looking good on the west side traveling down towards baltimore national pike.problem free. speeds around 67 through howard county on 95 down towards the b- 2. here's a quick live look at traffic. 50 at sandy point, so far so good at the toll plaza. here's a quick live look at traffic. security. some building volume in the outer loop. not a bad start as you head out this morning. anyl keep you posted on problems. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> moving along nicely on the mta. the 30 bus is diverting at edmondson and swann. light rail is on schedule. shuttle buses between timonium and hunt valley. the metro subway is operating on schedule. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. the heat is the major headline. first we say good morning to ava marie. she is out in timonium. she will talk about -- she has cute dogs.og >> i'm talking about pets on wh

this is the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. you can see some slowing in the outer loop. switching over to a live view of the topside of the beltway. you can see very slow traffic from the accident. you can see the outer loop is backing down quite a bit. leave some extra time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. we had some thunderstorms this morning. large hail and wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. those storms are now pushing into delaware. you guys on the eastern shore may see some rain for a while. he's the sunshine for the rest of the morning. 30% chance we could see a thunderstorm later this afternoon. heat index about 102. 97 on saturday. a chance for a thunderstorm each day. high temperature of only 88 on the fourth of july. >> "only 88." >> 6:35. 76 degrees on tv hill. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what perk would you like to see added to your in-flight experience? >> free bacon for everyone. >> you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on

speed center on the west side indicating 63 down towards baltimore national pike. so far so good on 70 in towards the beltway. not bad overall. here's a quick live look at traffic. frederick road, not bad. running smoothly. traffic on 83 at york road. no delays to show at all. we do not see any cars. a nice start from the harrisburg expressway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> authorities say eddie murray is part of an insider trading investigation. investigators are trying to determine if he traded on inside information back in 2009. this is the same investigation that forced his teammate to pay $2.5 million to the sec. so far eddie murray has not been charged with any crime. >>: centers will be open today from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.. -- cooling centers. for more details, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. you can take 11 news with you on your iphone or en droid devices and share u local pictures of how you can deal with the heat. after a handful of meetings looking into the possibility of expanding gambling, they have failed to reach consensus. >

this is near baltimore national pike. west side delays continue all the way down towards edmondson.n all-day event? >> it will not be a steady rain. cloudy skies otherwise and it will be muggy. it is in the low to mid 70's. around 80 the next couple of days. a slight chance for rain on wednesday and thursday. the weekend looks nice with plenty of sunshine. good news for father's day. >> get the rain out of the way. >> you're getting an iron, stan. >> a crock pot. >> one year i got a frying pan. >> that is more of a suggestion. >> yeah, right. if you're looking for more weather and traffic together, be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. i didn't know if that was a hint for me to cook more. >> there you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. ♪ [ male announcer ] we have more than 3,000 daily flights on southwest airlines. and that gives our customers thousa

this is baltimore national pike. in terms of problems out there, not too bad.e do have the west side delays and delays on southbound 295 down towards 32. along fort avenue, andrea street over towards the fort mchenry, those are the closure points for sailabration events. that begins at 6 c and tomorrow -- 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava is with the blue angels and you'll be riding with them today. >> today it might be the most exciting day of my life. i'll be going in this f-18 for the ride of my life. this is part of the star- spangled sailabration. the blue angels will be flying saturday and sunday. the blue angels will be taking off from this airport. people can see them as they takeoff and land on saturday and sunday. people might get a chance to meet the in blue angels and possibly get an autograph. you can see all the aircraft being displayed. there will be a flight simulator and there's the air show at downtown on both days. i am getting excited for my flight. temperatures will be in the low 80's this weekend. skies are mo

watch for delays on the westbound outer look at baltimore national pike to edmonson.ouple of new accidents as well, hawkins point road and quarantine, green spring at druid and north utah and west fayette. you can see things crawling 95 southbound past the white marsh boulevard. and another live look, not a bad drive here at ruxton road. this traffic reported is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. toyota has the car and your deal. now is the time to jump to toyota. toyota is moving forward. >>> at the top of the news, the latest on the five-alarm fire that rolled through fells point. the neighborhood is slowly getting back to normal in the wake of a fire that shut down the area. mike schuh is live at the scene. >> every window in this former he ex-deputiment store has been broken out as firefighters tried to find additional places to pour water on the blaze. over 100 firefighters were involved in the battle. >> over fells point, a blot of thick black smoke. at street level, it's nearly blinding. >> you can see the flames coming through the roof here

