burnett moves the government to harrisburg. well, now they've gone from san felipe de austin to washington on the brazos. the seat of government is now in harrisburg. a little sawmill town on a brunch of buffalo bayou but it offers them an escape route on the water to the sea. they had a meeting at the home of john and jane harris. in this house was david g. burnett, the president lorenzo dezavalo, the vice president thomas j. rusk, who was the secretary of war. william fairfax gray was in that house. and also was robert triplett, the financier. so we're in their house, and they're trying to get this done, and finally rust comes out to triplett and says, well, we need to settle this loan business. and this is right at the end of march of 1836. he says, well, what's the terms that we can offer? and triplett says, huh, i was on my way over here and everybody was trying to get across the trail in sabine and get away from the mexicans and everybody was offering their land at 12 1/2 cents per acre. and rust says hey, that's not goin

and for those of you traveling on the how harrisburg expressway, not -- on the harrisburg expressway not too bad. a live look at i-70. one mile west of the beltway of course eastbound heavy here. but it's before the fire which is at mile marker 50. only one lane is getting by. now back to you. >>> a big day today for the boston red sox and fans. they are celebrating the 100th anniversary of fenway park. coming up, who they will play on this day. and 420 is a who will -- 4-20 is a holiday for cannabis lovers you know that's marijuana weed. a boston area ice cream company is celebrating along with them. we will tell you how when good morning maryland continues. it's 5:52. >>> this morning today mark the 13th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. two teens eric heirs and dylan klebold began to shoot students and staff and killed 13 people before taking their lives. >>> those taking part in the wound war years project soldiers ride will be at the white house. they bike for 25 or 50 miles with cheering fans rooting them on. >>> and one of the iconic ball parks in the u.s. is

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the harrisburg expressway. southbound just at timonium road on the ramp, we are dealing with an accident that has been pulled off to the side. but a lot of onlooker delays southbound 83 at timonium road. you are in good shape at the beltway. 695 at green spring avenue, inner and outer loops moving at top speed around this section of 695. on i-70 eastbound, here's a live look east of frederick past the scene of the tractor trailer fire. police just reopened one lane 50 as you make the drive on i- 70. now back over to you. >>> all new let's look at the two alarm overnight apartment fire in reisterstown. this video came in before we hit the air at 4:30. the fire happened around 2 a.m. at the preserve at owings mills crossing apartments. this is directly behind the future care cherry wood nursing home. two people have been taken to the hospital. no word on the extent of the injuries. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> in about three hours, the man accused of shooting trayvon martin will appear i

on the harrisburg, it is moving freely and here is what you will find on the topside of 695 at the harrisburg. traffic rolling at top speed on the inner and outer loops. if there are changes, we will tweet them for you, follow us on maryland traffic. >>> latest on the mass shooting at college in northern california. >> 7 people confirm dead, three injured when a student opened fire in a classroom. linda so has new information this morning. >> a vigil for the victims will be held tonight at a church in oakland as of this morning, the suspect has not been formally charged. police are trying to figure out a motive. police identified the suspect as goh, a korean national. he entered the university monday morning, a small korean christian college in oakland and opened fire in a nursing class. five people died inside the school, two died at a hospital and three injured. we are hearing one of those injured has been released from the hospital. goh is a former nursing student at the school. he called his father after the shooting and told him everything. he was arrested at grocery store an hour after

slow go towards the harrisburg expressway. 15 on the west side outer loop beginning at 140. accident at white marsh boulevard. southbound from harford county line towards the 895 split, looking at delays. conaway particularly bypass, accident as well.

