this is on holloway road closed at barrett road. please use caution as you're making your commute this morning. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> 4:54. in other news, d.c. pliolice ar hoping a security video will help them catch a man suspected in a brutal attack. police say the man knocked on doors handing out flyers for a party. when one woman opened the door, he forced his way inside. the man tried to rape her and beat her and stabbed her several times. at least check the 24-year-old woman is listed in critical condition. >> of all the types of assaults we see, this is one of the ones that's really alarming to all of us because not only did he force his way inside of someone's home, but after trying to sexually assault this woman, he tried to kill her. he's very dangerous. we want to get him off the streets. >> police believe the suspect may have an injury to one of his hands from the attack. if you recognize this man, call the police. >>> the atf is confirming that a stafford county home raided by federal

you will want to use warren road, scwann road or 83 instead. we do have flooding in anne arundel county on route 175 at route 3. in howard county we've got a crash right now right along the eastbound into route 32 at washington boulevard. several more accidents in baltimore city. there's a crash right now on northern parkway at wabash avenue and another on hilton parkway at north avenue. you are taking a look at the northwest corner of 695. traffic picking up. you're looking at a 13-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and it's even heavier here on the beltway in parkville. slow from hartford road up to providence road. >>> listen to this, this is a question for you. can scary movies fight flab? according to british researchers, yes, they can. they claim that the surge of adrenaline you get from watching a scary movie creates bursts of stress that basically it stops your appetite and helps you burn calories. >> they say on average you burn around 113 calories, equaling that of a 30-minute walk. the movies to get your heart rat

this is york road. the north side is looking okay. we have wet roads and some debris. eastbound 50 remain shut down near philadelphia road in ocean city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> things will be improving as we go through the day today. you can see what is left of the storm swirling through the mountains. the rain will taper off. flooding will be a problem. had 7 inches of rain yesterday. flooding could still be a problem. we have a south wind. low to mid 40's right now. it will feel like a winter day with a cold rain around baltimore and snow in the mountains. we will come back and check the forecast for halloween. we have a holiday coming up tomorrow. >> people in fells point remember the damage done by isabel and irene. in this report earlier. >> hurricane sandy leaving her mark. is lapping ove rmy r my boots. the sandbags will remain in place. the travel restrictions remain in place until noon. >> thank you. superstar and senate is being blamed for raising the alert level at two east coast nuclear power plants. a power plant was shut down last nigh

direction of york road. enclosures at 175 because of flooding in the gambrills region. about five minutes to travel on 95 south down from the split to the fort mchenry. this is the beltway at 97. a nice start on harford road. the outer loop of the capital beltway, there is an accident with multiple vehicles involved. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the cleanup from sandy is a big story. >> restoring power to tens of thousands of marylanders still in the dark this morning. most of the outages are in baltimore county. 22,000 outages in anne arundel county. nnected rews have reconvey over 200,000 homes. >> jennifer franciotti is live in towson. you are not far from a road closure. >> some residents are doing individual cleanups with branches that are down. one roadway is blocked. we cannot get down to the area ying.se it is too low li are no road closure signs in the area. don't go down there near the side.si bright the water is receding from sandy. president did have to wade through their property t

the roads are wet. we encourage you to stay off the roads. this is the beltway approaching the key bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it was quite a storm. the remnants are drifting through western maryland. it will be kind of windy. then it will settle down. snow will continue in the mountains. an additional 6-12 inches today in garrett county. the accumulating snow will stay west of hagerstown. i wouldn't be surprised if there was a snowflake around baltimore, especially in the northwest suburbs. temperatures in the 40's. it feels like it is in the 30 's. that is what you want to dress for. the wind is coming from the south and southwest this time. that will push some water into the bay. the high tide could be a little bit of a problem with minor problem. the center of the storm is around hagerstown. as fartill in the soup as the precipitation goes. light rain showers this afternoon. rain today. windy in chilly. wind gusts maybe 40 miles per hour today. the snow will continue in the mountains. it is halloween t

stay off the road if you can. this is why. flooding like this on ruxton, shut down, towson, this, trouble for car dealerships, the wind knocked down a pole on one car with windshields. >>> flooding, virginia, this also something we could encounter in maryland, robert sent this to us, car sub megad in the water, that once again coming to us from virginia. >>> we have special team coverage for you this morning. >> sandy has been with us for a numb of days, other parts of the northeast, they are feeling the brup as well. other cities, how are they dealing with the wind and rain and the massive flooding? we will take a k loo. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your f

