down to mountain road and bel air road. and as you can see, it's still blocked up with trees and power lines are down. and poles are down. and there's a lot of wind damage and tree damage here. there's at least a couple of dozen trees that have been knocked down, uprooted or busted off at this location. it's going to take some time to get that opened up. we'll work our way over towards bel air road, bel air road bypass and harford road. we have a little bit of good news for you. they're in the process of trying to open that road up at the present time. they've got one lane that's opened up going southbound. it looks like they got one lane opened up northbound and then the process of cleaning up the rest of the traffic so the good news is that they're in the process of getting route 1 now opened up between that harford road and 152, the bypass. mountain road and bel air road. tongue tied up here. between jones junction and mountain road, it looks like it will be opened up here very, very shortly so people trying to get to wa

watch for a crash at hanover road. continue closures on muddy creek road.udley road is your alternate in southern anne arundel county. no problems to report on the harrisburg expressway or the j.f.x. a quick look at traffic. a live picture of 295 southbound approaching 32. this is 95 at o'donnell street. no sign of any delays. we'll keep you posted on those delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is having fun in little italy. >> we're getting ready for the st. anthony's italian festival. we're having a party in little italy. we will talk about the entertainment. you are the entertainment chairman. people will be coming to see the bocce tournament. >> we have great bands on saturday and sunday. ears a local group still open and up from noon until 4:00 p.m. doing some american and italian sounds. then we have mixed company. on sunday we have park avenue which features michele petty. then we have park avenue which features a baltimore singer who is my wife. together the delay in mother-daughter -- together they are a mother- daughter team. w

just pay a tollat the road and then you use the road and that road gets the money to maintain the road. why not do that. >> for the first time in months he is talking sense. it might sound lud crus but it is not. 18 50s. there was private roadways. and you said the user pays. this is more about more control from big brother. can can i interrupt. it is a good idea johnathon. what is next. going to tax you for looking at the sunrise and breathing. it is the misuse of funs. john is right. >> 25 percent of the gas tax now goes to services other than than protecting the roads and fixing the roads. and even the money that was used. and it is what they would do if they leave the money. there are privacy concerns. what they are talking about is correct. if you want to deal with congestion deal with it the problem with mileage how do you implement this and f150 truck and a toyota priust. how do you deal with an 18 wheeler. you pay for the services they use. and i think i should pay for that and if i use the road i should pay for the roads. but the money goes in the general fund. he makes it int

road closures, bell air road at mountain road closed because flooding is blocking all the lanes.or roadways on the topside of the interloop, 30 minutes there from the jones fault choi over to 95. we still had 25 minutes on if west side interloop from south western over to security boulevard. as far as the outer loop goes that has thinned down a bit, but we still have slow traffic. lets go back and take another live look, as you can see things are moving on northbound i95 but still a lot of congestion it has not been a good day for us in that region. we will continue to bring you up to date. you can always check on our website, wjz.com. >> thank you very much. we are on the phone dr. allen sharp, he's a dentist in the harford county area. you were right in the middle of all of this dr. sharp. are you there sharp? hello. let's check in with bob turk, we'll check in with the good doctor in a few moments, bob. >> i think we lost them. there's a possibility it may have been a touchdown in the mountain road, bel air area. let's take a look at the storms. we have the whole corridor of s

and road work, access to the dull he is toll road from the outer loop of the beltway and also road work on the inner loop of the beltway, slowing you down from the dull he is toll road. checking cameras in the area and volume is very light. back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. on over to you. >> thank you. >>> new developments in this morning in the search of the gunman of a deadly shooting that took the lives of two former rutger university football players. multiple people saw des monte leonard. police believe he is hiding in the attic and they are working to flush him out. he is charged with three counts of capital murder after he opened fire at a pool party near auburn university. three others wounded in the surgery. >>> jury deliberations will begin in roger clemens perjury trial. the defense said clemens would not testify. prosecutor accuse the form every star pitcher of lying to congress when he testified that he never used steroidsor human growth hormone. his initial trial last summer ended in a mistrial. >>> and prosecutors in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse tri

roads? we have some roads here that's ready in need of repair or is it just going to cover it like the state roads? thank you, sir. and -- thank you for doing the job for us. >> thank you. thanks for your call this morning. it would actually allow the states to use the money how they -- best see fit. and -- as, you know, i was in the georgia assembly, on the transportation committee, and i can remember commissioners and mayors joining me in my state house district and go down and talk to the department of transportation. they would always have their list of priorities the local community had. and that's what they would share with the department of transportation. and it seems like each and every time we would meet the department was -- this is all we have. between don't have a whole lot because we are not getting revenue that we are sending up to the federal government. we only have was just bit. we can help you with this and this and this. what we are trying the do is free that back up and

