. that remains in effect until monday afternoon no real problems at this time. >>> as you head to work today keep a baltimore city police officer in your thoughts. he is in critical condition after he was shot several times. we know that this officer was off-duty when at least two men tried to rob him. >> reporter: good morning. an off-duty police officer is in the intensive care unit in morning after she was s

corcoran middle school in glen burnie was evacuated shortly after 8:00. apparently the crews were doing some work on the roof when chemical fumes got into the ventilation system and spread throughout the building. students complained of adaches and nausea. >> transported a soalt of 16 students to -- total of 16 students to local hospitals, all with minor injuries, complaints of headache, nausea and vomiting. a student was released to the parent early, refused medical treatment. all the work on the roof ceased at this time. the ventilation system has been shut down. >> crews vend laid the -- vent laid the system and an hour and a half later kids let back in and classes resumed. >>> an unbelievable scene after the deadly tsunami in the pacific. at least 116 people in smois why killed after -- smois were killed after a giant wave sent it crashing throughout the islands. the tragedy hits close to home for a baltimore ravens player, nose tackle haloti ngata has extended family in samoa, and so far no one has been able to get in contact with them. >> we're tryi

we are not looking for any until tuesday the way things are looking. 77 glen burnie and rock hall 76 degrees. here's your forecast. tonight a few clouds down to the south. basically a lot of sunshine across the region. during the day tomorrow lots of sunshine. all the shower activity will remain to the west of us. things look good. i think you'll enjoy the weekend. forecast for overnight. mostly cloudy. seasonably cool. during the day tomorrow a mostly sunny day with a high of 72 degrees. the extend outlook for the next seven days. 75 sunday. showers coming in late monday night. then a rainy day on tuesday. then wednesday and thursday a chance for scattered showers. temperatures getting into the upper 70s and low 80s. we'll be back in a while with more on the weather. >> thank you. >>> let's take another look tot watermain break in dundalk. our friend kara sent this in from a logan village shopping center. she watched the road buckle. this is a 72-inch break. it is amajor problem for the dundalk area. right now the water is now rolling down south in dundalk behind the logan village s

john from glen burnie said. his home was invaded and the student took another bad guy off the streets. he should have a parade. not criminal charges. >> in annapolis tonight prosecutors urge lawmakers to toughen laws against gangs. baltimore state attorney jes pee said mandatory consecutive sentences for criminals are critical. >> what we want to do is make sure that those individuals that are stealing and robbing our youth, of their future. are the ones that we use this statute you and we put them away for as long as possible. >> but the a.c.l.u. said young people should not be prosecuteed for being associated simply with gangs. >> a teenager charged with raping a 7-year-old girl in crofton back in march will be tried as an adult. anne arundel county judge said part of the decision came from the fact that david raszewski admitted his actions were wrong. several experts testify that he had an autism disorder and learning disabilities. he is facing 19 charges, and scheduled to go on trial at the end of the month.

showing you in early july with morning temperatures at 68 in monkton. 70 churchville and elkton. 72 glen burnie. mid-70s crossing the bay to the eastern shore. we had rain come through overnight. snap this back six hours and 11:00 hefty rains through carroll and northern baltimore counties. enough to produce patchy fog. even though we had clearing in the overcast, we'll have a partly cloudy sky, 84 this afternoon, matching where we were yesterday, some showers pop up, a better chance of storms tonight and then as jamie said, the slide on the downward trend into the weekend. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. all our major roads are moving along without any problems. traffic is moving at speed on the west side of the outer loop at liberty road as you make your way down towards the baltimore national pike. in catonsville keep in mind we're still dealing with that crash at rolling road and wilkens avenue that has all the lanes blocked at this time. the earlier car crash brought down a pole and wires in the road so try to avoid that area if possible. the 14th annual book festival is

joseph from glen burnie writes, when they start to have meetings at disney world and 5 star resorts, it makes you wonder. to read more of the responses, go to foxbaltimore.com and click on question of the day. >> well, last week's watermain break in dundalk is raising new concern about the state of baltimore's infrastructure. the city said there have been 5000 watermain breaks in the last four years, baltimore is not alone. this week u.s. senator cardin called on washington to pump $35 billion into repairing the country's infrastructure. >> a possible hate crime in anne arundel county. this morning a family found what appears to be a swastica spray paint order their home. in the 100 block of chesapeake court in hanover. african american family lives here. and tonight they cannot rule out they were the targets maybe because of race. >> i hope it wasn't targeted. i hope it was just somebody that just playing around. but either way, it is very disturbing. >> and so far, police have yet to call it a hate crime. >> baltimore police shoot a man they came came at them with a weapon. and the

