road. at least one lane closure between 795 and liberty. the j.f.x. at ruxton road looks wide open into the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are looking at temperatures across the state mostly in the 60's. 64 in westminster. oakland, 63 degrees. ocean city, 65. 83 degrees in ocean city with partly sunny skies. increasing clouds into the afternoon with a high temperature near 80 degrees. the downtown is likely to pass the 90 degree mark. now let's head to sports. >> thank you. good morning. john harbaugh and joe flacco a challenge the ravens offense to finish drives and score touchdowns. 48-17, thtey scored six touchdowns and totaled 571 yards of defense. ray rice was strong right here and quick. he ran the ball twice. he caught a 13-yard catch from joe flacco. the ravens on the move. haloti ngata gets the first sack of the preseason. you may want to try to block him or else you might get your quarterback curt. play action fake to anquan boldin. joe flacco was outstanding last night. on his game. the drive ends. justin tucker, a 53-ya

here is a love look at the west side at liberty road.uter loop will remain slow down towards route 40. as far as the beltway is concerned in overly, here what is it looks like at bel air road. nothing to get in the way on the inner loop down towards 95 and the outer loop up towards towson. >> our question is about distracted people in restaurants who talk on the phone. if you've ever had a cell phone problem, i would love to hear it. >> time to go to new york. weather, traffic and news coming up at 25 and 55. >> we'll see you then. have a good day.

. >>> 695 at liberty road southbound lane you see a lot of traffic picking up right there. also construction there overnight as has been the case for a number of weeks. they wrap that up usually around sun up. and a number of things in baltimore city. slow traffic on the bw parkway between maryland 648 and annapolis road. back ups there also an accident in harford on highway 165 between 543 and 80 highway. so a lot going on out there. fog also an issue as you make your commute. >>> two minutes after 6:00 right now. five children are recovering this morning after boats collide. this happened an the magothy river in anne arundel county. such a scene that neighbors actually jumped in their boats to help. you're looking at a map of the area we're talking about. abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here. >> reporter: delegate donald dwyer was on the boat as well as several children who were seriously injured in the collision of the two boats. i've been on the phone this morning and at last check he was in serious condition at shock trauma. the boating accident happened last night on th

here is a live look at the beltway, liberty road. everything moving along the outer loop, pretty steady, but slow driving towards route 40 and here is where what the beltway looks like. outer loop slow towards lock raven boulevard. giving away $600 in gas. all you have to do is like my official abc 2 news facebook profile. all the detail that's top of the page. good luck. >>> i want to play a video. on average, thousands of people a day switch from cascade to finish-- over a million so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without rinsing first. and now you can try finish quantum for free. visit us on facebook.

this is what the west side looks like at liberty road.p pretty dry as we move down toward route 40. >> forge gnatly no significant delays on the inner loop but that outer loop very sluggish up towards towson. we are giving away money for prizes. >>> we want to leave you with some light hearted news. 911, some people dial the number for the craziest thing solisen to one call made by a man. check this out. >> hey, you want to take me to the store? >> want to take you to the store? >> huh? >> what's going on sir. >> i just want you to take me to get a beer. >> okay. sir. i can't take you to the store and get you a beer. you've got 911. >> that poor woman because it turns out this guy called 911 over a 12-hour period. he says he was dialed the wrong number. he did say he was a little drunk. he was later arrested and then released. >> just a lit all carunc. >> it's for emergencies. >> all right. thank you so much for joining us on this wednesday morning. remember we have updates on weather and traffic coming up. it's time to change the way we

that will continue all the way up towards liberty road. and if you are headed out to 95, this is what it looks like at 395. not a car out there. so, it will be nice and clear and as we pull up drive times no problems to report on 95. four minutes from route 43 down towards 695. and that fort mchenry tunnel in great shape. looking an 8 minute ride from 695 to the toll plaza and no concerns this morning out on the jfx. delay free 11 minutes southbound from 695 downtown to fayette street. now over to you. >>> 4:54. news around the nation a massachusetts woman went for a dip in the river while driving. police say the woman was coming from a hospital when she next found herself in deep water. according to police, she was trying to evade them as they were trying to rescue her. charges are not likely to come from the incident and they wouldn't say if it was accidental or intentional. >>> a

