same situation on seventh street and patapsco avenue.peed on the north side to the parkville region. no problems to the construction zone of the j.f.x. 60 on the west side down towards baltimore national pike. 70 in great shape in towards the beltway. no delays on 795. this is 95 at white marsh. moving very well at this hour. no delays. everything looks good down to the fort mchenry. this is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. you can see the right lane closure because of construction but it does not appear to be impacting traffic at the moment. 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 vanetta brooks of the mta system. good morning. >> so far so good. if you bust diversions. the number one diverting at fort and lawrence. light rail and metro running problem free. first check on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines, reporting no delays. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. good morning. we have some cloud cover out there. very little in the way of any precipitation. 54

we have one accident to report along washington boulevard at patapsco avenue. watch for possible delays and lane closures. closures along rogers avenue near northern parkway. that in advance of preakness. everything will reopen on saturday night. 63 in the north side. so far moving well on the west side past 795 towards 70, 65 miles per hour. this is the northwest corner of the beltway. light volume around the area. this is the j.f.x. at north avenue. construction in place but no delays to the construction zone. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a maryland delegate is calling out governor o'malley and the police department. >> he says the number of violent events are out of control. jennifer franciotti joins us from the newsroom with some details. what else is the delegates saying? >> would you have 100 young people at the middle of the street fighting with no police around, there is a problem. he says violent crime is out of control in baltimore city. citing evidence he says he has witnessed an as heard from retired city law enforcement, the violence

same situation at patapsco avenue, fire activity. up to speed on the west side traveling from 795 to 70. 11 minutes on the west side outer loop. 10 minutes to travel south on 95 down towards 32. this is 795 at franklin boulevard. southbound traffic is building. no delays down towards the beltway. 50 at sandy point, a nice start as you travel across the bay bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police find a woman's body in a car near arundel mills mall. she is in their early 20's and was found behind the satellite building. it is not clear how long she had been there. a man is behind bars after a run in with police in salisbury. two vehicles were attempting to stop an suv. the officers opened fire. a man was treated for gunshot wounds and is charged with attempted second-degree murder and reckless endangerment. detectives investigating a pair of deadly shootings. officers arrived around 2:30 on sunday afternoon to find the victim shot in the head. he did not survive. another shooting in west baltimore. an adult victim ha

. >>> a pair of pasadena men suffered injuries after their 40-foot boat hit a pier in the patapsco river. the u.s. coast guard received a distress call from a good samaritan who came to the victims' aid. >> may day may day. this is the minnow to the u.s. coast guard. you have a copy. i'm east of bethlehem steel. they hit the concrete pilings at the end. >> the two men will require surgery to repair extensive injuries to their faces. last year 24 people died in boating accidents in maryland, twice as usual. a reminder, this is national safe boating week and they're calling on boaters to have a plan, check to ensure you have all the safety gear and that it's all in working order. >>> a third person wanted in connection with that pill mill in timonium has turned herself. alina margulis is charged with conspiracy to distribute schedule two narcotics. she and two others were running the clinic. it was raided by the dea. they believe they were giving patients prescriptions for cash when they weren't medically necessary. >>> jerry sandusky will -- an annapolis woman caught this man with his pan

it's the tourist engine of the sea or at least the patapsco river. they take over the slots vacated by phillip's seafood and the ripley's is taking over from other stores. there's a new store full of sugar and more restaurants. the old harbor is getting bigger businesses for a bigger attraction. >> it's important to evolve. we have to find new ways. they have to find new ways to attract visitors, also, our residents to make a year round destination. those are the types of things that will continue to help us to grow and attract people. >> gone are the little stores and shops that were the inner harbor staples. tourists like names they recognize. for some it doesn't take away the charm. dame and susan won a -- dale and susan won a trip. >> we were supposed to leave tomorrow but i called in sick to work. we're staying at least one extra day. >> reporter: just because you liked it so much. >> there's shop to do. >> reporter: it's about bringing people in, not only the tourists but bringing in businesses that are creating new jobs. the new ripley's about

they washed large amounts of nitrogen into the a tap co-- patapsco watershed. >> it reaches a higher temperature where it no longer can survive. >> reporter: when the algae dies off it uses up the oxygen in the water, leaving the fish to fight for their lives. >> this bloom is very microscopic. it turns the water a mahogany color, so we refer to it as mahogany tide. >> reporter: the number of dead fish is approaching 100,000 and more than a dozen species are affected. warnings have been put up on marley creek. he is in scientist but he sees the difference in the water and is concerned. >> yes. they've been saying they've been cleaning it up for years and years, but i don't see it. >> reporter: with thal jip bloom starting off early, they hope this doesn't continue to be this excessive as the summer goes on. >> reporter: i'm in marley creek, don harrison, abc2 news. >>> all right. hate to see those fish kills but we'll get this cleaned up. take a look. the big storm, the big cluster of storms actually continues to be along the eastern shore receipt out of talbot county getting let wit

