this is 295 southbound at 175. no sign of any delays. delays expected closed to the capital beltway. reports of a southbound accident on 295. 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 light rail delight running about 10 to 50 minutes late. metro subway is on schedule. brunswick line 870 running 10 minutes late. 15 bus operating with a delay. a diversion at edmondson and swann. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. i have a seven-day forecast i think you'll like. but first we say good morning to ava marie. today she is going organic. >> which is happened? >> she cannot hear. i'm sure they will teller she is still on tv. -- >> i'm here. can you hear me? there was a faint little noise. >> i think you did that on purpose. >> i will blame this on the solar flares. >> you are going organic. >> a new restaurant has opened up in downtown baltimore. we did do a story and we're talking about this new zach.rant, jack anad

one of your southbound lanes is affected by that tree. the northbound side sounds like folks are getting by and they've been able to trim the branches. one of the southbound lanes will be slow heading out of los gatos because the tree is sticking out of t . >> and we are not getting any sort of a break from that aftermath. i think we'll probably see a couple more trees go down as the winds are still whipping especially through the higher elevations. the ground is saturated. we're getting light showers as we speak and we have heavy rain on the way as we head through tonight. let me show you what's headed our way. a lot more moisture. we'll take you through the forecast. lot to talk about in the weather department. give yourselves plenty of time this morning and be cautious on our local roadways. we'll have the full update coming up. let's get back to the top stories of the day. >>> we are following developing news out of san jose where a three alarm house fire left a firefighter seriously injured. "today in the bay's" bob redell is on the

they have added a fourth lane southbound. >>darya: we have been talking about a week of rain, >> we will have a break for most of the day. as for right now we're seeing showers in the north bay and the some near the santa cruz mountains. really light activity in the north bay. here is the white you again, we still have some wet weather tracking to the north bay. it will be the north bay that sees a lot of these impulses. it will be tonight we see things picking up again and again. for the most part the winds are not a big factor as they were yesterday. mid-60's in san jose, los cousin morgan hill. and >>darya: miss san lorenzo river is threatening the santa cruz boardwalk after the river's path changed course. as craig skalar tells us, the city is trying to keep the damage from getting worse. >>craig: experts say the river has shifted to the south towards the boardwalk. the famed tourist attraction is now in danger as the river threatens to undercut the concrete base under the rise in the boardwalk itself. " they have been us

the 101- southbound.fficult time in getting a tow trucks to get to the scene of the accident. >>george: this traffic is jammed, solid all the way from highway 92. >>james: the lake tahoe/0 forecast is showing snowfall. this is a live look at heavenly. plenty of snowfall on the ground. let me walk you through the forecast. from the sensor maps taking a look at the sierras. you can see the roads are fairly clear. snowfall, however on the shoulders. snow cast is forecasted for today, tomorrow. tomorrow could be by 11:00 a.m. as the transitions into rainfall. you can see highs in the 50s. there is a system that is pushing through for this weekend. rain/snowfall possible but more details on that as we go closer towards the weekend. keep it here. your lake tahoe forecast, coming up. >> mark:a quiet trading day. >>darya: 8:27 we will be right back in a few moments. let us take a live look. the james lick is quiet with no traffic. it is a greay star >> welcome back we are looking at seirra lamar she has been miss

southbound traffic at 32.it of a delight prior to the accident scene. -- a bit of a delay prior to the accident scene. a smooth ride on the j.f.x. southbound into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. an amber alert for a missing child incident recovery effort at the bottom of a well. police began looking for samuel jones when he disappeared from his backyard. the body of the child was found in a well. crews are still working to bring the body up to the surface. blogger puente declared victory in a presidential election -- vladimir putin. exit polls show he won by a landslide. rush limbaugh has apologized to a law student. he called her a slut and a prostitute after she spoke out about health insurance coverage for birth control. he said he chose the wrong words and did not meet a personal attack on a fluke. several of its advertisers announced he was pulling commercials from his radio show. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think rush limbaugh's apology, for

