this is a glimpse of the traffic at harford road. traffic at a standstill. security at the beltway, another accident. we will keep you posted. >> it is cold but no rain or snow. we will start out in the 20's. we will see plenty of sunshine. quiet on the east coast. 81 in tampa. snow in denver. a nice day in los angeles. seven-day forecast one more time. stay with us. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, would you want to see baltimore host the summer olympics in 2024? >> that as an olympic attitude. 6:53. >> another check on traffic and weather whe >> the beltway is a mess. >> this is a live picture at reisterstown road. that is the delay. we have a two the flames closed with a vehicle fire. the inner loop at belair road, lanes are closed. >> i think we'll start in the 20's and will make it up to 39. but at least it is dry. into saturday, a mix of rain and snow. i don't think there'll be a lot of speculation. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.

client is picking up past harford road -- volume is picking up past harford road. 12 minutes on the weste outer loop. problem free on 70 into the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some cloud cover this morning. a clipper storm when throughout last night. 26 in parkton. a chilly start for us. there's a piece of energy left behind. i will put a 20% chance for sprinkles or flurries early this morning. we will get some of sunshine later today. this is going to turn into a coastal storm in the mid- atlantic. we will have all kinds of weather on friday. it should be nice and quiet in the short term. clouds this morning. high temperature between 40 temperature 45and 45. rain and changing back to snow friday night and early saturday morning. it should be dry on sunday, 44 degrees. ava marie has shifted gears. >> we are live at the marriott waterfront hotel. they are getting ready for a big event this weekend. we have the executive chef to talk more. kevin, thank you for joining us. >> happy to be here. ." >> you guys have a big event coming up. >> it is the sweetest nig

they begin at the jones falls expressway over to harford road. as far as accidents go, we have an accident there. 195 on the ramp to northbound 95. other accidents include whiskey bottom road at washington boulevard. eastbound 32 at broken lamb parkway. and also, haywood avenue at cutbert. we have a lot of volume on the beltway, west of york road. and we'll take another live look. heavy traffic there. a look at the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by the baltimore boat show. don't miss the winter's biggest boat show. it's the progressive insurance of baltimore boat show, at the baltimore convention center, february 28th through march 3rd. for all of the tickets and details, visit the website. thank you. >>> he's got his super bowl ring. and now, ravens' center matt burke is hanging up his helmet. the six-time pro bowler announced he is retiring from the nfl, after 15 seasons, four of them here in baltimore. birk, who is now 36, says he is

things are looking good at harford road. this is the harrisburg expressway and things are looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> welcome to the biggest purple friday of the year. rallies are planned just about everywhere today. >> sarah sampson is live at the inner harbor to kick things off this morning. we begin with jennifer franciotti live in new orleans. >> good morning. the ravens fans are coming in droves. everybody is happy to be here for the biggest game in american sports culture. yesterday was the last day the players sat down before the media. a lot of attention and number 5, joe flacco. he has thrown a bank touchdowns in the postseason and no interceptions. joe montana and phil simms have also accomplish that. in terms of his demeanor and his attitude, joe cool. it seems the national need it is asking more questions about his personality. ray lewis said he needed to be fired up about a leader. >> it is who i am. if it helps, it helps. if a dozen, it doesn't. you have to rely on who you are and t

in parkville traffic is slowing down on the outer loop from harford road up to providence road.peed of just 33 miles per hour on the outer loop from 795 down to 70. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> so what is stressing you out? is it long hours? traffic, kids returning around all the time? >> we all feel stressed to some degree no matter what you are. if you don't manage it it could lead to some health problems. >> the top stress triggers are money, work, family and relationships. and not dealing with that stress can lead to things like depression, heart disease, and diabetes. >>> all right so if you're wondering what to do about it? some great ways to destress. doctors say make some time for exercise. and meditation. and definitely pass along good news which is what we want to do this morning. we just got word from gma they are going to make a big announcement about robin roberts' return. stay with the programming this morning because that's some certain good news. not only for the people who love her but obviously for her. >> no

loop, slowing from charles to harford road. and on the west side inner loop, expect brake lights as well from 295 to liberty. let's take a live look. you can see a lot of heavy volume there, west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> kristy, thank you. >>> president obama is getting ready for tonight's state of the union address. the economy will be the focus of his speech. but he'll touch on several other issues, including gun violence. tara mergener reports for wjz from capitol hill. >> reporter: president obama wasn't offering a preview of his state of the union address to reporters this afternoon. >> mr., how is the speech? >> we'll find identity tonight! >> reporter: white house aides say improving the economy and creating jobs will be front and center when the president speaks to congress and the country. >> as he outlays his plan tonight, everyo

