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a roundabout way right now, 47 in pikesville. mid-forties in pikesville.t is chilies all the way down to the eastern shore. -- chilly all the way down to the eastern shore. westminster,ol in 39, almost freezing in frostburg and right at the freezing point in oakland, where a winter storm warning is in effect. a couple of additional inches of snow tonight, already five or 6 inches on the ground. the roadways might start to pick up some snow in western maryland tonight after sunset. we can see some sprinkles passing by early tonight, and partly cloudy around baltimore. gradually winding down in western maryland overnight towards morning. 35 in the suburbs, 43 downtown, and if you factor in the wind gusting to 40 miles an hour, the wind chill to contend with tonight all because of the storm that has welled up over the northeast to nine. a nor'easter still producing the rain and snow showers, but then dry and warm just west of the storm. 80 in the dakotas, 100 degrees in phoenix out west. summerlike conditions out west wall wintery conditions in the east are b

. >> i live in pikesville. it takes me 15, 20 minutes. that will throw me off. >> reporter: repairs will take six to eight weeks, but that could change. >> until you dig down there, that's when you could know what you're facing. >> reporter: for commuters, it might be time to get out your map book or your gps. >> there are back roads, by won't tell you what they are. then everyone would know. >> to find your alternate route downtown and much more information about the jfx lane closures, head to our website, abc2news.com. we have everything you need to know for monday morning's commute. >>> take a look at severe weather in california. take a look at these pictures a tornado touched down and a funnel cloud. that was spotted in the stockton area. >>> check out the damage that a twister left behind. it damaged barns, roofs and also downed some power lines there. then down in texas it was lots and lots of rain and three to four feet of hail pounded parts of the lone start statement of the weather was so bad a highway had to be shut down. part

. >> good morning, fire on subway tracks at the old court metro station in pikesville cause more disruptionhan damage. i am kai jackson, i will tell you about the headache for travelers coming up. >> breaking her silence, the mother of yeardly love speaks out for the first time since her exboy friend was convicted in her death. that story straight ahead. >> good morning. i am andrea fujii live outside city hall, where the mayor wants to raise the bottle tax. by how much? that is just ahead. >> and sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control, a busy morning, the fog and the wet roads aren't helping things. we will have a complete report in just a few. right now over to marty. >> she has got two olympic medals. she joins us on coffee with. we are not talking about the olympics, we are talking about varicose veins, you may be varicose veins, you may be what, give ,,,,,,,, ♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking n

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. >> reporter: skyeye chopper 13 is over the metro station in pikesville on wednesday. fire on the rails sphopped trains on their tracks -- stopped trains on their tracks. it happened around 5:5 during the height of the rush hour -- 5:5 during the height of the rush hour. the -- 5:15 during the rush hour. the passengers were taken off. >> that fire was put out by our facility maintenance workers we're not sure what caused the fire. that's under investigation right now. i can tell you that no one was hurt. >> reporter: the mta says the fire caused delays but it wasn't long before things were moving again. some passengers complain it took the mta too long to inform them and move to an emergency plan. >> people were definitely wondering what was going on. people started to stand up and ask the conductor, what is going on? >> reporter: the mta says service was fully restored at 7:0 this evening 7:30 this evening. back to you. >> thank you. >>> an early-morning accident happened on route 170. firefighters have not identified the victims yet but a man in the car has life- thr

