lauren cook will have more on the road closures and alternate routes. so once again the parade starts at 9:00 this morning to say thank you to our veterans. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> candles lit the it. >> sky in honor -- lit the night sky in honor of the veterans. the names of men and women from eastern baltimore county who died in every war from world war i to the present are enshrined there. boy scouts from troops 117 and 355 put out the more than 600 candles. the white for those served and the red for those killed in action. >> this is a day we try to teach our young people and our future generations about the sacrifice that is have been paid for their freedoms. and this is a way for these young men to be able to tell families that we honor that sacrifice that has been made. >> this was the 6th annual illumination and the canneddals state lit -- stayed lit through the night. >>> a piece of baltimore hft have i waving proudly. domino's sugar restored the giant flag that flew over the retinery. the flag pole

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, we are dealing with fog across the region. so, do expect reduced visibility. turn on the low beams. we an accident on 95. it's moved to the northbound shoulder at pulaski highway. but something to watch out for. here's what 95 looks like downtown at 395. traffic is moving along. there are no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel and the harbor tunnel is going to be in great shape. we are dealing with an accident on the south side of 695. it's on the outer loop between washington boulevard and holland's fore road not causing significant backups. a 9 minute ride the outer loop from 795 to interstate 706789695 will bein great shape from parkville to towson. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> there are no words of gratitude strong enough for veterans, the sacrifices are emense and today we will honor them for everything that they have done for us. sherrie johnson is live to tell you how to observe veteran's day. >> reporter: yes, we are here live at

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. unfortunately we have trouble in north baltimore dealing with a water main break that reduced traffic on york road to just one lane in both directions. you will want to stick with charles street as your alternate routes. now, or 84. and 83 is going -- 8 3. and 83 is going to be nice and clear. as far as 95, this is what it looks like in east baltimore and eastern avenue. no problems to report. it's going to take you 15 minutes right now to travel south bound from the beltway to downtown. checking in and look at other drive times, notice beltway going to be in great shape. no delays from parkville to you to towson --en toson and outer loop from 795 to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> today is the last day to vote early and if you plan to do that, you better get in line and get ready because the lines are long. early voting was canceled for two days because of sandy this could be why. linda so is live in towson this morning at one of the early voting centers and how

let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> struggling to get to the 50s? oh my goodness. i'm not ready for the cold weather. if you are traveling on 95, fortunately there are no delays just south of route 100. it will be an easy ride headed to d.c. or traveling up north. and everything will remain nice and clear in downtown baltimore. this is what 95 looks like at 395. traffic moving right along. there are no delays right now through the fort mchenry tunnel, harbor tunnel also going to be clear and as we check in and take a look at the abc2 timesaver traffic drive times you'll notice the beltway going to be in great shape. normal conditions right now on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. that stretch will take you just 11 minutes. and conditions are nice and clear over on the west side. looking at an 11 minute ride as well on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> you can call it a natural love potion or maybe just wishful thinking. >> researchers are claiming there'

let's get a check with lauren cook. >> we're dealing with the water main break. and north charles street. they will be closed including lafayette and north avenue. as we look at the scene. it is 60 inches. it is huge. expect a detour. you want to stick with 83 and calvert and maryland avenue and st. paul. we will bring you the latest on the break as the repairs will be underway soon if you are traveling on the lane lines. 83 is clear here in baltimore. moving along. no delays. here is what the west side looks like at liberty. you are looking at an 11 minute ride from 795 to 95. the aches and pains a cold or the flew. >> which one have you. >> and the family may have to leave their home if they refuse to give up their pets. you will see them why the government says the animal is a threat. >>> the holiday season is here, we'll learn with the postal service expects for mailing and shipping season. i hope so, too. it will announce the ship by dates. >> the service announced all packs to military families must be mailed by tuesday. >>> mark the calendars. think notice

let's check with lauren cook. >> good morning. so far so good on the day effects no problems from 695 all the way downtown to east fayette street traveling through the tunnels everything up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel as well as harbor and checking in and looking outside here on the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike everything is moving right along you are looking at a typical 11 minute ride right now on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >> reporter: the presidential candidates crisscross the country showing up last-minute support. >> today is the day they are going to find out if that hard work had paid off and for whom. so we have a look at candidates and what they are doing on election day. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... makin

let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> good morning. we have a crash to tell you about in west baltimore. this is right on glen falls parkway at windsor mill road. if you are traveling through the tunnels everything is up to speed. no delays whatsoever. as far as the justification is concerned as we -- jfx is concerned as we check in and take aloof hook north of 695, everything moving right along. no delays right now heading downtown. as far as 695 is concerned, as we check in and take a look at the abc2 timesaver traffic dry times no problems to report on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. just 11 minutes and conditions nice and clear over on the west side of the beltway. an 11 minute ride as well on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> news time now 5:31. he was 17 years old killed in a car crash on tuesday night. now they are planning to honor the man's life. abc2 news linda so is here with the details and what are they planning to do? >> reporter: friends o

