this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. problem free at the moment.y quiet on 70 at 29 east and westbound traffic. 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. we have a delay on the light rail. metro subway operating on time. the one bus diverting at lawrence. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> we have some cloud cover this morning and i think we'll get to the drive times without any precipitation. there is some rain coming across ohio. they will move into west virginia and over towards baltimore. most of the morning will be ok. we will probably see some rain showers this afternoon. it is mostly cloudy right now. you will probably see sunshine to start the day. 46 at the airport. 42 in parkton. 10 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time. a chance for rain showers mostly in the afternoon. a high temperature of 55. tonight, showers are likely. otherwise cloudy with temperatures dropping back into the upper 3

here we are on shawan road, shawan road always this problem right here going up around the hunt valley mall, so be careful on 83 northbound. if you're heading over to the shore, no problem getting across the bridge. our final shot 70 at 29 backed up around the 29 trying to get on to 70. are a going to be late. back to you. >> take your patience with you. >>> tonight a pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of five high school students. the students attended new oxford high. police say they were traveling in a saturn yesterday afternoon which crossed the center line of the highway. witnesses say it looks like the driver was trying to get back into the center lane when a pickup truck slammed into the car. all five students died at the scene. >>> a 14-year-old anne arundel high school student is charged with sexually assaulting another student last week. the board of education received an anonymous tip. the student told police she was sexual assaulted in a school bathroom during school hours. >> the 14-year-old male was known to the victim and was served a juvenile citation. >> the t

closer to baltimore, i-83 at shawan road, no problems to report there as well. drive times now, southbound 83 at shawan road, about five minutes us a get down to 695. and outer loop ride across the west side to 795 to 70, seven minutes. get traffic any time on twitter at maryland traffic. back to you. >>> u.s. businessman spent four months in jail on aruba and arrived back on u.s. soil. gary giordano speaking out about the disappearance of his travel companion robyn gardner. abc2 news' sherrie johnson has the exclusive details. >> reporter: we learned new information, gary giordano is speaking out exclusively on "good morning america" today. he left aruba yesterday and landed in miami before heading to new york for his interview. the gaithersburg man scored another legal victory yesterday when an appeals court rejected a prosecution appeal to put him back in pretrial detention. giordano left aruba when a legal panel ruled prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to continue holding him as a suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of his traveling companio

icy conditions in rosedale at philadelphia road. 58 on shawan road. 11 minutes on the north side. southbound 95, 11 minutes from the belt way down to 32. this is baltimore national pike. the west side looking good. you will see delays at the fort mchenry. the left tube remains blocked. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. you know i'm joking with you. >> i lived in kansas. i am from colorado. my husband jokes did he owns a horse and people believed him. let's look at the forecast. we have dry conditions into the east. a new storm system from the west. this will be our next chance for participation -- precipitation. some rain through indianapolis. the storm will weaken. that is good news. let's look to the temperatures. pretty chilly. 25 at the airport. 34 at the inner harbor. 24 in hagerstown. a very chilly start for the day. colder than where we work yesterday. things will feel better today. we don't have the wind. at the inner harbor, even the wind along eastern delaware starting to calm down. those temperatures will feel much better today. a mixture of sun and clouds. 45 for

well as you make the thrive on the harrisburg expressway, five minutes, down to the bellway, from shawan road on the topside of 695, outer loop, bel air to providence road, a 6 minute drive at this time. >>> in the past, secret shopping scams before. like the other con games scammers are trying it with a twist. joesey explains why and how in this week's scam alert. >>> shopping is not only necessity for some during the holidays, it's a hobby they love. the idea of getting paid sounds appealing to some. they call it mystery shopping, where you get money to report back on how retailers and restaurants handle customer service. if you are not caution, you will be the one out cash. >> i need a camera. >> in this latest mystery shopping scam, the internet crime says you get hired to test out money transfer services. they send you a check, tell you to deposit it, withdraw cash and wire to it a third party. after you send the money, you find out the check was could you could counterfeit. >> many radio stations are also getting caught up in the shopper schemes. ic3 says they are getting paid for spots