here's what the west side looks like at liberty road. traffic starting to pick up on that outer loop. that continues down towards route 40 at the inner loop that will be nice and clear up towards 83 and this is the 5 the -- 95 the south synd congestion developing -- south side congestion developing at the north connector. >>> we could know the name of the man responsible for a deadly shooting at a sikh temple in wisconsin. police believe he opened fire with a 9 millimeter semiautomatic handgun. they say the suspect ambushed the first officer on the scene shooting him several time. a second officer shot and killed the gunman. candle lyle vigil drew maureen tortes community scare -- drew mourners to the community scare -- drew mourn tortes community square as they -- mourners to the community square as they tried to cope. >> i just want people to know that they shouldn't be mistaken by us and because we have turbans and long beards and that's our religion and it's peaceful. >> abc news is citing a law enforcement force saying the person in

and for those of you using the beltway this is on west side at liberty road. looking at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 towards 95. for a chance to win $600 in free gas, just like my official abc2 page and details are at the top of my profile. good luck. now over to you. >>> lawmakers continue to talk about the amount of money a casino and planned casino in baltimore and anne arundel county should the state allow the additional casino a subcommittee bumped up the amount allotted and the full house picks up the debate on the bill passed by the senate. >> it's like putting four 7- elevens on one corner. they are all going to die. this is not atlantic city or las vegas or a tourist destination for gambling. this is a doomsday casino. and that casino is going to doom this industry if it opens. >> i think that we need to stop looking at what other jurisdictionss get and make sure we keep our eyes on what prince george's county gets. that's the important thing. i am not trying to deny any other jurisdictions whatever they can get out of this bill. but i

that will continue from liberty road down to route 40. re's what it looks like in parkville at harford road. inner loop just fine. no problems getting down to 95 but the outer loop that's where it gets tricky up to towson. we are gifting away $600 in free gas. to enter the contest all you have to do is become a fan of my official abc2 facebook page. all of the details at the very top of the pro file and draw a winner tomorrow and every friday through the rest of summer. best of luck to you. >>> thank you for joining us on this thursday. remember, the ravens' pre-game special tonight at 6:30. jamie costello and scott garceau are going to be down at mother's in federal hill. as we go up to new york now for "good morning america," to you? >> you look pretty. >> and to you? my turn. come here. >> oh no! >> yes! >> that's great. >> oh my gosh. >> have a great day. >> go ravens. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] ♪ [ harry umlaut ] hey you know what, i speak european. [ sally umlaut ] european

as far as accidents go, liberty road pikewood drive. 97 at old hanover. emerton road at singer road. and also edgewood. let's take a live look. as you can see, everything moving just fine there. and we'll take another look there on the west side of baltimore national pike. everything seems to be moving along. this is brought to you by baltimore county restaurant week. enjoy local flavor. for lunch or dinner at over 30 restaurants throughout baltimore county. back over to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> a 30-year-old plan to link two parts of baltimore county is one mile closer to reality. mike schuh reports on the opening of a highway. not wanted by the immediate neighbors. [ applause ] >> reporter: a joyous moment for the county executive. this new road has its roots in the 80s. that's where they bought this. >> we think it was the right decision for traffic and economic management. they are basically understanding why we have to do this. >> reporter: 14 years ago, the lions wood neighborhood was built. the new road cuts the community in half. though their

outer loop a bit sluggish here, jammed back towards liberty road. and here's a look at the beltway in overly, no problems to report here at bel aire road. it will be an easy ride all the way up towards towson. >>> you can take the kids to the state fair tonight to see victoria justice. she's the star of the nick loadion series. you can watch the attempt to make the world's largest crab cake. they're wanting to beat the previous record of 253 pounds. they hold that record too. the fair aps up on monday. 250 pounds of crab cake. >> yummy. i want some of that. >> sounds good. it could feed our entire newsroom. >>> so much going on this weekend. it's going to be a great, great weekend. >> it is going to be a great weekend. start today because today is to be hot, nice, also saturday, but as we go into sunday, things go downhill, more clouds out there and also a chance of showers later on. >>> coming up we'll keep you up to date on the roads and the weather. we're back in 25 minutes with the weather, news and traffic. until then go to abc2news.com. it's gr

jam here at old court road and it's going to get even worse as you make the drive down towards liberty roadt's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan, over to you. >>> we've seen her so many years by her son's side, cheering him on in the stands. when cal ripken's mother was abducted, we all wanted to know who did this, but no one wants answers more than the ripken family. today cal ripken, jr. will talk about this and he's doing it first here on abc 2. sheree johnson has more on what's happening. >>reporter: we are live here at camden yard where at 10:00 this morning cal ripken, jr. will address reporters about his mother's recent abduction and return and then at 7:30 this morning, he'll also appear on "good morning america" also to talk about this case. he's basically trying to put pressure, trying to find this suspect. he's encouraging people, if you know anything, if you saw anything to contact local authorities. right now police still don't have a suspect in custody. on july 24th, violet ripken was bound and abducted from her hartford county home for about 12 hours in her car b

