westbound whitemarsh boulevard 59 honeygo -- at honeygo boulevard remains closed. try 695 as an alternate. traffic lights out at owings mills, reisterstown road at south tollgate lane. outer loop on the west side, no problems between liberty road down to about the route 70 interchange. the beltway looks good, we have building volume on the east side here between wienld and harford road -- whitemarsh boulevard and harford road. no problems at the tunnels but i'm getting word that fayette street is closed in both directions downtown, between milton and fayette because of an earlier accident involving a police vehicle. 95 southbound here headed towards whitemarsh boulevard, we have building volume, no delays at this time, just slowing approaching the 695/895 split. back to you. >>> 6:33. drag racing suspected in the death of a cab driver. >> witnesses say they saw two cars speeding down the road and then saw the crash. sherrie johnson joins us with the latest. >> reporter: everyday thousands of people travel on northern parkway and what is so disturbing, it could have

honeygo boulevard at eastbound whitemarsh boulevard, closed to are a major crash there.n owings mills, reisterstown road and south tollgate lane, traffic lights out. expect that to be a four-way stop sign when you get there. 695 at the bw parkway, no problems to report at this time. traffic is flowing freely. back to you. >>> a lot happened across baltimore while you slept. >> and this morning abc2 news has you informed. >> police investigate a deadly crash in northwest baltimore that could have been the result of drag racing. i'm sherrie johnson. that story is coming up. (announcer) sleep is your body's strongest ally. it can lift your mood, help rebuild muscle... and improve your concentration. tylenol pm works with your body to ease the aches and pains that keep you awake, and helps you fall asleep in a non-habit forming way. because the better you sleep, the better you feel. but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawber toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. kids are hungry after school. that's wh

. >>> three people are dead after an early morning crash in white marsh at white marsh and honeygo boulevard. the street sweeper hit the vehicle. >> reporter: emergency rescue units converged on the scene. they found any chance of a rescue had come and gone in a matter of seconds. >> unfortunately, three bodies are inside of that vehicle. they have been burned. they are deceased. we are trying to figure out where the body came from. >> reporter: police say the independent contractor had just completed his work at 5:00 in the morning when either he or the driver of the compact car must have run a red light at the intersection. >> the passenger vehicle was traveling westbound mon white marsh when it was making a left hand turn on honeygo boulevard. >> reporter: at this point investigators say they have three bodies burned beyond preace initial and very lit -- recognition and very little to go on. the car may have displayed paper temporary tags that burned when the car ignited into flames. the driver of the street sweeper suffered minor injuries. reporting for abc2 news. >>> crash investigators

honeygo boulevard closed, trying using perry hall as an alternate. traffic lights not working at south tollgate and reisterstown road. western howard county, in woodbine, morgan station road remains closed in both directions because of downed trees, between routes 99 and 144. no problems at the tunnels. 83 looks good from mount carmel road all the way down into the city. taking a quick look at the cameras, this is 695 at the bw parkway. we've got major slowing as you make your way southbound on 295 but northbound lanes, everything running freely. back to you. >>> 6:01. drag racing has been around since cars. >> and sources say it was drag racing that ended in the death last night of a cab driver on northern parkway. sherrie johnson is here to report on that. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with baltimore city police. they are degree us a mangled -- they are telling us a mangled mess is all that is left after suspected drag racers slammed into a cab driver last night killing him. the accident happened about 11:00 at the intersection of northern

that is going to be between honeygo boulevard and white marsh boulevard.ulevard and campbell boulevard. a traffic light out in fallston. shawan at falls. lights out in west pa tone i can't. west padonia -- padonia. lights out in south colgate. one more spot where lights are out route 26 at oakland mills. downed trees in reistersdown. nicodemus at barryman's lean. some other problems to talk about, debris and traffic lights out. use caution. a look at 95 at white marsh. this traffic report brought to you by toyota, choose from 16 different fuel-efficient models. back over to you. >>> with the sun up a closer look at the damage done by the weather system that made its way across the state. a viewer in waldorf e-mailed us this digital photo. it appears to be a funnel cloud but the national weather service has not said if any tornadoes touched down in southern maryland or anywhere else. eyewitness news and mary bubala live in reisterstown where there is a lot of damage. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, don and everybody. tim is talking about stor