dulles toll road eastbound left side is taken away by the road work there. the cones are up, you have to stick to the right to get by. i am checking volume in that area, very light volume and shouldn't cause you too much of a problem. just exercise some caution. the outer loop of the beltway at georgetown pike still have just the right lane getting by. no, that looks to be clear right now. now your travel lanes are open at georgetown pike and that's great news and i'm back in ten minutes, hopefully with more good news. >>> time right now 4:45. still to come, getting a little too greedy. the mistake these men made that landed them behind bars. >>> welcome back. at 4:44 another twist in the case against george zimmerman. police arrested his wife for lying to a judge for the family's money situation. shellie zimmerman was booked in the same jail her husband was at. the two lied about their finances. george zimmerman faces second degree murder charges for killing trayvon martin back in february. he has a new bond hearing scheduled for later this month. >>> killi

if she did not die on that road, where did she die? they don't know.ed or even exactly what happened. they are just quite certain that she's dead and he did it. >> and charles weber, eric's defense attorney, would dissect the prosecution's case. he challenged the medical examiner's findings that justine could have been strangled and then ran over. >> i do not see that scientifically. >> the defense attorney called his own forensic pathologist to the witness stand. he testified that justine was struck in the road by a large vehicle that hit her hard enough to pro tell her threw through the air. >> it would account for the neck injury. >> it's an area of the spine that is attached directly to the brain that controls heartbeat and breathing and would cause that to stop immediately. >> so scientifically and medically you're saying there's no reason to believe she wasn't standing in that roadway? >> the evidence cannot rule out the possibility of a hit-and-run. >> and webber says there was a report of a large vehicle on the road that night that could have c

let's check on road work. traveling the beltway, dulles toll road, grant shut down right now due to road work. also, along the dulles toll road from wolftrap heading eastbound to 7, construction there is in the roadway for you. so just be careful because it is taking away at least one lane in that area. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at i-95. we had road work there. in ten minutes, we'll find out if it's still affecting your commute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:42 right now. talk about a big misunderstanding. >> there is a kid about 8, 9, no more than 10. >> the young driver who found himself surrounded by police. >>> plus, the n [ dog ] i am a pro baller. 11 years playing the outfield, and i got no plans to retire. [ female announcer ] aging may slow a dog down, but iams helps keep dogs playing year after year with our age-specific nutrition. and now, even for dogs 11 and older with new iams senior plus. it helps boost the immune response to that of an adult dog and helps fight signs of aging.

shuster road and furnace road, we have a crash with some closures in effect. it is true 23 in jarrettsville. some west side delays -- your alternate is route 23 in jarrettsville. an accident in edgewater. salas island road. be extra careful. for sailabration, fort avenue is closed. it will be busy in the city. 295 south of picking up in volume. this is the j.f.x., where we're looking at a smooth start into town. we will keep you posted on the delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live at the inner harbor for sailabration. she has al roker with her. >> and exciting morning. we're live that the inner harbor. we can see the celebration. al roker joins me. how exciting for baltimore. >> how exciting it is it? huzah! that morphed from off chain. they coined that. >> we have ranger vince off to our right. who better to tell you about everything about the war of 1812. >> this is the bicentennial. it is exciting to be here. i guess this will blow off by later this morning. i know about blown off. i have teenagers. it will be spectacular. t

>>> this potential of passover, black rock road, near falls road, twine mt. carmel and butler road. these neighborhoods, that's where we're seeing the most dangerous part. it's an extremely slow moving system capable of producing a tornado. let's go back down closer to baltimore where we've been watching this other tornado, potential tornado. this is over the southern city limits, glen burnie. elk ridge you're under the gun for a potential tornado, moving toward the northeast going right through the city limit. elk ridge 5:04. catonsville at 5:11. if you have a basement, certainly want to get downstairs, download the app. be prepared to lose power. lightning is a big concern. a slow moving storm will produce massive flash flooding. baltimore under a tornado warning until 5:00. we'll keep the carroll county warning until 35bg -- 5:00. pg county and moving toward the southern city limits. i think that pg county warning will be up until 5:00 because these are such slow moving storms. >> there are tornado warnings until 5:00 for baltimore county and carroll county. the most active is th