there is a downed tree on reisterstown road. falls road, shutdown at old court road. checking in and look at arundel county, more flooding closed route 176 at baltimore annapolis boulevard. checking in and looking at the main lines, 95, 395 downtown, not too many people on the roads, you will want to take it slow if you have to travel. speed limits reduced on all interstates to 45 miles per hour. definitely something to keep in minds. if you come across power outages, treat the intersections as a four-way stop. >>> winds and rains are picking up again. >> the extra rain adding to streams and creeks like the jones falls. >> sherrie johnson is life along the jones falls. this type of flooding is leading to road closures this morning, i can hear the flood waters water behind you. >> reporter: pretty loud. this is the jones falls. you can tell, it is very loud this morning, it's overflowing the banks and causing flooding right here in the clipper mill area where there is some flooding in the parking lot. there are a number of businesses in this area, including the athleti

you will want to use scwann road, warren road or 83 as your alternate routes. no delays right now on the jfx heading into the city. and if you are using 695 as we check in and daik a look at parkville road, everything is moving right along, no delays. but the roads still could be pretty wet and there could be some trees that remain down on the secondary road that you will need to watch out for. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> the magical o's season, it's in the books and the team is hibernating for a long winter's nap. >> but the post-season hardware still coming in, the gold gloves being handed out and the distinction that the orioles snagged that no other team in baseball did. we'll tell you about all that. >>> now that the storm has passed, you may be thinking about cleanup. we want to remind you, head to our website, abc2news.com for all the latest school closings and delays, there's a lot of them, and you might not be aware, so that's the place to go. we'll also show you some of the cleanup and how not to get scammed if y

traveling i-270 northbound at 80, finger board road there, road work also blocks the left lane and shoulder lane as you make your way northbound. travel lanes are open. a live look as you make your way past germantown road. southbound as well as northbound in that area. no issues from germantown southbound nice and clear. >> thank you, danella. >>> in decision 2012, president obama and mitt romney gearing up for one of the most crucial nights of this election cycle. the candidates will square off on new york's long island tonight in the second debate. they will answer voters' questions in a town hall style debate at hofstra university. the president looking to be more aggressive than he was in the first debate two weeks ago. political analysts say he doesn't want to be too aggressive. >> he needs to show he's tougher. yes, he needs to attack. yes, he needs to push back more. but he doesn't want to come across as a bully. for mitt romney, the number one piece of advice he's getting is to engage with these questioners. in town halls, he has a tendency, when he gets a tough question, to back a

that should be out of the road. joplin road due to flooding.saw the portion of route 1 shut down at 286. all of this due to flooding. we are still dealing with 214 at river road. that is blocked off because of flooding. bay bridge remains closed until further notice. we've got clean-up continuing along route 1 due to flooding. there is a portions of 198. that is still shut down between old gunpowder road and sweitzer lane due to storm damage and clean-up. that is what we're finding along 108. the accident was southbound on the bw parkway at 450. that has cleared. 355 remains close off between dr. perry and route 80. if you can stay put, we strongly suggest that you do so. give these crews time to get out there and clean up this mess before you head out in it. if you have to be out on the roads this morning, you will notice that the maryland overhead signs on your interstates and highways are saying maximum speed is no more than 45 miles per hour out on the highways and interstates. so take note of that. allow extra time out on the roads if you

the road are slick at shawan road. this is what the bellway looks like, harford road. the speed limit has been reduced to 45 miles per hour, if you have to travel, take it slow. >> team coverage continues this morning with t am on bradley. >> are you with us this morning? >> reporter: yeah. good morning to you, sandy is the monster we all feared. millions of americans are waking up this morning impacted, almost 5 million people are in the dark without power, president obama declared a major disaster declaration for new york and parts of new jersey, sandy made landfall and the southern pat of new jersey and atlantic city, parts is under water, there is flood water in lower manhattan in the subway system. we have a story of a emergency evacuation system at a hospital. hundreds of patients taken out of there, the stock exchange in knock will be shutdown for a second day. -- new york, will be shut down for a second day. 8 states are expecting snow. sandy having a big impact. >> so many of us head down there for the summer, we know about the pier that crumbled in to the wat

emergency road work on a busy stretch of military road may cause you delays. around 6:15 this morning, crews will stop traffic in both directions of 42nd street for about an hour. crews need to pour concrete over a section of road that collapsed. then steel plates will cover the area until it dries. military road should be reopened by 7:15. >> good morning. >>> we just got these numbers into the news room. 45 soldiers have been hurt and one person killed after a suicide car bombing in eastern afghanistan. the bomb went off at the gate of a u.s.-afghan combat outpost, shaking houses nearly two miles away. many injured soldiers were in rooms inside the base that collapsed from the force of the explosion. the taliban has claimed responsibility. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> both presidential candidates hit the campaign trail again today after last night's second debate. mitt romney heads to virginia. he'll visit leesburg and chesapeake a day after his running mate paul ryan campaigned in fredericksburg and lynchburg. president obama will hold rall