this is liberty road. both loops are moving freely.e harrisburg expressway, looks like you should not have any problems north or south bell. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is live lissome urban pirates. >> -- is live with some urban pirates. >> i am here with -- this is a fine time to get out. >> we encourage everybody to come down to baltimore over labor day weekend to enjoy it lots of different offers, happy hours and grand prix offers. and discounts from are different attractions. >> what are the different areas participating? >> all the neighborhoods in downtown baltimore are participating. restaurants are participating. lots of different opportunities. you can come downtown. baltimore will be open for business during the grand prix. >> some restaurants are offering grand prix style drinks. >> there are some race-inspired cocktails. a chance to get out and enjoy it baltimore. >> the urban pirates are offering a $5 discount. >> baltimore.org. >> you can show people what baltimore is all about. >> i have not done a

be slow traveling northbound and our child's street 695 not much better and here is a look at liberty road. fine owl the way towards green spin avenue and that will slow as you make your way around 500 and whether you are traveling down towards interstate-95, or 395 that is a look at your time safer traffic and we have more. >>> 90% dew point 63 and that begins to go up as we go through the afternoon. temperature at 71 degrees and dew point at 67 and we will be doing it as we go through it. lots of patchy fog to start you over with and we are going to be seeing plenty of sunshine in the forecast. megan? >> 6:47 new details about what witnesses say a gunman muttered about the policies moments before he reached into his backpack and opened fire. i don't like politics and she worked at the d.c. center and was upset on gay rights and they say they really saw hip. >> very nice, very quiet. >> when they moved it has been quiet. >> the unarmed man is being hailed as a rear row before being accused. >>> a man ate another man's body parts. he killed a man who was staying with his family and ate par

creates an economic development opportunity because we'll be linking owings mill new town with liberty road." the four lane boulevard includes a bike ath and over 2-thousand trees and bushes. two employees were sent to the hospital after a chlorine leak at a water treatment plant in east baltimore. a spokesman for baltimore public works say the leak happened this morning at the montebello treatment plant on hillen road. more than a dozen other employees were evacuated from the building. the leak was ácappedá by fire officials. "right now we have a hazmat materials on the scene they did investigate a possible chlorine leak they did stop a small leak inside the facility." officials are continuing to investigate but they say no one outside the plant was affected. new at 5-thirty tonight... crews are one step closer toward completing repairs on that major water main break in downtown baltimorekeith daniels is live at the busy work scene...... where city officials say two main pipes will soon be back online online how are the roads looking tonig? tonight?brandi proctor has our traffic edge repor

but those plans are currently being drawn up. >> another section goes from winan to liberty road. in owings mills, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> the county promised local residents, they will keep speeds low on the new highway. >> let's take a lack at low -- look at lower temperatures. >> by the way. mars is 149 million. >> just a little far. >>> 87. north winds at 6. >> barometer, falling a little bit. 29.98. we'll come back and take a look at a dryer, pretty pleasant tuesday after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. we've got a pretty nice night on tap for the region. nobody is sitting there right now. but there will be a game tonight at camden yards if i'm not mistaken. and it's going to be a pleasant night. 87 now. 80 in ocean city. lower humidity. making it a pretty comfortable night. locally, temperatures in the low to mid-80s as you can see. tell be probably back in the upper 70s to low 80s during the day tonight. light northwest winds. won't be a major factor tomorrow. front that came through the area, with the thunderstorms. now way down across

construction began two years ago connecting owings mills with the liberty road business corridor. road is expected to relieve traffic cong

the west side inner loop, stop and go there, baltimore national pike to liberty road. about 15 minutes to get through. accidents include caton avenue at wilkens avenue. then we have the water main break, east lombard at light street. still blocked. also, the sinkhole has east monument closed from wolf street to patterson park. let's take a live look. as you can see there, spaghetti junction in good form. everything seems to be moving along just fine. this is brought to you by home paramount pest control. call today for your free home inspection. you can get them at 1-888-home. or visit them at home paramount.com. back to you. >>> it is 19 and counting for baltimore county's own michael phelps. he is now the most decorated olympian ever. but monica villamizar reports for wjz. the london games are not without some controversy. >> angry crowds booed as eight badminton players from south korea, china, and indonesia, made mistake after mistake. fans say it became clear, the doubles players were purposefully trying to loot. >> in my eyes, they should stalked or be thrown out

