this is the scene last night at 83 at northern parkway. the ramp going south to 83 is closed because of high water. we've got a backup that kim brown will tell us about in a minute. and more storms could roll through today. justin? >>> 6:45. we had up to two to three inches of rain on the west side of the beltway yesterday. the remnants of storms that dropped hail, this is going to be a big talker. 1.5-inch hail closed glass cuss at 8:10 last night. the storms fell apart a little bit eastbound but wide spread reports to the west. this morning, cloudy skies and doppler indicating heavy rain. we're following it on the west, now north side of the beltway. towson up through glenarm, approaching bel air. heavy rain in northern harford, baltimore county and still extends back towards western sections of carroll and howard county this morning. we're on the fringe, the boundary to the south. check out the temperatures. we're at 51 and 50 easton. 56 pax river in southeast virginia. they are in the 60s. in fact they will get sunshine and that is rea

bel air road at the park road and northern parkway at reisterstown in the city. slowing at harford road and nothing to report on the outer lupe and stop and go from the beltway on the north east side. and the harrisburg expressway, free and clear and no problems. here's a live look at 95 north and white marsh. this is brought to you by toyota. there's been a lot of people wondering about the recalls. to get the facts and the information, go to toyota.com. >> all right, in this morning's coffee with -- ladies and gentlemen, rob, welcome. how's it going. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's all of the daily show fans applauding for you. we may get to that, but this is an intense story we're doing and unfortunately, it's real life. call of duty, one of the great active games these days and that's what anyone plays online. and that's coming out. and this has to do with raising awareness and funds for veterans. what's the percentage of the vets? >> well, it's 20%. if you don't know, it's two to three times the national average. that's crazy, it's hard for me to wrap my h

drive times looking pretty good, jfx between northern parkway down to st. paul street, about five minutes. 95 southbound, three minutes from the beltway to the 895 split. five minutes from the split towards the fort mchenry toll plaza. pretty good on the jfx now, just be careful, could be standing water in some places though most of the roads are drying up at this time. back to you. >>> you don't have splenda, do you? >> no. >> you don't use sugar? >> no. >> you're straight up. are you getting ready to drink your coffee? >> stay with us, we're going to tell you why you may want to think twice of what you're putting in it. why splenda is stirring up a heated debate this morning. >> and time to get bikini ready. tips for summertime. trouble finding the perfect taco seasoning? ♪ ¿por que no probamos esto? ♪ old el paso. a special blend of seasoning... for especially delicious tacos. kids are hungry after school. that's why i always have totino's pizza rolls. big pizza taste. in a bite size roll. kids can't resist their delicious pizza flavor. totino's pizza ro

travel times, 695, one with minute ride, a little buildup, to 695 is a seven minute ride, to northern parkway, a five minute ride, also looking at the issue s, that vehicle is on the shoulder and a accident on rice teartowns road. back to you. >>> 6:32. cut out your coffee runs, going ocean city snow of hawaii and buying the store brand yogurt but what if the balance meant cutting firefighters or police officers, a preview of the budget proposal this morning. linda. >> reporter: we should learn how many jobs will be cut, also what kind of taxes and fees will go up. the city thus find a way to plug a $120 million deficit. under the proposed budget there were calls to lay off more than 100 -- 600 city employees including 120 police officers and 90 fair fighter, the police department would also lose the helicopter uni, the mayor hopes to reverse some of those with new taxes and fees, one thing proposing is a $0.04 tax on beverage containers, the budge et also includes cuts to programs that benefit youth and senior, wreck and parks would be hit particularly hard losing nearly 1/3 of the budget. t

drive times this morning. 695 the outer loop. 83 southbound to 695 a 5-minute ride and 695 to northern parkway is a 4-minute ride. we take a look at the mdot cameras this morning, you see traffic flowing freely in both directions of the beltway. also we have a couple of issues, a water main break between bonn part avenue and also disabled vehicles on 895 northbound at hall bird avenue off the roadway and a disabled vehicle 95 northbound at keith avenue. >> what else is new, huh? another bumpy ride ahead on wall street. >> washington makes progress on financial reform. i'm in washington, i'll explain straight ahead. >>> and who's going to be hanging up their dancing shoes? find out which celebrity has the lowest scores from the judges. [ male announcer ] looking for a price that starts low and stays low? look no further than fios. now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, america's top-rated internet, and phone guaranteed for 2 years. that's fios price protection, and it saves you hundreds of dollars. fios delivers the best channel lineup and the peace of mind that comes with paying the

