an accident on ritchie highway and robinson road. eastbound 100, some debris in the road.e travel on the north side over towards the harrisburg expressway. closer to baltimore national pike, things start to slow up as we see some bright lights. this is 95 and so far so good. southbound traffic at riverside park way. this is 50 ed sandy point at the bay bridge toll plaza. a nice start to and from the eastern shore. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start weather-wise. 47 at the airport. 49 in frederick. 41 in parkton. it will be a breezy and call today with a mixture of sun and clouds. 20% chance for a rain shower. upper 50's and low 60's. you'll like the seven-day forecast. here is keith mills. >> good morning. the orioles play game two of their series tonight. game will be broadcast to tie 1. 6-2, yankees and the orioles their first loss. a big night for matt wieters. this is off of ivan nova. beckham home run of the year for matt. four hits for matt wieters. alex rodriguez strikes out. four runs in the fourth. jeter off the wal

headed out in severna park, robinson road, there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. 60 and 57 are your averages on the top and the west side of the beltway. traffic still light in that shot. 97 looking good. for traffic information, any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> here's what people will be talking about today. maryland's legislative session ending in chaos as a deal to avoid a so-called doomsday budget falls apart at the very last minute. wjz and monique griego are live with the impact on us. >> reporter: good morning, don and good morning, everyone. the session ended without the passing of a controversial tax hike. it was needed to avoid drastic cuts to education programs and several others. it came down to the wire. maryland lawmakers thought they had a compromise in the state's highly disputed budget. but at midnight on tuesday, the legislative session adjourned without a key revenue plan being passed. that plan called for a tax hike on individuals making more than $100,000 a year and couples making more than $150,000. earlier in the evening, governor o'malley spoke about the

there is an accident on southbound ritchie highway at robinson road. ere may be some lanes closed. loop of the beltway approaching liberty on the west side, an accident. and debris in the road at 140. 11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to travel south on 95 from the beltway southwest down towards 32. this is 83 at ruxton road. the j.f.x. checks out just fine. this is 795 at franklin boulevard. building in of volume. we expect to see the normal delays fall into place today. 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. >> good morning. on time commute on the mta system is on the trains. the penn, camden, and brunswick lines on schedule. light rail and metro subway on schedule. several bus delays. the 22 bus is diverting at mason because of construction. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. first we say good morning to ava marie. yesterday she was doing high tea. today she's talking about brew- fest. >> e

this is southbound richie highway at robinson road in severna park. be aware of that. in the northbound lanes, this time at branch avenue at silver hill road, you have a crash reported there. 66 getting a little bit busy eastbound at the rest area. not bad at fairfax county parkway. you're at 60 miles per hour. back to you all. >> thank you, danella. >>> it is now 5:42. giving this young girl a big honor. how she acted well beyond her age to help save a relative's life. >>> no more hitting the snooze button. button. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. the sleep number bed. with the sleep number bed, it's not about soft or firm. it's about support where you find it most comfortable. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. now you can feel what happe

road. even passing robinson terminal. ent travel speed. 61 miles per hour, 13 minutes to drive from the dulles toll road to the interchange. now over to the wilson bridge again, clear in this area in both directions. in fact, from van dorn to the wilson bridge, 60 miles per hour. over to you. >>> the house will vote on keeping student loan interest rates right where they are. the rates for student loans is set to double on july 1. president obama pushing for the loan rates to stay the same saying students can't afford to pay more in this difficult economy. republicans countered saying keeping loan rates this low would cost about $6 billion. they say the money should come from cuts from the president's health care overhaul law. >>> if you are tired now, you're not alone. nearly 30% of americans are not getting enough sleep. the cdc report says 40 million workers in the u.s. are getting fewer than six hours of sleep a day. the national sleep foundation recommends that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep each night. and w

news if you are taking this time the outer loop of the beltway making your way from braddock road to robinsonminal. had a crash blocking the left shoulder lane. it was blocking the center lanes. that crash is out of the roadway. still seeing delays, though. at least your travel lanes are open. over to i-270, also hitting the brakes as you make your way past 109 and head toward clarksburg. once you get to germany, though, the lanes are open. not a bad commute as you make your way through rockville and connect to the beltway. over to i-95, here's a look now at lorton. no issues in the hov lane northbound, though. you are seeing delays on i-95. and guess what -- chopper is en route. i'm back this ten minutes with a closer look at i-95 in the northbound delays that you may be facing this morning. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:42. new from overnight, a man found shot on the side of the road. officers responded to a crash on landover road near the baltimore washington parkway. they found a man inside an suv with a gunshot wound. police believe someone tried to rob him, and he w

