lauren cook is check -- affects the neighborhood lawyeren cook has traffic. >> reporter: -- shall lauren cook has traffic. >> reporter: the water main break causing major problems. light street shut down between lombard and redwood street. stick with hopkins and you might want to use mass transit. as we look at the west side of the beltway at liberty road, notice there's absolutely nothing to get in your way. so it will be a nice calm right ride towards route 40. megan over to you. >>> being a couch potatoe can be nice on occasion but we knew it is too much. some are labeling it as a global pandemic. the comparison that is drawing this morning that got our attention. >> reporter: all this heat is taking a beating on crops and farmers. why you could may more at the grocery store. >> 11 minutes after 5. 81 degrees. we want to show you what's going on right now live in downtown baltimore. this is going to affect your morning commute for several weeks now as they work on a water main break. we have live details straight ahead. >>> time for health news. a diet and exercise have not worked for

lauren cook, you know, we got the flooding out there. so what's going on in traffic?porter: yes, mike, we do have the flooding and also a downed tree in anne arundel county you want to watch out for, right in pasadena, that's going to be on magazee bridge road near route 100. be careful if you are traveling in the area. right on the jfx there is a lot of standing water near the cold spring exit. as we head north, taking a live look at the harrisburg expressway no reports -- delays to report on shan road. it will be clear from the state line onto the beltway. once you get onto 695, this is what it looks like on bel aire road headed up towards 893. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic, over to you. >>> if you love art, music and food, you might want to head to mount royal this weekend. >> we'll have a live report on what you can expect when you head out to art scape that kicks off here in charm city. >>> plus she weighed less than a can of soda, she's finally home. we have an amazing story, an incredible story of survival. you're waking up to what's new in mar

lauren cook is back. she has a check on traffic and we are glad to have you back and mike is in for lynette with a check on the weather. a hot roasting weekend. >> it's 103 on saturday. i am sorry 104. >> one degree makes all the difference. 104. it was hot. >> at least it was not 775 degrees. right? at least it wasn't that hot. >> it comes back. i thought it was gone. >> sorry. >> everything going. >> you thought it was out in the garden pushing up daisies and it comes back. >> let's go to the weather. here's what's going on this morning. maryland's most powerful radar showing maybe a little lightning out near mount airy along 70. if you make the drive west you are going to be be encountering that. be aware of that. heavy rain across there. but switching over to the other source and baltimore city right out towards white marsh seeing good downpours of rain. rainfall rates from a half to 3/4 of an inch and we will go up towards the north running along 95 past the maryland house seeing good downpours of ra

let's get a check on traffic, lauren cook in the traffic center. good morning, lauren.r: good morning, mike. there are trees down in anne arundel county. mca fee beach road is what you want to watch out for. 83 we're dealing with a lot of flooding on the jfx right near cold spring lane. as we check in and take a live look here at the harrisburg expressway, you'll notice no delays whatsoever, will be nice and clear from the maryland/pennsylvania state line all the way down to the beltway. i'll show you what the beltline looks like coming up in my next live report. back to you. >>> we want to get back to the breaking news out of aurora, colorado this morning, a story we are following. a mass shooting in a movie theater. the death toll has now rose to 15. >> renee marsh is live with this breaking news event. good morning. >>reporter: good morning. very, very frightening scene out there in aurora, colorado. we can tell you that at this hour the suspect is in custody, and from witness accounts, it is almost as if this man came prepared for war. one witness saying that he was

. >> lauren cook is bus. lain et and megan -- with us. lynette and megan -- i didn't realize you guys the first time you've been back since tuesday. you came back and you were gone. >> we had a special handshake in the newsroom. hugged out and i heard about the fabulous vacation. >> with that one of the facebook viewers, mine, darrell robert jr. missed my singing. the reunited song? >> go for et. >> this is a special request for you darrell. ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ u like it? >> fearless. >> are you kidding me? a whole hour before "good morning america." >> making fun -- ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ >> you can sends the request in to facebook. >> let's talk about temperatures right now. because in darlington the temperature coming in right around 63-degrees, elkton at 65. starting out on the pleasant note because the humidity is on the low side this morning. so we look at maryland's most powerful radar and we are dry. we have all five sweeps on. we could see a little bit of change as we go into the afternoon but for the mos

let's get a check now with abc 2 news time saver traffic with lauren cook. you have a few accidents to talk about. >>reporter: yes, an accident in baltimore county on old windsor mill at carl lane. congestion starting to pick up on many of the main lines including the west side of the beltway. here's a live look at 695 at baltimore national pike. the outer loop is what you need to worry about. all in all you're looking at a 14-minute ride from 795 down towards 95. the beltway in the parkville area here at hartford road also starting to jam as you make the drive up towards providence road. 95 also picking up in the white marsh area from route 43 all the way down to the beltway. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. charley, over to you. >>> back now to our developing story out of columbus, ohio. a quick look at the train derailment we've been telling you about since 4:30 here on "good morning maryland." producers have now counted these cars for us on this live look you have of columbus. we are now counting 11 cars. that's what our count is. the cur

