but aftershocks are forcing rescue operations to be suspended intermittently. many of the collapsed buildings are in urban centers. there are no details reports yet on the damage in rural areas. many people are believed to be trapped under debris. the international community, including japan and the u.s., has offered to help, but the turkish government says it can with it by itself. kurdish separatist gur i will as are struggling near the iraqi border to the south. curds are criticizing the government from declining offers of aid from other countries to cover the kurdish secessionist campaign. nearly 100 apartment buildings collapsed and 169 died in the quake. that's more than half the death toll. it suffered the worst damage. >> reporter: the fire department says they are doing search and rescue operations. at least 150 people are believed to be still trapped under the rubble. they're crying after identifies bodies of their loved ones. they were pulled from the debris of a five story building that was completely destroyed. >> there were one or two aftershocks.

intermitt at the intermittent sunshine and low dense cover to build in through tomorrow.e rain won't build in until tomorrow afternoon. we are looking for showers and storms, in to heavy rain, wind with this wednesday. could be a washout, a few inches on the way. we could look at flooding, even after our five day stretch of sunny, dry weather. today 85. not a record. our 2-degree guaranteed high gets us back to summer like weather. back to 60s, patchy fog day break. 70s tomorrow. rain wednesday, thursday and friday, leftover showers and storms. 67 will do it saturday afternoon after a cool start for the marathon. >>> earlier broken down car on the inner loop at the key bridge is cleared out of the way. there is no delay there. let's look at the jfx, we are doing okay at cold spring lane. southbound traffic is busier towards downtown. no issues as you get to the 41st street overpass. it's moving well. taking a look at the beltway, topside at harford road. slow down on the outer loop to the right. slight improvement from a few minutes ago. give yourself extra time. inner lo

damp outside and sort of that nuisance rain because you need intermittent wiper blades and there could be heavier showers into the afternoon. here is tanya. >> reporter: we have an incident on the bellway at due lanny valley road, no -- dulaney valley road. no information which loop. no accidents in the county. 95 south of 195, traffic is building in both directions but pretty light right now. top side of the beltway is light as well. no incidents to report just a few cars in each direction. we are doing fine at our tunnels and bridges. charley. >>> the case against a maryland senator. deputy secretary to the u.s. transportation department takes the stand later today. that's straight ahead. plus... >> reporter: hybrid and electric trucks roll into baltimore. i will tell you why they are here coming up. >>> before you head out this morning five things to know. testimony in the federal bribee case against curry continues this morning at a baltimore courtroom. former transportation secretaryis scheduled to take the stand. prosecutors say curry was paid more than $245,000 to do favor for s

just showers intermittently throughout the morning. we do have light showers falling at the moment here in washington and showers up to the north and west into montgomery county. much of the area currently getting a break. look at what is going on out to the west. you can see the rain sliding in from west virginia. that will be in here shortly. we will have rain as mentioned on and off throughout the day as this frontal system sags to our south. that will bring some cool air. >> you know what i like. >> you'll love it. our highs later today, cooler than yesterday, only in the low to mid-60s. showers around, lots of clouds. many of us will be in the low 60s with 62 in martinsburg, 65 in washington. cooler today and downright cold around here by saturday with highs only in the upper 40s. >> thank you. let's check in with julie wright to see the latest on traffic. looks like it could be messy with the rain. you just never know. >> absolutely. it won't make our commute any easier this morning. we are dealing with wet pavement. when i left

sometimes it would be intermittent. we would keep the case opened just because we were not sure. thank you, commissioner, or making me remember that in situations like that, where it is extensive, there can be so much litigation that we recommend to go to the city attorney. that was five people in play for one property. usually in that situation, there are different types of things going on where it warrants being able to make a recommendation to the city attorney. >> in that case, if you have situations like that, how does that fit into today's recommendations? you mentioned that if the property owner does not comply with the schedule? >> it means that getting a directors hearing will happen much faster. they will get the order. and if they still do not reply, we have to assess if the case needs to go from referral to the city attorney. they will also be getting bills. a $2,400 bill for the assessment of cost. if they accrue building and pay the monthly fee, that usually helps. after that, we have to look at the property cumulatively for intervention. that is the biggest tip tha