if you are headed to the beltway, a live look at the west side, liberty road, inner loop along fine. the outer loop will congest towards 40. here is in parkville, no worries. we are giving away $600 in free gas tone ter the contest, like my facebook page. all the details at the top of the profile. a oklahoma dog is new parent. this is a goat. this is piper, a 2.5-year-old pit bull mix and her goat pup. we are going to call her the gp. >> goat puppy. piper thinks gp is hers and gp looks at piper as his mom. when he was born he wasn't feeling well and piper stepped in to help. >> piper started nuzzling on him and he actually kind of came around. >> that's where he finally stood up the first time. >> the two have been going to companion school together. whatever piper does, gp is not far behind. gp has his own crate but prefers to sleep next to his mom. animal lovers, love that story. lynette is almost, you are fighting back the tears. >> i am. >> let's go on a happy thought. your memory from the 2012 olympic games. >> gabby. golden gabby. >> i have to go with lynette. that was a good o

now, live shot, we'll show you the commute starting to pick up some volume. 695 at liberty road, you can see some traffic starting to pick up. going to get another shot. this is 695 at bell air road. things looking pretty good. as we know start to become more congested during the course of this morning. drive times, we'll show you again so far so good on most of our roadways. guys send it back to you. >> this morning historic elegant city is covered. giving us more information, but the investigation as well. linda. >> you can see a lot more now that the sun is taking a look behind me. you can still see the coal that has stilled along the track. they have been using heavy equipment to pile it up. right behind that pile you can actually see the wheels of the derailed train cars they've been taking that off the track and today investigators will be back out here actually we've been seeing them all morning long taking a closer look at the track trying to figure out what caused this train to derail. we do know that emergency braking system went off at some point during the derailment but i

west side, liberty road, everything going to be nice and clear as well. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795, towards 9 a. >>> gulf coast preparing for the worst, as people keep a nervous eye on tropical storm isaac in cam pa. a true scammable going on now as party officials are trying to cram four days of the gop convention events, festivities in to three days. this as the storm gets closer and closer. tj winnick looks at what happens now. >> reporter: isaac is growing more focused, after at least 8 died in haiti , the storm ripped across key west sunday, causing some flooding. tracking westward, the storm is expected to pick up steam and when it hits the gulf coast it could be a category two hurricane. >> i urge mississippians to monitor their local media, and heed all warnings and evacuees orders issued by local and state officials. >> reporter: the city of new orleans is on edge. >> with katrina we were like it's not coming towards us. at the end, the worst. >> reporter: drivers have lined up for gas, residents are buying plywood. the city declared a state of emergency and offic

bel air road further to the east but beyond bel air road towards liberty road and old court road you are starting to see some extensive backups. let's switch cameras. let's go back over to you guys. >>> we want to bring you up-to- date on the breaking news. linda so is live on the scene of a officer-involved shooting in baltimore county. she has been out there and i think we will go to linda now. are you with us? >> reporter: we l right. what do you have. >> reporter: let me set the scene. this is the beltway motel and restaurant right off washington boulevard in arbutus near the 695 exit. you can see some police detectives, police cruisers forensic evidence people out here on the second floor there, more detectives. they have the area taped off. what we are hearing is that around 3:40 this morning, police got a call that a naked man with a rifle was shooting out of his window. police arrived and they responded and shots were fired. the man holding the rifle was shot. he was taken to a local hospital. we just got off the phone with baltimore county police, the corporal tells us the g

also in sykesville we have some downed power lines and going to cause delays around route 25 and liberty road. both eastbound and westbound lanes at white rock road. otherwise things are smooth out there but be mindful of the fog. >>> as you head out on the water you're always looking for fun and relaxation. but that was anything but the case in pasadena last night when boats collided injuring nine people and five children. >> five kids? this, abc2 news' sherrie johnson is here with the latest on what happened and we've also learned a state lawmaker was on the boat. >> reporter: delegate donald dier was on the boat as well as four children who were seriously girardi. i spoke -- injured. i spoke with the supervisor and at last check he was in serious condition. the accident happened last night on the river. nine people were on board two motor boats when they collided about 7:00 p.m. it caused one of the boats the sink and witnesses say one of the boats was pulling kids with an inflatable tube. >> and they was tubing. so they had a tubal on the back with to -- a tube on the back with to kids on

here is what it looks like at liberty road. inner loop just fine up towards 83. that outer loop starting to jam just a little bit. you are looking at a 12-minute ride from 795 down towards 95. as we pull up other drive times, no problems to report on the beltway from parkville, up towards towson, it will be nice and clear. offer to you. >> we've covered a number of stories about cyberbullying anden knows by now the effects it can have on young people. >> the clever way this high school student is getting back at those who use the internet to bully others. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions

heading out to the beltway this is what the west side looks like at liberty road. inner loop find and outer loop sluggish make the drive towards route 40. overlea at bel air no problems on inner loop towards 59 but outer loon is the -- outer loop is the main problem with the congestion continuing through providence road. repairs are underway to fick fix a water -- fix a water main break. around 10 last night we captured this. frederick sative shut down. that's going to be -- does remain shut down. we did speak with dispatchers who say the break is 10 inches and there's no word when it will be fixed. something you want to watch out for again traveling in west baltimore. megan and charley. over to you. >>> the storms hit last night caught a number of people bysurprise. water rising quickly in some places and drivers were rescued from the cars. >> linda so is live this morning at rodgers forge and how are things looking right now? >> reporter: they look great. the sun is coming out and the lights are back on at most intersections this one at balona and stevenson was o

and at liberty road. everything up to speed. nice easy ride down to 95.d here's what the beltway looks like in overlea. no problems from parkville all the way up to towson. charlie over to you. >>> nice and quiet so far. thanks a lot. a water main under light street is giving more crews more problems. workers now trying to repair a leak on a ten inch main, this is the same site where that main burst back in july shutting downparts of light street for about a month. it's going to be remared after the grand prix. >>> do you know your rights with voting? a congressman cummings now wants to make sure you do. he held an event yesterday to raise awareness about the rights, cummings says his biggest concern is states that are indoctrinating voter id laws. maryland doesn't have one but he feels the law suppresses votes. >> we're here because fundamental rights we have as citizens of the united states of america under attack. our precious right to vote and assurance that our votes will be counted. >> cummings says the most important thing this election season is f

and if you are headed out to the west side here's what it looks like at liberty road. inner loop fine up towardspikesville but the outer loop sluggish making the ride towards route 40. overlea at bel air road no problems to 95 or heading up towards towson we are giving away $600 in free gas. like my "physician abc2 news facebook page and i will have details at the top of my profile. >> all right. you have to look at this. in boston the u-ss constitution raised its sails to the wind and proved again why it deserved to be called old ironside. this is the second time in 113 years she set sail under her own power. >> this is the world's oldest commission warship afloat. >> all right. >> the ship is in remarkable condition and she is almost 215 years old and you don't take anything lightly with her. >> the sail commemorates the 200 anniversary of the victory over the british ship the hms from the war of 1812. it's where the ship got the nickname. 18 pound cannon balls were bouncing off the side of the constitution's hull. and that's where the nickname came from. >> you see t

here's what the west sides of the beltway looks like at liberty road and inner loop just fine but the outer loop will be slow down to route 40. in parkville, unfortunately there's no relief. inner loop though nice and clear but that outer loop you are looking at a very slow ride up towards towson. charlie? >>> okay, so the mexican food chain chipotle has found a new way to keep the lines moving. some locations in new york and jersey are now rounding to the nearest nickel to accommodate for the change that could be coming to you. they say it speeds up the lines but at the same time, it helps divvying out the change rather. so get the pennies out of there. don't worry though they're now rounding down. what do you have? >> i have some s'mores that or photographer made for us. >> it distracted me there. >> here, enjoy. >> got to have a sweet. orms elementary in baltimore county closed today for power outages. let's go to new york, have a good day. ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the c

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the beltway down towards 28th street and you are looking live at the west side of the beltway at liberty road. the outer loop going to get even more sluggish as you make the drive towards route 40. overall the inner loop is clear up towards green spring. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you in they gave their time money and even commitment to a company that left they will with nothing. >> sherrie johnson is live outside the rg steel mill war protest is scheduled for today and those people -- where a protest is scheduled for today and those people are going after company executives. >> reporter: they they'll fool they didn't take bonus and think top executives shouldn't either. you can see the company off in the distance in a few minutes, the former employees of rg steel will be right out here to show solidarity to the former jobs. the employees gave up their 6,000 dollars signing bonus to get raw materials to keep the plant running. but there were problems with the furnace wes was i did vote -- which was diverted to fix the furnacech contract said the employees -- furnace. the

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now, as far as the beltway is concerned here's what the west side looks like at liberty road a13-minuterom 795 towards 95. the inner loop nice and clear up towards pikesville and here's what the beltway looks like no delays on the inner loop towards 95. but that outer loop will be slow up towards providence road. now over to you. >>> so your children didn't use the heads for much more than video games or watching tv this summer. >> that's the case for a lot of parents. you are nodding your heads. but it's not too late to clear the brain fog and what kid do right now can increase the focus and their productivity in the first days of school. a guidance counselor offers five tips for dusting off the cobwebs and starting with organizing a quiet place for kids that they can call their own for studying. >> they take ownership of their area where they will do their homework and study. and i can decorate if they have walls in front of them, they can put pictures up and put pictures on the desk. if they have the computer there, they know everything and the key to that is they know everything is