. >> reporter: butte -- lauren cook. >> reporter: beautiful weekend and 60 degrees. in baltimore there's a water main break repair on north charles street that will be shut town between penn station and 21st viet. stick with sal vert or -- cal vet or 83. no -- calvert on 83. everything will be up to speed traveling through the tunnels as well. and if you are traveling on 695 as we check in and take a live look on the west side of the beltway, at liberty road, everything is moving along. that will be the same case over in parkville. this is what 695 looks like at harford road. no concerns getting up towards towson or traveling the inner loop towards 95. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> news time 4:3 #. there's new information this morning -- 4:32. there's new information around the scandal of david petraeus. the fbi and justice department knew in late summer that petraeus was having an affair. no one outside the fbi was notified until last because the investigation was incomplete and there were concerns about possible security breaches

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. daylight savings time awesome after the week we have had. if you are traveling in north baltimore this morning, watch out for a massive water main break on york road. traffic actually has been reduced just to one lane in both directions traveling southbound. right near cold spring lane. stick with charles street later this morning or even 83. and as we check in and look live at 83, just north of the beltway you will notice everything moving right along no delays heading into the city. and as far as 695 is concerned, here's a live look at baltimore national pike. and you are looking at a normal 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and the inner loop clear all the way up through pikesville. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> sandy halted transportation to and from new york today. it will be the first day you can travel to the city via train. amtrak express and northeast regional will run modified service between boston new york

and lauren cook will have more on the road class years and aunt -- closures and alternate routes. it starts at 9 a.m. and the ceremony at war memorial plaza starts at 10 a.m. you know say thank you to a veteran. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. [ playing taps ] >>> president obama paid tribute to the veterans at arlington national cemetery and laid awreath at the tomb of the unknown soldiers e praised the sacrifices of american servicemen and women and gave a nod to their families. >> tour after tour, year after year, you and your families have done all that this country has asked. >> the president noted more than 1 million service members will make the transition to civilian life and urged all of to us serve them as well as they served our country. we want to know how you're saluting our veterans. head to abc2news.com/facebook and let us know what you are doing to hon orlt men and women who serve -- honor the men and women who serve us. >>> a late night shooting in columbia over the weekend and still no arrest. manager who is not named is in critical condition. two men were in the par

let's check the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.my dad and grandfather went to breams lane. i am glad you enjoyed your time there yesterday. if you are traveling 695 no problems to report here in parkville. it will be nice and clear. traveling the inner loop towards 95 and outer loop is going to be normal just 11 minutes from 95 all the way up to 83. the west side of the beltway no problems to report there. you are look at an 11-minute ride on outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95 and everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and taking you 8 minutes northbound from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> we love bringing you stories about normal people doing extraordinary things for great causes. >> coming up next, we will tell you about a man's quest against cancer that has him hitching a ride across the country. there is one catch. he needs -- you need to hang around to see it. [ harry umlaut ] the five stages of muller. suspi

let's check the traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you mend we are dealing with fog across the region so a good morning to turn on the low beams. we have good news war crash is cleared from the eastbound lanes of route 50 at the bay bridge. now if you are traveling in mount vernon, do be aware that the big veteran's day parade will begin at 9 and many roads will be shut down beginning at 7 so just in one half-hour many of the intersection also shut down including charles street that will be closed from fayette to monument and eastbound lanes of mount vernon closed closed from cathedral to st. paul and the parade ends at gay street shut down from fayette to falls way. if you are traveling on 95 this morning, as we check in and look live downtown, here at 395, no delays whatsoever it will be nice and clear through the fort mchenry tunnel. and looking live here as we pull up the shot at harford road in parkville. no problems on inner loop towards 95 and the outer loop delay free up to towson of the west side of the beltway also going

let's go ahead and get a check of the traffic now with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are certainly off to another cold start, but fortunately 95 looking nice and clear. no delays right now heading down to the dc and it's going to take you 12 minutes right now traveling northbound from columbia all the way to downtown baltimore. and if you are traveling in howard county interstate 70 is nice and clear from columbia pike over to 695. and as we check in and take a live look at the beltway the northwest corner, moving right along from old court road to route 40 and this is what the harrisburg expressway looks like in hunt valley at shawan road, looking at a 22 minute ride altogether from the maryland pennsylvania state line to the beltway. that's your abc2 timesavertraffic now over to you. >>> one year after a massive fire destroyed it, mount washington cavern is opened and ready for business. >> find out when you can go back to the favorite watering holes to a bar and restaurants. >> that looks nice. >>> and if you are flying y