it now shuts down the inner loop lanes between belair road and harford road.here's a live look at the scene. now this crash happened right around 5:30 this morning. and it involved a tractor- trailer and a pickup truck. and we've learned one person has been killed. we will bring you the very latest as it does become available but maryland state police are on the scene. it was not expected to reopen for quite some time. use route 43 as the alternate route. if you are traveling the outer loop. no delays whatsoever heading up towards towson. but it is certainly starting to pick up in the area. again one person has been killed in this crash. they have not yet been identified and we will bring you the very latest as it does become available. we do have more problems on 695. there's a crash right now on the west side right on the outer loop at 795. and you're taking a live look here at old court road. you'll notice traffic is certainly starting to pick up. it's going to take you 13 minutes right now to travel that outer loop from 795 down to 95. now if you are headi

-- like at parkville at harford road. old court road normal kins. 7 minutes on outer loop from 795 to 70. megan and charley, over to you. >>> sloppy kisses and cute clydedales and rowdy seenions. >> we will look at your -- seniors. >> we will look at your favorites. some say it was money well spent and some may have missed the mark. ♪ with so much competition, finding the right job is never easy. but with the nation's largest alumni network, including those in key hiring positions, university of phoenix can help connect you to a world of opportunity. >>> here in baltimore the focus is on the game, but some fans it was about the commercials. >> yeah this year it was a mix of funny and sexy and serious once. bud wiser introduced a new beer and it showed the new horse being raised by a farmer and then reuniting him at the end. >> and who can forget the kiss ad for go daddy i would like to forget that ad. super model making out with a nerd for an uncomfortablely long amount of time. on twitter, it was saying it took 65 takes t

the beltway here at harford road, the topside looking good. not too many people out. 795 looking good. owings mills boulevard heading south to the beltway. jfx is looking good, too. 70 at 29 in howard county, you should also not have to much company out on the road this morning. tony, over to you. >> nothing going on weather- wise but it may change this evening. this morning, is partly cloudy and cold. 22 in randallstown. the school day forecast when you drop your kids off, it is just going to be cold and this afternoon it should still be dry. but sometime after sunset a chance of light snow coming in with another clippers board. i will talk more about the storm and check the seven-day in a few minutes. >> 25 degrees. still ahead -- rumors surrounding the health of mohammad ali. >> of these pictures of the legendary boxer wearing his ravens gear are refuting an online report. >> if you are looking to start fresh from all the superbowl binging, bad news from salad lovers. and twitter playing a bigger role [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to

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this involves a -- harford road, this involves a traditional and a pickup truck. this will be closed. the inner loop will be shut down for quite some time. as maryland state police do investigate. and unfortunately we are dealing with another crash on the west side of the beltway. a live look at baltimore national pike. you'll notice traffic is moving along but we have a crash on the inner loop that has shut down the ramp to northbound route 295. and as we check in and take a look at the maps, the jfx will be nice and clear. no delays traveling from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. and everything is up to speed through both the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> just in case you're waking up with us we are following breaking news out of cecil county this morning. train cars derailed overnight and abc2 news linda so is live in elkton. what's the latest going on with this from overnight linda? >> reporter: well, the scene has been cleared and there is no

here's the beltway at harford road. no problems traveling the inner loop to 95 and outer loop nice and clear all the way up to towson. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> breaking news out of egypt. 19 tourists have dead after a hot air balloon crash that happened this morning near luxor. officials say there was a fire and explosion before the balloon came plunging from the sky. and some of the people killed were from france, britain and china. no word on american tiewrtists and -- tourists in the balloon. down load abc2's free app and stay with us on twitter under the har tag gmn. >>> the u.s. supreme court will begin hearing arguments on legality of investigators taking dna samples from those even not convicted of a specific crime. >> the case stems from a 2003 rape and murder conviction of a woman and the conviction of her killer six years later. sherrie johnson is here with more on what's expecteded in court -- expected in court. >> reporter: the case of a salisbury man takes place. alonso king w

