if you're just waking up and you have not heard yet kim brown, our traffic expert. it's her birthday. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. i'm happy to be 21 again. 10th year running. we don't have much going on on the major roads. just traffic lights out in the baltimore county area, at the baltimore national pike and ingleside, franklin boulevard and church street and west padonia, treat those as a four-way stop. no problems at whitemarsh boulevard and harford road, just building volume same on the west side between liberty road as you make your way down south or east around the route 70 interchange, traffic flowing freely at this time. this is going to be 695 at the bw parkway, those are the southbound lanes on 295 on the far side. everything flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> "2 your health." officials from across the state of maryland are gearing up to attack the h1n1 virus also known as swine flu when class gets back in session next month. now, local school superintendents, helicopter officers, they all -- health officers, all attended a flu summit

with kim brown. >> i'll start with the weather. our wake-up window at the bottom of the screen.it's 5:08 now. we'll take you out to our storm center weathernet. temperatures -- again, we were looking at 40s and 50s just yesterday and two days ago. we have ourselves 68 degrees in westminster. 67 towson. 74 in sparrows point. yeah, you can hear the holiday air conditioners on the eastern shore, chestertown 77. a little further and south of the eastern shore we had showers pop up east of easton and pushing through delaware, salisbury, ocean city had showers as well. showers to the east. could be a stray shower trying to pop in late morning. muggy, partly cloudy, near 70 but we'll get quickly to the upper 80s this afternoon. scattered showers and thunderstorms. the more sun we see the better shot we have of pushing into the low 90s for only the second time this summer. otherwise i'm going on the upper limit of our two-degree guarantee of 89. >>> at the tunnels, no incidents either at the harbor tunnel or fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. however, if you're traveling 50 eastbound keep

let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >>> not a lot on the roads as we check aroundhe beltway. you can see we have a pretty smooth commute, we had a construction project at frederick road but it's since been picked up. to the left, essex right outside of the beltway, that washer and dryer still remain in the road, that is south maryland avenue at eastern boulevard. keep that in mind there. 83 southbound, we have a crash past the mount carmel road exit. that has the shoulder blocked at this time. no problems to report on 95 southbound as you make your way through to the whitemarsh area, down to the 695/895 split. quick peek now at the east side -- excuse me, west side of outer loop, liberty road, you can see traffic is moving lightly and smoothly at this hour. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc for the work day. listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >> should be on the spin psyche until essex now. >> it's been on the road for a while. >>> how about don't get sick? >> will the

if you have not heard yet, it's kim brown's birthday. >> thank you. traffic lights still out in the baltimore county area, probably from yesterday's storms. you can expect to see the lights not working at the baltimore national pike and the intersection at ingleside avenue. franklin avenue and church street and west padonia road and broad avenue, traffic lights not working, treat it as a four-way stop. and jumpers hole road and route 2 in pasadena, that accident cleared. no problems on the beltway's top side through the timonium area down through to about towson. here on the east side of the outer loop no problems to let you know about between whitemarsh boulevard and harford road. and on the west side of the outer loop, looking good from liberty road down through to about route 70 interchange. 95 southbound as you approach whitemarsh boulevard, traffic building some but no delays at this time. it's looking good to start the commute this morning. back to you. >>> 6:01. 12 people shot at a barbecue in baltimore and investigators turned their investigat

let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >> thank you.n't have any problems to let you know about as we check around the beltway. however, they still are doing those construction projects on the southeast side of the beltway. that is going to be at the frederick road exit. expect the left lane lanes to be closed, they will reopen a little later. the west side, no problems to report between liberty and route 70. and 95 southbound as you make your way down to the harford county line, through to about the 695/895 split, everything smooth at this time. a live picture of the beltway, this is the outer loop headed to baltimore national pike. no problems to let you know about right now. >> back to you. >>> 5:41. barack obama says pass it now but who is really going to pay for the health care overhaul? >> the president comes under heavy fire by his controversial health care plan. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll show what you it means for his approval rating. 24 hous on royal caribbean's liberty of the seas. stingrays in the caymans gave the murrays a h

