you see the delays on southbound 95.you are heading out to reisterstown route 30 and mount gill idea a vehicle fire and lanes closed. rest of the roads good. 52 miles an hour on southbound 95 out of the northeast. everything moving well on the beltway. once again southbound lanes of 95 shut down past 195. we go to kurt kroncke for a look at the buses and trains. >> we have a few delays. eight, 15, 23, 35, 40 buses 15 to 20 minutes late. 10 diverted at yale and cedar garden light rail and metro on schedule. marc trains on time. for the m.t.a. i'm kurt kroncke. back to tony pann. >> thank you. the weather is quiet. trouble in the traffic department but no rain to contend with. 52 at the airport, 57 in westminster. 52 in rising sun in cecil county. we will see sunshine probably early in the day but you see the clouds from the southwest here and you see a bunch of rain from the southwest as well. showers and thunderstorms through kentucky and tennessee and they are moving in our direction so the farther we go into the day th

north and southbound. the west side is running smoothly. no delays to report so far. take it easy so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is a speech some call her fall and disrespectful. it is protected by the first amendment. >> the supreme court ways in hearing on a case about church protests at military funerals. kate amara has a preview. there is a lot of public debate. >> this is a controversial and will most likely be an emotional day. the father of a fallen soldier facing members in washington today. the supreme court begins oral arguments in this case. members of the baptist church protest outside the white house one day before their case it hits the supreme court, a battle over freedom of speech and the right to privacy. >> they thought they were going to shut us up. >> the case centers around a church protest near the maryland funeral of a fallen marine. matthew snyder was killed in iraq. the church said the members were protected. the father sued saying his right to privacy was vi

very heavy delays southbound on 83. that extends all the way down to the beltway due to an earlier tractor-trailer accident. 12 miles per hour, according to our speed sensors, so you are definitely in the road there. york road is your alternate, but delays there as well. pulaski highway, an accident, apparently a vehicle knocked down a pole, so traffic lights are out at that intersection. and if you are going to head out at liberty road and patterson avenue, another crash being cleared in the city. 11 miles per hour on the west side. those delays forming quickly, and it's backing up traffic on southbound 795 coming down toward the beltway. wilkins avenue at brunswick street, watch for a crash, and one coming in on the inner loop at hollands ferry road, so definitely our fair share of problems out there. delays falling into place quickly, the rain certainly contributing this morning to added volume and delays. we'll see what's going on on the harrisburg expressway. warren road, going away from us is southbound traffic, a

is blocked in the commute direction southbound side 101.re picking up slow traffic northbound. 101 and 280 nice and quiet heading up the peninsula. we have a giants game this afternoon. 1:00 is game time giants take on the fell list game 3 so it's going to be a rough commute home. golden gate bridge live look outside a lot of fog on the camera this morning so maybe some low visibility across the span but as you can see traffic is still light and moving fine are you heading out of novato except for the stalled big rig blocking one lane. at the bay bridge toll plaza they have picked up the cones on the upper deck and mass transit is on remember our on time. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. lawrence has your forecast. >> a lot of fog out there. i was driving through some of that today and it is very thick. some of the visibility less than a quarter mile especially at the coast, dense fog developing along skyline boulevard. good news it's a thin layer so by the afternoon mostly sunny skies temperatures heating up outside.

109 and then through germantown all the lanes open southbound.ill be jammed up pretty badly. college park to silver spring. we have an accident on the inbound side of route 7 near the interchange at sterling boulevard. that is very slow down to the crash which will be blocking the left side of the road. we will be back with more >> the contestants danced to their heart's desire on the third week of "dancing with the stars". into >> brandy did a little singing. margaret cho, her dancing days could be numbered. she had the lowest score. bristol palin got just 19 points, the big winner was audrina patridge. she received the first nines of the season from the judges. >> i won't lie. my wife watches that religiously and we thought that miss cho was probably on her way out. not pretty. >> chose is going to go -- cho is going to go? we will check in with traffic. we have a mess out there. >> this is the accident on kenilworth southbound just before benning road blocking the left lane causing delays on 50 and the parkway. now we have problems coming in f

southbound 270, lanes are open leaving germantown headed for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> before a warning this morning to be prepared for a slower commute around tysons corner. construction crews are adding traffic lights on route 123. the entrance ramp to the beltway is closed. traffic is being rerouted to the ramp for i-495 north. traffic will also be shifted today and route 123 will be closed from friday night to monday morning. >>> it has been a deadly week for people walking along streets in our area. the d.c. department of transportation showed just how speeding cars can kill. it put out video of a car going 25 miles per hour. the driver is able to stop in time and avoid hitting that pedestrian. but now watch what happens when the drive is going 35 miles per

two southbound lanes of 101 in morgan hill were shut down for more than 12 hours. the evening commute backed up well into san jose. we don't know what caused the crash. let's go out live right now. we can show you how well traffic is moving now. in fact, it's very light through that stretch. everything is now back open as of 4:00 a.m. headlights are southbound traffic. this is right there by the coyote creek exit. on the san mateo bridge, let's show you a live look at this.