robinson terminal. as a matter of fact, dulles toll road all the way down to the interchange, 58 miles per hour on average. 13 minutes to make the trip. it's a good go on the top side, inner and outer loop between 95 and 270 rolling up to speed. aaron, eun? >> thank you. >>> 4:32. montgomery county police searching for the driver who crashed a car into a house. take a look, chopper 4 was over the scene along new hampshire avenue in the white oak area last night. as you can see, the crash did some pretty extensive damage to the front porch there. investigators say the driver ran away before police got there. nobody was hurt. >>> a health warning for people who ride metro. the agency says a number of passengers may have been exposed to viral meningitis. metro says one of its drivers has been diagnosed with the virus. he drove friday morning on the 14th street line. his last routes include the number 52 from 14th to buchanan street northwest to l'enfant plaza. then route 54 from l'enfant to 14th street and colorado avenue northwest. the last trip was back on route 52 to l'enfant plaza a. passengers say the n

. >>> we now have video of a -- getting pulled over on the road for having an improper license plate. 48-year-old robinsonhe had a very successful cleaning business but found he wasn't happy with his life. he always liked -- and for the cape -- >> it was breaking, and on the inside i am crying like a baby. >> that man -- but the real cost him $5,000. it takes him about 45 minutes to get there. no word yet on the location. >>> we have our own dancing with the stars, who will be benefiting the al al simmer's association. >> i love to perform. >> from operating on your own to -- dr. myers and his wife. and it is one way you can do something so help that. >> the brightest stars,. >> for al simmer's. >> back at home. it was a great thing for me to see, and walk around. it is just how they behave. it is important we find a cure for this. >> she and her husband. her husband was a rocket scientist, didn't smoke, didn't drink, athletic and he waited for his only girlfriend to turn 16 to marry the girl next girl. when he was 52 he put tooth paste on his face to shave. >> before i go on the girl i will say this one'

robinson terminal. traveling from the dulles toll road to the interchange, your drive speed is 59 miles per hour. a 14-minute drive. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> time is 5:13. ahead on "news4 today," telling us how he really feels. what ted nugent said about the president that has the secret service investigating the rock star. >>> plus, not part of the rental agreement. the reason the couple who rented this home is demanding their deposit back. >>> this morning, investigators are trying to figure out why a woman kidnapped a three-day old baby and shot his mother in the process. the mother later died. the woman attacked the mother as she left a doctor's office in a houston suburb. she was there for a checkup for her newborn. the woman repeatedly shot the mother, snatched the boy and sped away, hitting the mother as she screamed for help. police later found the baby unharmed. they have a person of interest in custody. >>> a developing story. today osama bin laden's family expected to be deported to saudi arabia. right now his three wido

robinson terminal. making your way on the inner loop heading toward the dulles toll road. your travel speed, driving at 60 miles per hour, 14 minutes from the interchange to the toll road. i'm back in 15 minutes with more. >>> the once-hot washington nationals are suddenly ice cold. they just got swept by the los angeles dodgers and have lost four games in a row. the dodgers completed the sweep with the 2-0 win yesterday in los angeles. before you get too down on the nats, they're still 14-8 on the season and tied with the braves for first place in the national league east. the nationals will try to get back in the win column tomorrow night at home against the diamondbacks. go, nats. we're not disappointed yet. >> no, ice cold is harsh. slightly chilled. >> and dodgers -- >> cooled. >> dodgers have been on a role, too. a hot team. >>> the nationals will count on brice harper to turn things around. the 19-year-old phenom made his debut saturday night. impressive in his first two big league games. he doubled saturday night and had another hit yesterday. harper also showed of

robinson become to back 3. warriors take 8 point lead on the road. 18 off the bench. up a dozen in the fourth t.memphis serious. oj with 3 of the 19. former warrior gilbert in the haven't here. actually got credit for basket. memphis by 3. tyler tip in. he had 9 points. out score the warriors 28-15 in the fourth. rudy there. 98-94 the final. golden state has lost 6 straight no. team in the history of women college basketball had won 40 games in single season until baylor did it this evening. robert griffin the third in denver to watch his baylor bear women titles game. the they don't need much more than this. try to pack it in. open up the outside. the hayden. 5 block. get it out of here. 34-28 at the break. all american skyler with 24. irish down 5 early in the second half. then britney base lane hook shot. can't stop that. turn. bank shot. of of double team all nature. britney fv size matters. 26 points. 13 rae bound. most outstanding player. 80-61 the final as baylor completes a perfect season of 40 and o. >> the my guard got me the bal ball. i was able to do able