. >> reporter: a late night distress call from the darkened waters of the patapsco water. >> i had a 40-foot sea ray hit it. >> reporter: lt. randall brown said a pair of fishermen cast line on one point of the sparrows point pier when the boat crash into the other side. >> the good samaritan who called in on channel 16 happened to be in the area and heard it as it occurred and respond absolutely valiantly to say the least. they immediately called the coast guard and started to render assistance to the people on the boat. >> i have two male patients. one is having a hard time breathing. >> the coast guard deployed it from station curtis bay and arrived within 1 poz of the call before transporting them to a waiting ambulance on the shore. while night fall, cloud cover and rain all may have made it difficult to spot the pier, brown says it appeared on all of the nautical charts and the accident underscored the need for boaters to help protecter that own safety. >> an ounce of preparation will help you tremendously. this is the bang of safe boater week. they're trying to get the message

today they're taking them out on the patapsco river. >> oysters aren't doing good in the bay.hopefully turn it around. >> reporter: teachers love the partnership with the chesapeake bay foundation giving them a chance to reverse the bay's decline. >> they need to see what we're talking about and we find that these shared experiences -- they grow a sense of community between the kids and this attachment to the environment that upcan't learn through books. >> reporter: this type of hands-on learning has a big impact with students and helps giving them the tools to succeed and help the environment. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> this is the sixth year the green school has been involved with the program. the chesapeake bay foundation educates students in the fourth grade to college level as well as teachers. >>> so you put your locks on the cabinets and keep all the kleining pro -- cleaning products out of harm's way. why one of the most dangerous things could be on your hand. >>> a lot of yawning. how that dragging feeling you get over the weekend could be related to your weight.

it happened in the patapsco river near the key ridge. speed with limited visibility and radar off when it slammed in to the piling. >>> a man is awaiting sentencing after he is is convicted of a murder for hire plot. jeters is serving a 60 year sentence for a unrelated murder. >>> a third person under arrest charged in connection with a pill mill in lutherville. she is charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics. her arrest follows the raid on the healthy life clinic. illegal drugs were sold. aditional police officers will patrol the inner harbor after violence. 50 officers will blanket the area. the city will add new school police patrol to control the young people causing the problem. camera technology will keep an eye on that area. >>> somebody's on the highway in seattle. are they driving the speed limit? yeah, they are. welcome back to "cbs this morning." are you ever just looking for a little peace and quiet? the truth is you have to go a long way to find absolute silence. >> jeff glor went looking in the great outdoors at olym

they confiscated more than $47 million from the patapsco flee market they were work on the investigation for 2 1/2 years. five people have been charged with selling the counterfeit items. >>> you have seen people trying all kinds of methods when landing a job. hear what a man in oklahoma is doing trying to a get an exchange for a job this may be a first. also, spirit airlines caused a ruckus when they started carry on items and now it will get bigger with a new announcement straight ahead when good morning maryland continues. that's a live look at 695 and liberty road. more coming up in bit on the breaking news. see right now a heavy fog over much of the area. you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. >>> news time 6:39. a live look at traffi

we had an accident wrapped up at patapsco avenue and washington boulevard. that is now gone. we have some closures for preakness. rogers avenue and northern parkway will be closed until 9:00 p.m. on saturday. 61 on the north side towards the west side. 58 down towards baltimore national pike. one problem in the westminster area along route 97. word of a disabled vehicle. we update you on some of the cameras. this is 95 to and from the cecil county area. no construction and the southbound lanes. this is the j.f.x. at 41st street. moving well down towards the construction zone. we will keep you posted on delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> one state legislator is taking aim at the governor's office demanding something be done about what he calls mobs of young people taking over baltimore. >> he says the mayor is doing nothing about it. jennifer franciotti has more on the story. >> good morning. delegate pat mcdonough says violent crime is out of control in baltimore city. citing evidence he says he has witnessed and has heard from retired city law enforcement, th