but most will pack their cars and take to the roads. more than 35 million, according to aaa. >> things are getting optimistic, particularly with gas prices dropping. >> 44 cents than the highest prices in april. you'll pay more for a hotel bus for a rental car and most people would travel more than 700 miles will be looking to do would on a budget. spending is expected to drop by 7%. take advantage of online resources to plan your journey. the whole family can make sure you are road ready. >> pack your patience. >> patience and a plan. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> sharp just unveiled the biggest tv on the planet. investors are keeping a close eye on the fed today. jane king has the bloomberg business report. welcome back. good to see you. hello, jane? >> good morning. sorry. a little technical difficulty. futures are very quiet. we'll explain why in a second. a lot of this attention on the federal reserve. there will perhaps have more stimulus for the economy. ben bernanke will decide whether to expand the stimulus program to give a bo

road. it's closed between wilton and sharon chapel road. again that is just south of the beltway on telegraph road with crews on the scene. so you want to be aware of that. the beltway itself at telegraph not a problem. 95 still looking good out of dale city. it's friday morning light coming toward woodbridge, the occoquan river and springfield. there had been some overnight construction in springfield on the inner loop toward braddock road so a little slow through that area. let's take you live outside. first of all the northbound side of i-395. this is nice and light at duke street. no problems as we head for the 14th street bridge. all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. now to the other side of the town. no issues between college park and bethesda. a quick look at university boulevard. all lanes are open. a look at 270 at 5:09. >> thank you, monika. >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown now has to court appearances today. >> brown resigned yesterday. wes' expected to

bel air, forest hill airport, into abby road and out toward whiteford road, will cross that area and cross into the pennsylvania border where we have newly issued severe thunderstorm warning. let's see if the weather service will expire that. still seeing rotation on radar but the majority of the rotation shifting toward pennsylvania which is good news. i anticipate them dropping it for harford county. back up the shot. i'll show you what's been happening to the west. this is moving into hagerstown. this is a line that has a hex of prying 70-mile-an-hour -- history of producing a 70-mile-an-hour wind. it's going to change to a straight line as it's pushing toward the north. still about 80, 90 ours away, moving rapidly. again, a hex of producing -- history of producing damaging lightning and destructive winds. we have active tornado warnings out to the west with the line. we'll see if that holds together. tornado warning. there's a new severe thunderstorm warning. and that's a warning for frederick and washington county. we mentioned them outside of the viewing area. this has to move

looking good on the roads. speeds start to build -- volume builds on the west side from 75 down towards seven-day. volume is picking up. problem free on southbound 97. so far so good on 295 as you make your way on the b-w parkway southbound. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update at harford road. no problems to report as you travel to the harrisburg expressway. problem free on 83 at padonia road appeared a nice start on the j.f.x. southbound into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> opening statements expected in the trial of jerry sandusky. he's charged with 52 counts of child sex abuse. it is expected to be a difficult case for the jury with his accusers taking the stand. >> after months of tawdry charges and accusations against him, jerry sandusky gets to face his accusers in court. first up for the prosection, victim number four, who claims sandusky molested him more than 50 times as a minor and providing cash, gold clubs, and -- golf clubs, and shoes to maintain his silence. >> i think

first foxville road and at huntsville road. all lanes blocked there at hunt road. head over to lorton objection road. actually near lorton road. flooding blocking all lanes in that area and delays. if you're traveling along i-95 it's a mess in both directions. really, as you make your way from prince william parkway, it's a slow trip for you. absolutely jammed. like i said earlier, be patient and thinking about heading about out on the roads and just be careful. jim and erica, back to you. >> yeah. patience. the word of the evening. in this heat it's really difficult to be patient. especially when you're deal wig what many people are deal wig. no power. water restrictions. damage to their homes or their vehicles. and, you know, in some cases -- >> tempers flare easily. >> they can. we'll take a break. continuing extended coverage for you. we'll be back with more on the forecast as we look at some of the damage that people in our area have been dealing with since last night. we'll be right back. >>> it was a toss-up today between the heat and the storms. you almost

. >>> more people are dying on harford county roads. the sheriff wants to do something about it. >> linda so is live with a new plan that's going to crack down on bad driving >> reporter: it's a task force they are starting to make the roads in harford safer. we have the sheriff here, thank you for joining us. this morning at 9:00, you will be signing a memorandum including jurisdictions where people will look for things on the road. >> that's correct. we have the three municipalities in harford county, aberdeen, bel air, haverly grace, we have the maryland stays police harford county, bel air barrack and jfk highway involved with us. >> what specifically will you be looking for? >> we are looking in to reduced crashs and hopefully impact the numb of fatalities we have on harford county highways. we are looking to improve traffic safety in general. >> reporter: everyday people get behind the wheel. any tips for people to pay attention? >> yes, distracted driving is probably one of the most significant contributors to the accidents. >> a

