an mta bus crash is balking a lane. lombard fisher alternate. -- is it your alternate. -- is it your alterna your alte. some brake lights on the outer loop from liberty road back to security boulevard. they are holding traffic in the harbor tunnel because of a disabled vehicle. you may want to avoid that. we will keep an eye out on that. that is the latest on traffic. over to you, sandra. >> we are at the grand masonic lodge in hunt valley. it is the venue for the 10th annual gala. kasey cares is a local organization founded 10 years ago that helped critically ill children and their families. this a jazz band will be performing saturday during the gala. you can still get tickets. this was your idea that she started 10 years ago. why did you start it? >> it is important to provide activities for critically ill children. it is not just once a month but andon an ongoing basis. we need this fund raiser and everyone to come up for it to continue to provide these services for critically ill children. >> thanks. let's take the

let's go to the mta and check with mark jones. >> the commute looks good on the metro subway.ight rail is dealing with shuttle buses on the northern end. service stops between timonium and hunt valley. in addition to that, southbound delay at 5 to 10 minutes on light rail. number 21 diverted southbound to carolina and madison. number 11 diverted northbound at broadly and chesapeake. marc train operating on time. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. [ male announcer ] how do the editors of consumers digest determine if a car is a best buy? first they drive it in the real world. and put it through its paces. they rate its fit and finish. and the amenities inside. they factor in purchase price and operating costs, fuel economy and resale value. in short, they do what you do to test its quality. the consumers digest best buys from chevy. put them to your own test. and may the best car win. >>> good morning, we take a look at satellite imagery. gives us a false impression of what's happening. it looks like it's overcast in the west side of the city. it's a high thin cloud deck

with your mta report, we have mark jones. >> shuttle buses still in place on the northern end. stops between timonium and hunt valley. metro subway looking good. marc trains right on time. showing number 21 with diversion southbound at caroline and madison. number 11 bus northbound with diversion at bosley and chesapeake. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. ♪ achievement: loves working capital. ♪ achievement: puts receivables to work. ♪ achievement: expects a lot of itself. cfo: cash flow options, helping business achievers better manage their cash flow. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> all right, our wake-up window is open. 42 degrees right now. 6:38. and republicans have found a way to force the health care fix it bill back to the house for another vote. jim manly is the spokesmen for senate majority leader harry reid. the two provisions dealing with pell grants for low income college students will have to be removed from the bill. they hope to vote on the revised bill sometime today. >>> cutting mail delivery back to five days, now gaining some momentum. the postal

the mta is providing free shuttle bus service this morning to shuttle those riders. you see one going by right now. the tracks will be closed between hunt valley and timonium until the repairs are made from that crash. crews removed the wreckage from the crash yesterday afternoon at around 5:00. police say the warning lights were working but there is no crossing gate at the intersection. the crash happened when the light rail train struck a tractor-trailer as it was turning into the mccormick plant. three people were hurt. the train operator suffered the most serious injuries. she was taken to shock trauma. >> everybody is out there screaming, what's going on, you know, like that. >> reporter: this morning, the mta will be providing free shuttle bus service between the hunt valley and timonium light rail stops. as i mentioned you saw a bus go by. we've seen three buses go by this morning. service on the other stops are all on schedulement we're live in hunt valley, linda so, abc2 news. >>> governor o'malley was at the white house when president barack obama signed la

the mta commuter bus is near you. that the mta to the daily driving. we are statewide. you can also check as on the web. >> it is pretty quiet on this was the morning in baltimore. the next system we are watching is in the plains states. it is producing a lot of snow. winter is still holding on in the rocky mountain states. judge a little bit and travel across the country and give us rain. -- this system will travel across the country and give us some rain. we have a clearing trend going on. you may see a couple of clouds drifted by. , but temperatures are on the cool side. mid-upper 40's. the forecast for today is mostly sunny skies. high temperature is 56 and that is the average. it could be choppy and the chesapeake today. mostly clear skies tonight. temperatures in the upper 30's and an 40's. the high pressure will move off the coast. this area of low pressure roll right along the front. there is a pretty good chance for rain. it should be dry on thursday. expect a cool down at the end of the week. 60 on thursday. a good chance for rain thursday night and into frida

again, that's involving an mta bus. there and meantime, we're told there are no delays.ity at east meager and there's the drivetimes and speeds and everything's at full speed and there's a live look at the westside and a look at 95 at white marsh. that's running smoothly and problem free. shuttle bus service on thes between hunt valley and timonium. this is brought to you by toyota. an important message for toyota dealers. to get the latest, go to toyota.com. >> we're continuing to update the story on capitol hill. it's back to the house. >>> the motion at the table is agreed to. the senate worked late into last night rejecting 29 republican amendments and there was one part of the bill that must be changed. this cops as the democrats are receiving death threats. here's tara mergener with the latest from wjz. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: the health care fix it bill will go back to the house despite the efforts by the democrats to keep it from happening. a smokesman for harry reed says that two minor problems wither discovered. the house will quickly pass