we start with the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. this is southbound traffic and no sign of delays down to the beltway. checking on the j.f.x. at north avenue, we're not seeing any delays. there is it left lane closure in both directions. 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. >> good morning. we have a couple of penn line delays running 10 minutes late. light rail and metro subway on schedule. 13, 46, 51 buses operating with delays. all military veterans are invited to take advantage of a workshop later today at baltimore's fifth regiment armory. go online for details. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. no weather problems expected this morning. we have a storm approaching from the west. we haven't east south east wind. we have high pressure in new england and that is producing the easterly flow. the clouds will likely thicken up. we have a storm system approaching from the west. we could see some rain this afterno

this is the harrisburg expressway at warren road.bound traffic is building just a bit but overall a smooth ride of the entire harrisburg expressway appeared the j.f.x. looks good to the construction zone. this is 70. east and westbound without delay to and from the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning to you. >> good morning. we're looking at this move commute on the rails despite some camden line delays. penn and brunswick trains on schedule. the 10, 22, and 52 buses operating with delays. now back to tony pann. >> now they are joking about who will play me in the movie. i'm thinking brad pitt or george clooney. back down to a carrot top. >> mr. t. >> pee-wee herman. >> i was up here with pitt and clooney. man. i didn't hear that one. >> meatloaf. >> i had that for dinner last night. let's say hello to ava. who you think will play me in the movie? >> i think i will second pee-wee herman. >> you are killing me. avis is down at fort mchenry with ranger thence --

we can see some lake-effect snow down into harrisburg. we could see a light rain shower or sprinkle because the atmosphere is unstable. we have a slight chance, 20%. high temperature between 55 and 60 degrees. we were stuck the 40's yesterday. the average low temperature is 45 degrees. it will get warmer as we go into the weekend. dry and close to 70 on thursday. scattered showers and thunderstorms. cool weather bank back on friday. the computer models are split coolhe weekend -- call whethool weather back on friday. va said.t heard what avis sai we have a problem at route 24 and tollgate road. an accident in the towson region. register avenue, watch for an accident. fire activity on north rogers avenue. no sign of delays. everything moving well around the area roads. this is the harrisburg expressway. this is southbound traffic. heavier on the southbound side. a nice start on 95 from the white marsh region. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. trial continues. a jury will determine whether he misused nearly $1 million in

. >>> 95 no problems in either direction and smooth ride on the harrisburg expressway both northbound and southbound. let's go back again and take another live look, quite a mess there on the west side of the inner loop there at 77 in both directions. for the most accurate and up to date traffic information available you can always log onto wjz.com. don, back to you. >> thank you, it is 6:00 and here is what else people are talking about today, a wind whipped wildfire in hartford county, it is under control at this hour and homeowners have been allowed to return to their houses. wjz and andrea fujii are live with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the fire did force mandatory evacuations on sunday, impacting dozens of residenting and burning more than 18 acres. sunday afternoon more than 100 firefighters rushed to attack a wildfire ripping through the woods here. >> the fire started to come closer to this house. >> david lives along the woods and could see the flames coming from his backyard. >> very concerned for my house, my neighbors house, our property an

this is traffic on the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. southbound traffic and not a lot of volume down towards the beltway. 95 out of the harford county the city at mountain road, problem free down towards the fort mchenry and beyond. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're off to a quiet start on this friday. it is in little bit breezy. 48 at the airport. 46 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be breezy and rather cool with a high temperature of 63. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. here is keith mills, the man. >> thank you. good morning. the orioles swept the blue jays last night. the ravens trade out of the first drought late last night. they to trade their first-round pick to minnesota. ozzie newsome explained the decision. couple of players that we could trade up. it can get expensive. there were a lot of trades in today's draft. we felt better about going back. after a certain number of players went off the board, we feel like going back would be a benefit for us. >> the

so far so good on the harrisburg expressway all the way down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police are investigating the late-night shooting in east baltimore. this happened on north spring streets near east lafayette avenue. a man was found suffering a gunshot wound. no word on his condition. >> charges are expected today against the suspect who allegedly crashed his car into another, killing a young mother. kim dacey is live with details. >> police insist there was no chase before the crash. just a routine traffic stop. he happened at 11:00 p.m. on monday night. jordasha rollins was riding in her car with her mother in west baltimore. an officer had attempted to pull over a suspect minute before the crash when the suspect ran a red light and crashed into her car. her car slammed into another car. her mother and baby survived the crash which she was killed. her family and friends placed family and balloons to one a life while mourning her death. >> you never know when that is the last time you will see your child when you walk out