traveling northbound i 270 and old georgetown road, right lane is blocked by the road work. your volume is light right now. no major delays. if you're traveling along route 50, passing the beltway as you head westbound you're going to see the left lane blocked by road work here. this should be done about 5:00 a.m. again, checking your volume on route 50 east and west, nice and clear. richard and eun, back to you. >>> following breaking news. a deadly standoff ended between taliban terrorists and security forces in afghanistan. three men attacked the kabul hotel with what shmachine guns grenades. taliban spokesman said the men attacked to hotel because foreigner there's were drinking and doing other things banned by islam. >>> jurors were asked to listen to mike mcquery's testimony again during the second day of deliberations during the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. the jury talked about the case for more than eight hours before ending deliberations about 9:30. today jurors will hear mcqueary's testimony again. he saw him assault a boy in the shower. they also want to hear

roads are a little wet. the droplets on the camera and on the west side baltimore national pike as vice conceives to build. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we have some rain to contend with, light to moderate rain stretching from the eastern shore counties back up into harford and carroll county. the line is moving to the northeast. it is pretty dry in annapolis right now. it will come through in waves. maybe some heavier stuff this afternoon. we're being helped out by some thunderstorms along the gulf coast. notice how the line breaks up down in the carolinas. that is thanks to the thunderstorms. they are cutting off the flow. if the thunderstorms were not there, we would have some heavy rain here in baltimore. just these waves will come through. it will be difficult for the temperature to move. the dew points are pretty close to the temperatures. 72 in catonsville. the forecast for today -- mostly cloudy skies. maybe a couple of thunderstorms. it will be muggy. a small craft adviso

and what roads. >> led take a loo-- wet roads. >> this is from the rooftop camera. dreary sunrise on this tuesday morning. sunrise at 5:42. 70 degrees in the district, 68 at dulles airport and winchester. around 70 all across the viewing area. do you feel the humidity outside? definitely. occasional showers throughout the day and into the early nighttime. 80 degrees for the high temperature. mid 70's most of the morning. by the afternoon, temperatures will get to the upper 70's, near 80 degrees. here's the rain, north of the metro area and on to the eastern shore. interstate 81 from one tester to martinsburg and hagerstown is where we have light showers pushing northward along interstate. in berkeley and derickson counties. and in frederick, widespread rain. you will see more rain developing to our southwest today lifting northward into the metro area. that's why it will be occasional. a little damp outside. a few embedded moderate showers as well. you will see about 1/2 intraday overall. not quite as heavy as we previously anticipated with this system. there's a co

let's get you up to date on the roads. 20 miles per hour approaching reisterstown road. be careful in the outer loop. it is backing up traffic on southbound 795. southbound york road, the right lane is closed with an accident. the right lane closure on the east side because of a crash. we can see the delays at liberty all the way down towards 70. they stretch back to prior to prices down road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on a steamy forecast. >> the heat is making the major headline this morning. .pper 60's and low 70's we will get some hazy sunshine. high temperature about 96 this afternoon. it will feel like it is about 101. heat advisory in effect from noon until 10:00 p.m. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. here is keith mills with sports. >> thank you. good morning. the orioles looking to avoid a sweep tonight in new york as they wrap up their series with the mets. they're hoping to score at least a couple of runs. 5-0, the orioles shut out for the second night in a row, this time by johan santana. major trouble

a portion of telegraph road is closed. a vehicle rolled over on interstate 70 in frederick maryland near the stadium. 70 traffic is able to get by if you stay to the left. that is the westbound direction. eastbound, everything is open. we are open on 95 between richmond and baltimore. more of your neighbors on the road in springfield. headlights are northbound. >> drivers will want to steer clear of the springfield interchange tonight. >> all the lanes of 395 north will be closed at the springfield interchange at 95 and the beltway from 9:00 tonight until 7:00 tomorrow morning. crews will be shifting traffic lanes and striping the pavement. there will be a detour aroun the closure. >> concerns are growing about the impact maryland's newest casino might have on traffic. the maryland live! casino opened on wednesday night. the b-w parkway was flooded with trafficked. the highway looks like a parking lot. drivers say that there evening commutes were a nightmare. >> i talked to another girl and she said it took an hour. it nor

how are the road. >> reporter: good morning.we are still dealing with all of that construction on 895. it's just south of the harbor tunnel. right now no delays. 54 miles per hour but later this morning, that will very well change. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or key bridge as an alternate. a live look at northeast corridor of 95. in white marsh, everything up to speed here at route 43. you are looking at just a 4 minute ride from this point down toward 695. and as we pull up drive times, no concerns on the harrisburg he can presway. it's going to take -- expressway. it's going to take 22 minutes from the state line toward the beltway. 695, nice and clear on outer loop from 95 up to 83. and that will take you len minutes and -- 11 minutes and heading out to the west side no problems to talk about whatsoever on the outer loop from 795 down toward 95. that stretch will take you 11 minutes as well. and i did mention we are dealing with all that construction on 895. again, no delays right now. but that will change so be sure t

