>> i know. >> i'm mike masco, take a look again 695 at liberty road. we're looking good and a little construction out there this morning. we'll detail the latest coming up. and take a look, times square looking good megan. more of "good morning maryland" coming up right after this. >>> making headlines around the nation this morning, the woman is crediting a seat belt citation for changing her life. she remembers her drive home from school. this happened in march of last year. a state trooper pulled her over that would ruin your day but she weighed over 400 pounds at the time and she wasn't wearing her seat belt because it wouldn't fit across her frame. that trooper wrote her a ticket. now a year and a half later, she wants to thank that trooper, she says it motivated her to basically lose about 200 pounds. she is now motivating others to lose weight as well and she's doing it through social media with her facebook page. >>> halloween is more than a month away but you wouldn't know it when you're looking at one farmer's crop. look at this. andrew is fr

now a check of the time saver traffic with mike masco. >>> good morning, everybody. less bring you to the maps. we have issues issues north of the city limits. we will slides this towards the north. this is an accident closing down route 25 in both directions. debris in the roadways heading north of that and pilesville. construction closer to the city limits on sinclair lane. that's going to reduce speeds as you make your y in to mahoney avenue. 695 harford, smooth sailing. we will look at traffic in less than ten minutes. >>> labor day weekend is a popular time to head to the country's national forest and go camping. >> if if you pitch a tent, you had to scramble. a fire spreading quickly. the latest efforts to get that under control. [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we will take you to the boards and show you most of the crossings look good. fort mchenry to harbor tunnel to the key bridge crossings. everything looking good thus far this morning the we will go outside and look live and show you again things really looking good. 70 at 29. and normal volume for this time of the morning the drive times looking like this. mostly around 11 minute commute from 659 out of loop 95 and from 695 downtown that should take you just about 11 minutes. don't quote me. guys. >>> he brought us football and now it's time to say thank you to art modell. he passed away yesterday and there are plans to say thank you and good-bye. >> this morning abc2 news sherrie johnson is live with how you can pay respects and they want you to wear purple and they want a big turnout. >> reporter: the modeel family and ravens -- modell family and ravens team are hoping fans will come out to pay tribute. his casket will be at m and t bank stadium on saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and

i will tell you when it gets here coming up. >> reporter: and i am mike masco. this is 695 at the pulaski highway. things looking good. but one issue heading to 95 northbound we will talk about that coming up. >> a live look at new york times square. things are picking up on this friday. let's head that way for a check of the tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites amazon unveils three versions of the new kindle fire hd57 inch which sells for 200 and 8.9 inch for 300 and a 4g lte for $500. abc news tech editor got look. >>i don't know yet if the kindle fire hd is the best tablet on the market i will say it looks like it is pretty good tablet. i did like the hardware design and they upgraded it and it looks sleeker than the original. >> reporter: apple may be looking to take on internet radio giant pandora they are in talks to license music with plans to launch a custom radio service of its own. and the fridge of the future designed a new interactive touch screen fridge that warns you when food is about to spoil. it can even suggest contail recipes based o

that's coming. >> reporter: and i am mike masco. we have a mess at 695. essex to dundalk big delays. that's coming on the other side of the break. >>> friday morning this is your abc2 news to go i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson the let's kick it off with lynette charles with the forecast. >> check out what's going on behind me. we like that sight don't we? a beautiful sunrise this morning. mixed in with few high cloud in man chfter. see the -- manchester. see the sun-cloud mix throughout the day. a little humidity issues once again this morning. and we do have a little patchy fog in some spots but the temperatures are above average. we should be at 61 now for this time of the year. manchester coming in at 67. more of the same in northeast and 66 degrees right now in reisterstown. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have a issue. we will talk about the 695 but we have a new issue on 83 southbound making your way towards the jfx and as it turns