a better ride for you along canal road and foxhall road.is nice and clear coming in from the d.c. line headed out towards georgetown. no trouble spots to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. . >> thank you. >>> a prince william county family is thankful they are alive after i atree destroyed their home actually gigantic tree on their next door neighbor's lawn came crashing down during the storm and split their house in two. it has been condemned and the owners from three kids and were home from the free came down. luckily, no one was hurt -- when the tree came down. >>> another tree knocked down a utility poll and blocked willard avenue and downed power lines and high flood waters forces four dozen roads in montgomery county to close yesterday. >>> in the district where damage was less than expected but sandy still left her mark. take a look at this video wray tree fell on to the corner of a home. quite the mess to pick up but thankfully, no one inside the house was hurt. >>> superstorm sandy could have delivered

heads up if you have to be out on the road. if you come up to an intersection where the traffic lights are not working, you need to treat it as a four-way stop. stop. >> superstorm sandy is leaving her impact on many areas of the united states. >> new york was hit with flooding and damaging winds. right now, 670,000 have no power in the city and west chester county to the north. this is a picture of a transformer explosion in the big apple. the power was purposefully cut to lower manhattan to minimize damage from flood water he is personally to train stations. this is water gushing through an elevator and into a path in a station in new jersey. this is crazy. >> that is an amazing picture. this is also on amazing picture. a crane snapped yesterday afternoon and still dangles from a luxury high high pressure wise building under construction. emergency evacuations became necessary including move patients from several hospitals dealing with no power and flooding. it wasn't just hospitals. >> old people don't want to leave their ho

falls road shutdown due to flooding between old court and pimlico road. this is 695, parkville, harford, not too many people out there. the roads will be in rough shape, very, very wet, take it slow if you have to travel. that's a look at your traffic. >>> 19 minutes after 5:00, we did check bwi's website and amtrak, as far as bwi, there are a handful of flights going out. if you are going anywhere, definitely call ahead first. >>> subway system, the city streets, sandy is making a mess of lands marks all over new york city. >> how the super storm took a bite out of one of the buildings in the big apple. . a live shot at the nation's capitol, the capitol building along the mall. see the winds whipping the flags. [ female announcer ] having grands biscuits in the morning is easy. pop them in, go about your business, and in just 15 minutes, your family can enjoy warm fresh from the oven biscuits. pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a deliciou

feet, in the parking lot and on the roads and side of the roads.ould find some water going over the roadways completely in some areas, some low-lying areas as the rain continues. as far as the water level, emergency officials are looking for a one to three-foot storm surge, but it looks like right now the water is staying in the harbor. it continues it rise though on the posts out there. the boats are bobbing and swaying and looks like they will ride out the storm here. hopefully they are tethered down enough to keep them stable. ncreasing rain here, water starting it pool on the ground. there is a shelter available at annapolis high school on riva road. if you lose power or for any other reason or flooding you can head there. annapolis high school. pets are welcome. back to you. let's go to tim tuten live in baltimore city. >> we will take it right now. thousands have been evacuated and even more are hunkering down. >> danielle lee has the latest on evacuations and outages from cape may, new jersey. >> across the northeast a rising coastalsending

they will be closed from old york road to mount carmel road. this crash involved three tractor-trailers, three people have been critically injured. avoid 83 this morning and we will have the latest as it becomes available. if you are traveling 95 a live look at the topside in towson at the valley road. everything moving right along. 95 downtown also nice and clear as we check in and take a live look here at 395. no delays right now through the fort mchenry tunnel. harbor tunnel also going to be clear. that's a look at your traffic. charlie? >>> coming up in morning at 5:00, it's one bottle of barbecue sauce that's worth much more than you could ever imagine. why the owner though says this is not to be eaten and the price tag to boot. >> also, some good news for men who take vitamins, the belts health experts say men could be getting -- benefits health experts say men could be getting from those daily doses. >>> thanks for staying with us, being diagnosed with breast cancer a life-altering event affecting so many. that's why two women are now on

over 40 roads closed. let's head over now as you make the trip in fairfax county there. 80 roads are closed. these are local roads. the interstates look good. on i-95 in both directions, nice and clear in virginia. no issues there. 66 as well inside and outside of the beltway. no problems. i can tell you, local roads are just a mess on some of them. like tisha said, if your kids aren't driving you crazy, stay in. back to you both. >> thank you. sandy left a massive mess in new york city. it's one of the hardest hit areas. a angie is covering it for us. >> it's a huge mess. new york city is waking up to fires, flooding after sandy ripped through the area. first, devastating video of the monster six-alarm fire that completely destroyed 80 to 1000 homes in queens. close to 200 firefighters with the help of the army national guard helped battle the blaze. many standing in water chest high. hydrants have little to no water pressure causing bigger problems. in the end, three people were hurt. lower manhattan rem

just take it easy on the roads.r the whole thing in the next hour. >> that will do it for this hour of "11 news today" but our extended coverage continues.