telegraph road closed south of franconia road with a water main break. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 66 out west at 6:12. >>> former d.c. council chairman kwame brown will be in court today expected to plead guilty to a felony bank fraud charge which prosecutors hit him with on wednesday. >> that charge led to brown's resignation but now he's also facing a second charge involving how he spent funds during his 2008 campaign. delia goncalves joins us from u.s. district court with more. we keep having shoes drop in this case and another one dropped yesterday. >> reporter: absolutely. it's ongoing. so we still have to hold on to our hats because much more is still to come potentially. this is pretty unique in terms of the fact that kwame brown will be in two different court rooms today answering to both of those charges that you alluded to. first up, though, he's going to answer to the bank fraud charges here in federal court. and that's happening a little later this morning. 41-year-old kwame brown is accused of lying on a bank loan application s

use some extra caution because the roads are damp. this is the beltway at dulaney valley road. looking good on the inner and outer loops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> less than 24 hours after the supreme court ruling, both sides of the political aisle are using the decision to rally their forces. >> democrats see this as a victory for the president. republicans are vowing to get rid of the law. hallie jackson joins us live with more details on the story. >> good morning. you can see the battle over the health care act being repealed possibly in the next couple of weeks when lawmakers scheduled the vote. this fight will last through november and possibly beyond. the crowds that gathered yesterday have gone. but the halls of congress echoed with protests from republicans. gop leaders saying the real outcome of the court's decision -- >> to strengthen our resolve and to make sure that this law is in fact repealed. >> that's something mitt romney promised to do on his first day in office if elected. >> our mission is clear. if we want to get rid of obamacare, we're go

this is washed out road.mergency cruels are warning all drivers to be leary of high water, standing water. when in doubt, turn around. do not try to drive through it. also welcome back to eyewitness news. i'm don scott in for gigi barnett and meteorologist tim williams is in the first warning weather center. good morning. >>> good morning. don. we're dealing with a calm morning after the storms rolled through here yesterday. i want to piggyback off of what don said. when you see water takes a quarter to a half-inch of water to move a car. so, we always talk about not going through it. the official term from the national weather service is turn around, down drown. don't try to drive through rushing water. friday afternoon, around 2:00, we started to see strong storms roll through the region. this is the satellite picture from yesterday. the moving pictures show you that the storms rolled through from the southwest to the northeast. the brighter colors what you're watching there that came through. is storms wit

and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20 feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a building than through a tunnel. and noise from the roadway will be sheltered. and the traffic will be out of v

canal road near clark place near reservoir road, there's a tree wires.ought down this.clear of 270.at southbound collision after near 118rley boulevard leaked on the highway. more equipment has arrived at the scene of the crash. that will cause a delay. getting on from 118, you should be in pretty good shape. now to adam caskey. >> we are in great shape today the weather department. the 40's and 50's, low humidity. great outside. you canhe windows and let in the fresh air. will be near 80 degrees for day spent in the '70s. 65 a dulles airport right now, winchester, 52 in 4 in gaithersburg, 65 in lexington park. the wind is coming in from the northwest, giving us the refresh and air. the winds at 15 miles an hour at reagan national. notice the wind today and tomorrow. degrees today with sunny skies. sunny again tomorrow. cranking up the heat on friday, upper 90s. back to you. >> thank you. 5:12. the supreme court issued a controversial immigration law of arizona. the justices tossed out major of the law, but they did provision allowing police to check the immigration of people they sto

keeping your eye on the road and not the dashboard. mark strassmann on new federal guidelines targeting distracted drivers. and lasting image, 40 years after this vietnam war photo shocked the world, the photographer and his subject meet again. tony guida has the story. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. the fighting in syria is widening tonight and claiming still more civilian lives. more than 50 today alone according to one activist group. more than a dozen people are reported dead in the southern city of deraa, and today there was combat, as well new york damascus itself. elizabeth palmer is there. >> reporter: united nations observers arrived in syria supposedly to monitor a ceasefire. instead they're documenting constant fighting. today they drove to an outer suburb of damascus, mehleha, and immediately a crowd formed to point out the damage they say syrian soldiers did last night. there are in what looked like armored vehicle tracks in the road and burned-out car