reporter: the victims were all in a small car together, when the driver tried to turn left on to honeygo boulevard off of white marsh boulevard. >> they drove into the path of a sweeper that hit it in a t- bone fashion. >> one car was clearly involved in fire, and the sweeper was half involved in fire. >> reporter: public works authorities say the street sweeper was not part of the city fleet. crews at the maryland department of environment were on the scene. some oil spilled on to the road. for now, police do not know who was at fault or what happened. as for the three who died here, it's been difficult to pinpoint who they are or where they're from. >> we think that this may have had a temporary tag on it. so detectives and investigators are looking at the vin number. >> reporter: detectives are waiting for autopsy reports from the medical examiner's office. it could take weeks. weijia jiang, 13 news at 11:00. >>> i don't know what happened. i just had the older woman standing here and she noticed two men trying to get into a house at that number. they had to barge in and they broke the screen d

this was the seen on honeygo boulevard. all three people in the vehicle died after the car burst into flames after the collision. the road was closed for a while as emergency crews went to the scene. they are trying to figure out what happened. mary, back to you. >> we will continue to follow the story and bring you updates when we get them. >>> federal detainees may be housed here in baltimore. they are work out a plan to keep hundreds of inat the former super max prison. inmates awaiting trial in baltimore are shifted to federal facilities across the united states. more money is needed from the federal government to increase capacity at the history here. >>> when it comes to health care, obese americans are paying more than their healthier neighbors. obese persons spend an extra $1400 a year on health care, more than double the amount last decade. former president bill clinton says a problem that is stressing america's health care system. >> it really matters what happens here. matters whether we save this generation of k

police say a car turned in front of a street sweeper -- a street sweeper traveling east on honeygo boulevard boulevard. >> it basically t-bond the passenger vehicle, pushing it some districts. the car erupted into flames and all the occupants are deceased. >> the ages and genders are unknown. police say the bodies are burned beyond recognition. the president's deadline for health care reform is quickly approaching. the goal is to engineer a deal by friday but it looks like it may not happen. the house council vote next week but the senate has given up on the summit deadline. the president will be stumping for the plan in north carolina and virginia while lawmakers try to make progress before the recess. aides say he will also continue to talk to lawmakers about how best to move the plan through congress. nancy pelosi convinced that if the plan hits the floor, it will win. >> does she have the votes yet? >> i don't believe so next week. i think the american people want to take a closer look. >> the big sticking point among lawmakers is the trillion dollar cost. house democrats are now meeting

the accident happened as the car turned on to honeygo boulevard. if you live in baltimore county and own a motorcycle or minivan police urge you to protect your property. in the last two weeks six motorcycles were stolen and 12 minivans stolen or attempted. there is an explanation as to how the two are connected police say. >> criminals, with go cruising in the minivan and see a street bike. if they can't defeat the security right now they will put it in the minivan and go. >> police warn if you have to park your bike outside try to lock it to some other large object. consider a tracking device or alarm and leave title in your home. if you have any information on the bike and minute think van thefts you are urged to call police. >> an anti-abortion amendment to a health overhaul bill was rejected by a house committee. that was late last night. it said the bill may not impose requirements for coverage of abortion except in limited cases. the bill was initially approved by the energy and commerce committee but when brought back up for a second vote d

driver, lori ann cardwell and her mother, 62-year-old darlene cardwell died in the crash on honeygo boulevard. another friend, katarina morrison also died. they were on the way back from kentucky where katarina's fiance just graduated from army basic training. >>> with mayor dixon's troubles essentially starting from scratch, some political analyst says the legal process could form a dangerous timeline for the politician. abc 2 news brian kuebler joins us now to explain. brian? >> it's all about timing. the mayor's original trial was set this september, nine months after her first indictment. add nine months from yesterday's reindictment, and it could be spring 2010 before the mayor actually stands trial. some political science experts say that could not be worst timing for a mayor who may want to run for another term. the election cycle will start warming up, and the longer dixon's legal troubles are in the public eye, the more the public and possible challengers will take notice. >> this could ecke send the her vulnerability into a time period when it becomes really dangerous for her. >> in

happened in whitemarsh on honeygo boulevard near the whitemarsh mall. police say the car turned in the path of a a street sweeper. the driver of the machine wasn't seriously injured. >>> claims of homegrown terrorism. seven north carolina men accused of military-style training as well as planning a series of terror attacks overseas. more on this federal indictment. >> reporter: the fbi is calling it a homegrown terror plot. seven north carolina men are charged with supporting terrorism and conspiring to commit murder abroad. the fbi raided the rural home of the alleged ringleader, 39-year-old daniel boyd. the indictment accuses him of recruiting his two sons and four other men, mostly americans in their 20s. neighbors say they are bewildered. >> it's scary. that makes me nervous for my children. i spoke with him on several occasions and never was there a idea he was involved in something like that. >> reporter: according to the indictment boyd went to pakistan and afghanistan and received military-style training in terrorist training camps for the purpo