there say tree down on highway 17 southbound lock blocking the southbound lanes. northbound traffic is also going to be effected. we also have a pretty serious accident in the oakland hills that is closed, highway 13 as well. let's go live to lorraine who is on the scene here. >> there is one person confirmed dead here this morning. multiple people injured. you can see highway 13 is shut down here near park. we were first on scene here this morning, just a few minutes the first emergency calls. let's look at that video. we saw a 20-foot tree across the entire roadway. firefighters were helding chainsaws trying to get to the vehicle. we're told at least one person was trapped inside. we heard screaming as first responders work hard to help victims. as many as four people could be injured out here. the first calls came in around 4:20 a.m. it was issued 15 minutes after for a multivehicle accident, a tree on the roadway. southbound is being diverted at park boulevard. it is shut down and they're working the scene right now. and get all the debris off the roadway. if

when an earlier one at park still has 13 southbound shutdown.nd 13 past redwood road that is also blocking a lane there. 580 continues to be your alternate. as you can see by the waze app that is a clear route for you at this hour. if you want to join the traffic spotters you can do that at abc7news.com/waze. it is a tree app for you. let's look now, "sig alert" fatal accident, still problems. no issues other than that. except for flooding and standing water. >>> a lot going on. 6:20. >>> new fears about facebook, the troubling new page that has some wondering if a predator has come up with a clever way to try and friend >>> there are a lot of anxious parents concerned about a facebook fad sucking in young people across america it is called a contest the most beautiful teen in the world. teens post provocative pictures of themselves while others on the site decide who is hot and who is not. thousands have submitted photos. not just the suggestive photos created such an uproar it is the also the mean and nasty comments written by ruthless faceboo

there is debris all over southbound highway 13.ree has been removed there are just clearing the leaves and branches. the coroner's office just arrived on the scene. we have new information to pass along, we understand that the tree fell around 4:20 a.m.. one car slammed into the tree. we understand that the driver of that car was killed and taken to hospital. then the second car came along. the chp told me that the second car either slammed into the first car or slammed into the tree. so far we only know of one fatality from the scene. cars are being told to get off of park boulevard. they're going around the scene and may be within a quarter of a mile hike and hopped back on. all of this should be cleared around 6:30 a.m.. we can only speculate why the tree foundation -- why the tree fell down. >>george: lanes have only been closed southbound. all the traffic at its open by 630, it could prevent a backup. 13 is a connecting freeway between 24 and the macarthur freeway. the accident took place in montclair, the only minor back and

five minutes on southbound 95 from the split down to the fort mchenry. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards 32. eight minutes on southbound 895 down to the harbor tunnel. this is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. southbound traffic -- you can see construction. this is york road and we're seeing a buildup in volume. brake lights at the outer loop at york road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the biggest night on the gop primary calendar has come to a close. voters weighed in on the choice for the nominee on super tuesday. >> mitt romney scored the biggest prize of the night. tara mergener joins us from our washington bureau this morning. good morning. >> good morning. as expected, it was a fight to the finish for the gop front- runners. that carries in ohio was close -- that key race in ohio was close. >> and i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. [cheers] >> a super tuesday for mitt romney, who after a fight to the finish with rick santorum, squeaked out a win in ohio, the day's biggest prize. >> tonight we're doing some countin

it was covering all of the southbound lanes when we arrived. just a couple of minutes ago they let four cars go by that were behind this accident, behind the tree that had fallen over around 4:21 this morning. the chp confirming one person dead as the tree landed on a car. again, on the southbound side, two people apparently inside that car. one person when we got here was being taken away by ambulance. this is at park boulevard, and they tell me it was so loud that the 911 calls for this accident actually came from the homes that are along highway 13. that neighbors heard a loud crash and then screaming coming from the accident scene. i can tell you that caltrans is here. a number of firefighters. it looks like they just brought out a flatbed tow truck to try and perhaps remove that vehicle that's smashed there to the far left side. again, the coroner has been called, but we have not seen the coroner's van yet, so as you're saying, maybe two hours, that sounds about right to us. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>