no delays from harford road all the way up to 83. at bullet mar national pike traffic is moving light ironing, just a seven -- along, just a seven minute ride right now from 75 down to 70. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> we have breaking news out of elkton, maryland this morning. a train derailed early this morning. >> that's about an hour away if here and linda so is live this morning in elkton and linda what's the very latest on where you are today? >> reporter: well, firefighters with the singerly fire department were the first to respond to this derailment. we're outside the fire department right now. the derailment happened about two miles away from here deep in the woods off of singerly road. this was shot by the photographer eric kneelson tonight. acsx train heading to north carolina had derailed and ten cars came off the track. this happens at around midnight. two of the cars were carrying sulfuric acid. a hazmat crew was called as was the maryland call of the environment. the

this is what it looks like at harford road. normal conditions 11 minutes right now it's going to teak you to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and heading downtown the jfx is in great shape. it will take 11 minutes southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street and everything is up to speed through the fort mchen re tunnel -- mchenry tunnel. that's a look at your abc2 time safer traffic now over to you. >>> -- timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> we are following break news. police are at the -- breaking news. police are at the scene of what they are calling a murder- suicide. police are holding a press conference very soon. we do know this incident happened on 36th avenue around one this morning not far from campus. we are working to get the information as soon as possible. again, police have announced they are going to have a press conference and we will stay on top of the story and bring you the latest breaking news on twitter on air or on lineline. >> 6:03. an update to breaking news we brou

and if you are heading out to the beltway, here's a live look at harford road. no delays whatsoever on the inner loop down to 95. and the outer loop is going to take you 11 minutes right now traveling from 95 all the way up to 83. and as we look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic drive times heading downtown the jfx will be a great way to go. no delays southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. that stretch will take you 11 minutes. that's a look at your morning commute megan over to you. >>> five minutes away from five, a race car driver danica patrick has become the first woman to win the pole position for the daytona 500. it's the first for a female in any top nascar race let alone the sports flag sheep event. she said she was raised to be the fastest driver not the fastest girl and is happy to be a role model to other girls whoaspire to get into a racing. >> i -- they can have the conversation to say you can do anything you want to do and gender doesn't matter. >> patrick will start in the front row in the february 24th race alongside jeff

and if you are in parkville this is what it lunges like at harford road. -- looks like at harford road. nice conditions up to 83. the inner loop is nice and clear making the push to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> you know you are encouraged to take folic acid. pregnant women hear it us about it can help prevent birth defects. but now there's another adbenefit, lower the risk of autism. those who take folic acid four weeks before becoming pregnant until 8 weeks after what 39% lower risk of the child developing autism. the same lower risk didn't appear in mothers who began taking folic acid mid- pregnancy. by the way folic acid is a exon b vitamin. >>> officials in the -- is is a common b vitamin. >>> today you can attended merrill heart symposium. also ways to create healthy en- - maryland's heart symposium. also ways to create healthy health. >>> the reason marylanders could benefit from energy. >> the treats to indulge in on valentine's day that can be tasty and healthy. anything but chocolate is healthy don't you know that. >>> and welcome back

the north side looks pretty good at harford road. this is 295 traveling southbound down towards 100, 55 miles per hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> progress on some hot issues facing the maryland general assembly. >> jennifer franciotti joins us with what legislators accomplice late last night. >> this spent last night working on gun control and the death penalty. to repealingr capital punishment -- a senate committee is one step closer to repealing capital punishment and focused on six amendments to the bill. most of them failed. another allowing the worst of the worst offenders. the debates ended with the expected 6-5 vote in favor of taking the bill to the senate. the swing vote opposed repealing the death penalty in the past but now says the system is broken. >> the emotion for me is different than the legal. and in a legal sense, i don't think that we can continue to have the state involved in these executions. >> a committee has approved a sweeping gun-control measure. they voted 7-4 in favor of the bill. in one

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topside starting to back down on the outer loop at harford road.d toyota dealer. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. back over to marty and don. >>> this morning's coffee with is with jeremy renner and arma robertson. >> please welcome jeremy and arma to the eyewitness news morning edition. good morning to both of you. >> wow. >> good morning . >> good morning. >> a lit tle applause never hurts. >> no, not a bit. thank you. >> i have to admit i was at the movies recently and saw the trailer for your movie for the first time. you had me ever since. hansel and gretel, most of know know the grim's fairy tale. it was a little grim besides the guy's name. the idea of the movie is fantastic. could you explain it? >> essentially it's taking what we're familiar with and even if you're not familiar with it, retell the fairy tale within the movie. i think most of us understand that they're left to the forest to die and a witch tries to eat them and they kill the witch, the end. our movie doesn't start unti

and here's what 695 looks like in parkville at harford road. ltway -- west side of the beltway speeds clocking in auteurs 17 miles per hour on the -- at just 17 miles per hour on liberty road. >>> "the doctors" is up next. >> looking forward to. that we're with you worm -- that. we're with you tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m.. have a great day.