in maryland, southbound 270 with lanes open. a little bit below speed here leaving falls road headed out toward the split. route one, southbound stretch, partially tied up because of standing water. also, new hampshire avenue at

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at least two lanes moving southbound. difficult to tell on the camera. still some delays getting through. in dupont circle, northwest d.c., as an accident and it appears that traffic is moving again around the circle and underneath the circle byerly of connecticut ave. let's go to the beltway, college park to silver spring, no accidents on 270. the rest of the beltway in good shape. >> d.c. police looking for the driver who hit a pedestrian and fled. it happened near dupont circle in the 1300 block of connecticut ave. the woman is reportedly in serious condition. the roads are closed in the area for accident investigation. >>> some prince george's county

getting to the bridge on southbound 880 is backed up as well to hayward. looks like more sensors but a lot of people are avoiding the san mateo bridge altogether. southbound 88o is a really slow ride from union city to newark. okay past the toll plaza. the don barton great alternative for westbound 92 this morning. one of our co-workers used the bay bridge and says it is really bad. that's your traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >>> elizabeth, we have a lot of sunshine coming your way. slow down and get outside and enjoy it. not going to be around for a whole lot longer. at least the warm temperatures any way. couple clouds moving across the skies right now. beautiful start to the day out there. temperatures running in the 50s and 60s by this afternoon. still going to be hot in a few spots. you got to go inland 80s and 90s there. inside the bay you'll find 70s and 80s towards the coastline couple patches of fog. 60s and a few 70s.

southbound 280 to southbound 101. avoid that if you can. you may want to consider south 101 instead because it has been a problem all morning long. better news in brentwood. the highway bypass has been reopen. it was a fatal accident last night but all lanes open however, ones you get through lone tree to summersville and westbound 37 at lakeville road, traffic lights having a problem so chp directing traffic through the area. >> thank you. this morning the giants are heading out of the rain and deep into the heart of texas with a two-game lead over the rangers in the world series. last night san francisco turned a pitcher's dual into a blowout. the giants scored seven runs in the 8th aided by four walks en route to the 9-0 victory. edgar renteria with a huge night with a two-run single. >> a tight ball game at that time. you take all the runs you can get and these guys did a great job of finding a way to get on base either through walks or big hits. edgar got a huge hit, that rally. had a big night and nice to have a cushion going in the 9

looking better there southbound. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." >> looking at some of the top stories, several people are injured after a tornado cut across a highway in north texas. it tears through it highway in rice which is near dallas. the same system spawned several other tornadoes which damaged several homes and a school. they are calling for clear skies now. in ohio a national guard sole died four days after being injured in a parachute accident during a training exercise. he was one of four hospitalized after a jump at a base wednesday. officials say a wind gust caught their chutes causing them to hit the ground hard. one of them crashed on to the airport tarmac. a few years ago you may railroad remember -- a remember a girl with the case of the hiccups that wouldn't go away. she is now 19 and is in the spotlight again but this time on charges of first degree murder. police in st. petersburg say she led a woman into an ambush who was shot and killed. all three suspects in the case are charged with

southbound 95, 295 behaving nicely out of laurel. 270 in good shape as you continue southbound.und i-95 picking up the usual suspects as you travel out of lorton and newington. again, we are incident-free. waking up again to the light rain, the road spray, so it will be another long ride for you guys. plan your trip accordingly. right now, we are incident-free not only on the toll road and 66 but on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. >>> actor ed norton, a real treat for us, he will join us live to talk about his new movie, stone, coming up at 8:00. >>> it is a problem a lot of us have been dealing with for several weeks now, those naftaly little stinkbugs. we'll tell you about a lab where they are trying to stop those little pests. >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer ♪ >>> here is the latest on the pesky stinkbugs as we take a look outside. it is raining out there. a lot of people have been trying to get rid of them any way they can. now, they are luking for awe wa