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a very serious crash in baltimore county. it's in white marsh and has shut down philadelphia road at bradshaw road. baltimore county police crash team is on the scene and we will bring you the very latest as it becomes available. you will want to stick with route 40 in the meantime. here's hunt valley at 83 shawan road everything is moving along. no delays as you head down to the beltway and it will remain clear get unget jfx and head downtown. this is get on the jfx and head downtown. -- get on jfx and head downtown. the west side of the beltway nice and clear this purple friday. 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> a week after resigning as cia director because of an alleged extra marital affair david petraeus will testify about the response to the deadly benghazi attacks. renee marsh is live in d.c. to tell us about what could be coming from today's hearings. >>

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. a chilly start. but at least we get an extra hour sleep this sunday. looking forward to that. heading to route 295 no delays but that will very well change later tonight. the parkway is going to be shut down at 10:00 right at west nursery road. it won't reopen until 10 tomorrow morning. and west nursery road will be shut down at the same time but that won't reopen until 10 on sunday. so you want to stick with route 1 or 95. and as your alternate routes looking live here at 95, just north of 195 everything moving along no problems getting down to dc or if you are headed up north towards 695, speaking -- not speak of 695. 83 in hunt valley no problems from shawan to the beltway. on the west side of 69511 minutes to travel the outer loop from 759 towards 95. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic megan and charlee over to you. >>> five -- charley over to you. >>> we are following breaking news in atlanta. police closed off streets around cnn's building because someone called 911 saying he was at the buildin

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i think we are looking forward to the sunshine this weekend. enough of the rain and the mugginess. we have problems up in havre de grace a water main break that shut down the westbound lanes of route 40 at the hatem memorial bridge. traffic is diverted on route 222 or stick with 95 or route 1 as an alternate. 95 going to be in great shape from white marsh into the city taking you 16 minutes. we are dealing with the delays on 695 as we check in and look live here in parkville at har foreroad. a crash cleared from the inner loop at loch raven boulevard but no significant delays down to 95. outer loop is where it gets tricky taking 8 extra minutes from 95 up to 83. the west side of the beltway in great shape. no delays from liberty road down to route 40. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> the stories are becoming common a dozen in the past few months and we are telling you baltimore infrastructure is cracking. >> and that means we are having problems drivin

let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. very cold day. another one. so definitely crank that heat as you do get into the car. if you are traveling in north baltimore debris removal shut down falls avenue. you will definitely want to stick with 83. that's the best option. right now the jfx will be clear heading into the city. as we check in and take a live look here outside on 95 and white marsh, traffic moving right along. no delays heading into the city and if you are using the beltway. parkville no problems to report here at harford road. normal conditions 11 minute to travel the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and oh on the west side of the beltway no problems to report. nine minute from the outer loop from 795 down do 70. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> he was so close to graduating high school. so ready to pursue his creams but a crash in -- dreams but a crash in carol county ended the 17-year-old's life. >> linda not jus

let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. i'm tired of the cold weather already. hasn't even started really yet. oh. and thanksgiving right around the corner. should be a lot of fun as the holidays do approach. if you are traveling in baltimore county we have a crash on 795. right along the southbound lanes at owings mills boulevard. and here's what 695 looks like as we check in and take a look outside. here at liberty road traffic picking up on the outer loop. you're looking at a 12 minute ride right now. not too bad. as you do travel from 695 down to 95. congestion starting to build here in parkville. but no delays as of yet. you're looking at an 11 minute ride on the outer loop if 95up to 83. if you are using the jfx to get downtown going to take you 12 minutes right now southbound from 695 to fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> we have learned general david petraeus will now testify at a hearing tomorrow about the benghaz

let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning.orter: good morning, lynette. definitely want to turn on the heat this morning in that car, maybe the seat warmers as well. we're off to a very chilly start. if you are traveling in baltimore county, watch out for utility work that's blocking all eastbound lanes right now of route 7 at mayflower road. you will want to stick with route 40 or 95 as your alternate route. there are no problems to report on 95 in white marsh right now. it will only take you 15 minutes to travel southbound from the beltway all the way into the city. and here's what 695 looks like, the east side going to be in great shape, no delays from puddy hill avenue all the way up to towson. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. charley, over to you. >>> a community now comes together to give back in the gift of life. we'll tell you how they came together in perry hall after a high school shooting, all in the honor of this young man, david beroe. we'll tell you what happened yesterday. >>> bloomingdale's now u