secondary roads as well. a lot of commuters they know which area is usually h that to occur, so keep that in mind. fort belvoir, shut down at route 1 at the fairfax county parkway a, still closed in each direction, under water. in maryland, 29 colesville road north of four corners near lockwood drive at trader joe's, that is shutting down and under water. you can see we still have rain coming down in some areas. be careful. back to you. >> thank you. still a lot of water on the roads. 5:23, 42 degrees this morning. >> we continue our special coverage of sandy. we have more live reports from our team of reporters all over town. that's coming up. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest sle... ♪ ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100 calories. nature valley granola thins. nature at its most delicious. >> the san francisco 49ers got it done last night. monday night footb

that is long piney church road near la plata road and billingsly. piney church blocked off in each direction. each direction. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> president obama is showing a slight lead this morning in polls. his he can changes with republican nominee mitt romney were noticeably more heated than the first round actually cbs news poll shows president obama as the winner of the debate. 37% to romney's 30%. and a post-debate poll by c. n also puts the president ahead 46% to romney's 39%. last night's debate was a town hall style event. 82 undecided voters from across the new york area attended. some of them got to the chance to act candidates questions directly. >> romney for the the first question. president obama hathe last word. in the final question, both candidates were asked to tahj about what they think is voters' biggest misperception about them. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to character me as someone who is very different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. want 100% of the a

a tractor-trailer crash and a fuel leak in the road near old georgetown road.his say live picture. it doesn't really tell the story of just how bad it is right now. we'll have a complete update for you ahead with weather and traffic on the ones. >>> meanwhile, more breaking news. melissa mollet at the news 4 live desk. >> good morning. an update for you. six children killed overnight as a mini bus collided in afghanistan. 15 people dead overall. we have video of the 18 people who survived being treated at a nearby hospital. most of them in critical condition. they were all traveling to a wedding. this happened after a nighttime police patrol. no one has claimed responsibility. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >> thanks, melissa. >>> los angeles police are looking into a dozen unsolved murder that happened near where some of the murders tied to charles manson happened. the investigation involved recorded conversations between manson and follower charles tex watson and his attorney more than 40 years ago. manson and his followers were convicted of killin

downed wires at reece road and montevideo road.ntersections in the city are closed right now. monument and pulaski highway, aliceanna and caroline street, and clippard mill, right into the j.f.x. wind warnings in effect at the hated memorial bridge. let's give you a live view of traffic. you can see the roads there. traffic not bad in terms of delays, but you may see them for the west towards the accident scene. we are seeing a lot of rain and pooling on the roads. stay off the roads if you can this morning. >> 52 degrees at the airport. >> stay with wbal-tv for severe weather. our coverage of hurricane sandy >> our coverage of hurricane sandy continues but if you bought yourself a portable generator for possible outages, keep that generator outdoors at all times and away from open windows. install a battery-powered carbon monoxide detector inside your home to avoid poisoning. allow the generator to cool off first before you try to refuel at. and be mindful where you place the generator outside to avoid flooding around in it. never

good morning, how are the roads? >>> that fire causing road closures in northeast baltimore. denwood avenue is shut down. you will want to use the road instead. now if you are traveling through the tunnels fortunately there's nothing to get in the way. the fort mchenry tunnel as well as the harbor tunnel will both be nice and clear. if you are headed out to the beltway here's a live look at the west side. at liberty road. no delays whatsoever. you're looking at a typical 11 minute ride right now on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and this is what the beltway looks like in parkville at harford road. no problems getting up to towson this morning. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> overnight a fire out of the beltway. on hand putting out a huge car fire. the vehicle was in? flames near the liberty road exit shortly after 1:00 this morning. no word yet on the cause of the car fire. again out on the beltway and we don't know right now whether or not anyone was hurt. >>> imagine finding five armed men breaking into your home.

