i am here live at fort mc henry. today's , the national park rangers, along with congressman john, they are going to kick off a interactive. it teaches you about the war of 1812. i have ranger vince joining me live. this is so exciting. for the folks not history buffs, let's talk about the war of 1812. >> a lot of people said what started that? our second war with great britain, also a unpopular conflict of any conflict that we declared war, this was the most narrowly declared by congress. people wanted it, a lot of people didn't. we want to bring that to the present, you can cast your vote for or against the second war with the british. this is a bicentennial year, 2012. go to fort mc henry's website. see it on the front page. cast your vote, click on that, you can see the url address, you will see different perspectives and cast your vote. >> i understand today at 9:00 we have an event kicking off, baltimore city school students coming in, john car banes is going to address them. why is this important? >> today, th

fort mc henry will be clear. 95, white marsh, here is what it looks like north of route 43. 4-minute ride from this vicinity to 695. here is a live look in parkville, harford road. an easy ride up towards 83. that's a look at the abc 2 time saver traffic. >>> breaking news this morning out of italy, a 6.0 earthquake struck the northern part of the country in the town of parma killing a person and leaving four injured. a tremor struck the region killing 7 people and destroying or damaging hundreds of buildings in the area. >>> we are getting new reaction in to the death of a towson university student who police say was hit and killed by a drunk driver monday morning in ocean city. this morning, students and faculty at towson university are mourning the loss of one of their own. talking about matthew which chess wick, he died i've memorial day weekend after hit and killed by a drunk driver while trying to cross the highway. happened monday morning and police say the driver of an suv didn't stop and instead continued. witnesses say the accident followed somebody witnessing the accident

no delays through the fort mc henry or harbor tunnel.s what it looks like knot of like north. if you are headed out to the beltway, here is a live look in parkville, harford, notice the roadways are going to be wet. they are slick this morning. be careful. a 9 minute ride from 95 up to 83. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. >>> a question on many graduates minds the second they accept the diploma. >> we can help you answer the question, where. we have the happiest cities for recent grads to go to work. >>> how the color of lipstick you choose could be helping waitresses get bigger tips.

no concerns down to 495 or north towards the fort mc henry tunnel. no delays 695, all the way around. >>> breaking news this morning, out of harford, crews are battling a 2-alarm fire in forest hill, it started around 4:30 on dixie lane. it's a 2.5 story home. authorities say the home came in to an entrapment. no one wogs was in the home. crews are on the scene. >>> breaking news, italy, a 5.8 magnitude quake struck italy. this is live pictures, the broadcast going on there. minutes ago question learned that 8 people have been confirmed dead, this comes after a week after a trimmer destroyed hundreds of buildings. >>> witnesss are talking about an incident in ocean city that killed a student. >> sherrie johnson is live in towson with the details and new reaction. >> we are hearing from the towson light, campus newspaper, that 22 year old matthew was a student here at towson university. he is a native of howard county. he died on memorial day after he was hit and killed by a drunk driver while trying to cross the highway in ocean city. the driver of t

control in a skid or hydroplane, tap your brakes, causing you to skid worse. 695, liberty, 95, fort mc henry tunnel. see traffic is picking up as well. traffic across part of 795, also 695, charles street exit, as always, always be up to date by going to abc2news.com. >>> tonight marks the fist anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. security is tight in the u.s. amid fears of a new threat. the u.s. authorities are studying studying the possibility of terrorists using body bombs. officials say there is no credible information of an an imminent attack. they've made adjustments to sciewrlt like turning up the radiation making it easier to spot the body bombs. >>> 100 agents will take part in ethics training, overseen by professors in response to the widening prostitution scandal. it's expanded to 100. >>> opening day for johns hopkins brand new hospital complex. linda so has more this morning on a preview. >> reporter: doors at the new state of the art facile will open to the public later this morning for the past two days, they have been moving existing patients from the old building i

that remains the same through the fort mc henry. 895, will be clear. north of child street.oblems to report. not many cars yet. update on the jfx, construction, everything has been finished ahead of schedule. hopefully that will easy up your morning commute in to the city. here is a live look at delaney valley road. everything is clear, making for an easy ride towards 83, west side going to be in great shape. a live look at liberty. an 11 minute ride from 795 down towards 95. that's a look at the time save traffic, here is lynette charles with a look at the forecast. >>> it feels sticky outside this morning. see why, these dew points are in the upper 60s, 72 along the eastern shore in easton this morning. with that we have a very sultry sticky amass in place. this will begin to diminish as the cold front moves through by tonight. tomorrow not as sticky. for now the temperatures are quite warm this morning. 73 degrees in baltimore. 74 york, hagerstown, when you start out this warm , the temperatures will shoot up. we will be 90s for today. satellite and radar not picking up o

the fort mc henry tunnel going in, see the outbound traffic not as congested as that going inbounds.e rain soaked roads, be mindful of what you have. give yourself time and space between you and your other drivers. 83, slow traffic as a result, of what is going on, between cold spring lane and 28th street , the road is closed due to construction. keep in mind what is going on, on the jfx. give yourself time as you head downtown. >>> today mark as huge milestone in american and world history, one year ago today, that a navy seal team took down osama bin laden. there are no indication of threats or plots against the united states tied to the anniversary. there is still debate about whether or not the photos showing his body should have been made public. a judge turned down the request for the release saying there is no ge jit mat national security -- legitimate naggal security concerns. >>> meet coaches, happening at the marriott inter harbor in baltimore. new head football coach, bill o brian will be among several coaches taking part in the caravan, they are making stops in 7 states t

inside story visit shinglesinfo.com a former chief of staff under rod blagojevich reports to the mc-henry county jail today to begin a ten-day sentence. john harris was found guilty of taking part in blagojevich's schemes to benefit personally from his official actions as governor. harris' sentence is believed to be the shortest ever for a corruption conviction in chicago. prosecutors say it reflects the help he gave them in convicting his boss. blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years. a century-old scholarship program that's been riddled with abuse is about to come to an end in illinois. the state house voted yesterday to end the program that allowed lawmakers to hand out college scholarship to students in their districts. the problem was .. some lawmakers were giving the scholarships to children and relatives of cronies and campaign contributors. supporters of the program say ending it will hurt high school students who might not be able to afford college. the senate previously vote to kill the program ... and now governor quinn is expected to sign the measure. an illinois lawmaker who's

traveling through the tunnels, all is clear, no problems to talk about through the harbor tunnel, fort mc henry beltway. this is liberty road, outer loop crawling towards edmonton avenue. the construction on the jfx. expect delays southbound there as well at cold spring lane. >>> three people recovering from injuries after a boat crashed in sparrows point. we told you about the accident before 10:00, the boat ran in to the concrete pier at bethlehem steel. the coast guard confirms it pulled two people from the water. you can see the damage done. the bow was towed to anchor bay east marina in dundalk. ♪ >>> i'm sorry, every time i see this, of course, i think about sam and josh and dan harris in the box. so much party rocking last night at the billboard music awards. katy perry was flying high, singing about letting heart break go. yeah. and out on the red carpet, the stars were out. and miley, she's all grown up, miley cyrus. >> i was wondering when they were going to show a little bit more of that. >> pulling back. all the highlights just ahead. >>> and the latest on little isabel celis. her m