a gusty breeze, we're going to hold ourselves to 71 in dundalk. 73 towson and ellicott city and glen burnieoser to the water because of the breeze, about 72 degrees as we head in through tonight and tomorrow the winds pick up. tomorrow a wet day, tomorrow could be a soaker for some. 66 degrees, 74 the showers end on friday and low 80s as we dry out over the weekend. >>> 5:25. back to you. >> let's go to new york and get "tech bytes" with vinita nair. there's a lot of news. >> reporter: in today's "tech bytes," a big day for apple. the company is set to unveil new products at an invitation only event in san francisco today. new i-pods are expected to be one of the highlights. it's widely rumored that the i-pod touch and nano will be getting built-in cameras. apple fans wills anxious to see if steve jobs will be back to introduce the new products. he recently returned from a six-month medical leave. >>> one of the most popular on-line photo services finally has an iphone ap. flickr launched an application that makes it easier to upload, share and tag photos on the video web site. members can

monkton now at 59. 63 in glen burnie. frederick at 60 degrees. emmitsburg at 59. 63 aberdeen. rock hall 66. annapolis now at below normal 64. overnight this area through here, we're seeing a few light clouds and overnight we're going to be seeing a mostly clear sky with a few clouds but that thing continues, that area of low pressure continues to rotate counterclockwise there. are showers there. the majority out to the west but one or two could make it into the baltimore area. basically by thursday and friday some nice weather is on tap. if you don't mind it being a little on the cool side. or for that matter, a lot on the cool side. for the overnight period. partly cloudy, breezy and chilly, an overnight low of 49 degrees but again north and west of the beltway, out near, oh, let's say sykesville and up towards monkton, they could see temperatures around 46, 47 degrees. during the day tomorrow we recover, partly cloudy, a chance for a brief shower with a high of 67. the coldest night is going to be wednesday night into thursday morning. 44 degrees and again some of those monk

again, temperatures across the region now, reisterstown 62. 64 glen burnie. sykesville 62. already down to 58 emmitsburg. damascus 60. rock hall 67. aberdeen now at 63 degrees. your forecast for tonight -- cloudy skies night, showers basically have come to an end or are ending as we go through the evening. there will be early morning fog particularly north and west of the beltway. during the day tomorrow, we start with clouds, we'll see sun in the afternoon. on saturday, sunday and monday lots of sunshine making its way into the region. things are looking pretty good with the heavy rain remaining back in the ohio valley. your forecast for the overnight period, mostly cloudy, fog, showers gradually ending, overnight low of 61 degrees. however, if you live in the northern and western suburbs you could see temperatures in the upper 50s. tomorrow during the day going to be morning clouds around but basically clearing during the day. a warmer day with a high of 78 degrees. your extended outlook for the next seven days, look at saturday and sunday. lots of sunshine around. temper

it is overor mild at 67 degrees right now in glen burnie and around the rest of the region.n ellicott city. 62 in bel air and up towards northeast to the fine cecil county hub at 62 degrees. again, the clouds have built in overnight. we'll get ready for a mostly cloudy day. right now at 5:39, let's go back to you. >>> as we kick off the holiday weekend, traffic is building rly as you make your way towards the white marsh area through the fort mchenry tunnels. the tunnels are checking in without any incidence this morning. be advised route 50 remains closed at skipton landing road as crews try to clean up from an earlier accident there. state police say they hope to have that reopened by 6:00 a.m. this morning. i'll let you know when route 50 gets reopened. route 1 between free state and gorman road, the water main break blocks the roads as you make your way towards the route 32 interchange. as we look at the jfx, traffic is looking good. now let's get a live update with linda so. linda? >> reporter: police officers and firefighters are being asked to stay home from work so t

anne arundel county police are looking for a man who burglarized businesses in odenton, glen burnie anda. the man broke into several shops over the summer. his most recent hit was a sunoco gas station. police describe him as a thin white male with long hair and a ponytail. he also has a tattoo on his right forearm. >>> and baltimore county police are searching for the gunman that shot a man several times outside the deen woods apartment complex in parkville monday afternoon. police say the two were talking before the shooting happened. right now investigators hope someone will come forward and help them identify the suspect. anyone with information on either of the cases should call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. and don't forget, you can see more of our reports by heading over to abc2news.com/crimechecker. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >>> another warm day, in the 80s. in autumn in maryland. but you can feel the change. this afternoon compared to this morning humidity dropping. seeing sunshine out there in these last hours of daylight this afternoon. look at the visible satellite