six minutes on southbound 95 -- 16 minutes on the outer loop west side.ou can see the accident at wilkins avenue. all lanes are getting by. watch for closures there remained in effect at rolling road. >> we're just about to get to that break. >> there's a chance for some rain today. it will be off and on. probably will not affect the drive time. high temperature, 59 degrees today. we will turn the corner to mark and take it up to 70 with sunshine. it looks like a nice weekend with temperature in the low 70's. you cann and into 10:90 a.m. and get weather and traffic on the fives. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter. so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich's $3 billion in taxes and fees. the $2.5 million he got paid wo

it looks pretty nice both north and southbound looking nice.ngs look great north and southbound with very light volume for this time of the morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a few bus delays this morning. the 14, 35 buses are running late. the 47 and 51 buses are running about 15 minutes late. there is a bus to version at pulaski. are running on lane time. 23 bus lines will be affected because of the race tomorrow. a lot picture troweled time during the race. for more information, call 410- 539-5000 or visits www.mta.maryland.gov. now back to john collins. good morning. >> thank you. look at our hd doppler. things are starting to ease off, at least from the bay westward. now the rain is up in new england. by tomorrow morning, there could be cold enough air in the higher the delegates -- in the higher elevations of new england to see some precipitation. the wind is quite strong. there are some showers across in the great lakes right now. that will move

traffic light heading southbound here and we already have four lanes heading southbound.t's what's interesting though, there is that one light moving southbound there in the northbound lane. i'm not sure what that is. also we'll head to the south bay and check out the 280 and 17 interchange. the connection ramp on northbound 17 to northbound 280 has been reopened and the southbound 880 lanes approaching 280 should be open the next five minutes. get the latest traffic information by going to our website, abc7news.com the place to go. just click on the bay area traffic link. eric? >> frances, thank you. the justice department is reviewing a federal judge's order that depends on immediately stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops. the judge issued an injunction halting enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and ordered the government to discontinue any pending discharge proceedings related to the policy. critics' say the fate should be decided by the military's top brass, not by a judge. the obama administration has backed a democratic effort in congress to ap

it is majorly congested along i-270 southbound.between shady grove and route 28. accident involving a motorcycle. quickly cleared. fire and rescue left the scene. as a result, because the lanes were partially blocked for a while, there is a substantial backup now on 270 already as you head south from montmery village. it's not a pretty sight, sorry to say. good news, all the trel lanes are open. but a sbstantial backup has developed south out of montgomery village. a little extraravel time. i-95 northbound just volume. no hang jajs up to the capital beltway. we'll head over and check the rails. 841, 843, substantial delays now. developing delays on 0, 74, 892. vre and metro doing fine. eun. >> jerry, thank you. we are following two breaking news story. we begin right off the university of maryland campus where the search is on for suspects after four people were stabbed outside a bar. that's where tracee wilkins joins us live. tracee, good morning >> reporter: good morning, eun. we're still waiting to see whether the folks were uni

southbound 95 toward us is the southbound lanes and you see the delays starting to fall in place toward 895. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." john has more on the forecast. >> we look at the h.d. doppler radar and satellite combined. the brightest gray shade you see is the lowest clouds producing a little drizzle and sprinkle from the city and bay east. west of there clouds are thinning out. the lowest cloud deck is rising a little bit. so the rain chances go down. there are a couple showers around hagerstown but all of this is moving out. we should see some sun later on. let's look at what happened rainwise. heaviest core was along the bay and on the shore either side. three to six inches generally but we had higher totals. a couple of specifics here. in southern maryland portnec's over look. 9, dublin manor. 7.6. b.w.i. a new record just over six and here 4.75 inches. a few numbers. some of the larger ones around the area. other numbers are the temperatures. upper 60's to the east of us and lower eastern shore but as you move northwest temperatures cool down. mid 60's around

things are flowing smoothly right now on southbound on 97.s is greenspring and is filling up just a bit, but so far, no reports -- no delays to report. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. >> we have a delay on the camden line right now. there is a delay about 10 or 50 minutes late. brunswick trains are on schedule. the 24 bus has a 15-minute delay. the 46 and 91 buses are running about 15 to 20 minutes late. the five and 13 e.r. is diverting at eutaw street. now back to tony pann. >> things are pretty quiet today. we have a nice forecast to show you. we will do that in just a second. first we say good morning to sandra shaw. we have been talking about the baltimore running festival. you will introduce us to some unique runners. >> the residents here have fielded a team. it is part of the back on my feet program. this installs discipline. they have been training since march. they have 21 runners. one will do a half marathon. are you ready to go? " i am already to go. >> what do you like

