but now let's check traffic with kim brown. good morning, kim and happy thursday to you. >> reporter: thanks. happy thursday to you. and glad to know that snow is not coating the roadways. we have dry streets at this time. looking at the road live at the beltway, 695 at providence road, light involve, no problems. we have a pair of water main breaks. one is block south highland intersection closed between bank and pratt streets. a water main break at teste north avenue and north collington and only one hain gets by. they have a detour posted. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> it's five right now. they can't say it's arson but they can say it was set. that's the ruling for the fire on the block. what does this mean and what happens now? sherrie johnson picks up the story from here. >> reporter: authorities released new information saying the huge fire that hit the block last week was set by human hands. fire that hit the block destroyed four city buildings in the adult entertainment district. the fire was set by a person. now they

let's head over to kim brown who will talk about the roads. >> reporter: thanks. good morning. the on and off-ramp on the exits and bridges and overpasses are where you will find the more slicker spots. mdod crews did a good job of getting the bigs highways cleared. no problems as you head around the area. we have a couple accidents in route 924 there is an accident involving an overturned vehicle and police are on the scene directing traffic. keeping an eye on a crash in dundalk eastern boulevard at north wood wad drive involving leak fluids and south highland street closed between bank and pratt and east north avenue at north collington a lane blocked because of the water main, and york road at ridgely in the southbound side, the right lane is taken away because of water main issues. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 6:31. it's going to be an icy drive down east north avenue in baltimore. it has to do with a water main break. that's where sherrie johnson is live where crews are hard at work trying to get this taken care of. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that'

let's send it over to kim brown with your traffic. good morning, kim. it's friday. >> reporter: that's right. it is friday. and it's a good friday so far on the roadway. we have one accident in baltimore city. urdman northbound at 895. looking at 895, you will notice traffic is moving at a good pace. a lot of interstates are going to be clear. but still expect icy conditions on the side streets and around your neighborhood. you can expect speeds to be down so that means extended drive times. looking at the maps, this is what we have in terms of water main breaks. up in timonium, york road southbound at ridgely a. water main break blocks the right lane and shoulder. south highland closed between bank and pratt because of a water main. where sherrie at east north and collington, the center lane is blocked because of a water main break. one lane gets by in each direction. >>> it's time to say happy birthday if you are celebrating a birthday. check out addison noel she celebrating her first birthday today. that is big deal. she and her family live in baltim

let's head this over to kim brown with the traffic. this is very important because i know they are salting the road getting ready for the snow. >> reporter: that's right. they are beginning to salt operation on the bay bridge. sound like this morning you should be okay getting to work. it's probably coming home where you will encount earth problems with the snowy roads. we are looking pretty good. no accidents along the beltway. on the top side at providence road, traffic is moving well in both directions. 795 looks good. looking at the maps, we have word one of the water main breaks has been cleared. so south highland avenue now reopened between bank and pratt street. but expect icy conditions near that scene. we have water main break issue east north avenue at north collington that blocks the center lane. traffic gets by one lane in each direction. now back to you. >>> it was set but was it arson. that's the next step in the investigation into the fire on the block. the fire was last monday and it destroyed a few businesses and shut

right now let's hear traffic with kim brown. >> reporter: all right. as you head around the beltway this morning, you won't find problems on the outer loop from 795 to 70. that runs well. inner look looks good between reisterstown road to the 8 3. looks good north and southbound 95. no major problems. and 83s looking good this morning. in baltimore city, that's where we will find a couple issues including an accident on south president and fleet street. dealing with a dwelling fire that has homewood avenue closed between st. ann's and cokesbury. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> 5:10. look at this. baltimore's holiday spirit shining bright. the decorations. abc2 news photographer preston mitchum spotted it at a home on joppa road in parkville and we wanted to show you the holiday spirit going strong. look at that. >> that's amazing. i like the deer with the moving heads. >>> we can use your help make holidays brighter for needy kids in the area. our 12th annual kindertime toy drive is in full swing. this we are year helping the kid make a little mu

now let's talk about some of the road this morning with kim brown. good morning, kim. >> reporter: thanks, lynette. good morning. this morning drivers should expect extended drive times and keep your speeds down because of icy patches on some of the major highways. as we look at 895 southbound at the o'donnell street exit, no problems on any of the major roadways. getting out of your neighborhood could be icy and dicey this morning. as we look at the maps, a couple accidents to give you a heads up about. one at route 24 and abington road involving a overturned vehicle. police are on the scene in essex at eastern boulevard and north wood drive and water main breaks. one has south highland street closed between pratt and bank. east north avenue at collington and center lane is blocked because of a water main break and southbound york road at ridgely up in lutherville, the right lane is blocked because of a water main break issue there. now back to you. >> two minutes after six right now. people in one area of baltimore city are waking up to two headache