and nothing to slow you down on the harrisburg expressway as we look live at 83 and shawan road. looking good northbound and southbound on the harrisburg expressway between 695 and the pennsylvania state line. back to you. >>> if you've child in college you know how expensive it could be. up next, the controversy over the rising cost of tuition and the salaries of some college presidents. also, digital dollar savings. it's one story catching a lot of attention on our website. abc2 news. what is trending go and find out. you are watching good morning maryland. what's new, now and next on this wednesday morning as we go out this morning another live look at 34th street. downtown hampden. >>> my "good morning maryland. >>> news time 5:15. 45 degrees outside and a consume irreport for you. a few recalls to tell you about. before you scoop the ice cream for the holiday pie, you need to be on lookout. 20,000 ice cream dipers made bysold through pampered chef is recalledp it's made of a metallic gray aluminium and base of the handle. and when put in warm watt earth cap can fly off and h

speaking of the harrisburg, drive time, looking pretty good now, southbound on 83, from shawan road to the bellway, a five minute drive and you are on the topside, outer loop, 6 minute yours drive time. >>> southern california, more than 90 hours since wind knocked out power to thousands of customers. some have been restored. 42,000 people in the dark waiting for the lights and heat to be returned. the worst may not be over. kuren redmond is standing by with the latest. >>> 370,000 customers are without power this morning,wet reports predict that traditional santa anna winds will move in with high winds in the mountains, canyons and spread to the coastal areas, 300 los angeles firefighters have been deployed. the strong winds are expected to create critical conditions that can pose extreme danger for wild fires. winds gusts 70 miles per hour are expected. some areas like the foothills are expecting hurricane forced winds over the weekend. it caused down wires, shatters tree, they struck the los angeles region wednesday. many residents still in the dark say they are beyond frustrated an

but as we mentioned our drive times looking pretty good for the most part coming down 83 from shawan road to the top side of 695. it's a five-minute drive. back to you. >>> the amateur athletic union is set to announce plans in changing its policy. this comes after sexual abuse allegations and an investigation in tennessee. centered around that group's former president. abc2 news' sherrie johnson has an update on that story. >> reporter: the aau has called a news conference for today in its headquarters in orlando. it's expected to announce the formation of two task forces to look at the organizations internal protocols for athlete safety. memphis police say investigators are trying to follow up on allegations that the ex-aau president bobby dodd molested children 30 years ago but haven't yet received a formal victim complaint. investigators received information from the aau about accusations but are not saying whether they are investigating one or several. the interim president of the aau spoke about what the organization did after reports first surfaced on espn. >> reporter: the 63-year

as we get closer to baltimore we have a shot of the i-83 at shawan road, camera, again, traffic moving smoothly. no issues at the tunnels. so far a smooth ride. for details any time, follow us on maryland traffic. back to you. >>> extreme sports enthusiasts catching waves in extreme weather. a wintry mix of snow, rain didn't stop this man from hitting the beach. did i mention this is going on in cleveland, ohio? the high-flying surf and surfboard and wind of 30 knots. >>> fighting for a cure. millions living with hiv and aids around the world. now health officials in baltimore say you can get tested and find out the results within minutes. details coming up. also, immunization of babies. doctors say the time of day could make a huge difference. you're watching "good morning maryland," first and only at 4:30. >>> news time 4:43. five things you need to know on this thursday morning. the house is expected to vote on a resolution calling for the name of the meeting room in memory of the shooting regarding congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and a move comes after last week's announcement th

southbound drive only 5 minutes from shawan road to 695. charley. >>> december 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. united states of america was suddenly adeliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. >> the words of president franklin roosevelt on this the 70th and verry of the japanese -- anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. we lost 24 pun hundred -- 2400 people and that officially got the united states involved in world war ii. the last ship in the fight is here within we are -- where we find sherrie johnson with a kedcation and memorial. >> reporter: we are at pier 5 in downtown baltimore. look behind us. this is what we are going to be talking about later this afternoon. a special ceremony recognizing the 25th anniversary of the decommissioning of the coast guard cutter that has been displayed as a new seal and memorial since 1987. it's one of the fighting ships in pearl harbor. during the japanese attack on this day in 1941, the crew manned the cutters antiaircraft guns after receiving wo