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. doing very well. hope you are too. well if you are heading into the city, there are a few iruse that could -- issues that could go in your way. light street is shut down at baltimore street. and in east baltimore, that big sink hole is causing problems on monday superintendent treat. it will be -- monument street. it will be shut down between wolf street and patterson park avenue. stick with orleans as an alternate. this is what it looks like at eastern. there are no delays. it will be a nice easy ride through the fort mchenry tunnel. 8 minutes northbound as well from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. and as we pull up other drive times, beltway in great shape on the outer loop from 95 to 83. it will take 11 minutes and heading to the west side a.12- minute ride on the outer loop from 795 to 95. now over to you. >>> her face is bruised and stitched up and swollen but her spirit is ferocious. the 7 #-year-old woman was attacked -- 74-year-old a woman was attacked in her home l

lauren cook is here and lynette charles has a check on the weather.od mood because of the weather you were singing earlier. >> i'm not in a good mood because of the weather, i'm in a good mood because you're back. >> and you're back and you're back. we're all together again. >> the weather is going to be nice again today. especially if you like lower humidity levels. we're going to fete some sunshine out there too. >> it didn't feel like 90 yesterday. >> it was 90 though. today is going to be a tranquil thursday. dry with a few clouds still out there this morning and that will be the name of the game through today. seasonable temperatures on tap this morning and that will continue into the afternoon and you know i already talked about the less humidity. that we will be seeing for today. now temperatures doing pretty good. 67 degrees right now in easton. good morning to you. good morning boston 65 and glen ole coming in right around 62 degrees. as we look at bel air we we can see that word dry everywhere is dry today on "good morning maryland." and for

time now to get a check of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. no problems to report right now on the jfx. it will be nice and clear from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. everything will remain up to speed traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harvard tum. if you are headed out to the beltway, there are no delays whatsoever from parkville out to towson. as we check in and take a live look over here at the west side of the beltway, you're looking at bel aire road right now. as we pull up a shot of the baltimore national pike, just 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. charley, over to you. >>> a pastor is now thanking a game show for saving his live. how the abc hit "wipeout" led him to get some medical help he had no idea he ever needed. >>> also this morning sharree. >>reporter: a school community is remembering one of their own after a deadly crash. a look at the investigation into the teen's death. we have tha

lauren cook in the traffic center. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: good morning, mike. those storms have really left behind damage out on the roads. there's a downed tree in anne arundel county. it's right in pasadena near route 100, definitely watch out for that. if you're traveling on the jfx, there's a lot of standing water near cold spring lane. be extremely cautious when traveling in the area. in downtown baltimore, we're still dealing with that water main break that continues to shut down light street. that's between baltimore street and lombard street. there is a detour in place, but do allow yourself some extra time if you are traveling in the area. mass transit highly recommended. here's a live look at the west side of the beltway at old court road. fortunately no delays. it will be a nice easy ride all the way down towards route 40. that is look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> news time 4:46. we're continuing to follow developing news out of aurora, colorado. new information coming into us just moments ago. we're now learn

lauren cook has a check on traffic and lynette with weather. it was so nice out yesterday. >> it was. it was amazing out there. did you enjoy? >> absolutely. >> it's my -- it's my convertible top down. >> that's the way to do it. she knows how to rock. let's show you what's going on. maryland's most powerful radar is dry across here but we can see back off towards the west around wind chest erin further into west virginia and virginia we are starting to deal with a few showers across this area. been here all morning and heaviest rain to the north of beckly right now and all this is sliding off toward the north and east. some of it could get in here going through the rest of the morning and afternoon. i will keep my eye on that. take the rain gear with you in case to be prepared but we have lots of clouds out there as well. with the clouds temperatures have been kept up this morning. bowie at 68. chestertown more of the same denton at 68 dedegrees. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning how are the road. >> repo

lauren cook is in the traffic center.good morning speed racer. >>> a car crashed into the woods in anne arundel county right along the southbound lanes of route 295 at route 100. if you are headed into downtown baltimore, that massive water main break still causing big problems on light street. it will be closed right now between baltimore street and lombard street. you are advised to use mass transit if possible or even hopkins place as the alternate route. no problems to report traveling through the tunnels and 95 up in white marsh traffic nice in the air. as we check in and take a look here at hunt valley at harrisburg expressway and shawan road. not too much activity there. very easy ride down to 695. this is what the beltway looks like in observerly. just 11 minutes to 82. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> speaking of the roads making them safer for you. the state highway administration now looking to improve intersections along route 2 in anne arundel and calvert counties. there's a meeting tonight and you can att

