kristy breslin is at traffic control. but we begin with derek valcourt. >> congestion can be tough, even with all lanes open. which is why with one lane down, drivers were unhappy this morning. >> what was it like? was it worse? >> way worse. way worse. took 45 minutes to get from falls road. >> took me 45 minutes to get from towson. usually it takes half hour. >> there was an accident. >> reporter: those who planned ahead and took alternate routes found themselves creeping along. others faired a little better am. >> i came down park heights. and it was slow. but the first part of the ride was actually okay. i came in a little early, though, about 7:00. >> the problems all stem from crushed pipes underneath the north and south jfx. the city considers repairs urgent to avoid a dangerous sinkhole. but those will leave the left lanes closed for nearly two months. >> i think a bit of an overkill. i think they should be working 24/7 and get it done quicker. >> reporter: but for now, most are having hands full trying to figure

let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, vic. everyone. 95 is just a mess. and it's because of that earlier accident at little gun falls bridge. it stretches and is at least 30 minutes long. southbound 95, all 15 delays there, from route 24 to the beltway as well. on the top side inner loop, stop-and-go there, from park heights avenue to falls road. and west side inner loop, still a good 25 minutes there. as far as the outer loop on the west side, we still have a delay there as well. at least 20 minutes from 795 to baltimore national pike. and a couple of new accidents out there. we have liberty road at north rolling road. and also martin boulevard at wind blast drive. let's now take a live look. as you can see, things still, they're easing a bit. there's another look look at eastern avenue. very busy there in the same direction. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get a pair of one- topping pizzas for $6.99 each. back to you. >>> putting an end to bullying. that's the goal of a documentary that is p

back to you. >> okay, kristy.nk you. >>> baltimore police are investigating a series of tire slashings. sometime overnight, nearly 20 cars were slashed in the 4100 block of park heights avenue. this morning, wjz found people replaying their flats with spares. anyone with information on the vandalism is asked to call police. >>> baltimore city schools are going green. today, mayor stephanie rawlings- blake joined a baltimore city school dr. andres alonzo for an announcement. the mayor say the all of baltimore's 205 city schools are celebrating. and to celebrate the occasion, mayor rawlings-blake presented with a bin that they are distributing to every school. >> good deal for everyone there. >>> straight ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. the video sparked outrage. will it prevent a jury in the case of a houston police officer? >>> the octomom gets a social services complaint. who called about the living conditions for her 14 children? >>> and we're enjoying a mild, sunny afternoon. bob will update your first wa

kristy breslin is at wjz traffic control, with any of the delays. but first, derek valcourt has more on how drivers are coming up with strategies for a smoother ride. hi, derek. >> hi, mary. as we head into another rush hour, we're heading into another slow go home for thousands of commuters who use the jfx every day to go home. but city officials say today, more people are choosing not to use the jfx. >> reporter: the warnings seem to have paid off. traffic is busy on the jfx this morning, but not crawling along as it was during monday morning's commute. even monday night's ride home seemed to be slightly smoother. welcome news for drivers who expected the worst. >> you would think it would be very, very packed. it was surprising. >> there was a backup right before 28th street. but it was not even as bad as it usually is. >> reporter: the city shut down the left-most lane, 28th south, they need to repair pipes before a potential sinkhole opens up on the highway. official his suggested alternate routes on some of the city's major roads. and it appea

kristy breslin as more on the trouble spots. we know there's definitely that one on 83. kristy? >> oh, absolutely. and as we have said, there is construction, 28th street. the left lane is blocked, both northbound and southbound. right now, we are already seeing delays in the northbound direction. traffic really jammed up there from gay street over to north avenue. southbound delays, stretched there, from cold spring lane to fayette street. so we really encourage you to take some of those alternate routes. there's so many of them, liberty road, liberty heights. reisterstown road. charles street. york road. and even loch raven boulevard. we'll continue to keep you up to date. but you really should expect some major congestion if you're heading into work. definitely head in early. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. complete coverage continues. with sky eye chopper 13. captain mike perry shows us the backup in the air. we are northbound along the j. just north of the street. the delay extends from just north of howard street, where the barrels are taking away that left lane. and th