northbound harrisburg expressway. slow from shawan to belfast. and also trouble on the south side of the beltway. a fire beginning to back things up as well. as far as the west side inner loop, very heavy there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. and as we mentioned on the top side inner loop, we had several delays there. the first from stevenson road to 83. then it slows down again. so it's actually turned into one long delay from the harrisburg expressway to the scene of the accident over at bel air road. as far as other accidents go, mlk at howard. let's take a live look. as you can see, that's right smack dab in the middle of the day because of that accident there at bel air road. and we'll take another live look. you can see plenty of brake lights as well. that's 295 at 32. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza boliss. stop in and get a pair of medium one-topping pizzas. back to you. >>> new information in the case of a 13-year-old, accidentally shot to death by two friends who then hid her body, possibly with the hel

until after you pass harford road heading over to towson, for those of you making the drive on the harrisburg, activity on the southbound side, looking live in western maryland, we have snow on the ground, extra caution fur heading out in the direction. back over to you. >>> many eyes are on the trayvon martin case , there is a similar case. two brothers set to go on trial accused of beating a black teenager. >> in a few hours the trial is set to begin for two brothers accused of beating a black teenager. the brother, were part of a community patrol organization in northwest baltimore. the incident happened in november of 2010, when the brothers were patrolling a ott docks jewish neighborhood. the brothers are excite and claimed self defense and say the teen was holding a nail studded board and they felt threatened. the victim was walking on fall staff road at 12:45 p.m., and a car pulled up and two males drove next to him. the men followed him before jumping out of the car and surrounding him. he says they grabbed him, threw him to the ground and hit him in the head and told him you don't be

the north fork led to nacogdoches and safety, the second toward harrisburg and confrontation. tensions ran high as the army approached the spot that they would recall as the forks of the road, the forks of the road. riding toward the rear of the column, houston remained silent, cheering the army took the south fork. since that day, controversy has surrounded the incident. did houston intend to turn south at the forks othe road? after the fact, he swore that he did. but witnesses on the ground had different recollections. robert coleman, a houston aide-de-camp quoted the houston saying while they were across from grossis plantation, as soon as it is ascertained in camp that the enemy is at san felipe, half the army will be teasing me to fight. i am, however, commander in chief. i will retreat to the redlands. i will immediately issue marching orders and the retreat shall be commenced as soon as possible. now, that's what coleman said. and this is corroborated in large part by something that anson jones, last president of the texas republic, also said. and this is a long quote f

if you are traveling on the harrisburg, not your usual drive, no cars to get in your way on the northbound side, southbound with a little bit of activity as you make your way past warren road. >>> won't be long before the party started, it's opening day and first pitch is set for 3:05. charley crowson and brian kuebler are live with the details of what you need to know. one thing i want to know, is it sold out or can we still get tickets? >> reporter: tickets are still available. get them early. this will likely be a sellout for opening day. >> reporter: it's a special day. it should be a national holiday. >> reporter: for me, it is. i don't know about you. to top it off for the holiday, good food. joining us now is josh. chef here at camden yards. you are going to show us a few things that you have, new on the menu. we've heard about it. people have been talking about it. show it to us. >> we have the geno's burger, with a crab cake stuffed in the middle. i think it's going to be a really good addition for the yard. a tuscan chicken sausage. we have a low sodium. >> reporter: this looks a

in the meantime, on the harrisburg expressway, onlooker delays passing timonium road. here's a live look at the beltway where we are in great shape for the friday morning drive moving well without delay all the way around toi.-95. -- i-95. on i-95 traveling through howard county, it's going to be heavy. southbound making the drive through elk ridge make are way past maryland, 100. charley. >>> an arrest in a 21-year-old cold case when a howard county woman went missing in 1991. her body has been found and her husband has been charged in the death. christian schaeffer has details. >> reporter: cindy fryer lives next door to the home robert jarrett shared with his first wife christine. >> she would call me and confide in me somewhat. you know enough to where i knew there were problems. >> reporter: then in january of 1991, christine jarrett vanished. cindy fryer immediately suspected robert had something to do with it. >> he waits two days and comes knocking at our door going have you seen chris. we are like no what do you mean have we seen chris? >> reporter: the jarret