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we have good newsed for those in howard -- good news for those of you in howard county. no delays from columbia pike to 695. that continues as we head up to baltimore county looking at 83. here in hunt valley at shawan road, everything is nice and clear making for a nice easy ride down towards 695. it will remain that way once you get on to the jfx. and checking in and looking at 695, here in overlea an 11 minute r50eud ride out -- ride on the outer loop. >>> four new speed cameras we told you about yesterday turned on in baltimore county are not on this morning. locations are on the screen but police say there were technical problems installing them so they are not on right now. police say that they will tell us before they are activated and weep cueo -- keep you posted. >>> he was left for dead in a trash can. >> this morning police want to know who was responsible and could have done something like this to such an africa inhumanity. >> pay phones in new york city are. [audio not un

we have a gas card give away lauren cook you have to like her on facebook.you can like me lynette charles as well. but like lauren cook and we give you something free. what is that? no weather station does that. so go over this and like lauren cook. >> free goodies. >> 600 dollars in gas that's like gold. >> the storms last night just too fast and not enough rain. >> not enough rain but we are going to do it all over again. that's a possibility. as of now things are pretty dry but we are looking at some wet weather up to the north and back off towards the south and west. and some of that will get in here going through the remaining of the morning hours. but also, we are going to be very humid for today. check out the temperatures right now coming in right around 73 degrees in aberdeen. glen bernie at 74. and 7 -- glen burnie at 74 and the moisture content is high. we are talking about that. i will detail that. we are in the 70s for dew points. let's go back over to charley. >>> let's the games begin. tonight the world's eyes are fixed on london for the openi

let's check the abc timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we have a few problems in baltimore city. we are dealing with the repairs to the water main break. light street is shut down between baltimore and lombard street. you can use hopkins place as an alternate. east baltimore, a huge searching hole. so monument street will be closed between patterson park avenue and wolf street. no problems on 95 through white marsh. it will be clear as you head towards eastern avenue. and heading out to the harrisburg expressway, this is what it looks like in hunt valley at shawan road. nothing to get in your word towards 695. and this is what the beltway looks like in overly lea overrule -- over lea -- overlea. >>> five things to know before you head out the door this morning. new health care coverage for women takes effect tomorrow under the affordable care act. senator barbara mikulski isjoining democrats today to announce the plan. >> the rally at penn state in a parking lot there. a radio program hosting a rally to show support for the football playe

lauren cook in the traffic center.how are we doing. >> reporter: a good day to crank that ac in the car if you are heading to downtown baltimore. expect heavy delays due to the water main break. so light street remains shut down between redwood and lombard street. heading downtown, do use hopkins place, and mass transit. a good option this morning. and here's a live look at harrisburg expressway in hunt valley. no problems to report at shah one road for a nice calm ride towards the beltway. once you get on 695, this is what it looks like in parkville. everything up to speed. so, no problems getting up towards towson. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> wanted man tries to get away from police-- a wanted man tries to get away from police. the bizarre case involving a trained pilot leaving a city reviewing safety procedures at the airport. plus, they provide help during disasters such as fires and floods. this morning, the help the red cross is looking for and how you can get involved. and

now a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning.how are the roads looking? >>> good morning lynette. we have an accident to tell you about in howard county right in columbia on columbia road at ten mills road. so definitely watch out for that if you are traveling on interstate 70, no delays from columbia pike all the way over to the beltway. and here's a live look at the northwest corner of 695 at old court road, you are looking at an 11 minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down to 93. inner loop also going to be nice and clear up to 83. some other drive times no delays out on the jfx. if you are using that to get into the city, it's going to take you 11 minutes to travel from the beltway all the bay downtown to east fayette street and everything up to speed on 95 northbound from the beltway to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. eight minute trip. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> mcdonald's special sauce, not so secret anymore. in an effort to provide more transparency, the execut

new a check on traffic and lauren cook. >>> good morning mike. we have a few things that could get in the way but fortunately that weekend forecast looking very nice for artscape this weekend. i'm ready for the cooldown. if you are going downtown this morning that massive water main break still shutting down light street. that is going to be closed between baltimore street and lombard street. good alternates include hopkins place or fayette street and of course you can always use mass transit. that's probably going to be your best bet to avoid all of the congestion. we have an accident to tell you about on route 295 it's right along the southbound lanes at interstate 195. and unfortunately it's going to be a slow go on the west side of the beltway all due to the crash on the inner loop at reisterstown road. a live look at the beltway in towson here at delaney valley road. everything up to speed no concerns whatsoever. traveling from 95 tall way up to -- all the way up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to

