this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. north and southbound moving freely. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. >> we have the 13 bus with a diversion at north and chester. light rail and metro subway are operating on time. there is a 15 minute delay on the marc trains. the camden and 10 trains are on time. >> we have breaking news just developing. charles county schools are closed today. nor reason was given. we know we have this upcoming weather. maybe three to 5 inches of snow down in charles county. we have all this snow that is associated with this area of low pressure. it will be skirting past virginia and north carolina at today. it is already trying to infiltrate extreme western maryland and west virginia today. we'll see visible accumulation today. as far as what is taking place as far as the advisory, it is in effect until 9:00 p.m. tonight. basically up until cecil county, probably less than an inch up there

we're seeing a slow spot around harrisburg expressway, 29 miles per hour.wn towards 95. 795 looks good, and so does 70, as well. eight minutes on the inner loop from 75 to the 83's. here's a quick live look outside. harrisburg expressway at sure on what looks pretty good, both north and southbound. project at shawan road. 95 coming up harford county at riverside parkway and so far no signs of delays. things are building closer to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a southbound delay at 10 minutes. metro subway on schedule. a few bus delays. the 98 bus is 10 to 50 minutes late. 23, 36, 91 buses are diverting at baltimore and play street. a 15 minute delay at brunswick. camden the penn, camden, and brunswick lines trains are on time. now back to tony pann. >> we have some snow to contend with this morning. it is not going to cause big problems. if you are getting a coating and temperatures below freezing and the str

problem free as we switch over to the harrisburg expressway. this is southbound traffic. no delays on the j.f.x. either. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> new details to that breaking news were brought yesterday. a deadly fire inside an east baltimore home. >> george lettis joins us live along homewood avenue with the very latest. >> good morning. we have new information about the victims of this fire here on homewood avenue. let's go to the names of the victim. they include eleanor satterfield, richard satterfield, tiara gholston, amari ghlston, darryon faulkner, and daylon faulkner. a memorial outside the burnt- out homes has grown steadily in the hours since the fire. neighbors knew the victims home as a place to find a friendly smile and a helping hand. the six telecoms -- the six victims include three children, all under the age of 10. >> there were just beautiful children. to see bodies die in a fire around the holidays is just overwhelming for me. >> family is the strongest thing we have. god bless us. just hold on. that is all we can do. >> what a tragedy

this is a live look outside of the harrisburg expressway at york road.ery light for this time of morning. this is liberty road on the west side. we're starting to see some delays on the outer loop down to edmundson avenue. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> let it snow, let it snow. some floor activity around frostburg and western maryland. the center of this fast-moving storm is down there tennessee and it will be drifting around virginia-north carolina line and moving quickly. the heavier snow bands will be kind of skirting by our area. by noon, we will be dealing with snow showers throughout. at least an inch around baltimore. 3 inches locally and to to 4 inches down at the local sure. the winter storm adviser is in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight. the snow was not taper off after that point. we'll see our first visible snowfall across the area. the temperatures are a little better than the last couple of days. 22 downtown. the wind is still a factor. it makes it feel that were spurred the wind chill is 12 at the airport. 21 generally around ea

south of lake harrisburg expressway, 72. you might want to slow down just a bit around chillon road. --'s check out near the around shawan road. let's check out the website nea liberty. no problems of the owings mills area. this is the traffic at the key bridge east side. moat -- running smoothly. talk traffic is equally smooth at this time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a powerful winter weather storm is continuing to hamper the great lakes region. in cleveland, many flights were canceled. in chicago, the scene is the same. strong winds forced officials to cancel almost 1400 flights on sunday. up to 20 inches of snow is expected to fall near south bend. richard holbrooke remains in critical condition after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his eighth order -- aorta. underwent additional procedures to improve blood circulation. he was meeting with hillary clinton about midmorning friday when suddenly collapsed. the minnesota vikings will be looking for a new home field for a few weeks after their domed roof