block southbound.a we are speaking about. at university avenue midst of what had been like traffic and that is why even if the lanes are blocked we would not see a big back up because traffic has been light and there is some leighton's see in the censors. according to chp there was an accident reported by units in the northbound direction so we're waiting for confirmation of its location and degree of severity. look at the rest of the bay shore ride mid peninsula as you can see not too bad the trip heading out of foster city and then heading towards 1 01 through belmont and san carlos it had been a good ride northbound trip to sfo not bad. in san francisco crosstown traffic very light and usually sell for this amount central freeway and the southbound james lick. at the golden gate bridge good conditions here despite the rains this morning were managing to get traffic moving well on the golden gate bridge for the southbound he knew. >> a quick update breaking news 3 ups flights and one truck being insp

two left lanes is are closed 38 southbound at beltway. the right lane gets by a because of an accident involving a overturned tractor trailer last night. police are making sure traffic gets by through the one open lane. looking at warren road, traffic is slowing a little bit on the southbound side. expect delays as you approach 695 from the harrisburg expressway. now back to you. >> thanks kim. >>> 5:33. if you are traveling to europe, you should be extra vigilant. that's warning coming from the government. it is based on i will to -- intelligent sources that tear visit been plotting coordinate assaults on european cities. >> reporter: the government alert to u.s. citizens living or touring europe is rare. it says u.s. citizens should take every precaution to be aware their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves while traveling. but the state department add sigh site not intend to stop american travel to europe. >> you can still go and be safe. but you have to be smart. >> reporter: the government advi

u.s. 1 going southbound you are closed at 480 because of an accident. the investigation we're told by officials will continue for at least the next 45 minutes. moving over to the bw parkway, we will take it up. everyone is fine out of baltimore. no incidents or accidents on both of these roadways toward powder mill and beyond. taking it to virginia. 66 heading eastbound. we are picking up a little volume around the fairfax county parkway lasts until 123. okay approaching the beltway. 395 from the beltway to the 14th street bridge, tracking the taillights. they are at speed and looking good. in the district, inbound new york avenue is where we will wrap it up -- that's where i wanted to wrap it up but i will let you know there are no delays to report at this time to the third street tunnel. back to you. >>> at the top of the hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. president obama hits the campaign trail for democrats. he heads to south florida to headline a fund-raiser there. it will be held at the home of former nba star alonzo mourning. >>>

southbound 280 to southbound 101, chp went ahead and closed it.several reports of accidents at least three that i saw. and so they closed the ramp altogether. the latest one was involving a cab and another driver. so watch out for that. we are not sure how long that will take to reach. i'm surprised they closed the ramp altogether. it was blocking a couple of lanes for a while. slick roads on the peninsula. 101 traffic near 3rd street. this will be the morning to watch out for those puddles in the road. and give yourself some extra time. through downtown san jose, we can show you a live look at 280 traffic. so far moving okay. that's a check of your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. it's going to be wet into the workweek this friday morning plenty of rainfall, showers from vacaville to redwood city. heavier rainfall moving into santa rosa. you can see that by the yellow and orange and also some heavy rainfall moving towards san rafael and also moving towards san francisco. forecast for today, cloudy with rainfal

southbound lanes at warren road but no problem or major delays approaching the beltway. look at our maps, we are work one accident up in tawnytown and route 194 and another accident also reported in arbutus southbound washington boulevard route one at 195. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:31. pulling up the 33 chilean miners will be something to watch. it will be like using tweezeers to rescue a stink bug inside a feathered pillow. emily smith reports on the -- schmidt will report on the daring rescue that will have us by our tvs tomorrow. >> reporter: after watching the 33 trapped mineers from 2,000 feet above the ground ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: families are gathering now to pray a face-to-face reunion is just hours away. the hope intensified after workers successfully tested the rescue capsule along the escape route carrying bags of sand all but 40 feet of the depth to the miners. the capsule didn't even loosen up along the way. >> these tests has been very successful. we have sent tv cameras inside and we are pretty sure that the cage will behave properly as has been d

you can get by southbound right now. no completely blocked. as you can see at theop of your screen not a huge delay right now to get by there. you may want to choose the alternate th works best for you. southbound, despite the slow traffic l your lanes are open. >> thank you very much, steve. again, this accident happened in aspen hill, maryland, this morning and we're continuing to follow that story. meanwhile we're following another breaking news story out of nashville, tennessee. e half brother of albert haynesworth has died. lance mccoy was driving a motoycle when he crashed on into another car. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. witnesses told police the motorcycle was going about 100 miles per hour. >>> be the suspect in yesterday's deadly hit-and-run accident in dupont circle is now in police custody. jorida davidson turned herself into authorities early this morning. elaine reyes is live outside of the d.c. courthouse downtown where davidson is expected to appear later today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. dav