roofing work was being done in glen burnie. fumes got into the ventilation system. the school was evacuated. 16 children were hospitalized with headaches and nausea. >>> mayor sheila dixon could face two trials instead of one. joy lepola tells us the news tpoelgz a hearing in which the mayor's defense team argued to have perjury charges thrown out. >> reporter: leaving the court house today dixon's defense team wouldn't say why the trials were separated. the state says the decision rested with the defense and it in no way effects how they will try the case. at that point the mayor still face twos indictments on theft and perjury charges alleging she used gift cards intended for needy families for her own personal use. the state and defense were back in court arguing on the motion to dismiss perjury charges, charges dixon's lawyers were successful in getting dismissed once already. the defense argues the mayor has legislative immunity that protects her. the state posed the question, how should should legislative immunity go? >> it does not encompass everything that a

in glen burnie, anne arundel community college, 53 degrees. we've had fog and really low cloud deck. i was talking to some people that had seen the street lights reflecting off the clouds saying, about 100 feet above the ground in spots. it will be interesting especially on the north side, perry hall to towson and up through hunt valley. monkton now 51 degrees. back to 53 ellicott city. overall low 50s. some 40s. patchy low clouds and fog. otherwise we're looking for a partly sunny day and our two-degree guarantee gets us back to 76 degrees. last day of summer so make the most of it. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> good morning. we don't have too many problems to let you know about on the major roads at this time. as we look at 95 southbound as you approach the whitemarsh boulevard area. traffic is moving at a good pace as you make your way to the 695/895 split. no problems to let you know about at the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza either, but we have a watermain break that has broening highway and dundalk and avon avenue closed in bot

glen burnie already at 64. 67 rock hall. aberdeen 64. northeast now at 64 degrees. here's how it all boils down -- we've got a few light clouds over the top of the region but really pretty nice. here's the cloudiness back to the west of us. we're going to be finding that it rotates through the region and tomorrow just a chance of brief shower, most of it will be to the west of us but then by wednesday evening and thursday things start to clear up very nicely, high pressure moves in. your forecast for the overnight period, partly cloudy, breezy, chilly, 49 for the low. north and west of the beltway temperatures in the mid-40s. tomorrow, during the day we recover to 67, partly cloudy with a possibility of a brief shower, again, a kind of a light sprinkle. the extended outlook, thursday mostly sunny, 67. look at the overnight lows. some of the places north and west of the beltway could be seeing upper 30s wednesday night and thursday morning. friday, mostly cloudy. a chance for scattered showers on saturday. sunday and monday things start to clear up. we main, again, b

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the first happened in the 100 block of dinsmore avenue in glen burnie. two 16 and 18-year-olds girls told police they were walking when someone in a gold colored car fired a pellet gun at them. two men, a 17-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were in the car. a suspect got out and stole a cell phone but they came back later and returned the cell phone. that's when the female suspect allegedly attacked both teenaged girls. police say a second assault happened about two hours later. >> very similar odd incident happened approximately two and a half hours later nearby, of another gold-colored vehicles, fired shots from the vehicle with the pellet done. i don't believe in this particular incident actually struck the victims, the suspects got out, stole a cell phone, returned later and threw it in the direction of the victims. >> all four suspects are charged with robbery, assault and theft. >>> a neighborhood association is using its own investigative tools to clean up their streets. they say it's paying off. earlier this summer we highlighted how some pigtow

around the beltway, 73 degrees in glen burnie and mid-70s from stevensville over through chestertown on the eastern shore. back it up six hours and at midnight we had a band of moderate rain come through. the rain that held off all day yesterday and allowing us to break sun and get into the 80s came through last night, moisteneds the ground and we have a little patchy fog left over. no rain to deal with this morning but again, some patchy fog, near 70. we'll go partly sunny again today, most of the day dry, maybe a late shower at 84. a big cooldown tomorrow. >>> 6:00. let's check the roads with kim. >> all the roads or i should say at least the major highways are checking in pretty much incident-free. no problems along the baltimore beltway, here at 795 at maryland route 32 in howard county running along nicely towards the capitol beltway. in catonsville south rolling road and we have wilkens avenue remains closed in both directions, because of a crash that left a pole and wires down in the intersection. avoid that area. today through monday at 4:00 p.m., expect east mount vernon pla