time to get a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: a medivac responded to a scene of a serious crash up in har forecounty. it's on woodsdale road at route 924. heading into the city, expect heavy delays downtown. it's due to yesterday's water main break. here's a live look right now. notice a lot of activity different than yesterday. but still keep in mind light street closed wean redwood and pratt. two lanes are now opened at light street but traffic really conjeffed in the area. use mass -- congested in the area. use mass transit or mlk as an alternate. a lot of congestion at liberty road continuing to route 40. >>> new york city housing authority worker had to dib intobushes -- can be dive into bushes to rescue a girl who fell out of the widow. look at this video. i was told we don't have the video so we will leave you with the picture of traffic and again remember you can always log onto abc2news.com for more information. thanks for joining us this morning. man: there's a cattle guard, t

lauren cook is here with a check on the roads. lynette has the weather and how's the weekend going to be. >> it's going to be hot. we will heat things up and humidity will come back in as well. >> good. >> enjoy today because we won't deal with humidity but we have the chance for a couple showers to pop up and we can see that on maryland's most power foul radar. you can see where the majority of the rain is now. we have rain off into the atlantic but the bulk of the rain is back into west virginia and kentucky and we can zoom into the area if you are traveling that way it's between clarksburg and beckly heavy amounts of rain pushing towards the north and east. we are nice and dry. closer to home as we slide into the baltimore area bel air we can see around dc dry conditions but we could be getting into that. more details to come. but heats check the timesaver traffic with lauren cook. any accidents. >> reporter: good morning. we have a first accident of the day in downtown baltimore on west preston street at cathedral street. watc

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning what do you have. >> reporter: good morning. we have problems across the region. a disabled car on route 50 blocking one center lane westbound at bay bridge. heading up to baltimore county a. crash in white marsh on 95 along the southbound lanes near the beltway. you will want to expect delays in the area. and once you get on to the beltway, this is what the top side looks like in towson at dulaney valley road. no delays in this vicinity. you are looking at 12-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. now the jfx is nice and clear from the beltway to downtown. but once you get into the city we have a sink hole that intlok -- blocking monument street. you will want to use or liens street instead. now over to you. >>> important news for expectant moms if you a fish eater you know that the potential health benefits of fish. but there's a concern. >> basically pregnant women want to make sure they are getting less than 6 ounces of white tuna and then really staying

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning.ter main break that burst yesterday in downtown baltimore is causing headaches for drivers this morning. do watch out because lanes will be shut down between fayette and lombard street lombard closed between calvert and light street. traveling in the area, stick with martin luther king junior boulevard or franklin street. drivers are encouraged to use mass transit. linda so will bring you a live report in a few minutes with the progress they are making. no problems to report traveling through the fort mchenry or harbor tunnel. here's live look at 95 in white marsh. everything is clear and traveling southbound into the city here at route 43. the as far as the beltway parkville at harford road an 11 minute ride on outer loop from 95 up towards 8 3. and the west side going to be nice and clear from 795 down towards 95. and that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> a small plane crashes in montgomery county and investigators are trying to figure out how it happened. >> coming up, w

now lauren cook has a check on the roads. >> reporter: good morning. if you are headed to the tunnels, no delays. it's clear through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel. we have all the construction south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza. later this morning that could change. you can use the fort mchenry tunnel or key bridge as an alternate route. looking live at 95 on white marsh everything up to speed at route 4 3. nice and easy down towards the beltway. and as we pull up drive times, here's a live look at the jfx that's going to take you 11 minutes southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. 695 nice and clear and no concerns the outer loop from 795 towards 95. that stretch will take you 11 minutes. also looking at an 11-minute ride from 95 up to 83. now over to you. >>> today investigators will continue looking into the cause of a fire that killed a woman in an annapolis home. sherrie johnson joins with us more on what fire investigators are going to be looking for today. >> reporter: investigators are trying to figure out exa

lauren cook is in the traffic center. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: good morning, mike.e are dealing with a lot of flooding out on the jfx. you do want to be extra careful traveling southbound at cold spring lane. we do have an accident at the location. so please be extra cautious. we do have some more problems to tell you about out on the beltway. there's another accident on the inner loop, that's going to be right at interstate 97. as we check in and take a live look at the west side of the beltway, here at baltimore national pike, you'll notice everything up to speed, no delays. it will be a pretty easy ride up towards 795. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> we want to continue breaking news with this big story happening out of colorado this morning. at least 14 people dead, 15 hurt following a shooting spree that happened at a movie theater. you're looking at a live picture right now of a hospital near that movie theater where so many victims were taken. this is a huge story right now. it was the premier of the new ba