and having a major impact. 48 on southbound 95. speeds around 57 on southbound 295 down past 32. watch for an accident a route 4 and 408. we'll update you in the area of greenspring. to and from the j.f.x. and the west side is looking good at the moment. this is 95 at route 24. it looks like a violin is picking up. not enough to amount to a delay at this time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. not too bad this morning. we have some low clouds and drizzle this morning. some rain could catch up to us later today. variable clouds and a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. high temperature in the upper 60's and low 70's. here is keith mills -- apollo creed. i'm wasting time. keith mills. >> apollo creed? -- to come up with that one -- where did you come up with that one? the ncaa tournament continues. loyola loses to ohio state. the greyhounds played hard. there when hard from start to finish. erik etherly had 19. walker with a big three. all have stayed wins -- ohio state wins it. a very proud jimmy patsos. he talked about his team's strong effort. >> you play

the ride in the east bay, 680 southbound still looks good.ide on 80 westbound is starting to show how the lives of the slowing. with in the san ramon valley, heavy traffic on 580 westbound and the potential for a hot spot on the sunol grade for leading to it on 680 southbound. there are reports of debris in the lanes. first, it was reported as a ladder. even after it was clear from the lanes, a number of vehicles have flat tires and are sitting on the right- hand shoulder a winning tow trucks or other help. so in the south bay, things are fine. there are no problems from the ride on 880, to 80, 101 or 85 through the west valley and toward the mass in her. call morehouse jackie sissel is washing weather conditions in the east shore freeway. >>jackie: i am near the berkeley career area russia you can see traffic moving along. what you'll notice now is fear traffic is just starting to train in the east a free ski concede the sheen on the roadway. there is puddling going on and watch out for the high winds. >>justine: major delays at sfo because

kind of busy for those heading towards 895 in the southbound direction. we have an accident taking up the left lane. watch for delays from the toll plaza. on southbound 95, a 53 traveling down from the white marsh area. up to speed on the north side. looking good on the west side. tapping the brakes past 70 in the outer loop. of the moving well in towards the beltway. this is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. southbound traffic, the left lane is taken up by construction. delays on 895 south. multiple vehicles involved. left lane is still closed. loss for delays from the toll plaza. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. so far so good. temperatures managed to dip into the 20 posner the pennsylvania line. 40 in annapolis. lots of sunshine today. it will not be as breezy as yesterday. a high temperature around 55 this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. here is keith mills. >> thank you. only in new york, only with the new york jets. tim tebow was urged by rex ryan to hold a press conference yesterday t

this is 295 southbound. no delays in the baltimore region. past the capital beltway, there is an accident that is blocking several lanes. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a college park student is under arrest accused of posting an on-line threat about a campus shooting spree. 19-year-old alexander song was arrested on the misdemeanor charge. he warned people to stay away from the mall on campus. he was taken for a psychiatric evaluation. a shooting in southwest baltimore. shots were fired on sunday night. a victim was shot in the arm and is expected to recover. a man sent a letter to barbara mikulski and john boehner will be arraigned today. the man was arrested on friday and is home near portland. the white powder tested negative for any toxic substance. the senseless murder of 16 civilians. there are strained relations. >> afghanistan's president calls it terrorism. a u.s. soldier shot and killed nine children, three women, and four men just 500 yards from a u.s. military base in southern afghanistan. he is in custody. >> these i

