we're still on the scene in westminster, route 27, that's manchester road at 482. police will direct you around the accident, but some slowing in that area. in the meantime, no accidents to report on i-95. here's a live look at 95 and maryland 175, traffic patterns moving well there. and here's 695 at hartford road, again, wet conditions. that's the only thing that should slow you down on the north side of the beltway. charley, back to you. >>> some help on the way for truck drivers, at least here in maryland. what the state is now doing to help truckers during severe winter weather. >>> also move over, king, there's a new number two in the fast food world. red hair and pigtails to boot. i think i'll head over there to celebrate today. you're watching "good morning maryland." a live look this morning at the nation's capital. we're back in a minute. >>> five minutes welfare the hour and five things you need to know. as a remainders the christmas holiday falling on a weekend and the baltimore city and imoft offices will observe that holiday on monday and as a result

postal service located at 15455 manchester road in ballwin, missouri, as the specialist peter j. navarro post office building. the measure before us was first introduced by my friend and colleague, representative todd ache ever of missouri, on october -- akin of missouri, on october 24, 2011. in accordance with committee requirements, the entire missouri delegation serves as co-sponsors to the bill. a resident, peter j. navarro, a resident of wildwood, missouri, a graduate of lafayette high school and an in honor of his service, specialist navarro has been awarded the good conduct medal, the purple heart and the bronze star. he was a dedicated soldier willing to give the ultimate sacrifice to protect his country. mr. speaker, i ask that we recognize specialist navarro's life and pass the underlying bill without reservation. passage of h.r. 3246 is but a small token of appreciation for the faithful service of an outstanding american soldier and i urge its immediate adoption and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from cali

not the case in westminster, police are still on the scene at route 27, that's manchester road at 482 with a collision there. here's the harrisburg expressway, traffic flow not bad for this time of morning on i-83. northbound was slowing briefly for a disabled vehicle at shewon road. here's a live look at the beltway in cadenceville. we are in good shape as far as your drive times, still looking good with no extra time needed. making your way on the outer loop from i-95 to i-70, about 20 minutes. back to you, charley. >>> health news this morning, kids get a kick out of the musical greeting cards and ornaments. it's easy to forget that these kinds of products often contain coin-sized button batteries. if swallowed, they can cause damage in as little as two hours as they erode through tissue. they can also cause permanent damage, injury, even death. >> one of the scariest things about these ingestions is that they can go unwitnessed until the button is causing some serious internal damage to the child. so it's really important that even though those things are fun, to keep them away fr

. >>> accident we have been following in manchester, route 30, at deep run road.eet is closed of course medevac landed on the scene. for your alternate to get around the accident location, you may want to take route 496, that's going to be the best alternate around the distraction. if you are taking the drive in howard, route 29, maryland 108, no anticipated delays through the capital bellway area. typeside of the baltimore beltway, 695, harford, inner loop and outer loop very light and easy for you. >>> blinds man from maryland goes missing and his family is worried something horrible may have happened. he lives in belied dens blade insburg. >> he was supposed to arrive in alabama, he never made it. police have conflicting reports on what happened to the 33 year- old man. he bounded a train bound for birmingham. a passenger saw him headed to new orleans when a conductor told him he couldn't get to birmingham and told him to get off of the train in charlotte, north carolina. his family hasn't heard from him since. his grandmother bought his ticket to birmingham an

3246, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 15455, manchester road in baldwin, missouri, as the specialist peter j. navarro post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill? those in favor say aye. in the opinion of the chair 2/3 of those present -- for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: those favoring a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 415. the nays are zero. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is p