thanks. >>> time mike masco and lauren cook join me for the caption this.this is when you get a great photo e-mailed to you. >> and today's picture was submitted by our very own mike masco. >> yes. >> that's my cousin's station. >> this bear decided to cool off in the cool. it's hot in connecticut. we posted it on the facebook page and. you sound out. sean said i am barely surviving this heat wave. i am right there with the bear. >> yeah this weather is too hot. joel says when the kids get here it's lunchtime. let's hope not. >> oh. and carol said skinny dipping bear style what about you-- >>> what about you mike. >> i barely. >> we will get back to you. >> keep your comments coming and if you have a caption this photo i idea e-mail it to us. >> thanks, guys. >>> you have to a check out this video. a woman tries to ride up the escalator on the motorized scoot ther. this shows the thing -- scooter. she goes down and it looks painful. as the steps rise the chair is snagged and it dumps and it false on top of her. a lot of people came running tohelp her out. >

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning.causes problems for commuters this morning. expect heavy delays traveling downtown. light street is shut down between redwood and pratt and lombard street closed at light street. so you want to stick with mass transit if possible. or take the martin luther king junior boulevard or franklin street as alternate routes. 695 has a crash blocking two lanes of the inner loop at peninsula expressway. expect delays in that area. no problems to report on a 95 moving through white marsh and here's the harrisburg expressway. up in hunt valley, no problems whatsoever heading towards the beltway. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> a coveted item for anyone under 21 looking to buy booze. >> and a break for a 15-year- old issued a legitimate fake id. is there such a thing? we will explain how it happened. why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel o

lauren cook has a check on traffic. how we doing. >> reporter: well, we are dealing with several accidents across the region. trouble out in frederick where an accident is blocking two eastbound lanes of interstate 70. that's at woodbine road. you can stick with route 1 # 4 as an alternate. more problems in howard county where the traffic lights are out. there's an accident in baltimore city in canton on highland avenue at eastern avenue and heading out to 95, here's what it looks like in white marsh. everything up to speed at route 43 but we are dealing with an accident up in harford county along the southbound lanes at little gun powder falls bridge. 695 in overly at bel air road, everything up to speed. a nice easy ride up towards 83. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> 5:31. >>> today two of the three fire companies cut from the mayor's budget will officially close. linda so is standing by with how one of them will be staying open at least for now. linda. >> reporter: the fire chief decided to kee

lauren cook, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. heading downtown e.elays. between red rood and lomb -- redwood and lombard streets the road is shut down. more problems where we are dealing with a fatal accident in phoenix. it continues to shut down old york road at paper mill if you are traveling. use jaretsville park. one person has been confirmed dead and another taken to sinai with life-threatening injuries. no problems on 83 but the beltway is packed. this is what it look like at liberty road. it will remain slow to route 40. and here in overlea very congested at bel air road. >> before we go we want to let you know there's breaking news out of syria. good morning america will have it. now off to new york. have great day and thanks for joining us. there she is ! hey, i got a leak ! yoo hoo ! wait a minute, come back ! um, miss ? up here! right. like 85% of us, you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, you need something powerful. you need lime-a-way. it's 4 times more effective at removing limescale than the leading

lauren cook will have the latest traffic including road closures and other routes.dig the whole pipe out. >> yeah. caulking the tub again. that. will take a long while. >> here is what's going on. we are stuck in the heat wave, until about wednesday and then gusty storms will come through, wednesday evening, wednesday night that. will break the heat and humidity. 90 the transition on thursday with showers and storms, in 80s. if you are thinking about making plans for the weekend, go head because it'll be beautiful temperatures and continues. 86. that's what we like to see. >> have to take ten million from you. i gave you 50 million, only 40. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. . >>> the heat, humidity

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. still talking about the accident. >> reporter: we are dealing with troubling on 59 in white marsh a crash along the southbound lanes near the beltway. traffic is jammed back to route 43. heading to the south side of 95, this is what it looks like just north of enterstate 195. no delays -- interstate 195. no delays up towards the tunnels or 495. that area will be in good shape. and using the harrisburg expressway, let's pull up the shot in hunt valley at shawan road. a 22-minute ride from the maryland pennsylvania state line down to 695. we have trouble to tell you about in baltimore county. several accidents one on dulaney valley road and another crash that has shut down harford road that's right near sharon drive. you will want to stick with bel air road as your alternate. and in baltimore city, there's the sink hole we are dealing with on the east side. so east monument street is shut down between wolf street and patterson park avenue. it's expected to be finished. the repairs are e

