on the beltway parkville at harford road, everything up to speed. you're looking at just an 11 minute ride normal drive time from 95 all the way up to 83. on the west side at route 40

we can take a look outside at harford road. there's a look at the west side. definitely heavier there at exit 17. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you ever sit back and dream of all the places you want to go? toyota is ready to take you there. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. >>> he calls his job a full-time, part-time endeavor. this morning's coffee with is with ocean city's mayor rick mehan. >> how is it going? >> good. >> booim going to start -- i'm going to start this interview off heavy but i think it's going to set the tone for an amazing summer. we know that tens of thousands of people were effected by super storm sandy. we still admire their courage, their will, their perseverance. having said that, let's put that aside. right now i think because lack of resort towns north of atlantic city you guys may have the biggest summer in decades. thoughts, comments, observations? >> we're aware of the fact that we're probably going to see some visitors that were used to going to thos

a smooth start at harford road. no delays on the west side, 55 miles per hour. same situation on the b-w parkway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. businesses great for baltimore construction workers. construction jobs in baltimore were up 12% compared to the same time last year. statewide construction jobs are up 5%. yahoo! is doing some damage control. they have changed their policy on family leave. new mothers can take up to 16 weeks of paid leave with benefits. torents are getting $500 spend on family needs. packets canlorful be easily mistaken by children. ofre have been 500 instances children in jesting the detergent. it could lead to difficulty breathing. >> planning a summer vacation to the beach? be prepared for some company. about 40% are preparing a cruise. spend more plan to than $2,400. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what are your summer vacation plans? you can share your response on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. helpful buty seem be trying to hurt your career. ellen braitman has mo

right now around the perry hall, parkville and just west of joppa, right along harford road and bel air road, literally right over perry hall a little brief thundershower going on. this is moving off to the northeast just through lees berg. it may get to howard county in the next 2 hours. we will be watching the radar carefully. temperature wise right now, a little cooler than yesterday. we're only at about 80 degrees. tomorrow as that front moves through the area tonight with showers, tomorrow we're left with more showers but much cooler temperatures. holding in the low 60s tomorrow afternoon. going to be kind of raw and kind of windy. it looks like a cool holiday weekend shaping up. i'll have that forecast coming up. >> thank you, bob. >>> let's check on the roads with christy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, everyone. things have gotten much business er along the beltway. if you're travelling on the topside of the inner loop, watch for slowing from stevenson road to harford road. it's going to take you an average of 25 minutes to get through. on the west side stop and go from 8

. >>> arson investigators are trying to find out who set fire to the family dollar on harford road a few blocks north. two adults were found with burns and smoke inhalation. one person had to go to shock trauma. >>> baltimore's plan to stamp out blight, but others counting on the program to give them a new lease on life. >> reporter: the 1100 block of east hoffman street, once a hub of activity; now a shell -- activity, is new a shell of its former self. >> i hate to seat neighbors go. >> reporter: vacant board up homes and the blight that comes with it. >> fire hazard, rats, trash, peeing, having bowel movements on the side of your house. >> reporter: deputy city housing commissioner julie day said while some may be forced to move out in abandoned blocks, others view it as a welcomed escape. >> we frequently have people call and say please help me move to a new place. they want to move. realistically -- you've looked at some of the blocks. would you want to live there? >> reporter: no one has lived there for years. >> i've been around here for 13 years. it's been vacant since i've b

the beltway in parkville, 55 miles per hour on the outer loop at harford road.lays whatsoever on the inner loop down to 95. that outer loop will take you the the normal 11 minutes to travel from 95 to 83. the west side surprisingly clear. here's a live look at interstate 70. you're looking at a 12 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 to 95. that's a look at your traffic. >>> nervous people in mount vernon this morning after reports of males dressing up as females robbing people. sherrie johnson is live at city police headquarters with reaction from neighbors. >> reporter: people in the mount vernon area are certainly keeping a close eye on their surroundings. police here at city headquarters are investigating a number of robberies of males dressing up as females trying to rob people in the mount vernon area. it appears the latest attack happened to marc fortino