word of a crash at honeygo boulevard at whitemarsh boulevard.uld be lane closures, plenty of emergency vehicles on scene. and reisterstown, nicodimas road and berrymans lane. and in cockeysville, cranbrook road at york road. downed trees and power lines in the area. definitely use caution. at the outer loop, no problems to let you know about, the beltway looks good at this time. back to you. >>> 5:20. today, sarah palin now known as the former governor of alaska. in a fiery speech yesterday she said she's stepping down to take her political battles to a larger if unspecified stage. palin has not said what her future plans are but the former presidential candidate is widely considered a potential candidate for presidency in 2012. that is the former vice presidential candidate. >>> rescue crews in cincinnati say a gas leak ignited an explosion from a two-story home. it crashed down on itself. the blew out windows. there are no reports of injuries. >>> at the water in washington state. a hydroplane racing boat flips over during a race coming to res

waiting to confirm dental records for the three that had the accident with the street sweeper on honeygo boulevarda reisterstown woman pled guilty for her woman in a baltimore county-based sex trafficking ring. leah bell and byron thompson are accused of prostituting two 15-year-old girls and 17-year-old girl. prosecutors say they put the women to work in more than 100 hotels in the maryland and dc areas. >>> who planted a pipe bomb on the street? police say a person walking on the beach near 40th street stumbled near the device. officials evacuated the area as the bomb squad moved in and disarmed the device without incident. >>> the orioles just can't straighten up and fly right. game two ended like monday, not good for the birds. one bright spot of course came from adam jones. hit a home run in the first. tying the game 2-2 but took 11 innings, in the end the royals won 4-3. game three tonight at 7:05. >>> somebody's about to get dad of the year. this is a game between the texas rangers last night. look at this. a fan in the stands. michael young, who dumps it into right field -- the dad sees th

the car was making a left turn when it was hit at the intersection of whitemarsh and honeygo boulevardall three people inside died. it's a horrible video. the driver of the sweeper suffered only minor injuries. weather conditions might have been a factor. >>> michael vick is officially cleared to play this season. he can sign with any team and begin training camp. where will he end up? there's speculation that high-powered management teams like new england, miami could take vick or teams willing to put people in the stands like oakland, cincinnati and also the buffalo bills. >>> back here at home, the orioles host the kansas city royals. the team with the worst record in the american league. one of the only two big highlights to show you last night, adam jones hitting the solo home run in the first, game tied 1-1. however, rich hill gave up three runs and didn't last past the third. he apologized for his performance last night after the game. the orioles lost 5-3 and that is it. no life, no wins. it was ugly last night. >>> no matter how you look at it germs are germs. >> but experts s

the car was making a left turn when it was hit at the intersection of whitemarsh and honeygo boulevards yesterday morning. the driver of the street sweeper suffered only minor injuries. >>> michael vick is waiting to see if an nfl team will give him a second chance. the former atlanta falcons quarterback was reinstated by the nfl commissioner. there's speculation he could end up with new england or possibly miami or a team willing to put fans in the stands such as oakland, cincinnati and buffalo. >>> michael phelps now qualified for the 200 meter freestyle at the world championships in rome. a swimmer from germany took first. phelps set the world record for the event at last year's beijing olympics. the swimming sensation won gold sunday in the 400 free relay. >> ever been to a penn state game? they cheer we are penn state. now they are say we are a party school. this morning the students are bragging about that but parents probably not too thrilled. penn state just named the nation's number one party school by "princeton review." they outpartied last year's winner, university of florid

monday at the intersection of honeygo boulevard and whitemarsh build boulevard. the driver, 37-year-old lori ann cardwell and her passengers, 62-year-old helen cardwell and 19-year-old katarina ann morrison were all killed. the 32-year-old driver of the street sweeper escaped with minor injuries. >> the victims were on their way home from a trip to kentucky. the cause of the crash is still being investigated. >>> baltimore city mayor sheila dixon may be shaken by charges that -- have been refiled against her but she's not showing it. she has just been reindicted on perjury charges. wjz was with the mayor she was indicted in nine counts. she'smy kids are sick, going to continue to come out and that's what i do. >> eyewitness news taking you through the charges. she received gifts from people doing business with the city. she's got thousands of dollars from her ex-boyfriend and did not report one dime. ron lipscomb ran the contracting that ran harbor east, he pled guilty to a violation last month. it lays out lavish trips they took together including to chicago and

