we have a lane closure in pikeville, northbound reisterstown road approaching old milford mill road. doing construction so the northbound lanes will be closed, alternating traffic gets by southbound. and utility crews still on 22 and 136 repairing the gas main break. we have a disabled vehicle 195 at aviation boulevard out by bw -- bwi marshall. jfx, traffic great at cold spring lane. looking for a business you know you can trust? let your better business bureau do the work for you. log on to abc2news.com/bbb for more information. back to you. >>> "good morning maryland" news time now 6:33. six hours ago, orleans street in southeast baltimore words and then gunfire. >> abc2 news linda so reports on city police saying they had no choice but to shoot a man who threatened them. >> reporter: the shots were fired when police say a drug suspect stabbed an undercover officer in the back. two officers with the monument street initiative on midnight were making a drug arrest on the 2800 block of orleans street. this is exclusive video from our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'nei

paterson avenue and reisterstown road. equipment there and possibly a detour.ems to let you know about this morning. back to you. >>> 5:41. a college student in massachusetts is found dead in her apartment. >> and now investigators have shifted their focus to our area. >> the man they are looking for is from pasadena. police say he killed his ex-girlfriend. i'm linda so. details on this late-breaking story up next. ♪ they make little hearts happy... ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet,... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. >>> breaking news. what does a murder outside of boston have to do with us? the suspect has ties to maryland. >> the police are looking for alexander skowran, from pasadena. this all began in clinton, massachusetts, a town about 40 miles outside, just west of boston. abc2 news linda so has been working on this story, joins us now live. >> reporter: investigators believe alexander

reisterstown road and 67, one in the left lane and one accident in the right lane. the outer loop between wilkins avenue and 95, that crash is blocking a lane causing delays in the area. northbound 95 between washington boulevard and russell street, there is a crash reported in that area as well. as we look at the jfx and northern parkway, traffic appears to be moving well in both directions. back to you. >>> at first, we didn't know what was happening. we couldn't believe it. we remember where we were. we remember the first call that we made. we remember how scared we were. >> september 11th is what we're talking about eight years ago today. hard to believe changing the skyline of new york city and changing our lives forever. sherrie johnson joins us with more. sherrie? >> reporter: good morning. there will be many ceremonies but across the country thousands of americans found their own way to mark this anniversary. from ground zero to the pentagon, it is a day of solemn remembrance. at the world trade center site, a massive steel column. the last one standing has

we have a lane closed northbound reisterstown road approaching old milford mill road.hat is because of some construction. we have alternating traffic in the southbound lanes as well. churchville, still working the gas main repair at 22 and 136. word of a disabled vehicle by the airport, 195 and aviation boulevard. just use caution before you head out. as we look at the jfx at cold spring lane, actually, this is northern parkway, traffic is moving pretty well. back to you. >>> get your broomstick ready. the announcement for the harry potter themed park came two years ago. we finally get to see what the wizard world will look like. the park is at universal orlando resort. the centerpiece of the park of course is the 15-story hogwarts castle. that houses the ride "harry potter and the forbidden journey." the park is set to open next spring. >>> unlikely contender on "dancing with the stars." >> but his debut could be thraid. >>> -- delayed. >>> a man shot and killed by police after he apparently stabs a cop in the back. i'm linda so. how that officer is, up next.

and a lane closure in pikesville, northbound reisterstown road at seven mile lane, construction blocks the northbound lanes, two-way traffic gets by southbound. downtown on east lombard and south president street, traffic lights out. police directing traffic there. harford county in churchville, route 22 and 136, gas main work there as well. jfx, no problems at northern parkway. back to you. >>> "good morning maryland" time coming up on 5:31. overnight, another police-involved soog in the city and -- shooting in the city and we're first on the scene. our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill was there when two baltimore city police officers were trying to make a drug arrest in the 2200 block of orleans. happened after midnight. an officer with the monument street initiative was forced to shoot after the suspect attacked the other officer with a knife. the officer had a bulletproof vest that protected him from getting hurt. the suspect died at the hospital. we'll have a live report a little later on from linda so on where the investigation now stands. >>> and after breakin