southbound 17 blocked until about 7:00 this morning.en it's scheduled to be picked up but usually it's picked up sooner than that. may be detours in place. you'll find road work on southbound 17 from 280 down to hamilton. lanes blocked until 7:00 this morning but you notice all the traffic sensors there look good. go outside real quickly and show you 680 in walnut creek. no delays through contra costa county. you can find out the latest traffic information for your route to work by going to abc7news.com. just click on the bay area traffic link. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:54. san francisco launching a first in the nation program to help kindergartners afford college some day. the program introduced to youngsters in the mission district yesterday. >> all of you are going to be given a savings account so we're gonna put money aside so that when you're ready to go to college when you grow and you eat a lot and you get bigger that you'll have the resources. >> the amount is not large. just 50 to $100 depending on family income

at 83, the southbound lanes are beginning to slow a little bit because we have an injury crash. 38 southboundt the beltway, that's block all lanes except for the far right lane. police are there trying to get drivers through the area. and as we check our drive time, it will be up around the way just because of those rains keeping speeds down. 895 from the split down to 295, light take you several extra minutes. 59 southbound down to route 32 a 17-minute ride. southwest side of the outer hoop between 70 and 95, that will take you 7 minutes right now. megan and jamie, back to you. >>> it's a:21. a memorial service will be -- it's 5:21. a memorial service will be held for tony curtis today e died last week at his nevada home ep starred in "the defiant one" considered one of the top comedians of all times, his daughter jamie lee curtis says he left behind "a legacy of great performances of movies as his artwork" he was 85. >>> movie fans are spending face time with a story about the founders of facebook. the film the social network hit theaters everybody wants to see you want to see it? >> absolu

3:00 this afternoon in the southbound lanes, literally now they are trying to bring in another tanker to see if they can pull that tanker across. looking at it right across all lanes of highway. you are looking at video when it first overturned a little while ago. it stretched across those lanes, fire crews on the site. now they are trying to move that tanker across all lanes so they can try to right it and brought in a second tanker trying to take all those 43,000 gallons of wax off. now, as you saw that backup, it is extensive we saw you that live picture of the backup, backed up all the way to 85. there is just no way around the situation right now, as you can see right now, we are back up live and there are more crews as they tried to move it over the right hand shoulder and now appears the far, far left shoulder they will let traffic go through a complicated deal, traffic may expected to be two hours. we are efforting have-to-have a covers with the cphp, the latch. that is in a bit. >> we know we will have a mess tonight. tom cinco visit, jessica aguirre. let's continue now with

there's a crash. 270, moving at speed southbou, southbound ines rosales underway -- southbound has theh hour under way. >>> opening statements are set to get underway in the murder trial of sund alechandra levy. >> opening statements at 10:00 this morning at d.c. superior court. it is hard to believe it has been more than nine years. the 24-year-old federal intern venice after leaving her apartment to go jogging in rock creek park. today the man prosecutors say killed her will finally stand trial. everything will get underway at d.c. superior courts at 10:00. that is when we will see 29 year-old emaar guandique. investigators say that he sexually assaulted and killed her. he made statements to another inmate while serving time for assaulting two other women at knifepoint at rock creek park if after the disappearance of chandra levy in may of 2001. her remains were found 10 months 13 months later. there was news of an alleged affair between the victim and a former congressman. gary condit was cleared of any involvement in the disappearance. coming up in the next half hour, we will hear

on 270 we have a crash on the southbound side near the interchange of route 109.lder by one of our callers just out of camera rank. not causing much in the way of delay. 66, 95, 395 virginia good. back to you. >> thousands of tourists heading to europe are packing an extra worry. a new government warning to be extra alert. reports indicate terrorists may be plotting attacks on public places overseas. emily schmidt has details on the state department travel alert. >> the government alert to u.s. citizens living or touring europe is rare. it says u.s. citizens should be aware of their surroundings. the state department adds it is not intended to stop american travel to europe. >> you can still go and be safe but be smart. >> they advise register with the embassy, avoid public demonstrations, stay away from unattended packages. officials say there is no new specific threat. instead, it comes from concerns that terrorists working with osama bin laden's blessing are manning attacks on tourists and centers in france, britain and germany. twice in two weeks french offici