and on the west side inner loop, stop and go there from baltimore national pike to 70.lso in the outer loop, in that direction, traffic gets heavy from liberty to edmondson avenue. northbound, brake lights there. 32 past route 100. and accidents include old harford road. also because of the star- spangled sailabration in baltimore city. you can expect extra heavy congestion. and closed between andre avenue and fort mchenry. the only other traffic allowed is being with buses. we have construction going on there. 50 eastbound at the 301 split. taking away that one lane. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hard wood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-875- bills. >>> ravens quarterback joe flacco is a father. joe's wife dana has given birth to an 8-pound baby boy named steven. the baby is named after joe's dad. joe and dana were married last summer. so flacco was excused from the second day of mandatory mini camp to be with his wife while she was in labor. dana and the baby, we're told, are doing very well. and we wish them all congratulations. >>

it's just crawling along from baltimore national pike to security boulevard.und 95, stop and go there, from 32 past 100. and as far as accidents go, southbound york road, right there at the beltway. it's blocking the right-hand lane. it will definitely catch your eye. other accidents include east maple at baltimore annapolis boulevard. also, in bel air, route 24, at east wheel road. let's take a live look. you can see, things are a little slow there, at 70 at 29. and we'll take another look. not a bad drive for you. 95 top of the fort mchenry tunnel. this traffic report is brought to you by terminnix. cork roaches can carry-- cockroaches can carry 33 different types of bacteria. 1-800-terminnix for your free evaluation. >>> sthail straight ahead. a murdered virginia tech student. how a classic heavy metal band is helping the fbi catch her killer. >>> if you take omega 3 fish oil supplements, we have a healthwatch you need to see. >>> and here's a live look outside. beautiful, breezy day. your updated forecast coming up. when it comes to gardening, we're, well,

stop and go, from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. average speed, about 30 miles an hour. traveling on the inner loop, about 30 minutes already there from reisterstown road to edmondson avenue. and northbound 95, going to be a struggle from dundalk past whitemarsh boulevard. as far as accidents go, baltimore national pike, at north rolling road in the catonsville area. harford county, tremble road at east 24. and also east northern parkway, at ching pin-- chink-- chinga pin parkway. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm or these them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. graduation interrupted. what happens when a funnel cloud appears overhead of dozens of high school seniors and their parents. >>> today, the unprecedented move maryland makes on the sale of crib bumpers. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, marking the spot where the star-spangled banner was born. that story

as far as the west side outer loop, 10 minutes there to baltimore national pike.thbound 95, just a minor delay there, as you make your approach to whitemarsh boulevard. harrisburg expressway. stop and go there. from shawan to belfast. accidents include baltimore boulevard at sandy mount and carroll county. reisterstown road at labyrinth. also, east fayette at north charles. let's take a live look. you can see, things a bit slow there. wilkens avenue, due to the accident there at frederick road. this traffic report is brought to you by terminnix. cockroaches can carry up to 33 different kinds of bacteria. get to them before they get to you. with a terminnix guarantee. back to you. >> a pet deer finds her way home after she's ordered to be released back into the wild. bambi has been the websters pet, ever since they found her on the side of the road in mobile. but keeping wild animals as pets is illegal in the state of alabama. so the department of conservation and natural resources tranquilized the doe and dropped her off 50 miles away. nearly two weeks later, bamb

. >>> traffic is just starting to pick up here on 695, baltimore national pike. i will show you what 95 looks like coming up in the time saver traffic report. >>> this is a live picture from wakulla, florida. >> see the gas tanks, you know how tall those are, they are 6 to 6.5 feet tall. see the water is up to where you would punch in what grade of gas you would want. >>> pictures from savanna, georgia. heavy rain flooded streets throughout the city making it difficult for drivers. red cross put out volunteers to be on standby. >> the storms are moving slowly now. the sit and spin creates problems. >>> we are looking at, you think whether i understand winds will be a concern. it's going to be going on for days if it stays on at this path. let me start you with the center of circulation. it's all been one sided off towards the east of the storm, all this has been because it's in sheer. that's the changing of winds with height. high cloud tops and the rain towards the east, that's what is going on as of now. we have the rain south we had a cold front that moved thr

