we'll see what's going on on the harrisburg expressway. warren road, going away from us is southbound traffic, and unfortunately, that's the pace of things all the way down to the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony, over to you. >> good morning, everyone. i think the rain is going to stay with us off and on throughout the day today. off and on is the key phrase there. it won't be a steady rain. you can see these little bands already setting up here, and the rain is actually moving from the east to the west, so we have some light rain in the western suburbs right now, western baltimore county, carroll and howard counties. and then you get a little break coming in from the east, so there could be at least a half-hour or 45 minutes around the beltway over the next 15 or 20 minutes, and maybe that will help. but the showers will continue to slow things down in the western suburbs, interstate 70, and if you're coming down 83, there will be rain over the next 15 or 20 minutes. let's take a wider view of this storm system here.

here's the harrisburg expressway, and you can see the flashing lights. coming toward us is southbound traffic, and you can see the two left lanes still closed. you can get by using the light rain, but you might want to consider york road. let's switch over to a live view of traffic on the faceburg expressway, and so far, delays have not crept back to warren road. mindy and stan, back tousm >> our big story this morning, two armed robbery suspects are at large and a third was shot by city police. >> baltimore city police say it all happened during the robbery of a family dollar store on harford road last night. 11 news reporter dim dacey joins us live with more details. good morning, kim. >> good morning, stan. police say the robbery happened just before 8:30 last night and was foiled by the quick action of a good samaritan. baltimore police say three masked gunmen walked into the family dollar store in the 2000 block of harford road just before 8:30 last night. police say a witness outside the store saw it and ran to get help. >> there was a baltimore ci

harrisburg expressway south there 61 miles an hour. no problems from the maryland line to the beltway. on the j.f.x. smooth ride into town. this is a shot of things westbound at 29 running and problem free at 95 just north of 195 down that you howard county. no problems getting to the capital beltway. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." now let's get the latest on the buss a-- on the buses and train. >> we are looking very good on the light rail met rewith no delays and marc trains on time on penn, camden and brunswick lines. three, eight and 30 buses 10 to 15 minutes late and 10 bus diverting at green and baltimore and lucerne and those among the diversions. now back to tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. fairly quiet this morning. there is a little bit of light rain, probably not enough to affect the drive time yet but we see a line of light showers up and down the 95 corridor, mostly sprinkles. heaviest rain is near philadelphia so just give yourself a couple of extra minutes to start. we will take a wider view and most of t

we'll give you a live look at the harrisburg expressway and some police activity. southbound and northbound moving fine. it does not appear to be affecting traffic. that is good news. the inner and outer loops looking just fine. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan, to you. >> a planeload of passengers bound for bermuda spent most of yesterday stuck on a tarmac in philadelphia after an unauthorsed person was seen loading -- unauthorized person loading baggage onto the plane. that person managed to escape. >> an accident on the pony express ride at knoxberry farms in orange county, california. fortunately none of the injuries appeared to be serious. >> electrical death may be to blame for devastating -- electrical problems may be to blame for devastating fires. there is evidence of illegal electrical work in abandoned homes that caught fire on september 7. high winds downed power lines and helped spread fires. 71 houses and garages were engulfed in flames, but only 29 of those homes were occupied. >> in "consumer alert" b.m.w. has recalled more cars. the 5, 6

as we look at harrisburg expressway, traffic is look pretty moderate. you don't encounter too much congestion until you approach a done yeah but no problems on the harrisburg expressway. we have a serious scratch in pilesville st. mary's road is closed in both directions between wheeler school road and graceton streets. use 165 this morning as an alternate. in baltimore city, we have a crash at washington boulevard and mlk and another one involving a pedestrian at groveland and hillsdale road. now back to you. >> thanks so much for joining us. >> we will see you at nine this morning for good morning, maryland at nine. it's funny how that works. >> that's crazy. >> very interesting. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's like a root building machine. it builds your lawn from the roots u

95 southbound as you make your way from white marsh down towards the beltway and looking at harrisburg expressway, moderate volume. southbound lanes at warren road but no problem or major delays approaching the beltway. look at our maps, we are work one accident up in tawnytown and route 194 and another accident also reported in arbutus southbound washington boulevard route one at 195. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:31. pulling up the 33 chilean miners will be something to watch. it will be like using tweezeers to rescue a stink bug inside a feathered pillow. emily smith reports on the -- schmidt will report on the daring rescue that will have us by our tvs tomorrow. >> reporter: after watching the 33 trapped mineers from 2,000 feet above the ground ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: families are gathering now to pray a face-to-face reunion is just hours away. the hope intensified after workers successfully tested the rescue capsule along the escape route carrying bags of sand all but 40 feet of the depth to the miners. the capsule didn't even loosen up along the way. >> these tests has been very successf