let's head over to kim brown with your traffic. good morning, kim. what's going on with the road. >> reporter: we are keeping an eye especially some of the neighborhood and some of the side streets this morning as you look at the bot off the screen. you will notice a lot of the area school systems are delayed or closed. as we look now at 95, we don't have a problem from the big roadways. you can see the occasional icy patch. but for the most part they did a good job of getting the major highways cleared. looking at the maps, we have some water main breaks in the area in baltimore city, south highland closed between bank and pratt street and a water main break blocking east north avenue at north collington and lutherville southbound york load at r.j.ly the right lane is blocked because of a water main issue. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> it's an icy drive down parts of east north avenue in baltimore and it has nothing to do with yesterday's snowfall but rather a water main break. sherrie johnson is live where crews have been working around the clock

let's go over to kim brown with your traffic report right now. good morning, kim. >> reporter: thanks. good morning. this evening's rush hour will probably be no fun. but right now, you are looking pretty good. no problems up and down 95. looking at mountain road, southbound lanes towards the beltway, no delays or problems. 695 looking good. inner loop is wide open between the 83s heading towards bel air road. looking at the maps, we don't have accidents. a pair of water main breaks. east north avenue at north collington a water main break blocks the center lane. one lane gets by. use chester, gay or patterson park avenue to get around that. and south highland avenue is closed between bank and pratt street because of a water main break. clinton street is the best alternate. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> time is 5:31. it's been more than a week since the fire in the downtown block district. wednesday, investigators released new information about that fire. abc2's sherrie johnson joins us with the latest. what's next in the investigation? >>

kim brown, now, with the first look at traffic. >> reporter: the winds are playing a part because we have wind warning at the key bridge. so keep that in mind especially if you are driving a 18- wheeler. looking live at the roadways, no problems, 895 southbound heading towards the harbor. 95 looks good heading towards the fort mchenry tunnel. an accident in glen burnie at fern road and may road. police are out there on the scene. but aside from that, traffic is off to a good start. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> it was a who are fibbing scene -- horrific scene, two alarm fire damaging multiple row homes. inside one of the houses, circumstance people, three adults and three children, all dead. this morning, the family is speaking out about the tragic loss. sherrie johnson is live at the scene. what a heart breaking story. >> reporter: yeah, you are slightly right. i was out here yesterday morning when the fire first hit. and i got to tell you, it was such a really sad scene. look behind me here. this row home here, this is all that is left after that fire killed six people here. a

let's go to kim brown and see if she has good news on the roadch good morning. >> reporter: thanks. the fact that the snow is not going to come in until after morning rush is good news this morning. so be thankful for that. 895 southbound heading towards the harbor tunnel, traffic is moving well. no problems. no delays. also around the beltway or 95, as we look at the maps, we are work multivehicle crash up in joppa at pulaski highway and mount road. expect lane closures there. now back to you. >> thanks. >>> you can see the smoke from that five-alarm fire all over the citych it was amazing. it happened last monday and all of you took pictures and told stories and investigators released new information surrounding that fire. sherrieionson joins us with more -- sherrie johnson joins with us more. >> reporter: authorities say they need help from the public with information about the fire. ftf -- atf says it was set by a person but they don't know inform it was set intentionally. fire that hit the block destroyed four city buildings in the adult entertainment district. they believe the

kim brown has traffic. >> reporter: that's right. we are looking at heavy volume around the outer loop on the top side at providence road. fortunately, traffic is moving at a decent pace. the speeds are down because of the volume. around the area, we are looking at several crashes including one in westminster route 97 at old hanover road. that could be a overturned vehicle. another accident in perring parkway and liberty road eastbound at st. luke's lane. three incidents of fire activity in baltimore city. megan and charlie, back to you. >> >>> the tragedy is unimaginable. a fire in east baltimore killed six people thee adults and three children. for the first time family members are speak out about the devastating loss to them. sherrie johnson is live at the scene. sherrie. >> reporter: good morning, megan. all is quiet here on homewood avenue in east baltimore. look behind me. you can still see this burned out building here where the six people were found dead inside in the fatal fire. and there's a makeshift memorial to remember t