we are learning about a boat accident in the patapsco river.e coast guard determined the boat was traveling at a high rate of speed with limited visibility and radar off. two passengers remain in the hospital, one in critical condition. >>> baltimore city police officer is recovering after a car crash on the jones falls expressway. the officer was investigating an earlier accident when another drive hit his cruiser. the officer expected to be okay. a third person is under arrest charged in connection with a pill mill. the 45-year-old is charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics. her arrest follows the raid on the held hi life clinic where prescription drugs with sold illegally. ,,,,,,,, agents, be on the lookout for aliens. one small black cocoa creme iced coffee. uh-oh! let me out of here! try dunkin's new black cocoa creme iced coffee and call star-star-d-d for a text to capture your alien today.

. >>> the patapsco flea market pulls and hundreds of shoppers, and it may be pulling in $47 million ofandise. federal authorities say a rate last month is their largest search and seizure ever. they spent 2.5 years investigating the vendors and they seized nearly 220,000 counterfeit items. five people have been charged with selling counterfeit goods. >>> coming to school near you, a common core standard. state standards make sure that every child in the country it's a quality education. they will be implemented in 45 states by this fall, teaching subjects in the international standards. we look at how it works. >> and national curriculum is at the heart of the common core standards coming into georgia and most of the rest of the nation this fall. >> we will be missing something because they were taught at a different time, and should not miss that. >> the older students know the standards of the teachers tell them for their lessons. here, they call them essential questions. >> they learn more advanced skills. >> it means more advanced teaching skills for the state cost 200,000 educator

the 23-year-old found stabbed in the neck and stomach at the patapsco arena itself of corporate initial reports showed that dixon went on a stabbing rampage injuring five other people. the first all ended in a hung jury. >> old hilltops a record crowd for the preakness stakes. the maryland jockey club says this year's preakness was bigger and better and they could not be happier with the results. lisa robinson joins us live from pimlico with a look at how the day shaped up. it was a beautiful day. >> it certainly was. i have been covering this for years, and i have to say, when you consider the crowd, the weather, the entertainment, it all went pretty well. pimlico could not be happier. >> i think it was a better turnout. it was great. i think it was better than last year. >> officials at pimlico agree. the jockey club president says he could not be happier with the way preakness turned out. >> we had very few problems. we had a couple problems at what kind of a notice, but i receive more compliments today and yesterday from the public. >> 120,000 people came out, a record crowd. more t

and events like this major sewage spill in the patapsco river is in march. >> we're anticipating 55 million gallons. >> at night -- >> it shuts down. and actually has to metabolize and consume that oxygen. >> reporter: to improve the water, auto all -- it's all about making changes on land. >> stopping that, along with the program of getting the waste water treatment plant fixed. >> because when enough flows down stream and finds warm weather, it creates a perfect mix for death. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, mahogany tides aren't a risk to health. in waterways, bacteria levels place them off limits to swimming and waterskiing. >>> well, it was a nearly perfect day to take in a baseball game. sky eye chopper 13, live over camden yards now. where thousands of school children today attended dozens of the annual weather event. before today's matchup with the red sox. meteorologist bernadette woods and tim williams are still in camden yards. >> it was a wonderful day out here. once again. the kids, they just continue to impress. they come out and have so much energy. and they fee

. >>> troubled waters, a boat crashes into a pier on the patapsco. >> tonight how it happened and whatthe people on board? >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. >> a bloody accident near the key bridge, three people seriously injured and a lot of unanswered questions about what happened. wjz's derek valcourt has more on the accident and the fishing

traveling fast close to the shoreline in limited visibility with no radar as it rounded a corner on patapsco river near bear creek and slammed head on into the concrete. this accident happened right at the start of safe boating week ironically. >> one of the biggest cautions is operating at a safe speed. >> reporter: captain dale plummer towed the battered boat back to shore where it now sit covered at a nearby marina. >> it was a strong impact at the speed that they hit. >> reporter: he says boaters need to be armed with life vests and information in case of an information. >> they need to give us the big four, the location, the number on their vessel, a description of the vessel and the nature of their distress they're experiencing. >> reporter: two people on that boat still are in the hospital with some pretty serious injuries. police say they are waiting for blood alcohol test results on the driver of that boat to come back and the cause of the crash is still officially under investigation. >> thank you, derek. police say they are waiting for the results of tests on the boat driver's blo