we are still dealing with the accident involving an mta bus downtown.e are checking to see if any lanes are blocked. be aware of that if you are driving this morning. speed sensors show us all in the green around the area. j.f.x. is looking good. we are up to speed around the city. the outer loop is picking up just a tad. no delays or problems to report. fort mchenry tunnel is looking good in both directions. now for a final check of the buses and the trains. >> light rail this morning, shuttle buses up north. a delay of the light rail southbound running 10 minutes late. metro subway on schedule. the trains looking good. on the 20 bus, a 10 minute delay. the 11 bus is diverting at chesapeake. the 21 bus is diverting at carolina and madison. that is due to construction. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. the weather is pretty quiet on this thursday. some rain to discuss momentarily. let's say good morning to sandra shaw in hunt valley. >> how do you like jazz? it is a nice way to wake up this morning. they have been together for 11 years. we at the

let's check in the mta. >>> we are looking pretty good. no delays, light rail metro on schedule. we have a few bus diversions, northbound, and due to construction there. 21 bus diverting southbound from carolina and madison, for the mta transit team. Ñ >>> good morning. it is 5:08. we may have more storms today. we have a different variety. colder air and temperatures at 46 close still above normal. it is cold at cloud level and once we mix with early morning sunshine it is going to charge up the atmosphere to develop more showers and it could be a rumble of thunder into the afternoon with these cold levels in the atmosphere there could be small hail in these storms into the afternoon as well. but it is it. it is going to be a one day event and as we check out the forecast leading into this afternoon, it will stay in the 50s and be breezy, the chance of showers and thunderstorms popping back up. more on the forecast includes an improvement tomorrow. but right now let's go to the roads with kim brown. >> last night's storm brought trees down in the area, you may see lanes blockin

we have an accident involving an mta bus that is going to be on west fayette street at pearl street that you want to watch out for. as we check in and take a live look at the northeast corridor of 95. there's problems in this vicinity. it should be a smooth ride on the southbound lanes of whitemarsh of 95. if you're traveling on the outer loop lanes, from 95 to the expressway you're looking at an average ride of 55 miles per hour. you're looking at an 8-minute drive with an average speed of gower miles per hour. and -- gower miles per hour. -- 54 miles per hour. you're looking at an average speed of 54 miles per hour. patrice, let's send it back to you. >>> 5:32 on fox early edition. a drastic budget plan is on the table to cut baltimore's $121 million deficit. the mayor says that no one has been spared. megan gilliland joins us now with a look at those numbers. >> reporter: the proposal from the city department of finance came out yesterday. it is a plan the mayor herself is calling did he have satings,- did he havdevastating unacceptat must be down. the police and mountain units will b

. >> the mta has a shuttle bus service in place for light rail riders. they say it will be this way until further notice as the investigation continues in tuesday's crash. tuesday night, crews worked on what was left of the tractor- trailer that hit a light rail train head on. >> it is miraculous that we only had one person injured. >> i heard a bank. i saw through the window what happened. it was scary. >> the track was hauling in the plastic containers tried to make a right turn over the light rail train tracks. a train carrying seven passengers slammed into the trap spending it around -- it around -- truck spnning it around. the passengers freed themselves. >> people got off the train shaking. we brought water and blankets for people. it was horrible. >> shuttle bus services will be in place until further notice. we are told that the operator of the train is expected to survive. right now she is in shock trauma in serious condition. there is no word on when the investigation will be complete. wbal tv 11 news. >> baltimore county police said they did n

the trash is under investigation by the mta police as well as baltimore county police. >>> thank you, and the accident caused the tractor trailer to collide with a 2009 honda civic and that driver refused medical treatment. >>> we're learning more about the murder/suicide that shook the area last week. halle smith called 911 during the shooting and the police released the tapes to wjz. >> he shot my fiance with a shotgun. hurry! >>> ma'am, ma'am -- >> there could be someone else. >> i need to give you help. calm down and talk to me, okay. >> he blew the back door open. >> get out of the house. >> before the shooting, he was charged with gun violations and the nfl gator -- investigators don't know the motive. >>> there are new documents against a baltimore city police officer. the 40-year-old scammed the police department out of $10,000 out of reward money and arranged for an accomplice to receive the money. his home was also searched and seized. >>> in harford county, there's a meeting for closiers of elementary schools. a spokesperson says there's no plans on closing schools, but the