we are tracking an accident past harford approaching belair road. it is a tractor-trailer accident and it sounds pretty serious. you'll want to use an alternate. not picking up much in the way of delays much at harford but they will develop quickly. we have so quickly on the ramp to 295. has just reopened. one more accident on 216in in laurel. >> it is cold but quiet. 21 in cockeysville. 23 at the airport. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature into the upper 30's to around 40. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. stay with us. >> good morning. tucker was will try to play his first round -- tiger woods will try to play his first-round after re snowstorm yesterday in phoenix. this is the arizona diamondbacks complex that was snowed out. it began as rain. it was raining sideways. darren o'day was smoking. van pelt. he knocks it in. then the weather turned nasty. the cactus were getting get. the snow starts falling. he hits a shot. breakout the iceathy ice wag wage. tiger woods never got started. deal with it. emotiona

as we check in and look at 695, harford road, no problems whatsoever, it's going to take you 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. inner loop clear down to 95, traffic is starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway, no significant delays as of yet, 8 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795, down to 70. that's a look at your time saver traffic, meagan, over to you. >>> sit a company that you only call if your family has gone through tragedy. customers with ties to mailed say their grief was amplified by the bill big bills they never expected. >> losing someone you love to murder or suicides is unthinkable. the last thing families in the situation want to worry about is cleaning up what's happened. those who turned to a company are dealing with heart break and sticker shock. we investigate in to a crime scene clean up firm that works across the country. a family called them after losing two loved ones in a murder suicide. they and other customers signed contracts with no estimates, they got hit one expect edly high bills for thousands of dollars and dealt with threats of losing their hom

at the training facility off harford road, in order to check out the gun, officers had this hand over their department issued firearm and any live ammo. it's still a strict operating procedure. what is not standard is where tuesday's training was held. many high level sources said they never heard of training at the old mental hospital in owings mills and perhaps that mechanism may not have been followed to a t. if true that may explained you had an officer walked in with a real gun, a possible lax of discipline in an unregulated state site that has commissioner batts as furious as he is curious. >> i understand it. i get it. you guys want answers to the questions. i probably have more questions than you have. it's just going to take time to get those answers to those questions because, for me, it's unacceptable. >> we all need answers to these questions. tell me about the simunitions guns. >> reporter: they're obviously blue but designed to feel in the same weight as the department issued guns but only shoot paint pellets. >> i saw you with a mask. >> i had a mask on. it did hurt, le

if you are heading to 695, a live look in parkville, harford road. outer loop, 12 minutes from 95, all the way up to 83. if you are heading to the west side of the beltway, traffic is picking up. delays not bad. 8 minutes on the outer loop. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> this morning students at the university of maryland eastern shore will learn about the murder of one of their classmates. linda so is here with the details. they are having the meeting, scheduled for today. >> university president is holding a campus wide meeting for students, staff and faculty this morning. the meet willing be held at 11:15 at the campus athletic center. classes between 12:30 and 1:45 canceled so everyone has the time to attend. officials will share about this weekend's murder about a eastern shore's student. the suspects responsible for killing him are still on the loose. reward of up to $2000 is offered in the case, if you have information, that could help police, call 410-548-1776. >>> today annapolis, tough talk about older driver safety two years

road to 695. and heading over to harford county, this is what 95 locks like mountain road, everything moving along. we won't have problems once you get to white marsh. looking at a 15-minute ride southbound from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. and checking in and looking at the other timesaver traffic crime times, 695 is -- drive times, 659 is in great year -- 695 is in great shape. this is an 11 minute right on the outer loop from 795 to 95. excuse me. that's a look at your morning commute. i am so excited about the ravens win. >> words are hard to come by. >>> it's 5:31. the season was a roller coaster ride but this morning the ravens are waking up superbowl champions. the ravens took down the 49ers 34-31 in big game classic that had all of us on the edge of our seats. charley has a recap of the ravens win what do you have. >> this one was not for the faint of heart. you thought it was going to be blowout midway through the third quarter and everything changed. but it would take one more defensive stand by ray lewis and the baltimore definances but as they have done -- defense. bu