. >>> michael atkinson of pikesville was arrested after they say he impersonated a police officer and raped a woman. he flagged down a woman and told her he was an office are and searched her. police say he drove to the wooded hear near leakin park where he raped her. he face several charges including kidnapping and impersonating a police officer. >>> a harford county woman is behind bars tonight facing extradition after allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy. they arrested 39-year-old lisa car rom and she will face nine sex charges in florida. her husband had no idea she was having an affair with a teen who lived 800 miles away. >> the two met online playing video games. that relation progressed to communication via skype and then ultimately the investigation indicates that this 39-year-old woman traveled to florida on two occasions, stayed in a hotel there and was meeting with the 16-year-old in florida. >> carroll and the teen told investigators they were engaged to be married prior to the sexual encounter. in maryland the legal age is 16 but in florida it's illegal to have a

this is what it looked like in pikesville. family and friends packed the aisles. it celebrates the exodus of israelites from slavery. workers say the sales are similar to that of black friday. >> our sales comparison is like that. it doesn't necessarily, not going to ruin us for the year. it's a a large difference. >> the holiday runs from tonight through april 13th. >>> christians will celebrate easter sunday in the maryland zoo. the zoo is hosting a fun packed weekend with games, prizes and entertainment. workers say it's a great time for everyone to enjoy the weekend, especially for children. >> there will be crafts and stations for them to do things at. the event is free with admission, lots of fun, meet cool animal ambassadors. >> events going on today, saturday and sunday, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. >>> it's been almost a month since staff sergeant robert bails killed 17 afghanistan civilians in the shooting massacre. army investigators visited the scene, what they found and are there plans to go back? several people in argentina are dead. the latest on

this is what it looked like yesterday at 7-mile market in pikesville.family and friends packed the aisles picking up order irs s for the feeder. >> i would say this is the black friday for target and wal- mart. holiday sale to passover. the holiday runs from tonight through april 13th. >>> christians will celebrate easter sunday in the maryland zoo. the zoo is hosting a fun packed weekend with games, prizes and lots of entertainment. there is easter egg hunt. workers say it's a great time for everyone to get out and enjoy the weekend. >> there will be crafts and stations for them to do things at. the event is free with admission. you get to meet cool animal ambassadors. there will be events today, saturday and sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. >>> kids love diving in to the easter baskets filled with chocolates, sweets and treats. this morning, we have ways to make those basket as little healthier without sacrificing flavor. >>> the fallout after university of arkansas football coach admits he was not alon when he crashed his motorcycle. >>> we are

. >> service was disrupted this afternoon at the old court road manchu -- metro station in pikesville after a small fire ignited on the tracks. skyteam 11 was over the scene during the 5:00 hour. emergency crews quickly put out the fire. no one was hurt, but a nearby train was disabled, stranding passengers for a time. rescue train was brought into transport the passengers to their destination. >> seven murders being investigated in baltimore. the first one happened and owings mills. police said three men wearing masks at the tate the residence and ransacked the home. a father and his two little girls were leaving home when police say to madmen order them back inside. the suspects reportedly got to take the men again and demanded money. if you have any information document called " marchetti police. seven people were murdered in baltimore of the last five days. the latest happen on bellaire road. best better say a gunman walked inside an open fire, killing a man in his 30's. police believe derrick smith was targeted, but they are not sure why. >> the judge in the trayvon martin case i

boutiques in pikesville are busy helping girls to make the choice without busting their budget.er says she gets as much as of a kick at finding the perfect choice as the young ladies do. >> someone walks out of the dressing room and their eyes light up. it's the best feeling in the universe, for them and for us. >> that's cool. consignment shops are another option. some can still be brand new and at steep discounts. >>> we pull autosmall repair jobs around -- pull off small repair jobs around the house. they become big problems. sherrie johnson explains how hiring a handyman can be the most inexpensive choice. >> reporter: between taking the kids to baseball practice, going to the store and finishing up work at home, there are times when we don't have time to take care of little things around the house. a handyman could be a great choice for homeowners who need help with smaller jobs. >> the most kind of requests are things such as home maintenance, and small repairs, gutter cleaning, or doing fixture and faucet fixture replacements. >> reporter: they are skilled in many years a