at this point, we are intermittent clouds, the most important thing, we may briefly get back to low 60s and drop into the afternoon. the clouds likely to fill back up. winds gusting to 40 miles per hour. it is going to be a bumpy ride and as i said earlier, the strongest winds is behind the storm. 59 in baltimore. 43 chicago. their winds pushing 60 miles per hour today and 20-plus-foot waves on lake michigan. that's impressive. it's this storm. it's wrapped cold air around it. we cut off the moisture feel here and expecting to have winds likely to keep our temperatures colder even though they're coming from the south and the southwest. coastal flood advisories, here's the breakdown, temperatures falling somewhere between the 50s and the low 60s and dropping again as the strong winds, 46 tonight. 59 with more clouds, 60 saturday. going to race for the cure, it will be chilly in the morning but it will be dry. >> and well worth it. >> if you're traveling 9-5 southbound between the beltways, we have some debris in the road. two pieces of drywall, stay to the right. looking at the beltway o

intermittent delays. the bulk of users are having issues with e-mail, internet and bbm service. the company says it problems started on monday worldwide because of the crucial link in infrastructure that failed. the back-up system also failed. there's no reason why. there are plenty of black berry users on dupont circle. >> i'm good with e-mail. i'm not good when i want to surf the net. >> it's tough. everyone is in the situation. >> it's a work e-mail. >> are they okay with it? >> you have to be in your office more than you are used to. >> this is how i facebook all day. >> i facebook on the phone and haven't been able to get through all day. >> don't mess with facebook. a lot of blackberry users use it for work and the bbm service. it's like sending a text message, but it's free. apple had a similar software and friday, they are coming out with a new version of the iphone. plenty of user who is use blackberry say with the latest problem, it might be time to switch. we are live in dupont circle. >> thank

we will have intermittent showers struck the day and even into tomorrow and friday. most of the action right now is on 95 in virginia and crossing over 66 and crossing over the potomac into southern maryland, moderate rain pushing south to north. along the blue ridge and approaching front royal and winchester. there's more rain down to the south, continuing to develop and push northward. we will see showers off and on throughout the day. if temperatures right now in the 50 -- 60's for the most part. temperatures will not move much today. accused body showers tonight. a few thunderstorms tomorrow and isolated showers. mid 70's. chance of rain on friday. clearing out for the weekend. >>> temperatures will not move much but traffic is moving. moving nicely. the beltway at river road right here. across the american legion bridge. to looks good on the beltway in tysons. a nice ride in college park. 95 in and out of baltimore is moving with normal travel times. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:42 62 degrees. >> prince george's county police cracking down on business is kno

we had intermittent clouds overnight. but we'll lose the clouds through the day. we're still holding at 60 in baltimore and 63 in easton. if you're planning ahead for the kids going to school, they may want to wear shorts today. by the afternoon, we'll get mild. the 30s in the mountains that is a hint of cooler air. but it will be a few days from reaching us. we'll be in the low 60s this morning and mostly sunny and breezy afternoon. we'll get up to 74. we're almost on par with the week weather. but we have a mid-week storm coming up that we'll talk about next. here's your traffic now. >>> earlier accident in the city of south highland and dylan is in the clearing stages right now. on the interstates, we're doing well light traffic. this is the southwest side of the beltway going through katetonsville. 395 looking north, we have light traffic building both directions, no issues or incidents to report. just a pretty shot. drive time are doing well. 95 southbound from white marsh to the beltway, 9 minutes. >>> police continue gathering clues in the disappearance of

then the five-day forecast, we have a chaps some of intermittent showers as i said on friday. 72 for the high. highs in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. even monday looks pretty good. i should mention that these temperatures are just about normal. our average high starting today is 69 degrees. now, let's get an update on this morning's rush hour traffic from julie wright. >>> we got a little thunder and lightning going over here as well. so yeah, it is moving through the area. i wanted to pop up the camera you were talking about. rockville getting hit right now with thunder and lightning. i pulled up the camera here at 207 at falls road kind of in the heart of rockville if you will. i should say over towards the interstate. we are dealing with that as you come southbound. expect the volume to increase earlier this morning because people are trying to head out the door earlier, get to work on time. i understand that. wipers are getting a good workout. so far, we are incident-free as you travel southbound leaving the rockville interchanges and continuing out to the lane divide. lane

we stay dry today and intermittent clouds this morning, any little bit of morning sun peaking out, wese out to the advancing crowds ahead of the storm system. a little peak on the edge of the screen. it looks well organized. extended front across the eastern edge. it's going to tap in to tropical moisture near florida and all get drawn you have the eastern sea board locking in on us. today a dry day, thickening clouds. 71 this afternoon. we will talk about that storm in just a moment. now it's 5:29. back to the roads. >>> baltimore drive at windsor milks an accident reported in baltimore county. so far accident free in the city, let's