robinson terminal. in fact, your travel speed making your way from the dulles toll road to the interchange, you're at 60 hour. just a 13-minute drive now. traveling the beltway in prince george's county, a live look at 202. inner loop and outer loop is clear. outer loop travel speed here, 61 miles per hour. now back to you both. >> thank you. >>> 5:54 now. metro's track work spring break is over. >> yes, it is. and that could mean big delays this weekend. three stations on the system's busiest line will be closed. the tacoma, ft. totten, and brooklyn stations on the red line will shut down at 10:00 tonight. free shuttle buses will run between the silver spring and rhode island avenue stations to get you around the work. buses will also replace trains between the rosalyn and pentagon stations on the blue line. on the orange line, you can expect some single tracking. >>> a third engineer is being called in to analyze a troubled transit center under construction in silver spring. montgomery county says the concrete in the transit center was poured improperly and that it is cracking and flaking in some area

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road. back to you. >> thank you. motown was the theme of last night's "dancing with the stars ." smokey robinsonions performed. >> 8 contestants david their shot and had to perform a solo dance and then a cha-cha dance marathon. when the night ended, opera singer katherine jenkins was on top once again. she is really setting the bar high. she earns nearly a perfect score and earned 10 points for her dance marathon as well. jaleel white came in second filed by dell driver and william leavinvy. gladys knight is in last place. the bottom two couples will dance for the judges. that starts at 9:00 on abc 7 it. boys to men will perform. >> it will be great to see them again. i look forward to that. >> that's later tonight. right now it's 5:41, 42 degrees. >> a chilly start. more trouble for one of the white house party pressures. why virginia's attorney general is suing tareq salahi. >> new developments in the trayvon martin investigation. city commissioners in >> coming up as 6:00, montgomery county drivers should get ready to smile. more than a dozen new speed and red light camera is coming to stree

road or 66 coming in from the west. we're fine on the gw parkway into the downtown area. let's take a live look at the beltway near the robinsonerminal west side of the beltway. still looks good as you travel between 66 and springfield. by the way, just getting word of an accident northbound on 395 near glebe road. we'll take you back over to our graphics. metro red line is single tracking between fort totten and new york avenue because of track word so expect some delays. an update on boat of those accidents at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:49, today the united nations special envoy kofi annan will update the security council on peace efforts in syria. pro-democracy protests continue in several cities despite the government's acceptance of a cease-fire plan. it's been over a year since antigovernment uprising started. >>> research finds breast cancer survival rates are lower in patients who have arthritis. doctors haven't figured out the reason for the link but think immune cells which cause arthritis inflammation could be part of the puzzle. >>> firefighters and -- [ inaudible ] -- the horse fell into a sinkhole which was c

robinson, heating up. back to back threes. and there is two of the 18 here. 84-72, warriors leading on the road.robert grip in the third in denver to watch baylor bears and there is 32 in that contest, nine at half time. so... hayden knocks down the jumper. there is early in the second half. and bay bridge series continuing tonight in oakland with game two. there is hard to know with so many players justifyinging out who has steam will take time. the angels and rangers expected to fight it out atop al west. a's playing ultimate under dog role. >> i think if people are under dog didn't pick the giants win the year before. so so called experts don't have what is called accountability. it's not our job losing those guys. >> nfl changing it's look, nike taking over for reebok. and alex smith sporting the niner new look. and very subtle changes but in general they feature a sliker, sliker, -- sleeker, tighter design. >> players don't want to take them off. they love them. they're -- they believe they're going perform better in the uniform. i think they will. >> it's going to make a big difference. an

take it back inside update the ride on the inner loop, robinson terminal headed out towards 66, heavy volume, towards braddock road lanes are open, 395, glieb is gone. notice the inner loop getting slow as you work your way into the sunshine leaving 29 towards new hampshire avenue. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right thank you. big day for republicans tomorrow maryland and district are holding primaries along with wisconsin. >> for the republican presidential candidates here are where things stand, mitt romney leads, 568, santorum 273, gingrich 135 and ron paul has 50. fox 5s sherry lee is following the latest on the candidates live in the newsroom. >>> good morning wisdom even if mitt romney were to win big tomorrow he won't have enough delegates to clench the nomination but many see this as rick santorum's last chance to make his case. >> the next president of the united states [ applause ] >> reporter: the april fools day joke was on mitt romney introduced to a mostly empty room what he thought would be a pancake brunch in wisconsin. but tomorrow is no joke, three primary contests washi