. >> federal agents raided the patapsco flea market at the end of last month, making a number of arrests. agents seized nearly 220,000 counterfeit items. including jewelry, clothing, d and other items. if legitimate, the total value would be more than $47 million. a number of vendors of the flea market were selling fake markets with brand names. the 300,000 square market attracts hundreds of visitors each weekend. five people were charged with the counter fit items. >> an arrest came in the arrest in a 2 and a half year investigation. >>> man on trial for the infamous robonight calls. derek valcourt has the exclusive interview with julius henson. >> reporter: henson wants a jury to hear firsthand, what he says happened on election day. >> reporter: will you take the stand in your own defense? >> yes. i'm willing to take the stand, probably starting tomorrow. >> reporter: julius henson awaits his tern, about the robocall he wrote for republican governor bob ehrlich. it told democrats before the polls closed that there was foe need to vote because martin o'malley was already winning. >> re

also east patapsco at shelby in baltimore city. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic just solid there. that is the look the northbound 95. as you can see, it is delayed well back to whitemarsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by sarah lee, 100% whole wheat bread. so good you'll eat the whole loaf. >>> it is america's largest free arts festival. a sneak peek at art scape 2012. today, mayor stephanie rawlings- blake announced award-winning singer-songwriter brian mcknight. and features attention. 20 tents designed by different artists and face forward interactive 16-foot sculpture. art scape runs july 20 through the 21st. >> all right. should be a good event. >> always is. >> all right. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. he's responsible for the most heinous war crimes in history. today, charles taylor learns his sentence. >>> you will never believe what caused this mess and the explosion to follow. >>> the heat is gone. while the clouds are trying to leave. meteorologist bernadette woods is updating your first warning weath

then along with a warm winter, events like this major sewage spill in the patapsco river.h. >> we're estimating now, 55 million. >> expands in sunshine. but at night -- >> shuts down. and they actually have to metabolize and consume that oxygen. >> it's all about making changes on land. >> stopping the storm water flow from the land, along with our program of getting the wastewater treatment plan. six. >> because when enough nutrient pollution flows down stream and finds warm weather, it creates a perfect mix for death. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> while mahogony tides aren't a risk to human life, bacteria levels if decaying fish have placed them off limits to swimming and water skiing. >> pretty stinky deal there. >>> we have scattered showers and thunderstorms around the region. take a look at temperatures around the region. so far in the city, it has been dry. >>> east winds 9. barometer on the way back up. humidity at 66%. >> back and look at the forecast after this. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we have breaking news to report to you. captain mike perry is over the scene

wolinda will walk 100 feet above the patapsco river. you'll start at the new ripley's auditorium, and end on a crane about 300 feet away. the entire stunt will be done without a net or any safety device. you can see nick wolinda do this, coming up. he's a 7th generation acrobat. >> his grandfather carl did a big walk here. >> okay. >> way back when. i think 1973. this will be very interesting. >> it will be interesting. >> he says he trains not to fall, he just trains to make it. >> and we'll talk to him about the stunt new at 5:00. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. in the grass of a gumball machine. the unusual situation. a boy gets into. and how he gets out. >>> dangerous stunt. a student climbs onto a roof and attempts to jump into a pool. see what happens next. >>> he made the wild things come to life. remembering a popular children's book author. >> outside now. it's raining. could we see these storms? meteorologist bernadette woods has your updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 68 degrees wit

east patapsco at hanover. there's another live look at the jones falls expressway. heading out of downtown, past north avenue. and we'll take another live look, as you can see, 83, south of pimlico. a lot of old congestion in that direction as well. >>> introducing the michael jackson immortal tour. coming for two shows tomorrow and sunday. you can still get your tickets. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> well, this next story is sure to please ravens fans. today, the team announced three open practices will be held at m&t bank stadium, naval academy, and stevenson university. the practices will be fee and open to fans. in december, the team decided to move training camp from westminster. it is now at their owings mills facility. the practices will all be held in august. coming up new at 5:00, the special lottery that will allow some of you to spend practice at the castle. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. exotic animal delivery. the widow of the man who releases dozens of animals in ohio gets some of them back. >>> more than 40 years later, seven