outer loop clear, 55 miles per hour at liberty road and on the east side 55 miles per hour at harford road. we have a crash in white marsh. if you're traveling on 95, 65 miles an hour. it will take just 6 minutes to travel from the harbor money thruway to the fort mchenry toll plaza. if you're traveling on 985 despite that construction taking place northbound to the spur, it's not having an impact on your commute. 8 minutes to travel from the toll plaza to 95. >>> roller coasters, carnivals and kiddy rides may be a staple of summer fun but research shows there's a downside to the thrill. almost 5,000 kids get hurt every year. most of those injuries aren't very serious, just bumps and bruises but about 67 kids a year are injured badly enough to be hospitalized. the study highlights the need for more awareness, and better education. >>> your netflix selections smaller this morning. nearly 2,000 titles disappeared at midnight. a slew of titles are the exclusive property of the new classic repository warner archives. the older movie are from warner brothers, mgm and universal. >>> money can't

speeds will remain nice and calm here in harford road inner loop clear down to 59 and that outer loop you are looking at just an 11 minute ride from 95 up to 83. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic report. >>> chris kelly one-half of the 1990s rap duo crisscross died at an atlanta hospital after he was found unresponsive at his home. an autopsy is planned for today. kelly together with chris smith shot to stardom in 1992 with the song "jump." which spent eight weeks on the billboard hot 100. if pair was known for wearing their clothes backwards during performances. kelly went by the stage name mac daddy. >>> the investigation continues into the expanding of the boston marathon bombings. >> authorities arrested three more people all friends of one of the russian suspects. we're going to tell you why they are in trouble this morning. >> jcpenney is saying i'm sorry. the ad it's now posting on youtube begging customers to return to the retailer. >>> behind bars this morning charged with trying to help their friends. boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev after the deadly explos

on the beltway parkville at harford road, everything up to speed. you're looking at just an 11 minute ride normal drive time from 95 all the way up to 83. on the west side at route 40 everything moving right along. no delays right now traveling the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that will take you just 12 minutes. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic report. >>> an update to the story we brought you last night. 22 people are waking up without a home this morning after a fire in the remmington neighborhood. it took firefighters several hours to put out the flames. one firefighter had minor injuries, he was taken to the hospital and there are several businesses in the area that have been affected. a team was called in because of an auto repair shop with motor oil inside. >>> sol pick change -- some big changes here in maryland. >> abc2 news linda so is here with the list of some of the bills but linda, where did it all start for the governor? >> reporter: he's going to be signing the bill to repeal the death penalty. it's a measure the governor pushed

and over the parkville a live look at harford road. inner loop clear again as you make the push down to 95 and that outer loop as we take a look the dry times, it will take just 11 minutes to travel from 95 all the way up to 83. and everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel you're looking at just a seven minute ride from the toll plaza over to the beltway. and we have a lot of construction still on 895 along the northbound lanes at the spur and also potee street but no impact on traffic. just the normal nine minutes from 95 all the way to the harbor tunnel toll plaza. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> breaking news we brought you last night at 11,. a fire left 22 people without a home. >> abc2 news' sherrie johnson is son the scene this morning of that fire and i understand some of the information we have is limited but you have some new stuff for us today. >> reporter: that's exact little right. i just got off the phone moments ago with captain clark with the baltimore city fire department and he was updating me on t

watch for a steady delay there, from reisterstown road, to harford road. as you can see by our sensor there, average speed, only about 20 miles per hour. on the west side inner loop, stop and go there, from 95 past liberty road. 95, northbound direction, still seeing a couple of very slow spots. the first from russell street to the beltway on the northeast corner. then it slows down as well. from 32 to 100 on the southwest side. as far as accidents go, crain highway at mayen road. also crane at 175. in baltimore baltimore city, an accident, east northern parkway altarly avenue. and we have a water main break in the towson area that, has delaney road. left lane blocked this that direction. definitely going to cost you a few minutes. let's now take a live look. as you can see, thing not moving too well on the west of the road. this traffic report is brought to you by pnc bank. see this in a whole new way. with cashfully. visit their-- cash flow. visit their website at pnc.com. >>> straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. criticism in colorado. the pro