temperature in monkton right now 51, 54 in westminister, 56 in glen burnie, rock hall 61, 57 in galinand northeast right now at 55 degrees. your forecast for tonight, there's a little bit of light sprinkle activity in portions of west virginia and central portions of pennsylvania, over the maryland area tomorrow, partly cloudy skies, a chance for a light sprinkle getting into the region midday period but not a big deal so don't worry about it but for the most part sunshine and some cooler temperatures over the next couple of days for the overnight period, partly cloudy, breezy, chilly, 49 for the low. during the day tomorrow you're going to see sunshine but partly cloudy skies, high of 67 degrees, a possible brief shower is possible out there. now the extended outlook, sunshine on thursday, but thursday morning, 44 at the airport, north and west of the beltway we could see temperatures 37 to 39 degrees so definitely on the chilly side. now friday the clouds increase, saturday a chance for scattered showers, sunday and monday sunshine returns as well as some warmer temperatures, then cl

. >> there is a lot to celebrate at a middle school in glen burnie. the nfl network give the school $50,000 for its athletic program. the there was a big pep rally and ravens players were there to help celebrate. rob roblin has more. >> it is all about the health of our children. it was a huge pep rally here at the middle school. some ravens players along with ravens cheerleaders, and the marching band drum line were here to celebrate the program promoting physical education. >> we are encouraging students and young people to exercise for 60 minutes a day. >> the money went to install this rock climbing wall. >> it will help them use their physical skills to climb up, and dad don't think many if any middle schools in our district have this. >> the program is very important. >> that is what being a kid is all about. running around and having fun. we are here today to tell kids that it is a good thing. >> there are so many activities you can do on a daily basis. let's be fit and it is going to lead to a healthier future. >> even governor martin o'malley

. >>> more than a dozen students are taken to a hospital after a glen burnie middle school is evacuated. >>> well, sally, employees at corcoran middle school, detected a strong odor. the school was evacuated when the students began to feel nawsious and -- nauseous, and some even vomit. the this is believed to be coming from a petroleum-based aluminum coating. workers stopped. and class resumed about 10:00 this morning. >> an automated phone system alerted families of the incident and a letter was also sent home with children. >>> mayor dixon was back in court to try to dispriss charge -- dismiss charges against her. political reporter pat warren has developments in this case. >> reporter: late this morning, the judge agreed to separate the perjury charges from charges that the mayor stole gift cards, intended for the poor. but her attorneys were in court today, trying to get those perjury charges, completely dismiss said. >> reporter: may -- dismissed. >> reporter: mayor dixon qualifies for legislative immunity. her votes cannot be used against her. and immunity was the basis of dismiss

cathy from glen burnie writes, absolutely. we pay tax upon tax and our infrastructure is crumbling.s is where the stimulus money should be going not cash for clunkers. >> well, families wave through the aftermath of the flood damage, police are chasing away scam artists trying to take advantage of the situation. private contractors have apparently turning up in the damaged area, claiming to be sent by the county. apparently they are convincing residents to sign contracts with them to fix their homes. >> baltimore county has not sent any private contractors, telling you that we say you should sign a contract to have this work done. so be aware of that. >> now, early on, there were county crews out there helping to pump out basements. >> residents know it will take time to finish the recovery, but many of yet to even start. it is not that they do not want to. instead they are being told not to. joel d. smith has more from dundalk with homeowners living life on hold. >> going to be a long haul. >> stories hall on this road. >> floating the tvs. >> flat screen tv. my son's computer. >>