. >>> let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. kristy? >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. the rain is definitely affecting the traffic. let's start with the jones falls expressway. as you know, with construction being done at 28th street, we're expecting significant delays. right now, there is a delay coming out of the city in the northbound direction past north avenue. as far as the beltway goes, traveling on the west side outer loop, stop and go there from liberty to 70. west side inner loop, jammed up to security boulevard. the delay at this point, about 25 minutes. same situation on the top side of the inner loop. another 20 minutes there from stevenson road to dulaney valley road. and a couple of accidents. greenspring valley at chatani hill. also philadelphia road at longview. hamilton avenue. at laurelton avenue. and also, loch raven boulevard at woodborn. let's now take a live look. as you can see, that's a look at the jones falls expressway, up by northern parkway. so after north avenue, the delay does break free. and everything appears to be moving

talk to kristy in a second. but let's head over to meteorologist tim williams. and he will tell us if it is officially improving. >> slowly but surely, it is improving. we'll have clearing skies late into tomorrow. rain to our northwest. rain to our south. and with a warm front moving across the area, dragging a cold front behind it, there is a chance for spotty showers. and maybe even a rumble of thunder or so again later tonight. what we will have, certainly, is a bit of clearing. but it's going to take a little while for that to all move through. temperatures have gone into the 60s. no help from the sun at all. because of a south flow of wind coming in across the region. it has gotten us up into about the 60-degree range. as you see, spotty showers are still out there. but we will definitely have a pretty nice friday in store. we'll talk about that coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. >> let's check on the roads with christ breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> we already have delays around the beltway. no big surprise there. if you're tra

. >> go ahead, kristi. >> i disagree.recovering, and that's why exactly why president obama will face a easy re-election in november. >> got to disagree with you as always, kristi. you got to roll the dice. you'll find out, i'll take my chances. look, rebs would rather have the economy improve than win the white house, but you guys are your own worst enemy. >> i don't know about that. >> come november, president obama will be out of a job, probably pumping his own gas. >> voters are seeing through this economic ruse that republicans are playing right now. if you ask about half of them, they will say that republicans would rather see the economy fail than see president obama succeed, that they are actually rooting for an economic sabotage. so all of this sort of, you know, rooting for failure i think is not going to play very well with the voters. >> we're not rooting for failure. we're rooting for america. the president is the biggest roadblock to his own re-election bid, and the voters will let him know that in november.

hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. 95 northbound, that's been a mess today. the they is -- delay is still solid, back to 195. it's going to take you at least a half hour to get through. on the north side inner loop, stop and go there. west side inner loop, another 25-minute delay there from the harbor tunnel throughway around to security boulevard. average speed, about 35 miles an hour. 70 westbound, just bumper to bumper there, from 29 to marriottsville road. you'll also see delays in the eastbound direction as you are heading towards the beltway. other accidents include engle side avenue. pulaski at north highland. and finally, west northern parkway at greenspring avenue. let's now take a live look. as you can see, we have busy traffic there on the harrisburg expressway. that begins at showan road to belfast. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times. come in for a spring break. get your id for $29.95. back to you. >> surely you joust, kristy. i'm sorry. >>> do you speak like a baltimorean? if so, a local advertising agency wants your talent.

marie osmond and olympic champion kristi yamaguchi are among honorary marshals. >> kristi yamaguchi is one of my favorite all-time olympic champions. >> absolutely. >>> tom is keeping an eye on what to expect if people are heading to the parade this weekend. >> should be beautiful. glad we're not holding it now. it's a cold morning. i was up early howling at this moon. i took a shot of the moon just rising in the eastern sky a couple of hours ago. we've got cloudiness passing over which is holding temperatures back from reaching freezing. as we look here at what's been happening the last 12 hours, that cloud cover passing over us, not allowing temperatures quite yet to be near freezing. it is down, though, into the mid to upper 30s. shenandoah valley into the mountains. closer to washington, mid to upper 30s in montgomery county, fairfax, arlington, prince george's county, reagan national, upper 40s. low 50s near the chesapeake bay. we have frost advisories out for all these counties in dark blue including howard, montgomery, frederick, maryland. then into virginia, loudoun, fauquier,