on the harrisburg expressway at warren road southbound lanes wide open make your way towards 695 feways to let you know about. we have several area road closures just for different events in glen bernie majerle closed at 4th street because of a fire. expect crews to be there blocking that intersection. up also in parkville, harford road closed in two places southbound at superior avenue and northbound harford road at northwind road as they make road repairs from the earlier water main break. we are work one accident in the city at sinclair lane and erdman avenue. now back to you rosie. >>> in this morning's health alert, classes have been in full swing for a couple months. but for many teens, the routine of getting up early, well never comes easy. elizabeth cohen looks at new study that shows the benefits of delaying school start times. >> reporter: it's 5:22 in the morning and 16-year-old renee from atlanta georgia is getting up for school. his bus comes at 6:20 and the first bell rings at 7:25. doctors say teens need nine hours of sleep. row neigh doesn't get nearly that much. >> n

the harrisburg expressway is building around warren road. watch for tapping the breaks as you head down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a speech some call hurtful and disrespectful. but is it protected by the first amendment? >> the supreme court will weigh in. kate amara has a preview from our washington bureau. >> the father of a fallen soldier faces members of the westborough baptist church as the supreme court hears oral arguments in the case today. >> ♪ god blesss america >> members of the westboro baptist church protest outside the white house one day before their case hits the supreme court, a constitutional battle over freedom of speech and the right to privacy. >> see, this nation thought that they were going to shut us up by suing us first and then arresting me in nebraska. >> the case centers around a church protest near the maryland funeral of a fallen marine. 20-year-old matthew snyder was killed in iraq in 2006. the church said its members were on public property and their spee

other than that, we're looking okay on the major roadways. 56 on the harrisburg expressway. 68 on theside of the beltway. we switch over to 50 as you head down towards the bay bridge. it looks pretty nice both north and southbound looking nice. things look great north and southbound with very light volume for this time of the morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a few bus delays this morning. the 14, 35 buses are running late. the 47 and 51 buses are running about 15 minutes late. there is a bus to version at pulaski. are running on lane time. 23 bus lines will be affected because of the race tomorrow. a lot picture troweled time during the race. for more information, call 410- 539-5000 or visits www.mta.maryland.gov. now back to john collins. good morning. >> thank you. look at our hd doppler. things are starting to ease off, at least from the bay westward. now the rain is up in new england. by tomorrow morning, there could be cold enough air in the higher the delegates -- in the higher elevati

we're at 31 miles per hour on the northeast side near the harrisburg expressway. speeds are down because the wet. 70 sweaaree is looking good. let's see what else is going on. 57 on southbound 95 around 32. continuing to move welfare at howard county. 45 and southbound 97 near 100. 11 minutes on the outer loop north east side. five minutes of southbound 95 down towards the fort mchenry from the split. 29 at 32 looks pretty good north and southbound. the west side is running smoothly. no delays to report so far. take it easy so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is a speech some call her fall and disrespectful. it is protected by the first amendment. >> the supreme court ways in hearing on a case about church protests at military funerals. kate amara has a preview. there is a lot of public debate. >> this is a controversial and will most likely be an emotional day. the father of a fallen soldier facing members in washington today. the supreme court begins oral arguments in this case. members of the baptist church protest outside the white house one

we're up to speed. 57 on the harrisburg expressway. 63 in the northeast corner of the beltway. this is harford road on the topside. we are up to speed their as well. switching over to 95 at 395. the camera is pointed towards that fuel spill. in looks like emergency crews are on the scene. you can see the flashing lights. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some clouds this morning. it is fairly quiet and pleasant 348 degrees at the airport. 77% is the humidity. we are still under the influence of that storm. the wind will be picking up today. we start out chilly with readings in the 40's and 50's. temperatures right around 60 or so this afternoon. we have a few sprinkles. we could see a shower or sprinkle started in the late morning. only a small chance and it could extend into the mid afternoon hours, as well. but mostly some clouds and sunshine today. >> thank you. it is 43 degrees on tv hill. she has supported all kinds of fashion trends, but never before has barbie been bling out like this. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of t

live view of traffic on the harrisburg expressway out of parkton good here at york road. that is the latest. now the latest on buses and trai trains. >> we have a few delays and diversions on buses due to weather. three is 30 minutes late and 20 and 30 are 2010 minutes late. 35 bus using franklin and 14 and 16 and 51 buses at posseatapsco tphals. light rail on time. metro subway on time and marc trains 870 and 15 minutes late. camden and penn on time. i'm kurt chronolokroenke. back to john collins. >> we will look now at the weather outside. sandra shaw is out there this morning and she played the game just right by staying in the studio yesterday and then going out there during the day today. all we are dealing with this morning is drizzle, right? >> it is not bad. i'm actually very relieved that the thing got out of here like we were hoping. a couple of waves rolled through but it was that we made it past high tide and a couple of streets like this near wolf flooded. this is an area that typically floods. you have the inner harbor water and boats so they have problems b