kim brown has a check of the roads. >> thank you. we have traffic building and minor slowing on the outer loop, that is going to be between libbed rote and edmondson avenue. however, there's still a large piece of wood in the road, at the inner loop near the security boulevard exit. use caution there. still dealing with a couple of crashes, howard street and 211st street in the -- 21st street in the city, anne arundel county. and another piece of wood in the roadway, route 29 at the route 70 off-ramp. this is 95 southbound headed through howard county at route 32. we've got a lot of bright sunshine there. traffic seems to be flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> what happens when the area is completely surrounded and the shooter does not come out with his hands up? >> this started yesterday on the almeida and hasn't stopped. abc2 news sherrie johnson has more on what is going on in northeast baltimore this morning. >> reporter: yes, this morning baltimore city police are searching for a suspect after a four-hour barricade cam

. >>> now the roads with kim brown. >> thank you. a brilliant start to the monday morning commute.els they can checking in clean from the pennsylvania state line to the beltway. west side outer loop at liberty road, good in both directions. back to you. >>> mta officials have a lot of questions after one teen is killed, another seriously hurt by a light rail train. brittney gordon has more. >> reporter: the holiday weekend ended tragically when two teens were found on light rail tracks near the lutherville station. it looks like they were hit by a train yet no one seemed to notice. one of the teens died, the other seriously injured after apparently getting hit by a light rail train sunday afternoon. it was a fair inspector that saw the teens laying on the tracks. that train was stopped as the operator ran to help them. one boy was taken to a hospital where he later died. the other is at shock trauma. mta officials say none of their operators reported hitting anyone. >> we are inspecting every train to see if there's any hint of an accident or collision or coming into contact with a

let's check the roads now with kim brown. >> good morning.ting word there's a tree down southbound york road right afr old york road. that has york road closed there so be aware of that. also, overnight construction around the beltway, exit ramps closed 695 at security boulevard and 695 at liberty road. both of those exit ramps remain closed at the inner loop. that is just for overnight. they should be reopening this morning. 8 5 northbound is -- 895 northbound is closed for construction. that reopens later this morning. two-way traffic gets by in the southbound tube at this time. this is going to be 695 at liberty road. you can see traffic is flowing nicely at this hour. back to you. >>> 5:00. if you live in the city you're worried about crime, property tax and the way city hall runs. >> the mayor has been indicted again. abc2 news cheryl conner live to tell us what this means and what it's all about this time. >> reporter: good morning. mayor sheila dixon insists these new charges will not stop her. she went on with her schedule yesterday e

. >>> let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >> good morning. a serious incident happening downtown. expect to see pratt street closed between president street and caroline street because of a severe watermain break. a lot of traffic lights are out. you can expect to see police there directing traffic. a crash in the city lynn a avenue and reisterstown road. and bel air, port deposit, route 22 north of route 276, a crash remains on scene. nothing much here this morning, two-way traffic 895, has the southbound side shut down with traffic in the northbound tube. 95 southbound making your way towards the whitemarsh boulevard area, no problems to let you know about. back to you. >>> 5:00. in his primetime news conference president barack obama expressed support for a surtax on families making more than $1 million a year to help pay for sweeping health care legislation so you the american middle class family won't have to pay a dime. diana avillar reports >> reporter: president obama will touch down in shaker heights, ohio today to take questions on

let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >> thank you. we have a quiet start to the commute. however we have an accident to tell you about in catonsville, fred road and dutton road. police on scene. around here, no problems, 83 southbound looking good from the pennsylvania state line to the beltway. and west side of the beltway looking good. this is bw parkway at 295 -- at 695 actually, things running smoothly in both directions. back to you. >>> 5:00. number one issue in america now, your health care. >> the president's plan to overhaul the system seems to be spiraling out of control. here's sherrie johnson with more. >> reporter: good morning. president barack obama is pushing for health care reform while on capitol hill they are trying to figure out how to pay for a plan that will actually work. the push for health care may have caused the president's approval rating to slip but not dipped below republicans. he's personally popular but since early in the year the approval on how he's handling key issues has dropped. that is according t