. >> let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. kristy? >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. we have a couple of delays out there. things slow down there from baltimore national pike, over to security boulevard. on the top side inner loop, slowing there as well, as you approach charles street. and the jones falls expressway, we still have a lot of construction going on there. you can expect slow traffic in the northbound direction, out of baltimore city, past 28th street. as far as accidents go, baltimore boulevard, at gambler road. and also, north charles at taplow. let's now take a live look, once you do pass baltimore national pike, things do ease up just a bit. and we'll take another live look. that's another look look at the baltimore national pike. and there's another look there, west of the beltway. things are definitely beginning to build up, although they are moving at the posted speed. this traffic report is brought to you by cirque du soleil. introducing the michael jackson immortal world tour. coming may 5th and 6th. you can get your tickets. back to

. >>> let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. >>> northbound i didn't 95, we did have an accident. the delay there is back to the beltway. expect about 20 minute toss get through. -- 20 minutes to get through. >>> stop and go there from york road to dulaney valley. and a 15-minute delay from frederick to security boulevard. as far as accidents go, edgewood road at emerton road in harford county of the also, washington boulevard. westbound 40 at rolling road. and finally, in baltimore city, we have orleans street at north caroline. let's now take a live look, as you can see on the right-hand side of the screen. we have quite a delay there. 895 at moravia road. that does stretch back to child street. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hard wood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> still ahead at 4:00. brave middle schooler. what he does when his bus driver has a heart attack behind the wheel. >>> graphic images. is the government going too far with warnings on

hi, crition tee. >> hi -- kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. a lot of delays out there. slow from shawan to belfast. west side inner loop, stop and go there, from southwestern boulevard, over to security boulevard. and the north side of the inner loop. that's going to hold up up -- hold you up about 25 minutes from the jones falls expressway. around to dulaney valley road. northbound 95. on and off delays, 395 to the beltway on that northeast side. accidents, pulaski highway, at rosedale. also, emerton road, at patterson. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic a bit slow on the jones falls expressway. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium, one- topping cheese pizzas, for $6.99 each. >> thank you, kristy. >>> one sculptor's love of sports and history combined. and a chance to cast orioles players in bronze. gigi barnett explains, his work is at the center of a new tribute to honor the team's six hall-of-famers. >> reporter: this court yard at camden yards used to be part of a picnic area. but this weekend, it will morph int

back to you. >> thank you, kristy. complete coverage continues with captain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. how is it going right now, captain mike? >> pretty good, denise. pretty close to what we saw around noon, lunchtime hour. it seems like the evening drive is coming to a close. there are no current delays northbound, coming out of the city. the previous delays were starting right near howard street. and the j. and that has since pretty much gone away. speeds are back up to the posted speed limit. some traffic is, of course, still being careful because the barrels in the roadway out along the northbound. the city and -- city police and department of public works have been monitoring this all day long, both with their police helicopter. and they do have tow trucks also in the event there should be an accident to clear it quickly. so the city is monitoring the situation as it develops here on the jones falls expressway. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike perry. stay with wjz for complete coverage of

. >>> here's kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. the other lady in red today. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. well, we do start out with a couple of accidents. around, actually, harford county to begin. 165 at greer nursery road. you definitely want to avoid the area. all lanes are blocked off. take route 43 or 543 as well. park heights avenue, at fall staff road. hillen road at windmere. also, kirk avenue at mont pelar street. your delays stretch from york road to charles street. expect about 15 minute toss get through. and -- minutes to get through. and another 15-minute delay from 70 to security boulevard. let's take a live look. you can see, construction still affecting traffic there. in the northbound direction, just a minor delay. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know have suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. back to you. >> thank you very much, kristy. >>> singer katie -- katy perry creates a buzz online. she asked the 24-year-old midshipman to c

and kristy, did you believe him right away? about it until i got home from work, and no, i was amazed. >> and so, richard, you guys called the police and said, look, this thing is pinging here. and they took it seriously and they found a lot of loot, didn't they when they got there? >> yes, sir. from what we're hearing, over $350,000 worth of stuff just in that room. they're linking it to maybe a couple hundred burglaries. >> you have a smart kid here, don't you? >> extremely smart. >> extremely. mario, let me bring you in this. >> why? he can do the segment, landon can do it. >> he used a app that's freely available to apple users. >> that's right. >> called what, find my iphone? >> find my iphone. on the version 5, on older versions, you can download the app, but that's exactly it. >> and assuming the device is on, you can have it look for it and it will pop up on a map? >> that's right. what it does is it tracks the gps, also uses wi-fi. we actually have it on here. if i pull up "find my iphone," i'm going to actually search