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook how are the roads? >> reporter: so -- how are the roads? >> reporter: so far soor tunnel a high of 55 miles -- so far at the tunnels, a high of 55 miles per hour. this is white marsh no problems route 43. 15 minute from this point to downtown baltimore. and that good news will continue on the beltway. in overlea no delays you are look at an 11 minute ride from 95 up toward 83. there is congestion starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway taking you 13 minutes on outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and heading out to the harrisburg expressway 22 minutes from the maryland pennsylvania state line to the beltway. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now back over to you. >>> if you want to sleep well at night, hold off on eating certain foods to close to bedtime. one of the worst offenders for many is anything that has caffeine. that will keep you up but alcohol may make you toss and turn. another thing to avoid is a large meal of any kind just before shut eye. >> our bodies are meant to be quiet a

let's check the morning commute lauren cook in the traffic center. >> reporter: all of the rain all the thunderstorms are leading to a hectic commute. we have trouble across the region in frederick we are dealing with a crash on interstate 70. we will get to that in a minute. but up in harford county there's a crash on 95 along the southbound lanes at little gun powder falls bridge. expect delays not on interstate 70. a crash along the eastbound lanes that is going to be at woodbine road. traveling in the area, you with alternate. as we head down to howard county we are dealing with traffic lights out right at the intersection of route 108 at columbia road and using 695, there's an accident on the top side right on the inner loop at 83s and checking in and looking at the west side of the beltway at liberty road, traffic shaping up nicely. no significant delays as you travel down towards route 40. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> we have been telling you about it for months. today it's going happen. >> two of the three baltimore fire companies that were

now let's go over to lauren cook who has a check of the traffic. you are talking about the water main break. >> reporter: yes. it is going to be the main story this morning. unfortunately it's causing headaches for those heading into done town baltimore. now light street is shut down between redwood street and pratt street and light street going to be closed at lombard. you are strongly encouraged to use mass transit and you are looking live at the scene. repairs are underway. you can take mlk or franklin street as an alternate. linda so will bring you a live report on when the repairs will be finished coming up in few minutes. more problems on 695 where there's crash blocking two lanes at the inner loop at peninsula expressway. and here's what the west side looks like at old court road. all is clear here traffic picking up in the outer loop but nothing of significance. that's a look at your abc timesaver traffic over to you. >>> back to the breaking news out of toronto canada we brought you on abc2news.com and this morning at 4:30. we are expectin

let's get a check now of the abc 2 news time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. how are the roads looking? >>reporter: good morning, lynette. so far so good out in howard county. interstate 70 nice and clear from colombia pike all the way over to 695. once you do make your way over to 695, here's exactly what it looks like at baltimore national pike. no delays whatsoever. so it will be a nice easy ride if you're traveling down towards the key bridge or up all the way towards 83. if we take a look at some drive times, fortunately no delays, all is clouter loop from 95 up towards 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes using the jfx to get into the city you're also looking at an 11-minute ride southbound from the beltway all the way to downtown baltimore. and on 95 everything up to speed traveling northbound from the beltway all the way to the fort mchenry toll plaza, you are looking at an eight-minute trip. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. charley, over to you. >>> if you're just waking up with us, back to a developing story out of columbus,

now a check on traffic and lauren cook in the traffic center. >>> good morning mike. well hopefully the storms will cool everything down for artscape this weekend. if you are hitting the roads we have some trouble in anne arundel county there's a four car crash on route 295. right along the southbound lanes another interstate 195. you want to expect delays in the areament 95 will be the best alternate route. heading to downtown baltimore that yolk still causing -- water main break still causing big problems on light street shut down between baltimore street and lombard street. use mass transit if you can, if not hopkins place fayette street are the best alternate routes. out on the beltway a crash actually cleared on the west side on the inner loop at reisterstown road. here's a live look at overly. starting to pick up on the outer loop up to loch raven boulevard. but inner loop nice and clear down to 95. white marsh at route 43. only a four minute tripe down towards 695 and no delays and that will remain the same heading all the way into the city. megan and charlie,

let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. if you are headed out to 95, no concerns on that northeast corridor. it will only take you about 15 minutes to travel southbound from the beltway into the city. no delays to tell you about on 695. it will remain clear from parkville up towards towson and no delays on the west side. you are looking at an 11 minute ride from 795 towards 95. and you are looking live at the harrisburg expressway at york road. 22 minutes altogether from maryland pennsylvania state line down to the beltway. megan and charley back over to you. >>> losing weight and keeping itoff can be a struggle for many especially women. >> absolutely and this morning health official say picking up a notebook and pen may shep you -- help you manage your weight. >>> pole dancing in the olympics. why one business says it should be considered a sport like swimming or basketball. >> come on. also ahead, a live look at the inner harbor this morning. it's 70 degrees out there lynette will have more on the weather when we come ba

