sharon gibala is live at the christian life church in lochearn this morning. happy easter to you, sharon. >> happy easter. there are no doubt lots of people headed to services here at the christian life church. they're expecting about 600 or 700 people just for the first service alone. they have three services today. we actually have the pastor here, dr. baird. good morning. >> good morning. >> so, tell us, what do you have going on for your services today? >> well, today is an exciting day because we will be reflecting on the resurrection. resurrection speaks to the fact that jesus got up from the grave. i'll be speaking today about a word in the dark. in other words, the women, two women, mary and mary magdalene got up really early in the morning and they were on their way to the tomb and then they hear a great word from the dark and that word was jesus is risen. >> easter is always an exciting day for everybody. and it is also fun to watch everybody in their easter basket, kids in hats and everything. >> yes. people love to dress up. people like to celebrate

now, over to sharon gibala. on, good morning. >>> well, we're getting word of a new accident approaching patopia -- peatopia road. there's a look at the drive times and the speeds for the beltway. and that's in the 30s thousand and delays are there. you're also looking at the delays at old fort road and there's 95 and the slow and go in the southbound lanes. and that's 895 split. this is brought to you by slave. visit their website for more. >>> and kent county schools are late and queen anne county schools are also late. that's because of heavy fog. stay with wjz-13, maryland's ,,,

. >>> and we'll have the latest on the rush with sharon gibala in traffic control. >>> well, two accidents could get in your way in reisterstown and that's near route 30 at butler road and the alternate is westbound emery road and to southbound 75 and one other wreck, this is on west cold spring lane and woodlawn road. still on the topside, no problems on 795. that one at cockies mill and one at warren road. for traffic information, go to wjz.com. don, back to you. >>> her's what people are talking about today. a frostburg university student is dead and one student is charged with shooting two students. >> reporter: good morning, don and everyone. the police say that the evidence in this case points to first degree murder and family and friends of the student charged belief it was self- defense. >> reporter: a fight at a party leads to deadly gun fire. this student shot two others with a shotgun after they confronted him early sunday morning students accused him of assaulting a woman earlier that night. the 20-year-old was killed and the other was wounded. both played for frostburg's baske

let's check in on the roads with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> it's a little bit busier than expected a few problems including one causing a jam on 95 in the northbound lanes. that's blocking all the way to 895. another one, one lane getting by by. one more in columbia at route 29 blocking a lane. there's your drive times, the slowest spots between 95 and 795. there's a live look at the delay on 95 approaching 895 all the way up. this report is brought to you by bmw. back to you. >> thank you. the first family hosts the easter egg hunt. it's ready, set, go to tie into the first lady's campaign of child hood obesity. it was transformed into a playground, basketball, yoga, dancing and other activities. >>> still ahead, between a rock and a hard place, how this plumber was rescued. >> attack on a u.s. consulate, who is claiming responsibility. >>> 2, 1, 0, liftoff of discovery. >>> one of nasa's last shuttle missions. >>> get your first warning forecast. >>> a scare for passengers on board a jet blue plane that took off from newark this morning. an engine cover fell off during t

. >>> we'll check in on our roads with sharon gibala. >> despite the sunny, perfect conditions out there weatherwise. we have problems. an accident on the liberty freeway. crash on the 83 southbound approaching the harrisburg expressway. an accident. police on the scene there. three more accidents on the scene. and orleans at north chester. and a downed tree in reisterstown, blocking all lanes of green spring. take this instead. 95 is slow. 3 minutes. and there's a look at your drive times and your speeds on the beltway. 29 miles an hour, your slowest spot on the west side inner loop. between 95 and 795. there's a look at that delay that i mentioned again. running slow from pulaski highway there's a look at the top side of the beltway. inner loop slow. there's a look at that west side delay. that one running 16 minutes between 95 and security. this traffic report is brought to you by friendlies. fresh from friendlies. seven new salads that you expected. all grilled fresh. that looks good. back over to you. >>> more teams are texting than ever before. a just released study shows 75% of al

