i am proud that so many women represent pennsylvania in harrisburg from western pennsylvania, and it's my hope that women in pennsylvania and across this country will be inspired to seek office at the local, state and federal level and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. smith: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. smith: mr. speaker, here are the results of a new investors business daily public opinion poll about health care, and if you look at the chart right here you'll see those results. asked if congress should pass the current health care bill or start over, respondents said start fresh by a 2-1 ratio by 61% to 32% start over. for independents, the split was 65% to only 24%. on using the budget reconciliation process to

starting with the harrisburg expressway. here is alive in view of the beltway at the key bridge. dannell delays to report here. back to you. >> thanks. a message to light rail commuters who are heading north, pack your patience. >> those tracks remain closed after an accident since the operator of the train to the hospital. jenniferranciotti joins us live with more details. >> the mta has a shuttle bus service in place for light rail riders. they say it will be this way until further notice as the investigation continues in tuesday's crash. tuesday night, crews worked on what was left of the tractor- trailer that hit a light rail train head on. >> it is miraculous that we only had one person injured. >> i heard a bank. i saw through the window what happened. it was scary. >> the track was hauling in the plastic containers tried to make a right turn over the light rail train tracks. a train carrying seven passengers slammed into the trap spending it around -- it around -- truck spnning it around. the passengers freed themselves. >> people got off the train shaking. we brought wate

looking here at the harrisburg expressway, looking pretty good in both directions. just north of the beltway, no problems around 695 either, here on the west side at frederick road, you can see traffic still moving at a good pace, volume still light. drive times, they will be -- on the outer loop between the providence road and blair road exit, six minutes. on the outer loop between the 83s, still one minute so far. back to you. >>> 5:00. we begin with breaking news. we're getting news from russia tv. they are telling us two explosions rocked two of moscow's train stations. at least 37 people are dead. a spokesman at the scene confirms the two female suicide bombers killed 14 people on the train and another 11 died there on the platform. state news agencies report a second explosion hit another station 45 minutes later. stay with us, on-line and on air for further junts on this breaking -- updates on this breaking news from russia. >>> the latest on baltimore's pocketbook. >> looks like early projections on the city police cutbacks may not be as deep as we thought a

from the harrisburg spret wa exy to 795, you're looking at an average speed.it as we approach 795, we're dealing with a crash along the southbound lanes at the beltway that is causing complications in the area. from 795, to 95, you're looking at a 15-minute trip with an average speed of 41 miles per hour. that's a look at your morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. >>> 7:02 on fox 45 morning news. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will release a deep cutting budget plan today. she is expected to use some the recommendations from her transition team which says there's waste in city government. megan gilliland is live at city hall with the latest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. that transition team is reporting back with many examples of waste and mismanagement from the trash programs to vacant homes across the city. in the report the 150 member transition team singled out the housing and parks department in particular recommending that the mayor create a program to get rid of the vacant homes across the city. >> we're taking

for the harrisburg expressway, easy drive and southbound, building volume and here's the travel times. 95 southbound on the northside to the toll, 54 miles per hour and about five minutes to get through. here's sandy point and we have a vehicle fire on the sandy overpass. do keep an eye on that. for the most accurate information, go to wjz.com. back to you. >>> thank you, and here's what the residents are anticipating today. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will reveal the budget and the cuts that go with it and she admits, they're not pretty. wjz and andrea fujii are live outside of city hall. >> good morning, everyone. the city's facing a $120 million budget short fall and the the mayor's message are making some uneasy. >> reporter: for months, the city's closing some fire companies on a rotating basis and now, there's the possibility that three fire companies will close permanently and the firefighters are sounding the alarm. those are vital services, if you cut the services, people get hurt and die. at some point, people will look around and say, what's happening to the fire departm

everything is moving at speed around the beltway and the same thing on the harrisburg compress way and the 295 and the 95 corridor as well. we have a couple incidents here at timonium. a report of downed wires in the roadway. you may want to avoid that to hughes pedona road over to 83. people are still moving the speed. looks like downtown here at apparatus and sharp street looking pretty good as with you make your way off 395 and 95 headed towards downtown, no problems to let you know about within baltimore city. >>> march 1st and that means time to say happy birthday. the banana boat man singer is turning 83 today. happy birthday to him. former growing pains actor 66 and russell long turns 47. if you're having a birthday, we want to know about it. send a picture and a little bit of info and we'll give you a little first day shoutout we ask that you give us a day or so-so we can pretty up the picture and get it on the air. abc2news.com is where you want to send it. >>> entertainment news right now. it was a winning night for precious. >> and the award goes to monique. >> no surprise t