and, you know, take an intermittent break to get a cup of tea or whatever it might be.se individuals would not be required to clock in and out. >> okay. so here is the statement coming from hertz, which maintains that it took this disciplinary action against the 34 transporters at its seattle, washington, airport location for failing to follow requirements that they clock in and out prior to breaks, saying this, quote, while the employees, all muslims, were using the breaks for prayers, the breaks were typically extended long beyond the time necessary to complete religious obligations, which is why the company to be fair to all of its employees in seattle implemented the clock-in requirement. you're saying that what transpired is against the very policy that hertz is reiterating here in the statement? looks like we're having big phone problems here with tracey and allyse. we'll try to re-establish contact with them so we can continue this conversation and see what is taking place there involving people there in seattle. >>> all right, meantime, you've been getting to kn

some of the ski areas will be intermittent with clouds and hang on to a few extra clouds tomorrow. 69, look that was our temperature at midnight. that is our two degree guarantee. can't avoid that even though most of the day will fall through the 50s. winds gusting at 40 miles per hour and tonight you'll notice a cool down. we'll talk about the weekend outlook in a moment. right now, mctraffic time. >> reporter: i knew he was going to say that. mcroad work not affecting mctraffic. let's look at our mctraffic cameras. fine outer loop moving well. inner loop no issues past frederick road. 695 at baltimore national pike. all quiet here as well. very light traffic in both directions. so far you have good to go. back to mccharlie. >>> off to break now. 16 years ago her son was executed for a crime she said he didn't commit. the fight this morning that mother is doing to get her son cleared of the crime. >>> coming up, we are going to look at newly reressed photos of the helicopter crash. you are watching good morning maryland, first and only at 4:30. a live look at i-95 this morning. back

and one area of low pressure to the north, back to the west, lingering and keeping us windy and intermitt at the present time clouds. 71, the clouds increasing and tonight, bringing us rain towards day break, 57 tomorrow. a wet day. thursday highs sliding to the 60s and 58 with sun on friday. >>> overnight road work is wrapping up in the next few minutes. clear at 95. other areas trying to get it cleared out of the way. this is the beltway, southwest side, we are incident free through kayton'sville at frederick. lanes are open. topside of the beltway, 695, light traffic. even amounts on each loop. doing okay at tunnels and bridges. >>> a 2 year old is in the hospital in china after zoom some are calling a lack of humanity. >>> plus after a long 11-year walk, one man is sure to be resting. what prompted him to take this lengthy stroll. you are watching good morning maryland. a live look back at the gaza strip. release of shalit. the soldier in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners. good morning maryland continues. >>> the israeli hamas priesner swap is moving ahead. the mill at th

they just take what are called intermittent breaks and they go pray and get a cup of tea and would not be required to log out. >> hertz say this is about following the rules laid out in the worker's collective bargaining agreement. that 2009 document says employees do need to clock out during their two 10-minute breaks each day. hertz said it suspended the workers because they were not following that procedure, clocking out. >>> three welch sharing this year's noble peace prize. the president of libberibberria . >>> will the tortoise catch the hare in the race for the republican presidency candidate. we will be right back. if you've got pain? you need the patch. (announcer) icy hot patches. targeted no-mess relief. icy to dull pain. hot to relax it away. pain's no match for the icy hot patch. >>> republicans have a new front runner in the race for the presidential nomination. herman cain has jumped forward and today he was at arlington basking in all this new found attention including from reporters like scott broom. what did you think? >> i was certainly trying to figure out what the

clair it does ib crows and we've got it intermittent, moderate around the region, one thing i wanted to focus on here, winds, ocean city we've had gusts of 24 but now a 9-mile-per-hour push. and in westminster, a 6-mile-per-hour wind. temperatures there 59 with mid-60s across the rest of the rezon. hear's the push of rain surging up. the next push coming up the coast and after the morning rain we'll actually be looking at a break and maybe just some showers as we head into the afternoon thunderstorms as this area of low pressure chugs in our direction. temperature mid to upper 60s. probably higher than 70. the warmer temperatures and the strongest winds across the bridge. 20 to 30 miles per. >>> some downed cars out there. also 895 at o'donnell at the offramp. you have to be careful out there. slow down with the wet weather. let's take a live look at 95 at 175. no issues reported. just the wet roads between the beltways. the beltway in baltimore at liberty road, this is a live look at that bottleneck area through the construction zone. so far we're doing okay. that is the outer loop