on 695, the key bridge is nice and clear and up to parkville at har foreroad -- harford road, everything is moving along. 11 minutes from 83 to the 5 -- 95 and the outer loop will be nice and clear. head downing town, 83 no delays. just 11 minutes traveling southbound from the beltway to east fayette street. let's look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> changing your child's behavior could be as easy as changing the channel. swapping out violent programming for those with healthy messages can improve preschoolers behavior. researchers report 6 months after families reduced their kids exposure to violent filled programming without changing the number of viewing hours kids demonstrated significant improved behavior. >>> an instant -- infant heart patient is the very many of a heartless thief. 9-year-old -- 9-month-old jalyn anderson was diagnosed with an infection in her heart and now she is in icu awaiting a heart transplant which is hard to find for a baby. her family was collecting donations for the the treatment but on valentine day her grandfather was robbed of 3,000 dollars in donat

looking at 695, here in parkville, harford road, traffic is moving along.no delays on the inner loop from 83 to 95, in the opposite direction on the outer loop, up to 83, that stretch will take you 11 minutes. on the west side, this morning, looking at an 11 minute ride as well. on the outer loop 795, down to 95. >>> fancy cars, jewelry, luxury cruise, some of the things people buy when they hit the lottery. coming up, what two brothers did with their winnings that left them homeless and behind bars. for most 9-year-old boys a marathon might mean a all day event in front of a video game. but for this marathon, he is doing it in an area where it's the antarctica and running the race in del aware. he is on a mission for running on each continent. >> i just think it's really cool and i'm really excited. >> in the last couple of years, i don't think he has missed one day of running. >> training for a marathon in antarctica. it's impressive. the parents spoke to the doctors about him running long distances a at young age, he has been given the all clear he is ru

if you are using 695, this is what it looks like at harford road. everything is moving along. and the inner loop is clear. here is the west side. no problems as you head down to route 40 or pikesville. >>> purple friday is building. many fans have headed to new orleans, they are about to get plenty of company. >> and they are hopping on a flight to head to new orleans out of bwi and head out. they will see plenty of purple. >> and cherry johnson has more. what can you tell us? >> we're live in baltimore. it is lit up in purple. this is one of the many sights here. the airport was decked out in purple flowers behind the ticket counters, walkways, 52 was everywhere. going to the big game a must. and it was tough to get there. and one daughter bought her father a ticket because that has been his biggest dream. and steve powell's daughter made it possible. >> i have never been to one in person. we'll start the party tonight. >> the fans are pumped up and ready for the game. yesterday departments competed for the most biggest fans. today at noon there will be a pep rally to see who

here in parkville though everything not as bad as you make the push from harford road up to providence only a to minute delay as you travel the outer loop from95 up to 83. we have a crash at the beltway and here in hunt valley 83 nice and clear. nothing the get in the way as you make the push down to the beltway but you will have some delays as you do get on to the jfx. we have several accidents reported on northern parkway at 83 really slowing things down. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> well, just minutes before 7:00 and if you're planning on making plans to fly soon, your options will soon get smaller. the merger of american airlines and u.s. airways has formally been announced. this according to the associated press. it was $11 billion deal capping off a half decade of bankruptcies and consolidations for the u.s. airline industry and leaving travelers four big carriers right now from which to choose. the merger was approved on wednesday and just med facial moments ago. it -- made official moments ago. american airlines will keep the

. -- harford road.at is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> mixture of the sunshine and clouds right now. 32 in parkton, 34 in chestertown. cold front out of the ohio valley is producing light rail and snow in the southern part of ohio and will pass through here tonight. during the day, it will be fine, and mild. it will turn winter-wide over the weekend. 50% chance for snow on saturday. snow flurries on sunday, breezy. that temperature of 32. -- high temperature of 32. >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning. it is the 15th of february, 2013. and we are on a friday field trip to the great city of boston. and you're watching a changing of the guards straight from the 1700s when british red coats occupied this city. the boston alarm company band playing along. good morning. i'm savannah guthrie along with matt lauer. >> technically speaking, back in the day, those two groups wouldn't have been at the same cocktail party, but that's okay. they've come together for us this morning. and we've got a great, great

a crash right on taylor avenue west of perring parkway and this is the beltway in the area at harford road. traffic is moving along on the inner loop towards 95 and the outer loop is picking up but you are looking at an 11 minute ride from 95 to 83. here in hunt valley, 83 no delays traveling from shawan road to the beltway. once you get on the jfx, it will take 11 minutes southbound from the beltway down to east fayette street and everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel. 8 minutes from the beltway to the toll plaza. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> we know how important it is to have working smoke detectors in our homes. baltimore city fire is getting help when it comes to keeping you and your family safe from fires. linda so is here with details. >> reporter: thanks to a grant from bge, the baltimore city fire department will be able to purchase about 800 new smoke detectors for families in the city. this will allow them to at this . their program that provides free smoke detectors to people living in the city. it's something they have been doing