. >> i live in pikesville. it takes 20 minutes. that's going to put me off. ly have to come through the city to get to work. rconstruction is planned for the jpx on 28th street but the closure could extend well north of that to cold spring lane and more lanes could be closed during off peak hours. >> a few back routes that are secret. i won't tell you what they are. >> reporter: officials say that the highway, that lanes will close tomorrow night at seven. they are saying to us the repairs will take six to eight weeks but they don't know for sure. they won't know how bad it is until they drill down and find out what's going on. it could belonger than eight weeks. we will find out soon enough. we have the alternate routes on the website. live in north baltimore. >> the latest now onto church fire we have been following since tuesday night. arson investigate ears say the people who set it may be responsible for another church fire. this week's fire started in the shed behind the church. a fire a few weeks ago destroyed two buses, both churches are trying to mov

things are sluggish on the outer loop west side moving from pikesville to catonsville. heading to the northwest expressway a live look at i-795 at could by mill road. -- cocky mill road. the drive will slow down on the southbound of 795 approaching owings mills boulevard. for those riding mta, no delays on light rail, mta subway or marc trains and buses moving without delay. back over to you. >>> it's primary day for five states. people in connecticut delaware new york and pennsylvania and rhode island will head to the polls today. there are still three gop presidential candidates in the running. mitt romney newt gingrich and ron paul. 231 delegates up tore for stakes many we will bring you the latest as they become available to us. stay tuned tonight for abc2 news at 11. lawmakers could be one step closer to a special session. >> the house and senate couldn't come to an agreement on key parts of the budget package during the general assembly. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with new information regarding a special meeting later this morning that could pay dividends d

traffic starting to build as you make the drive around through catonsville from pikeville -- pikesville. and harrisburg expressway on southbound side, looking live at york road, it's where you will see most activity. got the disabled at mount carmel on the northbound side. that's not causing major delays. megan and charley back over to you. >>> we are following breaking news offed din he negotiate -- out of indonesia where a earthquake hit before 5 a.m. this morning. about 15 minutes ago, an 8.5 aftershock was felt in the region. a tsunami warning has also been issued in the tsunami watch has gone into effect for most countries in the indian ocean. we have file video from back in december 2004. you probably remember the earthquake that produced a tsunami that was a magnitude 9.1 one day after christmas and killed more than 230,000 people. we are going stay on top of the story on air and online at abc2news.com. if you wand to read more, head to the website under the slide show under the breaking news tab. >>> today is the trial starting for a severn man accused in a deadly hit-and-run th

a small car on the subway track in pikesville forced the power to be shut off stranding a train and that train was full of passengers, this happened along the northbound tracks of old court station around 5:00 yesterday. a train had to be set up to bring in 100 passengers and take them back to the station. >>> well, the gift cards and the furs and even bicycle tours, no subject off-limits. >> why former mayor dixon wants comedians to poke fun at her later on tonight. >> when we come back we're going to show you the cost and what's adding up. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. we'll continue in just a moment. news time 4:42. >>> 4:45 and five thinks you need to know today it will white house hosting a conference today on lesbian gay, and transgendered issues. >>> governor o'malley has a couple of announcements today about the chesapeake bay. the first is about the blue crab fishery. the others about the health of the bay. he's going to be in mike's crab house in annapolis. >>> they are urging the governor to call a special session. it would cut $50 million from the university sys

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in pikesville this saturday. >> just be sure they're in good condition. not have to be a prom dress, just and appropriate dress for a 14-18-year-old girl to wear. >> be handing out -- that handing out of the dresses is not -- will be this weekend, but they need to contact their counselors to qualify. >> to do something special to make them feel like the bell of the ball. she is donating dresses in sizes that may not be collected this someday. >> in my experience working with these young ladies, the ladies that thony addresses are also in the sizes of those two -- that donate the dresses are also in the sizes of those who do. we are in great need of the larger sizes. >> it is your chance to be a fairy godmother. >> that is great. >> a good deal. that is all at 5:00 p.m. here is what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> residents may not like what is -- me like what is not in the baltimore county budget. >> the dedication is under way for the new johns hopkins hospital building. >> and the man accused of killing two teenage girls on martin luther king boulevard in