in the city, fire activity at patterson and reisterstown road.ord of a crash in baltimore, constitution at east monument street. use caution us a approach that intersection. at the jfx at north avenue, no problems to let you know about. traffic is beginning to build but moving smoothly. back to you. >>> it was a reunion 46 years in the making. it was all thanks to myspace. some siblings in iowa were split up when their parents divorced. the two girls went to go live with their mom, the boys lived with their dad. 46 years later the sisters took a shot in the dark and found their brothers on myspace. they were reunited over the weekend. >> you don't even realize how much stuff you have in common. you just -- it's a miracle. you know? that you really have all this family that love you so much. that you missed out on. >> the family says they will definitely stay in touch now after losing so many years together. >>> it was a deadly car accident that finally got the city to take action. >> we'll tell you what is being done to fix a traffic problem in p

also fire activity in the city, patterson avenue and reisterstown road. you may see equipment on the scene there. another crash in the city, that's constitution street at east monument street. jfx at north avenue, traffic is beginning to build in both directions but again no problems or delays at this time. back to you. >>> we're coming up on 6:30. if you live in pasadena you may know the name, alexander skowran. >> right now police want to know where he is because he's wanted for killing his ex-girlfriend massachusetts in massachusetts. >> reporter: he grew up in pasadena but went to school in massachusetts. he's now wanted in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend. this is the picture of the 22-year-old. police found the body of giselle rodriguez yesterday morning in her apartment in boston. the two apparently had a rocky relationship. rodriguez had a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, a senior at fitchburg state college in massachusetts, rodriguez also used to go there? he was placed on probation after he broke into her apartment and p

volume as you make your way towards the timonium area, but we have lane closures, northbound reisterstown road at seven mile lane, that lane is going to be closed for construction work. alternating traffic does get by in the southbound lanes. northbound harbor tunnel is closed overnight for construction, two-way traffic gets by in the southbound tube. in churchville, harford county, gas main at 122 and 136. give yourself a few extra minutes there. jfx at northern parkway, traffic looks great. back to you. >>> 5:10. you know kids can get into trouble from time to time. look at this, a bus fight has two teens facing serious charges. >>> and school bus drivers pick up and drop off your children everyday in the safest way possible. the mistake one driver made that changed a family forever. pillsbury crescent rolls, so warm, light, flaky... you'll never have to call them to the dinner table twice "but it looks pretty nasty outside" (announcer) grands at only $0.25 a biscuit you'll find any excuse to eat in >>> from a technical perspective the recession is very likely over at this point. >> let's go

also, big delays on the outer loop, west side between reisterstown road past frederick road.tes. also big delays on southbound 795 between westminster pike and 695. we'll be right back with a morning news update. >>> good morning. i'm megan pringle. here's a look at the headlines. the baltimore ravens are putting in hard work on and off the field. the team has partnered up with the nfl work to fight childhood obesity. this partnership is good news for one lucky elementary school. sherrie johnson is live in glen burnie with reaction to a huge announcement. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we're here at corcoran middle school where students have already went inside and the teachers to get their day started but later this morning they will receive a big check for $50,000. this is all in an effort to get children to work out and exercise and to prevent childhood obesity. the nfl network has partnered up with governor martin o'malley for today's big announcement. the program is called "nfl play 60". the league's youth, health and fitness campaign to keep gym in school. the goal is

just after noon, a man was gunned down in reisterstown road in northwest baltimore. u rushed to the hospital0 this morning, andre williams was s$t severalç time. he was taken to shock trauma where he was pronounced dead, and at about 1:30 this morning, 18-year-oldçç israeli mason ws pronounced dead at the hospital. if you have any information on anyç of the?xshootings, you are urged to call baltimore city police. we now know the data that john allen muhammad will be put to death. -- the dayç that he wiélç be pt to death. officials say the date has been coordinated with the governor's office, and a petition for clemency is expected. he wasçç sensed to death for e of the 10 people shot to death during the 2002 rampage that terrorized the maryland and d.c. a$m9$(lc@&c+ his attorney says he will appl to the u.s. supreme court. a congressman wants an investigation of the advocacy group acotrn çafter9t video -- the advocacy group acorn. a man and woman posing as a pimp and a prostituteç askedç their employees for help in skirting the law. the congressman says they should investigate, but