there at bel air road and checking in and looking at the west side of the beltway, at baltimore national pike, you will notice traffic starting to pick up andn this area as well expect a -- pick up in this area as well. and use the jfx to get into the city, 11 minutes on the beltway traveling southbound from the beltway downtown to east fayette street and everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and 859 looking clear despite all the -- 895 looking clear despite all the construction. megan over to you go we have been following breaking news about a house fire in southwest baltimore. it broke out after 4 this morning in a row home in the 1900 block of sponson street. that's camden yards and m and t bank stadium. there's a map with the area we are talking about. sherrie johnson is here with reaction. >> reporter: well, you know, people were running out of their homes in southwest baltimore and woke up early this morning to the sounds of screams for them to get out of the house. a fire broke out at a 2-story home at 1960sponson street. crews found the home engulfed in flames when

>>reporter: it is going to be a slow ride on the beltway here at baltimore national pike. i'll show you how traffic is shaping up on 95 and 83 coming up in my abc 2 news time saver traffic report. >>> good morning, maryland. >> it's 6:39, thanks for joining us this morning. >>> men find all sorts of clever ways to pop the question. >> in this case this one was certainly noteworthy. take a look at what this guy in new york did. so tho guy invited her to bryant park. she was at a table and a flash mob began dancing to "the way you make me feel" by michael jackson. here comes the high school marching band playing "hey baby." he emerged from the band in full uniform, he had something to say. >> i didn't know how to show you how much i loved you, so i figured i'd bring some friends to show you how much i love you. so i have a question i want to ask you. can i get a drum roll? will you please, please marry me? >> yes! [ cheers ] >> cute? sure. noteworthy? yes. one day a girl is going to say no. >> not in this case, though. she said yes. >>> well, from the proposals to the cake,

so far so good over towards the harrisburg expressway. 62 traveling down towards baltimore national pike. eastbound 70 delay-free. 61 traveling down past 32. five minutes to go south on 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. minutes on southbound 95 down towards 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. 895. update you on not showing any delays. 50 at sandy point. not tracking any delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the most anticipated decision from the supreme court this year could come as early as this morning. >> determining whether congress can require all americans to have insurance. hallie jackson is live with the latest. >> good morning. what a morning. people are watching the supreme court to see if the decision comes down today or later this week. whatever they decide will have big implications. the supreme court justices are looking at four different issues but the key will be on the individual mandate which requires all americans to have health insurance or pay a fine. >> will we find is that millions of americans have already benefited from the element

if you are traveling on the beltway here's a look at the west side at baltimore national pike and speeds clocking in just 30 miles per hour right now. on that outer loop. it will remain slow all the way up towards 795. and if you are traveling the beltway here's what it looks like in overly at bel air road. also picking up in this area it will remain pretty slow making the drive up to loch raven boulevard. >>> before we go if you are single the place to be tonight is baltimore because abc is hosting a casting call for "the bachelor" and "the bachelorette." it's happening at the green turtle from 5:00 until 9:00 and meteorologist wyatt everhart is going to be down there to say hello. not auditions don't worry. there'll be in scandals here. >> broke the hearts of girls out there. >> well -- i believe -- i'm not going to talk about wyatt's love life. he's single but i'm not going to go there. if you want to read up on the you rules and regulations head to the website. abc2news.com, you can find it under the marketplace. you love that show. >> i do. >> i love to see them with emily. pretty g

are headed out to the west side of the beltway, here's exactly what it looks like at baltimore national pike an 11-minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. as we take a look at other drive times, no concerns on the jfx. it's going to take you 11 minutes to travel southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. all is clear through the fort mchenry tunnel, traveling northbound from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza, you are looking at an eight-minute drive. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. over to you. >>> syria may be a war-torn country, but right now the military regime having no trouble. >> we're going to explain why they're able to keep the troops happy. >>> also this morning, what neighbors suspect may have caused a house explosion in northwest england, killing one child. you are waking up with what's new in maryland. as we go to break this morning, a live look at our nation's capitol. we're back in a bit.