let's check in on the man with the answer, mike masco. >>> how about today, a beautiful day. 68 yesterday. 73 degrees. 72 toward frederick. d.c., 75. we've noticed the dew point starting to rise. that's an indication more moisture is coming into play. we're tracking a few showers through the ohio valley. that's what's going to come in during the course of the evening. going to the game, 68 degrees. increasing clouds, gentle breeze, between 5 and 10. through the evening 66. the clouds are in place, 64. i think the showers hold off until after midnight. we'll time out the arrival of some of the downpours. >>> the roller coaster ride continues for the o's, so does the festive feel in camden yards. jamie, fans have been excited, electric and we have still about an hour until game time. >> all of the bo. i want to introduce you to my friend san day. she's not an antique but everything she is wearing is. that has got to be 25 years old. >> at least. it's loved. >> reporter: look at the floppy hat. go down to the socks. >> they're my jock socks. >> reporter: how old are those. >> as old as the s

let's check in with meteorologist mike masco. >> good news. there's nothing going on in the radar. let's keep this trend going. not much happening. the clouds in place. it's mild. we have to keep an eye on the radar and have to keep an eye on more storms. not much happening right now. let's take you down to the stadium. storms are starting to fire out. you notice the line doesn't look like much. there's enough instability to allow for a shower, perhaps a thunderstorm. bring the rain gear just in case. let's keep the fingers crossed. hopefully we have a whole dry game ahead of us. cloudy, mild feel. 81 degrees in the city. easton is at 81. dulles is the win are at 8 -- winner at 83. that will continue through the course of the evening. 72 around 7:00. there could be more storms in the mix tomorrow. we'll show you that coming up in just a bit. >> we're down to the final games. then it's fan appreciation day friday through sunday. crowds are buzzing and it's not because jamie costello is back. are these your replacements? >> reporter: you're looking at three young little guys and litt

let's get a check of the time saver traffic with mike masco. >>> good morning.here is what is going on this morning. working together here with the traffic and weather. ponding of water, north of town, near northern carroll county, baltimore county. we have an issue, maryland 25 at ridge road. debris if the road. that's going to slow -- in the road, that's going to slow you down this morning. outside for a live shot. things are look good , the this is near easton, showing us good conditions on the roadways, thus far. 695 harford, things are looking good. our speeds are looking good. 695, outer loop, 95 to 83. >>> more of you are working around the clock and some of us are trying to keep our jobs. >> this morning, joce sterman, has a test to see if you maybe teetering on total work addiction. >> reporter: she had overing she needed to walk down the isle, dress,

a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco.ood morning. >>> good morning, you're all fired up with hurricane michael out there. we have an accident on 95 northbound right after riverside park. police do have it on the right shoulder and i don't think things are going to be tied up. a few may start to tie things up on northbound route 95. route 1 both directions between castleton road we have an accident bloking all lanes and that's just north of bel air. things looking good this morning, maybe a little delayed because of road construction in quarantine road. we'll take you outside for a live shot and show you 83 at shawan road. things are looking good at this point and 695 at harford road of some normal volume picking up current hour and drive times looking pretty good. for most to have area roadways, 95 from the outer loop to 83. looking pretty good. >>> this happened in thomasville, north carolina and about 70 miles northeast of charlotte. nobody was hurt but an investigation into how this happened and why sunday way right no

a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. good morning. >>> good morning everybody. pretty easy commute thus far, most of thecrossings looking pretty good. the fort mchenry tunnel everything is fantastic and how about the harbor tunnel rather looking good at this hour? one construction delay to bring to your attention. sinclair lane both directions at edison highway we have some tie-ups due to the of night construction. and most of 695 on the western side of town dealing with some construction right at liberty road. outside we go for our live shot and we'll take a look at 83. york road things are looking good at the present hour. your drive times looking stellar right now. 695 outer loop from 795 to 95, that's an 11 minute commute. route 43 to 695 do that about four minutes. more about the traffic in less than ten. megan? >>> when you put on the ravens' jersey you can think art modell. he is the man who brought football back to baltimore and this morning he's not hospital said to be in grave condition. the 87-year-old purchas