that's a live look at the topside of the beltway, wide open at harford road. there's a look at 83 at ruxton road. also pretty empty there. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you ever sit back and dream of all the places you'd like to go? toyota is ready to take yo you you go. go to buyatoyota.com. >>> all right. ron , time to sell some tickets. >> reporter: that's right. let's go places, security square mall. it's the universal circus. we've got the brothers behind him. they're amazing. these are body build ing ing gymnasts. they are just spectacular. speak of take -- spectacular, z eek is with us. you've been with it since the beginning. >> yes, in georgia. don't forget the own er er, he's from baltimore. >> sed -- cedric. >> reporter: these brothers are unbelievable. >> can you do this early in the morning? >> reporter: i can barely get out of bed and lift a cup of coffee. >> they've been doing this 8 to 10 years. they're 24 and 29. they're one of our high lights of the show, as a matter of fact. >> reporter: just watchin

topside of the beltway looking normal at harford road. again, the problem area is a 83 southbound. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here's jessica. >> thank you. >>> this morning all 24 victims of monday's deadly tornado in oklahoma have been identified with the first of the funerals beginning today. bigad shaban is in moore as some residents are allowed back into their homes for the first time. >> kyle davis was one of 10 children killed in monday's monster tornado. he died at plaza towers elementary school with six of his classmates. davis was nicknamed the lawn because of the way he played soccer. 4-year-old karina vargas and her infant sister cindy tied in their home when the twister tore it apart. their mother was helpless to save them. in all the tornado claimed 24 lives. the first funerals for the victims will begin today. >> we've cried together. we will continue to cry . we will heal together too. >> the healing process is just beginning for homeowners, many of whom got their first look wednesday at what the tornado left behind. an estimated 1

here at harford road outer loop clocking in at 16 miles per hour.om 95 all the way up to 83. as we head over to the west side, congestion will continue. [ dog barking ] george stop it. stop. ooh. it was a nice thought. [ male announcer ] some business decisions are better than others. the best decision is switching to verizon. you're good to go. that was fast. thank you. [ male announcer ] choose verizon fios and get 100% fiber optic fast internet and business class phone both with 99.9% network reliability on an unparalleled fiber network. you'll get consistently fast speeds and unlimited internet usage that's never capped. all for just $99.99 a month with a two year price guarantee. plus get an additional line included. call 1.888.410.4404 to sign up today. it's all backed by our worry free guarantee, with no activation fees, and more. or supercharge your internet with fios quantum for business. triple your speed for just a few dollars more a month. call 1.888.410.4404 to sign up today. having a network that works as hard as you do -- that's power

top side inner loop, watch for delays on the jones falls expressway, to harford road. and a couple of accidents that have popped up. bel air road at fleet wood. also east joppa at perring parkway. slow on the outer loop of the beltway, from 83 to 95. 31 miles per hour average. and 20 minutes to get through. let's now take a live look. as you can see, a lot of activity there on the beltway, on baltimore national pike. mostly on the inner loop. outer loop is not doing too bad. this is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. call them at 1-877-75-bills. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> an unusual traffic stop on the baltimore beltway. maryland state police stop a man from playing a drum set on the shoulder of the inner loop of 695, between windsor mills road and security boulevard. it happened tuesday morning. the man told police he ran out of gas and decided to practice while he waited for help. the man dubbed the beltway drummer, was not cited and continued on his way. >> resourceful, right? >> made use of his time. right? >> made use of his ti