let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. i'm not a fan of this cold weather. please warm it up a little bit. unfortunately season only going to get worse. we are dealing with two water main breaks still in baltimore city, in mount vernon, it's still going to have an impact on all the madison street, but it has reopened. you are actually able to make a left and get downtown on guilford. as the morning rush does progress, you will want to anticipate delays. use 83. this is a look at the scene yesterday. you can see a lot of work under way. they made significant progress, all of the water had been restored to residents and businesses in the mount vernon neighborhood. but no word yet on when the 30- inch main will be repaired. it could take quite a while. about a mile away from this scene we're still dealing with last week's massive water main break. it continues to shut down north charles street. that's going to be right between north avenue and 21st street. your best alternate routes are 83 a

traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i can't believe we are barely into november and we are dealing -- we are already dealing with the cold weather. it's awful. bring back summer, please. if you are heading to the beltway no problems to report on the west side. it's nice and clear here at liberty road. and you are looking at the normal len-minute ride on outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. and this is what the beltway looks like in parkville and harford road. everything up to speed. no delays on inner loop towards 95 and outer loop nice and clear. as you make the drive up to 8 3. and using the jfx to get downtown normal conditions 11 minutes right now traveling southbound from 695 all the way downtown. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> you have seen the ads and signs it comes down to today. after all of it, now we are going to the polls and we are saying voters this is your chance you have your say. >> it's from the dream act to same sex marriage and expanding gaming here in maryla

let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. bring on the sunshine. it'll warm things up a little bit. if you are traveling in baltimore, we do have repairs under way for two water main breaks. one happened yesterday in mount vernon, and it continues to affect traffic on madison street. now, it is open. you're able to actually travel down it and make a left onto guilford avenue to get downtown, but it's a very active scene still. repairs have not been finished. no word yet on when this 30- inch main will be fixed. now, all of the water has been restored to everyone impacted in the area, businesses, residents, but, again, still going to be an issue. you will want to expect congestion and use 83 or calbert street to get around all the delays. no delays right now on the jfx, and if you are headed out to the beltway, this is what it looks like on the west side at liberty road. you're looking at a 12-minute ride right now on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and inner loop will be clear throug

let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. i'm not ready for this cold weather. oh, my goodness. well, unfortunately water main breaks do continue in mount vernon today following the break on madison street. now, madison street has reopened. you're able to take that and make a left onto guilford avenue to get downtown. here's what it looks like, construction under way and that will continue today. they made major progress yesterday, but this is a 30- inch main, so it's going to take a little while to fix, but, again, the roadway will be reopened. not so lucky, though, on north charles street. there was a break last week there and that does remain shut down from north avenue to 21st street. we, of course, will bring you the very latest developments on both breaks as they do develop. now, if you are traveling out on the roads this morning, this is what 95 looks like downtown at 395. traffic moving right along. there are no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel, harvard tunnel also going to be

showers working in by tuesday. >> let's get a check on traffic with lauren cook. >> and a great day for the game. that weather not going to be warm like this for too much longer if you are traveling in hard for county. look for a towned tree on route 7. avoid the area all together. stick with 95 or 40. and in baltimore city we're keeling -- dealing with the water main break. stick with maryland avenue. 83. the best options this morning. the jfx will be clear. 95 no concerns through the fort mchenry tunnel. if you are heading downtown. take a look here. this will be the beltway at out146. nice and clear all the way up to 83. the west side of the beltway. nice and clear here. an easy commute. no delays from liberty to route 40. that's a look at your time saver traffic. back to you. >>> i'm getting caught up on my twilight trivia. >> and are you on team edward or team jacob. coming up. going to la and getting ready for the finale. >> this is crazy. the fans are there. and they know which team they're on. they are camping nought front of a teether in los angeles. this is the premier for bre

a check now of the time saver traffic with lauren cook. >> bring on the sunshine. we could use it. yesterday was cold. we're dealing with a water main break. use calvert, maryland or st. paul. 83 is going to be a great alternate route for you to travel this morning. 20th street will be shut down at maryland avenue. we check in and look at 95 in downtown baltimore. you will see things will be up to speed at 395 i will notice the beltway up to 83. that treach will take you 11 minutes. and right now on the west side. >>> 5:32 a mess on the roads a break causing problems in the war clay community. we have more live where this is going to be fixed. if you know about baltimore they happen a lot. this one is huge. >> reporter: if you remember the one on light street. this is better than it was yesterday when it broke but it is a mess out here. that buckle is where the break happened. you can see down the street on charles street the water is still flowing. they had to stop with repairs overnight because a fear of striking gas lines but work will resume first thing in the morning. >> this