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we have no early troubles on the harrisburg expressway. but you might want to think of a quicker way to get to work or to get the kids to school this morning if you travel on the jones falls expressway. abc2 news sherrie johnson is live with lane closures and more information. sherrie. >> reporter: good morning. yes, i am out on the jfx. i got my safety vest on. not fashionable but keeping us safe. we are on the jfx where there's lane closures. and as you can see behind me here, traffic is picking up a little bit here. but still not as bad as it is probably going to get. today is the first true test for the jones falls expressway closures. if you can look down here, you can see some of the orange cones that are up on the northbound side blocking some of the lanes there. now the left lanes at 28th street in both directions were shut down friday for repairs. the lane closures are needed for emergency repairs to collapse drainage pipes under the expressway. the department of transportation says you need the closures for safety reasons and as

the harrisburg expressway doing great.x the jfx okay for now, but starting tonight is is the closures. let's send it back to you in the studio. >>> i like being on the golf course. >> check out this video. this is what you're going to be talking about for the remainder of the day. have you ever seen something like this? from the pga tour, a new requirement for caddies, must fight alligators. this is kip henley. he carries a bag for brian gay. yesterday in the first round of the rbc heritage in south carolina, this gator got a little too close to brian gay's ball, so that's a plastic rake, you can snap it like a twig and that's about a six-foot gator. who would win in a fight. >> do they get paid well? >> 10% of the players earnings is what the typical caddy makes. >> he needs a tip. >> 15 miles an hour on land. they can book. >>> have a great friday. with these new depend real fit briefs,untry and today we are surprising pro football all stars. there's wes, clay and demarcus.what's up guys. now i know you don't need one, b

and harrisburg expressway on southbound side, looking live at york road, it's where you will see most activity. got the disabled at mount carmel on the northbound side. that's not causing major delays. megan and charley back over to you. >>> we are following breaking news offed din he negotiate -- out of indonesia where a earthquake hit before 5 a.m. this morning. about 15 minutes ago, an 8.5 aftershock was felt in the region. a tsunami warning has also been issued in the tsunami watch has gone into effect for most countries in the indian ocean. we have file video from back in december 2004. you probably remember the earthquake that produced a tsunami that was a magnitude 9.1 one day after christmas and killed more than 230,000 people. we are going stay on top of the story on air and online at abc2news.com. if you wand to read more, head to the website under the slide show under the breaking news tab. >>> today is the trial starting for a severn man accused in a deadly hit-and-run that killed two teenage girls on mlk last summer. linda so is standing by with more details. >> reporter:

and as you come down from the state line in pennsylvania all the way past parkton and down the harrisburg expressway, everything is traveling pretty smoothly. let's keep it that way. now back to you. >>> news time now 5:31. a deadline looming for any student with the need to take out a government-subsidized loan for the upcoming government academic year. the rate is set to double and this means college degrees will cost thousands more. abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here with all new information for you on this friday. sheree. reporter: charply, in a few hours the house is expected to vote on a tbop bill that would prevent interest rates on federal student loans from doubling as of july 1st. president barack obama visited three college campuses this week, calling to keep the rates down. if congress does not act, the current interest rate on federally-subsidized student loans will jump from 3.4% to 6.8%. now, for students borrowing the maximum $23,000, it'll cost them about an extra $5,000 over a 10-year repayment period. now, the nonpartisan congressional budget office says extending the