. >>> 603 now and southbound highway 13 shutdown. just after a tree fell on the roadway killing its driver. kate is an oakland with how this all happens. >>> chp officers are trying to figure out the chain of events as to how this all happens. >>> what we do know at this point is that they are confirming that one person is dead after his accident, and three people have been injured. what they're trying to figure out is the chain of events. an officer we spoke to one scene said they do not know if the tree was already down or if it fell on the car around for 30 this morning as a purple heart on southbound 13 in oakland and what they do know is that three people of that smaller car got out to move to the side of the freeway and as this was all going down a pickup truck also struck a tree flying into air and striking the driver of that smaller car to kill him. what is going on at this moment is that crews are working on trying to clear up this roadway and basically chop up at 25 tree that was on the road and try to reopen at elaine's fo

southbound traffic, not too bad. some delays forming southbound. this is a greenspring.nner loop traffic is moving well towards the j.f.x. >> a nice warmup today. >> it is a little chilly right now. later this afternoon, will make it up to 73. we could see some scattered thunderstorms develop late in the day. some could be kind of strong. dry weather on thursday. you take a jacket in the morning. >> we have had a warm weather at the tail end of winter. >> that is a typical spring pattern. >> so we're back to normal. >> speak for yourself. >> if you're looking for more weather and traffic together, be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> there you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter. girl: i want to tell you abo

we will be going into the city, northbound or southbound, which is southbound.ts here. but still caution drivers. you know it is really wet. the rain has not stopped. it is a big concern for them as to whether or not they will stop any time soon. try to slow down out there. >> all right. only days more of rain is affected here in the bay area. if you have an interesting weather picture from the storm, send them in to breaking news. and you can also add them to our facebook fan page. >> thank you so much. >>> we're watching in the kron4 newsroom is the president and the british prime minister holding a joint press conference right now on the white house rose garden. we're watching david cameron speak now. just moments ago the president said that the u.s. and the u.k. is making very real progress in the war in afghanistan including training afghans and breaking the taliban. we carried some of this live. here is a look at what the president has to say. >> this includes shifting to a support role next year in 2013. in advance of them taking full security in 2014. we

southbound 17 right lane closed due to a downed tree.ards the maze into the bay bridge traffic flowing smoothly beginning to pick up a little standing water the story this morning and hydroplaning could be an issue as you head out give yourself extra time if you are traveling from concord towards walnut creek this is southbound 680 on to the 24 split moving well past north main no problems through the san ramon valley. bay bridge toll metering lights off. high wind advisory for the upper deck. grip that wheel tightly as you miami-dade into san francisco. >>> -- as you head into san francisco. >> the labor department says weekly unemployment benefits last week dropped to 351,000 that matches a four year low. goldman sachs is licking wounds as it faces damaging accusations from a former employee who resigned in grand fashion yesterday. here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> good morning. some of the nation's cities may be hit with a big wave of for closures. activity jumped in half of the largest metro areas last month al

it is sluggish southbound on 680. westbound 580 traffic is still have the out of the alta month has been delivered more but that is no surprise. 680 south looks pretty good. 101 is still doing really well this morning. the slow traffic does not begin until you pass the interchange. in marin county the right time is up to 29 minutes from novato to the golden gate. >>darya: the other big number this morning, and a half billion dollars, that is what is up for grabs in the mega millions the jackpot. that has everyone considering purchasing a ticket. jackie sissel is an emeryville, how many tickets are you buying? >>jackie: to tell you the truth i have not even the purchase a ticket yet. it is lotto fever here in the bay area. we have been talking to customers all morning long. everyone is buying tickets right now. chances are one of his 76 million-one but that is good for most people out here. >> anytime the lottery gets above 2 million, i have to try. when it is a half billion, i have to give it to try and hopefully win.