. >> we still have an accident in manchester on deep run road east. all lanes blocked there. the medevac has come and gone from the scene there continuing to investigate and clean that up. otherwise we also have fire activity in in the city on east 25th street. there is a live look at your areas there. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. back over to you. >> all right. >> uh-huh. >> this morning's coffee with is erin brockavich. >> please welcome her back. good morning. >> good morning. >> i don't think we have to explain you are the real person behind the movie of your name starring julia roberts and you have done many things since then and one of them is you are an author and you are a cause novel. can you explain what that is? >> yeah, it is a novel with a cause. we have created that and a lot of times people read it and say it doesn't happen but this is a real cause, and scenarios playing so we call them that. >> this one is hot water. >> correct. i love the title of this one, hot water, it is kind of my middle name. >> i imagine you feel that way

. >> the roads are looking pretty good. if you travel in manchester, word of an accident at route 30. use extra caution. in the city, 25th and charles street, we have some fire activity. 59 miles per hour on the north side. the harrisburg expressway czech net ok. 54 on the west side. 58 on southbound 95 through howard county. we start near liberty. you can see the west side so far running smoothly. this is traffic on the key bridge. it's used to run smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a bail bonds business goes up in flames. at least six people had to be treated for smoke inhalation. kim dacey joins us live from the scene. >> we are here at the corner of 25th and charles where firefighters remained on the scene. they are starting to clean things up. the fire is out. things are under control. firefighters rolling up those hoses. you can see the latter is still there from where they have to go when and rescue somebody from a burning building. the fire spread to two alarms. the blaze began in the building -- in the basement and spread to

. >>> on the roads now, another accident to watch for, this one is in manchester, for those of you who take route 30. once you get past the accident scene, 30 and 140, moving well in to i-7 95 traffic. southbound lanes are moving well there also. for those of you traveling on route 29 this morning, you will be pleasantly surprised at your travel rate between i-70 and route 198. here is the beltway at park heights. not seeing a lot of company as we look at the drive times. in good shape on the beltway. also on i-95, a great drive time southbound from white marsh to 695, only 6 minutes. back to you. >>> parents are warned to watchout as they give their child liquid acetaminophen. major companies agreed to make the liquid version in a single concentration to reduce the chance of possible errors. not all drug makers have made the change. parents may not notice there are new versions to carry with them at different strengths. >>> resolutions to improve your life, they can be hard to keep. they don't have to be. one of the keys to a weight loss resolution is have a plan. >> just like anythin

republican presidential candidates on the road today, mitt romney this hour at a rally in manchester, new hampshire, there with a former candidate, tim pawlenty, will bring you some later this morning. and, of course, remember, we're expecting a big announcement from herman cain today about his future in the race. we'll certainly be covering that live for you. i'm back at the top of the hour with more news. right now, "your bottom line." >>> the language of the 21st century, it's not english, spanish or chinese. if you want to get ahead, you need to be fluent in this. good morning, everyone, i'm christine romans. >>> plus, technology surrounds your kids at home and in the classroom. we answer the question, is growing up wired helping or hurting our kids' development? and how to give less for the holidays and not feel bad about it. >>> but first, debt danger signs are flashing everywhere. in europe, where it might just tear apart the euro currency. in washington, where the super committee was a super failure. and in our own bank accounts, where incomes are falling, and americans are di

for racially abusing manchester united defender patrice evra while terry is alleged to have verbal abuse twenty six year old ferdinand during the blues one nil defeat at loftus road on october the twenty third the thirty one year old center half has vanished to fight the charge tooth and my old and chelsea have offered terry their full support the decision to charge terry was taken after police received a complaint from a member of the public he is due in court on february the first faces a maximum fine of just under four thousand dollars. while the football association this war is guilty of making racist comments to ever in the reds one one draw at home to united on october the fifteenth year ago i started nicely allegations and has a fortnight to appeal while liverpool said we find it extraordinary louis can be found guilty on the word of patrice evra alone the ban will not start until after any appeal and the twenty four year old is expected to play at wigan this wednesday though he could miss the carling cup semifinal against manchester city plus league matches against manchester united and oss not. one of the reasons why we need as much the city entertain st

republican presidential candidates on the road today, mitt romney this hour at a rally in manchester,m pawlenty, will bring you some later this morning. and, of course, remember, we're expecting a big announcement