candidate will have one minute to answer every question, and in addition to that, i have a number of intermittent questions, which are lightning round questions, that i will just throw in and ask for a yes or no answer, and then move on to the more fleshed out questions. the time keepers in the first row will hold up a yellow card to signify to the candidate that they have 30 seconds remaining, and they will hold up a red card when it is time to stop. we will be very fierce on the time here. every aspect of this forum will be equally fair to all of the participating candidates. you have many important decisions to make on november 8. we hope tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to be heard. let's begin with opening statements from each of the candidates in alphabetical order. >> thank you. i am very honored to be here. as an example of some of the work i have been doing this past 22 years as a prosecutor, i would like to tell you a story. george will be was a sadist roaming the streets amongst us. sharon frazier was a prostitute with a 6-year-old daughter. george willoughby was evil incar

intermittent fog. we will have variable clouds. it could be mostly cloudy, or partly cloudy or clear. that's what the picture shows us now. band of cloudsness, you will see the winds south and that helps to boost temperatures through 5:00 this afternoon. watch the winds shift. that's when we clear out behind this front. surge of winds. temperatures tank towards the end of the week. this morning no action locally. a dry sweep, and we will look at clouds this morning, and a break midday through a good chunk of the afternoon, we will see sunshine and a nice day stacking up. late afternoon and evening, a chance of a shower, a high of 67 degrees. we talked about action, a new tropical storm. the latest on the earthquake in turkey and baseball sized hail. wait until you see that video i get to show you in just a bit. >>> harrisburg, southbound, at york road, report of a broken down car in the right lane. stay to the left if you can. i'm not seeing problems in the cameras. traffic camera, the outer loop at old court, near 795, south of 79

central pennsylvania and wrapping into harford and cecil county a break or lull in the action with intermittent showers and we pick up more storms back in to virginia wing swinging through into the afternoon. another surge of heavier rain could happen overnight. and we get a break tomorrow and it's afternoon and evening storms and lingering showers on friday. here the set uptoday aiming for 66, the two degree guarantee and take the wet gear. storms possible later today and tonight. back to 60. 70s tomorrow. and surge of more storms in the afternoon and evening. and lingering showers on friday. and for the big race on saturday, have you heard me talk about this enough? because i will be there. with one of the 25,000 runners and i think at race time temperatures in the 50s and a little windy. >> reporter: and good luck to you there. 95 northbound at 100 we have a report of a broken down car. 95 southbound at fort mchenry tunnel, report of debris in the road but doesn't seem to be affecting traffic. on the southwest side of the betway at frederick road of the outer loop has involve but it's moving

intermittent pockets of sunshine and a good bit of cloud cover. today is going to be a cooler day. the fog and cloud cover remains from midnight into tuesday. >>james: only a few selections will get into the '70s. there are no edie's forecast for today. it is going to be a cooler day. in some spots, 10 degrees cooler. it will get even cooler for tomorrow. on wednesday, a northeasterly wind that can be dangerous. it can be dangerous for fire hazards. at this point it doesn't look like we're too much in the way of fire weather on wednesday. saturday and sunday, inland highs getting up to about 71 degrees. >>george: so far there are no metering lights or problems reported on the stand. your ride on the san mateo bridge is the ticket. here is a look at the camera facing west or from the toll plaza which is just behind the view. an easy ride across the stand. the golden gate bridge is a little bit foggy with no delays or problems reported. the bridge is completely reconfigured for the morning commute. looking at your east bay ride, picking up traffic on highway 80 westbound, still an ea

they said in part, the airport experienced intermittent power outages which made refueling and jet bridge deplaeng difficult. we apologize to the customers impacted. jet blue says it is offering a full refund to passengers. their apology won't stop a federal investigation that could lead to hundreds of thousands in fines. it also may not repair the reputation with folks on saturday's flight. >> if we're lucky, free flight somewhere. i'll never fly jet blue again. >> reporter: craig melvin, nbc news, new york. >>> turning now to decision 2012, on the campaign trail today and on the sunday talk show circuit, much of the focus was on the candidate who has been surging in the polls. herman cain. and while cain's campaign got some good news from a new poll this weekend, the candidate got grilled over a controversial new ad. we get the latest from mike vi quumpb ueira. >> reporter: with two months to go, more evidence that herman cain is for real. >> i believe that i'm doing so well because i'm connecting with the people. >> reporter: cain is now leading a closely watched iowa poll edging mitt