a man from out what stock was driving on baltimore national pike when it tried to turn left on marriottsville road. he hit a police vehicle. both men were taken to the hospital. this time next year you could be paying more for bottled drinks in baltimore city. preliminary approval was given to the increase on monday night. the tax applies to water and soda. supporters believe raising the tax is the best way to fund school construction in the city. >> with all the burden of taxes that the citizens face right now, and the impact that this has on business in a depressed economy, and that the tax is paid by the distributor, it is the consumer that ultimately pays the price so that people can object if they wish. >> the council will take a final vote next week. >> jerry sandusky returns to court this morning for day two of this trial. a lookout this trial is unfolding. >> former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky back in court on tuesday expending a day accused him. he's been identified as victim four. he said sandusky initiate physical contact with them. it soon escalated to something much more

baltimore national pike, outer loop traffic is building from liberty down towards 40.s a quick live look at traffic. 95 at white marsh. a backup is developing. expect delays from white marsh down to the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is previewing the battle of the food trucks. i know we would be happy to judge. >> this will be quite the event. i have the baltimore food trucks and the d.c. food trucked. you'll be helping to represent baltimore. about 20 trucks from baltimore. you have been around baltimore at least for a couple of years. >> we'll have our crab cake cone, which is world famous, at least according to me. our fish tacos are awesome. >> and chocolate-covered bacon. >> it is the best thing you'll ever have. you have to come down to westport just for this. >> you are representing d.c. what do you think you have to bring to the table? >> 20 of dc's best trucks. we'll take the trophy. >> uh-oh. >> absolutely. we will have eight flavors of cheesecake. mango. i think it will be a great day and a lot of fun to see what they h

the west side inner loop still some delays there from baltimore national pike.age speed about 30. as far as accidents go, birch avenue, garrison boulevard. let's take a live look. things heavy on the beltway on the inner loop making your way towards delainny valley road. this traffic report brought to you by terminex. back over to you. >> thauk. -- thank you. >>> it's not unusual for firefighters to rescue a cat stuck in a tree, but what about goats on a roof? is -- somebody left four goats on the roof of a high school. the firefighters got them down and give them a lift to a farm. investigators say it was likely a senior brang. praing -- praing. >> i think so and a good one because we're talking about it in baltimore. >>> a glass of orange juice on a dinner cruise, the mistake that nearly kills a toddler. >> he's sitting over one of the largest murder trials in norway's history. what the judge is doing during testimony. >> we could use some more sun. bob is updating your first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's

looking at 20 minutes from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. and the outer loop slow in that direction. average speed about 35 miles per hour. as far as accidents go, two in the white marsh area. franklin square drive and campbell boulevard at town center drive. and one in the city, liberty heights avenue. let's take a live look. things are definitely slowing down a bit there on the beltway at security boulevard. they appear to still be moving and we have traffic building as well on the harrisburg expressway. this traffic report is brought to you by the firm. visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >> thank you. >>> speaking of traffic, imagine if cows got in your way. that's what happened on this highway in illinois. run away cow shut down part of the interstate for hours yesterday. five of the 56 cattle onboard escaped after an accident. the cows crossed the highway and ran through the grass before they were corralled. >> gosh. free tom. >>> straight -- freedom. >>> straight ahead, scandalous sneakers. >>> this mini darth v

things are moving along fairly well on the west side at baltimore national pike.his traffic report is brought to you by toyota. stop in and test drive the new 2012 camry. it's ready. are you? don, back to you. >>> at the top of the news, the $100 million military drone that crashed on the eastern shore. there's questions about what it was doing there and how many are flying over the state of maryland. >> right now drone red sox mostly cruise -- drones are mostly used over sea ises but their prez -- seas but their presence in the u.s. is about to increase. >> it fell from the sky with a boom. this comes a lot of questions. >> i know that they used them in iraq and afghanistan. i was surprised. >> the drone that crashed into the eastern shore was on a routine test flight. right now unmanned aircrafts are used as border surveillance or to do surveillance. >> this year they're going to grow. >> mark white is now the aif aviation team leader. he said the number of unmanned aircrafts patrolling the sus going to explode. >> that's because congress has orderered them here