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just hours before, just one exth away, the ramp at westbound northern parkway was shut down after three feet of water blocked the road onto interstate 83. homeowners across the area are also dealing with the storms aftermath. on the 3100 block of edgewood avenue in he willot city a oak tree snapped landing on power lines and utility crews are working the area to restore power as they will continue to do for the rest of the day. nan fact the be crews reached power -- estored power to 24,000 customers since the storm hit but thousands customers are without power at this hour. weija jiang wjz "eyewitness news." >> thanks very much that same storm that brought us the thunder and lightning last night brought tore conveyedos to the south -- tornadoes that killed a dozen people. we continue with terrell brown reporting for wjz. >> reporter: members worship with tears of sorrow and voice of hope standing near what's left of their church in yazoo county mississippi. ♪ still the storm passes by. >> reporter: for one million this hymn has new meaning. >> i could feel at peace and i knew he was wit

it's very foggy as you make your way at northern parkway. keep that in mind as you head out so far.ve times this morning, they'll be in the yellow as we start out early. 95 southbound, going to take you about five minutes from the beltway. 7-minute ride from the split towards the fort mchenry tunnel. we are still working an injury accident in sykesville. a handful of crashes in baltimore city. east 25th street. still dealing with an accident eastern avenue at ponca street. truck fire at highland avenue and boston street. jamie, back to you. >>> 6:15. today's birthdays. here we go. baltimore's own john waters from calvert hall. 64 today. country music superstar, i wasn't finished. glen campbell. from anne arundel county, turns 74. went to glen burnie high school. >>> if you're having a birthday, hurry up and send it in. try to give us a couple days advance notice for the birthdays. >>> let's talk about facebook here. it's revolutionizing the way you surf the web. 400 million of your closest friends are already on the site. sharing statuss, sharing pictures of the kids, now a new feat

down to northern parkway that's a five-minute trip. still dealing with the southbound lanes of route 1. conowingo closed. police on the scene providing a detour. we have minor delays as you make your way southbound on route 29 at broken land parkway. that crash is off to the shoulder. jamie, back to you. >>> do you have a bendix washing machine? how about a westinghouse range? or a tap and gas oven? kim just asked can we trade in our eight-tracks. >> reporter: not for this time around. they're talking about cash for appliances right now. that might come later, jamie. i'm here at the best buy in timonium. they've opened the doors, look at this, i've been walking around. i might be in the market for something new. we have washers and dryers, everything out here. we're talking about the appliance rebate program. it's modeled after the cash for clunkers program. this program is designed to stimulate the economy while encouraging consumers to save energy with more efficient appliances. the cash for appliances program kicks off today in conj

we are already seeing delays stack up from northern parkway. to get around all of this, you will want to use falls road as the alternate route. we are talking about downtown baltimore and that is because of utility work. let's show you a live look there and while you can see the traffic is starting to trickle in. this utility work shuts down two right lanes of light street. that is at lombard street. you can see a lot of cones in the area. use fayette street as the alternate route. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back over to you. >>> thank you, candace. >>> why watch american idol at home when you can catch all of the action live in california. fox flie 45 morning news, mix 1, airtran, and city furniture are giving away tickets to los angeles and tickets to the season finale of american idol. all you have to is prove that you're the biggest american idol fan in baltimore. we have come up with 5 trivia questions. log in to foxbaltimore.com and answer all of them successfully and then whoever scores the highest on the karaoke chal

your drive times this morning look like this. 83 southbound northern parkway to st. 6 minute ride. stay close. >> good morning. a frostburg state university student will be remembered tonight. a candlelight vigil will be held on the college campus in memory of brandon carroll shot and killed during a fight off campus with 21-year-old tyrone hall. ellis hart ridge of washington was injured in the shooting now recovering at the hospital. investigators say the three men knew each other. police say they found the gun used in the shooting plus round of shotgun shells and other evidence when they got to his house. hall is being held without bail and facing multiple charges. >>> baltimore city police charged tyrone hamburg in the death of his daughter melanie. she was rushed to johns hopkins saturday after her father told police he found her on the bathroom floor. after further questioning, he told police he beat the two- year old on the bare bottom with a belt to discipline her. she never regained consciousness. >>> this morning police say 46- year-old alexander michael si