. >> breaking news in pikesville where there are reports of a fire at the owings mills subway stationke there might have been a small fire of some sort on the old railroad track, a subway track here. one train has some type of vindication of our problem. it is shut down at the train station. -- some type of indication of a problem. right now we understand that there was some type of fire on the track. they have extinguished it with a fire extinguisher. it was aknow if problem of the train that caused an electrical issue on the track. we are trying to get a little more information and as we do, we will update you. >> baltimore city schools are saying -- had named a teacher of the year this morning. >> people bearing flowers and gifts surprised the math teacher in his classroom. reporter kim dacey was there and has this story. >> it was a big surprise wednesday morning in northwest baltimore >> it is a real honor to be able to represent them. >> mr. nornhold, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at the charter school, was congratulated by the city schools ceo. >> he is a teacher, he

. >>> a fire causing problems on the metro line in pikesville. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain mike perry has more on the developments. mike? >> reporter: hello, denise. itit all happened about a half hour ago. this is the metro stop in old court in baltimore county. where apparently a track emergency is determined what it is now. a fire occurred on one of the tracks for the northbound metro train, just north of the metro stop. causing a metro train to become disabled. train number 5. looked to have maybe 100 or more passengers on board. became disabled, just north of the rail stop. we're going to show you some video. what they did was, metro sent another train up here. and they transferred all of those patrons from the metro train that was disabled onto a rescue train. that train has since taken all the folks back to the metro stop. as we come back live, we can show you that that train has come to the metro stop and allowed all of these phobes to get off -- folks to get off. now, they are waiting for folks to come on the southbound

. >> reporter: for the next 12 days, rosie was on the run near pikesville. white posted signs of stevenson village, and all along hillside, where rosie had been spotted. >> i started to believe that somebody actually picked her up. >> that was until the hapless habbannese was captured on camera, 3:00 a.m., outside a convent. >> i get a phone call from tim, who works at the sisters of notre dame. i think i saw your dog. she was on our surveillance tape. >> reporter: when the sisters heard rosie was somewhere on their property, they prayed to st. anthony, patron saint of lost things and st. francis, the patron saint of animals, for her safe return. >> to have this kind of happen here, was a very natural response of the sisters to want to pray that rosie would be found and that her owners would be reunited with her. >> reporter: it worked. with the help of a mcdonald's hamburger, rosie was lured into a crate. and on saturday night, was reunited with jill. >> reporter: the sisters say rosie is always welcome at the convent. >> if rosie decided to join, she would

this is in the pikesville area of baltimore county. for a report of metro train accident. now, when we arrived on the scene, firefighters were extinguishing a small fire on the tracks. apparently, what happened was a metro train was leaving the old port stopped. it went about 30 yards north of the station. collided with something on the tracks. and then continued northbound. you see the train sitting there. now, apparently because you know, it requires electricity to make these trains run, they had to shut the power off to the rails, in order to get the fire extinguished. it is not clear whether there were any injuries to anyone on board, when they struck whatever it was that they did hit on the tracks. but the fire has been extinguished. fire officials are now checking with the train to ensure that no one on board was injured. it's not the train -- the train is not moving at this point. and it is not clear how long it will take to get power restored or get folks offer of this train. back to you on tv hill. we'll continue to monitor the situation. >> okay, captain mike per

mcdonogh road at field road over in the pikesville area. patterson road at long grain. harford at glendale. east madison at north castle. and let's now take a live look, as you can see, there's spaghetti expwrurchgz. things are getting heavy, coming out of the city. going towards the fort mchenry tunnel. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium two- topping pizzas. >>> a new study by the american lung association is showing mixed results for the air we're breathing in the baltimore, washington area. alex demetrick reports, it's because there's more than one way to pollute the air. >> first, the good news. according to the american lung association, it's not as smoggy here as it used tosh. >> -- used tosh. >> -- to be. >> we're very happy to report that it is has significantly improved. >> reporter: the baltimore area was ranked third worst. only los angeles and new york were worst. currently, the lung association says our area is 13th for smog days, out of 277 metro areas across the country. why? >> a lot of it comes from things l