the beltway going the take you fiver minutes to do that, harrisburg expressway building as well to the beltway, and 795 southbound between owens mill to the beltway, also five minutes as well. in kingsville keep in mind we have a crash lingers, bell air, a crash remains in baltimore city, and in the process of getting cleared and still dealing with the left lane blocked, at route 32, traffic does get by to the right. megan and jamie back to you. >> when it curb concerns our own health but the plan may come down to the opinion of the supreme court. good morning, linda. >> because republicans promise to fight it anyway they can, to repeal health care reform, the attorney general in a dozen state, all republican versus filed suit to block the bill. they argue it is unconstitution expelly inquire everyone to purchase health insurance n the first 7 hours it raised more than $600,000 glvment. >> we will fight everywhere. >> shame on each and every one of glow president obama will sign the health care bill at 11:15 this morning. >>> governor o'malley will be there to celebrating the signing.

check around the cameras, you see traffic is moving without any problems, hardly any traffic on the harrisburgexpressway, as you approach 695, through the tunnels either. back to you. >>> 5:09, all aboard an a.m. amtrak runs into a major, it happened to be a fire truck. >>> and mark your calendar, looks like a nice weekend we have something th cherry blossom peak arrival. . >>> organizers don't want those dismal numbers again. with stephanie blake, and they're metings with leaders in faith-based community and hope to spread the importance of filling out the questionnaire which is only ten very short questions. >> the most important thing you can do in the next few weeks and months is to make sure everyone is counted, that everyone is counted. [applause] >> this year's census takes less than five minutes to fill out. you can do it with your coffee, and the information you supply will be kept confidential. >>> we are talking about vitamin d, we all know how important it is to maintain, but a new study finds many infants in this country, well fed infants are not receiving enough vitamin d it may

if you're using the harrisburg expressway this morning, you want to keep in mind there will be sluggish patches along the southbound lanes just as you pass shawan road. if you're using the jfx, it's going to be trouble free from 695 all the way downtown to east fayett ♪ mmm. ♪ [ female announcer ] oscar mayer deli fresh meats. sliced, packed and sealed at the peak of freshness, they're impossible to resist. ah, you gonna eat all that? ♪ it doesn't get better than this ♪ i love you. >>> dreams can come true, perhaps if you have a man dressed as a genie by your side. at kathleen karen's report that is what one baltimore county woman experienced as she lived out her dream for a day. >> reporter: under the glare of the morning sun at a towson car dealership they a wade the arrival of mom. >> she has been a lot through the last five years. >> she thinks she is coming here to do media interviews about cancer awareness. >> we're going to surprise her with a big day of experiences. >> reporter: with one company's promotional mascot. >> our genie. >> reporter: it's a dream day of fun. >> it's ti

if you're traveling from the harrisburg expressway to 795, traffic is picking up but you're looking atverage speed of 45 miles per hour. it's going to slow down from 95 to 795, with an average speed of 35 miles per hour. that's a look at the morning commute. patrice, back to you. >>> baltimore is facing deep budget cuts and lots of concern over how the city is planning to make up a $121 million shortfall. a preliminary budget presented yesterday calls for $100 million worth of cuts affecting nearly every city agency. megan gilliland joins us now with more, good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, with that $121 million deficit, something has got to give. the mayor says the city budget has to be balanced. in order to do that, many priorities will take a huge hit and no one has been spared. the city department of finance released its budget proposal yesterday. it's filled with drastic spending cuts, including more than 600 layoffs. the police aviation, marine, and mountained units would be gone. 7 fire companies shutdown and 90 firefighters out of jobs and the city recrea

harrisburg 40 degrees. 40 in salsbury and we will watch the area of low pressure track and head out over atlantic and showers in the form of rain and back to the west a little bit of snow mixing in and the temperatures drop and rain snow and then just snow and change back to the rain snow mix by tomorrow. future scan you can see the eastern shore of precip. to salsbury, ocean city out towards dover so looks like that area on the he shall shore may get rain snow and then short lived as the storm continues to push north and bit of wrap around action as the storm heads out into the atlantic then we see the clouds breaking which is good news. here's the weekend with i-95 corridor anywhere from inch or less. not a trace out there mixing in. as on the eastern shore maybe 1 to 2 inches possibly as we go through the overnight into tomorrow. here's look at the 7 day forecast. 41 degrees tomorrow and looks like we will see the sun ray start to open on thursday. 43 degrees. then 45 on friday. 50 by saturday. sunday 55 degrees. monday 56. only on to 56 by tuesday and could see the temperatures get a