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you are traveling 695, there's nothing to get in your way. it will be nice and clear as you travel the inner loop towards 95. and that outer loop is going to take you 11 minutes right now from 95 up to 8 3. if you are headed out to the west side of the beltway we are dealing with the long-term construction at wilkins avenue. the new enterchange bridge reopened and it did last week so expect that as new traffic pattern and no delays. 11 minutes right now to travel that outer loop from 795 down to 95. and if you using 95, no problems getting to bwi airport this morning. and the northeast corridor going to be in great shape. you are looking at a quick 4- minute trip to travel southbound from white marsh down to the beltway. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> she is living proof of what happens when people drive drunk. >> why this little girl is showing no grudge. the letter she sent to the man behind the wheel. >>> and there was a lot of yelling on capi

let's check the traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you will want to expect very slushy conditions later this afternoon into the evening. right now rain is headed up towards baltimore prepare forslick conditions this morning. we are dealing with accidents trouble in anne arundel county where there's a crash on cape st. john's road and another accident on 95 along the northbound lanes as you approach the beltway in catonsville. not leading to significant backups but traffic is picking up. checking in at the west side of the beltway at old court road traffic is moving along no delays as you head to interstate 70. and the rest of the beltway going to be in great shape no problems to report from parkville up to towson 11 minutes on outer loop from 95 up to 83 and no concerns on the jfx heading downtown. that stretch will take you 11 minutes to travel from 659 to fayette street. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic megan and charley over to you. >>> president obama gave a passionate victory speech in chicago early wednesday morning. celebrati

. >> lauren cook hey lauren. >> reporter: a good morning to turn on the seat warmers. we have trouble on 95. a crash cleared from the northbound lanes at 195 but another accident is still going to be on the shoulder of the northbound lanes at the beltway. so something to keep in mind. and as we look live at 95 downtown, you will notice everything is moving along. no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel harbor tunnel nice and clear and this is what 695 looks like in parkville at harford road. normal conditions right now just 11 minutes to travel outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. the west side going to be nice and clear. you are looking at a 9-minute ride from 759 down to interstate 70. and if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no problems to talk about traveling southbound from the beltway all the way to fayette street. this is an 11 minute ride. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> the governor what message to the children of maryland you and you family matter. >> that's what he told a crowd after the question of same sex

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. hard to believe we are into november and we are dealing with snow. if you are heading out right now, no problems on the jfx. clear from 695 all the way downtown to east fayette street. everything will be up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and habor tunnel and checking in and looking outside, here in parkville, beltway is going to be in great shape no problems from harford up to 83. this is the west side of 695 at herbert road. traffic moving -- liberty road. traffic moving along. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> four more years. four more years. >> a big moment in washington, d.c. as crowds celebrate president obama's victory. this was the scene outside the white house thousands gathered into the early morning hours showing their support and their excitement for the reelected president. >> new york city where excitement filled times square and it's a nice change frrt images we have been showing out of new york in the wake of sandy. crowds went crazy when the

abc 2 news's lauren cook has more. >> they have shut down route 295 here at west nursery road. it won't reopen until 10:00 tomorrow morning. your best routes are 95 or columbia pike. also, the road will be closed at the parkway through 10:00 on sunday. for the latest traffic conditions 24-7, go to abc 2 news doing i am lauren cook. >>> so you know a guy that knows a friend that knows a i go that dropped his iphone in the toilet. that is not the only thing that could happen. coming up, we will tell you about the worst places to take your phone so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: chilly winds still coming down on the backside of sandy. how chilly will it stay through the weekend. and what about that potential weather maker next week. we will get that in the forecast. >>> tonight i have a lot of miles to the gallon. abc 2 news is back in 60 seconds. he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: it's friday and we get an extra hour sleep on sunday. doesn't get better than that. if you are traveling north baltimore be aware of a water main break on york road. traffic is reduced to just one northbound lane right now here at cold spring lane and you are looking live at repairs that are underway. southbound travel is now being redirected but if you are headed to the area you want to stick with charles street or 83 as an alternate. no word on when this will be fixed. traveling on the beltway this morning, as we check in and look here at harford road actually in parkville, no problems to report. inner loop clear through 95. outer loop at a typical 11 minute right to travel from 95 up to 83. and the west side of 695 nice and clear. 11 minutes as well to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. and no problems to the fort mchad beenry tunnel northbound from 695 to the toll plaza looking at a normal 8 minute ride. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >> you might have to wait in line for h

let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. talking about travel. >>> yes, lynette hard to believe thanksgiving is almost here. >> i know. >> everything has just flown by. in east baltimore this morning, do be aware that east monument street is shut down from millton avenue to chester street. you want to use mc calvary street as the alternate. that's going to be right between lafayette avenue and clipper mill road. not open until later this november. right around november 20th it's expected to reopen. so definitely something to keep in mind. if you are headed out to 83, this is exactly what it looks like just north of 695. everything moving right along. no problems heading downtown. you're looking at normal conditions right now. 11 minutes southbound from 695 all the way to fayette street. this is what the west side of the beltway looks like traffic moving right along here at liberty record. no problems to route 40. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> all right, you might go to starbucks and splurge a little on that triple shot