an e asy drive at baltimore national pike.ght to you by the cochran firm. don, back over to you. >>> the debate over adding five cents to the bottle tax is moving forward. the mayor is pushing it to raise $10 million in revenue and allow the city to get $3 million to bonds the build new schools. if the bottle tax increase is passed the mayor could sign it into law by the end of the month. >>> a baltimore county woman is behind bars accused of kidnapping a baby. she snatched the 10 month old from his home in pikesville on saturday. she's said to be a friend of the baby's mother. police believe she took the baby during a custody dispute. the boy is now safe at home. >>> complete news, traffic and weather ahead, plus ,,,, pooches and puppies, we are fed up with being fed on. we demand k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas and ticks, it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel. and a tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. so let's put our paws

still 52 miles per hour on the baltimore national pike.'s take a look, a live view of traffic. 50 at sandy point to and from the toll plaza moving well. 795 at franklin boulevard. southbound traffic picking up a bit. heavier towards beltway but overall a nice start to your morning commute. let's see if the weather is going to cooperate for us today. good morning, tony. >> yes. nice now but we could get rain in the next couple of hours. if you look at the bottom of your screen, you could see rain headed towards baltimore. probably in about an hour we could see light rain. once we get into the afternoon hours, late this afternoon and this evening, thunderstorms will develop, and some of those could be strong and severe. your seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. stay with us. >> now 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> good morning. nick markakis played through an abdominal tear last season, the kind that would have sent most to the injured list but now he has a broken wrist. he will have surgery today. doctors will actually remove the b

we also have massive delays in the outer loop from providence road to national pike. as far as the harrisburg expressway goes just bumper to bumper still in that northbound direction from tamonium road well past the belfast. and problems continue on the beltway, very heavy from 29 to marysville road. let's go back now and take another live look. traffic is beginning to move there. white marsh, northbound i95. use caution, if you're taking off at 40 or bell air road as your alternate. we will continue to bring you up to date. you can always check our website. >> thank you, kristy. we're going to go to the phone with harper county fire department. >> hello, how are you. >> we understand you have some reports of tornadoes that may have touched down in your county. what happened and what do you know? >> most damage was right off maryland route 23 road. several people there injured, a building collapsed in the area. we're asking people to avoid bell air road. there's numerous trees down and there's numerous wires down as well. it's not a safe area to be in. >> so if this w

and 51 minutes on the outer look over to baltimore national pike. we will continue to keep you up to date, especially the crash on 95. back over to you. >> first warning weather coverage continues. vic is in the newsroom with incredible weather pictures from around the area. >> before we get to those pictures, we want to point out. we're setting right under a major storm cell right now. rain is pouring down like crazy. these are pictures outside of our studio. trees are blowing back and forth. at times looks like the water and rain is coming down at an angle. it's pretty nasty. right here on television hill, you can only imagine what it was like for the people around the areas who have been talking about us and calling us and giving us more information. we're getting tons of pictures from carrol county tonight. showing extremely dark clouds as powerful storms move through. strong winds also knocking over a basketball hoop in one viewers driveway in mount erie as well. another sent us this frightening cloud formation. just outside washington, d.c. wh

slowing from security boulevard to baltimore national pike. the harrisburg expressway, stop-and-go in that northbound direction, from shawan road to belfast. as far as 95 goes, just slowing there as you make your approach to the beltway on that northeast corner. and a couple of accidents out there, reisters twoin road at labyrinth. also, east fayette at north charles. let's now take a live look. you can see, things are a bit slow there in the northbound direction. on the harrisburg expressway, on shawan road. you can see traffic there as well. as you make your approach to dulaney valley road. this traffic report is brought to you by maryland live casino. get ready to go live. with maryland live casino, the ultimate gaming and entertainment experience opens. go to maryland live.com for all of of the information. >>> excitement for students in waverly today. the city breaks ground for the brand-new waverly elementary and middle school on elersly avenue. the community has worked for years for the construction of a new school. and now they're gett

after providence it breaks free just a bit west side inner loop 20 minute delay, baltimore national pikearound security boulevard and a lot of accidents we are watching for, eastern boulevard wilson point road, fairmont avenue, towel son gate drive, water oak at white oak and we have old pimplico road closed due to a crash so to get around that take old court road or smith avenue instead we have another accident baltimore city east baltimore at light street. now a live look you can see things still slow providence road because of the accidents we had just moments ago but it does lighten up after that. this traffic report is brought by termenex cockroaches carry up to three different types of bacteria. get to them before they get to you. 1-800 termenex for your free evaluation. >>> call it a new breed of television all for dogs. fittingly it is called dog tv and it is a channel just for canines, devery well lopers say the colorprograms -- have loll pars say the color -- developers and programmers say ifs to entertain your dogs while you are out. what if they had commercials, drive dogs cr