so then they go up to harrisburg. well, harrisburg was at a navigabna navigable bend in the bayou where the turn in the ship channel is now. all the land was still there. and they wanted to buy that land from jane harris but they couldn't buy the land from jane harris because honest bob and william peter had still had a lawsuit against the estate and she didn't have clear title. so they went even further to the intersection of buffalo bayou and white oak bayou, bought two sections of land from the widow of john austin, and said we're going to put our city here. so then they sent an agent to new orleans, where sam houston was recuperating from his leg wound in the opulent home of william christie, who was the notary who drafted the loan documents, and said general houston, we'd like to name our city, our new city in your honor 1/4 wehono honor, and we'd like to pay you a $2,000 retainer for helping us to promote it. and he undoubtedly said something like where have you guys been all my life? so that's how the city of h

slows a little bit before you get over to the harrisburg expressway.hen, on the jfx, you are in great shape through the work zone heading south past the work zone which blocks the left lane at 28th street. the west side of the beltway, traffic is moving pretty well as you make your way past the liberty road area but as you approach the baltimore national pike, you will find traffic starting to slow off and on. back to you guys. >> all right. it's almost 7 but before we go you can find an app for just about anything but this may take the cake called the ugly meter and you take a picture of yourself and let the ugly meter decide your face and it gibbs you your face a good once over and examines your eyes and nose and bone structure and scores you on 0 to a hundred and the creator scored a 32. >> how do your hair and you have a beard or not. those things don't matter. it's facial structure. so, unfortunately, someone like a 32, me, there's nothing i can do about it. that's what you are. >> the app cost 99 cents. people are paying for it. it's the 6th most

white marsh area through the beltway, no real problems throughout the northeast side and on the harrisburg expressway, just the normal flow of traffic. no stop and go as you might see a little later this morning. on the jfx, everything looks good, no slow going through that construction area just yet. on 895 looking good and the approach to the beltway on 70, everything traveling pretty much at speed on liberty road, as you can see just building traffic over that way on the 95 and bw parkway northbound, all looking good at this time. no news is good news in this case. now back to you. >>> news time 6:02. a new development this morning in the george zimmerman case. his attorney now says zimmerman has received about $200,000 supporters. abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by live this morning with how this could impact his future freedom. linda. reporter: charley, zimmerman's attorney mark omera plans to tell the judge about the money at a hearing later this morning. the money came in from donations raised online from zimmerman's website. that website has since been taken down. omera says he

at pretty good road conditions for the most part especially traveling on i- 95 and those on the harrisburgssway and the northwest expressway looking pretty good. in fact if you are traveling through arbutus i-95 as well as 295 both are clear and no early troubles as we reported on the harrisburg expressway and jfx. both routes traveling southbound between the beltway. here's a live look at 95 at maryland 47. for those of you who travel in harford county. state highway road 543 is opened. the road was shut down after tractor trailer snagged a power line near 136. now utility workers tell us the driver kept going and snapped 7 power lines poles before it stopped. now some people actually lost power and other services as a result of this incident. megan back over to you. >> it's 4:41. thanks. >>> today, transportation secretary ray lahood will hold a news conference on a new initiative. this is going to be the opportunity to discuss findings on why young drivers knowingly distract themselves behind the wheels. details on the new initiative to educate against it will be revealed at ten this mo

the harrisburg expressway, a great flow as you head down from the state line all the way down to the beltway and the jfx not seeing any slowing or backups due to that construction that's going on. on the 795 run and 70 all looking good. as you can see on the west side, light volume traffic, not the usual traffic and stop and go. and on the 95 run northbound and bw parkway approaching the city, everything looks good. now back to you. >>> news time 6:32. students at mount sails academy in catensville are now doing their part to give back to the men and women serving in the military. education reporter sherree johnson is here with more on how these students are putting their best foot forward, serving those who helped our country. reporter: they sure are. the students are lacing up the sneakers, preparing to hit the pavement for the soldiers for sailors 5k event. the money raised for this run/walk benefit, the wounded warrior project which helps injured servicemembers. students have been very busy this week organizing the event. not only will participants -- organizers participate in th