reporting from pikesville, baltimore county. i'm pat warren. back to you. >>> defend life will hold more demonstrations the week of july 23rd. >>> the space shuttle discovery is preparing for its final mission. today, crews loaded the shuttle onto the top of its jum be -- jumbo jet. the flight will land at dulles international airport between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. this will be the first space shuttle to retire to a museum. piggyback. >> i wonder it they know about the traffic problems fra495. 495. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. picking up the pieces. more than 100 tornadoes across the midwest and plains. heartbreaking stories as communities come together to rebuild. >>> murder-for-hire in dundalk. how long the mastermind behind the killing of a bar owner will spend in prison. i'm andrea fujii. in towson. that's just ahead on wjz eyewitness news. >>> an award in the name of late william donald schaefer goes to women who always put others first. i'm mary bubala. meet these special sisters next. >>> and 90 degrees in april. wil

. >> for the next 12 days, rosie was on the run, near pikesville. weis posted signs in stevenson village, and all along hillside, where rosie had been spotted. >> i started to believe someone actually picked her up. >> that was until the hapless habban ease was captured on camera, 3:00 a.m. outside a convent. >> i get a phone call from tim, who works with the sisters of notre dame. i think i saw your dog. she was on our surveillance tape. >> reporter: when the sisters heard rosie was somewhere on $property, they prayed to st. anthony, patron saint of lost things and st. frances, the patron saint of animals for her safe return. >> to have this kind of happen here, was a very natural response of the sisters to want to pray that rosie would be found and that her owners would be reunited with her. >> reporter: it worked. with the help of a mcdonald's hamburger, rosie was lured into a crate and saturday night, was reunited with her owner jill. >> my husband and i want to give you a contribution, a reward for helping us find rosie. >> reporter: the sister

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. >> reporter: for the next 12 days, rosy was on the run near pikesville.hite posted signs at stevenson village and hillside where rosy had been spotted. >> i started to believe that somebody picked her up. >> reporter: that was until she was captured on camera at 3:00 a.m., outside of a convent. >> i get a phone call from tim who works at the sisters of notre dame. i saw your dog on the surveillance tape where were when the sisters heard she was on the property, they prayed to st. anthony, saint of lost things and st. francis, for her safe return. >> to have this kind of happen here was a natural response of the sisters to want to pray that rosy would be found and that her owners would be reunited with her. >> reporter: it worked with the help of a mcdonald's hamburger, rosy was lured in to a crate and on saturday night, was reunited with jill. the sisters say she is always welcome at the con convent. jill says rosy isn't going anywhere any time soon. she has had the fence put up around the home and rosy is equipped with a gps monitoring device. i'm jessic

cleared up the accidents on the major roadways and have one on liberty ice he hadwood a another pikesvilleuthbound route 3 at crofton road and 95 delays 34 miles per hour the average between white marsh and bet wheal. speeds in the 20s and 30s on the top and west side of the beltway. there's the jfxa12-minute setback. the traffic report brought to you by the cochran firm. call the cochran form at 1-800- the firm. now back over to you. >> thanks. >>> the ate sigh woman is -- a city woman is in custody after stabbing her 8 mong old daughter. monique griego has the latest on this. >> reporter: good morning everyone. as police continue the investigation questions loom but how the mother got a knife through security. social services is where mothers visit children they had taken away from them. police say the woman was inside a room with her 8-month-old baby girl and social worker when she became angry and stacked the baby multiple times in the neck and head. and anyone entering the facility is supposed to show id, pass through a metal detectors and have bags searched but the suspect had a knif