the storm is not expected to gain hurricanes' string >> a fast-growing wildfire in the pike national forest in colorado has forced 11,000 people to leave their homes in colorado springs and nearby communities. so far no buildings have been lost but it burned 2,000 a. in less than a day. another wild fire continues to spread west. the hyde park fire has burned more than 80,000 a. so far it is already the second- largest buyer on record in colorado >> there are indications today that jerry sandusky's lawyers plan to file an appeal after the former penn state football coach was convicted of a 45 child sex abuse counts. the lawyers point to two things... first the fact that they tried to quit at the start of jury selection because they said they were not given enough time to prepare... the second questions about the tape provided to jurors by nbc today show. the tape showed a interview of sandusky in which a question was asked twice. it was a mistake. lawyers say it could have lead jurors to believe he was deluding the question >> a wall street hedge fund manager who invested clients' mo

heavy days rolling road not a bad option traveling in the area and here's delays at baltimore national pike

we will update you baltimore national pike. adding to its edmondson.view of 295, southbound traffic picking up. all volume-related towards the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> high pressure in control across the northeast on the mid- atlantic. bringing an onshore flow. mostly cloud-free. " front is pushing off, bringing strong weather. this storm system should go west through the entire weekend. just a few clouds, very comfortable, temperatures in the upper 70's and low 80s. dew points will be in the upper 50s through the day. expected to be in the low eighties for the weekend. >>> 7:30 on friday morning, the 15th of june, 2012. bieber mania day here at rockefeller plaza. thousands of justin bieber fans have shown up this morning. it's one of our biggest crowds ever. many of them have been camped out for the last four days just to be here. i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer, we're excited about this day. coming up we'll sit down with the man himself. >> we'll find out what he thinks of all this bieber fever and talk about the

a wreck on the outer look past baltimore national pike involving a motorcycle an falls road in the clearing 895 northbound at the steel bridge and 35 southbound at mountain road. that caused delays. south of there, big delays on the beltway. 15 miles per hour on the west side. 42 minute drive time. stop-and-go traffic on 95 southbound. that's a look at the west side of the beltway. more action, more feats, more fun. for tickets call or visit med evil times.com. >>> a new call for a quicker investigation and perhaps incarceration after a baltimore teen passes away after fighting with an off-duty police officer. mike schuh has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, don, everyone. the angry and tearful mother of the randallstown teen that died after a scuffle with an off duty county cop talks to eyewitness news. she can't believe 11 days after his death that the county hasn't pressed charges. the fact that the officer's attorney is too busy to meet with police caused her to break down saying a civilian would have been charged by now. police agree saying it has yet to be determined if laboard's

that one is an baltimore national pike. 543 at route 7. traffic lights out at 152 at 95.e. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. in the 30s on the topside 20s on the west side. there's a look at your speeds on 95, only 23 miles an hour. there's a look at the northwest side. a live look at 795. this traffic report is brought to you by barry manilow. buy your tickets online today. >>> in the news this morning an indictment handed down for a baltimore county police officer. mike schuh has his story. >> reporter: good morning. the family of the teen who died in a scuffle with an off duty county cop is not satisfied by the actions of a baltimore county grand jury. officer james laboard has been charged with manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. he chased down a teen at night who was part of a group that threw a rock at his home. christopher brown died of as if i thinksuation -- asphyxiation. the teen's family wanted a murder charge. the officer has been charged and released. reporting from county police head quarters, mike schuh. >>> stay with wjz ♪ ♪ oh yeah, thi

more than 29, watch for its lesbos approaching baltimore national pike -- watch for slow spots apart national bank. live look atk traffic on 95. that is the pace of things from mountain road towards the beltway northeast. northern avenue, southbound delays developing from northern parkway under 20. over to you, tony. >> things are quiet for us on this wednesday. temperatures are in the 50's. we don't expect rain for the morning commute. unlike yesterday, the winds are calm. we had winds out of the northeast, making it feel cooler. this morning it is not the cas [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] if you high, thin clouds out there buying this morning. 30% chance for rain shower. high temperatures of 74 degrees. we should be out around 81. we will get there in the next couple of days but it will still be unseasonably cool. low-to-mid-eighties over the weekend. maybe 90 by the time to get you next week. >>> 8:00 now on a wednesday morning. the 6th dayf june, 2012. look at our wonderful crowd. a nice size this morning. the sun is out. however the size of this crowd