harrisburg expressway good. no problems on west side. 795 and i-70 smooth. 55 through glen burnie. the rest of the major roads fine. seven minutes the time on 895 south from the 95 merge to the harbor tul. 11 minutes on the north and west side. now a look at things running well on the northeast corner of the beltway at harford. york road out of the parkton there. smooth ride. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11". >> our big story, governor martin o'malley and former governor ehrlich went head to head in their first televised debate. at first they seemed cordial but it turned negative. kim dacey is live on federal hill with commitment 2010 story. >> it was an unusual debate because each candidate has already served one term as govern governor, forcing each to defend his record while attack being his opponent's. o'malley and ehrlich started out answer being the questions matter of factually but as the debate progressed it grew heated. both laid out similar priorities, creating jobs, cutting crime and offering an affordable college education. it was a back and forth with each accu

one accident so far on the harrisburg expressway. we'll update you on that one and check on another problem in columbia. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today t. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. i didn't even say happy monday or anything because it's not a happy monday. it's rainy outside. >> it's cold and rainy outside. it's all perspective. you can turn it into a happy monday if you want. >> i like that. >> thank you, sam.

expect delays as you approach 695 from the harrisburg expressway. now back to you. >> thanks kim. >>> 5:33. if you are traveling to europe, you should be extra vigilant. that's warning coming from the government. it is based on i will to -- intelligent sources that tear visit been plotting coordinate assaults on european cities. >> reporter: the government alert to u.s. citizens living or touring europe is rare. it says u.s. citizens should take every precaution to be aware their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves while traveling. but the state department add sigh site not intend to stop american travel to europe. >> you can still go and be safe. but you have to be smart. >> reporter: the government advice register with the american embassy and avoid public demonstrations and stay away from unattended packages. the alert comes after weeks of discussions between the white house and u.s. intelligence communities. experts say the caution make sense. >> you are not interfering with their lives, and in today's pol

as we look at overview fortunately no issues on the harrisburg expressway. 95 looks good and 695 and no problems on i-70 make your way eastbound towards 695, west westbound is good towards 270. looking at the cameras, traffic is good every where. in anne arundel 97 at route 100, good in both directions. we have more of good morning, maryland coming back after this quick break. ♪ let's take a look at the stats. mini has more than double the fiber and whole grain... making him a great contender in this bout... against mid-morning hunger. honey nut cheerios is coming in a little short. you've got more whole grain in your little finger! let's get ready fo breakfaaaaaaaaaast! ( ding, cheering, ringing ) keeping you full and focused with more than double the fiber and whole grain... in every tasty bite -- frrrrrrosted mini-wheeeeats! didn't know i had it in me. >>> make news around the nation this morning, one late night driver in texas had a major meltdown at car wash and as you guessed it it was caught on tape as you can see. it seems the change machine was not working. this driver went

we are on the harrisburg expressway and traffic is moving well approaching 695.th us, we have more of good morning, maryland, coming back after this. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >>> 6:00 a look at news in michigan. that's where five people were killed and four others seriously injured in a car crash. police say a car crossed the median on a busy expressway and hate s up v head on. it happened around 30 miles northwest of detroit yesterday afternoon. new york city police are still searching for a 9th gang suspect in a antigay attack earlier this month. family members watch as eight of the nine suspect face adjudge for the firs

let's switch over to a leave view on the harrisburg expressway at warren road. this is the pace of things, again, all the way down to the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony, over to you. >> good morning, everyone. obviously the rain is the problem this morning. give yourself a few extra minutes if you can. it's not heavy rain, but enough to slow things down. the heavier stuff, if you want to call it that, is across portions of carroll and frederick counties and into the western part of baltimore county. but just light rain and sprinkles around the beltway and even dry patches on the eastern shore counties. this is not going to be a steady rain for us. it will be off and on through the day today. the forecast, off and on showers, otherwise cloudy and cool with high temperatures only in the upper 50's. right now, it's near 50, so take a jacket with you. same forecast almost tuesday and wednesday. we'll drop the chance for rain down to 30% though, and then it will warm up as we head into next weekend with highs in the 70's. stan? >> tony, thank yo

for thoss of you traveling the harrisburg expressway, here is a look t harrissroad it's nice and open 695. -here's no problems to report on the jfx from the beltway all thú a downtown to eest fayette street. if you re traveling the tunnell, you're looking at a 4-minute ride from and a 9 9-minute ride from the harbor tunnel ttothe tolls. back to you. >>> thank yoo, laaren. >>> sttll ahead, springing for silver and gold, how the cost of precious metals is soaring. >> whether he is willing to take that risk to ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. vo: it's america's egg farmers who feed millions in need... vo: ....it's families who are active in their communities... ...and it's k

