watch for a water main break blocking the right westbound lane of north parkway between roland avenue and falls road. there is a look at your drive times and your speeds for 95 as well as the top and the west sides of the beltway. the beltway is looking pretty good. you can see 37 miles an hour. a 12 minute drive there. and the west side is looking pretty good at will kens. no issues at baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by the cook rein firm. call them at 1-800 the firm. back over to you. >>> still ahead at 4:00, star singer sentenced chris brown will learn his fate. will he see jail time? >>> flying danger, the warning about lasers that one pilot wants every passenger to hear. >>> staying safe while you ride the jails. >>> and take another live look outside. will we see rain tonight. you're updated forecast coming right up. >>> anytime now r&b singer chris brown is scheduled to learn his punishment for a high- profile crime. he is likely to be sentenced to five years probation and community labor. his career has suffered from the fallout with radio statio

north parkway, you see the traffic moving along very nicely in both directions. >>> huge roadblock forident obama's plan to overhaul the nation's healthcare system. the deficit hit a record now. $1.27trillion now many people are wondering if the president is focused on the wrong problem. in a recent poll, 49% of people disapprove of how the president is handle being the deficit. the president maintains the healthcare plan will not increase the deficit. >>> in hagerstown, maryland senator ben cardin got another earful about healthcare reform. the theater was packed with people. it only holds about 500 people and that meant as many were left outside. on several occasions, the senator was shouted at by demonstrators. but it was an 11-year-old that raised the best question about the controversy. >> say my dad and grandfather both came down with cancer, would my dad get prize or the care because he's younger and can contribute longer to society? [ applause ] >> in today's system, there are different durations of care as a result of what healthcare plan you might be in. there's different cov

and the jfx on the north parkway, we have no accidents to talk about. >>> 5:three 5:31. federal officials investigating the june's metro crash are backing off some of the statements they made. they first learned about a march failure of the train safety system just last week. on wednesday, she said a metro employee spoke about the march incident the day after the june 22nd crash. the crash was avoided march the second only after a train operator used an emergency breaks in avoid hitting another train. >>> investigators want to know who is responsible for vandalizing a football in baltimore county and stealing the donated food from the concession stand. >> they took like 25 cases of gatorade, all of our candies, potato chips. >> it happened this week at county home park in crockesyville. bleachers at the park were also vandalize. it's a stand that is one of the major fundraisers. >> it's not about the money. it's about the kids playing football. so the concessions that allow kids to play that otherwise would not be able to. >> the police have no suspects at this point. th

as you look at the jfx and the north parkway, the traffic is moving along nicely. choose an a rated business today by going to the bbb website. >>> the cal ripkin world series begins this weekend and it's a big deal. >> it's going to be like the united nations up there. they won't be able to solve the world's woes, but they'll be able to figure out what to do with third, and thirstfirst. >> reporter: meet connie and george. they've been the home away for the rookie teenager. >> the families are wonderful. we could not do enough for them. >> reporter: the martins serve as the host family for the cal ripkin world series. >> the smallest little thing that you do for the children, they appreciate it. >> reporter: for ten days it's nothing but this. >> we cheer for them like the big leaguers. >> they have house rules no, gum, no river housing and... >> guys, don't play ball in the house. >> reporter: after ten days, it's tough. >> you're a parent for ten days with these children and then you have to give them back unfortunately. >> put them on the bus when you leave. it

north lakewood. east northern parkway. north calvert at east 24th. and west mount royal. 95 northbound, jammed from eastern avenue to the beltway. that's about an eight-minute ride, with an average speed of 34 miles per hour. there's a look at the top and west sides of your beltway. the slowest spots on the outer loop. 17 minutes there. there's a live look at the west side. there's a look at baltimore national pike. outer loop at the top side. jammed from green spring to falls. then again from york to harford. traffic is brought to you by pennsylvania dutch and convention bureau. go to lancaster county.com to plan. >>> a tight budget is threatening the historic baltimore city police horse patrol. needs $150,000 to stay open. at the crack of dawn, mike schuh met with the commissioner to give an exclusive look at how a 9-year-old girl stepped up to help. >> reporter: this is the morning third grader sophia lafrienda will always -- latributa will -- latrenta will always remember. but what's what she's done that will always be remembered. look at this. a

good on the greenway, the toll road, and this is the george washington parkway traffic north of the airport>> thank you. >>> metro meighen's work will intensify this weekend -- metro maintenance work will and testify -- will intensify. >> trains will be sharing one track. orange line riders should aired an additional 30 minutes. there will be delays at night on the blue and yellow lines beginning late sunday night. >>> grab your list and get your back-to-school shopping done this weekend. virginia's sales tax holiday begins today. matt brock is live with some details for us. >> i stepped out to a department store a week ago. i was astounded. i never shop. i was astounded by how much the markdowns war. retailers are working to get retailers -- to get shoppers back into the store. you can get another 5% off. check out tysons corner last year. >> you canee with a lot of money. >> this woman came all the way from baltimore. >> it is going to help us out. >> it is back on this weekend, the tax free holiday. shoppers will be scared clothing items priced less than $100 and school supplies priced u