in montgomery county, about 22 road closures, mostly secondary roads. it will effect your drive early this morning. let's go over to another camera shot. we'll go over to virginia, inbound i-66 where it is still raining heavily as you come in through fair fax county. i just got an update. there are about 75 roads closed in fair fax county. fort bell, route 1 is closed in both directions. let's go over to our last live look . no issues as you come in through shirley inside the beltway. the bay bridge remains closed. i'll be back with more in a few minutes. >> thaun -- thank you very much. >>> the winds and rain have cut off the coastal community. >> reporter: good afternoon va virginia's department of transportation cut off access to the river. while some people are enjoying the down time others didn't get across in time and are waiting to see their families. >>> it's 5:27. we'll be back with more storm coverage right after this. >>> welcome back. 5:29 as we continue to track sandy an the after math here. we're looking at a cold, rainy start. temperature

roads are wet. mateo bridge glistening of the water on the road there, no major delays westbound towards foster city or eastbound. big problem spot now highway 12 outside of fairfield at red top road "sig alert" in effect. jacknifed big rig blocking both lanes, tow trucks on scene to get that out of there. for now best alternate would be american canyon or highway 37 to get around that. drive time out of antioch now looking good 15 minutes towards pittsburg and concord a bit of slowing by the highway 4 bypass beginning to crawl out of the central valley as well speeds are looking good once you get to the altamont pass into the dublin pleasanton area still less than 15 minutes. big roadwork project starting tonight northbound and southbound 280 ramps to northbound 880 temporary closures for the next week detour in place there. >>> 5:20. latest james bond movie is getting the royal seal of approval. last night prince charles and his wife camilla attended the world premiere screening of "sky fall" in l

and other roads affected are going to be gilroy and shilling road and beaver dam road for a complete list of the road closures go to abc to muse -- abc2news.com and there are free shuttles bringing you to the main race tent. that will be on the website. use the light rain to avoidcongestion. we have problems on the road. a crash at 95 along the northbound lanes at route 175 in jessup. if you are using 695, this is what it looks like on the west side of baltimore national pike. everything moving right along again the road really going to be wet. so be extra careful as you head out. this is what the beltway looks like at parkville at harford road. no problems towards towson. that's traffic megan and charley over to you. >>> five things to know as you head out the door. lawyers for jerry sandusky has filed an appeal in the sexual assault convention. the former penn state assistant football coach claims his lawyers didn't have enough time to prepare and the statute of limitation for some of the charges expired. tonight on 20/20 victim number one talks about the struggling to have the all

down the road off river road at greenway, that road is blocked off. there is power out. we understand a tree has fallen on some power lines. in fact, we did see one of the tree crews contracted by pepco out there up in the air, not too high, but they were working to clear that problem as well. every now and then you see the skylight in that blue green flash that says another transformer is going out. although we've been out through lower montgomery county the last several hours and there's not widespread outages that we see, just here and there some trees down, not a lot of standing water where the road surfaces are like this, but in those dipped areas where people are familiar with there being flooded streets, that's where the problems are. so just be careful. it comes and goes, brian, and there are very few businesses that are open right now. we've seen some, mostly they're closed. some have sandbags like the apple store along bethesda row, two layers of sandbags. it's been that way all day and yet maybe we're going to escape this thing without too many major problems

people are staying off the road but we've seen trucks trying to come this way but the road is closed. the high winds and the water have caused a lot of problems. look at the video we shot earlier. you can see right here this is route 7 near route 136, philadelphia road. flooding, a small creek that normally stays in its bthe bank high water on the road and resulting in the closure of a well-traveled stretch of route 7. on route 40 in the southbound lane, a large free fell. that blocked the road a couple hours. and also harper county crews cut the tree away so they could reopen route 40. there has been a large swath of aberdeen along route 40 and route 7 that has been without power several hours as trees have knocked down power lines. it has been a tremendous mess up here as the water continues to go. the only good thing out of this, if there is such a good thing is that people have heeded the warnings and stayed off the road and the hunkering down. >> thank you for the report. we'll monitor the outages all night. initially, it was baltimore county. now anne arundel county has 48, almo

more storm damage up in phoenix, right along sweeder road at glenn hime road. in white marsh there's still a little bit of flooding at days cove road. definitely watch out for that. if you are traveling out on 95, this is live look right now in east baltimore -- actually, downtown baltimore, at 395, everything moving right along. this is what the west side of the beltway looks like at liberty road. no delays here as you do travel down towards 95. the rest of the beltway going to be in great shape from parkville all the way up to towson. and if you are using the jfx this morning, you're looking at a typical 11-minute ride right now traveling southbound from 695, all the way down to fayette street. that is a a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> there are still thousands of people in our area without power this morning and this is all from sandy. >> bge has been working around the clock to get everyone online. and abc 2 news' linda stow is live in towson with an update on that progress. linda, where do we stand right now? >>

we are seeing pooling on the roads. that is the latest on the traffic. >> more of our c >> our coverage continues of hurricane sandy. here in ocean city the conditions are just worsening as sandy approaches parallel of the coast today. look at those waves, they are just incredible. we will have updates on the conditions in ocean city. let's head back to tony. how're things back at the studio? [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the storm is off the coast of ocean city, which is a good thing, and we will talk more about that in a few minutes. >> stay with us. we will be on the air all day long tracking hurricanes sandy.