between wilton road and sharon chapel road. what you want to do to work around this water main break now is to take south kings highway to north kings highway, going to make a left on north kings highway. then you'll be able to reconnect to telegraph road. for now, it is closed because of the water main break. and if you're traveling i-95 northbound at pohick, construction just ending right now. just clearing. your travel lanes are open as you head to 395. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> when the week started, he was one of the most powerful people in d.c. politics. kwame brown will end the week in court where he's expected to plead guilty to a felony bank fraud charge. the charge cost the now former d.c. council chairman his job. news4's megan mcgrath live outside the federal court in downtown d.c. with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. it no doubt is going to be a very busy and unpleasant day for former chairman kwame brown. he has two separate court appearances today. the first one this morning here

we'll steer you away from canal road. it will be a better ride for you headed down towards potomac crossing. nice, easy trip headed down towards the lane divide. authorities were checking for an incident. 395 here at the 14th street bridge, still an easy go crossing over the potomac headed for the southeast- southwest freeway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. . >>> we are following breaking news from northern virginia, an apartment fire in reston. >> dozens of people have been evacuated and apartments damaged. >> reporter: right now, firefighters are still here trying to take care of some hot spots. the fire has been mostly put out but there is still some smoke coming out of the building over here. people are being allowed back into the apartments that have not been heavily damaged to get medicine, clothes and other things they may need. the fire appears to have started somewhere in or near some of the apartments where you can see it has been destroyed. the complex called sudden ridge is just off nor

the goal is to make the roads in harford county safer. today, later this morning at 9:00, they will get together to sign this memorandum. we will bring you more later in the news cast and on line. linda so, abc2 news. >>> a law firm is preparing to release details on a lawsuit against johns hopkins hospital. a news conference will be held at 11:00, alleging that the hospital owes millions of dollars in a medical malpractice birth injury case. >>> the government is encouraging people to use food stamps. u.s. department of agriculture is spending $3 million on advertisements targeting the elderly, working poor and unemployed and hispanics. many people could benefit from assistance but don't. they don't understand the requirements of the program. there is a fight over how to fund. republicans want to turn it in to a grant program, democrats are not willing to make major cuts. >>> most 401k don't know how much they are paying in management fees but that as about to change. financial institutions must detail the fees they are charging. up unti

traveling along i-270 north and southbound at old georgetown road. road work on both ways. it's on the left side. be aware of that. if you're traveling along 395, i have your commute coming up in ten minutes. angie and eun, back over to you. >>> right now it's 4:43. still to come, giving a commu community something to talk about. could a state that had this maryland kid pacing on the sidewalk for the entire neighborhood to see. >>> one company's refreshing idea to cash in on brice ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ it goes something like this ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ , tell me, have you heard? ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ pop goes the world [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new te pods... a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights stains. pop in. stand out. >>> a neighbor complained about this punishment. they walked up and down the street with a sign that read, quote, homeless, won't listen to parents. the 12-year-old boy in waldorf forgot to call home when he decided to spend the night at a friend's house. >> i pay for hi

some of the roads and bridges are kind of low anyway. so they're near some of those low lying creeks and streams. that is one of the major concerns going foorksd officials tell -- forward, officials telling people not to drive through that. you never know. it does happen. in the absence of any large scale tornado damaging building deal which doesn't appear to have been going on, trees down, free -- trees landing on houses, that's relatively mean for damage. you could get a dangerous situation with someone trying to drive through one of these flooded out roads and emergency crews would have to come to their rescue. that's probably the biggest concern. >> the storm's not over and with darkness coming, there's a lot or danger. christian schaffer reporting live now from taneytown. we've also got another tornado warning. >> harford county back under a tornado warning. doppler radar indicating some twisting of the winds. this is going to go into effect until 7:00. it's newly issued. newly issued tornado warning, severe thunderstorm warning cec

let's start with the dulles toll road from hunter mill road to the beltway driving at 57 miles per hour drive taking six minutes. taking the beltway from dulles toll road to interchange, 65 miles an hour. that drive taking 13 minutes. i-66 under speed just a bit inside the beltway from beltway to gw parkway at 45 miles per hour. not bad. outside of the beltway on i-66, seeing delays past sudally. closer to route 50, you'll slow down. >>> 6:22 now. the onstage accident which gave lady gaga a concussion caught on tape. >>> a hidden d♪ ger of not oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. feel the fun. feel the hamptonality. >>> scary moment on stage which ♪ >> see that right there. one of lady gaga's dancers hit her on the head with a prove while performing last night in new zealand. she missed a word and you can see her stagger. she told the crowd i did hit my head and i think i have a concussion. don't worry. i will finish this show. she sang another 16 songs. on twitter her makeup artist confirmed that lady gaga suffered a concussion. sh