harrisburg expressway no problems from mount carmel road towards 695, 795 look good in both directions. just aheads up in havre de grace, reports of a water main break now reported only blocking the westbound lanes of route 7 that's between legion drive and two-way traffic gets by on the eastbound lanes but expect delays. you can use eerie street as an alternate. back to to you. >> >>> it's 5:32 right now. the suicide of a rutgers university freshman could lead to new laws aimed at preventing future tragedies. a new jersey lawmaker wants college to adopt codes of conduct that would prohibit bullying and harassment. emily schmidt has more on this report. >> reporter: all the people gathered at rutgers university to take a stand against bullying. remembering one person for whom bullying may have proven too much. >> there were times where i wanted to take my life. i could have about tyler clementi. >> reporter: 18-year-old freshman tyler clementi jump from the george washington bridge after his roommate allegedly streamed a sexual encounter between clementi and another man. gay students s

looking at the cameras, no problems on the harrisburg expressway.t looks good southbound from warren road towards the beltway. stay with us, because more of good morning, maryland, is up after this. ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >>> in news make headlines around the nation this morning a. new york man shot at close range is saved by his cell phone. 54-year-old juan says a man shot him but the bullet ricocheted off the cell phone he had in his pocket. he says the shooter was a recently fired building super who he and his boss replaced. the the gunman was five feet away from him. police have video of the shooter leaving the scene and a

minor congestion at fort mchenry toll plaza. 895 looks good as is harrisburg expressway. no issues on 795 approaching the beltway. back to you. >> all right, kim, it's 5:00 and they are all free. the final miner went up through 2000 feet of rock finishing up a 22 1/2 hour rescue operation that was truly remarkable in its speed and execution. welcome to life one minor was told when he surfaced as a curious world looked on. several came out slamming the sky with their fist like a prize fighter. they pray to the patron saint of miners and for the first 17 days no one knew any of them were alive. rescue operation was incredible, so clean and emotional. chile saw no reason not to let the eyes of the world watch. here's diana live. >> reporter: first they were lost and then they were found. and now finally they are free. all 33 miners are safely here at the surface after they were pulled to the surface in a rescue process that went so fast and smooth as the world watched. as luis, the shift captain and leader of 33 hound hugged the rescuers the world lifted right along with the

right now, you can actually do pretty well on the throttle make your way here on the harrisburg expressway. warren road, traffic is moving well in both direction. no problems on the beltway. 95 is also checking in pretty well. 795 no problems there. we have some road closures around parkville because of ongoing road repair on harford road and a fire haz majerle avenue closed in glen burnie. rosie, back to you. >> it's 5:32. the chilean miners are doing remarkably well after more than two months after ground. three mine verse been released from the hospital overnight. and more will go home today. emily schmidt has the latest. >> reporter: the first three of the 33 mineers who captured the world's attention found one way to avoid that attention last night. as a parade in front of the hospital distracted supporters, the miners slipped out back to go home. that's step out of spotlight is likely brief. chilean reporters asked one miner does it make you happy the whole world was watching you? yes, he said. it made us cry. on the first full day out of the mine, spirits were visibly higher. doctor

and no problems on the 95 corridor and the harrisburg expressway and jfx without issues. looking at our maps, one thing going on and that's up in havre de grace a broken water main break is blocking the westbound lanes of route 7. two-way traffic gets by on the eastbound side but that could add a few extra minutes to your commute if you go through downtown harve degreat. >> it's going to turn 6:01. the line of the day may have come from the state's attorney from kansas who came to washington, d.c. yesterday to support al snyder's case saying we feel horrible in kansas. kansas is where the westboro baptist church "jvis base. sherrie johnson has what happened before the supreme court yesterday. >> reporter: good morning. it's one of the most controversial cases the supreme court has faced in years. issue is whether free speech means protesters can disrupt funerals for military troops with chants and offensive signs. al snyder sued after protesters from westboro church in kansas disrupted a funeral for his son lance corporal matthew snyder on a -- who was killed in iraq. su

about, some police activity getting attention from drivers on the southbound lanes of the harrisburg expressway. that's between belfast and shawan no word of lane blockages. a broken water main up there making repairs and baltimore city broken water main and partial road collapse has argone drive closed between loch raven and the alameda. drivers are encouraged to avoid that area. linda, back to you. >> thanks, kim. >>> it's birthday time. a very happy belated birthday to joshua harris from the baltimore area who turned 6 yesterday. and celebrating tomorrow from essex who turns 9 years old e plays for the great charles matchies. if you want your birthday on the air, send a j peg attachment to morning show at wmar.com and tell us about the person, and try to get the birthday wishes to us in advance. >>> all new this morning, the police chief in austin, texas wants to add a new category of drunk driving laws. you could be considered impaired on austin roads after just two drinks. the police chief thinks it will more fairly track and punish repeat crunk drivers. >> reporter: thousands of people ar

and look at the cameras on the harrisburg expressway at warren road.ar right lanes are the southbound lanes and there's a little slowing in the distance because of that crash that is blocking all but one lane the far right lane. police on the scene guiding traffic through that area. back to you. >> all right, listen up. if you have verizon wireless you could be getting money back. >>> some customers were improperly charged for web access or data useage. how much of a refund you could be owed. >>> and calling all parents at a younger age, kids are asking for cell phones. so we have tips to help make sure they are not ringing up a big bill. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my b