honeygo boulevard, whitemarsh boulevard on the eastbound lanes reopened but it's still going to be jammedan see traffic flowing freely at this time as you make your way down towards the baltimore national pike. back with "good morning maryland" at 9:00. and this is your movies on demand screen. oh cool. (cable guy) so what are you going to do next? who are you? who is he? it's okay. well, i'm going to... activate over 100 hd channels? program his remote? it's like you've been watching him all day. have you been watching me all day? no. (announcer) want the ultimate upgrade for your home? switch to verizon fios. unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home for razor-sharp tv, america's top rated internet, and crystal-clear phone service, just $79.99 a month for the first six months. it's like 3 services for the price of 2. just sign up today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v and, at no extra cost, we'll set up your wireless home network, remote and walk you through the features. with fios, finding movies is a snap. check tra

on honeygo boulevard. a car rammed into a street sweeper truck. all three people in the car were pronounced dead at the scene. we'll have more as police try to figure out how this happened. >>> breaking news about michael vick. he could be back in action this summer and playing for an nfl team by late fall. he has been reinstated by nfl commissioner roger goodell. he said he is start preseason workouts and play two seasons. that is, if any team picks him up. he can then apply for full commission. >>> it is late july and time for football. baltimore ravens' training camp begins tomorrow in westminster. and players started reporting. sports director mark viviano is live in westminster, with more on what we can expect out of a team. hey, mark? >>> it was six months ago that the ravens played their last game on a freezing cold night in pittsburgh. and it is with that in mind that they arrive in the sweltering heat of westminster to kick off another training camp. now, that loss to pittsburgh, left the ravens one game short of making it to the super bo

crash investigators say cardwell was westbound on whitemarsh boulevard and turned on to honeygo boulevard and crossed into the path of the street sweeper. both vehicles erupted into flames. the 32-year-old driver of the sweeper suffered only minor injuries. >> thank you. the women were returning home from a trip to kentucky at the time of that crash. >>> the fbi says scientist bruce ivins was behind the 2001 anthrax attacks and closed their case. now the investigation is being investigated. experts from the national academy of sciences plan to review the scientific research done in the investigation. the mailings killed five people and sickened 17 others. the doctor was about to be indicted by federal prosecutors when he took his own life. >>> the president's beer summit with the white massachusetts police officer and the black what harvard scholar set to take place in a few hours. president obama hopes to settle the controversy once and for all. >> reporter: the police officer and policeman whose confrontation sparked a national debate will finally meet again. >> they are decent, honorab

on whitemarsh boulevard -- what happened is what we're told the car tried to turn left on to honeygo boulevard, rammed into the back of a street sweeper truck. the vehicle apparently burst into flames immediately. police still on the scene so if you're headed around that area you can expect delays for quite a while. we will keep you posted on this program as well as abc2news.com. >>> witnesses say it was drag racing that caused the deadly accident overnight in east baltimore. let's take to you this mangled mess. that was all that was left after a suspected drag racer slammed into a taxi cab. happened last night. the accident took the life of cab driver. the intersection happened at northern parkway and woodcrest near the pimlico racetrack. witnesses say several cars were driving at a high rate of speed, slammed into the cabbie which was trying to make a u turn. authorities tell abc2 news the cab driver died instantly on the scene. four others were treated at the crash site and were taken to shock trauma. we spoke to one witness who did not want to be identified on camera. listen. >> they was r

5:00 on monday morning, a car carrying three people turned in front of the street sweeper on honeygo boulevardlames, killing everyone inside. it will be awhile before they can identify the victims because bodies were burned beyond recognition. >> tracking one accident of notes if you are heading out on howard county this morning. right at route 40, baltimore national pike, a st. john's lane. the volume related delays on southbound 795 approaching the beltway. 52 on the northeast side. padonia, watch for traffic lights. if you're heading out on the west side, 14 minutes is the outer the delay there. 60 minutes is the drive time on the outer loop northeast side. six -- tina minutes is the right time on the outer loop matisse hide. we're looking at a delay on the bw parkway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> partly sunny are ready this morning. very humid already. not going anywhere fast. 76 downtown. 74 at the airport. the mercury will rise pretty quickly. he will surge to between 87 and 92 degrees. partly cloudy skies. just about a 20% chance of a late day isolated thunderstorm. tomorr

