we want to check the traffic now with sarah caldwell to see what is happening. is it as nice as the weather? >> it is, looking good so far. we haven't had a lot in the way of volume so we are not dealing with any delays. we have a problem from yesterday. camp meade road the ramp is closed due to a sinkhole. otherwise, speed sensors good. belair road on the top side 68 miles an hour, up to speed on the west side. j.f.x. and harrisburg expressway checking out fine. white marsh where we normally see delays later but so far looking good toward the beltway northeast. live view of traffic in the area of the harrisburg expressway right where it meets the beltway problem free. back to you. >> our big story this morning it was a sad farewell in nashville the sendoff of one of the most talented players of the nfl steve mcnair. keith mills is live with more on the service. >> ravens wide receiver derrick mason among the more than 4,500 family, friends and former teammates who gathered in nashville to pay tribute to steve mcnair. it was an emotional ceremony marked by the a

find out if that's the case this morning sarah caldwell. >> good morning. yeah, it is the case for the moment. a few problem spots. let's start in the area of rosedale. we do have a water main break that we're learning about. may have some closures associated with it. otherwise the closure remains in effect from mount royal toward howard in advance of artscape. artscape going on this weekend, but all the prep happening throughout the week. looking good as far as our speed sensors. we are up to speed. 11 minutes outer loop west side. same outer loop northeast side. let's give you a live view of traffic heading out in the white marsh area. still problem-free towards the ft. mchenry. no problems getting into howard county. and green spring, a pretty clear ride there. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan and lisa, over to you. >> our big story, the decision to close a high-profile catholic school in baltimore county continues to draw protests from students and parents. >> and many of those parents made sure their voices were heard this weekend. kim dacey

i am sarah caldwell.voted to slash $280 million from a maryland's budget. health care and education to the biggest hit. the board also raised the possibility of increasing college tuition. the governor needs to find another $470 million to cut. >> simple intention is to take the actions necessary in order to protect maryland and the priorities all of us have for our kids. >> a cabinet meeting will be held today to discuss the next rounds of cuts. an emergency meeting will be held today to discuss the impact. >> let's take a look of the forecast with sandra shaw. a little rain coming up? >> there is, and it is active on hd doppler. showers and storms and the metropolitan area and eastern shore. another front is pushing to the west. between the two systems, a very good job of showers and storms throughout the day. another shot of showers tomorrow before a dry saturday. >> thank you for joining us. another update at 9:25.

sarah caldwell checking the morning commute. a nice one still out there as you head out. early morning and on the northeast side that ramp that takes you to southbound 95 we have a new ramp that opened this morning. this is a big deal and we are hoping that it alleviates some of the traffic flow out of the white marsh area. we are not seeing those southbound 95 delays yet but we're monitoring the cameras in that area. nothing major as far as the north side delays. nothing happening on southbound 95 down toward the fort mchenry. and i was going to show you drive times. they are up to speed at this time. but we will give you a live view in the white marsh area and there we go, building in volume but no official delay. we are getting close. when that develops we will let you know. green spring vicinity and inner loop traffic away from us toward j.f.x. moving well despite the fact that the sun is bright. >> it is nice to see the sun which rose officially 5:47. a few more clouds by this afternoon so partly cloudy. temperature range pretty wide in the outlying areas like york,

e-mail us your response t]phñ >> good morning, sarah caldwell check i checking the commute.good news on the outer loop. delays but no longer the accident there. it is out of there just past wilkins. we have delays from frederick to wilkins avenue. pretty soon they will couple with the other delays around liberty. so we are looshing at a pretty heavy ride there. but at least the accident is gone. we will check what else is going on. 95 at white marsh some delays starting to form as people are tapping the brakes there. a couple of problem spots, accident in elkridge at 175 and ramp from camp mead to the inner loop on the south sied side blo with a sinkhole. you have a look at the forecast? >> the sun is up and we are in store for another awesome today. today the high only upper 70's to low 80's. water vapor showing a little activity in southern maryland. a few more clouds expected there but over the heart of the state we are under the influence of high pressure to the north. 60 at the airport, 59 on the eastern shore in easton. 64 in ocean city. we are aiming for a high of 77

details and a lipa [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning, i'm sarah caldwell mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us. >> we want to look outside with meteorologist john collins. it was really warm this morning. >> yes. it really hasn't changed. we have had the muggy weather since last weekend and early in the month we said where is summertime because it was so cool and not very humid. it has caught up with us and we have had over a week of high humidity, not a lot of rain but some. more is on the way. we look at the radar and there it is. the cold front is in ohio and indiana moving east. it has had a history of producing severe weather and it looks like that will be the case today, at least it is a possibility. that rain will cross the mountains and get into our area and there could be a few bumps and greendz with that, possibly some severe weather. we will keep you advised of that and i will bring you details in the forecast in a minute how today and the weekend will be. but we want to check the traffic situation with kim dacey. hope it is r