harrisburg expressway, pretty good shape from the pennsylvania line to 695 just five minutes from shawan road to the beltway. charley. back to you. >>> health news, new government guidelines cut the amount of time needed to treat tb. clinical trials revealed once a week treatments under the supervision of a health provider work as well assinine months of daily treatments taken by a patient on their own. >>> and important news for pregnant women at risk for premature birth a study found prenatal steroids may boost a child's chance of survival. died beelines -- guidelines suggest giving steroids to women at risk of going into labor before the 24th and 34th week of pregnancy. researchers say getting steroids as early as 23 weeks can save lives as well. >>> and a warning this morning surprising for the baking holiday cookies. the cdc says don't think about eating raw cookie dough. researchers believe raw flour not the eggs could be making people sick. researchers say manufacturers should think about formulating ready to bake cookie dough to be safer for consumers. >>> this week is expect to be th

but still moving up to speed only about 5 minutes on the harrisburg expressway from shawan road down to the beltway. charley. >>> news time 6:17. in health news this morning, the so-called morning after pill could be available on store shelves for anyone to buy. currently you need a prescription for the plan b if you are under 16. food and drug administration has until tomorrow to decide if it should ease the restrictions. >>> today the baltimore county health department will host a free flu clinic shot clinic. free flu shots will be begin on a first come first served basis while supplies last. the clinic runs from 3 until 7 at the drum castle government center at 6401 york road on the third floor. >>> we know about the benefits of an active lifestyle but the exercise might not be good if you don't change the way you work. researchers found just by sitting you have the potential to create 50% more fat cells. and dr. jim levine found obese people have a tendency to sit on average 2 1/2 hours more each day than people who are thin. >>> easy way to lose weight check this out. seems biza

of our drive times showing that everything is moving pretty good so far just five minutes from shawan roadto the top side of the beltway. back to you.>>> politician on capitol hill has come up with a tentative agreement on a one trillion dollar spending package to keep the government from shutting down. corinne redman is standing by with the very latest details on what could be happening today. >> reporter: well, it's make it or break it today. congress has until midnight to pass the spending plan or face a partial government shut down. there's a vote needed to pass the payroll tax doubt ensure millions don't see smaller paychecks but a last-minute deal. deal is in the works to avoid a shut down. democrats say an agreement was struck on a spending bill to fund the government through october of next year. democrats had been pressuring republicans to attack -- to tax millionaires so it could be cut by extnding into the government spending pack -- extending into the government spending package. law makers are aiming to past the spending bill and extension on the payroll tax cut before that ha

the outer loop bel air to providence building a bit to 6 minutes and the southbound 83 ride from shawan road to the beltway also 6 minutes at this time. that's traffic. now that's the news here's charley. >> florida a&m band director julian white wants his job back. he was fired following a suspected hazing in the death of robert champion. sherrie johnson joins with us more and this is developing over a series of weeks. many people trying to get answers in this but still, a young man is dead and they believe this may be the result of hazing. >> reporter: it is very sad, charley. and now there's a call to action to end what they think could be hazing. julian white healed press conference sharing how he has taken a stand against hazing and says he did all he could to get rid of the practice within the highly acclaimed marching 100 band. white called on the university community to work together to restore the school's reputation. this comes after the death of 26-year-old robert champion. he was the band's drum major and died last month and police say hazing was involved. his funeral was held on

up to speed on southbound 95 coming out of the northeast. 57 on the harrisburg expressway around shawan road. this is dulaney valley. the north side is running without delay. light volume so far this morning. this is 95 south of 100. north and southbound traffic up to speed down towards the capital beltway. 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. >> we have a delay on the light rail southbound running about 20 minutes late. one bus diverting at lawrence. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. good morning. it is cold but nothing else going on weather-wise. high pressure is over the mid atlantic. there is a storm off the southeast coast at we are watching. that should suppress everything to the south. there is some pretty impressive rain but that should take a turn off the north carolina coast. some of the clouds from the system are making their way north. you can see the cloud deck moving in from virginia. a mixture of sun and clouds. it will not be a bad day.