let's check the africa interest -- traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: i am not ready for winter weather. but everyone should be extra careful as you travel the roads this afternoon into the evening. because there's going to be a lot of slushy snow out there covering the streets. if you are traveling in anne arundel county, we are dealing with a crash on route 50 along westbound lanes and there's three minute delay. not too bad from the split to 97. and in fells point delays an investigation underway into yesterday's fire. so, the northbound lanes of south broadway are still going to be shut downright between eastern avenue and fleet street. if you are traveling the main lines as we check in and look live at the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike, no delays 11 minutes right now on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. and this is what it looks like in parkville at harford road. nice and clear as you travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. that's taking you 11 minutes and the inner loop is clear down to 95. spending of 95 no problems to report in white marsh. it's going to

let's get a check of the time saver traffic with lauren cook. >>> we are dealing with a crash. first one of the day. it's on 695 on the outer loop. as you can see here in hartford road it's not causing any significant delays as of yet but traffic is starting to pick up. if you are traveling on the west side of the beltway this is what it looks like at liberty road. everything moving along, 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. 83 going to be in great shape if you are driving that to get downtown. you're looking at an 11 minute ride traveling southbound from 695 all the way down to fayette street. and everything up to speed through the harbor tunnel as well as the fort mchenry tunnel. that is a lookat your abc2 time saver traffic. >>> 6 minutes after 6. from the middle east to right here at home, the maryland national guard is always there when you need them, and this morning the men and women who serve the state of maryland in the national guard are helping in the aftermath johnson has the s >> the maryland national guard is doing its part to help local

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are off to a cold start so you might want to turn on the heat this morning. crearchg it in the car. maybe -- crank it in the car. fortunately there's no traffic to contend with here on 95 downtown. it's nice and clear. and moving right along if you are traveling on 95 from white marsh it's going to take 15 minutes right now to get downtown. and here's what 695 lax like at- - looks like at 83. the inner loop right now not much activity. outer loop in great shape. 11 minutes to travel from 95 up to 83. and if you are traveling on the west side of the beltway, you are looking at a 9 minute trip traveling that outer loop from 795 down to interstate 70. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic megan and charley over to you. >>> this morning a former maryland state trooper is hailed a hero after his quick thinking saved lives. >> he says it was about self- preservation but you couldn't tell that to the people whose lives he saved. >> sherrieionson is here with the form -- john -- she

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ading to baltimore and later this afternoon a within theory mix so it's important for you to be extra cautious as you head out. as of right now no problems to report on the beltway. it will be nice and clear from 795 all the way down to 95. that stretch altogether will take you 11 minutes and as we check in and look at 95, downtown, here at 395, traffic moving right along there are no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel harbor tunnel going to be nice and clear. and as we check in and look at 83, just north of 695, no problems to report here. it will remain clear getting on the jfx. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> a handful of states decided to go green. >> we are not talking about the environment. what states loosen the laws regarding marijuana. >> blasted for comments on rape and abortion what happened to senate hopeful todd akin and richard murdock in the senatorial election. you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con no view, no touch tra

let's check the traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's going to be a chilly election day but fortunately, traffic is nice and calm right now here in howard county. no delays from interstate 70 from columbia pike over to 695. and as we check in and look live at the west side of the beltway, here at liberty road, traffic moving right along it's going take a normal 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and as we check in and look at some other timesaver traffic drive times the beltway is in great shape taking 11 minutes from the outer loop to 95 all the way up to 83. and if you are using the jfx to get downtown, no problems to report whatsoever. you are looking at an 11 minute ride there as well. traveling southbound from the beltway all the way down to fayette street. that's the traffic. now over a you. >>> a minute after 5. it takes longer to brush your teeth than it takes a village to vote. in 43 seconds the results were in for president obama and his challenger governor romney. they had five votes each. this

lauren cook will be tracking the details of your commute tomorrow on good morning maryland starting at 4:30. >>> well, the son does not -- sun does not stay up that long. 71 in bowie. 70 in arbutus. 70 in easton. we're a still in the mid-60s. it's breezy. clouds rolling. the rain weather maker to our west. for now just know this. rain and showers moving in overnight. they're going to last to your morning commute. could be wet. we got much more on the rest of the week straight ahead. >> our abc2 news investigators will reveal what they found out about violence in our school. earlier this year we remembered a student opening fire at perry hall high. one student was shot. are schools really getting more dangerous? brian kuebler tracked the number of guns getting inside our schools, even going county by county tonight at 1. >> across the country today we're honoring our servicemen and women. we had our annual veterans day ceremony. the mayor, along with veterans and other melt officials led a march. it was set up at the war memorial plaza. this is actually the third year we had the parade