b-w parkway southbound just north of route 450, an accident. police are on the scene dealing with that. if you're going to come in on the parkway, be careful. coming in on route 50 on the parkway, is fine. no early concerns through southeast. wilson bridge, looking good. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. it's a court ruling that could change the way people do business around the world. a u.s. district court has given microsoft less than 60 days to stop selling copies of word. it's the fallout from a copy right infringement lawsuit. a small canadian company filed suit in 2007 and microsoft lost. now the court has ordered the software giant to pay $290 million and to stop selling word altogether. hundreds of millions of people use the program. microsoft says it will appeal. >> now to the money crisis and a look at how foreign markets are doing today. asian stocks plummeted today. the nikkei lost 3.1%. the hang seng lost 3.62%. and china's shanghai lost 5.79%. this plummeting was because of weak consumer confidence in the united s

parkway or route 1. in the city, flashing traffic lights at mount royal avenue and north avenue. x at northern parkway. everything running smoothly in both directions there. >>> we'll be right back with "good morning maryland." explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet, and phone for only... for the first 6 months. it all adds up to one incredible deal from fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for razor sharp tv, america's top rated internet-- now even faster, and crystal clear phone service. all for just... for 6 months. it's like getting 3 services for the price of 2. that's a $180 savings over six months for the best in home entertainment. don't miss this unbeatable value 3 great services, for the price of 2. call the verizon

no accidents to report on the george washington parkway north of the airport.nd lanes continuing open near 395. that's a check of the on-time traffic. >>> the obama administration could be doing an about face when it comes to health care. they're about to got give the americans the government run insurance. they'll include health insurance cooperatives instead. the house committee members are including public option and now, the house has to weigh in. and now, we have the white hoe reporter to talk about the issue. how does this change things over the developments over the weekend? >> it's a big concession and it's not expected? >> we didn't have 50 votes in the senate for the public option. they had to tax in the center and the big challenge is to keep enough liberal democrats on board. >> and when we look at this option, it was highly publicized and pushed out there by the white house. they say, let's lean towards the co-ops. how could this differ from the original plan pushed. >> well, stick to the president's principals to keep it from competing with the pr

north on 95, and the baltimore washington parkway, up toward the beltway and the baltimore, you have the redskins raven's game coming up tonight at 7:30. the pace is slower. and there is an incident on the northbound side of 95 near 695 out of the roadway. most of the way up in the clarksburg and frederick county, you see the slow pace. more slow traffic at 121. it is really a mass heading south from the fourteenth street bridge. an accident on 395. traffic very slow coming down from pentagon. that is a look at traffic, back to you. >>> coming up, a warning for people who just love their flip flops. they look at the dirty secrets of the issues are holding. >> band slam opens this weekend, and it stars a person from s spngs. s. spngs. s. female announcer: from jennifer, while supplies last, this luxurious microfiber sofa and chair for just $399. our most dramatic offer ever: both pieces, just $399. while supplies last. from jennifer: you don't have to spend a lot to have good taste. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p

. >>> a water main break at the corner of northern parkway and falls road in north baltimore is still causing traffic problems tonight. the ten-inch main broke shortly before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. we're told the public works crew had fix add leak in the clamps that were used to repair the break and other concrete needs to be replaced so you can still expect traffic delays in that area. the initial break affected about 20 houses in the neighborhood. >>> the field was just installed last year and now it's been scorched. who investigators say set fire to this maryland high school field and what it means for the upcoming football season. >>> plus, more people in the state are dying in boating accidents. some times to make sure you stay safe on the waters. >>> we all know kids can be expensive. a look at just how much it costs to raise one child these days. >>> taking a look at the temperatures now. 81 degrees. norm is coming up with the full forecast. >>> we're just weeks away from the start of the high school football season. they're already practicing. but at least one area school i

that was when a man was apparently crossing suitland parkway from south to north and was struck by a car in the inbound lanes of of the suitland parkway. now, police have not identified the victim. however, we can tell you that he is an african-american male. police are on the lookout right now for what they believe is the striking vehicle, and that within a small dark blue or black vehicle with what we are told would be extensive front end damage to the wind windshield and possibly missing the right front side mirror. as you heard briefly in that traffic report just a minute ago with julie wright, traffic is being diverted on the outbound intersection. we're live some southeast, tom fitzgerald. >>> michael fell p was involved in an accident last night. driver of the other car was shaken up and taken to a local hospital as a precaution. police say alcohol was not involved and no citations were issued. >>> authorities are looking for the person would plant ad bomb inside a u.s. postal service mailbox. it exploded last night near brown middle school in northeast washington. that explosi

southbound bw parkway at russem street, that crash has been cleared too. jfx at north avenue, you can see the southbound lanes are going to be on the left side of the screen, that is flowing smoothly. outer loop, 695 at liberty road, traffic looks good in both directions at this time. as you make your way to the route 70 interchange. back to you. >>> you guys know i'm getting married this weekend. and jamie has been hassling me about what is your first dance? did you rehearse? we've been working on it. i thought i would share this with you. let me know what you think. >> where did you get the lessons? >> it's so disturbing. >> big head. >> you like it? that's our plan for the wedding. i like that. you like it? they surprised him with this on the 11:00 news. he woke me up this morning and said you have to watch this. i watched it. it made me laugh. i was actually crying i was laughing so hard. i figured i would surprise you with it. >> that's pretty good. >> we're going to miss you. >> i'll miss you. i'll be back. >> two and a half weeks. it's a wedding, a honeymoon. >>