robinson terminal. inner loop speeds mayor giuliani your way from the -- speeds making your way from the dulles toll road to the interchange, 64 miles per hour. not bad. continuing across the wilson bridge heading into prince george's county, here's a live look at st. barnabas road. you see that very light volume around the beltway. and i can tell you that you are accident free at this time. looking good. aaron, back to you. >> thank you, danella. you look pretty good, too. appreciate that. >>> it is 5:22 now. a lot of you may do it, and you are not alone. a new report out shows the great lengths people are going to and the great distances they're going to to work in this tough economy. experts say the number of so-called super commuters is on the rise. people traveling extreme distances to keep a job, but they are not willing to make their families pick up and move. one man who travels 3 1/2 hours a day, 1,000 miles a week, he admits it can be a little overwhelming. >> the first five minutes can be very difficult. i'm like, oh, my gosh, how am i going do this. >> for workers, super commuting often make

roads for delays >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinsonthe freezing mark at the airport. old out feels so cal there. we may have some frost north and west of the city. those clear skies will be in our favor today. upper 60's for the afternoon high temperatures. >> it is spring break. i'm going to cancun. it is letter on the roads -- it is later on the roads. 67 on southbound 95. 63 months southbound 97 near 100. 57 on the west side. moving well on the north side through the parkville region, 60 miles per hour. this is the fort mchenry. southbound traffic looking pretty good at the moment. no significant delays at the toll plaza. we switch over at the beltway at liberty road. west side traffic looking good in the outer loop. it is building. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the latest round of republican presidential primaries. >> on top today's wisconsin, d.c., and maryland. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> with a massive lead in maryland, mitt romney's focus is on wisconsin. >> they should not give maymore. >> run

road for springfield. stay to the right to get by. let's take a live look first at the beltway. near the robinsonl and you can see how heavy the traffic is actually both loops of the beltway taking a look at that accident. well also take a look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. these people exiting to the inner loop that's the block as you head on the northbound side of the beltway as well. the accident is southbound 495 before the springfield interchange. back over to the maps, and an accident also in fairfax city. right now on route 123 between route 50 and route 236. i'm going to step out and show you a live look from sky 9. we're only one lane is getting by right now in fairfax city on route 123. it looks like we lost that shot but just be aware of that south of i-66. back to you guys. >>> thank you. delta airliner was forced to make an emergency landing after striking a bird moments after takeoff in new york. >> and america's oldest ballpark celebrating an historic birthday today. just few of the stories our friends at "cbs this morning" working on this morning. erica hill joins

robinson terminal on the beltway, we've got a good go. a 14-minute trip heading from the interchange all the way up to the dulles toll road exit. average, 61 miles per hour. back to you. >> matt, thank you. >>> a quick correction. earlier we reported a spokesperson for virginia governor bob mcdonnell insist that's a new ad is an audition for the governor to become mitt romney's running mate. that is not correct. a spokesperson says the ad is not an audition. a spokesperson for the governor of virginia says he is not auditioning to be the vice presidential candidate. >>> what we've said is simple -- now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people. [ applause ] >> oh yeah. [ laughter ] you should listen to the threads. or as i like to call him, the preze of the unationwide s-- of the united stazy. >> if you were up late, you saw president obama slow jam the news on "late night with jimmy fallon." he also discussed without background music mitt romney and the recent secret service prostitution scandal. >>> while you were sleeping, the nationals were continuing their winning ways in san diego. >> one arrow to

robinson terminal again. and making your way on the outer loop in the area, you're at 58 miles per hour, about 13 minutes to get from the dulles toll road to the interchange. over to i-95, no the bad as you make your way southbound, connecting to the beltway, northbound pretty clear at this time. southbound, you're driving at 65 miles per hour. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> d.c. has a new millionaire, d.c. lottery officials posted this picture of william lindsay on twitter. the virginian won $1 million during wednesday's powerball drau drawing. he bought the ticket at the congressional exxon on new york avenue. april has been a lucky month for residents in the district. the second $1 million powerball winner in the district. >>> the economy is showing slowing growth for the first three months of the year. cnbc hampton pearson joins us with more. >> maybe the new millionaire can invest in the markets. ironically, i can almost see that congressional exxon as i look out the window on the other side of the camera. anyway, let's get to the business news. stocks did open higher following early gains in europe. but were in a nar