reremains closeched the as far as delays heavy traffic on 695 the inner loop as you travel through pikesville jfx southbound side moves very slowly heading into downtown to past 28th street and inbound p39 5 on the barks -- 395 on the brakes to conway street. we are back at 5 and always on at abc2 news.com. thanks for joining us. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. act now and we'll add a special bonus: $250 back. but hurry, this offer ends april 21st. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet plus the best tv picture quality. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement -- plus your special bonus: $250 back. save $600 in your first two years. hurry. this incredible offer ends april 21st. call 1.877.827.fios. call the verizon

y we just love t-jenkior of pikesville who were checking their numbers. >> i want to find ous a. >> overust dreaming, lord, please let it be pt. y let it be me. >> i need new glasses. >> all djus pn sce?e that bough tickets here couldn't wait to return to the store. the store that sold the winning ticket at 7:15 friday night. >> it was a quihave there was only one ticket purchased by the player at that temb. y >> the winner bouets t just one ticket. everyone had big plans for that one anonymous ind geiduapolice >> just do something good with it. >> i h. pre the winner nees f the money. i hope it is someone that really nees f that money. >> i'm going to get it right now. >> the owners of this 7-eleven are in fact saying "oh, thank heaven." >> this store will get a $100, i0 bonus for selling that ticket. >> lottenot i officials sjus th are ready to procetimo the winng claim. they seem to have a winning attitude. >> i need a hug. >> i so wanted my tream to continue. >> eggs rbeise bad cholesterol? our dietician jones us straight ahead. >> coming up, "medical alert." >> first a live look out

now, if you're traveling on the inner loop of 695 through pikesville is where you may tap the brakeslow traffic passing green spring avenue as you make your way up to the jfx and it is slow off and on on the jones falls heading into downtown. we're back in about 30 minutes, but get updates at abc2news.com. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: slow ] [ sighs ] [ announcer ] all work and no play... will make brady miss his favorite part of the day. ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barking ] [ whines ] that's why there's beneful playful life, made with energy-packed wholesome grains... and real beef and egg. to help you put more play in your day. beneful. play. it's good for you. ♪ hit the road jack and don't you come back ♪ ♪ no more, no more no more, no more ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack >>> what a nice crowd out at the patch this morning. we have a great here in new york, on this wednesday. robin is halfway through her vacation. great to have katie couric here. why are we playing "hit the road jack"? because we had to say good-bye last night, to jack and his partner, anna trebunskaya. that was a little mean. >> very sorry t

reisterstown at the beltway, a pikesville, we have an accident.ay, gatewood drive, edgewood, watch for an accident. 140, delays in the outer loop all the way down. traffic at the j.f.x. at northern parkway, flashing lights off to the right. just past there is where the delays began. john collins joins us with a forecast. >> low stuff is going away, but there are high clouds as well. all the rain is off shore. west, we are dry. current temperature outside, partly cloudy skies, 50 degrees. humidity is way out there. winds at the moment are calm. around 70 or so in the area. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. have a good day. >> thanks, john. we will have another update at we will have another update at 8:56. your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> back on a thursday morning. it's the 19th day of april, 2012. and we've got a big crowd out on the plaza.listening to the musif the grammy-winning group train. that's a way of reminding you that train will be perform

host: independent in pikesville, tennessee. caller: good morning, delegate norton. pleasure to ask you this question. i am glad you give the explanation of the budget process so people understand what is going on and how things are done. that is pretty much the problem we have in this country, that we don't know how things are done and what goes on. the question i want to ask you was what is your feeling about the way the president -- every move he makes seems to be met with opposition and dis information? what do you think can be done to combat this? i see even the so-called liberal media tends to misrepresent and not truly -- in tune with fair and unbiased, or that is the push, but it is more about the questions that are not asked with a, it's not given that what they are putting out -- host: got it, rick. guest: some of the criticisms of the president are patently unfair, more than the criticisms you expect from an election year. even when it is is what you expect from an election year, people wonder why this president seems to get no cooperation from the other s