. >> i'm sarah caldwell for stan. thank you for joining us. >> before we get to the big story let's check the forecast with john collins in for sandra shaw. wow, beautiful. >> a little headline you set me up for failure. how can i manage what happened in the past week? the wheels fall off the cart a little bit into the weekend although today looks pretty good but there will be changes for weekend. so, what can we expect after run we have had? yesterday in the low 80's. yesterday the low humidity, this morning there are clouds down in south-central virginia, a couple of sprinkles out of that. but here we have clear skies, temperatures mostly low to mid 60's. probably a few, a couple of upper 50's here and there. very nice. we will see how long we can hang on to this. >> no pressure there. >> not at all. >> you know it is all your fault by the way? >> i will take creditor the good stuff. what is happening with the traffic? >> not a lot. fairly light. remains that way. it was like that the whole 5:00 hour and now we just

sarah caldwell checking the morning commute. dealing with downed trees. garrison forest at park heights shut down. stick to park heights as the alternate. freeland same problem, york road closed at old york near freeland. take the harrisburg expressway as the alternate. running smoothly on harrisburg from pennsylvania line to the beltway. 11 minutes on the northeast outer loop. nine minutes on 895 to harbor tunnel tolls to 95 south. 95 at maryland 290 b.w. parkway an accident clearing from the left shoulder. but really not causing any delay. live view in harford county and toward us is southbound traffic you can see it is getting a little crowded in the southbound lanes at mountain road but so far still running smoothly here. maybe white marsh you will tap the breaks so you can see sunshine may be a factor. >> we will see more sun in the forecast today but there is patchy fog. so be aware of that. cloud cover visible satellite imagery not showing much but a lot of times in won't show the low-level fog situation we are in. we will burn off quickly because

i am sarah caldwell.nty have a warning for bike and minivan owners -- be on the the alert for thieves. six motorcycles were stolen and 12 minivans were stolen, or there was an attempt to steal them. if you have information, call baltimore county police. >>> the orioles' star closer is headed west through one of the few stars in the bullpen has been traded to one of the l.a. dodgers. he goes to a team that is at the bottom of the east to again that is seven games up on the national league west. >> it is humid during the day today. with a front coming in, a little low pressure center is spinning off that front. could be some strong storms as well. there is a slight risk for severe weather from new england, right across the chesapeake bay region into north carolina. the greatest threat from that would be win. a spinoff tornado would not be out of the question. mostly cloudy skies. thunderstorms are likely, especially in the afternoon and evening. high temperatures are 83 to 90 degrees. >> at least it is frid

i am sarah caldwell.entence for killing his girlfriend's 8- year-old daughter once the conviction overturned. he claims that legal counsel was ineffective in 2002. he was convicted of killing the girl in harford county produce the original sentenced to death, but in 2007, the jury overturned the sentence, giving him a life without parole. >>> the fbi is asking for your help in identifying any serial bank robber. investigators say that during the robberies, he did the teller a note implying that he had a handgun. a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest. if you the man is, called the fbi bank robbery taskforce. >>> let's check on the forecast with sandra shaw. >> we have already seen some rain this morning. seeing it on the eastern shore, the metropolitan area. one is semitropical in nature. mostly cloudy skies. the pressure is going to be moving through the area. we have this flow of all the atlantic moisture. unsettle today, barry humid. temperature how will it be up to 81. good sh