. >>> i'm ron matz in glen burnie, anne arundel county. the ravens helping young people stay physically fit. the story coming up here on wjz. >>> the sun is making an appearance this afternoon. get your updated first warning forecast. >>> and wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, for instant updates, first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. >>> beautiful. >> what a day. mag nifolk. >> for a lot of folks, this is like the perfect temp. cool in the morning. but the sun is still pretty warm out there this time of year. but only got up to so far the upper 60s. take a look at temperatures right now. at last report, 66. and west winds around 10 miles an hour. they've come down a little bit. barometer up a little bit. humidity is pretty low. the dew points also only at 45. this means it's pretty dry air. right now, the cool spot, and i mean cool, oakland, with some clouds. and a breeze. 46 degrees right now. on the other side of the mountain, cumberland, at 63. winds 66. ocean city at a pleasant 75, with a lot of sunshine. m

the department of defense said sergeant first-class bradley bowl of glen burnie died yesterday. he was injured when a roadside bomb exploded. he was fine years old. >> baltimore city president stephanie rawlings-blake wants to padlock an area lounge. sent a letter to commissioner bealefield about the sweet ultra lounge at the belvedere hotel after a rash of violence. city liquor board revoked the license to see a judge overturn the decision. public hearing is set for some time next week. >> we had gray skies for most of the day. >> will the weather get better tomorrow? go to chief meteorologist vytas reid with a look at the sky watch forecast. vytas? >> looks like nicer conditions for the week. that means more sunshine. and our temperatures increasing a bit. because it is chilly out there today. had to put on a coast. and see the clouds and showers lingering in the area, but for the most part the showers have ended. looking downtown on radar. nothing going on in the form of precipitation. zooming out around the beltway. much of the same. energy going on. quiet conditions. as we

we do have trouble reporting in glen burnie.cident on 97 at the northbound lanes at new cut road that you want to watch out for. a major crash reported on the inner loop lanes of the beltway at pikesville. that is going to be at 795 ramp and it's leading to some delays on the beltway. as we take a live look at liberty road, we're going to see the outer loop lanes are pretty jammed and the inner loop lanes aren't looking too bad. it's going to be a heavy but steady ride. do expect delays from 795 to baltimore national pike. as for the southwestern portion. beltway, do expect delays from liberty road to wilkens avenue. better news as we make our way to the tunnels. all is clear at the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel, allow yourself 6 minutes to get to the tubes. for customized traffic reports 24-7, log on to foxbaltimore.com and click on traffic edge. let's send it back to you, patrice. >>> lauren, thank you, still head, a john hopkins student kills an intruder with a samurai sword. a self-defense expert will show us how prosec

. >> it is no wonder the kids at corcoran middle school in glen burnie are reved up.ot every day you get to meet the baltimore ravens. >> they are not firing. because now it is like i want to watch all of their games. >> but more reason to cheer. corcoran is one of four schools in the nation adopted by the nfl network, keep gym in school program. and they are receiving a complete gym class makeover. $50,000 in renovations. that should go a long way in keeping kids fit. >> one-third of the young people are obese. that number tripled since 1980. kids are not as active as i was when i was a kid. >> the program aims to lower that statistic by helping teachers create lesson plans for p.e. classs. and provide fitness programs for students to encourage them to be active even outside of school. >> well, i think, with all the budget cuts going on, across the country. first thing that schools are cutting is pe. >> so we need to reinvest in physical education, along with music and the arts. it is not only about math and science, it is about the whole child. healthy in mind, heal

we're at 63 now in glen burnie. overall, temperatures are still at 59.e a repeating pattern. we have hopes of improving high pressure with dry air coming out of the ohio valley. the old frontal boundary locked down to the south. we break up the clouds as we lead to this afternoon. the early clouds stay with us this morning. this afternoon, a little bit of clearing. that sun should boost us to a high of 78 degrees. back to 59 tonight. then look at more sunshine tomorrow, 72 with overnight lows in the 40s back to a partly cloudy. kim? >> reporter: traffic is fantastic this morning to be a friday. no real problems to let you know about on the mayber highways. this is 95 at white marsh boulevard. you see the southbound lanes on the right-hand side of the speed. we do have slow traffic on the east side of the outer loop between harford road and providence road. things are slow between 795 and route 70. we are working a crash in rosedale that will be at pull lass can i highway. we have word of a disabled vehicle before kateen avenue. as we look at the jfx, tra

bradley bohle from glen burnie was one of three soldiers in a vehicle hit by an ied. wednesday in the hellman province of afghanistan. he died along with soldiers from georgia and texas. the three were assigned to a special forces group out of fort bragg. >>> the president presented the medal of honor to the parents of a fall unu.s. soldier. >> sergeant first class gerald monty was killed in afghanistan in 2006. he ran into on coming enemy fire three times in afghanistan trying to save one of his wounded men. >> and so for a third time, he rose. for a third time, he ran toward his fallen comrade. he said his patrol leader, it was the bravest thing i had ever seen a soldier do. >> the president presented the medal of honor to his parents in the white house east room. .president also paid tribute to the three soldier that's died alongside monty that day. >> we salute their service indeed. >>> it can have pinier to massive affects on women. we're talking about the change of life. coming up next, the co-author of menopause the book, for some tips for women and men who lov