towards the capital beltway, southbound. northbound heading up to 695. for a live view of the accident location on i-95, the accident is as you approach white marsh, we are blocking two right lanes with this crash, and of course police on the scene there. not causing major back ups right now, just brief delays for those of you making the drive on southbound 9 a. in the meantime, use caution on the heels of daylight savings time. drivers are warned to watch for drowsy driving. aaa says drivers who lost an hour's sleep over the weekend may not be fully alert during today's commute. a 2010 report shows browsesey drivers are involved in one of six crashs and in one of eight they cause serious injuries. watch for symptoms like drifting out of lanes and having trouble focusing. back over to you. >>> what led to an explosion and what authorities are saying. >>> a mini shuttle found. a look at this unusual rocket. >>> gaza and israel fighting showing no signs of letting up. one rocket hit a empty school. air strikes killed three dur

this morning, a very slow drive on southbound i-95s heading towards the capital beltway this is a live view, through columbia, prince georges county. southbound 295ing the bw parkway, maybe a better bet this morning. >>> we have new information for you this morning, developing story, about a 17 year-old african american male who was shot and killed near his home in florida. the man confessed to the shooting has not been arrested. we are learning new information in the case. sherrie johnson is here to tell us what the latest details are. >> this is the case that's gained national attention. a lot of people are talking. new this morning, federal prosecutors and fbi have opened an investigation in to the killing of 17-year-old trayvon martin, the justice department will send officials to florida to investigate and address tension in the community. martin was shot and killed by a watch volunteer, while walking back to his father's house from sanford. the parents say they believe race was a factor in their son's death. family members say the police have shown blai tent disregard for justice

everything back to normal, both north and southbound. live at baltimore national pike, where volume is picking up going away from us. but so far, no official delay there. and that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> new this morning -- state police in calvert county, sheriff deputies are investigating. police were called after someone reported that the body of a newborn was found in the trunk of their car. it's not clear right now who left the child there or if there's any connection to the owners of the car. the child's body has been taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. maryland senator barbara mikulski will make history tonight as the recipient of a special award. the senator is the first non-african-american to receive the hair yet tubman lifetime achievement award from the maryland african-american tourism council. senator mikulski played a key role in securing nearly $1 million in federal funds for the establishment of the hair yet tub -- harriet tubman park. the national historical park in auburn, new york, she a

everything's looking good 95 north and southbound.is getting heavier heading down towards the 895 split. this is near the accident scene. it is and inner loop accident off to the right shoulder. outer loop delays in place from approaching liberty down towards frederick. this is 50 at 97. a nice ride east and westbound on 50. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. you can see some fog this morning. the biggest concern is from baltimore down to the eastern shore. you can see the rain trying to make its way into western maryland. there have been some rumbles of thunder. it is basically falling apart as it moves over the mountains. most of the activity diving into virginia. this is could news for the roads. but the afternoon, that could change. we can see showers off to the west. some thunderstorms moving into virginia. we can see moisture in from the ocean. that is keeping the forecast a little damp. a storm system moving in from the west. intoand 80's all the way the northwest. powerful thunderstorms moving through texas

as she was talking, i saw the traffic coming southbound. all traffic is being diverted off at bradley at this point. do not commit to connecticut avenue. plan on bailing out, using wisconsin as the alternative route to get you from montgomery county and headed out towards d.c. and beyond. connecticut avenue will be shut down until further notice for this ongoing investigation. northbound, we do have traffic that is able to get by. our commute will take us inbound, southbound on connecticut avenue. that will be the heavy flow. plan on bailing out and using with is -- using wisconsin as the alternative. 66 eastbound nice and easy headed in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >> thank you. >>> checking headlines this morning, still no arrests in yesterday morning's deadly stabbing out of southeast d.c. it happened on ninth street. a pregnant woman was stabbed in the stomach. police say she was eight months pregnant and the son she was carrying did not survive. officers say there were no signs of forced ent

the southbound 680 problems have cleared themselves. traffic is starting to slow and the drive time is up to 29 minutes out of novato to the golden gate. >>jackie: when you first come of this morning the first thing you notice is not the rain, it is the wind. it's extremely strong. we did have a little rain blow through here about 15- 20 minutes ago but nothing to speak of ram. earlier this morning in the north bay the rain was coming in a sideways, heavy at times. right now it is just the wind to deal with. >>darya: yoli aceves is live in san francisco, what are the conditions there? >> we're feeling a little bit of a sprinkle. off of the rain is just starting to come down and the downtown area. >>justine: check with your airline to determine if you have any problems. this has been going on for a couple of hours. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. hot sauce never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60