70 and 97 that's 16 minutes so traffic right now is at a crawl and i want to teak you to 695 at liberty road we are seeing the delays from that accident. aid mess out there. try to avoid the 695 from security boulevard right down towards the baltimore national pike. here's another shot 95 at 395. another jam with speeds reduced to around 30 to 40 miles per hour. drive times look like this so far. 659 outer loop subject to change. we will show you those later on. >>> we heard the alleged shooter in perry hall was bullied and bullying is something we are hearing about more and more these days. that's why chuck butler came in with the maryland department of education and is here to tell us more about resources in our state that are available when it comes to bullying. thanks for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> parents want to know what's out there? >> well, policy makers from the highest level in the state of maryland, maryland state board of education are general assembly, our governor and his wife our state superintendent of schools made it clear bullying has no place in public scho

here's what the beltway looks like at liberty road. everything up to speed heading down to 95. no concerns right now. and here's what it looks like in parkville at harford road, no problems to report traveling down on the i beener-- inner loop tords 95 and outer loop up towards toe san and if you are heading to downtown -- towson and if you ling to downtown, the repairs on -- heading to downtown the repairs on light street have been completed. now over to you. >>> new this morning, three people have been taken to the hospital one a child after gunfire range out in west baltimore. it started a little after 11 last night on bloom street. medics took all three victims to the hospital and they are expected to be okay. police not sure what led to that gunfire. >>> also baltimore county police are look for a missing boy. this is 12-year-old rashad foster and he is autistic. this is not a very good picture but it's the best police have to go on. he was seen sunday afternoon near the 3400 block of liberty heights avenue. he is 5 foot 7, weighing about 120 pounds. police tell us that he

traffic is starting to pick up here at liberty road. that outer loop is slowing down towards route 40. now over to you charley. >>> more information after anidentified made opened fire on a sikh temple. 7 people are dead and that alleged shooter is believed to be among them. t.j. winick is live in oak creek wisconsin with more on this. as i understand we have more information about the alleged shooter. >> reporter: good morning. fbi has taken the lead in this investigation. 7 people in all were killed at this temple behind me here yesterday. three were critically wounded. they are being treated at a nearby hospital. this morning, fbi and an army of other officers swarm around two scenes outside milwaukee. split between the sikh temple in oak creek where seven people died and the suspect's home six miles away. overnight, we learned more about the suspect. source telling abc news he is believed to be a skin head or white supremacist in his 40s. also he is the sem -- used a semiautomatic handgun to kill his victims including the president

look at the beltway, there are no delays on the west side from route 40 all the way up towards liberty road. and you are looking live in parkville at harford road which will be an easy ride up towards 83 or towards 95. megan and charley, back over to you. >>> 10 minutes after 5. the story is incredible. >> a plane crashing in the mountains and is caught on camera. what happened to the family that was on board. >> you've kid in college? you know there is a lot of planning to do when they head back to school. but now there's something else you may want to add to the list. what does fall smell like? head north, to someplace pristine like acadia national park. there is nothing like the parks this time of year. the falling leaves, the crisp air, the perfect inspiration for air wick's fall collection. yeah, when i smell all those things, i know fall is in the air. the fall collection brought to you by air wick and the national park foundation. something in the air wick. blazing fast internet. the best tv picture quality. but you're still sitting on the fence. so they're making it as easy as possi

here's what it looks like at liberty road. this camera just filled with rain right now. that's because heavy showers in the area right now. really slowing things down. especially on the outer loop it's going to be crammed down towards route 40. so expect delays inner loop delays will dissipate making thedrive towards green spring. park wilville no relief. outer loop packed from providence and a full ride on inner loop towards 95. >>> and don't forget we are giving away 600 dollars in free gas to enter the contest like my "physician abc2 facebook -- o-- official abc2 facebook page. >>> a goat holds the world record for the fartherest distance of skateboarding by a goat. >> i feel bad for dogs and goats on skateboards. >> she figured out how to get on and then i was like oh this is amazing. my goat can skateboard. let me see how far i can go with this. >> that goat can skateboard. >> very cool. >> let's go to new york. >> have a great weekend. [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. thick, scrumptious, and more protein than thos