now, over to sharon gibala. hi, sharon. >>> hi, good morning, everyone.r way. this latest problem at middletown, only a slight delay on that accident and the second at hospital drive. and watch for a water main break there on pratt and han overand another on 95. [ indiscernible ] there's a look at the driver times and the speeds. >> 22 miles per hour on the beltway. this is brought to you by subway. come into subway. many of the regular footlongs are five dollars. don, back you. >>> the clock's clicking down to the last legislative session in annapolis. they're talking about tougher laws for sex offenders. >> reporter: five sex offender bills are being debate now. the case of the 11-year-old what was murdered by a sex offender is fueling the laws. one asks for more expertise and one wants the lifetime supervision and the third increases the monitoring on the registry. they're all three debated and two others are in a committee. 2500 bills were introduced and 26 passed. >>> there was a fatal car crash overnight. the single crash was overnight. one is dead

sunny and it will be a warm day and a high of 78, 54 and cloudy and tomorrow, sunny and over to sharon gibalaopside of the beltway from harford to the inner loop of the beltway and watch for an accident on st. paul street and another one with a motorcycle involved. and pulaski highway, there's a crash and still in the red approaching the beltway at 895 and there's the drive times and speeds, almost full speeds and not bad at all. this is brought to you by the cochran firm. don, back to you. >>> thank you, and maryland lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at cracking down to a growing gang problem. >> reporter: the bill may pass in the house today, and it could be a tougher sell in the senate. graffiti isn't covered under the law and that's why some are pushing for the tougher laws. the prosecutors are pushing for the tougher laws and there are now 600 gangs statewide and 9000 mens and some aren't yet on board. among other things it would mandate stronger sentence for gang related crimes. >>> and thank you, the man accused of gunning down a bank of america security officer is indict

now, over to sharon gibala. good morning, how are you. >>> hey, there, good morning, everyone.et roads could lead to a few accidents this morning. we have one on the jfx at north avenue and also, an accident in reisterstown road at orem avenue. one at hillen and four street and construction is blocking the city. three right lanes are blocked katrina marketplace and utah and watch for delays on owens mills and 95 southbound is slow from the beltway to 895. there's a look at the drive times and speeds. and there's a look at the westside and old port and 95 and a look at the topside. this is brought to you by friendly's, fresh from friendly's, seven new salads. all grilled fresh. oh, that looks good. >>> in the head lines, a young woman is hail as a hero after she died protecting her son's life. she pushed her son's stroller away before she was hit by a pickup. she died but her son is unharmed. >>> the governor is about to take his first step on the campaign trail that will mean going head to head with the man he beat out for the job four years ago. >> his life story inspired an o

thank you for kristy breslin coming in for sharon gibala. >> >> you're welcome. we have no more problem on the bw parkway and that's been cleared. as far as the beltway, still, slowing there at harford road and moving to columbia, we're looking at the crash involving the vehicle into the tree. we have a few brake lights to watch out for on the north east side and as far as road closiers from yesterday's fire, burk avenue closed at hillen and hillen closed between burk and stephenson. now, let's look at the beltway at old fort road and the harrisburg expressway. this is brought to you by toyota. an point message for toyota owners. there's been a lot of people wondering about the recalls. please visit them at toyota.com. >>> and wjz-13 and andrea fujii have more about the towson reservoir this morn. >> reporter: good morning, don and everyone. a big thank you to have their water back on, most is on to most of area residents here. and it will take longer for the water to flow to the out lying areas. >> reporter: water is begining to flow again, a welcomed site for h

we'll send it to sharon gibala. >>> well, a lot to slow you down this morning.two lanes are blocked because of the flooding near the backup. meantime, an accident is blocking all lanes of 178 and a crash in the city at cane street and traffic lights have been out all morning watch for another web in jes -- wreck in jessep and in cockiesville. and downed fires an blocking all southbound lanes. there's a look at the drivetimes and speeds. 26 miles per hour on the westside and there's the westside. don, back you. >>> continuing follow up from a police involved shooting last thursday. the man's family says that the man's -- that the police overreacted. >>> well, a police officer who was on routine patrol in glen burnie saw a man jumping up and down on a minivan. the police juiced a taser and he was apparently arguing with his girlfriend. when the taser didn't stop him. he picked something up in the street and advanced. the family said they saw it happen and he never had a weapon and the officer opened fire and hit him once. the gunshot wound is nonlife threatening.