to syria liz let's talk about what is what else you think might be talked about well that's right kristie well we know what is on the public agenda it's expected that they're going to be talking about syria especially in the wake of recent events doesn't look like a resolution is possible anytime soon doesn't look like either side is going to abide by the terms of that cease fire but of course that is what is on the public agenda but it's more than likely that they're going to be talking a lot more than what is on that agenda let me tell you christiane i would love to be a fly on the wall a few streets down here at that blair house to hear what really is being talked about behind closed doors but what's on everybody's mind these days is the economy and it's hard to imagine that eight of the world's most powerful leaders are going to get together and not discuss the economy but christine wanted to take a moment to talk about what this group really is the g. eight they are the eight world's the world's most powerful and richest countries and so this is the g. eight not the g. twenty so righ

kristy wong is here with her new project, a little baby. she took over the project and patiently got me up to speed. i want to thank the senior management team, particularly, for his guidance. he is my boss. [laughter] finally, i want to express great appreciation to my project to administrator who works extremely hard and is extraordinarily dedicated. thank you, jamie, somewhere out there. there are many people we could not include on the list. i apologize. thank you all for your support on the project. the mayor is here. great. i will hand it over. he is here. [applause] >> thank you, everybody, for being here today. supervisor, thank you for your leadership here as well. dejon, it is good to see you. [laughter] 1st of all, this is a ground- breaking for yet another project that i put in the category of transforming to. we made a commitment along time ago with the assistance of redevelopment. we said any time we have an opportunity to build housing targeted to people that really needed our help, we would do so. that was reflected in the 1

kristi that i wanted to go.to learn more. i want to learn what happened after 1912. i'm very curious about these people that had to start new lives. a lot of times the survivors had no family left. women, left alone with children. so i'm very interested in learning where did they go from here because it didn't end on april 15, 1912. >> that's right. it didn't. i want to end the interview on a brighter note. so i want to know, did you have the leonardo dicaprio moment when you went to the bow of the ship and yelled "i'm the king of the world?" >> that's funny because i think a lot of people wanted to take that moment, but we found out that in 100 years' time you can't get anywhere close to the front of the bow of the ship. even though a lot wanted to try, none had that experience. >> so disappointed! >> we were okay with that. >> thank you for sharing your story. we so appreciate it, nancy and kristi. >> absolutely. thank you. >>> pat summitt's legendary coaching career comes to an end. the women who basically pu

. >>> let's check in on our roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, crition tee. -- kristy. >> well, we have that breaking news to update you on. northbound 95. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. that's eastern avenue, it involves a vehicle into a median strip. and we have several lanes blocked off. as you can see, a significant delay there, it stretches way beyond the tunnel. the best way to avoid that would be to take 895 as your alternate. as far as the rest of the region goes, we're also look looking at almost a 40-minute delay. over to park heights avenue. on the outer loop, that delay pretty significant as well. 20 minutes there from york road to the scene of the earlier crash at park heights avenue. other accidents include frederick road at dulton in catonsville. bel air at rossville boulevard. tonka street, south of boston and also mulberry at north fulton. let's take a live look. you can see, things are definitely thinning out there on the west side of liberty road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and l

back to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> nasa puts on another spectacular show, over the east coast. today, the shuttle enterprise, flew from northern virginia to jfk airport. on the back of a modified jumbo jet. today's flight path took the shuttle over several landmarks, include the statue of liberty. >> beautiful day for that. really pretty. >> a little breezy. >> that's true. >>> take a look at temps now. it's still a little breezy. it's pretty pleasant. 60. 29% humidity. still very dry air. winds northwest, 15. the barometer rising. come back and take a look at the weekend with changes after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a dry, sunny end to the week. but once again, we've got another system headed in for at least part of your weekend. it won't be so pretty. won't rain all weekend. maybe 10, 12 hours, before we see some shower activity. late saturday afternoon and evening into early sunday morning. by sunday afternoon, i expect to see the sun back out. but it's going to be a chilly weekend. take a look at temps right now. bright sunshine. we're at 60. warmer in d.c. 64 and 66 in