it's stuck there on the west side outer loop at baltimore national pike. delay prior to that. another problem on 895 nourt bound. that's causing minor delays as well. watch for an accident in the bell camp area. that one is at north toll gate road. there's a look at your speeds. if you're just about the to -- to head out, you can see the west side of the beltway slow. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times. >>> the holiday weekend has already started for some. triple a says the roads will be more crowded than the last. here is mike schuh. >> reporter: good morning. the holiday doesn't fall until midweek, the traffic flow tells us that this holiday has begun early. the american automobile association says a quarter of those hits the road will leave today. lower gas prices, a modestly improving economy and minimal summer road construction are contributing to a 5% bump in over all travel. though air fare prices are up, perhaps because the 4th falls midweek and people are taking the entire week off. those traveling by air will be 9% higher thi

liberty road, another one on the outer loop at 70, another one on the inner loop at baltimore national pikeccidents working and major delays out there. there's a like at the west side of the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by mazda, the cx 5. the best highway mpg. back oifr to you. >>> -- back over to you. >>> the sailabration continues today. mike schuh is live with the story. >> reporter: good morning. another big day here at the fort. the ceremony upon which the entire sailabration was built. over the weekend two performances of the blue angels, a great father's day for many taking in and touring the ships, the bso honored with the overture of 2012. wean the great weather and the governor rejoining his band, these have been days to remember. today is ceremony commemorating the decoration of war today. reporting live, mike schuh. don, back to you. >>> federal investigators expected back on the scene of an airplane plane that killed a pilot. 64-year-old henry judkins tried to make an emergency landing but crashed just short of the run way. he died on the way to the hospital.

crews fighting the fire in the pike national forest are getting help now. firefighters from california heading there and the other big fire in colorado has burned more than 58,000 acres. national weather service says that the fire risk in six western states today is critical. >>> i want to get to the big election in greece over the weekend. it looks like crisis averted at least for now, and everybody was holding their breath waiting to see who would win and how it would impact the finances here in the united states. on one side, the conservative party who wants to hang on to the financial bailout of greece being offered by its european partners even if it means greece going through the deep painful cuts. on the other side was a left wing party who wanted a big renegotiation of the terms of the bailout. some said that could have led to greece pulling out of europe's common currency. the party for the bailout won, but barely. i want to bring in richard quest who is live in athens and christine romans from new york. and richard, i want to start out with you. y

theory two dozen homes near rocky mountain national park have been destroyed and hotels and camp grounds at the base of pikeseak have been evacuated. forcing the evacuation of more than 11,000 residents in colorado springs today. the biggest fire is burning near fort collins where morn 118 -- more than 118 square miles has been scorched and at least 191 homes destroyed. elsewhere in the west, firefighters have been reporting progress against wildfires in utah and new mexico and the state of california. >>> coming up on 9news now this sunday night, take a look at a mug. that's a face of a champion believe it or not. we'll explain when we come back. >> and what can we expect heading back to work and school monday morning? is it school still? >> maybe, maybe not. >> summer school. anny has the full forecast when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a moment of silence for the internet as we know it. a revolution in internet speed is here. more than twice as fast as anything america has ever seen. introducing fios quantum. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> i tho

the $5 billion tourism industry is on-edge, as spoke and flames approach pike's peak and rahm national have survived what could have been a violent home invasion, all because they kept their cool in the face of danger. take a listen. >> what's your emergency? >> me and my brother are home alone. and these two guys are in our backyard trying to break in. >> that's 13-year-old alexis stanis, calling for help on the phone, after grabbing her 10-year-old brother and hiding in the closet. they could actually hear the burglars walking around. but alexis stayed on the line for ten, terrifying minutes, until police finally arrived and arrested the men. >> i was trying to protect my brother. i would have sacrificed myself for him. >> alexis and her brother have both been honored by the sheriff for their bravery. >>> children in danger will have an option to get help. "gma" contributor, elizabeth smart, who was kidnapped back in 2002, is helping unveil a new app for your smartphone, called the hero app. when you dress the help button, it begins streaming audio and video and your exact location t