please honest -- west coldspring lane and reisterstown road.olice are also searching for a suspect in a fourth shooting at west pratt street tick. all this violence is spurring prosecutors to renew calls to toughen the anti-gang laws. several officials will meet with the house judiciary committee this week. prosecutors argue that the existing laws are so watered down that it is impossible to get a conviction. they said the case in harford county is proof that the current laws are unworkable. >>> contentious hearings begin today as a proposal is reviewed between constellation energy cannot french cup -- constellation energy and a french company. constellation energy officials said that the state does not have the authority to weigh in on the deal since it does not impact the bge operations. >>> let's look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> mostly sunny skies, temperatures into the mid-80's. maybe a couple of upper seventies in the extreme outlying suburbs. warm this afternoon. wins for men like an out of the west. the westerly flow is associat

but after a man was shot to death near reisterstown road, the city marked six murders in one week. sunday's spade of shootings began just after 1:30 am when 18-year-old israeli mason was shot several times on mcculloh street. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the next killing came three hours later in south baltimore, a 35-year-old gunned down on west cross street just before 4:30 a.m. those murders make this past week the deadliest baltimore has seen in two months. even so, on "11 news sunday morning" mayor sheila dixon says she is committed to her crime fighting plan. >> we've got to continue to go after illegal guns. i can't stress that any more. we're still working on a whole host of issues. i think we're making those strides. do i need trying times? it's a matter of saying, do we want to go backwards or continue to build on that even though we have less? it's are you committed to the plan in making a difference for the citizens of the city? >> despite those strong words and vote of confidence the crime fighting strategy, the shooting spree continued into sunday night wit

but after a man was shot to death near reisterstown road, the city marked six murders in one week. sunday's spade of shootings began just after 1:30 am wham 18-year-old israeli mason was shot several times on mcculloh street. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the next killing came three hours later in south baltimore, a 35-year-old gunned down on west cross street just before 4:30 a.m. those murders make this past week the deadliest baltimore has seen in two months. even so, on "11 news sunday morning" mayor sheila dixon says she is committed to her crime fighting plan. >> we've got to continue to go after illegal guns. i can't stress that any more. we're still working on a whole host of issues. i think we're making those strides. i do need trying times? it's a matter of saying, do we want to go backwards or continue to build on that even though we have less? it's are you committed to the plan in making a difference for the citizens of the city? >> despite those strong words and vote of confidence the crime fighting strategy, the shooting spree continued into sunday night wit

the traffic that is busy around the intersection of park heights, druid hill park avenue and reisterstown road. people living there complained for years about speeding cars. earlier this month a man was killed when his van went airborne and slammed into four parked cars. will hanna is the president of the park circle improvement association. he supports the idea. >> we think traffic would be much better and would help people slow down going to the circle. >> he says funding has already been approved. residents will have a community forum thursday night. meantime the officials from the department of transportation and city council are expected to attend that meeting. >>> it's a heavily traveled area around the county. have you been there? what do you think? do you think a roundabout will work? log on to abc2news.com. friend us on facebook as well as twitter. >>> how you can own a baltimore landmark that is now part of the national register of historic places. >>> 5:06, when the repo man comes he comes to collect your car. but they took more than just her vehicle. what set one moreover the edge.

this happened at the spring house assisted living on reisterstown road. investigators say that a small fire started in the building's trash room but it was enough to trigger the sprinkler system there. thankfully no injuries reported. >>> 5:35. quite a busy night across baltimore. >> two separate crashes in the city injure nearly a dozen people. the effort that it took fire crews to rescue one man after crashing his moped. >>> all the your old toys are new again. a walk down memory lane with the man who has the world's largest toy collection but before you head out the door here's justin berk with the weather. >> i'm so glad you two are driving the toy bus. we have a mix of clouds, patchy fog and temperatures near 50 degrees. in fact it's 51 in downtown baltimore now. with 92% humidity. let's check the bus stop with mark jones. >> good morning. for your commute today your find out on the brunswick line of marc, 20 minutes late from barnesville to union station. the camden and penn lines look good. light rail and metro subway on time. number 17 bus diverte

murdered just afternoon on sunday after being shot in the area of west cold spring lane and reisterstown road. and according to balm bum police, the search is on for whoever gunned down a man on west pratt street just after 6:00. officers say that victim may have been shot about a block away and then staggered to the area nor help. for help. we do have reaction from mayor dixon who spoke to 11 news right in the middle of this violent streak in her city. >> we got to continue to go after illegal guns. i can't stress that any more. we're still working on a host of issues. i think we're making those kind of strides. do i need some trying times? it's a matter of saying do we want to go backwards or continue to build on that even though we have less? are you committed to the plan in making a difference for the citizens of this city? >> the violence continued into this day. just after midnight baltimore city police confirm another serious shooting incident that happened, marking the fourth shooting on the spreet in the last four weeks. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a west baltimore pri