here's kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> well, we are expecting this rush hour to be a bit busier than normal. already delays on the top side inner loop, from harrisburg expressway to dulaney valley. on the west side inner loop, 10 minutes from this point to baltimore national pike, over to did security boulevard. and northbound 95, that will be a struggle for you. as far as accidents go, we have a car fire in parkville. perring park way at putty hills. accident as well, brook side drive. martin boulevard at baker avenue. merit at wise avenue in dundalk. and also, bel air at fullerton avenue. let's take a live look. there's a look, 95, going southbound over the tydings memorial bridge. as you can see, the left lane is blocked off. we have a little more volume on that bridge than normal. this traffic report is brought to you by accord restoration. when your property has been damaged by fire, flooding or storms. trust the restoration experts at accord. you can visit accord restorations.com for all the details. back to you. >>> in just 24 hours, maryland will be celebrating the 20th

still slick out there, kristy? >> very, kai. and the delays we have right now are major. if you're traveling on the outer loop, it's almost up to an hour there, from dulaney valley road to 70. and another 30 minutes around the top side inner loop. that's from reisterstown road, to dulaney valley road. also on the west side inner loop, stop and go there from 95 to security boulevard. average speed, only about 27 miles an hour. 70 westbound, jammed up there from 29 to marriottsville road. and you can expect another 25- minute delay, northbound 95, from caton avenue to harbor tunnel throughway. accidents include southbound 795 at owings mills boulevard. hillen road at 32nd street. east northern parkway, at spring lake. and let's now take a live look, as you can see, we know the jones falls expressway was going to be a problem. the delays stretch in the northbound direction from president's street well past 28th. this traffic report is brought to you by mcdonald's. feeling thirsty. stop in to a local mcdonald's for a refreshing sweet tea at participating mcdonald's. i'm lovin

let's check on the roads with kristy breslin. >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. the beltway continues to back down. on the west side inner loop, the delay now 20 minutes there, from frederick road to security boulevard. top side inner loop, just crawling along there from stevenson road to jones falls expressway. and we have a couple of slow spots from 95. slow there from 32 to 100. and it slows down again from 395 to the tunnel. >>> as far as 70 westbound goes, minor delay from 29 to marriottsville road. and as far as accidents go, fallston road, at 165. also, baltimore anap will onis -- annapolis boulevard, at bell road. we have a break there on the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by virginia tourism. love is at the heart of every virginia vacation. you can book your next one at virginia.org. >>> a maryland cat wanders all the way to new jersey. this is summer. she was found tuesday, walking around. storage containers in the parsipony area. they traced it back to kennedyville maryland. according to her owner, summer likes to visit a nearby truckin

let's check on the roads with kristy breslin with wjz traffic control. >> hi, everyone.e already have quite a few delays out there on the beltway. travel on the west side inner loop, stop and go there, over to security boulevard. the top side inner loop, also struggling in that direction. that's from greenspring avenue to dulaney valley. the outer loop, not clear as well. if you're traveling on the north side outer loop, you can expect just a couple minutes there, from dulaney valley road to charles street. and northbound 95, slow traffic there from the 895 split, past the beltway on that northeast corner. as far as the jones falls expressway goes, if you're traveling in that northbound direction, because of all of that construction at 28th street, we do have a delay, beginning at president's street, well past 28th. and other accidents include a southbound 29, at river's edge. let's go and take a live look. as you can see, the left most lane in both directions is taken away. and it's definitely affecting the jones falls expressway. that delay runs well past 28th street.