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. >> reporter: good morning. we will get you right to the boards and show you some drive teems across the area. we will take you over towards the east of the city from downtown baltimore to elk ring. -- ridge. about a 12 minute ride. taking a commute from 295 from downtown baltimore to laurel that should take you between 13 and 15 minutes. that's innedcation most speeds are -- indication most speeds are look good. construction related delays across-town west of town we are looking at one lay two lanes closed 695 tweep eastern boulevard and 702. outside for a live shot, things look good this morning. 695 at harford road. things good on the northern beltway. we will look at another shot and confirm for you a good commute thus far as we go towards the maryland 43 at this hour. we will look at the traffic once again show you drive times coming up in less than ten minutes. >>> 5:18 and new research suggest hospitals may be giving up too easily when trying to resuscitate cardiac patients. a study looked at more than 65

now a check of the traffic with mike masco. >>> good morning, everybody. it's well an accident we have to deal with, near honey go avenue. to the boards, nearing silver spring road, seeing speeds tying up some and towards the west, dealing with this fallen tree on falls road, blocked both directions so the police are starting to detour, this is near deep run court. be aware of that. another issue as you head up towards upperco, dealing with debris from storms that moved through across the area. live at 695, starting to see the traffic picking up and 69 5, harford road, starting to see volume picking up. this is common for this time of the morning. good morning. >>> check this out, this bacon cheeseburger weighs more than a ton. 2000 pounds. minnesota casino cooked up this monster trying to win the guinness record. it took now hours to cook. they flipped it using a crane. >> if you are curious, here is the break down of toppings, 60 pounds of bacon, 50 pounds of lettuce, onions, 40 pounds of pickles, and 40 pounds of cheese. i feel like four hours for aburg

for more on that, let's head over to mike masco. >> that's going to be a problem. that will not stop until more of a northerly wind kicks. let's take you back in time and show you this afternoon. it was about the wind, a lot of wind damage in carroll county. we have an update on the website. 48-mile-an-hour wind gusts in baltimore. bel air, 40-mile-an-hour. kent island showed a 47 on our weather bug site. a buoy popped north of the bay bridge. trees down, poles down. 270 seeing the flooding due to the rain. the winds have relaxed out of the southerly direction. that's going to be the problem. for that reason we have the coastal flood warning, havre de grace to annapolis. these are your high tide expectations, two to three feet. so a little after midnight, havre de grace an above average high tide. more of a norm wind. that will kick the waters out into the chest is a peek. it's going to dry us out. wyatt everhart is back in the weather wall with an update. >> the weather wall. i want to talk about not just the winds but what they have done. we have seen a stormy sc

for more on the situation, let's head over to meteorologist mike masco. >> that will be the problem for the rest of the evening. that's the spot we'll have to cope an eye on as annapolis' high tide comes in a little after 8:00. the winds have been a big issue all day, southerly winds between 15 and 20 miles an hour. sustained winds at 23. all that wind pushing the close is a peek waters along the immediate shore between harford county down in anne arundel county and here are the high tides after midnight, havre de grace and ft. mchenry. tidal cycles running one to three feet. we'll send it over to wyatt. >> absolutely, that's the other aspect of the weather we have to watch for, the coastal concerns. the hour by hour forecast through the overnight period will clear conditions out and we want to remind you to check out our storm shield weather app as well as our weather app. they're available now at the itune store or in the google play store. if you have android, you can get the storm shield app. >> the wind blowing hard enough that we've been dealing with restrictions on the bay bridge