. >> an mta bus packed with passengers crashed today. more than a dozen people had to be taken to the hospital. no word on what caused the bus and the car to collide. students in different parts of baltimore county had a rough time to school today. nine students and adults were taken to franklin square after two buses and car were an accident just after 7:00 this morning. the world transported as a precaution when the buses were on their way to work the middle and high schools. no word on who was at fault. a scary ride for students when the car slammed into the back of their school bus just before 9:00. the bus stops to pick up students in paramount avenue. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no students or bus driver was injured. >> within an hour of fixing a gas leak, workers hit a 3 inch gas main shutting off the service and evacuating residents. it had to be closed, but no reports of any injury. several people are looking for a place to live after fire ravaged their apartments this morning. just before noon, fir

we will have a live update on how the damage is affecting your commute from the mta. >> the new health care reform lot is continuing to stir up lots of controversy. this time it is genu waiting death threats and acts of vandalism against supporters. -- generating death threats and acts of vandalism against supporters. >> democrats are being targeted because of their yes vote for president obama to reinforce the federal ban on abortion funding. he has a death threats and profanity-laced voicemail. vandalism as well. offices of two female democrats had windows shattered by bricks. the fbi and capitol police met with lawmakers. top democrats said they are getting some protection. >> over 10. >> the threats have been called reprehensible. they say that republicans are fuelling rage. >> they have condoned putin hitler mustaches on pictures of president obama. -- putin hitler mustaches on pictures of president o -- putting hessler mustaches on pictures of president obama. -- hitler mustaches on pictures of president obama. >> democrats are trying to avoid a house vote. but that may occur. wb

meanwhile mta engineers checked the tracks for damage and electric support poles must be replaced. the accident has placed 5 light rail stops out of service between here and hunt valley. shuttle buses are being used to bridge the gap to mixed reviews. >> i'm like 20 minutes late to work. >> actually it was a little faster than late rail jo and the only way around repairs, completion date, unknown. >>> police say charges are pending against the driver of the truck. >>> well the manager for team singing sensation justin babier pleaded not guilty. after he failed to appear and sign autographs. say his manager was told to tweet and let the crowd know about the cancellation. they say he refused to do so and helped cause the incident. he faces up to a year in jail if convicted. >>> a popular infant carrier is being recalled made by in the in san to. the commission is asking people to stop using them because they pose a risk of suffocation to the child. >>> there was a ten or among the tomorrow ate os at the whole foods -- tomorrow tomatoes at whole foods. shoppers at the harbor east loca

for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. >>> if you've been watching the wake-up window at the bottom of the screen, you see the quick changes we have underway. little storm system approaching the area. may be stronger than earlier seen. just a hint of active spring weather pattern that is taken off all of energy in the atmosphere we've had. we start off this morning with clear to partly cloudy sky. 45 easton. 41 baltimore. 45 towards hagerstown. overall, we expect to have that sun and that sun itself will be slipping through a high thin cloud deck. milky white shade to the sky. will gradually fade behind increasing clouds through the afternoon. 67 degrees for our two-degree guarantee. we'll slip through low 60s by this evening. rain arriving just after sunset. 7:30, 8:00 for first wind drops to move into the area. >> thank you very much. we're heading out to the roads. everybody's heading to work this morning. 695 at harford road, we'll check your drive times as well. 895 southbound, 95 split, six-minute ride. 695 to the outer loop, 70 to i-95 is uh, six minutes. traffic building on

if you're a passenger in that area, you're going to have to continue using the mta buses now. >>> jury selection continues today in the firearms possession trial of twin brothers accused of setting a pitbull on fire last may. 18-year-olds travers and germane johnson pleaded not guilty in december to burning a dog come to known as phoenix. >>> health care overhaul took a new turn overnight. harry reid says the bill making changes in president obama's overhaul will have to go back to the house for final congressional approval. they find two minor provisions that violate budget rules. president obama is in iowa today to talk about the importance of health care reform. while many states are challenging the new law, maryland began putting health care reforms in place a few years ago. governor o'malley signed an executive order creating a council made up of top health care workers in the state. >> the law that the president signed into existence yesterday will uh, save the state of maryland more than $1 billion over the ten-year uh, period moving ahead. >> and that hope is shared by some tax