lauren cook is here with a check of the traffic coming up in just a bit. weather could have played a factor in that this morning. >> yes. >> absolutely. hopefully it will cool down a little bit for artscape this weekend. >> mike? >> i have a couple of e-mails about that. it is going to cool down. lower humidity and into the 8 #s. how about the winds damage yesterday charlie? that was crazy. keep as you head just south and west of the bray bridge you saw the wind gust around 60 miles an hour. we had multiple loan warnings issued from yesterday's storms. 76 in town rather. 70s out over the eastern shore. ocean city not seeing the sun just "you're at 76 degrees, i'm -- yet you're at 76 degrees, i'm really dyslexic with that one this morning. 78 around 8:00 hour. we're on the wayer for 92 degrees your two degree guarantee. and notice there could be a couple of scattered showers and storms in the mix. we'll time the storms out for you and show you the seven day forecast in a little bit. >>> mike thanks. storms rolled through the area you probably kept a really

right now, let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning and you've been talking about the water main break. >> reporter: yes. it's the main story on the roads. yesterday's break happened right during rush hour and it continues to affect traffic this morning. traveling downtown three lanes of light street will be shut down at lombard street. more problems to tell you about if you are traveling on lombard street. that will be shut down between calvert street and light street. you will want to use mass transit and you can use martin luther king junior boulevard or franklin street as an alternate. looking live at the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike everything is up to speed and as we head over to overlea no problems to report from 95 up towards 83. now back to the main story. the water main break in downtown baltimore. linda so is live on the scene this morning to tell us all about all of the progress they are making. good morning, linda. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at light and redwood. being see th

lauren cook is in the traffic center. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: good morning, mike. we are dealing with a lot of downed trees this morning in anne arundel county, right in pasadena, there are several on magabeach road. one near olivia way and one near third street. do be careful if you are traveling in the area. we are also dealing with a lot of flooding this morning. heavy rains really caused a mess on the scr fx and -- jfx and it continues to be that way. southbound at cold spring lane, a crash just cleared from this location as well. please, again, be cautious traveling through the area. in downtown baltimore, a water main break continues to shut down light street. that's going to be between baltimore street and lombard street. several streets also closed for art scape. for a complete list of the closures, just go to abc2news.com. and as we check in and take a live look at the beltway, here's what it looks like -- this is actually going to be 83 at schwann road. no delays in this vicinity heading towards 695. this is a shot of the beltway and harford road. no prob

let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning.te. the main trouble spot right now is going to be the west side of the beltway. we are dealing with an accident on the outer loop at liberty road. unfortunately traffic will be jammed all the way down to route 40. on the other side of the beltway, here's what it looks like in overly at bel aire road. inner loop moving just fine, but the outer loop still sluggish as you make the drive up towards providence road. no delays if you're using the jfx to get into the city and everything up to speed traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harvard -- hartford tunnel. we do have the construction south of the hartford tunnel toll plaza, but not causing a backup as of yet. that is look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. remember, if you want $600 in free gas, all you have to do to enter the contest is go to my facebook page, all the details right at the top of my profile. we'll see you in 30 minutes for another weather and traffic update. now back to new york for "good morning ameri

we talk to lauren cook yesterday, she's cooking.s sure enough what they saw, salisbury check in the at 81 degrees. we have a heat advisory r that's because heat indices are going to run between 100 and 105 and saturday an excessive heat watch has been posted, we're watching heat indices approaching 110 to 115. that map really just means it's going to be brutally hot for the next couple of days. satellite pictures, a few clouds picking up this morning. look at the clearing lines as we see the full on sunshine. nothing's happening that close to home. look at all the watches watches and warnings, it's going to get hot not only in ohio but st. louis may hit 108 depreciation possibly hitting 110. >>> -- degrees, possibly hitting 110. impressive stats up and down the eastern nation, this warm front separates cooler air over new england to stifling heat and humidity in the south. we are stuck in that right now through the weekend, but what we are watching right now is this cold front out to the west and there is ferocious thunderstorms tha

let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook.we are dealing with two accidents this morning in howard county. right along the northbound lanes at route 22. if you are traveling in the white marsh area the southbound lanes of 95 really packed from route 43 down to 695. here's what the beltway looks like in overly at bel air road. the outer loop moving slowly and inner loop just fine which that congestion will continue up towards the towson area and the west side of the belt wail really packed. fortunately no concerns if orguesing the jfx to -- the you are using the jfx to get into the city. if you'd like a chance to win a $600 gas gift card. like me on facebook. all the details will be at the top of my pro file. we'll see you in 30 minutes for another weather and traffic update. now back to new york for "good morning america." 3q every type of stain is different and needs a different product. with so many choices, it always feels like you're just playing the odds. take the gamble out of stain removal. introducing resolve all-stain