street sweeper collided just before 5:00 a.m., sunday morning, at the intersection of honeygo and whitemarsh boulevards. police are having a difficult time identifying the victims. they say the driver of the street sweeper escaped with minor injuries and refused medical treatments. >>> strong words from city and religious leaders, as those behind a series of shootings, that wounded 18 people in east baltimore, remained on the loose. eyewitness news stays on the story, with complete coverage. mike hellgren reports from city police headquarters. >>> we've learned that pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby. but there's not much good news in all of this. the violent feud between drug gangs has left a bloody trail across the city. >> it definitely hits home. >> on the radio this morning. >> reporter: naacp president condemned the unprecedented bloodshed in east baltimore. >> stand up and deal with what is happening in our community and stop pointing the finger, blaming somebody else, other than ourselves. >> reporter: 18 people were shot in five hours, including a pregnant woman and a 2-year-old in the 26

it happened at the intersection of honeygo and whitemarsh boulevard. >> they drove into the path of atreet sweeper vehicle, that hit it in a t-bone fashion. >> the small chevrolet aveo burst into flames. police are still looking into which driver was at fault. >> i see a lot of people out on the roadway that don't seem to know the rules of the road. and it's fairly bothersome. >> reporter: the super involved is part of the private fleet. police say the driver had just finished a job in towson. he was observing a crash. he told wjz, this is the traffic accident, where the other car ran a red light. the driver of the sweeper was driving, not sweeping at the time. he was not speeding. there was nothing he could have done differently to prevent this accident. my prayers are with the families of the victims. >> reporter: in the preliminary investigations, we discovered the women are from pennsylvania, based on the vin number and registration of their vehicle. now, detectives are relying on dental records and artifacts found at the scene to determine who they are. >> that's first and foremo

were killed when the driver of the car smashed into the sweeper at the intersection of honeygo and whitemarsh boulevards early monday morning. investigators are relying on dental records and artifacts found at the scene to confirm the women's identities. police are still looking into who was at fault. wjz spoke with the owner of the sweeping company involved. she said there was nothing the operator could have done differently to prevent the accident. vic? >> the driver of the street sweeper is recovering from minor injuries. >>> there are many dangers on the road. and one is in the palm of your hand. truck drivers texting while on the phone, while behind the wheel, are much more likely to crash. jessica kartalija is live in brooklynville, with the latest study on the crash. >> reporter: many of us are guilty of doing just that. texting behind the wheel. and it still is legal here in maryland for a few more months. but one group of drivers is putting us all at risk. >>> on the inner loop of the baltimore beltway, we pass a driver, hauling a heavy load and taxing while -- texting while driving over the sp

the accident happened at the intersection of honeygo and whitemarsh boulevard. the car burst into flames after the accident and was consumed by fire. the driver of the street sweeper managed to escape with minor injuries. police say the car apparently turned into the path of the street sweeper. but it's not yet clear which vehicle had the right of way. police found no tags on the vehicle. it is possible the vehicle had a paper, temporary tag, which burned in the fire. sally? >> thanks, denise. because police have been unable to identify the vehicle, they're having difficulty identifying the three people inside who died. >>> as we have been telling you, many areas are still cleaning up from sunday's storms. first warning weather coverage continues now with mike perry, live over sky eye chopper 13, over one of the hardest hit areas in carroll county. >> how issue you? we are in eldersburg, looking about a mile from where we were this morning. just south of route 26 in the eldersburg area. this is a neighborhood where you can see multiple trees have been knocked do

were all traveling in a small car together when the driver tried to turn left on to honeygo off of white marsh boulevard they drove into the path of a street sweeper vehicle that hit it basically in a t-bone fashion,s forking it down the road for about 100 -- force approximating down the road for about 100 yards. >> one car was involved in fire and the street sweeper was half involved in fire. >> reporter: public works authorities say the sweeper involved is not part of the baltimore county fleet, but from a private contractor. crews from the maryland department of environment were also on the scene. a spokesperson says a sweeper carries about 45 gallons of oil, some of which spilled on to the road. for now, police do not know who was at fault or exactly what happened. as for the three who died here, detectives say it has been difficult to pinpoint who they are or even where from. >> we think this may have a temporary tag on it. we don't have any tag information and detectives and crash investigators are looking at the vin number trying to trace that back, where the car came from? >> reporter: detective