to be -- for the roads to be more crowded. mike schuh is live with more of this year's holiday travel. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the holiday itself is not until wednesday. today could be one of the busiest travel days. triple a says that traffic will be up. >> gas tanks are full, the interstates are busy with holiday travelers and rest areas are buzzing. >> it has been a little busy. crowd ed ed in the carolinas. >> not surprising to triple a which predicts 25% of the people driving for the 4th of july will leave today. >> 86% of marylanders or 725 #0shgs 00 people -- 725,000 people will be taking to the roads. >> they're also going 150 miles farther than last year. it can be credited to prices dropping at the pump. >> it slows down but it's not at a standstill. >> with more people on the road leaving sooner than later is a good idea. >> it's safe to say that the roads will be pretty heavily traveled most of the weekend. >> reporter: perhaps because the 4th is midweek. folks are taking off the entire week. the i

trying to go 83, your best bet is york road. take it slow and get where you need to go when you're on the go. abc2 news time save per traffic. check out our live cameras on your own. you can even get them on your mobile device. if you're stuck in this, you need us tonight. >>> a huge cleanup from yesterday's five-alarm fire in phelps point is starting -- fells point is starting. one firefighter was injured but was released from the hospital. the gutted building contained a small supermarket. the city inspectors were due there today. now one business owner in an ajapes isn't building praised firefighters -- adjacent building praised firefighters. >> i thought they did what needed to do as far as containment. they worked to get this done within a matter of a few hours. >> you are right. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. it will take time to determine due to the large building and unsafe conditions inside. three fire companies have actively participated. they will no longer exist a few weeks from today. since the

but i was still watching the road in front of me.ded to do was get the logo on the video. i got more than i bargained for. >> then cobb sees a two by four from the side of the road come at here. >> i saw him hit it and it was like slow motion. i thought it's not going to hit me. >> but in a split second it does. >> the impact was amazing. amazing. it sounded like a gun shot. and then the echo which i don't know if it was real or in my mind. but it was deafening. i know that. >> the two by four hits the front hood of the van leaving a long dent, burst through the glass, and smacked into the front dash. >> it hit right here. and that's what pushed it just far enough away that it missed me. >> there was not an inch between where it hit and my arm. >> when the wood punches through the window, glass flies everywhere. >> there were glass shards in my girl's car seat. i remember watching the glass sink around me. it was like snow. even the next day when i would shake my hair, glass would fall out. >> after the impact, cobb is so stunned she

we have an accident at route 2, sullivans island road. northbound 95 in howard county, a crash still clearing from the shoulder. watch for closures at light street between conaway and pratt in advance of the president's visit. we do have some rain falling south of the city. here's a quick live look at traffic. 50 at sandy point showing some rain in our camera to and from the bay bridge. 95 at 32. southbound traffic. we see some of flashing lights on the shoulder. not impacting the lanes of travel southbound. 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 kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> if you bust delays this morning. the 10, 30 buses diverting at pratt and patterson park. shuttle buses operating between timonium and hunt valley. marc trains on time. you're invited to attend a red line open house. the next open house will be held this evening from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. on woodlawn drive in baltimore. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we have some like rain

the projects would affect beertold road, paradise road and old post road. the hearing starts at 6:00 at aberdeen high school. >>> dan bongino is going to be rallies against federal, state and local bureaucrats. he's heading that rally today in central hills, citing rising costs in healthcare as federal government run amok. he is running against ben carden. mr. carden is a democrat. >>> the holidays are notorious for causing a lot of traffic jams and aaa predicts 5% more people will be traveling this 4th of july weekend versus last year. about 35 million plan to travel by car for independence day trips this year and aaa says the lower gas prices could actually be a driving factor in this. but it also could have something to do with independence day falling on a wednesday this year. >>> if you are going to be traveling and headed down to ocean city or dewey beach for the weekend, here's another reason you'll enjoy the places. we found out through the natural resources defense council that they have ranked delaware's dewey beach number three and maryland's oce

good here at ackley road -- at blebe road. >> 63 degrees. >> after >> good friday morning. a deadly outbreak of e. coli >> -- takes the life of a little girl. a disease -- detectives are on the case. the woman who lied to give her man back. she told people she had cancer. the most shocking thing of all may just be that she is not sorry she did it . we will hear from her. that is next right here on "good morning america." >> it is an amazing story. we will learn more about that. 6:53 a.m. it will be a long day in court for former d.c. council chair kwame brown. he is expected to plead guilty to federal bank fraud charges and to campaign violations. those stemmed from his 2008 reelection campaign. >> investigators have not said if it will buy all charges in the case of a title are found wandering all alone in the hyattsville area last night. police said the child appears to be unharmed. >> also, a hearing to determine if the suspected east coast rapist will stand trial. aaron thomas's lawyer says he suffers hallucinations. >> finally, celebrities are flocking to the mitropoul