roadway northbound i- 95 lanes are open courthouse road headed up towards dumb frees, a lot of bailout traffic travelling out of stafford, leaving the robinsoninal, 66 lanes are open no problems to report we find delays as you continue towards the 66 interchange a good 20 to 25 minute loop there. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you miss perfect. holly morris is taking a trip back in time. >> all right she is rediscovering the sinking of the titanic 100 years later. >> good morning wisdom and allison this here one of the lifeboats used in the filming of the movie titanic but right now it rests at national geographic where we are live and they have a few exhibit that has everything to do with building of and sinking of this legendary ship coming up we h tell you more about the story and why you want to come out and see this all for yourself all live next fox 5 morning news stay with us >> thank you. time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, near and dear to my own heart, kendra goth she is rocking an allison inspired hair cut. >> maybe her mom and dad how foresight how fabulous woo woo would be. head to

robinson terminal toward braddock. your travel speed in this area, not bad at all. looking at 60 miles per hour. 14 minutes to drive from the interchange to the dulles toll road. back to you both. >> thank you. >>> it's now 5:42. 66 degrees. a recall that will have you double checking your refrigerator this morning. why a popular line of bagged salads is being pulled from area store shelves. >>> plus, not everybody happy about the heat today. the deal organizers of the boston marathon are offering in hopes >>> welcome back. 5:46. communities across the midwest are crediteding days of early warnings for saving lives as they begin to pick up the pieces after a weekend of tornadoes. more than 120 tornado warnings were issued saturday and sunday in oklahoma, kansas, iowa, and nebraska. the hardest hit was the smaun town of woodward -- small town of woodward, oklahoma. a tornado is blamed for killing five people, three of them children. it is the one place warnings failed as sirens were damaged by storms early saturday. >> i've thought about that ever since i found out that we lost five people. so -- i would think it would have helped, yes. >> at least four other t

robinson. time for a check on your morning commute. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> we will start in bel air. route 22, thomas brunn roadounty. another went in the city at edmondson ave. down to 20 miles per hour on the outer loop. starting to see delays fall into place on the west side as well. here is a quick live look at traffic. providence, going away from us, outer loop traffic. that is where things open up. we will switch over to a live view of traffic at 295. moving on from 175 down to 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> looks like the radar is showing dry conditions on the major roads right now. showers are moving through northern virginia. we are threat of thunderstorms in southern maryland. high of 72 bit mid-to-upper-70's in southern maryland. watch out for some gusty winds in any of the storms. cooler tomorrow. only up to 61. but with sunshine. 50 on friday, opening day for the orioles. dry on saturday. easter sunday. most of the day is dry. >>> 8:00 now on a wednesday morning. it's the 4th day of april, 2012. there is one of the busiest men in show business. you know him from "idol." he's got an

road than the democratic candidates. he's from nebraska, a rural guy. he connects with a larger audience. he would have been good. you know? >> eugene robinsonn? seriously, think about it. we should be talking about either romney or president obama's policies. we are way off on a completely different tangent about a bipartisan ticket. >> because of the question of whether mitt romney or president obama is going to tackle the big problems that we know the country faces and is going to be able to move us forward. it's not a question of tackling the big issues, it's getting stuff done and moving us in what people consider a positive direction. you know, you could argue that president obama has taken us where half the country thinks we are moving in a positive direction and the other half thinks we are going to hell. so, i think if mitt romney were elected, the result would be similar. but, you know, the difficulty in talking about a third party is trying to find -- somebody who is somewhere in the middle, where is the middle these days? i think you have to think three dimensionally on a different access or something, not just a little from the

tractor-trailer leaking fuel on the road and also taking out the right lane, you will not be able to access the exit ramp at this time. roadways, inner loop slow, 25 miles per hour at robinsonlles toll >>> oh, no. 8:00 now on a wednesday morning. apparently we've lost our minds because we have put ricky gervais in charge of our control room. of course, he is the very popular comedian and anyway, ricky, how's it going in there? >> drunk again. it's wednesday! >> a special day. >> i'm out of here. >> now back away. that's a good idea, ricky. we'll be catching up with him coming up actually -- >> we're going to black soon, i know it. he's just wandering aimlessly. >> meantime outside here on the plaza i'm ann curry along with carl quintanilla in for matt lauer and al. coming up we're going to be talking about nadya suleman the so-called octomom. she says she's received some debt threats, talk about her car window being smashed. we're going to catch up with her. >> also ahead, ashley judd addressing her critics, and denying that she's had plastic surgery in an exclusive interview we'll have from miss judd. >> there's been a lot of buzz about this and she's pretty angry about it