reisterstown road is a spot to look out for exit 18 and liberty road in woodlawn a traffic accident has a number of lanes closed that's why you are seeing the backup and it happened in the past 15 minutes. we brought it to you on good morning maryland around 6:20. you see how congested it got and it happened quickly. stop and go traffic out in dundalk near the francis scott key toll plaza. >>> 6:32 and make sure to know who is knocking at your door before letting them in. this morning, balmmore city police are issuing a warning dolt -- baltimore city police are issuing a warning after a man is victim to bge impersonator. appears they are targeting the old are adults. >> reporter: this is on the heels of the baltimore city police department making arrest and property tax and robbery scam that targeted the elderly. now another dangerous situation police want folks to be aware of. this happened on wednesday morning. a man posing as bge worker made his way inside the home of a 6 to-year-old -- 62-year-old man in the 2000 block of east baltimore street in upper fells point. the man said the

traveling the beltway, here is a live look at the west side at liberty road.ything will be up to speed, you are going to be looking at an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795, down towards 95. pulling up other drive times, nothing to get in your way on the jfx. no delays, 11 minutes from the southbound lanes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. everything will be up to speed on 95 at the fort mc henry tunnel from the beltway to the toll plaza, looking at an 8 minute ride. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> soldier, skin head and shooter, that's how police say -- who police say was behind the shooting at a sikh temple in wisconsin. sherrie johnson has the details on the man who pulled the trigger. we are understanding he may have ties to white supremacy bands in maryland. >> we learned new information that ties the temple shoot tore maryland. wade michael page was a member of a band, signed with label 5 of. one civil rights organization says promoted racist hate music. the label says it stopped selling music from page's band. we kno

and unfortunately that congestion continues up towards liberty road. the outer loop starting to jam up in that area. out on 95 there is a disabled car along the northbound lanes at caton avenue. night causing many problems for those of you traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel. harbor tunnel going to be in great shape. but back to 95. this is what it looks like at 395. again, your notice no delays traffic moving along just fine. and that would be the same case out on the harrisburg expressway. at shawan road everything is nice and clear. 22 minutes from the maryland pennsylvania state line towards 695. we are dealing with repairs on that massive water main break in downtown baltimore. and light street is shut down between baltimore street and lombard. the good news is repairs will be fenished within 2 to 3 weeks. now over to you. >>> okay. parents you know your children like to draw on just about anything and see what you have to look forward to? >> i know. parents want to encourage creativity but one virginia mom her daughter creativity land her i

and as we head up towards liberty road, notice traffic is starting to pick up in this area as well. checking in and taking a live look. if you are traveling the outer loop this morning, you are looking at a 13-minute ride from 795 down towards 95. if you are use the jfx to get into the city, there are no delays from the beltway all the way downtown. but we have a crash on the east side that you want to watch out for on north avenue at wolf street and we are still dealing with that big sink hole that has shut down east monument street that's between kilkes and patterson park avenue. >>> it looks like you will have to wait longer for the traffic to return to normal on light street in downtown baltimore. >> repairs to what water main break from two weeks ago are going longer than speced. >> linda so -- expect -- longer than expected. >> linda so is here with what to expect. >> reporter: how much longer is the question. they are saying 2 to 3 more weeks. progress has been steady but they have work to do. so far, 3/4 of the 20 inch main has been replaced but they are doing more work wher

. >>> live traffic camera 695 at liberty road. this is the site of continuous construction. sometimes it's the eastbound lanes and sometimes it's the westbound lanes. and it always seems to go back and forth but as daylight breaks those construction crews they breakdown for the night and not much going on in the way of accidents this morning. and we have a fire we are following right now on the traffic side and the news side this coming out of district of columbia. along alabama avenue. a lot of backups there. that's going to come back to the 495 and if you heading to the nation's capital expect delays if you heading around alabama avenue. but construction overnight is wrapping up. and right now, along major roadways in baltimore, no major traffic accidents. >>> this morning, a statelegislator admitted to drinking before being involved in a boating crash that resulted in 9 people being injured. sherrie johnson is here with more on the crash and on the delegate and i think what he more amazing is mr. dwyer what high alcohol level. >> reporter: more and -- as we learn more and

that will not be the case out on 695 where traffic is starting to pick up here at liberty road. you are looking at a 14-minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan, over to you. >> thanks so much, lauren. >>> health news for you this morning, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the united states. you know that by now. your best defense to keep those factors down are keep things in control like blood pressure and cholesterol and keep that smoking under control too. >> the problem with these risk factors is in the short term they may not cause you problems. in the long-term they're devastating and you can't go back. in a lot of these instances you can't reverse what's already happened. >> so researchers at the national center for health statistics found that 47% of adults aged 20 and over, they had either high blood pressure, high levels of ldl or bad cholesterol or were smoking. men were more likely to have at least one of those risk factors along with african-americans and females over the age of 60.