but after a man was shot to death and area of the degree reisterstown road and of was baltimore there were six murders and one week. sunday's shooting began just after 130 a m one and 18-year- old was shot several times. he was pronounced dead at a hospital. the next killing came three hours later in south baltimore. a 35 year old gun down in the 100 block of west cross street just before 4:30 a.m.. of those murders make this past week the deadliest baltimore has seen in two months. even so on 11 news sunday morning mayor sheila dixon says she is committed to her crime- fighting plan. >> we have to continue to go of illegal guns. i can't stress that anymore. we are still working on a whole host of issues. and i think we are making those kind of strides. doing -- during these trying times is a matter of saying, do we want to go backwards or do we want to continue to build on that even though we have less. that is what it is about. are you committed to the plan and making a difference for the citizens of the city? >> despite the strong words and both of confidence from the department's

we're still making several incidents at reisterstown road. also another crash at the topside of the beltway in towson where the jfx meets. southbound on the jfx at north avenue, that earlier crash has been cleared over to the right shoulder. traffic is moving on the jfx okay. we're getting word of standing water near northern parkway so use caution. jamie, megan, back to you. >>> your alarm goes off at 6:02 and then it hits, it's 9:11. >> it's now the eighth anniversary of one of the worst days in history. sherrie? >> reporter: good morning, megan and jamie. dozens will participate in ceremonies today. more than 100 volunteers who worked it he world trade center site will read names of the victims of the ceremony near ground zero in new york. vice president joe biden is expected to attend. in washington, president barack obama will meet with family members of the dozens killed at the pentagon. former secretary of state colin powell will speak at a ceremony in western pennsylvania where one of the four hijacked jetliners crashed. the victims w

one at reisterstown road and another one right at frederick road.a look at your dangerous morning commute, patrice, back to you. >>> candace, thank you. 605 clx on fox 45 morning news. >>> today marks the 8th anniversary of the 911 attacks. the for the first time the 9/11 is being recognized as a national day of service and remembrance. commemorations will take place at new york's ground zero. you're now taking a live look at ground zero there at new york but the commemorations will also continue at the pentagon and at the field in shanksville, pennsylvania where one of those planes went down. >>> baltimore's finest are honoring the fallen heros of 9/11 as well. the annual run to remember, 5k is taking place again today with a finish at federal hill. joel d smith is live where it all starts at the city's war memorial with all of the details. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, the music just started. the people are starting to arrive. they trying to make the best of this day on the run for remember. it means a lot to the police. we have the police c

northbound reisterstown road at 7 mile lane, closed northbound but alternate traffic get by in the southboundes. northbound harbor tunnel closed for construction. southbound gets

this is going to stretch from about reisterstown road through to about the baltimore national pike. so just give yourself a few extra minutes. also working a crash on the outer loop at the key bridge in the northbound lanes, that crash does block the right lane there. also some other incidents in dundalk, broening highway and avon avenue, closed in both directions because of that watermain break over the weekend. westbound wilson point road at dark head road there in -- that is middle river, that is closed because of a sewage problem this morning. as you peek at the jfx at 41st street, traffic moving along nicely. back to you. >>> 6:16. we all want to feel secure in our homes, so the idea of a free alarm can sound pretty good. >> as joce sterman explains door-to-door sales that ask you to sign up on the spot may lock you down longer than you think. >> reporter: they say every man's home is his castle but since most don't have fortress protection alarms are a popular alternative. with some companies you don't even have to search them out. they come to your door and offer free systems

reisterstown road not looking like a bad alternative route. look at west liberty road ar a lot of volumes starting to pick up on the outer loop lanes. we have a crash reported and this one is at 83 at the southbound lanes at timonium road. york road is not looking like a bad bet. the troubles persist as we make our way to the beltway. at greenspring avenue, it's going to a heavy ride on the outer loop lanes as well. very slow go from parkville to towson and from towson to the he 83. as for the northeast corridor of 95, taking a live look here in whitemarsh, you can see a lot of volume along the southbound lanes. cars just stacked and packed this morning. bel air road not looking like a bad alternative route. that's a look at morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. >>> lauren, thank you. >>> still ahead, recovering from a massive watermain break. the scam dundalk residents trying to clean up to watch out for. >>> and slots finally making their way to maryland. the location where a casino could be approv it's all part of why the jet