now a check of the time saver traffic with mike masco. good morning, everybody. it's about debris on the roadway this morning. one crash to report. let's take you to the maps, falls road, impacted due to a downed tree from overnight storms that moved through, near deep run court. be aware of that this morning. both directions on falls road being affect by the tree down. up towards upper, dover road, an accident, pilesville, 136, shut down, the law is on the scene, due to debris on the roadway. we will slide it south of town, a crash on going, working on this one, green castle road. speeds are reduced. there is near maryland 43, volume starting to pick up, drive time looking good. >>> a hazmat incidents in baltimore has police searching for a parkville teenager this morning, linda so is live at county police headquarters to tell us what happened and why they are looking for this guy. >> people had to be evacuated from their homes after a chemical was found in the teenager's house. police are still trying to determine exactly what the chemical was but they are sayi

i'm mike masco. we are okay right now. details coming up at 6:00. >>> the next fact is probably so engraved in your head it does bare repeating. the orioles haven't made the playoffs until 97. we caught up with call ripken and asked what he thinks of the team. he said some thought the o's may have been able to compete for a second new wild card this year. no one thought they would be fighting for the division. today one game behind the yankees. cal says this is exciting and confident team. the city is painfully aware of the 14 year long winning drought, but the players don't know or care about that. it was one of the few topics they were able to discuss with members of the team last night. >> i had a great opportunity to have the orioleses in the box for the ravens game. they are all excited. they are all confident. in some ways the magic, the new form of orioles magic, anomaly built on strong solid fishing, and miraculous late inning come backs. this group seems to use more players, a different pitching staff. the results

let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we will get you to the boards. if you are making a run into the key bridge, we have construction. that's knocking out one lane on 695 at quarantine road. and construction around 695 this morning as you head out towards 895 split and 95 southbound at 895. more construction on the west side of town 695. knocking it down to one single lane right near highway 144 at this hour. but we are expecting most of the construction to wrap up during the course of the morning and then again 659 beltway. this is on eastern side of town near 702 dealing with construction. outside for a live shot 695 at harford road looking good. we looked at 695 bel air camp looking good. >>> a bosnian immigrant accused of plotting to attack new york subway system will be sentencedtoday. he was convicted of conspiracy and terrorism charges in connection with the planned suicide bombing attack in 2009. he faces a mandatory life in prison sentence when this happened. >>> history set to be made at the pentagon with the n

i'll have that answer for you coming up. >> all right, i'm mike masco. we're going to take a look at 695 and 95. we have a report of a crash but our cameras are looking pretty good. we have another issue in baltimore city. we'll talk about that coming up. [ harry umlaut ] here we go. [ sally umlaut ] what? the five stages of muller. ah yes... stage one: suspicion. "it's a yogurt, how good can it be?" stage two: revision. "actually, this ain't bad." stage three: surprise! "look at this cool cornery thing! i love this stuff!!" stage four: desolation. "it's gone!" stage five: anticipation "i guess i could always have another"... "have you been through the five stages of muller yet?" "yeah, just now." [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. "yeah, just now." (bell ringshi. yes? you know those delicious granola bunches in honey bunches of oats? i love those. we've added more to every box. really? wow! honey bunches of oats. make your day bunches better. >>> thursday morning, thank you for joining us, time for the abc2 news to go, i'm megan pringle,

now a check of the time saver traffic with mike masco. good morning. >>> a few issues, disabled vehicle, the law working that town on 95 southbound, as you head close towards 103, be aware of that. also crash in baltimore city on south washington street. we got that in to the traffic center. we have issues north of town, a lot of debris on the roadways. especially towards fallson, a closure in all directions fallson road due to overnight storms bringing down tree limbs and a big tree tying up both directions. volume picking up, warren road, the north view, see starting to see congestion out there. over to 695, harford road and also seeing volume picking up as you pass harford road. another look at traffic coming up in less than ten tes. >>> he passed away but left a legacy behind. carlos turner was 16 when he died with cystic fibrosis. he was in and out of hospitals. he never lost focus of what he wanted. he didn't want to focus on himself. he decided to do something good and started with a barbecue cause he created on his own. >> he want