this is the beltway at liberty road. very light volume for this time of the morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 9 people are recovering following a boating accident on wednesday. a state delegate was among the victims. don dwyer was on one of the boats. two boats collided on a wednesday night in pasadena. there were nine victims including five children. >> one boat was coming at a higher rate of speed and the other boat was telling a child in a tube. they seemed to be approaching each other pretty quickly. >> don dwyer is listed in stable condition. >> crews are working to restore service after this week's deadly train derailment in ellicott city. >> several road closures remain in effect this morning. csx officials expects train service to begin sometime within the next hour. officials are re-interviewing the operators. the accident claimed the lives of elizabeth nass and rose mayr. leaders gathered for a town meeting on wednesday. the meeting was scheduled before the train derailment. business owners were looking for the status of the cleanup. >> we

now if you are traveling on 695, this morning, here's what the west side looks like at liberty road. you'll notice traffic picking up on that outer loop altogether you're looking at a 12 minute ride from 795 down to 95. that inner loop will be nice and clear up towards pikesville. and no problems to report on the beltway from parkville all the way up to towson. 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. the jfx nice and clear just 11 minutes there. traveling southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. charlie over to you. >>> news time 6:32 and happening now the very latest on isaac. it's weakened to a tropical storm but still giving serious problems to the gulf coast. ashleigh walters fothe scrips station wp tv is in new orleans and almost 800,000 people in the dark and some of them could be without power for a week. >> reporter: that's true, such a mass project to get all th -- massive project to get all th

. >> as we go to break this morning a live look at 695 at liberty road. megan, this is a way you and i are familiar with on most of the days, a lot of construction around here there but the southbound lanes were backed you this morning. take -- up this morning. take caution as you're heading out. >>> people heading to the republican national convention next week bracing for a little deja vu. four years ago hurricane gus tv brought the first night to a halt even though it took place in st. paul, minnesota more than a thousand miles away from the louisiana coastline. the republican national convention scaled back the program in '08. now tropical storm isaac has its sights set on the southeast and possibly tampa where the rnc is going to be next week. tampa's mayor is not worried about the potential rough weather. >>> maryland senator barbara mikulski is going to be speaking at the democratic national convection next month. this year there are 12 democratic women running for senate which is a record. mikulski is longest serving women in congress. >>> well, t

lynette, unfortunately traffic is just starting to pick up here on the west side of the beltway at liberty road. i'll let you know how it looks on 95 and 83 coming up on "good morning maryland." >>> and a live look this morning at times square in new york. so let's head that way for the very latest in today's "tech bytes." >>reporter: in today's "tech bytes," the kindle fire is sold out. amazon says it has no more of its popular tablet computer, but it's expected to announce a new model next week just before an apple news conference that may unveil a smaller, cheaper ipad and twitter is going to make it easier for advertisers to target their ad. a micromessages site will learn what users' interests are when they follow and retweet, but it won't look at what users are saying in messages. google ceo larry page and tim cook will talk again. they discussed their company's bitter patent dispute. apple has been suing the maker of phones that use android's google software. finally the madam nfl 13 video game scores a touchdown for the series. it sold 900,000 copies on its first day on sale, a record f

no delays heading on up towards liberty road. megan, over to you. >> lauren, thanks. >>> house cleaning not always fun, but for one family they were glad to take the time to do it. the unique discovery they made when they went through boxes stuffed in an attic over 100 years. details on that just ahead. >>> plus you may know by now that heart disease, it is the leading cause of death in the united states. this morning tips on what you can do to keep your heart healthy. >>> less than a week until the first preseason game for the ravens, but if you just can't wait another moment to see the players, well, all you have to do is head to the bank tomorrow. that's because the team is holding a free practice at m and t bank stadium. it's happening at 5:00. you can get into the stadium for free. remember, parking around that area can be expensive, it's around $10. the team takes on the atlanta falcons in georgia for the first preseason game. kickoff for that is at 7:30. >>> this will make you think twice before throwing anything out that

area of liberty road.ng good. in the city, kirk ave, watch for closures related to water main break. i street closed between baltimore and lombard. up to date on the northeast corner of belair road. bill in the volume as you get closer to harford from the outer loop. coming towards us, and down towards conaway. tony has a check on your forecast. >> a little bit of patchy fog in some neighborhoods. 71 at the airport, 73 in catonsville. yesterday we had showers hanging around. nothing showing up on the radar this morning. most of you will have a dry day. it will be warmer the next couple of days. we will keep the isolated thunderstorm chance in the afternoon. >>> and it is over! the americans have survived. >> misty may-treanor and kerri walsh got a scare last night. they lost their first set ever in beach volleyball. coming up savannah catches up with beach volleyball's dynamic duo. she even learned a few new moves on the court. after what we saw here yesterday, you could learn a few new moves. >> haven't y

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