harrisburg expressway, no trouble in the northbound direction. but southbound, you will see some brake lights. and as far as accidents go, east north avenue at harford road. lift avenue at coldspring and clifton at dennison street. overall, travel times from 95 to 795. 47 miles an hour average. and about 13 minutes to get through. now, let's take a live look. you can see 75 south on the beltway moving along just fine. this traffic report is brought to you by len the plumber. call len the plumber and have it over today. >>> counting down to kickoff. the ravens are back on the field, deep in the heart of texas. in just a few hours right here on wjz. sports director mark viviano joins us live with more on the matchup. >>> the ravens are in houston, to face the texas team that is fighting for its life. >> the ravens are very much alive, but fighting to kick start what seems like an offense stuck in low gear. >> the time is now. being that we want to accomplish certain things toward the end of the year and get this late season push sort of play-offs.

. >>> and taking a look at the harrisburg expressway. southbound from warren to the beltway. 95 struggling in that southbound direction. delays from aberdeen to mountain road. it breaks free after that. but traffic slows down again, from whitemarsh boulevard to o'donnell street. >>> as far as 795 goes. slow from franklin to the beltway. another 20 minutes to get through. and problems in the towson area. we have a water main break, causing hazardous conditions. that's southbound york road at ridgely. >>> taking a look at the overall travel times. 31 minutes to get through. and 20 miles an hour average. >>> let's now take a live look. as you can see, plenty of brake lights there, on the north side of the beltway, at greenspring avenue. and there's a look at the west side, at liberty road. remember, for the most accurate traffic updates available, you can log onto wjz.com. >>> and wjz is always on. you can check in for first warning weather coverage. for updates on the forecast, live doppler radar, information on closings or delays, log ont

as you can see, some slowing there, as you make your approach to the harrisburg expressway. this traffic report is brought to you by comcast xfinity. call 1-800, xfinity, and ask about the triple play. now back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> it was tough. but the ravens did pull it on off on monday. the question is, can they pull it off again? we are live at wjz.com with the predictions. hi, stan. >> hello there, kai. >> well, my colleagues on tv and radio here locally, have mixed feelings about how this game is going to turn out. first off, leaning more towards my head than my heart, believe it or not, again, i say, i'm predicting the ravens will win 24-20. mark viviano has the same score, but with the saints coming on top. damon bulldog yavy has it 33-23 saints. scott garceau has the saints winning. ed norris has the ravens winning a close one, 24-23. and his colleague, steve davis, says the saints will be on top, 27-24. so stick around. there's more on the saints battle. we've got a preview and more coming up in sports. back to you. >> okay, stan. thank you. >>> still

and our other camera here shows, 83 north of the harrisburg expressway. it is just bumper to bumper in both directions. stars the jones falls expressway goes, moving. southbound it will take you a good 25 minutes to get from the beltway to cold spring. remember, the most accurate and up-to-date information available, you can always log onto wjz.com. back over to you. >> thank you, kristy. we'd like to see your pictures from the first real snowfall of the season. you can send them to wjz web alert at cbs.com. and look for them on a slide show at wjz.com. >>> and remember, wjz 13 is always on. for updates on the forecast, live doppler radar, and information on closings and delays, log onto wjz.com. >>> a stranger at school. tonight, parents at a dundalk middle school are concerned after learning that a man tried to sexually assault a student. many are wondering how this man got inside the school without being detected. >> reporter: parents come to school today to get their children early due to snow. but they come out with a surprising letter from the assis

southbound on harrisburg expressway, no delays as you head toward the beltedway. we have one accident this morning in anne arundel county in glen burnie. fine road at may road. you will see police on the scene. but traffic is flowing freely around the beltway. now back to you. >> all right, thanks. >>> the health alert this morning. one that could save your life. >> yeah a possible danger lurking inside your home that you may not know about. >> how a snowman may have cost a bus driver his job. the youtube video that led to his resignation coming up this morning. we will be right back. >>> four teen minutes after the hour. you don't have to a smoker to develop lung cancer. second leading cause may be hiding in your house and you may not know. we spend more time indoors with the cold weather and this is what you might need to know about raidon. >> reporter: you can't see it or smell it, but it could be lurking in your home right now. >> raidon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. >> reporter: the specialist terry howell says it can accumulate in old and new hom