harford road at summit avenue, watch for a crash. waterloo road, an accident. traveling east on 50, watch for a crash. start with 295. delays are southbound down towards 32. everything is clear at harford except for the ramp on the inner loop. >> it will be just fine today. clouds will thicken up a little bit. a high near 70 and maybe some thunderstorms tonight. should be a dry weekend but chilly. >> you might want to take a trip to the texas state fair. >> astronomers look to the skies and find evidence that maybe we are not alone. we will tell you what they found. jonas on wbal plus -- join us on wbal plus. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good day. >> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> on any given night, 4,000 people sleep on the streets of baltimore city -- in shelters, in cars, or in locations other than housing. last year, 24,000 people accessed programs that serve the homeless. at least a third of these people are women and children who hav

braddock road close the at franconia road due to a downed tree. 198 at old gun powder road, all your lanes are blocked due to a downed power line. be careful. interstates look good. i-95 between 295 in maryland between the baltimore beltway and capitol beltway, not seeing any accidents. very light volume. you can see the travel lanes lanes open and clear. taking the rails not an option. keep in mind metro, marc, vre, metro bus, they've cancelled service for the day. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 5:25. 43 degrees. new york city being punished by sandy. more information on flooding, power outages, and more. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. w

and old york road. abc2 news paul jaffey sent us the photos from the scene. this accident happened just before 4:00 this morning and it involved three arts. three people -- tractor- trailers. three people have been critically injured and do expect the southbound lanes to be shut down during the morning rush. a live look right now on 695 and parkville here at harford road. there is a crash right now on the inner loop you will want to expect delays as you do head down to 95. that outer loop also starting to congest you're looking at a 14 minute ride from95 up to 83. no problems here on 95 downtown. traffic moving right hay long her at 395, fort mchenry tunnel in great shape. a crash right now on route 50 along the eastbound lanes at cape street. that's a look at your traffic. charlie over to you. >>> do you plan on heading out of town for the holidays but you're short on cash? well, abc2 news is working for you this morning, with some tips to ensure your vacation doesn't put undue stress on your wallet. s

if you don't have to be on the road we have been saying it, don't go on the road and stay inside and hunker down and hopefully you have your supplies to maybe sit and well watch us when you at least have the chance before the power goes out. back to you guys. >>> we are working to keep you safe even when we are not on the air. continue tracking sandy by going to the website abc2news.com/hurricane and there you will find the interactive radar hurricane safety tips and information on closings and delays and you can down load the storm shield mobile app. >>> if you are on the go goodthinking. many of you spent the weekend stock up on water and batteries and toilet pape neither weekend was about -- paper. >> the weekend was about getting ready for sandy and why filling up the tank was not the only priority when head together pump. >> sandy is keeping flightsgrounded in our area. but if you think you will get out of town by train, think again. more news ahead. >> and super storm sandy is inching closer to us. i will tell you what to expectat landfall coming up. >> sandy shut down route 50

it's closed at hill top road. this is because of downed wires on the road in that area. however, as i mentioned earlier, here's a live look at glebe. 66 inside and outside the beltway, you're issue free. >> 4:42. 43 degrees. >>> the dangerous debris that came flying right toward a reporter when he was on the air. [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> emergency crews rescued people fro

ruxton road, towson, that's shut down. many other roads affected b.careful if you have to head out, falls road, closed at old court road and as well as in rosedale, 588 shutdown, golden ring road. the beltway now, the west side, not too many cars yet. the average speed has been, there is now a speed restriction in effect. you can't travel over 45 miles per hour, stay safe, stay at home if possible. that's a look at the traffic, over to you. >>> storms as powerful as sandy produce images that v!we remember, especially after the weather passes. aplçlçéd.ñ.ñhrókññoo[ alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ too bad the guys aren't here we're clear. ok, swarm! swarm! hello [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies. let the making begin >>> most of us spent the day inside away from the winds and rain, others out braving the elements. >> you can look at the photos that people took, some of them incredib

we had some problems along bristow road between dumb tariq aziz and lucasville road.ared. rolling road still blobbed off in each direction between pohick road and the fairfax county parkway due to a utility pole and wires down over there. stalled car after route one. that is tying up the right local lane. heads up as you continue into towards oxon hill. now, 66 picking up some volume. we are down to about 43 miles per hour right now leaving manassas headed in towards centerville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> today, maryland state police are debuting the first of their new medevac helicopters. the demeanor says the new helicopters are needed to replace the aging old fleet that they have. ten of the 11 helicopters are more than two decades old actually total of 10 new choppers will be bought and continue to be used to transport trauma patients and aid and search and rescue efforts. >>> talk about man's best friend. this dog decided he didn't like it when his owner john had to say in the hospital for a few days. the dog wandered from h