no problems on the harrisburg expressway two incidents in anne arundel county crash block southboundleft lane past the beltway. no real impact on your travel there. and traffic is able to scoot by to the right. green haven sole road at pal hatten beach road a serious crash. anne arundel county police are on the scene. now back to you. >> kim. >>> 5:21. another celebrity has been sent packing on "dancing with the stars" with three couples eliminated, last night a fourth was sent home. >> the situation and karenna. >> sorry jersey shore. lonnie shore pauley shore eastern shore fans, the guy with the abs got the lowest scores and he is boot aid long with his partner. so next week the stars dance to tv theme songs. that's going to be fun. one celebrity ties the knot and another calls it quits. alex stone with details in this morning's show biz wrap. alex. >> reporter: david schwimmerer got married in early june. the director and former friends star tied the knot with british photographer soy buckman. the two met in london while he directed his 200 # movie "run fat boy run" michael dougla

and very slow this morning on the harrisburg expressway southbound from an earlier crash right theree beltway. that has traffic slow as you approach on down to 695. give yourself extra time. pulaski and roscoe boulevard, the traffic lights are out there and electricity is out in the area as well. in dundalk a crash at paulette road and we are work an accident on the quarantine road ramp on to the inner loop. megan pringle has morning now is update. >>> councilwoman holton will appear in court to answer chai, she violated campaign finance laws. prosecutors say that holton asked two prominent city developers to pay for a political poll that exceed campaign finance limits. if convicted she would not have to leave office because it's a misdemeanor. prosecutors are trying to get a more serious bribery charge reinstate after a judge dismissed the case. >>> devonte bundley who payed four sports at harford county community college is being remembered today. he died on the court and they are trying to figure out why. we will keep you post on this story. in the meantime, we are out of time. no

blocking lanes and could cause delays if you use your r york road as an alternate enstead of the harrisburg expressway. back to you. >> 6:19. cpt get enough of this mining story. we have been reading and shouting out details. justin found out one of the miners ran every day 10k. >> 10k. >> every day. unbelievable. living basically in different world and the first order of business once they made it to the top here a medical attention. so what exactly are doctors looking for after 69 days underground? michael jones gives us a closer look right now. >> reporter: elation as they were brought up one by monday after nearly two months. the situation is ending and the health challenges could be just beginning. many of the miners had preexisting health conditions. but all of the 33 men will be dealing with other potential medical concerns. jd polk is the chief international consultant for the mine rescue. he says nasa has helped the chicagoean authorities with health questions but there's one significant difference in this case. >> unlike astronauts who actually get to prepare for their long duration mission

two-way traffic gets by on and no issues on the beltway, 95 looks good and so is the harrisburg expressway. jamie, back to you. >> it's 5:11 and time for today's birthdays. say happy birthday to sydney dorman who turns 10 today. her grandma wanted to wish you a very special happy birthday. in the picture, you see sydney posing with her aunt's new puppy. she goes to joppa view elementary and loves soccer and has dog named max. happy birthday to you sydney. and if you want your birthday on the air just like sydney's, just send us a jpg attachment to morning show at wmar.com and tell us about yourself or the person such as where they are coming from and what they want to do in the morning. and that's morning show at wmar.com. >>> coming up next, it's called a medical milestone for the first time. doctors have injected embree outic stem cells into a patient with spinal cord injury. >>> and big nice on "dancing with the stars" we will find out which couple earned the first 10s of the season. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called d

fortunately, all lanes are open on hay harrisburg expressway. we are at warren road. you see a steady stream of volume but no major delays or any problems at this time to let you know about. as we look at the maps, we are work and crash at east madison in the falls way and police are on the scene trying to make repairs on the ruptured water main westbound lanes remain close approaching the beltway. two-way traffic gets by on the eastbound side. >>> you think brett farv is thinking i should have stayed in my rangeler and he is accused of sending sexually suggestive messages to a jets report twoar years ago. >> i guess he is responding this morning to the allegations. and also ahead, if you didn't catch saturday night live, good morning, america, will show you what it takes christine o'donnell i am not a witch ad and they will look at that. >> all right. we will see you throughout the morning here. have a great one. [ electronic humming ] [ announcer ] complete opposites... in complete harmony. introducing the sport hybrid. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ dance rock ] ♪ hey ♪ [

we do have a serious accident to let you know about on the southbound lanes of harrisburg expresswayltway. you're going to find one lane open because of an overnight crash involving an overturned tractor trailer. police and state highway administration remains on the scene. but expect delays making your way through the area. checking the drive times on the utter loop of the belt we, nothing will hold you up except for the wet roads. take it easy. 59 southbound looks good