it was closed and intermittently it is going to still be closed.revising commuters to avoid ground 0/14th and broadway and snow park. >>louisa tents will be in the 's and '70s. 70's in los gatos, morgan hill and pretty chilly for half moon bay. 63-67 through oakland. warmer temperatures are still in a tight range temperatures--6 season 70's. 70's still seems to be common in novado, vallejo. switching gears, let me remind you that a red flag warning is in place at 10:00 p.m. and all the way until 6:00 a.m. thursday. that means that when speeds will be between 50 m.p.h.-20 m.p.h. with wind speeds between 15 m.p.h.-20 m.p.h.. that combination of a high fire danger will be in place for the east bay hills. lots of changes! starting today, a cool down with dry, windy conditions as we go towards wednesday and thursday. thursday afternoon, that sunshine will return with temperatures in the 70's. inland, low 70's bay-area wide and 60's for the coast. 9:51 we will be right back. ♪ aaron, you're all set. great, thanks. mike, thanks for doing that discount dou

hours and we have been building in the mist and drizzle and all those dots on the camera lens intermittent wiper blades or steady wipers depending on the intensity and look at owings mills. i am sorry about that. but that's a sign of what it's been line all night. damp and it's currently 60 degrees right now in ellicott city with rain coming down nearby. 62 eldersburg and 59 towson and bel air checking in with some cooler temperatures. and it's low 60s around the bay. let's check out maryland's most powerful doppler radar which is not indicating the mist and drizzle we have with the fine droplets earlier on. now we have steadier rain a little pulse of heavier stuff. white marsh up 95 and a pulse from wood lawn and randallstown and pikesville and you -- notice this band of lightning pulses in montgomery county. there may be a surge of lightning out there. don't be surprised if you see that. lining up with a area of low pressure, we have the mist and drizzle and fog, but that area of low pressure provides more showers and occasional down burst and maybe down burst that is of heavy rain and g

and we negotiated with this employer that these workers would have the right to take these intermittentthat's what's created this dispute. >> but is it -- am i understanding this correctly that the workers were not formally notified, there was just a sign posted or something like that, and you're saying that the workers did not know about having to clock out? is that what the issue is here? >> no. the issue is bigger than that, in that we have a contract with this employer, with hertz. we have a labor agreement in which we specifically bargained the right for workers to take these intermittent breaks in order to be able to pray at the appropriate times that their religion dictates. hertz violated that contract. they violated the law by not notifying us of a change in policy. and these workers were exercising their rights when they did not clock out for prayer break. and rather than -- go ahead. >> you say that this was never a problem before, that many workers were often leave without clocking out. they would go to starbucks, get a coffee, be gone more than 10 minutes. and it was only w

that is why we will have intermittent showers through the day today. 64 now in the district. 69 in winchester. 57 in frederick. annapolis 55. fairly comfortable temperatures and they will really not move all that much today. the will of and down through the day. a couple of degrees that is it. east wind up 5 to 15. could be breezy at time. still a little unsettled tomorrow. lisa, it looks like we will be sunny by the weekend. >> sunday in our hearts this morning. a live picture to take you to. look at the headlights out on university boulevard. that is the normal pace. 95 here under the word live is northbound getting to the beltway. minor crash northbound on five after the split. southbound out chevrolet on the baltimore washington parkway. now back to the news desk. >> things are picking up. 62 degrees. >> after three impressive diaz's, china phillips could not hold on. what the singer says about the shocking elimination. >> good morning. on my next show we are investigating psychics. they are targeting professional women and costing them tens of thousands of dollars. how much total to you

the opening will mean some realignment of lanes ndp area and intermittent closures starting at 10:00be alert if you are traveling that way. construction on the 11th street bridge project started in december of 2009. scheduled to be completed by july 2013. >>> plan on riding metro this weekend? three stations on the green and yellow lines will be closed from 10:00 p.m. tonight until tuesday. those are shaw, u street and columbia heights. now, shuttle buses will stop outside the stations and on the orange line, buses will replace trains between east falls church and west falls church as work continues on the dulles rail. >>> imagine being hauled into lockup by d.c. police all because the tags your car is expired. it happens several times. a u.s. senator is getting involved. sarah simmons has more. >> this is the craziest thing i've ever heard for expired tags. >> reporter: it happened one year ago but this man who doesn't want to be identified remember as a drive with his dog in d.c. like it happened yesterday. he says an officer pulled him over for expired plates. they were about 22 d