no problem, as you can see, around the bel aire road area, all the way around to towson. 83, the harrisburg expressway, the normal flow for this time of morning, not too bad, though. as you continue on the jfx, 83 southbound into town, no slow traffic through the construction work that we're talking about. 795 and 70 looking good and the beltway on the catensville side on the inner loop and outer loop looking good and as you approach the beltway area on 95 up past route 100 and 395 and through the tunnels. everything looking good at this point. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> a hearing is set later this morning for george zimmerman. his attorney will tell the judge about a huge discovery made this week. and abc 2 news' linda stow is standing by with the details. linda, what is this all going on? reporter: it's about $200,000 in donations that zimmerman has received from supporters. zimmerman's attorney, mark omera says he found out about the money wednesday when they were shutting down zimmerman's internet sites. the money came in from donations raised online from zimmerman's website.

everything looks good all the way to the 83s on the harrisburg expressway. pretty light right now. no stop and go. that's the good news. same deal for the jfx. everything's traveling smooth into town. as you come down the 795 though as you approach the beltway. little bit of slowing as you decide to head to the inner or outer loop. 70 looking good from 29 and approaching baltimore from 95, everything's traveling pretty much at speed through 395 or the tunnels whichever you choose. now back to you. >>> news time right now 6:15. 52 degrees, breaking news this morning, baltimore police have made an arrest in the death of phylicia barnes. the body was found in the susquehanna river after she went missing in 2010 while visiting family in the baltimore area. now the suspect has been identified as michael johnson. prosecutors plan to release more information this morning regarding the case in a press conference and we will of course cover that but in the meantime we want to continue talking about the story because it has been such a big story since this happened in 2010. don rondeau has b

smoothly from 95 over towards the harrisburg expressway.ght minutes from 795 over towards the j.f.x. this is the west side at security. that backup starting to develop. this is 95 out of the white marsh area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live from halethorpe. she is giving us a real lesson in beer and some creative names. >> i get the hardest assignments. we're live this morning at heavy rewery. u.k. get your tickets online -- you can get your tickets online. you can check this out for free. >> we offer tours every saturday. >> ok. if you've never seen a libr brewery, you have to come here. >> we walk you through. you get to taste a sample and play with the ingredients. >> you have a concert coming up. >> we have a special event on may 5. you can get tickets online. >> and people can register for the tours. >> you can get tickets at missiontix.com. there will have a brand new beer. let's get a quick check of the forecast. we see dry conditions all across maryland right now. we will go back to tony. we're tastin

expressway, and speaking of the harrisburg expressway, as we mentioned, moving well on all of our key routes, virtually delay free on i-83 on the southbound side, all the way from the pennsylvania state line to the top side of 695. megan, back over to you. >>> maryland's legislative session, it lasts 90 days in all. >> although there is a lot of work done throughout the entire session, many in annapolis say there's more work to be done and they don't have much time to get it done. >> abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here with all new reaction on what some are calling the last minute scramble. why, sherree? reporter: they've got a lot of time, but they need to get it all done. we have new reaction today from the governor and in less than a week lawmakers will wrap up maryland's 430th legislative session, but there's still a lot of work to do. so far only 59 bills have passed. this is compared to 700 to 800 bills each session for the past three years. some big items, deciding whether the state should add table games to slot parlors and also how to deal with the recent federal judge ruling

in the north as a moral victory and reduce the will but wasn't the military objective to get to harrisburg, right? there was a rail hub there and that's what he was going for, gettysburg happened to be where the army ended up meeting. >> he does not intend to fight at gettysburg. he intends to fight somewhere in the north, yeah. >> if he is going after a transportation hub like harrisburg or industrial center, so what. you make it and even if he was to take over a rail hub or factories. >> i would say his goal -- his goal is really to bring, to force the federal army to a battle and to defeat it decisively. that by itself should crush northern public opinion. it is not completely. let me throw this out. what happens in new york city around that time? the draft riots. the north is deeply, deeply divided in some respects about the war. imagine draft riots plus the prospect of, but the reality is this is all terribly complicated. for example, you guys got the traditional explanation historians use where is sherman's atlanta campaign so important to lincoln, the capture. >> because it turns pu