for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones >>> 5:08. most of the heavy rain we had in baltimore already pushed through and we're left over with fog this morning. it's still flying, it's still falling and still causing problems in southern maryland. this is cambridge in the center portion of the screen, to salisbury. if you're doing traveling or watching us from the cable systems there that is where the heavy rain will prevail. it looked like it was trying to end in easton, trying to make a resurgence. this includes caroline county so as well. so perhaps denton getting in on this heavy band of rain, most stays to the south and east of baltimore but we have showers left over on the outer fringes. we have wet streets and some fog and most of the rain, extreme southern maryland and each shore this morning. we'll stay on the edge of this system so the threat of showers will linger, as 52 degrees rolls from baltimore to easton and essentially for today temperatures will try to make that way up to 57 this afternoon. showers return for most of

and now to the mta. >> reporter: good morning. light rail is dealing with a delay. it's running 125, 20 minutes late in the southbound direction. subway on time but on the buses look for number 20 to be diverted in fred hilton pass and frederick due to construction. i'm mark jones. so, i'm in love with this cute pair of jeans, only $100. but am i wearing them now? hello. i'm wearing my older sister's jeans that she ruined with bbq sauce... or so i thought. see, my mom washed them with this tide stain release in-wash booster stuff. she's all, "you use it with your detergent to help get stains out the first time." are you kidding me? so now the stains are magically gone. and my sister passes on her jeans to me. what a life. [ female announcer ] get your three dollar coupon at tidestainrelease.com today. >>> thanks for joining us on this monday morning. let's get right to the weather with justin. march 1st and brand-new month. let's take a look at it with perspectives with climate. this is what we expect for this first day of march. records from rangeed from 11 in 190

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for the mta transits team, i'm mark jones. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] irresistible crescent rolls.o!" [ female announcer ] only from pillsbury as simple as bake them, frost them, devour them. this sunday delight your family with pillsbury. >>> 5:39 on this monday of we already have some rain moving into town. we start of this monday with wet roads and a band of rain pushing its way through baltimore, just enough to make things slick. nothing too substantial, but there could be some heavier downpours expected from time to time and the showers generate from the south and build in our direction. we have a plentiful supply of moisture southeast wind and mild temperatures, 57 in baltimore and a slow climb on the thermometer, but a lot of moisture to be found. on and off showers withs high temperature, 53. >> let's see what is happening on the roads. >>> light to moderate volume around the area, starting to pick up, but traffic is managing to move without any problem. taking a peek at our drive times. northbound, taking in nine minutes, it is southbound from between route 70, approaching

. >> according to the mta, the signals were working and there's no crossing gate at that location. reporting from clipper mill, i'm pat warren. >>> thank you, pat. here's what you need to know this morning. due to the mechanical damage, the bus bridge is still being used. all other stops will be operating normally. >>> a 7-year-old is recovering from a crash yesterday. a school bus with special needs students slammed into a car at an intersection. a woman and three children were in the car. the impact didn't seem real, a woman said. >> somewhere, it was like i was watching a movie and the next thing i knew, the car was all the way up in the air. it hit. >> a woman and two boys in the car. [ indiscernible ] another passenger is recovering at johns hopkins pediatric. >>> turning to sports orioles are fine tuning their skills as they count down to opening day. this morning, the birds came up short against the marlins yesterday and the birds had an early lead and the pitcher couldn't hold up the florida rally. the opening day is in two weeks. >> and come for the sports and stay for the

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. >> and mta police did not respond to our inquiries about the permit or the arrests. >> baltimore county police meantime need your help to find this m 40-year-old herbert lee williams from 1700 block of aberdine road in parkville. missing since is the morning of november 15. williams is 6'1, 170 pounds. has the name destinee tattooed on his neck. and anyone with any information whatsoever should call the missing person's unit at (410)887-3943. >> at least, 700 people are now confirmed dead after that 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit chile over the weekend. search to find survivors hampered because of the looting going on there. the city of concepcion took the brunt of the earthquake. so much looting they are using tear gas to get control. >> no electricity, no water, no food at all. because they have looted everything from the supermarkets. >> and bev new images of the aftermath of the tsunami that hit coastal areas after the earthquake. and in some towns whole houses lifted off foundations, other structures destroyed. and get a closer look at the destruction tonight on the "late edition" at

meanwhile, mta engineers checked the tracks for damage. and electric support poles sheared off by the wreck must be replaced. >> reporter: the accident has placed five light rail stops out of service, between here and hunt valley. >> reporter: shuttle buses are being used to bridge the gap, to mixed reviews. >> i'm like 20 minutes late to work. >> actually, it was a little faster than light rail. >> reporter: and for now, the only way around repairs. completion date, unknown. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, police are identifying the driver of the truck as 53- year-old mark surec. charges against him are pending. >>> maryland lawmakers are taking new steps to restrict drivers from cell phones while driving. the senate narrowly voted to prohibit drivers from using cell phones while talking and driving. only hands-free devices could be used. tkszing while driving already is banned in the state. >>> done deal. a large corporation that owns magna entertainment is buying pimlico race horse laurel park. this does this mean the preak