and one in glen burnie. as far as delays go, there's a look at your drive times and your speeds, top and west sides of the beltway. the slowest spot right now is the west side between 95 and 795. average speed there, 42 miles an hour, with a 15-minute drive time. there's a live look at the west side. looking good at baltimore national pike. that's a look at 895, where we have the accident and the jam because of it. this traffic report is brought to you by life bridge. visit know your health baltimore.org. for a complete look at screenings. back over to you. >>> a driver is rushed to shock trauma today after his truck goes out of control, leaving a path of destruction behind. sky eye chopper 13 over cedarhurst road in carroll county today, where the vehicle ended up. maryland state police say the driver was on route 40, near 91, when his truck left the road. the vehicle clipped a few cars and went through a fence before crashing into this home. the driver's condition and identity are not known. no one inside

the military has confirmed that sergeant first class bradley buhle of glen burnie died this week.the 29-year-old was fatally injured whens had vehicle was struck by an -- when his vehicle was struck by an explosive improvised device. >>> tonight, maryland state police are searching for a carjacker who led officials on a wild chase. it began in williams county and ended in prince george's county. it ended in a five-car collision, with the owner of the car being transported to the hospital for investigation. everyone involved suffered minor jurisdiction. >>> surgeons in miami had performed an incredible procedure. this is the procedure giving site back to a 60-year-old woman who had been blind for the last nine years. >> reporter: the clouds were absolutely gorgeous. i don't believe i've seen clouds look that way. >> reporter: for sharon kay thornton, the world is a beautiful place. she is seeing it for the first time after nine years. >> now that i have sight, i will take every day and remember it. it will be more precious to me. >> reporter: the 60-year-old grandmother regained he

. >>> a glen burnie middle school is $50,000 richer today, thanks to the baltimore ravens, the nfl network. and verizon fis on tv. it's all part of an effort to help students stay physically fit. >>> they were cheering the ravens at corcoran middle school today. it was an old-fashioned pep rally. celebrating the keep jim in school campaign. childhood obesity rates have tripled since 1980. so ravens players urged students to exercise as much as possible. >> it might be the first generation that are predicted to live a shorter period of time than their parents. and that's a scary ordeal. >> the students say message received. >> it's everything. because you can't walk up the steps if you're obese. it's hard. it's just -- you can't really do anything. >> it's very important to be like skinny so you can do more things. and like you can work out. >> reporter: corcoran is getting much-needed money to fix up the tennis and basketball courts. and improve existing sports facilities. >> unfortunately, schools because of lack of funding are starting to cut physical education programs. and i think fede

the department of defense says a soldier from glen burnie, maryland was killed fighting in the war. 29-year-old sacagaweaent first class bradley bowie died when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. >>> first lady michelle obama will now start a push to compliment the president's health care pitch. she will talk with women and families about the health care system and the need for insurance reform. president obama took his health care pitch to the university of maryland. >> health care is about more than the details of a policy. it is about what kind of country yowant to be. young people, it is about what kind of country you want to be. we are the only nation on earth that leaves millions of people without health insurance. >> the president is causele on congress to pass a bill by year's end. in the meantime being several democrats are expressing concern about a new tax proposed by senator max baucus that would apply to high value health insurance policies but some say it would hit too many middle class workers. >>> now to the race for governor in virginia. new poll nu

we want to start with stan in glen burnie.ill this stock rally continue or is it just too much? >> this is the question on everybody's lips. if there's one question i get more often than any, this is it. have we gone too far? is the rally real? we liken it to an accident patient. patient got drunk, fell down the stairs, broke an arm, broke a leg. got into the hospital. the government resuscitated that patient and now i think that probably somewhere where we're walking down the hallway towards the exit, the question is, is there something wrong with that patient that would cause us to get back into surgery in the only gap gap we foresee right now, the government infused enough cash in the economy to really jumpstart this situation, are court profits going to catch up to that? if we see a very small lag between that injection from the government and the corporate profits resuscitating we'll be in pretty good shape. it will be a rough ride out of this but every time we've ever been in a recession, going all the way back to the ea