this is the george washington parkway traffic in the foreground. north southbound it looks good near the key bridge. take you out near dallas. the greenway is good. nothing on 28 near route 50. a nice ride on the wilson bridge. traffic is moving nicely at 210. now back to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> 5:43 is your time on a tuesday morning. >> why did the alligator cross the road? some drivers might have the answer to that. >> we will be back with your latest traffic. also your weather. with her son off to college, liz turned to target for great deals. like a twenty dollar comforter for his bed. a fridge for healthy snacks a reading lamp to study by and a cell phone to call home. so liz chose target showing off her college smarts about savings target. expect more. pay less. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> checking our top stories. hillary clinton is urging iran to provid

northbound i-95 not looking too bad right now but volume uncreasing as you work your way north of the franconia springfield parkwaytinue up to 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the latest powerball winner has come forward. his name is solomon jackson, jr. he is from columbia, south carolina. he hit last week's jackpot worth nearly $260 million. that is the largest one with a ticket in south carolina. he was an assistant supervisor for he south arolina state revenue department and he retired back in 2000. jackson says it was more than money that motivated him to get in on this drawing. >> i said why can't i throw $2 at the lottery to help education. come to find out, i did not need $2 to win it so i wasted a dollar. gha,gonk t god, thank god. >> he has won many times over, that dollar. jackson didn't say whether he would take the lump sum or annual payments. >> best invest he will ever make. >>> no winning tickets sold for last night's megamillions jackpot. the next drawing is friday. megamillions tickets are sold all over the country but more importantly to us in maryland and virginia. >> busi

they moved from north to south right down i-95 and the parkway.ty good rains right now around 295, just inside the belt pull that away, even further south, across the beltway. and probably over towards the airport the next 30 minutes or so. and this is diminishing a little bit. but we have some occasionally light to moderate rain on the other side of the river, just south of 50 and around 35 if you're heading north or south on 35 in and around town. that's about it. other than th's, u'atth all we have tonight. back to the computer we'll go. talking about temperatures. it's warm, but certainly mount comfortable. 81 downtown. we'll take that, still 78 in baltimore. they kind of got cooled off. 83 in fed ricksburg, 86 out. there and 82 in wind chester. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and pleasant. 60s and 70s, pretty nice. southeasterly by the afternoon, partly cloudy and warm, keeping an isolated thunderstorm, much like today, a couple of radars. high temperatures, 84, 88. that's a pretty good deal. with the easterly at about 10. here is your model.

north baltimore. that intersection at no. park wearing -- northern parkway and the interstate, traffic is moving once again. things are not good on the other side of the city. there is another water main break that ruptured at 10:30 a.m. this morning. jim joins us. >> we have a very active seen tonight. crews are still here and working as they have been all day to fix this water main break. the department of public works is not sure what caused the water main to break but it caused a lot of problems for nearby homeowners >> that is a tv that was way back there. >> this is what her basement looks like after she got an emergency call from neighbors and rushed home from work. >> i looked at and this is only about 4.5 feet of water. she found her tv floating and her computer and other items destroyed, including some artwork by her cousin. her neighbor was still trying to pump the for field water from his own basement. >> i have a lot of damage. my hot water heater is damaged and my furnace is damaged. i have sentimental items damaged. >> many people suffered. a

also volume building on the north side of the outer loop, that is going to be between harford road and perring parkwayke your way around there. a couple incidents in the city, north charles street between west centre street and reed street closed. and east pratt and goff street remain closed. and eastbound pulaski highway at joppa road, there's an object on the road. >>> stay tuned for the 9:00 a.m. show. welcome back to cooking with delilah. today i'm making a claic sweet potato pie... everyone can enjoy, even lactose intolerant folks. while i let my friends enjoy the secret ingredient, lactaid milk. like it? mmmm. that's because delicious lactaid milk... is 100% real milk... that's lactose-free so it's easy on the stomach. which lets you enjoy that great flavor alone... and in your favorite recipes. welcome back to the table. lactaid milk. love it with lactaid. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on tough mud stains than tide total care. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm, fla

still causing rubbernecking delays if you make your way north on the bw parkway.d route 70 at southbound route 29, that crash cleared from the ramp to the shoulder but spent delays there as well. 95 northbound, the off-ramp to route 32 westbound has been reopened but again expect delays on 95 northbound as well. in the city still working the crash east monument street at north cressent street. mlk at fayette, traffic flowing freely at this time. we'll be right back with more of "good morning america" next. fresh...fresh...fresh. really fresh. come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, all at prices you can handle. like white seedless grapes just 99 cents a pound. this week only at giant. you know, it's not the grill that makes a delicious, tender, perfect piece of steak. [ crowd gasps ] it's the steak. enjoy quality selections from the butchers at giant, like porterhouse steak just $4.99 a pound. this week only at giant. >>> "good morning america" continues with breaking news. a gunman opens fire on an aerobics class. in his blog, he