hoare he's kim brown. >> reporter: the flurries could cause slick conditions especially as you make your way along the bridges overpasses and along the walkways. take the speeds down especially as you come on and off the exit ramps. this is 95 at 195. no problems in either direction. no accidents right now, but a heads up in green valley in frederick county. route 80 closed in both directions because of a towned pole blocking all lanes. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> we have new information this morning on the deadly carbon monoxide poisoning. it unfolded in kobe road in pikesville. that's where jeff hager is this morning. >> reporter: not so good a day on this block where the silent killer claimed the lives of two men over the weekend. we can report now that all of the other family members and workers that were living inside that home have since been treated and released. now baltimore county fire official say they responded to a 911 call at the house here sunday morning. inside, they found a family of four. the extend family and friends all lived under one roof. all suffering from

now kim brown has traffic. >> reporter: thanks. good morning.l, southbound 95 at route 100, we had an accident just get cleared from the roadway. it was temporarily blocking all lanes. traffic begins to slow from about the beltway northbound traffic jammed as well from about route 175. look live at the maps, couple accidents northbound 795 at franklin boulevard also in baltimore is the yea crash involving three vehicles at pulaski and north crescent. and working an accident downtown at lexington and green. here's megan with your morning news update. >> all right. thanks very much. it's 7:27. good friday morning and thanks for joining us. signal problems are hampering amtrak trains and we are talking about between baltimore and philidelphia this morning. commuters are being told to expect minor delays and possibly cancellations. overnight, more problems a train was stuck in perryville last night. it eye raved in philidelphia at 4 chn 30 this morning a wire came down across the tracks near wilmington and passengers did say that they were cold on t

let's snd it over to kim brown with the traffic. >> reporter: thanks. good morning. main that caused a lot of road and potentially icy conditions. this is right here in east north avenue and north collington. crews are on the scene make repairs. the center lane is blocked but one lane gets by in each direction. but traveling through the area, it could be a slick ride. looking live at beltway at 95 and 195, traffic looks good up and down the 95 corridor. no major problems. 695 looks pretty good. around the area, we have an accident out in dundalk that closed between shortway and mornington road. there's power out in the area. traffic lights are on flash and you will see police and bge crews on the scene. and, south of the beltway a pair of crashes in anne arundel county in miller villes and another accident quarterfield and old stage road this morning. ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ >>> becky's still into that game. she's teaching the girl scouts. >> she has more people playing, actually. >> she's going to teach us about that, coming up. and other great last-minute

what's happening on the rest of the roads with the car traffic and truck and everything else with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. good morning. we do have some light to moderate volume working here on the outer loop at liberty road. drivers are keeping their speeds down and justin said the road could be a little wet and slick in spots. it's not causing too many problems. but we do have one accident this morning that's going to be up in perryman at old philidelphia and perryman road. police are on the scene there. that's a tractor truck crash and a box truck this morning. we have a downed pole and wire in frederick county in green valley blocking route 80 at pen shop road. now back to you. >> kim, thanks. >>> 5:33. a winter weather alert. snow and driving winds hampering parts of the midwest for the past several days. big storms blizzard conditions in many areas closing major highways and canceled more than 1600 flights in chicago. at least four weather related deaths have been reported thus far. >>> here are things are shaping up. as far as the delays, a flight from detroit didn't arrive un

kim brown, how about the road? >> reporter: how about the roads. it's cold outside. you could see some precipitation where you are. for the netly, the road conditions -- fortunately, the road conditions are not too bad. we have an accident still lingering up in aberdeen at old philidelphia road and perryman road. police are on the scene directing traffic. we have some street closures in place downtown baltimore, baltimore between south and gay, holiday between fayette and baltimore and commerce between baltimore and water streets until further notice. megan and charlie, back to you. >> thanks. >>> we hear stories this time of year about carbon monoxide poisoning. but they are rarely this sad. 11 people taken to the hospital and two died. it happened in pikesville and that's where we find abc2 news jeff hager who joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. tragically, two men died and almost a dozen others had to seek treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning that was here in the 4100 block of colby road. baltimore county fire officials say a family a -- family and four c

this forced fire fighters to evacuate the home that kim brown mentioned that there are traffic delays as crews stay on the scene and investigate this. our crews are on the scene right now. we will get more information about who the victims are and what happened and more information just ahead for the rest of the hour as well as news updates throughout the morning. again, five dead in a house fire on homewood avenue. >>> at the end of the month, tax also go up for every american unless congress passes a tax cut extension. the senate cleared a major hurdel to end the debate on the controversial tax cut deal the president made with republican lawmakers. greg black reports on the president's push now to bolster back from house democrats. president ohe bamma announcing a major step forward for his tax cut deal negotiated with republicans. >> the united states senate is moving forward on a package of tax cuts that has strong bipartisan support. >> >> reporter: among other things the package retains bush era tax cuts for all americans and extends unemployment benefits for 13 months. >> tax a