let's get a check with lauren cook. >> loving that warm weekend. 62 degrees and great weather for the ravens game as well. >> we're dealing with the massive water main break in downtown. north charles street is shut down from penn station to 21st street. and use st. paul and calvert will be great options. if you are heading out to 95, there are no problems on the south corner and no delays heading to dc or traveling north to 695. as we check in and take a look here at i-70. you cannot see much in the camera. and it's not -- there are no problems and columbia and to the beltway. the west side. baltimore. everything is moving along and no delays up towards 795. >>> megan and charlie. >>> and the arizona congress woman faces the man who tried to kill her. >> what her husband had to say. >>> the after school program that has kids moving and getting into a healthy lifestyle. >>> and all right the storms are pretty much gone. can you use the iphone and find your temperatures. and clear, don't go air. we'll be right back. >>> there is an apartment fire in washington. this is new video showin

let's check the time saver traffic with lauren cook. >> we're dealing with a massive water main break. and charles street from penn station to 20th street. many other roads that intersect will be closed. some of them will clue landville street. use alvert to get around. no word -- will include landville street. use alvert to get around. no delays on the jfx. we look at 695, everything is looking along. and no problem getting to 795. no delays that's traffic over to you. >>> and the massive water main break and 20th streets, homes and businesses. and this morning. >>> how are things looking a day later. >> reporter: we're here and north charles and the road and can you see getting to charles street. and work had to be suspended and crews will be back first thing in the morning and cleaning up the mess. that burst yesterday and sent the water rushing through the street. it was so bad that water flooded over a span of 5 blocks. and old and the city says the breaks can not be avoided because of how hold the infrastructure is. they were stuck and businesses flooded and people had to deal w

lauren cook is working for you tonight on a reminder of how to deal with problems. >>reporter: power outages are still affecting my roads across the region. if you come across an intersection without a working traffic light, treat it as awe four-way stop. there's still flooding in low-lying areas. never drive the standing water. for the latest traffic conditions 24/7, go to abc 2 news.com. >>> it's halloween and our witches had to jump over limbs instead of ride on their brooms. hurricane sandy doesn't stop halloween in many areas tonight. >> we were planning a candy hunt in the house, actually, is what we were going to do. we were sure the there was not going to be halloween. >> i really wanted to go trick-or-treating today, but i didn't think we would be able. >> plenty of trick-or-treaters in baltimore county. in cecil county, a number of communities held off tonight. >>> coming up in five minutes, what to do with the left overcandy -- left over candy. >>> early voting was back on today. people headed to the polls, including governor o'malley. >> we have a lot of

let's get a check of the abc2 time saver traffic lauren cook. >>> we are still dealing with storm damage in hartford county. if you are traveling in towson be careful on friendship road, some of the other intersections going to be mayhem road at carsins run road and crescent drive. >>> there are no problems on 95 from bel air to white marsh and it will remain clear as you led into the city. as we take a look at 695 here in parkville, hartford road and everything moving right along. no delays towards towson. >>> back to the birthday girl, ms. megan pringle. >>> thank you very much. five days until election day and for many of you it can't come soon enough, but one little girl, she wants it to be november 7th probably more than any of us. we're going to show you her reaction to yet another interview with the presidential candidates. >>> it's 5:43. we weren't completely spared from sandy's destruction but when you look at the images from new york and atlantic new jersey we know we did not get the worst of it. we are sending charlie up to atlantic city this morning, so he's out in our parkin

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: we are dealing with heavy delaysouthbound at mount carmel road and it's going to take 27 extra minutes to travel from the maryland pens vain yeah state line -- pennsylvania state line to 65. no problems from parkville up to towson and here's the west side at herbert road. looking at a 10 minute delay on outer loop from 795 to 70. over to you. >>> thanks we are out of time now back to new york for more good morning america with another update in 30 minutes. =8 >>> good morning, america. and this morning, four more years. president obama triumphs. >> we have picked ourselves up. we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts, that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. >> the president seals his victory with crucial wins across the battlegrounds. a bitter loss for governor romney, met by grace. >> this is a time of great challenge for america. and i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> our powerhouse political team on what the next four years means for your fa

let's get a check of the traffic with lauren cook. >>> good morning. we are dealing with a crash right now in anne arundel county. it's in crawford at ron son boulevard. if you are traveling through the tunnels there's a disabled car that has just cleared up in the southbound lanes at 95. no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel. the bad news is congestion starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway. here's a shot at old court road, that outer road starting to jam. it's going to take you 12 minutes right now to travel from 795 down towards interstate 70 at 25 miles per hour. 83 nice and clear here in hunt valley. no delays to the beltway and it will remain clear as you get on to the jfx and head downtown. >>> 6:45 right now. we have an update on breaking news that we brought you earlier coming out of los angeles. usc says no students faculty or staff ever with involved in an overnight shooting that happened on campus at a halloween party. two men got into an argument, one pulled out a gun and shot the other. three other people were hit in gunf