the roads are wet. you want to be aware that it's going to abtough ride later in the -- to be a tough ride later in the afternoon. if you need to get anything double, get it done early. if you are planning to take a plight out this morning, you want to be aware the airports are open. you want to check with your airline first to see if your flights are coming in or out this morning. a few flights still coming into the airports and going out, but not for long. we'll be back with more traffic of course coming up in a few minutes. back to you, mike and andrea. >> d.c. is preparing residents for the storm. 5500 sandbags are being dues butted yesterday at coolidge high school in northwest. also distributed in the bloomingdale community which is prone to flooding in smaller storms. >> the d.c. fire department were knocking on doors to make sure residents are prepared. they subjected moving furniture to an upper -- suggested moving furniture to an upper level and move cars. pepco wants to remind customers about

everything is -- could bys mill road. -- could beies vil -- cockeysville road road everything is moving fine. outer loop no delays just 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. >>> news time 5:17. a is behind bars for severely abusing her daughter even super gluing the child's hands to a wall many she was 2 years old when police say her mother elizabeth escalo-na beat her over a potty training incident. a doctor testified the abuse fits criteria for torture. her mother rush the girl to the hospital the day of the incident and testified her daughter was not herself that day. >> she seemed s i could see through her eyes. i have my daughter in front of me and she was not all there. >> escalona will spend 45 years in prison for the abuse. >>> it's been 4 years since the family in virginia has seen their dog. but thanks to one of the microchips, they have been reunited. we love the stories. shakira ended up 700 meals away from her family. and -- miles away from her family heather jackson says she gist disappeared in 20 -- disappeared in

are some of those reopened or more roads shut down? >> ire don't have a number of roads which are closed at this time. actually, i do now. that is 38 roads and we are keeping track of them and we are posting them and updating it hourly. >> judy, your engine nears are talking about flooding late tomorrow. why that time frame? >> i believe that it has to do with the tide, i believe it has to do with the amount of rain. there's a variety of different factors. i don't know that i could give you the specifics but i can tell you that we have had the engine nears looking into the situation very concerned and believe those would be the times which would be most threatening. >> we've got a couple meteorologists around here and we'll ask them about it but in terms of traffic and intersections, how many lights are out and how much of a problem do you expect that to be? >> well, all of the status for the lights that are out and of those things would probably be information that the police department would have and the department of transportation

for vehicles, route 24, still some closures at sharon road. .ortions of falls road a watch for closures on central avenue. the bay bridge remained closed. mta is not operating at this time. mandatory traffic restrictions until noon today. here's a quick, live look at traffic. not too many cars at the moment. 50 at 13 checks out ok. 50 at rowe boulevard looks ok despite the rain. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> all maryland schools are closed today. they are listed on our website, wbaltv.com. you can track the remnants of sandy. >> this is the jones falls this morning. it is raging but not over its banks. >> welcome back. the storm is winding down. we still have some rain today. conditions will improve today. this is the big story of today -- it feels like winter. we still have the southwest wind between 20 and 30 miles per hour. that puts the wind chills in the 30's. we have snow in the mountains. the winds will continue to gust. the temperatures will stay in the 40's. western maryland is getting hammered with heavy snow in garrett county. the wind is gusting over 50 miles pe

it's going to be at days cove road. if you are using 95 in white marsh, no problems to report whatsoever. it will be clear from route 43 all the way into the city. and if you are traveling on 695, as we check in and take a look right now in parkville at hartford road, everything up to speed. no problems to report as you do travel up to 83, but just a reminder, the roads are going to be really wet. we're still dealing with power outages, and if you do come across an intersection without a working traffic signal, be sure to treat it as a four-way stop. megan and charley, over to you. >>> when hurricane sandy blew through and blew out the power for a lot of people in our area, they were left in the dark. >> there are still thousands in the dark this morning and abc 2 new' linda stow is live in towson with the latest on restoration efforts. how are things going today? >>reporter: i just got off the phone with the spokesperson and she tells us overnight significant progress was made, more than 30,000 homes were restored. we'