looking at the harrisburg expressway, no problems southbound helding towards the beltway. jfx looks good. we have lanes affected in parkville on harford road because of the water main break from earlier in the week. and a road remains closed up in finksburg because of police activity. i will let you know about that in a few moments. jamie, back to you. >> 5:31. 33 men pulled from chilean mine are enjoying new reality this morning. they are free. after spending 69 days trapped underground. abc news is reporting that some could be released from the hospital as early as today. but you know what, their lives will never be the same. after all they were in the international spotlight and they are celebrities. and they have been invited to the presidential palaces and offered vacations and courted by tv shows. and as the men slowly emerge from the underground, pope benedict sent a message of hope speaking in spanish right outside st. peters basilica, the pope said he continues with hope to entrust the miner's fate in god's goodness. >>> and president obama talked about the miners

no problems on the 83s harrisburg expressway looks good between belt fast and top side of 695. jamie, back to you. >> let's put our great pumpkin on the air. dale horn how are you sir. >> great how are you? >> we will talk about yesterday in a second. wow. let's put it up. that is great question from a teacher. she is a teacher and hopes you can answer the question. she is participated in the 403b fully. can she also add money to the 457 on top of that? from janet in could beiesville can she do it. >> yes you can. this is a great advantage in many government programs. the 403b is like a 401k for normal folks. 457 is deferred compensation and that means is that you can put money in the 403b and up to the full limit and put pony in the 457 up to the full limit which is currently 16,500. and there's something else to keep an eye on too. with the 457 if you approach your retirement year, your age of full retirement, and you have not contributed in the past, you can do what's known as a current catch up contribution full deduction amounts. you could put in close to 43,000 for the la

looking at cameras, this is harrisburg expressway and we have no major delays there and the top side the beltway looks good. jamie and megan. >> 19 minutes after 6. >>> for some parents, there's big decision on whether or not to send your children to inpent schools. and there's a number of things to think b you have to think about class skies and amenities and tuition. >> and it's lot to think about. in this week's take five series we look at five independent schools in the balledmore area. sherrie johnson kicks it off with bren mar. >> reporter: here at the bren mar school they are celebrating 125th anniversary. that's 125 years of educating girls preparing thr them for the world. the focus a good school community and college preparations from kind garden to 12th grade they set the bar high for over 700 intelligent young women. >> we know girls learn best together. and and we know strong, smart ambitious girls learn best among other girls equally energetic and equally intellectual and equally ambitious. >> reporter: here are five tips parents need to know about choosing an all girls

right now they are 35 on the north side around the harrisburg expressway. 20 on the northwest corner of the beltway and j.f.x. running smoothly so far. we will keep you posted on any new delays that crop up and closures. live view of harford road shows a pretty nice commute so far but volume is on the light side. we will go to a live view at liberty where we are running smoothly, no major problems to report on the beltway. that is the latest. now to you, mindy and stan. >> our big story the weather alert. while it seems the remnants of nicole have passed we feel the effect. as the water recedes we see the damage. jennifer franciotti joins us from perry hall with a look at damage will. >> good morning. a good portion of bel air road shut down north of the beltway, a major commuter route. i will step out of the way so you can see some of the work going on by state highway crews and private contractors. they say a sinkhole happened somewhere after midnight along bel air road so it will be closed in the northbound direction at necker avenue in the southbound direction at route 43 which i

no problems on 95 and harrisburg expressway has no problem. slow on 795 approaching owens mills boulevard. back to you. >> 6:18. dale horn our certified financial planner as we get you financially fit with your money. we are talking about the miners. they were trapped 69 days and the market was close to 9,000 now they come up and it's 11,000 that's good. >> rising like the phoenix. >> yes. >> in the same way. >> exactly. >> we have a great question from dan in canton. i am hearing on the news about some concerns about bond mutual fund. is this something to worry about? what should we look for. dan in canton. >> fantastic question. we have stock market problems we experienced and real estate bubbles. and so now we are looking very carefully at what could be be a bond market bubble. bond we think of as very stable safe investments. and investors have poured money into bond mutual fund almost 234 billion dollars this year. on top of 350 plus last year. so, as all that money is shifted to this safe area, and stayed away from the stock market there

just activity and it will be op the harrisburg expressway. it is not affecting speeds. >> they are approaching the scene 67 miles an hour. no delays there. and no delays outside taking a look at the beltway and it is looking very nice outside on the top side and outer loop. everything is running smoothly. and we have quality cars and trucks. it toyota moving forward. >> how you are. >> we're here and that i bring that you cannot see behind the scenes when i relax for the morning shots. we decided to tech rate it. heath ser with the ravens, i have a breast cancer awareness shirt. >> >>: they available, there for sale. >> they have a lot of things that will be in the store. >> this is another version. this is cute and cut tight, there rá there men's fit. >> if you are cold you can get your men's fit pink shirt. >> men look great in pink. >> something have you never seen before. >> a pink football. look at that. honest a pink football. and it is going to set you back $19 just to let you know. >> that's our coach's sideline cap. they are availabl