he was from glen burnie and faced out of ft. bragg, north carolina. maryland comptroller wants another term. the democrat from maryland filed with the board today to run for a second term of office. the comptroller collects taxes, regulates alcohol, tobacco and motor fuel industry. >>> in the 9 news now update, an announcement to cut 150 jobs in portion county is on hold until next month. the county is already terminated 55 positions but the state just cut another $22.7 million in funding to the county. union officials say county employees will learn by october 1st if they are in fact losing their jobs. police, fire and corrections officers are not expected to be part of this round of cuts. >>> a prince georges county attorney tells the "washington post" he's looking to appeal a civil verdict against a police corps corporal. a jury found the corporal negligent in a deadly 2007 crash and awarded the victim's family $4 million. chavez's cruiser slammedded in to a car driven by brian gray, a 2 a-year-old university of maryland student. chavez was going t

right now i'm taking them to the doctor to get their flu shot as the department of motor vehicle at glen burnie. the governor gets his seasonal flu shot while state officials finalize plans to distribute the swine flu vaccine. >> the federal government has not told us or other states how many doses we will receive here in maryland. >> have you had the flu shot before. >> reporter: officials say 800 healthcare providers have asked to be on the priority list. >> we are prepared at this point to distribute whatever they send us and to do it in short order, beginning with those most vulnerable populations. >> reporter: back at school win gate and her students leave with a note from the principal about a community meeting tonight. >> the swine flu. i will be here to cast my opinion. i hope they're taking the precautions and do everything they can to stop it. >> reporter: the meet ago the montbello elementary will be held from 6 to 7:00, regarding the confirmed case of h1n1 flu there. parents are invited to attend. megan gilliland. fox 45 morning news. >>> several people are hurt after getting hit by

. >>> a soldier from glen burnie was killed fighting the war in afghanistan. bohle died on wednesday when his vehicle was hit by an iud. two other soldiers were also killed. it happened in the afghanistan hellment province. >>> a suspect led police on a chase across two states. he's still out on the loose. a car jacking ended on st. barnabus road on the beltway. a man carjack aid vehicle with a woman still inside. officers chased him there until the man jumped out and ran off. the woman was not hurt. >>> we're learning more about the death of a burl suspect at the hands of a johns hopkins student wielding a samurai sword. the student is john pontolillo. he killed donald rice, who was fresh out of prison. pontolillo told police the suspect lunged at him in his garage and he struck back. new information, however, reveals that rice was actually outside in the yard, crouched in a corner when pontolillo sought him out and sliced off his hand nd killed. they do not believe the student intended to kill him but his family doesn't believe it. >> he had a sword and he w

i am mindy basara. 11 news has learned that a maryland soldier from glen burnie is among the latest casualtiesr-old sergeant first class was one of three soldiers inside a vehicle patroling the helmand province when an explosive device struck it on tuesday. he died wednesday from his injuries. he is an 11-year veteran and leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> let's check on the morning commute with traffic pulse 11 and sarah caldwell. >> not a bad commute out there, has not been bad all morning. route 32, watch for closures at i-70 due to a crash coming in the last few minutes. rosedale, that one is clear, but magothy bridge, anne arundel county, watch for accident location there. 14 minutes on the west side outer loop. here is a life of your traffic at wilkins ave. here you are in great shape. to lay-free on the top part. easing up on the west side outer loop at liberty. >> you can see the gray skies out there, light fog that is still out there. we will see a slow improvement today. turning partly cloudy, warmer. right now we're still in the 60's. 64 downtown. into the 70's, 76 to 79.

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and glen burnie, a vehicle fire on route 2 ritchie highway at virginia avenue. use caution.rrisburg expressway this morning, that earlier crash at timonium road has since been cleared but we have significant delays starting at shawan road through to the beltway and southbound on the jfx, running very heavy as well from the city/county line to the 41st street bridge. >>> we'll be right back with "good morning maryland." >>> good morning. i'm megan pringle. breaking news from northeast baltimore. a police officer shot a suspect in the parking lot of the wellington gate apartments. this is in the 2000 block of bridgehampton drive. the officers were called there for a suicidal person but when they got out of the car the suspect was waving a gun. at least one officer opened fire. the suspect is at mount sinai in critical condition. baltimore city police will be holding a press conference at 9:00 a.m. to give us more information so stay with us as well as abc2news.com for the very latest on the story. >>> today baltimore city spending board is expected to approve a massive budget