that goes over to harford road. but traffic clears up after that point. west side inner loop, delays stretch there from baltimore national pike to liberty road. and as far as accidents go, on the outer loop, we have one approaching 95 on the southwest side. that's definitely going to tie you up. other accidents include montgomery. woodvine at gills road. old court at reisterstown road. and also north ken wood at eastern monument. >>> as you can see, things are moving along. but we have a lot more volume on the beltway. and same situation, a lot is building. this is brought to you by bill's. bill has it all for you. you can call them at 8877-75- bills. back to you. >>> a symphony, unlike any you've ever heard before. soulful symphony is preparing for their performance this saturday. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: preparing for a performance that is nothing short of spectacular, an 85- piece orchestra, with vocals made up of mostly african american and latino musicians, will perform the best of soulful symphony this weekend. >> breaking barriers and being very i

looking live at 695, here in parkville at harford road, everything moving right along. problems on the inner loop down to 95. and that outer loop looking at a normal drive time of 11 minutes to travel from 95 all the way up to 83. the west side of the beltway is in great shape and it's just going to take you 7 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70. and for those of you using 795, no delays for maryland 10 to the beltway. that takes 10 minutes. that's the commute. now over to you. >>> most us take for granted the fact we know what it's like to play shovel and drive through snow. >> but for florida -- for a florida girl she never had the chance to see and feel snow in person until a charity stepped forward to make a wish come true. details ahead. i have never encountered such a burning sensation... until i had the shingles. it was like a red rash. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i had no idea it came from chickenpox. it's something you never want to encounter. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com >>> taping for joinin

on 695 we have a disabled car in parkville on the outer loop at harford road. that will be slow up to towson. west side also jammed here at liberty road. outer loop moving slowly all the way down to route 40. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> all right, stay with us because in 30 minutes we'll have another news, weather and traffic update for you. >> time now to go back to new york for more of "good morning america." but as always you can stay with us on twitter, facebook and abc2news.com. stay safe out there. ♪ >>> and d.j. kiss and d.j. mos upstairs. and robin is coming back to "gma" on february 20th, exactly five months after her bone marrow transplant. she sent out a blog post right now. hallelujah. i'm looking forward to thanking you for your many prayers and well-wishes. your compassion. talking to all of our "gma" viewers has been an enormous sense of comfort for me and my family. it's great right now to have amy robach here. >> five months. amazing. >> what a comeback. >> so proud of her. >>> also, it's our biggest mega "

heading downtown the jfx is nice and clear and here's what the beltway looks like in parkville at harford roadmoving right along. you're looking at a normal 11 minute ride right now on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and as we take a look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic drive times, just eight minutes on the west side of the beltway. traveling the outer loop from 795 down to 70. and 795 also going to be in great shapement just a ten minutes ride from westminster pike down to the beltway. and if you are traveling in carroll county this morning, do be aware of a malfunctioning traffic light at manchester road at main street. that's a look at your morning commute. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> we all know marriage is commitment and sometimes it is work. so what is the secret? >> i guess it depend on the couple. maybe for some it's put the seat down and share the chores. america's longest married couple. they're spilling the beans this morning. we're going to find out what they have to say about what's making it work when "good morning maryland" continues. [ mom ] dear chex

any delays from the beltway to downtown. 695 as we check in and look live here in parkville at harford road. everything moving along. looking at an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and the inner loop will be nice and clear as you make the push down to 95. here in white marsh no concerns on 95. it's going to take you 14 minutes to travel from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> all right throughout the course of the morning we will update you on delays and everything we have coming into us now. we started with baltimore county hereford zone just 10 minutes ago now more coming in. >> more coming in. howard and harford county are delayed two hours this morning and just stay with us on abc2 news and abc2news.com. we will tweet out the delays and, of course, put them on facebook as well as the web page. so you can count on us when there are cancellations and delays, we will pass them along. >>> a health alert, an undergrad at loyola has meningitis which is spread through close contact. roommates and o