that earlier accident on north caroline and east eager street has been cleared. jfx and northern parkway, see that everything is moving along nicely there. back to you. >>> she's a community activist who has always taken a stand against crime in her neighborhood but last night she was shot simply sitting in her house as a stray bullet came flying through the window. abc2's sherrie johnson is on top of this story for us. >> reporter: the shooting victim was well known in the community as miss shirley. she was known for cleaning up the cherry hill area and fighting to keep kids off the streets. now crime found its way in her home. miss shirley was at home watching tv in her south baltimore home when a stray bullet came through the window and hit her in the shoulder. it happened about 9:00 last night in the 2800 block of carver road in cherry hill. police responded to a call of shots fired in the area and moments later received another call of a woman shot. neighbors say several men were in the street and at some point shots were fired and one of those bullets found its way into the victim'

. >> that earlier disabled vehicle on the north side of the outer loop approaching the stevenson road exit has been cleared. bw parkway, things be running good in both directions. we'll be right back. >>> interest rates, late fees, all the ways your credit card company gets more money out of you. but american express and discover want to eliminate at least one of those fees. the two companies said they will end fees for charging over your credit limit. the move comes before new credit card regulations take effect in february. under the regulations signed by president obama consumers must agree to pay a fee before they can charge more than their credit limit. >>> move over toyota prius, general motors is giving you competition. the carmaker says its new chevy volt should get up to 230 miles a gallon. couldn't they have come up with, like a car for 165 like five years ago? now we're just up to 230. it's powered by an electric motor and battery pack that can be recharged with a standard jack at home. gm would not give an estimate on the cost but it will sell for at least $40,000. you can bet. they are due in showrooms la

north broadway, it's in the final stages of being cleaned up. however, that watermain break downtown, saratoga street closed between mlk and greene street. use pennsylvania avenue. westbound 100 to the bw parkway, in hanover, that crash moved to the right. in glen arm, maryland, again -- glen arm road and manor road, a downed tree blocks all lanes. jfx at north avenue, you can see the southbound lanes are traveling nicely. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> an emergency landing caused a car accident on a busy california freeway. the pilot ran out of fuel about a mile from the santa barbara airport and was forced to land on the highway. three cars couldn't avoid the plane and crashed into each other. no one was hurt, though. traffic backed up for a few miles as crews cleaned up the scene. >>> discovery expected to head to the international space station tomorrow. nasa says the weather looks good and expect the launch to happen. nasa managers say discovery is in pretty good shape to fly to the international space station. a power controller had to be replaced a

. >> lewan wesbel completed in phes. 95 north between route 1 a fairfax county parkway will be finished this year. sohbound lanes in that area are seduled for completion2010. oll . and rteou weet oute 1 andoute 312 in 3 bothirects should be completed by fall of 2011. >>> a series of robberies near the george washington university campus. >>> new organic grocery store. look at four other stories. d.c. man is dead after being shot by police officer early this morning. it happened in a gas station in the 3300 block of benning road northeast. the man was banging on the window of the cashier booth with a gun in his hand when he refused to load his weapon an officer shot him. he was taken to a local hospital where he later died and the officer has been put on administrative leave while the investigation continues. >>> d.c. police are also investigating the series of robberies near george washington university today. all of the robberies happened near the foggy bottom metro station and involved a group of young people attacking their victim. campus police are warning students to be aware of th

parkway between rowland avenue and falls road. the right lane remains closed. use caution if you are traveling in that area. this is going to be the jfx at north avenue. traffic looks good in both directions. jamie, back to you. >>> a minute after 6:00. we don't know about the woman who was killed yesterday by a driver of a stolen car, but our reporters will find out today that she probably had a great family, great job, hard worker just going about her life.

this was on the state parkway just north of new york and westchester county. >>> a hurricane is churningcross the pacific ocean but it isn't posing any immediate threat to land. hurricane plea sh hurricane felicia is a cat 4 storm. eye of the storm is half-way between baja, california and hawaii. forecasters expect felicia to lose strength as it moves over cooler water in the next few days. >>> police say the man who went on the shooting rampage at a gym in pennsylvania was hell-bent on exacting his revenge on women he thought ignored him. today we're getting a closer look at george sodini's home life and also his every day routine in his own words. police say an online diary chronicled a plan nine months in the making. sodini wrote he hadn't had a girlfriend since 1984 and hadn't slept with a woman in 19 years. sodini also had bitter words for his mother and his father, he referred to his father as a useless sperm donor. the women who sodini killed have been identified as 46-year-old heidi overmier, 49-year-old elizabeth gannon, and 38-year-old jody billingsley. they were taking a dance