southbound side of 270 dealing with the crash before route 109.is off the road, been there a while so there are big delays out of frederick southbound on 270. traffic along the outer loop of the beltway very heavy and slow trying to get from the interchange at 95 to georgia avenue. nothing topped -- nothing stopped this. >> crews are paving part of the intercounty connector and people nearby on shady grove and >> 370 are dealing with the noise. it will end at 7:00 this morn g morning. it will resume the next three days from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. this section of the i.c.c. that links i-370 to georgia avenue should open late this year or early next year. >> 6:42 is the time on this monday morning and we have a rain rainy morning. >> education and the economy top the white house agenda. mike allen joins us with more. >> the redskins head back to philadelphia but did they bring a win back to washington? the details are coming up. >> first, a little illness isn't stopping jimmy carter from giving back. we will have the details on that when "good mo

route 1 in laurel is closed southbound. the one that would take you west, a southbound route 1 at 198 west is closed. if you work at fort meade, only one part will be open the next month, because of long-term construction. in and out of baltimore is good. 66 in the green way to follow. branch avenue, more details in a few minutes. >> thanks very much. we begin with the miracle at the mine. [applause] there were cheers and hugs as the last rescue worker was brought out of the mind late last night. a marathon effort to rescue the men trapped half a mile underground. it was for 69 days. the world watched as they executed a flawless operation that took over 24 hours. >> each time, they were so happy, because they were experiencing the kind of rebirth. >> been tested reunion's there. >> we have more to bring the miners to the surface. >> the shift captain and leader of the 33 men trapped underground hugged rescuers and was pulled to the earth's surface yesterday. the world spirits were right along with that rescue effort. the cr

right now, we're dealing with an accident southbound on the harrisburg expressway. it's just prior to the beltway. you can see the delays starting to form as you make your approach to the beltway. it's an overturned tractor-trailer. it happened last night, but they're still working to upright it and clear it from those two left lanes. right now the right lane squeezing by only, and there are some heavy delays leading up to that. we'll take a live view of that in the moment. in the meantime, consider york road as your alternate, much better bet this morning. let's see what else is going on. we have an accident in columbia, columbia road at april journey. headsing out on northbound 9 at 175, a medical call there to watch for. and another problem northbound 95 at 216, an accident just coming in to us. we understand warnings in effect at the bay bridge this morning, just be careful as you travel across any of the area bridges. it's a slick start this morning, so definitely give yourself extra time if you can. here's a quick live look at the accident scene. you can see t

smooth sailing at the golden gate bridge just a couple of cars southbound. the roads are a bit wet so watcher speeds. i just watched the road sensors and still making good time from novato to san francisco. south bay no hot spots very quiet conditions out here just a couple of taillights headed northbound. no back up on the 87 interchange. southbound easy go conditions just a few cars on the road. >> decision 2010 a new poll is telling bad news for meg whitman as kron 4 reports the field poll shows jerry brown poland had significantly. >> jerry brown has a 10 point lead over ms. whitman with 49 percent choosing ground compared to 39 choosing whitman. the poll shows brown pull away and especially when you compare it to previous polls. september field pull the two were tied at 41%. in march when a man was ahead 46-43. >> central valley and los angeles she is not as competitive as she needs to be. that shows me the issue of the house keeper to spend a much money she spent she has been unsuccessful. >> well those who do what men had favorably increased 2% from 4

no trouble southbound as well. in fact, here are the drive times in both directions from gilroy up to highway 85. 20 minutes in both directions. that overturned big rig has been cleared. that was yesterday's trouble. you can get the latest by going to our website as well by going to abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks. it's 5:20. >> a judge is expected to issue a critical ruling on the pentagon's ban on openly gay troops today. >> the octomom's doctor is on the hot seat. why he could lose his right work in california. >> shoplifters are costing you big. how much you meg whitman's hometown newspaper said it best: "meg whitman has demonstrated a loose relationship with the truth" "a poor understanding of government" "pat solutions for problems whose depth and complexity clearly elude her" "she utterly lacks the qualifications to be governor" jerry brown "offers california exactly what it needs" "good ideas, strong principles, a reputation for telling the truth" and th

it is the 101 southbound. and i understand that is going to be a couple of hours before they're able to move this. traffic is backed up quite a bit. and everything southbound is backed up all the way hto highway 85. and it is still backed up three slowly and the 2:45 the rush-hour was picking up. slowly, the cute is going to get worse. and there appears that there is that the commute is going to get worse. the tanker is on the side. at the moment, is quite a mess for traffic. as traffic is sneaking around the side with the help of the c h p. and it is going to be this way, as were corn assault on the one answer one. democrat,-thank you. arcraig sklar is giving us an update, it is going to be quite a long time before things are back to normal. the new details on a san francisco homeless woman of random acts of violence in the sunset district. dan kerman tells us the woman who was in court, today. >> sheila flowers, with a tattoo on her face on his home video has pleaded not guilty to six counts of assault, batt