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let's see what he hpg on the road with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. making are way on the inner loop on the beltway from the top side near the 83, headed towards bel air and 95 this morning, no delays. 95 looking good in baltimore county at 195 northbound heading into baltimore city. that flows freely. no problems southbound i'd towards the capital beltway a couple incidents including some police activity on liberty road near flankery lane near the city county line. also in the final stages of getting this accident cleared inan arubbedel county at fine road and may road this morning. police are just geting that wrapped up. megan and charlie, back to you. >> >>> it's 5:31 right now. neighbors say they can't believe the satterfields that have been a fixture in the neighborhood is finally gone. those who knew him are grieving a terrible loss after fire took three adults and three children. sherrie johnson is live where investigators are trying to determine a cause in the fire. >> reporter: good morning, megan. we are here on homewood avenue where the fir

here's kim brown. >> reporter: thanks.hite marsh boulevard heading toward beltway and towards the 895 split. look live at the west side of the outer loop, 695 at liberty road is a very slow ride. additional 7 minutes to the commute between 795 down towards i-70. several accidents around the area. none on 95 or the 83. we have a crash reported up in bel air at route 24 and tollgate road. the other side of the inner loop, still reports of wood in the roadway. debris large chunks of wood. keep on eye on that. windsor mill, an earlier accident still lengering at millford mill road at scott level road. reports of an emergency vehicle that struck a bus and we have water main break in glen burnie. closed between green ageers and route 173. stay works "good morning, america "a "is coming back after this. ♪ ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ >>> a little "9 to 5" from dolly parton. she had no trouble breaking through the glass ceiling herself. women are workering much harder to break through. we have secrets every woman should know to break throug

here kim brown with traffic. >> reporter: in howard county an accident northbound 95 that blocks thesing delays from route 216. hooking live at beltway 695 at providence road, traffic moving pretty good and looking at maps, a couple accidents including one up in parkville at perring parkway and taylor avenue and another crash in dundalk north point boulevard at mary boulevard. here's charlie with the morning update. >>> ear following breaking news a fire official says six people including adults and kids, have died in the early morning house fire in east baltimore it. started shortly before 5 a.m. in the 2000 block of homewood avenue. at least three row homes caught fire. investigators say wind probably played a huge factor in the fire. it caused this one to go up to two alarms. we will follow the story including a live report from sherrie johnson at nine. and before we go, one quick note this morning. wood lawn high school in baltimore county will be closed today due to no heat and the cold temperatures will certainly play a factor for days to come. time is 8:28. we will head back u

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brown and i'm here with the employment rights. waint to start by thanking the school board members, kim mendoza and yee and the amendments that fewer added. this is a pools that been brewing for some time. we been working on it for a year. i want to thank you the deputy superintendent and all of the input that helped us craft this idea. also that we recognize this is a building on the work that you have been doing for some time and the study done on underutilized properties and the green schoolyard and the plan that orients the entire mission toward closing the opportunity gap. so what we are really looking at this policy of schools is public assets is about bridging the work that community organizations and grass roots

brown and i'm here with the employment rights. waint to start by thanking the school board members, kim mendoza and yee and the amendments that fewer added. this is a pools that been brewing for some time. we been working on it for a year. i want to thank you the deputy superintendent and all of the input that helped us craft this idea. also that we recognize this is a building on the work that you have been doing for some time and the study done on underutilized properties and the green schoolyard and the plan that orients the entire mission toward closing the opportunity gap. so what we are really looking at this policy of schools is public assets is about bridging the work that community organizations and grass roots groups are doing with the mission of the school board to create this kind of partnership. so it is a really dynamic and creative policy where we could see different ideas come forward over the years. we have just in the actual crafting of it suggested the pilot project we're most invest vested in. as an organization, we're really committed to working with the district to kind of making these successful pilot project