good morning how are the roads. >> reporter: good morning. we have several accidents to tell you about. trouble in northeast baltimore where there's a crash on sedona yeah -- and more problems on 95 traffic is starting to pick up in the white marsh area southbound from route 43 to thebeltway and worse conditions on 695 at ritchie highway. looing live, -- look north of this creep traffic is moving -- looking north of this scene, traffic is moving slowly. inner loop moving slow through 83. interstate 70 clear at columbia pike. it will be an easy ride towards 695. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now back to you. >>> howard county police areinvestigating a suspected meth lab on marshalee drive. police were called to the scene because informants smelled something. sherrie johnson is live with details on the bust. good morning. >> reporter: good morning charley. authorities were out here for much of the night. many leaving a few moments ago but we are told dea agents actually went into the building about 3:30 this morning. d-ea has me

actually here in overly at bel air road. going to take you 11 minutes from the outer loop from 95 up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. >>> 67 degrees right now. our big story today the supreme court will rule today on obama's health care reform law and abc2 news linda so is here with more on the long awaited decision and what this means, linda? >> reporter: megan, no one knows for sure just hao the justices will rule on obama care but when the decision is released this morning around 10:00 they will step into high gear. that's been the president's signature accomplishment during his time in office but the most controversial part has been the mandate requiring people to pay a penalty if they don't purchase health insurance. president obama will learn about the same time the public does. on capitol hill lawmakers gearing up to respond on tv, radio and social media. house speaker john boehner is already laying the groundwork for a battle in congress. >> the court does not strike down the en

this little road. the inner section here. that is a neighborhood you definitely want to seek shelter right now. if you do not have a basement seek shelter in a closet or interior room. the locations will track toward the northeast at this time. >> this is the only game in town at the my right now. route 50, that will continue northeast eventually about 25 or 30 miles per hour right now. it will not be long before even places like miller's ville and portions ofanne arundel county. >> annapolis road and the vista gardens drive, that is what little road here in the center part of your screen. i have not seen a report -- have you seen a report of a funnel cloud or anything? everybody is shaking their head. the reports yet of a tornado actually on the ground. this is doppler radar indicated at the time. you saw the wind shear of almost 90 miles per hour, rather impressive. you see the back edge of the rain is crossing over 50. basically any community north of 50 right here and towards green belt around the beltway in prince george

it is a try and go between 152 and bolero -- clear road. -- blair road. that whole triangle area has had drastic damage. we are looking for the actual building that has collapsed. i have heard at least five people are injured. i heard that the police are trying to get them to shock trauma as priority one. a local hospital was able to receive some of the injured. number found blair road is a down pit -- northbound blair rd. is shut down. i have seen quite a few houses that have had some damage done to them. there is a lot of debris and mess up here. it is hard to pick out what is what. i do not want to get too low down here because fire crews are still working to try to see if they have anybody that may be injured, but just to give you an idea, i will have bible pull out wide. -- bob people out why. look at the debris we are saying. we will pull out again, and we will show you a garage where the whole side of the wall has been ripped out. it will be just to the left and right there. that gives you an idea of some of the damage. there is a vehicle that is u

it has shut danishesser road at furnace road. crews are work to be remove some of the -- working to remove some of the fallen power lines in the area. another crash on route 24 at osborne parkway. 95 though no concerns from harford county all the way to baltimore county where traffic is just picking up in the white marsh area. no delays though to the beltway. as we heck in and take a live look at the harrisburg expressway, in northern baltimore county everything up to speed. not too many cars out here just yet. a nice calm ride from swan road on to the beltway. no delays here at harford road. 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. charlie over to you. >>> well, if you want beauty history and a slew of ships, baltimore's inner harbor is the place to be. this morning abc2 news megan pringle is live at the inner harbor getting ready for the official kickoff of the sailabration. megan? >> reporter: well, i imagine that the tall ships that came in here yesterday had

to four- lane roads that can't meet the demands to eight-lane roads and, in this case, four-lane roads that will change the commute appreciately. >> financing comes from voter- approved measures and federal and state funding. >>> nascar is back. we showed you some of the practice laps earlier on morning 2. claudine wong joins us once again from the tracks to let us know what is in store. good afternoon, claudine. >> reporter: good afternoon. qualifying is underway. 100,000 people are expected to come here this weekend to see nascar's best. nascar is officially back in sonoma. 4444 racers taking on this: hope plly more competition, more side by side racing. in this track, you can't do it in certain sections. it's a great track to watch a race. >> we got out of the course before the drivers did to take a look at the elevation changes, the blind turns and the tight corners that make this road course so challenging. >> i would call it infamous. it is so challenging you can't just come here if you have never been on here and expect to win a race. >> reporter: cars couple down here at about