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it's a nice one as we check our speed sensors. all of them looking good on the top side. 95 toward the ft. mchenry. west side at 61 miles per hour as you view the speed sensors. we have been monitoring the situation on southbound 95 with that new traffic pattern at the 895 split. coming toward us is southbound traffic. right now you're going to be exiting to the right instead of to the left. something to be aware of. and the signed are up. so as long as you keep track of that, you're going to be ok. a little adapting to do. otherwise you're ok. no delays. we're look at a nice ride elsewhere as we view a live view of the west side at liberty road. the rest of the roadways leading up to the beltway equally smooth at this hour. we'll keep you posted on any problems that come in. that's the latest. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> we do have is a delay on the brunswick line. 890 running 10 to 15 minutes late. other marc lines are operating on time. light rail and metro a

i am sarah caldwell. breaking news, where we have learned of a stabbing downtown at the lexington market. lowell melser is live at the scene. >> we are getting new information right now. this is not as serious as we once thought. around 9:30 this morning, police responded to the lexington market on a call that a male had been stabbed. the person was taken to hospital. further investigation revealing that this mail received what they are calling an extremely minor puncture wound. in fact, they're not even sure his skin was penetrated. they're describing it more like a graze wound or even read the paper cut. police tell us they have one person in custody and the investigation continues. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> definitely not minor rain this morning. you're dealing with a wide spread of precipitation. greenspring ave, the rain is coming down. it was quite heavy at some times. nothing that rose to the level that severe. a lot of the eastern shore got it, and of course, the metropolitan area got som

i'm sarah caldwell for mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us.

>> good afternoon, and sarah caldwell. i'm joined by sandra shaw. strong winds moved past the area overnight and indications more could go away. >> we not only solve strong winds but nickel-sized hail in some locations. as you look at the doppler, this is what look like when the storms went through. look at the purple sell -- as the vintage radar that is typically associated with rotation and spend. basically an incredibly intense storm and it did do major damage and also the dump a lot of rain and a short amount of time, 1 inch to 2 inches in the northeast of the state, hertford county and a looks like 1 inch to 2 inches to the east of frederick. as far as tonight, still very unstable because we are in the moist, tropical fumet air mass. the front will be moving through tonight, so that could trigger more showers and storms. some isolated storms cells could be strong and severe. as far as the aftermath, we have more on that with melissa carlson. >> it was just 6:00 p.m. when the size of owings mills and points beyond grew dark. a quick moving storm

you are watching "11 n >> kim dacey for sarah caldwell for that check of the traffic. >> things are not bad. the biggest thing is in carroll county at marriottsville road closed in both directions between driver and henryton, a downed pole there. police are on the scene. we will keep you up to date. middle river we have police activity at ebenezer and earls beach road. you see that things are moving ok around those major roads. we will give you a live look at 95 at the beltway there in the southwest corner. you can see that things are moving ok but further north on 95 between caton avenue and beltway we have the report of a vehicle fire. 83 just north of the beltway looking pretty good on the harrisburg expressway down toward baltimore. checking out ok. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." now for a look at the buses and trains we go to kurt kroncke. >> looking very good so far. we have a couple of bus diversions including the 22 at university and 41st. 1 bus at nursery and winterston both due to construction. light rail on time from hunt valley to cromwell station glen burnie and

let's check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> not too bad out there. north side of the beltway approaching jet packs disabled vehicle off to the side. speed sensor at harford road. not too bad when you get on the northwest corner of the beltway. west side, 19 miles per hour. couple of outer loop delays. drive times, 12 minutes on it out of it northeast side. five minutes on southbound 95. 895 split down to fort mchenry. delays southbound on gw parkway dutch west mr. road. -- down to west nursery road. >> low-level clouds around this morning. breaks of sunshine later on this day. partly sunny for the most part. 71 downtown, 70 at b.w.i. marshall. 65 in york, pennsylvania. two points are elevated today. -- dew point to elevated today. we have a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon not a great chance. we really need the rain. precipitation in the afternoon and evening. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic throughout the morning. we will have another update at 8:25. wednesday morning. it's the 22nd day of ju

. >>> time for the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> it seems like the white marsh area is where we are always seeing problems. here is your delay as a result. two lanes closed at the beltway northeast. live view of traffic heading out of harford, it is looking very light. no problems to report on the north side. westbound joppa at harford, another accident location in the parksville area. another problem spot is eastbound i-70 at 29, right lane closed with an accident there. we will plan at the closure of mount royal and northern ave. with other roads in the area due to artsape. >> a quiet morning, but a beautiful morning out there. 69 degrees downtown. coolest location is york with 52 right now. 62 at b.w.i. marshall. we're on the way to a high in the mid-80's yet again not a lot of moisture out there. northwesterly winds at five to 10 mi. power. sunsets that if of 33. warmest day of the week is thursday with 89 and morning thunderstorms. >> our next live update at 7:55. >>> what are you doing downstairs? what are you showing? >> snowing? >> that is not a live shot of rockefell