the traffic with lauren cook now. >> reporter: good morning.ute 15 # a more problems 695 on the inner loop a crash at 95. leaking live at beltway in overl-ea at bel air road. no delays in this area. but heading into east baltimore chosures on monument street due to the sink hole so it will be shut down between wolf street and peterson park avenue. charley over to you. >>> a mother is recovering in the hospital after being stabbed by her son in millersville. police are look for 21-year-old james zito. they believe he stabbed his monday and ran away. she is expected to be okay. if you have information about the location of james zito call police. there's a new guy rung anne arundel police department beginning today. larry tolliver replaces the outgoing cheer after controversy in the county. back to new york for more good morning america. one more check of weather and traffic coming up in a half- hour. have a great day. ♪ reminds me of you keep driving fine ♪ ♪ and next time i'll be true whispers in time ♪ ♪ turns on every tune every tune ♪ ♪ ever

let's check traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning.riving in howard county, be extra careful in elk ridge a track light is out at washington boulevard and in southwest baltimore, we are dealing with a car accident right on west a tapso at -- patapsco at lorrainea avenue. a little congestion on the west side of the beltway on the outer loop from liberty road down to route 40 and here's what the beltway looks like and parkville at harford road outer loop pretty slow driving up towards lock raven. for a chance -- loch raven. like me on face card for a chaps to win a 600 dollar gift card many we will see you in 30 minutes for another traffic and weather update. [ cheers and applause ] >>> oh, tgif. happy friday, everybody. good morning. this is a great crowd we have out here. and that is d.j. deuce, from 96.1, one of new york's hottest country radio stations. it's good to have him here, spinning up into our "gma" summer concert country-style. >> i'll tell you, we are packed to the gills. we do hope george is getting some well-deserved slee

lauren cook in the traffic center. good morning, lauren. >>reporter: good morning, mike.er main break continues to cause big problems in downtown baltimore. light street is shut down between baltimore street and lombard street. there is a detour in place, but you will want to expect heavy congestion in the area. many roads closed in the city for this weekend's artscape. for a complete list, go to abc2news.com, all the information there that you will need to know. if you are traveling the jfx, no delays getting into the city. here's a live look at the beltway in parkville on harford road. outer loop moving slowly up to the boulevard. megan, over to you. >> lauren, thanks. >>> thousands of people went without power overnight and into this morning after the storms hit us last night. cars tried to drive into flooded streets in downtown baltimore. the hilton at camden yards has serious cleaning up to do today after flood waters went through the ceiling and water managed to get into the emergency room of johns hopkins as well. >>> today we may learn the identity of a pilot kill

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning.io not understandable] [ inaudible ] [ no audio from station ] >> reporter: look live at beltway here in overlea it's to be jammed on the outer loop and that continues up towards loch raven boulevard. megan. >> good morning. it could take several days for crews to repair the roads affected built water main break in downtown baltimore lauren talked about. in the process it will be complicated. underground utility lines. water was rung for hours until the main could be shut off. pieces of the road buckled from all the pressure below. again crews on the scene right now. >>> no word on what caused an early morning fire in towson. a vacant home on bellonna avenue and lagrange lane caught on fire around 3:30 this morning. crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames. we are told that home is currently up for sale. we are out of time and go back to new york for good morning america. thanks for joining us and we will have another update in 30 minutes. >>> jennifer lopez, one of the hottest sup

now a check on traffic and lauren cook in the abc2 timesaver traffic. how we doing?g problems in downtown baltimore. light street remains shut down between baltimore street and lombard vote. there's a detour in place but do expect heavy congestion in the area. we have a crash in baltimore county at route 7 and if you are traveling on 95 in the white marsh area pretty slow. traveling southbound at route 43. here's a live look at the beltway and overlea. outer loop still sluggish to loch raven blond. no delays on the jfx. >>> if you work downtown or are heading that way to the inner harbor the water main break could cause some more headaches. but for some businesses in that area it's now costing them money. today those who run businesses in the area are going to have another decision. either fight the fix or don't open at all. but the city says today the water should be restored to everyone who lost it because of monday's break. crews are still repairing the main water line on the road that's going to take about three weeks. dpw says that two block area is going to be

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning.you have accidents out there. >> reporter: well, no accidents to tell you about. but we have trouble on route 50. there's a disabled car that is blocking one westbound lane there at the bay bridge. so watch out for that. now if you are traveling on interstate 97, no problems to report from route 50 all the way up to 695. and as we head on up to baltimore county, here's a live look at 795 at could bys mill road many no delays to talk about. it will be delay free all the way to 695. and going up to the drive times west side of the beltway an 11- minute ride on outer loop from 795 towards 95. and for those of you ewing the j -- using the jfx clear southbound to the downtown. an 11 minute trip and no problems to report on 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel traveling northbound from the beltway to the toll plaza. that stretch will take you 8 minutes. now over to you. >>> pencils, papers and folders are things kids need when head back to the classroom. and that's just around the corner mom and da

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