harrisburg expressway looks good. occasional icy patches. be more cautious on the on and off ramps and on the bridges and overpasses. we have one accident this morning in baltimore city urdman at 895. the remainder are water main breaks around the area. be advised of icy conditions near the intersection of east north avenue and north collington. highland closed between pratt and bank street because of a water main break. and southbound york road at ridgely road is up in lutherville timonium area, the right lane and shoulder is taken away because of a water main. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> time for entertainment news. in hollywood, morning the loss of blakeewards. he is known fos "breakfast at testify any" and "pink panther." blake edwards died of pneumonia wednesday night in santa monica. his wife julie andrews and other family members were by his bedside e is dead at 88. >>> aretha franklin says she will reveal why she underwent surgery in a detroit hospital. the queen of soul canceled concert dates and public appearances throughout ma

on the harrisburg expressway, traffic is good between mills town road towards the beltway. and look at 59 at mountain road, no problems southbound out of harford county towards beltway and down towards the tunnels. taking a peek at the maps 59 in howard county, reports of an accident southbound 95 at route 216. not report to be block lanes but we will keep an eye on that. also in baltimore city, street closures in place at homewood avenue. that's closed between st. anns and cokesbury with closures along bartlett because of a overnight fire. loch raven road is going to be the best alternate. now back to you. >>> thanks. 6:31 right now. we have breaking news this morning. paul, themore city fire officials confirmed five people died in early morning house fire in east baltimore. it started around five this morning in the 2000 block of homewood avenue. at least three row homes caught on fire. we do have a crew at the scene and we are bringing you some pictures. investigators say that wind played a huge factor in fighting the fire and that caused it to go up to a two-alarm fire.

harrisburg expressway look good. only incident we have is a street closure in baltimore city. you will find the 2200 block to the 2400 block of homewood avenue closed between st. ann's and cokesbury and closures along bartlett because of a fatal fire. and crews want you to avoid the area until they clean it up. no problems at the tunnels and jfx reporting in without issues. >>> two minutes after six and we have breaking news. baltimore city fire officials confirmed that five people have died in an early morning house fire that happened in east baltimore. the fire started around five this morning in the 2000 block of homewood avenue. at least three row homes caught on fire. investigators say that wind played a huge factor in this fire that caused it to go to a two-alarm fire. this forced fire fighters to evacuate from the home. >>> in other news this morning, you may be a little down and out after the ravens blew a 21- point lead to pull out a wide game last night on monday night football against the houston texans. it was a high scoring affair and baltimore made it interesting

no major problems this morning. 695 looks good as is the harrisburg expressway. looking at the maps, we have only one -- only one water main break in baltimore city causing icy conditions near east north avenue and north collington. water main break is blocking the center lane. traffic is getting by. one lane on each side north and southbound. you can use patterson park, chester street or gay street this morning as an alternate. megan, back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:14 right now. a surprising weight loss approach is the talk of a conference going on. new health ideas being thrown out there. andrea canning with a very unusual diet approach some call thermal dieting. take a look. >> that's cold. >> very, very brisk. >> reporter: why would anyone want to walk outside in the bitter cold like this? >> we are doing it in the name of weight loss. >> reporter: we are trying thermal dieting a. new understanding of how cool temperatures can melt pound. >> -- pounds. >> we are below freezing and we can feel it. what does that mean? how many extra calories are we burning beca

winds are blamed for knocking a freight train off the tracks near harrisburg, sending two empty cargo containers into the river. now, the railroad has to figure out how to fish those containers out of the water. >>> when we come back, what the housing market is telling us about the my. it's in our business news, straight ahead. >>> and more details about that horrifying ski lift accident up in maine. stick with us. we'll be back. >>> overseas, stock markets are mostly higher this morning. tokyo's nikkei average gained 0.5% today. meanwhile, hong kong's hang seng climbed 1.5%. in london, the ftse opened slightly higher. on wall street, the dow rose 20 points yesterday. the nasdaq, meanwhile, slipped four points. >>> there's fresh evidence on the housing market this morning in that it is going in the wrong direction again. which could be the brakes on the economic recovery. home prices across 20 major cities fell nearly 1% in october, compared to a year ago. many economists predict prices will keep falling into at least next spring, erasing most of the gains since the market bottomed ou