. >>> time for the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> resurfacing of mom lombard at m.l.k., two lanes on that stretch, that will be in too late fall. as far as delays elsewhere, not looking at a whole lot other than southbound 95. back now from owings mills down to the beltway when you get on to the west side. let us see what is happening with the drive times. we will give you a live view in the area of 95 at white marsh. for this out that powder mill road, we're getting reports of an accident. that is delaying traffic back to 198. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> another pleasant morning with a dry air mass. we are looking at 71 downtown, 61 at b.w.i. marshall. mid-60's on the eastern shore. we will surge to a high in the mid-to-upper-80's. 87 to the south,-84 on the beaches in ocean city. >> our next live update, 7:55. >>> it's 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, july 15th, 2009. and i wonder if our crowd brought along something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, because we are throwing our tenth annual wedding this morning. and there are gues

we want a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> good news on southbound i-95. the accident is clear. the delays are clearing out as well. still sitting delays on 895. southbound on belair road, two left lanes closed with a water main break. problem no. out on the harrisburg expressway. right lane closed with a downed tree. eight minutes, a lot better on southbound 95. 11 minutes on 895 heading towards the harbor tunnel. normal volume related delays there. traffic at 40 west. not too bad on the outer loop at 40. there is a look at your conditions on the northeast outer at harford. >> we are cloudy and muggy out there right now. the bulk of the moisture is to our west. i checked to be approaching the city of baltimore. upper seventies right now. surging to a high of about 88 or 89 before it is all over. jack, combined with the immense amount of moisture in the air, we could see a strong to severe storms of the standard variety later on this afternoon. unsettled and stormy this afternoon. tomorrow, just a chance of isolated storms. but a chance of scattered storms

sarah caldwell here checking on a busy morning rush in fact, if you're heading out on eastbound white marsh, honeygo, all lanes closed. an accident there. also, york, debris left over from the storm. that's the issue on most of our area roadways. thankfully the major roads are looking ok. we are dealing with down wires as well. park heights, green spring valley. nicodemus at barryman's in reisterstown a towned tree. another downed tree in howard county, morgue yang station and -- morgan station and 99. also eastbound 70 at 32 an accident. harford road, looking good on the north side. no delays on the west side either. we're looking at a pretty clear ride on 95 in the white marsh area. but, again, eastbound white marsh as you approach honeygo, all lanes closed due to that accident. now let's get latest on the buses and the trains. good morning, again, kurt. >> good morning. looking good on the buses and the trains so far. no delays on the marc train system. light rail on time. metro subway on time in both east and westbound directions. on the buses we have several diversions. the 17 bu

. >>> let's check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> we have a downed tree in the pikesville area, blocking greenspring valley at brookline. southbound 795 as you approach the beltway, accident coming in there. problem coming in with an overturned vehicle at long green pike at hines road. lanes closed in the area of the match will cultural district. wrapping up the artscape as the cleanup continues. 4:00 p.m. is when everything should open up again. new traffic pattern at 895 split. bit of a delay at white marsh. no delays at greenspring. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a little bit of rain activity to our south. partly cloudy to partly sunny. 71 downtown. 67 at the airport. mid-60's on the eastern shore. 80 to 84, partly sunny, a slight chance for a late a shower. >> thanks for joining us. we will see you back here in 25 minutes. (announcer) it's time to raise the bar and replace your old mayo with the full flavor of aft mayo with olive oil. made with the rich, delicious taste of imported olive oil. kraft mayo with olive oil is the new standard in mayo. capturing

i am sarah caldwell. looking for answers into an overnight murder in southwest baltimore. just before 1:00, police found the body of a man shot and that at the intersection of east and and lehman ave no word on a motive or suspect. >> time for a check on the morning commute. >> we have a serious the situation at harford county and aberdeen. a hit-and-run accident that police are investigating. westbound route 40 is shut down at maryland ave. they are detouring traffic and directing it to the rte. 17 bypass could avoid that. you can. otherwise around the area, we have accidents that just a few seconds ago cleared up. report of an accident in the city at walther ave and frankford ave. let's give a live view of the beltway, west side of liberty road. disabled bus on the shoulder, 3 disabled vehicles between security boulevard and the body. -- and liberty. cars have a flat tires after hitting debris on the roadway. something to be on the lookout for. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have to get t