and the harrisburg expressway logo. there is a disabled vehicle.o report here on the northeast corner of the beltway. this is 895 at the harbor tunnel. we are problem free at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> on the marc trains right now, the brunswick line, there are two cancelation. on the light rain, we have on- time service. there are a few bus diverges. there is one that university and st. paul. there is another diversion that joppa. now back to tony pann. >> so far things have been pretty quiet. we do have some rain and chilly temperatures in our forecast. sandra shaw has been getting ready for the baltimore running fast. you have some tips. >> if you are running today, you should wear the rain gear. we are expecting a cold day, as showers are heading our way. we are at lake montebello this morning. it is an incredible popular place for people to train, walked, and run. this is a popular spot for them. it is a spot between mile 20 and at mile 21. it is be

we have an accident on the harrisburg expressway and you can see the lights there through the rain drops. it's approaching the beltway and two left lanes there and another accident in glenn oak. watch for that at paterson and one in columbia on april journey road. watch for a medical call on 95 in the northbound lanes and that's on route 175. there's 95 north of the area. and no delays on 83 at warren road just yet. for traffic information, go to wjz.com. don, back to you. >>> two armed robbers are on the loose after hitting a family dollar store and a third person is hospitalized after being sit by a city school police officer. mike schuh has more live outside the store. >>> good morning, don and everyone. and the police officer was on this side of the street eating at a fast food restaurant and a woman came running and screaming and the officer spring into action. three armed robbers walked into the store. en and the citizens who witnessed the robbery saw the school police officer at the wendys across the street. he went up to the officer and saw that the store was being robbed. three

all lanes are closed at that intersection. 55 on the north side as he approached the harrisburg expressway. problem-free on the west side. a pretty smooth ride so far this morning. seven minutes down to the harbor tunnel. 11 minutes on the north and west sides this morning. this is the key bridge. the east side looks good in both loops. the other bridges look equally smooth at this hour. we are starting to see more volume, but no official delays. we'll update you when the delay happens. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> helen holton loses her spot as a committee chair after pleading no contest to campaign finance violations. >> jennifer franciotti is live with the details. >> that plea is the same as a guilty plea. by making that plea, holton is acknowledging that she asked two developers to cover the cost of a public opinion poll. the cost of the poll was $12,500. she made no mention of that cost. the two pleaded guilty. holton was fined $2,500. she is spirit a criminal conviction that could force her from office. she was charged with bribery. the state appealed the decision of t

and the harrisburg expressway it looks good. >> so far things have been quiet. we are watching some rain come through on the western suburbs. this is moving eastbound per it will take another hour or so to get close to baltimore. it will likely be raining when you drive home from work this afternoon. some of the rain could be heavy. chilly. upper 50's this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast. to now - 4 now, to the news desk. the decision to attend college is often based on a tuition. >> one student got great news in the form of a $10,000 surprise. rob roblin has details. >> taylor collins thought it was just an average day. what a surprise did he get. >> where is taylor? oh, my gosh. >> taylor collins thought it was just an average day in english class progressed he just won $10,000. >> he was one of five regional winners of a $10,000 scholarship from nordstrom. >> it is not a retail scholarship. it is open to any major. it is for attendance at 84-year university or college. >> taylor is one special young man. >> he is one of those students that wor

no major problems on the harrisburg expressway all the way to the beltway. n see the speed sensor.blem to mention, an accident at wakefield road. drive times at seven minutes on 895 south down to the harbor tunnel tolls. 11 minutes on the northeast outer loop. ate's a quick live look traffic. things continue to run smoothly at the key bridge. we can give you a live view there. any of the other bridges are equally smooth. the bay bridge looks good. tunnel traffic is in great shape. we switch over to the west side, where everything is running smoothly at old court, heading all the way down to edmundson. enjoy the nice ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a couple of delays on the marc train system. camden and penn trains are on schedule. on the buses, the 64 and 77 bosses are 15 minutes late. you have a guaranteed ride home for unexpected personal illness or unscheduled overtime. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> things will be relatively quiet when compared to yesterday. there is some drizz

harrisburg expressway, watch for delays.levard and rowling road, all lanes remain blocked due to an accident. on the west side, you look at typical delays towards edmondson. eastbound i-1/7, marriottsville 29, and 795, owings mills towards the beltway. motorcycle involved in crashed here. if you are going to travel in the white marsh area, 10 mi. the hour on average. on the inner loop, a little bit slow towards i-95. 26 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 18 minutes on the outer loop west side. a quick live look outside shows you we have an accident clearing on the outer loop at wilkens. all lanes are open. white marsh, it is barely moving towards the split. tony has a check on the forecast. >> most of the rain we had this morning is moved up to the southern part of pennsylvania. we expect more showers to develop here as we head into the morning and afternoon. it will be scattered in nature. it is off and on. 30% or 40% chance of showers. high temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60. much better as we head into the