southbound harrisburg expressway at padonia road.ide the west side of the beltway. barry, very slow. expect major delays from 795 to edmondson ave. switching over to 95 and 100, the accident southbound has cleared. there is an accident northbound and the left lane. it may be holding traffic southbound 95. it will cause you major delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have a mixture of sunshine and clouds. the radar is not showing any snow. this little strike here is the sun. to the west there are some snow showers this morning. chilly out there. broadwater is showing a rise -- barometer is showing a rise in a protest today. >> we will have another live update at 8:25. >>> i knew if i lived long enough, my dreams would come true and they have. >> hey! >>> 8:00 now on a friday monk, it's the 17th day of december, 2010. beautifully chilly morning here in the northeast, perfect for the holiday season. we have got a huge crowd gathered. and we have got the fun highlights of this year. coming up, we're going to stroll down m

harrisburg expressway is checking out fine here at shawan road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the search is on for three people who police say kidnapped a pharmaceutical driver. >> it happened yesterday morning. jennifer franciotti is live at police headquarters with the latest. >> police are still looking for the suspects. they believe the suspects have a well orchestrated plan, this morning the fbi is joining in the investigation. a delivery driver was approached by three suspects as he was attempting to drop off a large load of drugs to pharmacy on west pratt street. the men kidnapped the driver, put him in the back of his own truck, and drove off. the suspect and victims ended up in westport. this is video of investigators at the scene yesterday morning. the suspects transported the drugs to their vehicle and left the vehicle behind. >> we assume that they're going to sell them illegally and sell them on the streets. but, you know, obviously, these are narcotics. these are dangerous substances. if you sell them without consent --

picking up of the outer loop at exit 24, the harrisburg expressway, and exit what hunter.ore snow cover there. it looks like a vehicle is off on the shoulder. >> good morning. notice the shiny bid on the street. some could be ice. take it easy. temperatures drop in the teens and 20s this morning. we have a scattering of clouds, especially to the south. mostly sunny this afternoon. the high temperature should be just around the freezing point. this weekend, we could bring snow back into the forecast on summit. i love details on that coming up. >> thank you, john. three games left in the regular season. the first is a showdown with the defending super bowl champions. the ravens play the saints. the ravens moved practice indoors on thursday because of the snow. they look to build but monday's bizarre win over houston. they get ready for a team who is red hot. the saints are 10-3. they are the current super bowl champions. remember last february in miami. tracy porter with this huge interception to seal the deal. joe flacco and the ravens looked to win their sixth game at home

looking good on the harrisburg expressway. 63 miles per hour at shawan road. no major problems on the the slow spots developing on the outer loop just beyond 795. one more speed sensor to check. this is in glen bernie, running very well at 56 miles per hour per it wind warnings in effect at the area bridges. use caution that the area bridges. this is old court as volume builds on the northwest corner. this is traffic on 95 picking up in 5 heading southbound down towards the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> there is a new court challenge to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. three veterans have sued the government. they want the ban on openly gay troops to be declared unconstitutional and they want to be reinstituted. despite wishes of critics, michael steele says he wants to remain on the job. he plans to tell the republican national committee he will seek a second term. he has lost significant financial support for allegations of financial mismanagement. ever have the task of defrosting a freezer desk one homeowner wil