let's check of the traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. definitely some big days ahead. the ravens will beat the steelers and we have thanks giving and can't believe the holidays are almost here. if you are traveling on 83, no problems to report from hunt valley all the way down to the beltway. one you -- once you get on the jfx normal condition you want to be aware that falls road will be shut down to clipper mill road. they are cleaning up debris in the area. it won reopen until 3 p.m. -- won't reopen until 3 p.m. on sunday. stick with 83 as your alternate. as we check in and look live at abc2 timesaver traffic drive times. the beltway is delay free. looking at just an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and no problems to report over on the west side 11 minutes as well. on outer loop from 795 down to 95. now over to you. >>> tensions flare after a hamas leader was killed. >> there's rockets attacks this morning. is the possibility of war increasing between palatine and -- pals stine and israel. >> they are in

let's check the traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning.loop moving slowly up towards towson and a crash on honey go boulevard at the east bound lanes of route 4 3. and this is what 95 looks like downtown traffic moving along here at 395 over to you. >> thanks so much. >>> now back to new york for more good morning america. we will have another check on news weather and traffic in 30 minutes. ♪ >>> happy crowd out in times square. and we're all hearing the work of d.j. kalkutta right there. and look at those faces across from d.j. kalkutta. they are about to get their faces smashed with cake. those are babies that have been smashed with cake. we have live babies across the studio, just aminute, celebrating their birthday. >>> also, thanksgiving is less than a week away. how can yu dress up your dinner table on a budget? we'll show you all the tricks. >> that's coming up. >>> we want to get right back to amy robach, and her talk with lindsay lohan. >> that's right. we're talking with lindsay about her upcoming role in "liz & dick." what was

let's check the traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning.ur alarm fire in fells point so south broadway is going to be shut down between eastern avenue and fleet street which is closed at ann street go to abc2news.com and no delays through the tunnels and this is what 695 looks like in parkville. the outer loop a bit sluggish from harford road to providence roadch west side is nice and clear but watch out for a crash on wilkins avenue near the beltway. charley over to you. >>> more news weather and traffic coming up in a half an hour for now back to new york for good morning americap if you vote, be patient. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, a

let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. my car is a mess too. maybe weeb can wash them together. i actually woke up and had some frost on my windshield, so you very well could be waking up to the same conditions this morning. we are still dealing with repairs to the water main break in mount vernon. so madison street is now open. you can actually take that, make a left onto guilford and travel downtown. but as the morning rush does pick up, you will want to expect a lot of congestion. calbert street or 83 will be your best alternate routes. we're still dealing with a massive water main break from last week. north charles street does remain shut down. that's going between north avenue and 21st street. calbert street a good alternate route. there's always st. paul street and maryland avenue. 83 right now nice and clear. if you are headed out to 695, as we check in and take a live look at the top side here in towson, delaney valley road, no delays whatsoever, it will be an easy ride headed up

let's get a check of the time saver traffic with lauren cook. >>> if you are traveling on 95 no problems getting down to dc or if you are traveling north towards the tunnels fort mcreason are you in great shape and if you are using the jfx it's going to take you a typical 1 # minutes to travel southbound. as we check in and take a look outside here's what the beltway looks like, no problems getting down to 95 or if you are traveling the inner loop up towards pikesville. >>> whether it's regular or diet, doctors say soda is not good for your health. one doctor feels so songly about it he wants his staff to cut back. we're going to have the details on the just say no to pop campaign. >> also flooded bases and destroyed yards aren't the only problems plaguing sandy, we're going to tell you why people are waiting hours just to fill up their gas tanks. we'll be right back. this is a lot of food for 4 bucks. yeah... think they made a mistake? i don't know - maybe. the fried cheese melt is back for just 4 bucks. 1 of 4 big 4-dollar meals on the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. open all nigh

let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren cook. good morning.ing with big problems right now on route 50. there's a crash involving an overturned horse trailer. it has shut down the eastbound lanes of kate st. clair road. we are dealing with an accident in baltimore county on papers mill road at reisterstown road. if you are traveling on 695, do expect delays on the west side. you're looking at a 10-minute delay on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. and this is what it looks like in parkville at hartford road. outer loop moving slowly. it's going to take you an extra eight minutes to travel from 95 up to 83. charley, over to you. >>> we'll have more news, weather and traffic coming up in a half an hour. right now let's go back to new york. >>> you remember this video. watch this woman drive up on the sidewalk to get around a school bus. well, now, she's paying for it. here's the sign she's been forced to go out on to the sidewalk and hold on to. she did it yesterday. she's doing it again today. and we're going to hear what she thinks about it a