let's get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> north down 295 is a problem spot, and heavy delays back to the area of 895. at washington boulevard, another accident coming in. a couple of problem spots south of the city. 795 and eastern, an accident coming in. york road and northern, that will cause delays there. downed pole at warren road and green side. of foreclosures a long war and road. -- watch for closures along warren road. no. 9295, accident approaching water view. live view of traffic in harford road, normal, volume-related delays. >> mix of sunshine and clouds. we will remain humid, and have a slight chance of showers and storms. we are looking at 70 downtown, 67 at b.w.i. marshall, and much more on the shores of ocean city. we will have a high in the mid- 80's. we will surge about 88 tomorrow, hitting a high of 91 with a hazy, hot, and humid conditions. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. we will see ♪ >>> 8:00 now on a friday morning. it's the 24th day of july, 2009. you can see the monitors here, because joe micha

now let's get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> good morning, everyone. tunnel reopened. we had an earlier accident just cleared, and we have left lane closure, the right lane getting by, and you can access the harbor tunnel. fort mchenry, heavy delays there because a lot of folks are trying to avoid the harbor tunnel. a live view of southbound 895 approaching before mchenry, and that is affecting things all the way up to the 895 split to the fort mchenry. in randallstown, we're checking on the report of an accident involving a pedestrian there. also, shut down between hot -- in advance of artscape, 15 minutes -- 895 reopened after the harbor tunnel. a switch over to look at the weather. for that we go to john collins. >> plenty of sun here, some clouds in virginia, a couple of sprinkles coming out of that. nothing very significant, and it will not change our weather at all. high pressure will be with us all day today, it in the evening hours. tomorrow it comes in, and then we will see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. today's forecast calls for p

. >>> time for a check of the morning commute sarah caldwell. >> still dealing with one accident of note mill. otherwise, just a minor delays on the west side. 58 miles per hour according to the speed sensor. artscape closures remain in effect on mount royal, preston, oliver cathedral. all those through the weekend for artscape. lombard is still down to two lanes. 13 minutes is the drive time on the outer loop west side. 10 minutes and southbound 95. 895 looking good as you approach the harbor tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the forecast is looking pretty good today. we had 94 yesterday. as a consequence, a very warm start. 73 at the airport. area of low pressure will ride up along the storefront on it shore this afternoon. chance of showers and storms this evening. 84 to 88. more cloud cover by the middle part of today. by tomorrow, i pressure builds in. that will keep temperatures and below is the partly cloudy skies to rot the weekend. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. and next live update at 7:55. - subway. eat fresh! - ea

. >> and i'm sarah caldwell. how is it looking out there? >> people are waking up with patchy fog, but overall a beautiful saturday ahead. if you like the heat and humidity and you've been looking for that typical july kind of weather, today is your day. we are dealing with soggy weather out to the west. this is out toward indiana and ohio. we're showing you this because that is going to become our problem tomorrow. all that rain you are seeing in the west will be cunling to our back -- coming to our back yard today. 69 in downtown baltimore. 72 in annapolis. 72 in ocean city. it is a nice start to a beach day out there. we will start with mostly sunny conditions once the sun comes up. a few pop-up clouds will start to move in. whenever we have too much heat and humidity we have to talk about the possibility of pop-up thunderstorms. i don't think that will affect us today. it will feel july like today. we have to talk about rain on sunday, and another stormy pattern is on the way. details coming up in just a bit. >> we are learning more abou

time to get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> a handful of problems, many of them weather-related. we have reports of an accident with the disabled vehicle on the outer loop at security. watch for that to affect conditions on the west side. white marsh is looking pretty good. we normally have heavy delays there. traffic flowing pretty well towards the beltway. in this city, fayette closed at lucerne a due to an accident. fayette completely shut down. take orleans as your alternate. white marsh, a very busy road at this time of morning. also dealing with a problem coming in and greenspring avenue, north of greenspring valley. accident due to a traffic light being out at that intersection. deer park, we have a downed tree to deal with. some situation at morgan station and route 99. >> strong storms did rumbled through last night. 5:30 until 7:00. intense winds. massive hail out there as well. we could see strong storms erupt again later this evening. right now, lower-to-mid-70's. highs will be sweltering this afternoon. 88 degrees for central maryland. it will be lik