one in pikesville, reisterstown road. avalon way. another at light street. we still have those accidents. drays there. -- delays there. also minor ones. on 198. there's a live look on the west side. 8 minutes. there's a look at the top side. they are the delays that we have there are gone at greenspring. but you'll still have to tap your brakes between york and harford. it will take you about nine minutes to get there. baltimore finds great deals on maryland mountain get away. >>> the state is leapfrogging its usually repair process. as hike shoe reports, the damage is to the area below the water line. >>> there's two stretches of bridges are 50 and 70 years old. drop down to the water line. shop underwater. here is where the problems lie. >>> that's where we noticed, earlier this year, that there was some deterioration of the actually the substructure. and some of the pilots. >> reporter: both bridges have defects in the constreet and steel pylons. the term for the damage, advanced deterioration. problems found by a stepped-up inspection plan, put into plac

this on reisterstown road, at avalon way. meantime, watch for a few accidents in the city. the alameda at chink pin parkway. abingdon, route 24. there's a look at your delays on the top and west side of the beltway. slowest spot on the beltway. there's a live look at 50 at the bay bridge. no issues there. no issues on the jfx, at 695. but you can see the west side, actually slowing down right before our eyes there on the baltimore national pike. on the inner loop. between park heights and falls and york and harford, you'll find another delay. this traffic report is brought to you by another ford dealer. visit your local ford dealers today. back over to you. >>> thank you, sharon. >>> he has made guitars for carlos santana, dave matthews and many other big names in the business. this year, he is helping to raise money. for cancer research. >>> in stevensville, paul reed smith made some of the best guitars anywhere. at johns hopkins hospital, some of the best research is done at the kim bel cancer city -- center. >> this sunday, october 4th. after the ravens game, one night,

it's still basically a 39 on and off again delay back to reisterstown road. butler, a new one just in nottingham. southland drive at bedland circ tele. -- circle. 95 northbound also slow between 895 and the top side of the beltway. there's a live look at the top side. inner loop delays there, from park heights to falls, 11 minutes. another 13 from charles to harford. there's a look. slow from 95 to security. 10 minutes on the outer loop from stevensons to security. and on again, off again to washington boulevard. again, 31 minutes there. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. play the game millions have won. scrabble at subway. you can win. play scrabble at subway. >>> most students learn about history, american government and debate from books in the classroom. but as gigi barnett explains in tonight's school watch report, there is a bus in town, to help teachers. >> a step inside this bus begins with a tour that leads to a lesson in american government. physics and debate. it's called the c-span civics bus. and this weekend in baltimore, it's on t

reisterstown road, we have those crashes that block both the left and right shoulder causing delays inhat area. southbound 83 at pa do enya road -- padonia road, delays begin. as we look at the jfx and coal spring lane, give yourself plenty of time this morning. we'll be right back with your morning news update next. ç >>> good morning. it's 7:27. a national controversy with roots right here in baltimore. acorn was caught on camera giving advice to people on how to cheat on their taxes. the undercover video popped up on youtube and big government.com. fox news broke the story yesterday. two conservative bloggers posed as a pimp and his prostitute and got advice on setting up a brothel, cheating on their taxes and claiming underaged el salvadorian sex workers as dependents. acorn is firing the two part time employees on the tape and questioning the motive and timing behind the release. the tape was leaked one day after president obama's address to congress. >> there was nothing done where acorn took any type of moneys from them. there was nothing that we found that was done illegal. we

we're still dealing with a crash in owings mills, reisterstown road at owings mills boulevard. center and charles street. perry hall, a crash at bel air road and silver spring road. in parole, a crash at reed road near route 665. jfx at north avenue, traffic still heavy making your way downtown. that is starting at about the beltway through the st. paul street exit. so, again, give yourself plenty of extra time. we'll have a morning news update next. >>> good morning. i'm megan pringle. doors at the comcast center will open in 30 minutes as president barack obama takes his health care overhaul plan to college park. the white house says he's targeting voters under 30 years old. mr. obama says this will help sell his reform plan to a more skeptical general public. right now the university is setting up for a rally at the comcast center where governor martin o'malley will join the president. in case you're wondering there are some things you need to know if you you plan on attending. the rally starts at 11:00 this morning, open to the public. there will be no tickets and seating i