those destinations include boston, pittsburgh, knox ville and harrisburg. passengers can even book a ride to toronto. mega bus said it offers fares to all of its destinations for as low as $1 if you book early enough. >> you can't beat that. >> yeah. >> do they have internet access on the bus? >> probably. >> you know what? they d actually. i don't know about that particular one but people who take those rave about them. >> i wasn't familiar with mega bus. >> what's withhe capitals? >> i wish i could tell you they will break the streak but we can tell you. this this is not ideal timing for them. narly having the cameras around to tape he have move for the first episode of the show centered around your team wou be a good thing. the problem is, the show is starting while the caps are in the midst of their longest losing streak in three years. thing have gotten so bad that the normally jovial bruce boudreau got very testy when asked about his job security recently. lindsay czarniak with. >> reporter: a couple thing. i'm not trying to say anything about superst

also some congestion on harrisburg expressway in the northbound direction from shawon to belfast. and you can see brake lights 50 eastbound to sandy point. and a lot of congestion. >>> area police are arresting a bunch of drunk drivers. checkpoint strike force.net, back to you. >>> the cold that has plunged maryland into a deep freeze extends deep into the south. that placed florida crops in jeopardy. alex demetrick reports, it is forcing growers there to do what maryland does when frost threatens, attack it from above. >> reporter: in maryland, a cold snap in spring is a big worry. especially as plants start budding out. >> we're just looking to make sure we don't have any frost crystals forming on the leaves. >> reporter: thanks to helicopters. as the rotors spin, they pulled down warmer air from above, to counter cold are air on the ground. >> the frost could damage the buds. >> reporter: neil landing of advanced helicopter concepts, does it. >> flew from about midnight until about 8:15 in the morning. there was seven helicopters on that. it gets to be kind of crazy. >> tonight

this the harrisburg expressway north of the beltway.to the inner loop of the beltway. south of the button and the northeast corner, you can see on the top part of your screen, traffic from white marsh to 895. >> good morning. cloudy this morning. storm's coming in. some of this is not making to the ground. we will be on the north edge. lighter snow around baltimore. let's look at the current conditions. humidity is down for the time being. barometer showing up falling tendency. at mount snow, a heavier south and west of us. in little more to the south, high of 27 to 30. >> for itchy dry skin. try cortizone 10 intensive healing. the strongest itch reli medicine now has three vitamins and seven moisturizers. feel the heal. >>> we are back now 8:30 on a thursday morning, the 16th day of december, 2010. our toy drive rolls on. man, we have got an impression sive elf with us now, it that is liam neeson, the actor, collecting toys for needy children all across the country. remember, if you can't get down here, still donate online by heading t

. >> they're transferred us to harrisburg. >> i was supposed to get a bus to la guardia which they cancel canceled. >> they were rerouted to harris, but pennsylvania and went back to charlotte. they ended up right back in north carolina. >>> we talked about the snow in filly and it did something as you may have heard hasn't happened in 60 years. the game was canceled that was supposed to be sunday night on nbc bay area. they are going to have to reschedule. they could not play. they are bringing in front loaders and can't get rid of the snow. it's piling up. the game has been rescheduled. here's a look at what you can expect. it's going to be played sunday night football on nbc bay area, tomorrow night, tuesday night 5:00 p.m., vikings versus eagles that you can check out here on nbc bay area. >> they need seat warmers. >> and then some. >> we want to check the morning commute with mike. see how things are looking out there. >> good morning. we have fog. clearly the issue. not clearly as far as visibility. there is a bike rider on easy flow of traffic. the north bay at novato and napa and

. >> they ended up transferring us to harrisburg. >> we get a bus to laguardia which they cancelled. >> then we were told we'll be on the bus. then never mind, you're not going to be on the bus. we have to fly you back to charlotte. and if we don't, your bags are going to charlotte. so you're in a situation, well, we're going to charlotte. >> they ended up right back where they started. >> i'm steamed. very frustrated. what are you going to do? >> they've got to get home to new york. but tom horn's family from greenville. >> they said they'd refund our money and we're going to come back when it's warmer weather and we don't have to deal with the snow. >> we're going to go shopping tomorrow. >> diana ross for nbc news. >> hence the song "there's no place like home for the holidays". >> what up with that? >>> some good news for the folks who have been batwatching the rr over the northeast. things are drying out. we're keeping an eye over tuesday as we had some blowing snow in philadelphia. by tuesday night, football time, should see temperatures close to 30. maybe mid 20s in the wind c

wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour caused this 48-car freight train to derail on a bridge outside harrisburg sending two cars into the icy river. snowfall brought new york city to a halt. buses, plow trucks and rescue vehicles had a hard time getting through. >> i'm asking new yorkers to call 911 only for genuine emergencies. >> reporter: crews worked around the clock to dig out the city. >> we got to do it. got to get done. >> reporter: snow cleared from the usually bustling streets of times square sat piled high as high as street signs. subway tracks were impassable stranding passengers for up to nine hours. >> no heat, no nothing. we're not going nowhere. >> reporter: in philadelphia, digging out the stadium and residents struggled the find their sidewalks. >> it's a lot. it's a hot. >> reporter: and this stuff is packed in rock solid and with the temperatures not going anywhere, any time soon, in the end, this snowstorm made it to the top ten worse snowstorms on record here in new york city. rebecca? >> incredible. cbs' whit johnson in times square, thank you. here's russ. >> thank you.

earlier this year, the state of pennsylvania had to rescue the city of harrisburg, its capitol from defaulting on debt for an incinerator project. >> there's not a doubt in my mind that you had will see a spate of municipal bond default. >> reporter: how many is a spate? >> you could see 50 sizable defaults, 50 to 100 sizable defaults, more. this will amount to hundreds of billions of dollars worth of defaults. >> reporter: municipal bonds have long been considered to be among the safest investments, bought by small investors saving for retirement, and held in huge numbers by big banks. even a few default kos affect the entire market. right now the big bond rating agencies like standard & poor's and moodies who got everything wrong in the housing collapse say there is no cause for concern. but meredith whitney doesn't believe it. >> when individual investors look to people that are supposed to know better, they are told, they are patted on the head and told it is nothing you need to worry about. when it will be something to worry about within with the next 12 months. >> reporter: 12 months. >>

just west of there, barely anything going on in harrisburg, into state college.his is going to be the case. that all stays dry while this is the mess along the eastern seaboard. it's not just the heavy snow that we're talking about. it's the strong gusty winds and that's what's been causing blizzard-like conditions at times. new york city gusting at about 25 miles per hour. that's a bit of a break from the stronger winds they've seen. boston, your winds have increased at 43 miles per hour. so blizzard conditions right now in boston and this is going to continue to be that story even as we go throughout much of the day. for new york city a lot of this is going to start to taper off after about 6:00 or 7:00 a.m., good news for some people heading out later into the day. for the morning rush hour it is going to be an absolute nightmare. some roadways as you mentioned are impassable at this point. as we continue to see those travel concerns along i-95, building into boston, even making its way into maine. and this snow is going to continue very heavy in maine through

. >>> two accidents on the harrisburg expressway, expect delays that.ing timonium road. second one, approaching the beltway. watch for delays down to the beltway. an accident in dundalk on stellars point road and shortway road. traffic is there -- it's slowed. speaking of slow traffic, there's a live look outside at 95, south of 895. that's about a 9 minute delay from 895. this is brought to you by nissan. you can count on the innovation for all great deals. visit nissan.com or your local dealer today. >>> got it, thank you. we're learning more about last week's fire on the block downtown and how it may have been started by someone. >> reporter: don, investigators say that the fire was set intentionally, the five alarm fire happened on december 6th destroying a building and damaging others. more than 90 investigators combed through the area and determined that someone set the fire. our media partner is reporting that a man seeking shelter from the cold started the fire in a booth at the gaiety club. there's a $5000 reward for information. >>> >> thank y