. >> and i'm sarah caldwell in for kate amara. first we want to take a look at the weather. >> feeling like july finally. although, i didn't hear a lot of complaints. if you like the hot, sticky stuff, today will be the day for you. let's look outside on our radar picture. still seeing some scattered thunderstorms pushing their way through ohio. they are actually picking up a little speed, which could be a problem for us later this evening. most of this rain will not arrive here until late tomorrow afternoon. so that certainly is good news. let's look at temperatures right now. we're sitting at 72 in downtown baltimore. 74 in annapolis. 80 degrees in ocean city. 72 in salisbury. 60's in most locations out in maryland. satellite picture showing high clouds moving in and out, and a few people woke up to early morning fog. for the rest of today, just a few clouds. 86 to 90 degrees. a slight chance for pop-up thunder storms. more stomples are on the way. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> we're learning about what may have led t

time for a check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> new problem on the northbound j.f.x.th an accident and heavy delays as a result. watch for the delays to get worse as you get back into the city. southbound j.f.x., still not doing all the bad. artscape closures in the mount royal district. southbound 795, and sat on 95 out of the white marsh area. biggest delay is 13 minutes on the outer loop down to 795. here's a live view of traffic to the white marsh area. just a minor delays heading to the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are looking at the advance of a front on hd doppler. little spotty activity to our north. the storage drums are to our west and memphis, tennessee. strums isolated and nature throughout the day. 90 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. typical july whether infiltrates finally. still pretty humid. another area of pressure it spreads through here in the evening. another reenforcing find it spenders and gives us another chance of showers and storms. >> you can check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic informati

. >>> now check on the morning commute with traffic pulse 11 and sarah caldwell. >> dealing with a problem on the southbound harrisburg expressway, and overturned vehicle in the area of padonia, delays as a result. you'll find delays with the right lane closed with this overturned vehicle. this accident in cockeysville now clear, but we are dealing with a crashed sat down on the j.f.x. at coldspring lane. the only other delays we saying as you approach the 895 split. he won an exiting to the left anymore for 895 south, you are exiting to the right. live view of traffic at white marsh, flowing smoothly here. quick look at the west side of 40, we are backing down just slightly towards edmondson. >> there is a coastal storm is brewing off shore. it is doing the will to change our weather. all showers and storms are affecting new england and places for the to our north. a 40% chance of scattered showers and storms, mainly later in the afternoon to early evening. we should be up to 88 for this time of year. we will be resuming the temperature range by the end of the week. >> we will see you bac

here's sarah caldwell. >> good morning.t heading out to partville, westbound @ joppa and oakley, right lane closer. harrisburg expressway from timonium to the ball boy. and outer loop ram just open to southbound 95, it is open the call this morning. southbound 95, jammed from white marsh to the beltway northeast. in little james to the north and west side. 17 minutes on the outer loop northeast and 15 on the west side and nine-minute from harbor tunnel down to 95 south west side. the white marsh area is easing up a little bit. we are still dealing with a pretty hefty delay on the north side at hartford. over to you. >> we are looking really good. another high expected of 87. mostly sunny, to partly cloudy. slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm north. across the bay bridge to ocean city, a high of 84. winds just like an out of the west. tomorrow, only 80 because a friend will have passed through by tonight and it looks like 77 on thursday, much colder than normal, and friday, 81. by the weekend to the heat and humidity c

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it's a pretty nice one out there. just one problem spot in the pikesville area, green spring valley, a downed tree. might be some lanes blocked. otherwise a pretty clear ride on all of the area roadways. artscape closures on some of those roads, mount royal, preston, oliver carks need ral, re-- cathedral remain in effect as they clean up after artscape. there is a new traffic pattern this morning. southbound 95 at the 895 split. instead of exiting to the left for 895 south, they're going to exit to the right. keep an eye on those signs. looking good on the white marsh area. flowing smoothly as we check a live view at harford road. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> right now on h.d. doppler there are showers over virginia and west virginia. showers brewing offshore but nothing over the state of maryland. thanks to high pressure we'll manely be sart partly -- be partly sunny. you can see moisture is streaming into the area. that trend will continue as well because of a stationary front off our shore in the atlan