reisterstown butler road at route 30, the crash is still there.f incidents, clarks rain and reisterstown road. and watermain break, wendell avenue at quateman. jfx at northern parkway, traffic still running heavy from about the beltway all the way through to north avenue so give yourself plenty of extra time before heading on the jfx. we'll be right back with "good morning maryland" at 9:00. hey, i'm worried about mrs. lowenberg next door. why? i don't know, she's running around the lobby, yammering about fios tv, internet and phone all for $79.99 a month? seems crazy... actually, fios customers get that price for 6 months. it's like getting three services for the price of two. so am i the one that's crazy? no? (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet and phone for only $79.99 a month for 6 months. plus a free multi-room dvr for three months. record shows in one room-- watch them in up to six other rooms. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v before september 19th, a

so between that 83 split heading on down towards pikesville, reisterstown road getting a little wet overards loch raven and woodlawn, approaching you and we have the bridges included up to randallstown. we have a knot of moderate rain from towson, 83 stretch is pretty wet and overall we've been watching maryland's most powerful doppler radar which continues to stay on the general wet side. we'll continue to watch this general pattern as a storm system off the coast keeps us with the wet weather. we've had heavier rain on back towards the south and west. you'll notice that it doesn't look that impressive right now but this is part of a storm that is just in its strengthening phase. you'll see off the coast circulation wrapping around. the wind itself will really be the main issue here. the winds are going to pick up a little this afternoon. 10, 15 mile-per-hour. up to 20 mile-per-hour gusts by tomorrow morning. then we're going to watch this wave of low pressure actually slide its way in towards the coast. check our computer model here and watch the time line. tomorrow morning, moderate-t

also on the west side outer loop, yellow they're beginning from reisterstown road to edmondson. koch for lane closures with an accident coming in there. also a crash at putty hill and belair. york road and timonium continue tough problems. congestion is the biggest issue with the maryland state fair. we of the gas and brake and related closures do that. 21-minute ride to the west side delay the outer loop. -- dulaney valley outer loop. this is generally the pace of things towards edmondson. heavier on the northeast corner. >> it is a beautiful morning out there, with plenty of sunshine, pretty chilly for us. 61 downtown. only 46 in york, pennsylvania. beautiful sunshine out there. winds out of the north is that tend to 15 miles per hour. 80s on thursday and friday. >> we should check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information out next live update in 25 minutes >>> 8:00 on this tuesday morning. the 1st day of september, 2009. labor day may not be until next monday but it sure feels like fall here in the big apple. look at those beautiful kids. nice to see y

traffic begins to slow at reisterstown road. southbound on the harrisburg expressway between timonium road and the beltway, a crash there has things slow in that area. also southbound 795 after owings mills boulevard a crash there as well, traffic begins to slow from franken boulevard. you can always follow us on twitter.com/marylandtraffic. we'll be right back with a morning news update. >>> breaking news from northeast baltimore. a police officer shot a suspect in the parking lot of the wellington gate apartments, in the 2000 block of bridge hampton drive. while kids were getting ready to leave for school the officers were called out around 6:00 this morning for reports of a suicidal person. when they got out of the car the suspect was waving a gun around. at least one of the officers opened fire. the suspect is now at sinai listed in critical condition. baltimore city police are going to be holding a press conference at 8:00 this morning to give us more information so stay with us on air and on-line for the very latest on this

just use reisterstown road instead. ere it is, completely gridlocked on the outer loop lanes. that the same deal heading toward 70. it's also going to be some intermittent slowing on the outer loop lanes traveling through the catonsville region and heading toward 95. a bit cramped on 95 through 395 heading toward the beltway. as for the tunnels right now, can you find intermittent slowing on both the 95 and 895 scooting through the tunnels, but you will want to stick with 95 because we do have an accident on pulaski highway at haven street. that's a look at the morning commute. patrice and megan back to you. >>> still ahead we're cooking a dining deal for the whole family. find out what the rumor mill is making for us today. >>> a preview of the film filmed here in baltimore. we are talking to before september 19th, and get fios tv-- ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction by j.d. power and associates america's top rated internet-- now even faster, and crystal clear phone service. all for just $79.99 a month for

