hillen road at east cold spring. pulaski highway at north haven. also another on harford road at east monument street. let's take a live look. you can see, there is an accident at 1kwr fx. and we'll take another live look at york road at the beltway. average speed, about 35 miles opinion an hour. this traffic report is brought to you by barnum and baileya ringling brothers circus. now playing through april one of the -- april 1st. >>> if you notice some odd- looking clouds in the sky this morning, you may have nasa to thank. scientists in virginia launched five suborbital rockets. they allow scientists to see the winds in speation. -- space. scientists say millions of people from south carolina to new hampshire, may have caught a glimpse of the milky way clouds they created. >>> people here are scooping up mega millions tickets, hoping to become one of the biggest winners of all time. the jackpot for tonight's drawing has climbed to $363 million. the lucky ticket holder will be able to choose a lump sum payout of nearly $260 million. the largest wi

hillen and it's a photograph in which you see in mock severity a strapping young african woman looking down at a little frightened creature that was a photograph and i could feel the love between the two of them. now what sort of love it was, i'm not going presume to put any label to it because a relationship between two women has many opportunities and varieties of love as there exists between two men or a man and a woman. >> rose: you're putting no definition to it. >> no definition at all. there was love. that's all i can say about that relationship. and again rose marie and carla seemed to realize that and they serve that idea serve that performance and so does maria. and she comes in with a basket of vegetables and it's not just about creativity. there was a south african actress. >> rose: you are all three characters. >> you are the artist and angry young south african railing against an injust society and you are the reverend with a rich religious heritage that goes an african. and my mother was an africana and it was absolutely right. >> rose: what is ms. helen and the darkness

hillen road at 32nd street. east patapsco at fifth street. and also, north dundalk at bay ship avenue. an easy, smooth drive for you. 95 on top of the tydings memorial bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800 the firm or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. skiers watch in horror as an avalanche rolls through a resort in france. see more of this incredible video. >>> national health concerns. why a banned substance is sending people to the hospital. >>> residents in a baltimore neighborhood, outraged after getting tickets for hundreds of dollars over cracks in the sidewalks. is it fair? wait until we show you what city-owned sidewalks look like in the same neighborhood. that's coming up. >>> gloarsz spring-like -- glorious spring-like weather is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a giant avalanche rolls through a french ski resort. and it's all caught on video. skiers watch in

he was killed battling an apartment fire at hillen dale last january. wednesday, the findings of an internal investigation were released. the report cited contributing causes, including that falkenhan and his partner split up battling the blaze, and his partner locked a portable radio, and open doors in the building allowed the fire to spread. all of those factors created a perfect storm that killed the 43-year-old veteran. >> instead, what they found was a confluence of smaller issues that, by themselves, probably wouldn't have been significant. but when combined, created a catastrophic situation. >> fire officials say they will take the necessary corrective action to address the issue brought up in that report. >> baltimore city fire union officials are reacting to news their forces might be reduced as part of a budget cutting move. >> we're gambling with citizens' lives and you're gambling with firemen's lives, and i for one think it's absolutely disgusting. >> earlier this week, the mayor's budget proposal called for the permanent closure of three c

we have a spell out hillen road and brighton larchdale road that could create slick spots for your morninges per hour on the outer loop west side. it is closed on eastbound i-70 -- a bit of a slow spot on eastbound i-70. bw parkway, so far so good there. ruxton road, from the beltway, smooth ride all the way into town. taney, over to. > -- tony, over to you. >> chilly start, but no rain. that will come tonight. there's not much of a wind. in the northwest suburbs, temperatures drop off even further. 32 in frederick, 33 in taneytown. warmer near the water. increasing clouds, chance for rain showers this evening and overnight and come -- overnight. . showers possible to start the day on saturday. it should taper off in the afternoon. sunday it look >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning. it's the 30th of march, 2012. we have a large crowd visiting the plaza this morning. i'm sure many of them are hoping to hit it big in tonight's mega million drawing for a record $540 million jackpot. who wouldn't be looking forward to that? meantime inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside hoda kotb who is in