jfx is heavy and steady from the beltway down to northern parkway. 8:7. the -- 8:27. the baltimore county expo to recruit teachers takes place at the timonium fairgrounds today. the county is expected to hire kneely 700 new teachers. you don't have to register in advance but bring a copy of your resume. administrators and faculty representing all 1712 baltimore county public school centers and programs will be on hand to answer your questions and hold interviews for the candidates. and the teacher expo will start at 3:00 this afternoon. run until 6:30 at the state fairgrounds. for more information we've posted the numbers there on the screen along with their web site. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is officially going to start his bid for another term in office today. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will kick off the official announcement of the governor's man to run for re-election. and everyone's invited. it begins today in fells point at 11:15. the governor will make three more stops across the state. that will be going on. if you want more

a man who shot two people at the blue ridge parkway in virginia, near an overlooked at the parkway's northern end. the suspect shot a man and a woman with a shotgun. the male victim fell 150 feet off the overlooked and is in serious condition. the fbi and local police continue a search. >>> a herstown judge has sentenced a man to life behind bars for murdering a teenage friend. his 16 year-old daughter had convinced him that her father abused her. he is serving a sentence for soliciting her father's murder. >>> residents of fairfax county could soon be hit with higher fees. supervisors are considering raising home sewage bills by about $60 a year. they may reinstate a $30 vehicle registration fee. they are trying to close a $270 million budget gap. the hearing started today. >>> the plan to bring back street cars is running into trouble. rails are being laid for a street car network powered by overhead wires, but opponents say the wires will clutter city views and roadways. some preservation groups are pressing for carts that run on underground batteries rather than wires. >>> officials are c

. >>> chuck, breaksing news, northern virginia, i-95 northbound, all travel lanes and the main lanes closed off, the prince william parkwayng multiple vehicles and possibly a dump truck, we see a truck on the side of the roadway, not confirmed that the truck is involved. nevertheless, there appear to be injuries, so right now, nobody is getting by, just the service roadway of 95 northbound near the prince william parkway. your best bet at the moment for an alternate, northbound route 1 after the point of the accident scene, you can cut back over. but again, 95 northbound at the prince william parkway, a serious crash, we'll keep you updated as soon as any lanes get open. that's how we're doing, ladies, back to you. >>> take a look at this video, a police beating at the university of maryland caught on tape. the story behind it and why some officers are still on the street. >>> also ahead, a 12-year-old student is accused of bringing a gun to school in northern virginia. >>> why the goo >>> university of maryland students originally charged with felonies for assaulti ining pri george's county officers, have video showing t

the project involves extending the parkway, grading, draining, building a sample and more. the project will make a big difference in northernrginia where, as you know, traffic can be terrible. the members of congress who voted for the recovery act. you play a key role in helping me provide for my family. i have a wife and two children. it is not easy getting my unemployment check. i didn't much right there be working. building my communities transportation system, i know that's a true, through the industry. construction workers are strong. many of the opportunities in this presidential and commercial parts industry dry up with our recession. about 20 persons of the members of my local union are unemploy unemployed, even with unemployment rate twice the national average, my local union is doing better than the rest of the construction industry. as you know, chairman oberstar, the unemployment rate is over 27%. too many construction workers simply cannot find work and provide for their families. i will be a lot worse if it wasn't for the stimulus. the recovery act allows me to put food on my family stable. allow me to provide

northern virginia. jerry edward sincere here with the details. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. the accident, which really jammed things up in virginia, 95 northbound to prince william parkwayr. now lanes are open. unfortunately, it is bumper to bumper all the way up. vdot has lifted restrictions on 95 and 395 with hope that is will help the traffic flow. it is a very tough trip. >>> lanes are open. a lot of volume, unlike yesterday. looks pretty normal as you head south out of german town, crawling toward the german capital. eun? >>> expect traffic and parking restrictions in northwest washington. nuclear security summit continues at the convention center today. sixth street and new york avenue. most streets have been shut down around that area and will remain closed until 8:00 tonight. convention center metro stop will remain closed until tomorrow morning. here's to the believers. the risk-takers. the visionaries. the entrepreneurs... who put it all on the line to build and run their own businesses. at at&t, we know something about that. our company started out in a small lab, with not much more than a dream. and today, we know it's small businesses that can create the jo