. >> and i'm sarah caldwell.especially on a day like today. we're starting off with plenty of sunshine. we're looking for temperatures to heat up in the next few hours. 69 at b.w.i. 68 at westminister. 80 degrees in ocean city. it will be an awfully nice beach day. if we can go to the machine and look at live h.d. doppler radar. storms pushing their way into ohio. we don't have to worry about that today, but that will become tomorrow's problem for us. we can see on the satellite picture. an idea of the cloud cover trying to make its way through. portions of the state will see mostly sunny skies. to the west, just a few clouds. when we see this much heat and humidity, we can't rule out the possibility of a pop-up thunderstorm late in the afternoon. if you have anything to do outside, today will be the day to do it, whether it be yard work, mow the lawn, or whatever, because there will be some big storms coming up. we'll talk about the full seven-day forecast in just a bit. >> thank you, jim. >> four people are dea

let us check the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> i think folks are still on vacation because we are looking at a quiet ride. just one delay in white marsh southbound, and one problem spot southbound 29 with some debris in the road. otherwise, speed sensors look really good and you're driving times as well. 11 minutes on the west and north side of outer loop. southbound 95 from of the 895 split -- west side, 40 west looking good and we will switch to the one delay this morning, southbound 95, not even as bad as we normally see it from white -- white marsh to the beltway. >> absolutely gorgeous. the son will be up until 8:36 p.m. when it sets and then beautiful clear skies tonight. 68 degrees downtown, 61 at the airport. cooler than normal start but we will go to normal level, seasonal conditions, 84 degrees to 88 degrees. winds are light out of the northwest. mostly sunny -- partly cloudy tomorrow. after the front hits we will be cooler for the middle part of the week. 80 degrees wednesday, 76 degrees on thursday and 81 degrees on friday. more humidity returned by saturday and

. >>> let's check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> a few accidents and some delays.route 197 and 295, b.w.i. parkway, accident with delays. between 70 and 40, and accident being reported, already down to 37 spread our. -- 37 miles per hour. watch for clues already in effect in advance of this weekend's arts cape. southbound i-95, 95 out of the white marsh area, backing down heavily approaching white marsh to the beltway northeast. here's a live view of the west side on i-70. >> the sunshine is out and it is not sweltering as far as the humidity goes. we are looking at 70 downtown, 640 at b.w.i. marshall. seasonable i across the state. in baltimore, a high of 86 degrees. all in all, and i still yesterday. wednesday, he met and 87. 88 and 90 by thursday. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. our next live update coming your way at 7:55. way at 7:55. calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. then go big with tons of rockin'

we want to get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> getting ins here in area roadways. we still accident report on baltimore national pike. watch for the crash and subsequent delays. or credit to our speed sensors, 39 miles per hour on the west side as to make way i 70. mulberry and smallwood, and delays on the north side as well. traffic lights on flash at bodoni and broad ave. -- padonia and brought up there. about a 12-minute ride on the northeast outer loop. you are going to look at a delay approaching the white marsh area towards the beltway northeast. we will switch to a live view of traffic on the bw parkway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are going to be seeing a hot one today. 90 is the forecast high in baltimore. seven-day forecast keeps us near 90 all week long. >> don't forget to vote for sandra to close for a day on "live with regis and kelly." we of created a link on our website, wbaltv.com. cast your vote before 9:45 tonight. by voting, you will be entered for a chance to win an american express gift card. a vote ear

let's check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> new accident coming in to us, harford county and edgewood. that is the eastbound direction of pulaski highway. completely blocked there. downed tree blocking forestal at park heights. free tanyard road and is closed from york road to free land road. take harrisburg expressway as your alternate. website out of it, a 15 minutes from 705 downed to 95. this july, prior to that, 795 down through to edmondson. you're looking at a slow at harford road and southbound 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> sun is up and it is very warm already. 73 downtown. low seventies to mid 70's on the eastern shore as well. before it is all over, we will surge to 88, 92 degrees. more 92-ish downtown at the inner harbor. winds are generally westerly. another frontal system gets through here late tomorrow. that will bring more showers and storms. once the front gets through, we will be a little less humid on saturday. 87 and partly cloudy. sunday, 40% chance of late-day showers and storms. >> check the bottom of your scre