he'll start his pro baseball career in the minors with the double a harrisburg steam.t he struck out eight in four innings after allowing two first inning home runs but don't be surprised to see him move up fast. he walked just one batter, struck out 12 in nine innings. he spoke yesterday after the game. >> i've been able to make some adjustment, working in the bullpens and trying to throw as many pitches as i can, starting in the strike zone to force contact and not so much kind of nibbling. it's a part of the game. in order to go deeper in volume, you have to evolve at the plate. i've been trying to work hard and, you know, i've just been trying to have a little success so far. >>> order yols split squad in action in florida against tim wakefield and the red sox. that knuckleball already looking in midseason form. deep to left. the red sox go to o to shut out the birds 6-0. >>> the capitals return to the ice tonight and will conclude their four-game eight-day road trip with the game against tampa bay. good news. alex ovechkin will make his return as well. as you know

we have an accident on the north side of the inner loop, approaching the harrisburg expressway. that's on the right-hand shoulder. as far as delays go, we're looking at 10 minutes on the inner loop, from new york to harforded radio. on the west, delays continue from 95 to liberty road. it will take you about 15 minutes to get through. on the jones falls expressway, another accident. that has the delays back to gilford avenue. and as for baltimore city, several to update you on there. falls road at 25th. west mount royal, at west nort avenue. and roland avenue at northern parkway. here's a live look. as you can see, plenty of congestion there. this traffic report is brought to you by the all new ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus. playing first mariner arena, playing april 8th through the 17th. you can get yours today. mary, back to you. >> thank you. and still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. two university of chicago ph.d.s say they were attacked by plain clothed police officers. see the video. and you decide for yourself. >>> talk about caught on tape. a new

there's a look at that delay, on the harrisburg expressway. again, that is because of that accident in the northbound lanes, just in the area past mount caramel road. this is brought to you by the ringling brothers, barnum and bailey. april 7th through the 18th. back over to you. >>> filling up your tank continues to get more expensive. in tonight's pump watch report, andrea fujii explains why it may only get worse. >>> it's always painful for ron lame to fill up his school bus. >> will probably be about $150. >> reporter: luckily, he doesn't have to pay this bill. but increases for everyone at the pump, even businesses, means cuts elsewhere. >> we're already cutting back. it's just something everybody has to do. >> extra $5, $10, sometimes $15 a month i have to spend on gas. >> baltimore is at $2.79. one year ago, prices were nearly $1 less. experts say it's nearly all supply and demand. >> people are out in their cars more. filling up. they have warm weather. and the demand is up now. >> reporter: but it's not just u.s. demand. >> reporter:

the harrisburg, pa., patti on the line for democrats. caller: hello there. can you hear me? host: yes, i can. caller: i am thrilled to see that the health care reform bill passed. there is a silent majority of supporters of health care reform. typically, when you see that people are screaming and matter, it is out of fear and concern. -- when people are screaming and hamad, it is out of fear and concern. people do not realize that there is a tremendous amount of money spent to make you afraid of that which will help you. on a day-to-day basis, the largest and most of a " part of my job is working with the insurance companies -- largest and most difficult part of my job is working with the insurance companies for the services that people pay premiums to get. if america could come and stand behind a pharmacy counter and see what we have to do on their behalf so that they can walk away with a reasonable co pay for these outrageously expensive medications, they would have a whole different look. we have situations where insurance coveys at certain times of the month -- insurance

. >> grew up in harrisburg pennsylvanian grew up in a part of a family that loved history. after graduating from college she earned her an a in history from georgetown and ph.d. in history from johns hopkins university. she has held positions at arkin vista john hopkins, assistant two with us historian at the office and are given us at the national archives. kathy currently is the curator of manuscripts at the schlesinger library at the history of women in america. i'd better try that again. slauson library on the history of women in america at harvard university. keying -- "king of the lobby" this is the book, which we will hear about two-day is most recently published 2x the reviews by johns hopkins university press. it is her third washington d.c.-based centura book. per first, oem the director of the center for the books i love to introduce them it is off my own shows and have for a number of years, high society in washington d.c. after the civil war was published in 1995 by the smithsonian institution press when she was assisted program director for the national histor

peek at the harrisburg expressway. a crash northbound on 83. traffic backs up to 695.irection take a lot of extra time in your commute. heavy southbound. looking here at frederick on the outer loop reports of disabled vehicle on the right shoulder. not causing any problems at this time. looking a at the maps we had a crash reported in arundel, eastbound, route 2. disabled vehicle on the outer loop as well. end speed times, heavy. 695 on outer loop between the 83, running 4 minutes. 83 southbound to the beltway 8 minutes. also 83 again 695 northern parkway. five minutes. jfx, volume is heavy as you make your way here southbound. back with your morning news update, next. closing arguments scheduled today in the baltimore trial of three people accused of car fing a toddler to death as part of a religious cult. they arrested wouldn't calling witnesss for the death of a 10 year old. they denied him food or water because he did not say amen after his meals. opener of a gas station remains in critical condition after being shot in attempted robbery. the incident yesterday mor