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southbound i-95 in maryland, crash occurred after the exit for 195. only one lane to the left able to get through. top side of the beltway looking good as you work your way past new hampshire avenue and continue through silver spring. the inner loop rolling at speed out at bethesda. no problems reported on 29 leaving randolph road headed out towards four corners. 270 on the top side, slowing briefly at 109. no trouble spots to report coming across the american legion bridge. 66 coming in from centreville, volume increasing as you travel east of 28 continuing in towards 7100. you will find lanes are open leaving 50 to 123. traffic is starting to slow now coming across the occoquan as you exit out of woodbridge. no other problems reported on 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> all i knew of karim was he was a loving, deeply spiritual man who wouldn't hurt a soul. i'm sorry for the family and the community for such a great loss. >> the vigil for a man who died in police custody after a rep

germantown, i-270 on the southbound side from frederick, clarks purg, travel lanes southbound open. catching a quick nap over to the shoulder on the northbound side. if they're going to sleep, the shoulder is the place to be. quick check elsewhere. k k kennelworth. joe, eun. >>> the christmas countwn has begun. according to brand new figures out this morning, stores will have a happy holiday at the register. saleare expected to go up 2% to 3%. modest forecast considering figures from 2008 when sales were down a disastrous 4%. this year's hiday forecast could be good for people looking for work. experts believe retailers will add half a million seasonal jobs. hard to thinkbout holiday shopping already, joe. get me to the mall. >> a little scary. moving too quickly. >> 53degrees. coming up, presidentl podium mishap. what president owe bam that had to say. >>> a home goes up in flames and firefighters refuse to put it out. find out why after the break. >> now you see it, now you tonight. a virginia museum is missing Ñq [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will ma

that's southbound traffic looking good into san mateo.s you make your way across the san mateo bridge, no worries either in both directions. 880 also looking good through hayward as you make your way on the nimitz towards oakland or southbound towards fremont. and we'll check out the north bay for you where the drive time southbound from highway 37 in novato down to the golden gate bridge is just 20 minutes right now. eric, kristen? >> all right, frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:09. >> the lines at starbucks could soon get longer. >> what! >> the "moneyscope" report is next. >> pg&e unveils a plan to make miles of its natural gas pipelines a lot safer. >> and habitat for humanity [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the world could do a lot to fix sacramento. i'm on a mission to c

the road to southbound traffic is scheduled to open at any time now. the stretch of the road was closed back in december due to severe erosion. construction put further 400 t of rocks to rid >> the pga tour players at san martine saturday and sunday. but the women's golf tour plane is at black hawk and danville. the treasure island music festival starts saturday and runs through sunday also sunday the nikki women's marathon starts brightener early at 7 in the morning at union square 20,000 women are expected to run this year to wrap up this very busy weekend the forty-niners are going to be playing the raiders at candlestick sunday afternoon that starts at 1:05 p.m. be sure to expect slow traffic in the area two hours before and after the game. >> >> somewhat delays to be aware of all due to we can work on the tracks starting tonight and continuing through sunday the will be delays of 10 to 30 minutes between lafayette and could spark a point station and for the pittsburgh a pipeline trade our due to weak and track work between walnut creek unpleasant

a look at the roads. >>> 95 southbound construction south of portland. an accident and a car fired in that war zone. car skidding by single file to the right. be prepared with delays near norton. traffic along 95 in maryland. two right lanes blocked near route 212. dupont circle and connecticut avenue were closed due to an incident. back to you. >>> thanks very much. 52 degrees this morning. >>> a somber milestone. the war in afghanistan enters its 19th year. >>> and one senator >> welcome back. taking a look at our top story this morning. investigators are looking for the man who allegedly left some pipe bombs inside of his home. a realtor discovered them inside of a foreclosed property on kentucky avenue. relatives were evacuated for several hours while the bomb squad investigated the devices. the county police are investigating more burglaries in the haymarket area. a total of 14 attempted burglaries monday night into tuesday morning. the thieves stole wallets, purses, and cash. a woman died after an assault inside a fairfax county restaurant. she got