. >>> here's sharon gibala live at wjz traffic control. >> the good news is, we've finally cleared up that accident. unfortunately, we still have a bit of a delay. there's a live look on the inner loop. it's still slow between 895 and 70 on the inner loop. about a 16-minute delay there. average speed of 23 miles per hour. as far as an accident goes. some of them at pulaski highway. reisterstown at clark. west fayette at mlk. and west baltimore at north mlk. mlk not doing so well. meantime, one in an accident. and 95 north and southbound delays now there in the southwest side of the beltway. you can see the sensors there at 9 and 32 miles an hour. there's a look at your speed sensors. your drive time on the west side of the beltway, you can see, as slow as 31 miles an hour. there's a live look at 95, running a little slow there on the inner loop. everything running smoothly on 95, closer to the beltway, and the west side, slow to 895 to 70. remember, wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information any time, you can always log onto wjz.com. back over to you. >> thank you so much, sharon. >

. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> we still have some big delays on the harrisburg expressway x. it's all because of this accident. 83 southbound at mount caramel road. overturned truck. it was just blocking the right lane. at this point, it looks like they're trying to clear it up and get it out of there. at this point, all lanes are blocked. you're looking at a backup to little gun powder falls ridge. fortunately, at this hour, not too much traffic is headed southbound. most of it is headed northbound. but again, it is a problem area. one accident in baltimore county. that one on back river neck road. at howard road. another in the city. one in glen burnie. richie highway, at arundel corporation road. on 95, we're still looking at those delays between 895 and the beltway. about 3 minutes there. and on the beltway, pretty major delays. on the top side inner loop, between park heights and york, it will take you 19 minutes, with an average speed of 21 miles an hour. and about another 5-minute

knew over to sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> my job hasn't been as easy as yours, but not soad this morning. only a few minor issues. one accident at york road at stable church road, a possible vehicle fire. watch for an accident in the city just coming into us on north howard at west franklin. 95 southbound slow whitemarsh to 895, eight minutes average speed of 42 miles per hour. drive times and speed on the beltway 49 miles per hour between 795 and 95 iter loop. 895 looking good at the tunnel. there is look at the delay on 95 at whitemarsh. this traffic report is brought to you by bmw, elevate your driving standards with a new bmw from bmw of towson and bmw of towson, on line at bmwtowson.com. >> stay with wjz 13 maryland's news station. complete news and traffic this morning. plan to open our shores for oil drilling including off the coast of maryland, how will the environment be protected? that's what everybody wants to know. enjoy this ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

now, over to sharon gibala, wjz eyewitness news -- tv traffic control. >> we have an accident on thene in both directions on the inner and outer lupe and the one at the outer lupe is also involving an overturned vehicle. it could take time to clear up and it's causing a backup in both directions as well. meantime, watch for debris on the topside and providence road and an accident in elkridge at washington and one at white haul. that's involving an overturned vehicle as well. we have delays and they're going to be on the beltway as well as 95, there's a look at the 95 drive times , this is brought to you by value city furniture, you can also purchase high quality furniture at low prices. >>> thank you, a police involved tasing and shooting at anne arundel county leaves one machine hospitalized. >>> good morning, don, the officer was on patrol at 10:30 and he found a 20-year-old man jumping up and down on a van and a 19-year-old woman jumped out and the suspect attacked her and the officer tased him twice. the woman ran away and the suspect waived something. the officer shot at him th