problem free on the harrisburg expressway. this is 795 at franklin boulevard. traffic moving well down towards the beltway. is the j.f.x. at ruxton road. checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a bit of a chilly start to the day. temperatures around 50 degrees downtown. 42 in parkton. 43 in westminster. 39 in gaithersburg. temperatures will be cooler this morning. high temperatures from 58 to 62 degrees. cooler weather continues for opening day for the orioles. now we go to sports with keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. right now the nfl draft begins three weeks from tonight. ozzie newsome and john harbaugh held their annual predraft press conference. the subject of free agency came up. "will you be signing any more free agents?" >> regardless of what the number we are at the cap, the three of us, we have a plan. we talked yesterday and we talked with the cap basically every day. if there's a good player that could come in and help our football team, will fit him under our cap. >> the ravens always have a plan. the preseason sch

this is the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. traffic is building as you make your closer to the beltway. this is 83, a live view from skyteam 11. not seeing any delays at the moment. things are moving well. we're watching as of volume picks up this morning. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. the politics of the tax code takes center stage in the senate today as the vote of the so- called buffett rule. it was named after warren buffett who admits he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. 17 new york city firefighters were hurt battling a blaze over the weekend. two civilians were also hurt. roger clemens will return to court in his retrial. a judge declared a mistrial in this perjury case. the judge said the prosecutors made a gaffe. >> the world's largest on-line marketplace is about to open a virtual free market for year-old cd's.d shoppers can receive store credit. no word on how much money old cd's could be worth. drivers can earn some money by going about their norm

this is the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. southbound traffic is so far so good all the way down 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. >> good morning. we're off to a good start on the mta system. the 44 bus operated with a delay. looking very good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. another chilly start on this tuesday. there is no rain or snow to contend with. 41 at the airport. 37 in frederick. 38 in parkton. there is a little bit of a breeze. if this like it is in the low to mid 30's this morning. a big storm system is swirling away from us. the center is across new york state. these impulses on the backs ide produce some showers or sprinkles. later this morning or this afternoon. i think we'll get through the morning commute without any precipitation. there is still some out ther

we start on the harrisburg expressway. a vehicle is down in an embankment. elsewhere, 140, we have some fire department activity. windsor mill, we have an accident. we start in at westminster on at webster street. another spot where the fire department activity could set you back a few minutes. this is 83 at padonia road. no sign of any delays. volume is on the light side. this is 83 at coldspring lane. the j.f.x. is running smoothly down to the construction zone at least for now. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a. pastor faces at 160 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenager. leon jones was found guilty of eight counts of second-degree sex offense. the victim was introduced to the pastor of by her mother who also participated in the dues. the mother pled guilty to five counts of sexual abuse. two are being treated for injuries after a fire in at prices down. the fire broke out after 2:00 a.m. this morning. 11 students were damaged as the flames broke through the roof of the building. -- 11 units were damage. >> a murder in the aircraft a

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to speak on 95 in the northeast corner. 65 miles per hour. 64 in stony road heading south on the harrisburg expressway, 62 on the beltway at the j.f.x. no problems. we give you a look outside at about -- at the beltway along the west side. the internet and blitzer both picking up in volume, but nothing to cause delays. -- the inner and outer lips are both picking up in volume, but nothing to cause a delay. that is the latest on traffic. over to you. >> thank you. taking a look at our top stories this morning. the head of the u.s. to give regulatory division to ars aid plan today. the plant will -- the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory division to worse a plan today. it has been closed because of small amounts of radioactive steam that is then released. a 75-year-old grandmother is in jail this morning. after allegedly burning down the home from which she was about to be evicted. connecticut police say raeann goss had a history of gambling problems and had a bitter rented months. after moving most of her things out of a home, she rented, police say she set fire to our mattress and walked a