here's kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >>> well, a very busy start out there. if you're traveling on the outer loop. we have plenty of delays there, from park heights avenue over to baltimore national hike. west side inner loop, another 25 minutes there, from 95 to security boulevard. and the harbor tunnel throughway, moving slowly in that northbound direction. that's from lombard street past 95. 70 eastbound, really jammed up there towards the beltway. several accidents as well. park heights avenue at evan way. eastern avenue at south patterson parks. west lombard at south packa. also, loch raven boulevard, at east cold spring lane. let's take a live look. as you can see, 70 heading westbound in that direction. 29 to marriottsville road. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times, the new show. more fun, more feasts for the entire family. you can get all of the details by dialing aaa-we-joust. >>> an unusual sight in the skies of new york today. the final flight of the space shuttle enterprise. a jumbo jet flew around the city today. it landed at

back to you. >> all right, kristy. thank you. >>> we are getting geared up for opening day as you know. and the weather looks okay. >> weather looks great. to be sitting on all of the areas. eating crab cake burgers. and sipping -- >> iced tea. >> iced tea. yes. that is what we always sip on opening day. 61 degrees now. much like today. this is going to be right around your high for tomorrow. it's going to be a gorgeous day. 25% relative humidity. we'll have your complete first warning forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> and as we said, baseball season is here. the o's will be back on the field. here are some of your favorite memories. for the complete slide show, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> been looking at a gorgeous day shaping up. this time in april, right around now, the first full week. typically, we top out right around 62 degrees or so. 61 is our official high. -- or our normal high. we have not gotten our official high for the day yet. but we have gotten to 62. and that's where we'll be ag

let's check in with kristy breslin. she has more on those delays. kristy? >> reporter: well, definitely on the inner loop, as captain mike said, it does extend back to the harrisburg expressway. it should be cleared up in a few minutes. but you might even want to get off at dulaney valley road to avoid that mess. you can see the delay is starting to build. as far as the rest of the region, expect delays from dundalk to the beltway. northbound harrisburg expressway. slow from shawan to belfast. and also trouble on the south side of the beltway. a fire beginning to back things up as well. as far as the west side inner loop, very heavy there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. and as we mentioned on the top side inner loop, we had several delays there. the first from stevenson road to 83. then it slows down again. so it's actually turned into one long delay from the harrisburg expressway to the scene of the accident over at bel air road. as far as other accidents go, mlk at howard. let's take a live look. as you can see, that's right smack dab i

kristy breslin will update the delays from wjz traffic control, coming up in a few minutes. >>> president obama says he is taking steps to combat high gas prices at the white house today. he called for determine staff to supervise the oil markets and higher penalties for price manipulation. the plan is intended to protect american consumers and comes as republicans criticize his energy policies. meanwhile, the price at the pump has dropped a little bit in recent days. but we are still paying $3.96 for a gallon of regular. that is 9 cents higher than we were paying just one month ago. >>> the final flight of the space shuttle discovery passes over maryland and stops people in their tracks. alex demetrick reports, with a look back by flying by. >> reporter: just after sunrise in cape canaveral, florida, the space shuttle discovery climbs skyward for the final time. bolted to the back of a 747 jumbo jet. its destination, the smithsonian air and space annex near dulles airport. for much of the trip, other craft had a better view. >> 747, passing over top, just to your left now, if you want to

i'm here at kristi field good location to watch doyle drive come down crews will start chopping at thedeck first, then the girders then the columns, crews have 57 hours to get it done and finish the connector road. i'm also told that the california highway patrol is going to have to do two sweeps of doyle drive before the destruction begins because there's always some yahoo who looks to be up there to say, hey i was the last guy up on doyle drive. chp has plenty of other things to do tpeublgs where could be a major problem. for more on that let's go to cheryl jennings. >> i'm not going to be the yahoo, i promise you. terry was talking about the traffic jams i want you to look at pictures. doyle drive is going to be closed here. you are going to have to funnel through if you can make it through that traffic through all different parts of san francisco. that guess going to cause gridlock. not only -- that's going to cause gridlock. not only that, 101 here san rafael you might want to take the richmond san rafael bridge be prepared for delays that's going to be a problem very slow there's

back over to you. >> all right, kristy, thanks. >>> it's official. the new hospital building at johns hopkins is up and running. wjz is live. jessica kartalija explains how the transition into the new hospital is working. hi, jess. >> reporter: well, kai, as you can imagine, moving everyone out of the old building and into the new building is quite a process. >> reporter: amanda gonzalez has been a mom for just three hours, when nurses at johns hopkins hospital tell her it's time to go. after the official grand opening of the 560-bed facility, patients like amanda, must be moved from the older rooms to the brand new building. >> finally done, years of planning in the making. and so much training. and everyone says it went so well today. >> reporter: in labor and delivery, the nurses had over 20 hours of training. just to make this move possible. >> it was very choreographed. >> amanda and her new son, cruise, are among the first patients in the maternity ward, where there are three operating rooms, 35 obstetric rooms and 10 private labor and delivery