north of o'donnell. problem-free there. let's check over to traffic at the b.w. parkway. overall, it is still pretty quiet. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story this morning, president obama continues to defend his health care plan. >> he heads to mont for his own town hall where big crowds are expected. 11 news reporter, washington brewer owe, nicole killion has more. >> more protests planned today. >> just say no! >> at town hall after toup hall, a range of emotions over health care. boos and cheers. now the president wades into the heat of the argument again. >> for all the chatter and the yelling and the shouting and the noise, what you need to know is this -- if you don't have health insurance, will you finally have quality affordable options once we pass reform. >> but as the president tried to strike a civil tone, they are also trying to counter critic yithsics. -- critics. >> this one in white house senior advisor david axlerod. >> it is important to address misconceptions or misimpression that is have been left out there about the bill. >> one of those misconceptions, so-called

this is the george washington parkway in the foreground there. northnd southbound look good between the airport and the exit for the memorial bridge. plenty of traffic in the headlights under the word "live" in this camera northbound 95 out of springfield. no problems on 2 -- 270. you see they're moving at speeds to get to the getway. this is an apartment fire over in silver spring, maryland, featherwood street off old columbia pike. you can see the flames are out. the fire trucks parked on old columbia pike. and this is visible to traffic on 29 south of randolph road. now to greta and doug. >> ok, so that's going cause rubbernecking there. thank you very much. summer is almost over for local students. >> but as the season winds down, the deabt for a vaccine for teenage girls keeps growing. mike conneen has more on the h.p.v. preefings controversy. >> in d.c. and virginia this school year, girls entering sixth grade for the first time need to get the h.p.v. vaccine or they can opt out. >> if there's an almost 20% chance that your young person could be

this is the george washington parkway just north of the airport.zy. >> it is typical fr this time of year, hazy sunshine. here is a time lapse and showing the clouds overhead. 75 at reagan national. a very muggy and hazy day. chantilly, 78. 74 in lincoln. 92 for the high temperature this afternoon. isolated thunderstorm cannot be ruled out far west of the metro area. near 90 the rest of the week. we will really heat it up this week again. >> thank you. >>> tonight is national night out. events are planned to raise awareness about crime. 12 events are planned in montgomery county alone. police will be talking about ways to make neighborhoods safer. thank you for watching.

new accident at northern parkway and york. northd park would road, fire activity to watch for lane closures there. dry times are really not all that bad. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a few little low-level clouds around the area. for the most part, high-pressure to our west of the ohio valley will build in. sunny skies by this afternoon. the temperature will rise to about 89 or 90 degrees. a typical hot august day. 85 in ocean city. 80 degrees in southern maryland. another dry day, for the most part, tomorrow. 91. 90 on wednesday. . >> be sure to check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information to our next live update in 25 minutes. it's quiet on the home front-- not a lot of activity. you read the news. and yet, some people need to sell and other people want to buy. this is a moment of challenge and opportunity. fortunately, re/max agents have the experience to help you meet the one and recognize the other. thanks. because the future's counting on us. nobody sells more real estate than re/max.

looks good once you get north of the springfield parkway transitioning on to 395 and the story all thehrough. and here we are at woodrow wilson bridge, on the wilson bridge in the local lanes we had a disabled car but it looks like traffic is no worse for wear. not seeing delays back here at 95. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. allison and steve, back to you. >>> and in sports this morning, the injury bug takes it's first bite at the redskins starting receiver yesterday. both santana moss and devon thomas tweaked their hamstrings. as a precaution they spent the session on the side lines. they have have both had similar issues the last three seasons. >>> the nationals are riding high as they get three straight. but there were hints of the old nats yesterday. that ball girl there is what we're talking about. she's called for interfering with a fair ball. although it may have helped turning a marlins triple into a ground rule double. i feel bad for her. she didn't mean to do it. >> still helped out the team. kept the runner one base away. >> alls well that ends well. >> that

another crash approaching perring parkway on the outer loop involving a police vehicle. that has you slow on the northr loop between bel air road approaching perring parkway, a delay of 15 minutes. in towson, rolling view road between bellona avenue and malverne closed because of the watermain break. standing water there. and washington street and annapolis road, another crash there. into >>> top local headlines -- carbon monoxide problems condition to playing the cove village apartments in baltimore county. a young couple and baby girl had to be taken to franklin square hospital last night after showing signs of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. back in 2005 a family there was killed and a month later nine people had to go to the hospital. >>> this morning, a 76-year-old fisherman is recovering after being beaten with a bat by a group of men. baltimore city police say three white men shouted racial slurs during the unprovoked attack against the black fisherman. 28-year-old calvin lockner is now charged with a hate crime after admitting to police he doesn't like african-americans. three months ago t

east baltimore, quad avenue and north point boulevard. jfx and northern parkway, a little volume southbound towards the downtown area but traffic is moving along very nicely. back become with a morning news -- we'll be right back with a morning news update. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on tough mud stains than tide total care. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. >>> senator ben cardin will be on the eastern shore today talking more about the health care reform. yesterday he hosted his second town hall meeting in hagerstown. relatively controlled yet cautious crowd. the senator is not done pushing health care reform yet. he plans to continue to meet with more marylanders over the next couple of weeks. >>> 59-year-old miss shirley back in her cherry hill home after a stray bullet blew through her window frame, lodged in her left front breast. it happened after she returned home from collecting school supplies. there she is. she says she's even more committed to helping neighborhood childre