road and security boulevard. that crash continues to take away the left lane there. and in reisterstown a crash working at westminster pike at brian daniel court. in woodlawn, middleford road at cross bee road, that crash on the scene as well. jfx at cold spring lane, we have heavy volume early this morning but traffic does seem to get through without any delays at this time. back to you. >>> new at 6:32 -- ' tis the season for writing college essays and filling out common applications and there's nothing wrong with aiming for the ivy. listen to what the former presidents of princeton and mcalister colleges are saying. they are telling high school seniors now to aim higher. they have a new book out coming today and in it they say students are settling for less selective schools thinking it will be easier when in fact they are more likely to drop out. fewer than six out of 10 students entering college ever finish. that is not good. and they say choosing colleges below the qualifications should not be the norm. >>> what is it going to be this time? we know and the ceo steve jobs is back o

it happened just before 4:00 at reisterstown road at northern parkway.icer's cruiser rammed into a street sign. he was not seriously hurt and there's no word on what caused the crash. >>> house lawmakers vote to cut federal funding to acorn in overwhelming numbers. yesterday's vote was 345 to 75 in favor of cutting all federal funding to the organization. maryland representatives elijah cummings and donna edwards were two of the few to vote against the move. it comes shortly after a 5th hidden camera video from acorn office in san diego, california was released. it shows an acorn worker answering questions about how to smuggle immigrants across the border. >> they have abused taxpayer dollars and they have abused the public trust. we need to stop giving more money to acorn and we need to do it immediately. >> acorn says only a few of its employees have done anything wrong. so far five workers have been fired over the hidden camera stings. the most recent being the man in that san diego video. >>> it's about time. that is what many drivers of route 32 are

you're able to exit off at reisterstown road.itely advice you to do this so this morning because of the extra volume due to the flashing lights there. on 795, it's getting busy from owings mills toward 695, we do have an accident a little farther up that you need to know about. it's a crash at route 140 at brian daniel court. that's a look at the morning commute. patrice, back to you. >>> candace, thank you. >>> coming up in 7:00 hour, one cell phone promises to make a flash even -- a splash even when wet. we put the kassio phone to the test. >>> who will be crowned the best ♪ there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! crunch. wheat thins. that's what's gonna happen here. because you're tasty... with toasty whole grains. (crunch) wheat thins. toasted. whole grain. crunch. have at it. >>> university of maryland students are dealing with more than just new classes this year, 170 students have flu-like symptoms. the univers

it eases up just a little bit but that is easing up not too much there heading from the reisterstown road in fact, all the way up toward an accident scene on the outer loop lanes right at frederick road. so this is going to be the main culprit all of those delays. as soon as they clear this one out, hopefully, we will definitely start to see it easing up to actually drivable speeds there. if you're heading on the inner loop lanes of 695, there's a crash at quarantine road. and trouble at the tunnels, so not much relief there. we did have two accidents on southbound 895 right at harbor tunnel. they have now cleared out, but now we're left with debris shuts down the left lane. 95 is going to be a better bet for the alternate route, but beware, there's a crash on the southbound lanes right at eastern avenue. 95 traveling through marsh this morning on the southbound lanes, it is definitely packed there from whitemarsh all the way down toward 695. so you will want to stick with route 40 or even bel air road my name is louise and this is my eggo. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual. than

it happened in the 3500 block of black rock road in reisterstown, around 1:40 p.m. police say 32-year-old jason simons was on the way to work. when he suddenly lost control of his pickup. his truck hit a guardrail. trapping him. >> double loss in the sense that he is the stepson of lieutenant mike howl that died in the line of duty last year in august. >> officer howl died of a stroke after returning from murder-suicide. simons was a seven year police veteran on the force. >> we also have breaking news in baltimore county tonight. rescue crews pull a young man out of a query. near the intersection of greenspring avenue and query heights. the fire department said the boy was swimming there and got trapped. he has been transported to sinai hospital. no word on his condition. >> national scandal heads to court. as attorneys for acorn in baltimore fire back. civil lawsuit has been filed in baltimore city circuit majority this after workers were secretly videotaped. two filmmakers posed as a couple trying to get a loan for a brothel. but it is against maryland law to sec