minutes southbound from the beltway all the way to fayette street and here's 695 in parkville at harford road. traffic is moving along. we are dealing with construction on the outer loop near and white marsh. but here you are looking at an 11 minute trip on the outer loop from 95 to 83. traveling on west side, no delays on outer loop. it's going to take you 11 minutes to travel fromp 9 -- 759 to -- from 759 to 95. now over to you. >>> -- 795 to 95 now over to you. >>> high school students are making a difference. >> organizing a fund-raiser to benefit cyst he can fibrosis. independent and public high schools put together teams to square off in a dodge ball tournament tomorrow. they spent time pragueing and hope it will enlighten others about the disease. it's a deadly genetic disorder affecting more than 30,000 people in the u.s. dodge for a cure will be tomorrow from 4:30 until 8 at the boys latin school in towson and will cost $10 per person. >>> coming up on good morning maryland at 5, smithfield is recalling several tons of porksausage. >> why they say if you have the product, do not use

as we head over to parkville, this is what it looks like at harford road. no problems getting up to towson. here's a live look at 83. you're looking at just a normal 21-minute ride all together from the pennsylvania-maryland state line down to the beltway. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. over to you. >>> time 4:32. happening today we'll get an idea the direction of baltimore mayor stephanie blake wants to take the city in 2013. one topic she's likely to talk about is the city's bleak financial outlook. last week a report came out saying that baltimore could accumulate a $745 million budget deficit over the next decade. if steps aren't taken now, the city could go bankrupt. we'll have complete coverage of the mayor's state of the city at 5:00 and 6:00 this evening. >>> harford county residents are invited to give their thoughts about the county's budget proposal. you can sound off tonight at aberdeen high school beginning at 6:00. anyone who wishes to speak should arrive 30 minutes early. that is to sign in ahead of time. >>> the first lady of

beltway downtown to east fayette street. 695 is in great shape no delays here in parkville at harford road. traffic is moving along to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and it's going to take you 11 minutes and over on the west side, no delays traveling the outer loop from 795 down to 706789 it's going to take 7 minutes. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> parents this next story is going to have you talking to teens about safety behind the wheel. the rate of 16 and 17-year-old drivers who died in crashes has increased in the first half of 2012. traffic safety experts say it's creeping up to what they call unacceptable levels. 240, 16 and 17-year-olds were killed from january to june of last year. and that's up about 19% from 2011. the report identified no singer reason for the increase. single reason for the increase. >>> we heard baltimore city schools are in horrible shape. parents teachers and advocates wanted to get the message out and they were certainly heard. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with more and they turned out by the thousandss in state capitol

the topside of the beltway is looking good at harford road.t is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. the weather might be fine for the big parade. 29 in rising sun. we had a clipper storm go through last night. there could be a passing snow flurry for the next several hours. i suspect we will get some breaks in the overcast. clouds goingriable into the afternoon. another chance for some snow flurries. then it will see a coastal storm starts to develop. today, a mixture of sun and clouds. chilly but not bad for this time of year. a little breezy. dry weather wednesday and thursday. we will see a coastal storm on friday. at this point, it looks like it will be a dry weekend with temperatures in the 30's and 40's. ava marie is down at city hall. >> good morning. the city looks beautiful in purple. the parade begins at city hall. there will be a small ceremony with the mayor and the players. commerce street to pratt street to howard street. there will be a big celebration at the stadium. you can celebrate the victory. you are the socia

average speed clocking in at just 50 miles per hour on the outer loop at harford road. but it is starting to slow down on the west side. here's a shot at baltimore national pike. there's a 3-minute delay on the outer loop from 795 down to 70 but the average speed clocking in at just 30 miles per hour. up in hunt valley 83 is nice and clear from shawan road down to the beltway as we look live. notice no problems whatsoever once you get on the jfx it's going to take 12 minutes to get downtown from the beltway all the way to east fayette street. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> news time 6:47 and we are learning much more about the breaking news out of prince george's county this morning. police are on the scene of a murder suicide in college park. and they say it does involve students at the university of maryland. the incident happened near campus on 36th avenue around one this morning. police say that the suspect a student at the school was first set a fire in the basement of the house and then shot two of his roommates. you are looking at video

heading over to parkville, this is what the beltway looks like at harford road. inner loop, outer loop nice and clear, but that outer loop is starting to pick up, not affecting your drive times. just 11 minutes right now from 95 up to 83. we do have a water main break right near towson town center. it's going to be on delaney valley road at fairmount avenue. lane blockages are possible, but no significant delays, traffic getting by. you're taking a live look up in hunt valley, 83 at schwann road. you won't have any trouble traveling from the maryland/pennsylvania state line down to the beltway and it will remain nice and clear as you get onto the jfx and head downtown. that's a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> breaking news out of owens mills. police are investigating a homicide scene at chasely apartments. a woman has been confirmed dead. abc 2 news' sherree johnson is live on the phone right in and out. set the scene for us. what are you seeing this morning? >>reporter: basically right now, charley, we are seeing s