moving well on the harrisburg expressway coming down from shawan road to padonia. 52 on the west side outer loop and looking good on 7795 this morning. -- looking good on 70 and 75 this morning. no delays from cecil county. -- looking good on 70 and 795 this morning. you can see the west side building just a bit near liberty. not amounting to a delay. 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. >> train 892, cancellation. camden and pan trains are operating on schedule. a 10 minute delay light rail northbound. on the buses, the one bus diverting at fort and lawrence. bus and mark real-time saving transit team reports of are available on your phone 410-500- 4444. that is 410-500-4444. i'm kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. good morning. >> good morning to everyone. a lot of laws draggy ourselves out of bed -- a lot of us dragging ourselves out of bed. heavy rain in southern ohio. this is pushing eastbound. our rain chances will increase later today. this is mostly 8 rain ev

moving well as shawan road, 58. this is 795. building volume coming down from franklin. this is 97 at 100. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. not a lot going on in the weather department. the skies are clear. 32 in frederick. 37 at the airport. you'll see sunshine and it will be on the cool side. a high near and 53. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. here is keith mills. >> we begin with college basketball. not much of a challenge. 10 did not win last night in chapel hill. north carolina playing wisconsin. that is harrison barnes. the tar heels with a two-point deficit. they could not shake wisconsin all night. check this out. jordan taylor watches one from halfcourt and banks it in. that lowered the margin for victory. roy williams -- 10 wins for the big 10. the ravens head to cleveland -- they go to cleveland, the mistake on the lake. another key game against the struggling cleveland browns. ray rice looking to get the football. the ravens ran 28 times against cincinnati. cleveland's defense ranked first in the pass. ray r

no problems on the harrisburg expressway. 59, down from shawan road. problem free on the inner loop. volume has been light all week. that is the case on the outer loop as well. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the belt way down to 32. this is franklin boulevard. traffic moving well. this is bel air road on the northeast corner of the beltway. terry's moved so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. there are some clouds moving into the area. here is the forecast for a few major airport destination. chicago, rain showers and temperatures in the 40's. atlanta and tampa bay look great. dallas is dry. seattle is near 50 and they have rain in the forecast which is not that surprising. we'll have more on the forecast locally. stick around. >> good morning. the ravens remain at three years favorites to beat the bengals on sunday. joe flacco was having some fun. yesterday cam responded and have some fun of his own. >> number one, i'm not going to listen to anything you guys say. but i will listen to what joe has to say. i almost thought o

harrisburg expressway, your delay about 20 minutes there from shawan road to belfast. and accidentwise, goucher boulevard at providence road. pulaski highway at rothville boulevard. northbound 29 at route 100. and of course, the city is going to be a bit tricky this evening, with the washington monument lighting ceremony. a lot of road closures. west mount vernon, closed between charles street at cathedral. also closed between west center to west madison. and a lot of parking restrictions as well. let's now take a live look. as you can see, that is part of the delay on the beltway. a look at security boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. >>> maryland has some of the highest rates of new a.i.d.s. and hiv infections in the country. today, on world a.i.d.s. day, mike schuh reports from coppin state, where one very large group is trying to make a big difference. >> reporter: at coppin state, the louder the better. the drum beat for a.i.d.s. awareness is heard loud and clear, seen

york road at shawan road. also winslow park drive. let's take a live look. you can see, it's going to be quite a drive for you. that's a look at 83 there at the beltway. we'll take another live look. as you can see, very heavy traffic. that's a look at 70 at 29. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> a fantastic surprise for one boy celebrating his birthday, brings a soldier home to baltimore. as gigi barnett explains, his father traveled a long way to fulfill a special wish. >>> today is jaylen white's birthday. he turns 9. and it wasn't going so well first. jaylen really missed his dad, until this. >> i know. are you happy i came? >> yes. >> staff sergeant alvin white took two planes and a rental car to get to north wood elementary in baltimore today. he gets the next four days off for his son's birthday, which, by the way, is much brighter now. >> he wasn't feeling well. i probably had a case of the birthday blues. >> reporter: st