here's kim brown with the roads. >> we have a couple of crashes in the city. at manna societia avenue at -- mannasota avenue at moravia road and busch street and hamburg. and whitemarsh boulevard towards 95, that accident has been cleared, however traffic is very heavy on 95 southbound between whitemarsh boulevard and the beltway. this is the outer loop of the beltway near liberty road. we have some increased volume and slowing as you approach the baltimore national pike but no accidents or incidents at this time. we'll be right back. jamie has your morning news update, next. >>> new details about the estate of steve mcnair. his widow michelle filed an emergency petition in a nashville court declaring her husband did not leave a will. a judge has given michelle mcnair 60 days to file an inventory of her late husband's estate. >>> baltimore county police say they are trying to find a potential witness who could help them in the investigation of a light rail accident that killed two teens. abc2 news sherrie johnson now with the story. >> reporter: baltimore coun

karen brown, cbs news. >> kim has the forecast coming up next. >>> i was just scanning doppler 9000. it found a stray little shower. i will show you who's getting wet now and what to expect as we head to the weekend. i know it is wednesday but we are half way through it. you are watching 9 news now. un (female narrator) from jennifer: a microfiber sofa bed for just $299, only at jennifer. $299. jennifer: the only place to buy a sofa bed. >>> welcome back. kim is going to have our forecast in just a moment but first millions turn their eyes to the sky this morning as dawn suddenly dipped to darkness. the rare solar eclipse was met with a mick of excitement and fear. charlie d'agata has more from london. >> the must-see event swept across asia, no ticket required. millions made the most of the longest solar eclipse the world will see for more than a century. it began in india, where total darkness descended just after the break of dawn. >> you looked up and there was a star, a bright star in the sky. it was as dark as night. >> reporter: thousands of hindus gathered on the banks of the

. >> for the weekend, gordon brown said that british forces were making progress, that troop numbers will be kept under review. >> north korea's leader, kim jong il, has life-threatening pancreatic cancer. that is the claim of being made by south korean television sources. this report follows recent pictures of kim jong il looking gaunt, spurning fresh speculation on his health. >> this is kim jong il in better times, set to stirring music, north korean television still broadcasts these films, showing the future leader as an animated visionary, learning his craft at the side of his father. now, after more than two decades at the top, his public appearances are rare events. this is him last week, pictures bringing about another bout of speculation on his ailing health and the stroke he is reported to have suffered. now this, the headlines reading that kim jong il has pancreatic cancer here in south korea. breaking first on a 24-hour news channel, ytm, quoting sources in seoul and beijing. if true, the north korean leader has a life expectancy of less than five years. it's almost impossible to verify, of course, north korea denies that he i

kim talk about her upcoming wedding for weeks now. ahead see the hair styles she's looking at and find out how you can pick the final result. >>> singer chris brown is talking to fans this morning able assault charges. hear what he has toheay sn w9 news now returns. >>> we're back. singer and virginia native chris brown is publicly apologizing for attacking his former girlfriend. in february right before the grammy awards he was arrested for beating fellow singer rihanna. he plead guilty to an assault charge and will be sentenced next month. in a two-minute video posted to his website he said he accepted full responsibility for his actions. >> i wish i had the chance to live those few moments again but turnly i can't. i cannot go back to what happened and most importantly i'm not going to sit here and make excuses. i take pride in exercising self control and what i did is inexcusable. i'm sad and ashamed of what i have done. >> you can watch the entire video by going to wusa9.com. it is on our water cooler page. now to kim with an update and the travel weather forecast. >> i do. around here the rain has been over to calvert county. otherwise rath

brown. they are discussing details of the u.s. and u.k. plans to stop the economic crisis. it's his first stop before heading on to the middle east. as north korean leader kim il reportedly battles pancreatic pressure diplomatic talks are forging ahead. discussing ways to force north korea back to the table. best ways to enforce u.n. substantials -- sanctions. the u.n. punished them for their missile launch. california lawmakers back to the budget battle trying to close the state's 26 billion-dollar deficit. legislators have been poring over plans for weeks with no solution in sight. so far they say there needs to be big cuts to welfare programs and education. >> it's inevitable when we are talking about the budget situation we are in,we will have reduced spending on education. the question is just how we get there. gretchen: mean time, added pressure to set the budget, the state has issued a $3 billion to ious but big banks are no longer cashing those. update on inner city kids kicked out of a philadelphia area swim club. the valley club has had a change of heart and will let the kids swim there again. will the kids want to go back there? listen to what th