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let's get a check of the traffic with mike masco. >>> good morning.s, jfx is getting backed up nicely. congestion on both lanes. an accident, right lane blocked northbound, be aware of that. 695 harford, things are starting to get tied up. that's the outer loop. volume on the roadways. abc2news.com for your latest traffic. >>> katie couric's new show begins here on abc 2 september 10th. okay, what'ya havin? i'll have the build your own burger with a... sunny-side up egg, jack cheese, jill. and, uh... make it a double. inspiration can come from anywhe. build your own burgers are now at denny's. it sparks a movement. look ! no ugly spots ! and see that shine ! you've got to try finish. because once they try finish, they can't keep it to themselves. i'm switching for good. wow ! awesome ! finish is seriously good. cannot believe how great it works. incredible shine. i won't use anything else. love, love, love finish ! so far over a million neighbors, friends, and family have switched to finish. join the finish revolution. recommended by more dishwasher b

but, first, let's check in with mike masco to see whether you need an umbrella or rain coat. >> we will need the rain gear. take a look, a live shot, not much happening. there are storms near philadelphia. right now the atmosphere is loaded and ready. i have kept that in the forecast. take a look at the shot. a gorgeous day, feeling more like summer, 80s across many locations. right now we're at 81. dulles 83. eastern shore numbers between 80 and 83. if you're going to the game a mild 77 degrees. keep an eye to the sky. maybe a shower or storm could boil up. the rest of the forecast, your hour by hour will stay into the 70s. we're back on abc2 news at 11. a sure tomorrow could lead to a thunderstorm. we'll time the arrival coming up. >>> this is stressful. i know it's been 15 years, so we get anxiety that goes with the playoff push. >> that's pretty good. listen. we're anxious about the weather tonight. looking at the schedule we thought the orioles have an off day tomorrow. toronto has to be in new york. can't play on monday because the orioles will be in tampa bay. we'll wait out this

let's check in with mike masco. >> i'll give you tuesday but i'll take wednesday. try to find a cloud in mt. airy. it is a beautiful shot. take a look at temperatures across town. ellicott city at 63. d.c. is at 64. northwest we're in the 60s. pretty comfortable 66 reading. if you're heading out to the game, 55 at first pitch. 9th inning, low 50s. keep it cool at 60 on the way t. 55 during the nighttime hour. tomorrow a crisp morning. we'll time out the wet weather. the forecast has a warming trend. that's coming up. >>> beautiful weather for the orioles. a double header with the blue jays. they're trying hard to make their case in the post season. jamie costello is the biggest chore leader. jamie, what are the fans saying. i've seen so much orange than i've seen in years. >> let's be frank about this. these are the playoffs this week and next. that's a winner takes all. they're leading 4-0 as we go into the top of the 7th inning. i want to show you this line has been nonstop sense 9:00 this morning. it has been a long time since we have seen a walkup like this. we

let's check in with mike masco. >>> i'm concerned with tonight's game. the reason being, the storms are starting to line up. let's did out toward the west. we're keeping an eye on extreme western county. a severe thunderstorm warning and this is moving toward the northeast. this is our future scan. notice the weather. if we go to the south and west, everything is starting to blossom, pinwheels of moisture, still 300 miles out. we may see the chance for scattered showers later this evening. temperatures will be into the 70s. first kick, temperatures will be into the 70s through the course of the evening. showers and storms with an easterly wind at five to 10. >> for the first time if your life you're going to chore for a referee tonight. welcome back ed hockeyly. they reached an agreement to end a three-month lockout. >> reporter: this is it, the play that will live in en-- infamy. after the deoftenned call, it took just 48 hours of feverish negotiations for the nfl it reach a deal with the refer reese union. for players, fans and coaches, the deal ends w