traveling on the harrisburg expressway we're still looking at very light flow of traffic making the drive through the region. here's a live lookno carrierrin0 >>> only the person who bought a ticket in illinois has not claimed their share of the prize. and we'll stream the news conference live on our website. you can find the story actually in our slide show and if you head here, open here and you can click on that to the news conference and you can also download our abc 2 news app and you can also watch it there as well. back to you. >>> well, today the u.s. army corps of engineers is hosting the first of three public meetings to talk about a master plan to restore the chesapeake bay oysters. tonight will be the first comprehensive bay watch strategy for large scale oyster restoration. . >>> old lady maryland is ready to be relaunched today. the flag ship of baltimore's living classroom foundation underwent repairs this winter. it's used to teach students about the environment and also the region's maritime heritage. repairs began after lady maryland failed a coast guard inspection last

just be aware of it as you head out the door. 60 miles an hour coming south on the harrisburg expressway as you head south to the beltway. and the rest of the major roadways seem to be up to speed. 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. 11 minutes on the inner loop in the northeast corner. 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway looking at six minutes. certainly no problems there. we'll give you a live look outside at some of those cameras. we have the beltway right at 295, the b.w. parkway, and things are moving just fine on both the inner and outer loop there. switching to eye live view of 95, north and southbound, very light for this time of the morning. and that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> can you tell? our big story this morning, time to play ball. >> i think we're dressed appropriately. it's opening day for the borls, and get ready for the start of the season, fans got to have lunch with the orioles on thursday. more than 500 fans showed up at the sheraton downtown to eat and get autographs from their favorite players. this year fans are also celebrating the 20th annive

. >> and a few more problems to add to the list, including an accident on the harrisburg expressway. we'll update that and some fire activity with closures in the reisterstown area. >> good morning once again, sarah caldwell looking at your friday morning commute. we'll start on 83 just past timonium road. a vehicle is down an embankment there, so they're working to clear that. they may be blocking some lanes on the southbound side. route 140, just between franklin and berryman lane, we have closures in effect, and that is due to fire department activity. so a busy area there. also have an accident reported in westminster, webster street at manchester avenue. and then further south in catonsville, bell grove road, watch for possible closures due to fire department activity. and eastbound 32 on the ramp to southbound 95, there's an accident still wrapping up. 83, not showing delays as a result of that accident, so we'll keep you posted. again, it's in the timonium road area. southbound 95, no delays at all, but there may be some on the ramp from eastbound 32 to southbound 95 with the

freeze warnings up for washington county west and central northern pennsylvania through harrisburg a froze watch. so protect those plants overnight. 32. we're at the freezing mark. most of the stating in the 40s and 50s. winds steady from the west will continue to bring in that chilly air. gusts will be up around 20 for the next couple of hours. the setup is basically one where we'll see a little more humid conditions, a hit or miss shower, so not quite the red flag conditions. the bad side is this, if you need the rain and want the rain this will be very minimal. we'll go back into a dry pattern until sunday afternoon. high pressure coming in will bring in the sunshine big time starting late in the delay tomorrow and friday. in the meantime cloudy with a hit or miss shower. i want to show you basically across the mid-at antic we'll see the clouds let up. tomorrow clouds will come back somewhat. seems like very slim chances tomorrow and then friday look crystal clear and dry as temperatures begin to warm up tomorrow in the 50s but starting friday we're back in the 60s, 70s and 80s fo

as far as your drive times go, still a routine commute for the most part on the harrisburg expressway. no delays yet. same story on i-95 from white marsh boulevard to the topside. and outer loop side, 6 minutes from bellaire to providence and 795 to i-70 moving right on pace at 7 minutes. >>> health news for you this morning, more than $1 billion has been spent over the past decade. researching autism. scientists say they are seeing the beginnings of a wave of scientific reports that should strengthen some theories. one researcher says that in the next 3 to 5 years scientists will be able to paint a much clearer picture of how genes and environmental factors combine to cause autism. >>> the first prescription of the diet pill now being pushed back by three months. the fda won't announce its decision on whether to approve the new diet drug until sometime in july. this drug was rejected just two years ago by the safety -- because of safety concerns but the panel for the new drug for obese people say the benefit of this drug outweighs the risks. those include increased memory loss, confu