mckenzie road.ck wint state 70. a live look at west side of the beltway, there are no delays from old court road all the way down to 95. here's what it look like in parkville an 11 minute ride from 95 to 83. and 95 is going to be nice and clear from white marsh all the way into the city. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> an unwanted visitor gets attacked. check this out. a raccoon wandered into the chimp enclosure at st. louis zoo and it proved to be a big mistake. aleen gabey -- aleen gabbeygassing for breath. eventually the raccoon get out of there. the raccoon made it out and he is said to be safe. >> don't mess with the mama chimp but the video will make you gaspp. aleen gabbey from the maryland spca makes our day bringing in a dog or cat i am sorry the video upset you. >> as long as the raccoon is okay. >> it's okay. this is gustavo. >> yes. >> gorgeous. >> fancy dog look at the hair. >> he has a lot of hair. he is one-year-old and we took him in county animal co

not bad from hunter mill road heading to the beltway. continuing from the dulles toll road heading to the interchange, the beltway looks good. the earlier road work should be completely out of the roadway. travel speeds look good at 58 miles per hour. >> thanks, danella. >>> hi dollar heist. the priceless works of art targeted by thieves. >> and the shakeup i as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. marywe invest in them.umber one in america because but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos i

at mckenzie road. use interstate 70 instead. that will be nice and clear. and if you are headed out to 95, here's a live look at the south side at interstate 195. traffic is moving along. no delays heading down to dc and everything will be nice and clear heading through the fort mchenry tunnel. 695 g's to be in -- going to be in great shape. an 11 minute right on outer loop from 95 up to 83. and no problems to report on the west side of the beltway. just 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> news time 5:31. they are watching and listening to you on your ride to and from woman. the mta says it's for your safety but some say it goes too far. sherrie johnson is here and we have covered crimes on buses before. i suppose this is in response to that. >> reporter: yes, it is. mta wants to use cameras to beef up security and keep passengers safe. there's 10 cameras on every bus. four outside and 6 in

i don't see any accidents or road work. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> still to come this morning, the possible mistake that kept firefighters from getting to this town home fire faster. >>> a jet intercepted by turkey earlier this week was carrying russian ammunition and military equipment. that's according to turkey's foreign ministry. they forced that syrian flight to land on wednesday. state media reports missile parts, radio receivers, and other equipment was found on board. syria called the incident piracy and the search of the plane was illegal. it further heightens tensions between syria and turkey, who have been firing shells at each other since last week. >>> today authorities in colorado hope they can say if or not they found the body of a missing girl. today marks one week since the disappearance of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. earlier police discovered a dismembered body in a rural park seven miles from the girl's home. police are trying to determine if it could be jessica. the 10-year-old has not been seen s

>> we have some goo news. 198, sandy spring road at old gun powder road, that road shut down due to downed wires. now it is reopened. still dealing with some issues in our area. let's head over to ashton. if you're making the commute along 108 at mink hollow road, that road is shut down because of debris in the roadway. and annandale, a few problems. downed trees, high standing water. if you're traveling along hummer road, route 649, shut down at little river turnpike because of a downed tree. eun and aaron, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> right now metro is closed, but that could change before the end of the day. news 4's megan mcgrath is live at the cleveland park metro station with more on that. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. you can see here at the station, the escalators aren't working, the gate down at the bottom closed. that's because metro is closed this morning still. they're going to be assessing the situation, taking a look at any debris that might be across the tracks, and they're going restoring power to the surface. minor power out ge as. on

i think they just need to assess the road conditions. of course we have road closures as well. it seems like things are getting better in terms of the rain and wind coming down, like yesterday, but you still have signal outages, downed trees and power lines. you will i'm sure hit one of those problems this morning. the motto is turn around, don't drown. let's take a look at live pictures. this is what it looks like on 270. mostly your second ly roads closed. let's take a look on the other side of town. this is on virginia on the northbound side of 95. it's not going to be the volume or delays you're going to worry about with closures today. into the district, trees down, power outages as well. if you come to an intersection where their signal lights are out treat it as a 4 way stop. i'll be back with more later. >>> the national weather service says the petomic is likely to experience itself worse flood in 16 years. >> jessica doyle is live in georgetown letting us know what to expect over the next few days. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. i've been fishing for debris

this is harford road. >> more trees down. harford road. send us your storm pics right now. >> find out where sandy is bringing snow. we'll be right back after this break. >>> crews out and about. roosevelt leftwich. >> reporter: we're in harford county near joppa farm road. i'm starting this off because the wind is coming up so hard. let me go outside of the car. this is joppa farm road between route 7 and route 40. there have been a lot of issues with water. suddenly it will become torrent. i'm walking close to the joppa farm road. this water has been coming down, lots and lots of rain. right here you can see joppa farm road is closed between route 7 and route 40. it's like a little creek that has overflowed the banks. there's a low spot. there seems to be issues. let me come over here and give you an idea. normally this is barrel just a -- looks like big ditch with a little bit of water but right up here you can really see where it's been coming down through here very, very rapidly. back up on the road surface, you can see it's been a me