i'm here at kristi field good location to watch doyle drive come down crews will start chopping at thedeck first, then the girders then the columns, crews have 57 hours to get it done and finish the connector road. i'm also told that the california highway patrol is going to have to do two sweeps of doyle drive before the destruction begins because there's always some yahoo who looks to be up there to say, hey i was the last guy up on doyle drive. chp has plenty of other things to do tpeublgs where could be a major problem. for more on that let's go to cheryl jennings. >> i'm not going to be the yahoo, i promise you. terry was talking about the traffic jams i want you to look at pictures. doyle drive is going to be closed here. you are going to have to funnel through if you can make it through that traffic through all different parts of san francisco. that guess going to cause gridlock. not only -- that's going to cause gridlock. not only that, 101 here san rafael you might want to take the richmond san rafael bridge be prepared for delays that's going to be a problem very slow there's

happens to be the more moderate rainfall amount hercules second three giants at this time you have kristy and crockets meanwhile see the look of the peninsula because we're seeing a line of activity there is well is a gun into the city of san francisco toward the richmond district with a nice fellow soldiers is a moment ago but because of this is live high debt doppler you see that it has therefore evaporated at this particular time the computer has the units together can walk three or wednesday and uc we still have a hidden is very light rain shower. and calling it mostly sunny for the most part we will see some clouds gathered over the higher terrain of the santa cruz mountains and it could produce a light scattered showers. this is all with the unstable air mass behind the passage of today's cold front. as you look ahead toward thursday another area of low pressure to the north of the scuds bill is short for the bills that but that's about it for the most part is we entered the easter holiday will be talking about sunny skies and high-pressure contributing to that so here's the very ta

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. >> this year's honorary parade marchers included marie osmond and kristy yamaguchi. >>> severe weathers bearing down in the nation's mid section, potentially affecting millions of americans. the national weather service says a tornado touched down in kansas this afternoon. forecasters are telling people to stay informed, be ready to act. a report from new york. reporter: the plains states are preparing for the worst, a large area from minnesota to texas could be at risk for an outbreak of deadly storms. the storm prediction center in norman, oklahoma says it could be a high-end, life-threatening event, affecting 5 1/2 million americans. >> this is just the beginning of a long duration severe weather outbreak, including the potential for long-track strong tornadoes. reporter: the national weather service says at least three possible tornadoes were reported early saturday in central oklahoma. two barns were destroyed on this property, but it could have been much worse. >> we have the gazebo and the fence right there, otherwise it would have went through the house. >> look at the debris r

watching him through the window so if anything were to happen they were to open the door in the chytrid kristie but they noticed it too late. for them. when they managed to pull him out his whole body was burned and only his perms were intact more than seventy five percent of his skin which had been scorched. when he was stricken after the chamber he said steps he was the only one to blame rather than anybody else. valentino one value died in hospital several hours later he was not even among the top six valentini was part of the back up team and was supposed to fill in for one of the favorites should anything happen among the other cosmonauts valentino was the youngest he was only twenty four. at the time even the death of the cause menard could not put a halt to the program. there were only three weeks before liftoff. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. the swiss the plant that was resp

day they are saying gunfire reaching across the border and into a refugee camp as government forces kristie fleeing members of the free syrian army taking started talking and setting up the buses a and to ensure the security of the southern border and to protect civilians thing from the. audience in syria this also raises serious concerns that that could undermine diplomatic efforts to end the conflict by setting the stage. for a military intervention well serious questions will be raised about just why a refugee camp was located so close to a conflict area even louder voices want to know why the rebels are being allowed to use the count as a safe haven before turning back into syria to continue their fight walking. across the border again. the army. some people come back you know this people walk with. beside the border crossing to syria understood. many of the free syrian army people here there are people here and they're operating there inside you know. let him go on back to fort as well as a civilian refugee camp taking the military army defectors and the man considered the head of the