as you can see there, we have a lot of congestion on the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> water in the inner harbor is so unhealthy. going for a swim might end with a tetanus shot. but alex demetrick reports. local government thinks swimming and fishing are possible by 20 -- 2020. >> reporter: it's been a long time since people went for a swim in baltimore's inner harbor. how to get it cleaned up to go swimming again? >> what's it's hard to get somewhere unless you know where you're starting from. >> reporter: researchers have now spelled it out. >> this is the first baltimore harbor report card. and what we found, not surprisingly, is that we've got really degraded positions. >> reporter: overall, water quality received a grade of d. with f in nitrogen levels. it did not offer a grade of tons of trash that washed into the harbor after rain storms. but for businesses who have spent millio

problem-free so far on southbound 795 coming from owings mills. 47 miles per hour southbound 83 around shawan roaden things return to normal. construction expected southbound at tydings memorial bridge, they suspended i think they got enough calls from people. monday is when they will restart that construction. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava, over to you. >> well, this is jon this time around bagh. farther west you go, there are clouds. don't be too concerned about this. a lot of this is going to dry out as it goes through the mountains. most of what we will see is clouds but mostly sunny skies over baltimore. clouds to the west. winds are calm. here is the weather development out to the west. as this moves east, we will get into less chilly air. mixture of sunshine, clouds coming into the picture. as we mentioned, a chilly start this morning. temperatures in the mid-forties for vice. >> my, ava, how you have changed in the last several minutes. we are back at 8:55 with another update. >>> it is 8:30 now on a thursday morning, the 29th day of december, 2011. our big crowd this morning

to baltimore national picas you pass -- national picas you -- pike, as you pass liberty road. 5 minutes from shawan to the beltway. >>> it's been called the ravens scammer after promising to deliver players to local schools. the problem is the ravens never showed and the schools were duped of thousands of dollars. corinne redman is standing by with details on the story we brought you last week could be closer to a resolution. >> reporter: could be. it could be. he's been under arrest so police were able to track him down last night and we see how it turns out. police say -- we brought you the story and federal officials were look for joseph gill. he has been on the run but he was tracked down in aberdeen. police say joseph gill seen here in his latest scam promised to deliver defensive back ladarius webb as a guest peeker -- speaker to talk is to students about bullying gill set up a seminar for fee of $400 but had no intention of delivering. he had no connection to the ravens and investigators tell us he pulled the same scheme at a middle school in queen ann' county and 20 other schools in other c

road. at least 15 minutes to get through. and the harrisburg expressway, plenty of delays in the northbound direction, just stop and go there from shawan to belfast. as far as accidents go, annapolis at yarnle. let's now take a live look. speaking of the beltway, a look at the delay there, that's a look at 40 west. and we'll take another live look at the west side baltimore national pike and plenty of congestion there, as you can see on the beltway at security boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> their husbands may be stars on the field. but the lady ravens also do their part to support baltimore. monique griego has more on how the ravens' wives teamed up with the salvation army. >>> well, anquan boldinnen is known -- anquan boldin is known for his work in the end zone. his wife is known for baltimore. >> their platform is to be on the field and be great. and our platform is to serve the community. >> reporter: the wives teamed up with the salvation army to buy christmas gifts for 20 needy families

road. no backups to report and look at our drive times, there's still relatively normal for this time of morning. as we mentioned, from the harrisburg expressway shawan to 695, about five minutes for you this morning. charley, back to you. >>> a disturbing story. a man is shot and killed outside the towson town center just before 6:30 last night outside the nordstrom. abc2 news linda so is here with the latest and the ongoing search for a suspect. linda. >> reporter: we got off the phone with baltimore county dispatch and they tell us as of last night, police still have no suspects or description and they are hoping to find witnesses this morning who can help in the investigation. when officers arrived at the mall, they found the victim on the sidewalk near a service entrance to nordstrom. you can see markings for shell casings on the ground. the man's identity has not been released. police closed off some of the mall's entrance and exits during the investigation but the mall was never closed. officers did enter the mall to serp for suspects but didn't find in. shoppers left and some didn't know the shooting happened. >> we are not sure what we are l