parkway. this is north of the ronald reagan airport. >> it is a great morning. temperatures iren the 70's.the afternoon hours of near 90. the nasty cold front that brought us bad weather yesterday is pushing off shore. the high pressure settles back into the mid-atlantic region. temperatures will be around 83 degrees by noon and 90 by dinnertime. tomorrow, the air quality will not be great. code yellow for today and cohens were tomorrow. >>> fairfax county will host the 2015 world police and fire games. they are expected to drop 10,000 competitors. most of the events will be at george mason university. we will have another news update at 8:25. for continuous news coveinuous p >>>od morning a >>> "good morning america" continues with an emergency landing. a continental airlines jumbo jet divert to miami after hitting violent turbulence. dozens injured. we'll have a live report. >>> plus, snooping on celebrities. hospitals and even the police accused of invading the privacy of big stars like sarah jessica parker and matthew broderick. how low will people go for gossip? >>> and the magnificen

the other occurred at the 200 block of university parkway in north baltimore insid. >>> a man accused of repeated robberies in more than a dozen businesses across the city is caught by police. employ owes of one of those stores armed themselves with a baseball bat and fought off the robber over the weekend, but he still got away. detectives discovered a pattern to the robbers work and were able to catch the suspect, 39-year-old mark low max on tuesday. low max faces at least 17 counts of robbery. >>> anheuser-busch is dropping some of its college colored beer cans. the school spirited cans promoat underage drinking and infringe on strayed marks. they are here to talk about all of this this morning. two universities bought the university, university of wisconsin, say they want no part of this. they want their colors pulled. what do you think about this? are they overreacting? >> no. i think it's really cool. schools are standing up and trying to protect their students. what concerns me is here is a campaign that is being promoted to show your school spirit from drinking beer from a can

parkway between roland and falls road consider an alternate. going to cause problems as we go through the morning rush and eastbound north 100 at 295 a report of an accident. a live look outside. hartford road you can see very little traffic out there. 95 and the white marsh area, usually one of our hot spots of the morning but right now checking out ok. stan and mindy? >> our big story an investigation into a stolen car turns into a deadly accident. >> the tragic scene took place yesterday in baltimore. jennifer franciotti live with the details. >> good morning. police say the suspect was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. the alleged carjacker was spotted near mlk and mulberry. police originally called off the pursuit and then the car collided with a a nissan and was knocked more than 50 feet from the intersection. >> flipped several times then smashed up against the wall. sounded horrible. just a big crash. just like that. i mean, i didn't even get a chance to blink my eyes. >> it was real loud, like a boom! loud. >> the suspect was taken to shock trauma wit

show you other incidents out there on the baltimore washington parkway southbound between routes 175 and 32 a crash along the left side. north now out and off the road to the right. in virginia 66 east between gainesville and 234 south an accident along the left side. pamela, alison, back to you. >> thank you. take a look at this. a day at the park ended up being no fun for 24 people. they got stuck on a roller coaster. 80 feet up. this was at the great america theme park in santa clara, california. no one was hurt but the riders were stuck in the hot sun for more than four hours before the fire crews could get them down. fire investigators try to determine what went wrong. ooh. >> well, and it was hot, too, like 90 degrees. >> at least they weren't upside down. i've seen that. >> that would be worse. not in the heat for four hours. >> well, he is back and not singing the blues. that is former illinois governor rod blagojevich singing elvis presley songs at a block party. he was paid to perform at that party but donated the money to charity. he had visitors hire him for parties and is scheduled to face corruption charges nex

old port road and liberty road, watch for eastern northern parkway at york road and north calvert, andd police activity that's going to be rocking north point boulevard in both directions between north lane and track road. delays, there is a look at drive times and speeds on 95 as well as the top and the west side of the beltway not so bad. there is a live look at the west side at national pike. this is brought by len the plumber, experts in wells, water heaters, don back to you. >>> in the news this morning, baltimore county lawmakers are debating bringing speed cameras to school zones. >> reporter: annapolis gave the approval to the speed cameras in school zones and construction sites. local jurisdictions are decide wrong to place them. baltimore county wants 12 or more speed cameras involved in school zones. police say they are only focused on public safety not revenue. getting caught speeding by a camera, drivers could face a $40 fine but the speeding violation would not add points to your driving record. if passed they will start installing the speed cameras in school zones starti

parkway is open for those heading downt n. now let's go to my mapnts and show you that we had an accident on i-95 north of route 3 in fredericksburgs now off thesoad but causing some delay. off in the navy yard, ninth and m, at that location, traffic squeezes by on m street. julie and alison, back to you. >> authorities in the district are looking for a mailbox bomber. e p onso uewa posservice mailboe viceerailbox in the 4800 ocblof meade street just before 10:00 last night. the explosi sent debris flying for several feet. that area was evacuated for a few hours while police searched. no one was hurt, and the postal service is now investigating. >> also on this friday morning, president obama will take his healthcare pitch to montana today. >> the wte house is also taking to the web to fight back against critics. the president's plan for reform has proven a tough sell at town hall meetings all across the country. the pharmaceutical industry is helping fund a $12 million ad campaign in support of the plan. mpcatelid too expensive.too oc >> why on earth are you producing a healthcare bill that has so many pages in it and such comple