harrisburg is 39 and 44 in winchester and 45 in fredericksberg. we're looking at t satellite radar and what we can see is an moving in from the south and west. and i think the showers will hold off until the nighttime hours until after the rush hour tonight. and our temperatures tomorrow behind this cold front will be cooler than today. but up ahead of it we'll have nice breezes out of the south and southwest. and that will help push the temperatures into the upper 60s to about 70. here is a quick look at your planner. clouding up during the course of the day with highs about 70. that's a brief look at forecast and more details and a look at the weekend in a minute. let's get to julie wright with our traffic. >>> good morning, tucker barnes. i think the chopper is over an accident on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. so let's go live. this is affecting the inner loop according to callers between 236 headed up toward 66. now here we have live with the inner loop of the beltway. once they pan out we can give you a better location but tra

part of this delay is because of that accident on the harrisburg expressway.n the southbound lanes down toward 28th street. just inside we do have a crash at race sisters tow reisterstown parkway. back to you. >>> tim burton is remaking the classic tail of alice in wonderland. we want to give you the chance to see it before the rest of baltimore. walt disney pictures gave us tickets to an advanced screening to give away to you this morning. the first five callers at (410)481-4545, will win a family 4 pack. >>> coming up it's the latest app for your smart phone. >> i don't know tiger texting? maybe we can call it something else. >> it's the app that says was made for spies and cheaters. ♪ ♪ by >> but first american idol hits the stage again tonight but what are those booted from the show saying about the judges and the contestants that are still left. 8:46 is some people say i'm obsessed with my chickens. but i like to think i'm just going beyond the call of duty. cock-a-doodle-do. i do 22 more inspections than the government requires. and my fresh, all-natural

host: harrisburg, pennsylvania, and lee show on the republicans line. caller: good morning. host: what do you think about the president's collaboration of the ideas? -- incorporation of the ideas? caller: i used to be a democrat, then i change republicans and now i will change independent. i am sick and tired of this government. so sick and tired i can screen. i feel like i'm living in a communist country. it is not right. i think his ideas sup. -- suck. he acts like he does not know whether to color green or red or purple. there are questions i have and no one can answer them for me. the first is, i would like to know, if this bill is so good, why did they have to pay people to vote for it? and the second question is, what are the people going to do for four years when we cannot use this bill? people are going to die. people are going to get sick but they still will not be able to use it. so, the american people, some of them are just as crazy as our government. host: henry on the democrats' line from maryland. caller: a couple of callers back, about this bill. half of the

harrisburg, pennsylvania. steve on the democratic line. caller: in the senate, too much power is given to states with the smaller population, states like kentucky and senators jim bunning. i live in states like california and pennsylvania with a larger population and i feel that i'm not given enough power and enough say. the we don't have a true democracy because of the senate. we don't have proportional representation in the senate. it gives an unfair advantage, the senate does, to these lightly populated states and the conservatives and the republican party. states like north dakota, south dakota, midwestern states and the southern states, but -- they are over represented. it is really unfair and it is killing our democracy. it is on proportional representation. and the system has to change now. host: how should it be changed? yarmulkes of the senate is not proportional representative -- caller: the senate is not proportional rep. you don't give two votes to states like north dakota and kentucky. they should not be given the same represe

we will try this one -- harrisburg, and drew on our independent line. you are on the air. caller: let me make this quick. i actually am retired marine, i served in the 1991 gulf war. this thing is unbelievable. i cannot believe we have a place down there in cuba where we are doing this to people. we could bring them back to the united states. the left and right, mostly the right -- come on, we've got security super max prisons all over the country. this is mostly politics. if the republicans had won and wanted to close it they would support that and if they wanted the trial they would support it also appeared -- support also. it is hard to see this country fractured. thank god this generation in power today were not serving in world war ii because we would have lost that war. i find them weak minded on both sides. they just hate each other so much and putting us in the middle. if the attack happened in new york, at the trial happened there. people complain and say new york are liberals and weak minded but they are on the front line. they are not trying to bomb south caroli

joe from harrisburg, pa.aller: i was going to try to clear up one thing a person said earlier about the regulation taking place during the clinton administration. the should toy another look because neil bush who came of it somehow or another with $1 trillion -- you can look him up on the up-- they could balance the budget with the money he took. the regulation, when you look back at it you must look at the keating five, and see how they took this design and moved it into today so they're doing whatever they want to through deregulation. the regulation was part of the theft, and has been so from the beginning. i am a socialist, and for me, the entire network of thought in this country is that a socialist is a bolshevik which is a lie. a socialist is an individual who believes as does the greatest of all socialists, jesus christ, you believe in your neighbor. you treat your neighbor as you treat yourself. host: thanks for the call. one of the stores and some of the humbling of toyota. a look at what happened,