that's a look at the topside of beltway at harford road.. see the difference. >>> the city police department is making a major over haul to animal abuse cases. mike schuh has the very latest. >> good morning. after a public rep re rep remand a few years ago city police find themselves with a slew of cases and a promising new change. this week four animals were taken into the shelter from chemical burns on the face to near starvation. these incidents have gotten the attention of animal protectors as well as police. critics say there's so many cases that the sole investigator is overwhelmed. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a former baltimore sun reporter whose career began 44 years ago has passed away. richard dick erwin started his famous report in 1979. he continued it until his retirement from the baltimore sun in 2010. er win died from complications of diabetes. he was 76 years old. >>> a historic day for the baltimore city fire department. sharlean stoke becomes the first african american female promoted. she's been with the fire suspect

there's a look at harford road crawling along on the outer loop, but that's nothing unusual.fic report is brought to you by wynn kelly chevrolet buick gmc. open 7 days a week. >>> in the news this morning, a 13-year-old is accused of threatening middle school students in harbaugh in harford county. mike schuh explains. >> reporter: a staffer at saint margarets middle school in bel air came across what is being called a threatening hate list. police say a 13-year-old boy had threatened to harm other students wheel at school functions. that boy was charged with making threats and disturbing school operation. at an emergency hearing he was placed on house arrest. police say he did not have the means to carry out the alleged plan. the parents of students have been notified. that boy will not be allowed to return to school. >> thank you. >>> we now now all know all five men killed in a van crash in southern illinois. they were headed back from a religion event in california when the driver of the van over corrected and it went off the road and flipped over. the dead is emerson bal

it happened on harford road at 9:30 last night.an suffered serious injuries and the female victim was taken to shock trauma as well preclude her injuries are believed to be not as severe as the man. the vehicle remained at the scene and now there is no word on who was at fault. police are investigating a double shooting in southwest baltimore that happened before 1:00 yesterday morning. investigators a officers arrived on the scene to find two juvenile males suffering from gunshot wounds. one was shot in the leg and the other in that had and they are both in stable condition. we're learning more about a suspicious death investigation in arbutus that may stem from an attempted murder/suicide police found the body of a woman and an unconscious man and we know the woman is a 45-year-old and police say she suffered multiple injuries that they are waiting for an autopsy to figure out the exact cause of death. the man found in the house was listed in critical but stable condition suffering from what police say are self-inflicted wounds.

in harford county we have a crash in fallston at he is road. and another in baltimore at pulaski highway at 66th street. 95 nice and clear. 56 miles per hour along the southbound lanes of 95 here at route 43 and white mar and are just a seven minute drive time normal -- time right now as you do travel from the what are already tunnel throughway town to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. that is your timesaver traffic. >>> the town of moore, oklahoma now has a difficult task of saying good-bye to the first of the young victims will be laid to rest today. this as we're now learning more about the details of how many of the children died. abc2 news linda so is here to tell us about their final moments. linda what have you learned. >> reporter: six of the kids who died at plaza towers elementary suffocated after being buried under the building that collapsed on them. a seventh child was killed instantly by an object that fell on his neck. the first funeral will happen this morning. 9-year-old antonio candelaria will be laid to rest this morning. v

road. >>> an alleged smuggling operation is shut down this noon in harford county. more than a dozen people are now facing charges. the harford county drug task force seized 140 pounds of marijuana, 20 guns and over $140,000 in cash. the arrests follow a 2-year undercover investigation by the task force. investigators say the drugs were coming in from california. a total of 15 people are now under arrest. >>> it has been 12 days since the story broke about the irs scandal. today congress is hoping to get answers from the woman in charge of the agents at the center of that probe. >> the irs official who first apologized for her agency targeting conservative group social security not answering questions about it. >> i've decided to follow my counsel's advice and not testify or answer any of the questions today. >> lois learner invoked her 5th amendment right not to incriminate herself. she read a brief statement before she was dismissed. >> i have not done anything wrong. >> in a letter to congress learner's attorney said she would not be testifying because of the fbi