pike. now adam caskey. >> we've already had a few showers. a few more are headed our way. let's take a look at a live camera overlooking the potomac at the national mall. what a great start 2 hour day. you can see the wet roads here in damascus. of course, a great start to your day. temperatures are in the upper 60's. at the shenandoah valley pushing north to maryland and on to the eastern shore. a few showers moving north toward about to hit the beltway. highs today will be around 80 with occasional showers and thunderstorms later on today. it will be monday. again, near 80. less humid and the low humidity for the rest of the week. that is your forecast. in just a few hours -- >> in just a few hours, the shocking things the football coach is accused of doing to young boys. the very latest from this jerry sandusky trowel. >> good morning to you. it was that victim's mother who told authorities about jerry sandusky four years ago. he allegedly abused 10 boys over a 15-year. -- 15-year period. >> a jury will have to decide as he hears the sex abuse case of the former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky. the defense attorneys said that they wi

pike at walker road. traffic is able to squeeze by there to the right. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> right now, we are following developing news out of the nation's capital as the entire world awaits a historic supreme court decision. >> in just a few hours, the justices will reveal their ruling on president obama's health care reform law. fox 5's sherry ly is live outside the court with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will. chief justice john roberts is expected to issue today's historic ruling on health care reform and no matter what the decision, this is not expected to end the debate. the legislation was signed by president obama in 2010 and has 450 some provisions. the center piece is the individual mandate which requires that all americans have health insurance or pay a penalty. justice anthony kennedy is expected to be the swing vote as he has in a number of the 5- 4 decisions in court. the white house is already making con tingencey plans should the court strike down all arrest ports of the law while republicans say they will repeal whatever remains. >> if it is deemed to stand, then we'll have to have a press and i'm

nation. that's what is important in their jobs. not having to deal with this and many other episodes that may come down the pike. >> the pentagon haso problem with this. i mean, the army chaplain may be dealing with it because of complaints from your office. >> that's what you say. i received no notification from the pentagon that this was approved in any way, shape or form. >> what's the next step? i mean, will there be -- i mean, what would you suggest they do? it wasn't a civil union and it wasn't a legal marriage. they were having a commitment ceremony with a chaplain that agreed to do it and i'm still struggling to know what the controversy is. >> i will try to help you with this, carol. i just personally and i think many of my colleagues and many americans and certainly many people in louisiana do not feel that a military base and using military members and facilities is a place for a mock ceremony. certainly if this were in a state where it is recognized legally, that's probably acceptable. i think in the state of louisiana where it's not, using the base facilities for a mock ceremony or in some way to promote a social exper

pikes peak can barely be seen as you can see there. in central utah, wildfire threatens about 300 homes. >>> there is new information this morning in the uproar over leaking classified information. national intelligence director james clapper announced new initiatives on monday to keep government secrets secret. >> sources say when employees of the cia, fbi, and other agencies take lie detector tests, they will be asked specifically if they have given information to reporters. nancy is on capitol hill this morning. nancy, are lawmakers satisfied with that response? >> well, erica, we'll find out today when republicans hold a press conference on the matter. what they are likely to say is this a good first step by the director of national intelligence requiring that all intelligence agencies when they conduct routine polygraphs ask their employees where they have been involved in leaks. and secondarily, saying that all leaked cases, if they are not pursued by the department of justice, will still be investigated internally. but what republicans are also going to say is that what we are really concerned about is the leaks that have already happened. sensitive, counterterrorism operations. t

pike] my injury was a gunshot wound to the left abdomen from a sniper. my first contact with the paralyzed veterans was in walter reed. [nationalhael killen] we try to reassure him what benefits are out there, and we try to educate him and take some of that stress away from him. p-v-a did a fantastic job making sure that he got those benefits in a timely basis. [michael killen] we helped him apply for automobile grants, special adaptive housing and vocational rehabilitation [andrew pike] right now, i'm going back to school to earn a degree. i'm working with a real estate agency in town with my realtor's license. and i'm just spending time with my wife and child, and just moving on with our lives. just as anyone in my age group would do. [female narrator] paralyzed veterans of america helping veterans secure their benefits and rebuild their lives. you can help. visit p-v-a dot org. sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and