north point diner. expect numbering crews to be -- emergency crews to be there. in harford county, 95 northbound off-ramp to riverside parkway closed because of a crash. in pasadena, bedford remains closed between cloverhill and grenada because of downed power lines. you can use geneva as alternate. in elkton, route 7 at creswell avenue closed because the big elk creek overflowed. this is downtown, mlk at fayette street. looking good there. outer loop, 695 at liberty road, no problems to let you know about as traffic is flowing freely in both directions. looking for a business you know you can trust? let your better business bureau do the work for you, with the 18 video business directory. log on to abc2news.com/bbb today. back to you. >>> in your health -- harmful bacteria in skin products promoted as antimicrobial agents prompted a government seizure in utah. marshals raided the area of the calgon biological chemistry lab. the fda says the seizure includes all skin sanitizer and other skin products. experts are now warning you not to use any products that are from claire con. >>> losing weight? cheat on your diet. accordin

parkway. building new roads across north virginia to make your lives a little better. so, step by step, we are moving forward. the american people understand this. the recession was years in the making. it did not just start last month. the bank crisis did not happen on my watch. let's get the history straight. and then we started getting into the whole issue of spending. let me tell you, virginia has a history of prudent fiscal policy. that is what tim kane has been about and that is a mark warner has been about and that is why creigh deeds is born to be about. you have folks pointing at the federal budget and somehow trying to put that at our feet. well let's look at the history. while walking in, we had a 1.3 trillion dollar deficit. that was gift wrapped and waiting for me when i walked into the oval office. without my policies, we would have an even higher deficit going forward. the one exception is the recovery package that we had to do in order to get this economy moving again. so, you can go out there and charge of the credit card and golan all kinds of shoppin

parkway. there is a lot of traffic on the beltway and on the arteries in between. eastbound dulles toll road begin at 8100 through reston to go north had a broken down vehicle near the suitland parkway. it is gone. constitution avenue at 17th street, and there was an accident. this is 270 traffic. normal delays out of germantown. >> it is a beautiful day. a lot of sunshine. not much fog to speak of. 69 degrees with a dew point of 64. a little petitte humidity in the air. you will feel the higher -- a little petitte humidity in the air. you'll feel the higher temperatures. it will be the hottest day all week. the cooling trend starts tomorrow. near 80 on friday with a chance of rain. >> thank you. >>> >>> washington will be morning the loss of ted kennedy. he was 77. courtney robinson takes a look back. >> the driving dream of my public service -- >> he lived a life of triumph and strategy. he carried on the family dreams of a dynasty. >> i shall dedicate my strength and dwelt serving you in the senate. >> teddy entered the senate in 1962, taking over jfk's seat. it was assumed he would eventually find his place in the oval office.

parkway. disabled vehicle is cleared and they're heading north of the beltway.nd this is the hot spot, not long ago, we had a crash there and that's gone. traffic is slowing clarksburg all the way into the village and then, the crews slowing towards the split. toide of the beltway, slowing to georgia avenue and inner loop, sta the gw parkway on the way of the shoulder. [ indiscernible ] here we are, live, this is the traffic coming northbound, 395 before the bent gone and before the 14th street bridge. that's before the entrance of the tunnel. disabled vehicle there and that's the factor to the delay there. and slow, leaving the beltway continuing up duke street and here, shutdown because of an accident and a helicopter is in route. that's a check of the fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> with less than three months to go, the race of governor for virginia is heating up. mcdonald -- mcdonalds and deeds are meeting together and joining us now, deed. >> and we want to get to the issues you're facing and if i could ask your remembrances of the late and great senator edwar

north avenue between calvert and greenmount, closing 9:30 a.m. the intersections will reopen at 11:00 a.m. keep that in mind. jfx and northern parkwayaffic moving without problems. back to you. >>> we continue to follow the passing of ted kennedy. we're getting condolences, the president said we lost a great politician, great man. >> and nancy reagan said they really joined forces on stem cell research. everyone sort of coming forward with the memories as we remember the life and legacy of senator ted kennedy. right now this is a live picture from the capitol. it's hard to see because it's so dark right now but the flag is at half staff as everybody in washington and across the country will remember his life. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on tough mud stains than tide total care. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. >>> the first time senator ted kennedy spoke on the senator floor was about civil rights. >> your cobra health insurance created by kennedy and along with the no child left behind act, the disabilities act all pushed through by senator kennedy. he

the next year, the southbound lanes between the fairfax county parkway and route 1 should be complete. and in the fall of 2011, the northes11 between route 1 to route 123 will open completing prot jekt. while drivers we talked to say more roads should be better, they also say there were other opportunities missed. >> i just wish they put more rail everywhere, more bus lanes everywhere originally when they had a chance, when things were, you know, less kplecomplicated. >> reporter: plenty of folks feel that way. that could be happening sooner as well. this is a thought that lanes should be a big improvement. they can get 100 cars per hour per lane when they add these new lanes. so that should really help to move the vehicles along. now from 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. in the morning, that's how long the construction will be going on. and that's when it will be going on. so folks should be okay for the morning commute. i'm tracy wilkins, live this morning in lorton. kimberly, back to you. >> at least it's at night. thanks, tracy. >> you can expect plenty of company on the roads if get out of town for the labor day weekend.