you will want to seventy six with ric reisterstown road as an alternt.ng at a lengthy 10-minute trip. the west side of the beltway not going to be an easy ride from 83 wrapping toward 70. that is because of an accident at liberty road. right now a 19-minute drive down toward the exit. on 95, an earlier accident there on the southbound lanes from whitemarsh boulevard down toward the beltway is the heaviest part, but from mountain road down toward 695, look at that number, 17 minutes to hit 695. that's a look at the morning commute, patrice, back to you. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news this morning. firefighters are still on the scene of a fatal fire in west baltimore. megan gilliland has been at the scene all morning. she joins us live with the latest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. there's truly a sense of loss at the 2000 block of west norwood street in west baltimore as neighbors look across the street and see that they have lost a neighbor. firecrews are on the scene. the fire has been put out. , but they're mak

road. reisterstown, greenspring and ridge road, accident and heavy delays on the west side outer loop withastbound i-70, delays towards 29. southbound 29 was 32, an accident coming in there. it is credited to about 22 minutes to get to the west side delay. seeing some new delays developing southbound on the j.f.x. greenspring, a volume heading towards j.f.x., not too bad there. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> warm, sunny day in store for us. clouts not entering the scene until later on this afternoon. 67 downtown, 62 at the airport. across the board we are looking at 80s today. above the normal high, which is 79. enjoy one of the last few days of summer if you can. >> be sure to check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. our next live update coming your way in 25 minutes. >>> we're back now, 8:00 on a tuesday morning. the 15th day of september, 2009. it is a really pretty day here in the northeast. we're getting some warm temperatures going up to, what, about 80 degrees? >> yeah. >> then what happens, mr. roquer? >> then things cool down. >> fall's

police officer is killed in a traffic accident today t happened in the 3500 block of black rock road in reisterstown at 1:40 p.m. 32-year-old jason simons on the way to work when he lost control of the pickup. hit a guardrail trapping him. >> this is a double loss in the sense that he is the stepson of lieutenant mike howl who died in the line of duty last year in august. >> officer howl died of a stroke after returning from a murder-suicide scene. simons was a seven year veteran of the police force. >> another terror arrest tonight. this one in dallas. police arrested a 9-year-old from jordan. investigators say he planned to bomb a sky scraper in downtown dallas. he was arrested after he placed a fake bomb at the fountain place office tower. decoy given to him by fbi undercover agent. investigators say this case has no connection to the investigations going on in colorado and new york. >> and now the latest on that investigation. federal grand jury indicts one of three men at the center of an alleged terror plot that may have included blowing up subway trains in new york. 24-year-old najibullah zaz

road. in reisterstown, route 30 at kemp road a crash that blocks all directions of traffic at this time.ht want to try old hanover road as an alternate. in dundalk broening highway and avon avenue is closed in both directions because of the watermain break. in middle river westbound point road -- wilson point road at dark neck cove road, it's closed. jfx, no real problems at this time. just building traffic. morning news update next. >>> the pictures from dundalk, you don't know where to start. it went underwater friday and trying to clean out and clean up this monday morning. linda so is live with the clean-up in progress. good morning. injuring everyone in the cab. the driver of the suv was not hurt, no word if the cabbie is going to face charges. >>> firefighters at the scene after a man crashed his moped and hit a guardrail. it happened at frederick avenue and millington. crews say he was a little banged up but expected to be ok. >>> this morning on "good morning maryland" -- mortgages with carl delmont. also the rockettes are in town promoting what is coming up in december. we'll se

road and security boulevard. that crash does block the left lane. so use caution and stay to the right. we're still working a crash in howard county, southbound 95 at route 32. in reisterstownstminster pike at brian daniel court still on the roads there. and woodlawn, middleford road at crosby road, reports of a crash there as well. jfx at cold spring lane, we have volume building in the southbound lanes but no real problems to let you know about. back to you. >>> baltimore city's most experienced mentors got a big thank you for the difference they are making in the lives of baltimore city school children. volunteers with experience corps were honored at a ceremony at city hall. volunteers, all senior citizens, spend time in baltimore city classrooms helping children achieve their potential. the program is in its 10th year. >>> the county is putting up speed cameras in an effort to slow you down. >> in phoenix, arizona, the way one driver is trying to avoid speed cameras. plus - >> president obama will deliver another speech tonight that could be just as controversial as his speech to students. details coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ why not make this year's holiday one to remember? call