normal delays on the inner loop reports the j.f.x., outer loop heading from harford towards the harrisburg and 24, of philadelphia road. pretty heavy spot on the west side outer loop. let's give you a live view in trouble spots. -- and a couple of spots. here, no problems to report. this is now clear d. tony has attack on the forecast. >> breezy and cold start. not as windy as yesterday, but enough to drop the wind chills into the single digits. this is what it feels like out there. 6 is the wind chill in westminster. seven and a bargain. forecast for today is sunshine and a few clouds. high temperatures in the upper 20's and low 30's. system to our south gives us a chance for light snow flurries in the afternoon on thursday. mind a commission possible dry weather comes back friday and saturday as we start the weekend. >> we will see you back here at 8:55. >>> 8:340 now on this wednesday morning, december 15, 2010. ten days until christmas and just a week left until our annual holiday toy drive. we're going to catch up with him in a moment. and remember, you do not have to be in new york t

one southbound on harrisburg expressway reported to be pat mount carmel road.also an overturned vehicle in overly at the bel air road and fullerton. we are work an accident up in bel air at route 24 and tollgate road and we have a water main break issue lingering down in glen burnie that's at marley neck road. stay with us. now back to new york for more of "good morning, america." check out you. one rior operations due to the >>> prince william and kate middleton. what a cheer they're getting from the crowd. to get that professional look, the secrets to taking a fabulous photo every time as we say good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. elizabeth vargas is here. >> one of the secrets is having mario taking the shots. boy, did they look good. >> they really look great. >> but if you have kids, chances are they're fans of the hugely popular children's series "the diary of a wimpy kid." the latest series has sold 6 million copies. so popular, it comes with its own tour bus. author john kinney is here. >> i was a hero last night when i told my kids i was

also northbound on the harrisburg expressway at timonium road a. dundalk where we have a problem that remains closed between the short way and mornington road. use the yorkway to get around but keep in mind a vehicle struck a power pole so that has power outages in the area and traffic lights on the blink. 95 southbound past white marsh boulevard a disabled vehicle blocks right lane and we have the water main break on the east side east north avenue at north collington center lane is blocked. stay with us, "good morning, maryland" is coming back at nine. dog: bacon? gotta get that bacon! smokey bacon, crispy bacon, tasty bacon! where is it? where is the bacon? tv newscaster: bacon popular, story at 11. dog: yummy. crunchy. bacon. bacon. bacon. there, in that bag! mom: who wants a beggin' strip!? dog: me! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs! yum, yum, yum... it's beggin'! hm... i love you! i love bacon! i love you! i love bacon! i love you! beggin' strips! there's no time like beggin' time! share the fun at beggintime.com

also southbound out harrisburg expressway at padonia debris in the roadway.wing back up to new york for more of "good morning, america" ♪ good morning america how are you ♪ ♪ said don't you know me i'm your native son ♪ >>> easing into the weekend. "good morning america." you know robin is in alaska, bringing us her exclusive interview with sarah palin. sarah palin talks candidly about her family in just a couple minutes. >>> also ahead this morning, we've got the man called a hero. >> boy, was he. >> he really was. after that gunman opened fire at a florida school board meeting. what was going through his mind? he was a security guard who actually saved the school board members in those life and death moments. he'll tell us what that was like. he's here with his wife to join us live this morning. he's quite a guy. >> certainly quite a guy. colleen thinks so, too. that's his wife. and after the press conference, he said, aren't i married to the most beautiful woman in the world? >> i think so. >> he had all the women swooning here after that one. >> sure did.

i live here in harrisburg and i have to commute over 60 miles because of my lease arrangement.there any way i can claim a sleeping room near work? in the winter i cannot drive in the horrible weather. is there any deduction i can take for the room or commute? i have looked in the tax laws and things like that, but i have not found anything specific. guest: it is tough unless you can say that you drive 60 miles and it is a temporary assignment. the irs considers that a drop of one year or less. those expenses you are talking about are deductible, but the law is clear that commuting expenses, no matter how high or far away, to a regular job site is not deductible. i did not think there is anything. you cannot deduct mileage unless it is a temporary work place. i am afraid you are out of luck. host: year-and tax advice with kevin mccormally of the " kiplinger's personal finance." our next call from new jersey. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a question. who runs the country -- the rich man or the poor man? wherever you go you find the poor health. the rich.