the next year, sboou un oth d lanes between the fairfax county parkway and route 1 should be complete. and in the fall of 201 the north and southbound leset bween route 1 to route 123 will open completing the project. while drivers say more roads should be better, they also say there were other opportunities missed. >> i just wish they would put more rail everywhere, more bus lanes everywhere originally when they had a chance when things were -- you know, less complica complicated. >> reporter: it will be happening overnight from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. folks in the morning should be okay. but officials are still saying tack on about 30 on minutes extra to your commute time just in case because they will be doing some lane closures during the day as well. lorton, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> let's get the latest the rush hour ride open. ashley lindher is in the news44 traffic center. >> things are starting to get messy out there. springfield. 95 corridor. you make your way southbound. not too bad out of springfield. headed further south have you substantial delays. lineup on 95, pretty much starts right around back li

parkway between rowland avenue and falls road. the right lane remains closed. use caution if you are traveling in that area. this is going to be the jfx at north avenue. traffic looks good in both directions. jamie, back to you. >>> a minute after 6:00. we don't know about the woman who was killed yesterday by a driver of a stolen car, but our reporters will find out today that she probably had a great family, great job, hard worker just going about her life. no way did she think other life would end this way. it was here in west baltimore right before 4:00 in the afternoon abc 2 news sherrie johnson tells us the rest of the story. sherrie? >> reporter: we're waiting for the identity of a woman who a man driving a stolen car crashed into hers on west lexington yesterday afternoon. the auto theft task force was performing surveillance a few blocks away when they spotted a stolen honda. after he was found, the suspect started driving erratically and police called off the pursuit. six blogs later, the driver ran through a four-way stop sign and smashed into the victim's char on the driver's side. both cars landed several feet away. the woman was taken to

north avenue. we have not a lot of traffic there but things are flowing freely at this time. as we check the mdot camera, 695 at the bw parkway, a little increased volume on the southbound side in the far side of the shot there but no problems at this time to let you know about. back to you. >>> 6:01. a tip to police on july 15th led us to this. two people from middle river arrested for child pornography. >> if you have a child you need to listen to this report. police want your help this morning. abc2 news cheryl conner is live at county police headquarters in towson with more. cheryl, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the details of this case are tough to hear. baltimore county police say 34-year-old john nicklas and his fiancee, 26-year-old shannon honea, sexually abused and videotaped children as young as 2 and in many cases in their middle river home. they were both arrested july 30th. we learned the couple are both emts with transcare. a company spokes person says they were fired after not reporting for work last week. that's when police arrested the couple. hear now from christine who doesn't want us to us

parkway and emorton road. there's construction but no real problems. westbound route 50 tbheer the queenstown outlet's, there's delays because of a medical emergency off to the shoulder. jfx and northnue, traffic is flowing freely at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban and rascal flatts. back to you. >>> going home, a mandatory evacuation order for thousands that fled raging wildfires in california. >>> gentlemen, start your engines. the grand prix races comes to baltimore. i'm sherrie johnson. more on that big announcement. (announcer) back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm, flaky, pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two bonus box tops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. so i always have totino's pizza rolls. big pizza taste in a bite size roll that my kids can't resist. plus i get two bonus box tops for their school. totino's pizza rolls. the pizza way to snack. <.you can tell when a salad's fresh express... ...and when it's not fresh

north avenue and lafayette closing 7:00 a.m. guilford between lafayette, 8:30 a.m. and calvert and greenmount closing at 9:30. all opening at 11:00. jfx at northern parkway, traffic moving nicely. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc. you're filed great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> certified financial planner dale horn here. we have two letters. first, what do you think of the president's pick for fed chairman? love watching you - >> ben back in the house. no surprise. it's all about continuity. keeping what ben did, what the chairman did over the last two years in place and in tact. the most interesting thing about this, is that all the work that he and the fed did over the last two years, the one significant part about him remaining in, it's going to be his job to unravel a lot of that. we lowered interest rates down to where they are today. the real secret to getting out of it successfully is to raise those slowly back up at the right time. >> a good move? >> great. everybody's happy bit. >> phillip in hunt valley -- i have two iras, one after tax, i thought

parkway south of 175. that activitnow cleared to the shoulder. lanes are open now traveling on 95 northbound northhat is where we had the car fire for those continuing to work their way northbound up towards beltsville. no accidents to report here out of hyattstown. heavy volumeapproaching the exits for the truck scales. no incidents to report in rockville. eastbound on 66, the lanes are open east of nutley street. the volume is increasing as you travel out of vienna towards the beltway. that activity now off the road to the shoulder. no incidents to report on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> dropping home values are driving home owns are in maryland and d.c. to extreme measures as thousands are now apaling their property tax assessments, disputing how much they should have to pay. official are see a significant increase in the number of home owns are taking this step compared to last area. there are nearly 12,000 appeals in the district and more than 20,000 in maryland. >>> bank overdraft fees are frustrating for a lot of customers bu