now let's go to mike masco. >>> you saw the clouds over jamie's head. maybe a rumble of thunder during the course of your evening. at 5:00 take a look at the current city temperature of 81. d.c. is 83. eastern shore numbers into the 80s. that sunshine allowed for the temperatures to really boost up. maryland's most powerful radar is clear overhead. we could see pop-up showers. if you're heading out to the game, first pitch, 77 degrees. showers, storms, southwesterly wind. so this will be a mild game. it's a warm evening, 76 degrees even into the nighttime hours. it's going to be a wet scenario. we'll time the arrival for storms tomorrow coming up. >>> the closure of a pawk buccaneer -- baltimore county medspa led to a multistate investigation. the practice continues in pennsylvania, delaware and maryland when three patients came down with the same invasive infection. joce sterman joins us with the latest. what's happening with these spas? >> reporter: maryland officials closed down the spa saying the facility could endanger public health. we talked to t

let's check in with the meteorologist with all the answers, mike masco. >>> 81 tomorrow afternoon. take a look close to home. not much. a few spotty showers over west virginia, central virginia. that will slide off toward the south. there's more showers toward the west, parts of cleveland, central ohio. that will come in as we head into the midnight hours. bank on a few spotty showers and more showers that will arrive going into tomorrow afternoon. temperatures not bad, into the 70s in most spots. 74 in town. easton at 73. dulles checking in at 76 at the present hour. rain cooled 60s back over charleston, roanoke. 68 degrees. first pitch at 7:05. increasing clouds. no spotty showers. showers by tomorrow morning's commute at 60. we'll time the arrival of the showers coming up in just a little bit. >>> a baltimore mother who was shot in the neck earlier this year is making real progress. now she has a new tool to make her life easier. christian schaffer has been following her story. this lady has been through so much. >> reporter: she was shot in the neck and paralyzed from the neck

a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. good morning everybody. let's talk about the stadium and tonight as you can certainly expect a massive volume around the stadium. 395 and 295. all jammed probably starting after 4:00 i'm sure a lot of early tailgatessers. we have an issue along route 1 that's knocking out both lanes south of bel air. that's an accident and then construction delays into the key bridge. in fact this is tying things up at quarantine road at hawkins road. the final stop on back and show you everything is looking good on most of the beltways. outside for a live shot and we'll show you 70 at 29 and things are looking good at this point. another check on traffic in less than ten. megan on to you. >>> the man who brought football back to baltimore is in the hospital this morning. art modell is at johns hopkins reported in grave condition. the 87-year-old baltimore icon modell purchased the cleveland browns back in 1961. then moved the franchise to baltimore in 1996. that move made him a hero to the city. he s

. >> another guy that wears makeup, mike masco. he sent in today's challenge this picture. very, very cute. it's of his dog tim. and he loves to surf and he got his dog on the surf board. we posted the picture on facebook. and we've generated a lot of comments, cindy wrote in saying surf's up. penny says the dog days of summer. which unfortunately are over. and susan saying please tell him to let me go. i've got this. very, very cute. please keep the comments coming and you ever have a caption this photo, i need some for next week. please e-mail them to pics@wmar.com. >> good way to see yourself or your dog or your kid on tv. thanks lauren. keep them coming. >>> chaos in the streets of los angeles. two bank robbery suspects threw money out of the window during a wild chase. people were actually seen running to pick up the cash. they were even darting in front of police cruisers. officers were able to corner the suspects at the intersection and pull them out of the suv and arrest them. >>> all right, well, it seems not everybody in one texas neighborhood is picking up after

first we want to check this with mike masco. get your game forecast. >>> got nervous this morning watching rain come through west virginia. it looks like it's going to be far south of the city. manchester has the clouds this play. clouds across the location. this is howist going to boil down. i drew in the line where i think that the best chances of rain will exist,ist from baltimore on south, arundel, pg county, a chance of a scatter shower. the dryer the further north. if you are going to the games there are showers, maybe a quick shower, but i think its going to be cloudy. northwest wind 5-10, we will have a temperature of around 73 degrees. daytime highs today, 80 degrees. we