still heavy getting through four corners southbound on route 29.ing you out to the beltway the outer loop slows from new hampshire avenue heading intoal silver springs. getting past the route of 129 and fast on the brakes of father hurley boulevard. in virginia we had an accident earlier. near 123. traffic cameras show it appears to be on the right side of the road. bailout traffic for the crash at dumfries road begins. >> we have 5 is degrees outside. your time now is 6:41. >> consider this possibility. obama clinton 2012? we will sort out the details. >> and ambulance fees are now in the voter's hands. >> and ambulance fees are now in the voter's hands. i'm brian two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, an

work done on the southbound side of i-95. stay to the far right to get by. if you're heading to springfield, be prepared for that. leaders of extra time. back to you. >> there is outrage in a county neighborhood after a burglar strikes a home. this was a long riding club drive when this happened. detectives are trying to find out if these burglaries are linked to those from one that has struck 90 times in fairfax county. >> that is shocking. >> the iron gate, the stonewall, surveillance cameras. despite all of this, this community was hit with a burglar who enters homes through garages at night while people are sleeping. he targets cash this person refers to protect his identity. >> it is easy to move from one house to the next. >> four homes were hit in one night. they all have security systems. it is similar to burglaries in fairfax county. cash was taken from kitchens while the homeowners are there. no one has had an encounter with the thief. >> i cannot imagine who is doing this. people are in their homes. >> william county police investigators are prepa

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but a slow ride on southbound 101 in morgan hill. we'll keep you up to date. >>> still ahead at 5:00, president obama announces he'll make a guest appearance on a popular tv show with ties here to the bay area. >>> a hero'selcoig welcome for chess lee sullenberger. back to the east bay whether we come back. [ male announcer ] taxes. so who called prop 13 a "fraud" and a "rip off?" jerry brown. who raised the gas tax as governor, and pushed for higher sales taxes? jerry brown. who tried five times to raise property taxes in oakland? jerry brown. who supported higher statewide income taxes? jerry brown. and who says, if elected, he'll ask voters for even more new taxes? jerry brown. governor jerry brown, again? hide your wallet. >>> hero pilot sullenberger knows something about staying focused at the wheel. he spoke about the dangers of diving distractions. he was a guest at a teen driving event. he told students that even though all the passengers survived on the hudson, it still haunts him. >> imagine if you were the driver of an aut

it's a big rig fuel spill, southbound 101 past guyserville avenue.he left lane will be blocked for some time. if you're heading through the area, you need to plan some extra time. closer to the home in the bay area, we don't have any really major problems but road work is going on through hayward, westbound 92 jackson to southbound 880, it's closed until about 5:00 so it's another 20 minutes. you can use some alternates to get on southbound 80 in the meantime. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:40 now. >> undergrads could have the upper hand. why graduate students may not be the most attractive candidate in this tough market. a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas decorations. wait, wait, wait. you flew last minute... on christmas... with points from chase sapphire? yeah. amazing. believe it. with points from chase sapphire, you can book airline tick

around baltimore and southbound, current temperature of 50 degrees. very similar to yesterday. as we have winds out of the west northwest at 8 miles per hour. 80% humidity. once you head out to the beltway, it changes a little bit. our satellite radar composit highlights the fact we are locked in with the clouds. but to the north and not being picked up on the radar imagery there are drizzle patches and some wet roads to be found especially once you head north of towson on 83 through hunt valley and harford zone and towards carroll county from rifterstown and westminster and manchester and beyond. it could be wet on the north side. we should get a little better than yesterday. thinning out the clouds a peak or two of sun with the guaranteed high of 62. now let's check on the traffic and toss it back over to kim. >> reporter: we have a couple accidents to let you know about. in annapolis, an over-- an overturned vehicle with no injuries. that is at crownsville road and honey suckel lane in baltimore city reports of a crash at wakefield road and bonner road and down trees west se

three of the four southbound lanes are closed as chp tries to move traffic by the spilled wax. right now the estimate is it is going take until at least 6:30 to clean the mess up. we have sky 7 on the way and we will show you the scene as soon as our helicopter arrives. >>> the san carlo city council voting whether to outsource another department injuries first it was police and now it is the fire department. city officials say it could save them $1 million a year. they are asking for proposals from redwood city, san mateo, menlo park and cal fire. >> the level of service remains the same. two stations open. we will have comparable staffing and equipment. >> 24 jobs are on the line and it is unclear whether the positions will be absorbed by another fire department. >>> a 51-year-old resident in walnut creek charged with 8 felonies in connection with sexually assaulting a neighbor last month. william yocum told is judge that he was innocent. five women have been attacked since june at the complex. this is a sketch of a different suspect officials are still looking for for an ass