harrisburg expressway is slow to the belt way about 10 minutes to get through.bound 95 still struggling in that direction as well. from marsh boulevard to the beltway, a little slow. slow around the beltway as you can see on the north side interloop. 37-miles-an-hour average and 15 minutes to get through. now let's take a live look. you can see the congestion there at 70. traffic is just crawling along. >>> the polls are slow and the university of maryland marching band is a step closer to finding out if it's the winner of a $100,000 price. maryland is competing against bands from 33 other states to win the big award from cbs. they had to perform a theme from a new cbs show. the winner will be announced tonight. >> it's tonight. >> don't miss hawaii five-0 tonight at 10:00 and that is followed by the news when we will announce the winner. >> i hope they win. >> hook' em dano. >>> i don't know what a day in hawaii would look like but it has to be close to this. a barometer pretty steady at 29.77. we'll have your hawaii five-0 29.77. we'll have your hawaii five-0

accident to watch out for the on the south west outer lupe, that's at camp meade road and harrisburg expresswayow from timonium to the beltway. and struggling there and overtime travel times. -- and now, let's take a live look. there's the traffic at the sever certain river bridge. this is brought to you by purdue oven roast ready. >>> and it could be a big night for the university of maryland marching band. they'll find out if they won a national contest. and the university of maryland band is competing with 33 other bands in the "hawaii five-o" theme song contest. the winner will be announced during tonight's show. the first prize is 25 thousands. >>> and you can see tonight's show -- >> at 10:00 here. and more on whether or not the maryland band won the big prize. >> let's hope they do. >> straight ahead. the video version of cliff notes is out. >> and something was slipped into the drinks of students at a party there. >>> and mondays are manageable with days like this. what about the rest of the week? the forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking fo

harrisburg expressway, timonium road, we had a center lane closure with an accident. west side is the heaviest spot at this time. closure due to a sinkhole at gambrills. let's give you a quick live a traffic and show you that traffic is in pretty good shape. all lanes are now open. we will switch to a live view of traffic on the harrisburg expressway. >> streets still like a little wet out there. we have a little drizzle and sprinkle activity. clouds are beginning to lighten up a little bit to the west of us. that bodes well for the forecast. humidity is still up in the barometer is still down. costs are up to 19 and stronger than that. clearing skies eventually. northwest winds at 10 to 20, with stronger gusts and eyes. -- and highs. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic and there are school delays. back at 7:55 with another live update. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich did not make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to e

northbound harrisburg expressway past mount carmel, watch for an accident there.osures in effect and all lanes blocked at 194 in taneytown due to an accident. aspen hill road and argonne drive, water main break repairs at both locations. closures remain in effect. another 1 northbound washington boulevard. southbound 95 at powder mill road, that accident now clear. about 16 to travel on the northeast outer loop. five minutes to get southbound to the outer 95. towards the beltway. back up in the white marsh area. we will switch over to a life you of traffic at old court. west side delays in place. southbound 705 back up as a result towards the beltway. >> so far things happen fairly quiet. we have light rain earlier this morning. most of the rain has been pushed off to the east. we should stay dry for the next couple of hours. 30% or 40% chance of a few showers or thunderstorms popping up. temperatures and the upper 50's and low 60s. we will make it into the upper 70's this afternoon. we will be right in that neighborhood tomorrow. good chance for rain at the end o

harrisburg expressway, moving well in the northbound direction. but southbound, belfast to mount carmel road. north avenue at harford. harford at taylor avenue. now, let's take a live look. you can see plenty of congestion there. 50 at 97. the delay is all the way back to the severn river bridge. and over here, the traffic, heavy volume, but it doesn't back down too bad at this hour. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know calls, you can get a free consultation. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. does your company have a salary scale? what you weigh could truly affect how much you earn. we'll explain. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a promising lead into what is killing honey bees. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> dangerous security oversight. disturbing information about contractors in afghanistan, putting american troops in harm's way. >>> the weekend is here. and so are beautiful, clear ky -- skies. meteorologist tim williams will tell us if it will stick around for the weeke

watch for delays and possibly lane closures there. 49 miles an hour north side around the harrisburg expressway. j.f.x. great and rest of the major roads to the beltway looking good. we will see what is going on. 97 south of the beltway, no sign of that disabled vehicle. everything moving well here. live view at perring parkway looks like we have a problem. we will update that when we get more. >> our big story, as early voting continues in maryland the gubernatorial race heats up. yesterday bob ehrlich got a big endorsement from rudy giuliani. kim dacey is live on federal hill with the story. >> rudy giuliani and bob ehrlich came together at a northern montgomery county farm. the former new york city mayor and presidential hopeful said they need to put the former governor back into office. he also took swings at democratic governor martin o'malley calling him the most antibusiness governor in america. o'malley was in southern montgomery county yesterday an defended himself against giuliani's claims. >> your debt and your taxes and your expenses are going up and up and up. >> we have cut our st