and as we head over to parkville here's he a live look at harford road. everything moving along. not too many cars on the roads. a normal 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and as we look here in hunt valley the harrisburg expressway also going to be in great shape and it will take 21 minutes from the paled pennsylvania -- maryland pennsylvania state line to the beltway. now over to you meg and and charley. >>> an update to a story we brought you last night at 11. north korea confirmed overnight that it did conduct its third underground nuclear bomb test. it was pour powerful than previous test and caused a 4.9 earthquake. north korea did announce last month that it had planned a new nuclear test and more long range rocket launches. all of which is said they were part of a new phase of confrontation with the united states. to get the latest on this breaking news and all other updates follow us on twitter at abc2 news. >>> in other news this morning, the president is putting the final touches on his state of the union speech. his address tonight will be

some delays around harford road . several accidents at northern parkway and the j.f.x. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you might be thinking, what is going on? there was 2 inches in parts of carroll county. here is the problem. the skies cleared. some fog developed. when it was raining and snowing, the temperatures were above freezing. now we are below freezing. 32 in columbia and rising sun. you may have to scrape some frost off of your windshield. not a lot of the snow on the car but a layer of ice. the next event is an arctic cold front that will come through on friday night and saturday morning with another chance for some snow. today is going to be nice with plenty of sunshine. temperatures into the mid 40's this afternoon. we don't expect any problems tonight. we'll start out with some rain and it would change to snow on friday night. there will be some accumulations. breezy and cold on sunday. it is valentine's day. ava has found the chocolate. >> we did not use gps. live at parfections. a busy day today. you have so many different flavors. you have bo

here in parkville at harford road everything nice and clear. no problems traveling the inner loop down to 295 or the outer loop -- to 95 or the outer loop down to towson. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> news time right now 4:32 and breaking news this morning. olympic sprinter oscar pistorius has been arrested after a woman was shot dead at his home in the capital city. charlie is live with more on the breaking news happening out of south africa this morning. >> reporter: details are still coming into the abc2 newsroom but you'll recall the name as a double amputee known as the blade runner who quickly gained notoriety for the accomplishments. he was taken into custody after a shooting early this morning after the moment in a gated -- at the home in a gated complex in the capital city. the a. p. is reporting when police arrived on the scene they found paramedics trying to revive the woman. that woman who according to some media outlets is pistorius' girlfriend died at the home. a number of news outlets are saying that pistorius may have mist

harford county. this is grafton shop road at 23 in the -- are we still up -- forest hill area, of harford county. olved four vehicles, including a horse trailer and an oil delivery truck. and the horses seem to be fine down there in the middle of the road. and we know that at least one person was transported via helicopter to shock trauma and another person, via ambulance on the ground. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. >> okay, captain jeff, thank you. >>> we want to remind you, don't miss tonight's primetime lineup. it's an all new episode of "elementary," followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> not uncommon it see trailers in that part of the state. we'll follow up on that. >> more at 6:00. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:30. new video of the monster gas explosion and what fire investigators are uncovering. >>> alarming discovery. what police are learning about the gunman who opened fire in a courthouse in delaware. >>> time is running out. can a deal be reached before automatic budget cuts continue? eyewitness news continues with denise and vic after this

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harford county. this is grafton shop road at 23 in the -- are we still up -- forest hill area, of harford county. this involved four vehicles, including a horse trailer and an oil delivery truck. and the horses seem to be fine down there in the middle of the road. and we know that at least one person was transported via helicopter to shock trauma and another person, via ambulance on the ground. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. >> okay, captain jeff, thank you. >>> we want to remind you, don't miss tonight's primetime

that's the topside inner loop at harford road. all lanes blocked for an accident at bel air road on the inner loop. this one is going to cause you a big delay. there's a live look at the beltway at 295 where we had an earlier accident. that one is gone. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealers. have you ever dreamed of all the places you can go? toyota is ready to take you there. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. back over to you. >>> let's go rath -- right to ron matz. how are you? >> reporter: doing great. good morning. we have the oriole bird here at sport legends museum. the bird will be part of the meet the mascot day saturday. john is here with us. he put this all together. last year was the first year you did this and it was unbelievable. >> last year we could not get over to major success we had. it starts at 1:00 at sports legend museum this saturday. what's going to start with is a panel of discussion with the mascots out of costume then w