in glen burnie, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news.to you on tv hill. >> the military says generally, soldiers take their own lives more often than those on active duty. >>> time now for a quick look at the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. what free masons are doing to boost their membership. >>> first mariner founder, ed hail responds to the bank's ability to remain in business. complete coverage of the orioles season opener for all of these and more, remember to look for the updated first warning forecast. >>> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. is prince william getting nervous about his upcoming wedding? what he told reporters about his big day. >>> hula hooping to better health tonight. in healthwatch, a new fitness craze. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. we'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast for you this weekend. yes, we'll see sunshine and warmer temps. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> nice sunshine out there. partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies t

in glen burnie, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news.to you on tv hill. >> and the soldiers who returned today will be given at least a six-month leave before any possible redeployment. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. what freemasons are doing to boost their membership. ed hail responds. and complete coverage of the orioles season opener against the rays. for these stories and more, read in tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> safer streets. fewer drivers are dying in crashes. but despite the good news, kai jackson says maryland highway officials say there is no reason to celebrate. >> reporter: it's estimated that more than 240 million vehicles traverse the roads of america. that presents millions of opportunities for accidents and fatalities. but officials say the numbers are actually down. >> is that encouraging? >> oh, absolutely. -- i have a young child. i certainly want to se

it's rain wet roads for most of us around the beltway, glen burnie, and a a list 35. >> reporter: we are getting -- annapolis 35. >> reporter: we are getting word of a couple accidents but nothing along the 95 corridor. the 83 looks pretty good in terms of no incidents. but you can expect a slick and treacherous ride. not sure if the state highway crews are out there treating the roadways yet. let's look live at ann arunde county -- anne arundel county, traffic is moving well. speeds down visibility not the greatest this morning either. looking at the maps, we are getting reports of a vehicle fire in south baltimore. south hanover a car fire and police are on the street. at president and lombard there's an accident. and in parkville a. crack crash at -- a crash at being aton and wilson. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> hess dubbed the preakness party animal. and kegasus is creating a controversy over binge drink and he looks like danny mcbride if you ask me. sherrie johnson is here to explain. >> reporter: charley, the maryland jockey club says they are trying to attract more people t

still slick 32 westminster to hereford. 32 kingsville with snow in thewet roads and 36 rain in glen burnie moment. let's talk about traffic now with kim. >> reporter: justin being our earlier accidents inside baltimore city have been cleared and traffic actually not moving too badly considering the slick road conditions. no mainly problems to report here. 50 at i-97 making are way westbound between the bay bridge toll plaza onwards towards this point traffic moving well. looking at maps, we have one accident this is at liberty road and millford mill road. baltimore county police are on the scene. but traffic is not moving too badly on the 95 corridor as you make your way to and from the tunnels. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> she is a baltimore legend. you say his name and think great things. but this morning we are saying prayers for brooks robinson. linda so is live this morning at the yard to tell us how he is doing in the hospital. linda. >> reporter: well, the latest we have is the statement from the hall of famer himself. he told us from the hospital yesterday that he is doing fine.

then glen burnie, arnold down to annapolis, that's where the heaviest rain is falling right now. other areas getting light rain right now. once you get south of washington, the rain has pretty much tapered off. not necessarily the end of the rain in forecast. but we'll talk about it with details. now to traffic. >> good morning. things not looking too bad overall. we've had a couple of accidents. two right lanes of northbound president street are blocked. also a vehicle fire at hanover and ma combs street. but major roadways, problem-free at this moment. 95 southbound between 100 and 32 hooking at five minutes. we'll give you a live look outside at the roadways. see how things are doing there. the southbound view there. you can see north and southbound. you can see traffic moving fine. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. mindy and stan, back to you. >> our big story this morning, a dozen mid shipmen from the u.s. naval academy have been expelled for their alleged use of a controversial, yet legal drug. >> george here with that story. authorities say this is all part of an ongo