meanwhile, mta engineers check the tracks for damage. and electric support folds sheared off by the wreck must be replaced. >> the accident has placed five light rail stops out of service between here and hunt valley. >>> shuttle buses are being used to bridge the gap to mixed reviews. >> yeah. i'm like 20 minutes late to work. >> actually, it was a little faster than light rail. >> and for now, the only way around repairs. completion date, unknown. alexalex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> and police are identifying the driver of the truck as 53- year-old mark zurich. as of yet, no charges have been filed in the accident. >> reporter: well, the maryland senate narrowly approves a bill, making it illegal to use a handheld cell phone, while driving in maryland. denise is in the newsroom to explain the proposed law and what happens next. denise? >> reporter: the senate voted 24-23 for a bill, making it illegal for a driver to do anything but turn a phone on or off during a conversation with a hands-free device. police cannot pull you ove

meanwhile, mta engineers check the tracks for damage. and electric support poles sheared off by the wreck, must be replaced. >> the accident has maced five -- placed five light rail stops out of here and hunt valley. shuttle buses are being used to bridge the gap, to mixed reviews. >> i'm like 20 minutes late to work. >> actually, it was a little faster than light rail. >> and for now, the only way around repairs. completion date, unknown. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, police have identified the driver of the truck as 53- year-old mark zurec. as of yet, no charges have been filed in the accident. >>> republicans and democrats are wrapped nup round -- wrapped up in round 2 of the reform debate. senators are working on a companion bill. joel brown reports for wjz that a top gop leader is determined to force house lawmakers to start all over again. >> republicans flooded the senate floor, with proposals to change healthcare reform. >> mr. president, i rise in support of the amendment that i'll timing today. -- filing today. >

the mta in new york is cutting, just slashing bus routes, laying off transit workers. and the reverend pointed out, look, those are green jobs. and those are green jobs that african-americans use to reach middle class. when they get slashed, you're cutting green jobs and you're cutting jobs for urban workers. it's a real problem. that being said -- go ahead. >> it's also the life blood of many of our communities. senior citizens need buses to be able to go to their doctors' appointments, grocery stores. in my district, we have a phenomenal bus system that helps our senior citizens get to the county hospitals. when that is cut, you really are dealing with the lifeline in our communities. >> does it need to be a black agenda? >> it's not a black agenda. we're talking about an agenda that's going to make america stronger. we're talking about developing foo tomorrow eformula and resources directed to chronically unemployed. wherever they're chronically unemployed we need to focus our efforts. i don't accept the fact there are those saying this is a black agenda. this is an

the tracks are still closed north of timonium, passengers will still have to use the mta buses for now. >>> here's what we have coming up on good morning maryland at 9:00. for nearly a decade they've been helping critically ill children. the case for kids foundation celebrates another year of bringing hope to young lives. plus: baltimore hottest hoods. baltimore magazine will tell us where the best spots are in baltimore to live. all those stories and more coming up this morning at 9:00. see you then. >>> could you imagine catching thieves on tape robbing your house. and then realizing that thief is one of your facebook friends. one woman says it happened to her, when she posted her plans for the evening on that social networking site, tipping off the would-be robbers. good morning, america. i'm bill weir, in for george stephanopoulos. >> i'm robin roberts. we're seeing that happening more and more. we're going to get into that. >>> also this morning, a teacher goes undercover to see what's really in your kids' school lunches. she's eating the cafeteria food every day for a year. and w

we're dealing with an accident involving an mta bus at west fayette street at pearl street.se lombard street as an alternate street. another crash at calvert street at eager street. all is clear at the fort mack henry and the harbor tunnel. no problems to report in that area. no problems to report from parkville to towson and tr towso-- fromtowson to the 83. taking a live look at wilkins avenue if h we can pull that lie shot. no problems whatsoever. cars are cruising along the inner and outer loop lanes just fine. that's a look at the morning travis. for customized traffic reports, log on to foxbaltimore.com and click on traffic edge. let's send it back to you, patrice. >>> coming up, baltimore plans to slash its budget. with former complete commissioner has to say -- police commissioner has to say about the cuts. >>> the gang leaders look at this as an opportunity to recruit the kids. >>> next, more than half of the rec centers could be >>> new this morning, baltimore county investigators say that charges are pending against the driver of a trashing for trailer that slammed