southbound 24 approaching 95 we have an accident clearing. 64 on southbound -- running smoothly on theest side traveling down towards edmondson. 63 on 70 in towards the beltway. a quiet start to look forward to. this is 295. this is southbound traffic and it is building at 175. this is in the area of the key bridge because of the construction. a nice start as well. tunnel traffic moving without 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. >> moving along nicely on the rails. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the one bus with a diversion. now back to tony pann. >> thank you pierre we are tracking a clipper storm out of the great lakes. -- thank you. ava marie is getting ready for big prime-time spot on "saturday night live." >> we're talking about a big play in baltimore and it is all improvised. no script. interesting concept. we're not far from the tv hill. i'm here with the director and one of the players. in

speeds around 67 on southbound 95. so far so good on the rest of the major roads. 68 traveling south from the parkton region at york road on southbound 83. 50 miles per hour on the west side past liberty. on our cameraou on 95 at 279. we're watching to see if they backed up develops. you may start to see some delays at the delaware tolls. this is pulaski highway. to and from cecil county, not tracking any delays in this area. you may want to consider 40 as your alternate. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. we have had a beautiful stretch of weather and today we will keep it going. 54 at the airport. 57 in westminster. lots of sunshine today. warm again. high temperatures between 73 and 78. we will come back and check the forecast for the upcoming weekend. here is keith mills. >> thank you. it will be nice to have that weather for opening day in a couple of weeks. two more games in dayton. western kentucky came back from 16 points down with five minutes to go to beat mississippi valley. trailing iona

one lane is still closed but you can get through on southbound 13.pened this morning straight ahead >>> welcome back to the channel 2 morning news. dow jones down about 10 points but apple actually flirted with $600 a share in premarket trading. right now it's $595. >> time now 6:54. police are looking for the man that robbed a jack-in-the-box. it happened near cambridge avenue around 8:00 last night. the robber handed a worker a note demanding money and got away with cash. he is described as short, in his 20s with blue eyes, blonde hair and a black sweatshirt with red writing. if you have information you're asked to call police. >>> signs are posted along a santa cruz county beach after a shark siting there. the shark was seen leaping out of the water and attacking a seal. rangers are still advising people to stay out of the water for now. >>> new figures show the number of homes in the foreclosure process jumped sharply in the last month. realty track reports the increase occurred in the 26 states where courts supervise the process. in contrast, th

southbound highway 13 at park boulevard, a multi vehicle crash with a tree down in the roadway. at one point a person was trapped underneath the tree so they're working hard to clear the scene. a coroner has been called out so we will be a fatal it accident investigation. people are using on and off ramps to get by. we are sending a live report to the seat. in the meantime, let's go to highway 17 at the summit, both directions are shut down because a tree is completely blocking the roadway. emergency crews are out there working to clear that tree to the right shoulder. in the meantime, both lanes of highway 17 are completely closed down. the bay bridge, high wind advisories in effect this morning so we have another morning to you where you need to be extra careful on the roadways. so far, things look ok across the san mateo bridge out of hayward. >> the rain is not going away anytime soon >> let's go over to lawrence and find out what will and >> in the santa cruz announced, almost 11 in. of rain in the last couple of days which is why they are in trouble. we continue to see som

clearing the southbound near the napa airport. southbound direction that a truck overturned carrying a load of glass bottles. it took a couple of hours to clear the crash. it cleared up. and it is on 121. southbound on 29, and it is backed up and only thing that didn't get effected is highway 12. take a look at the scene now currently, you see it heading toward us there, the headlights, that's the beginning of the back up that still reaches back towards napa on 29th southbound. for the last 10 to 12 minutes, the chp had completely shut down the southbound lanes while they did the final clean up and made several passes with the sweeper truck to get the last bits of glass off the roadway. so the back up remains and it will likely take a half hour to clear up the back up. it is likely to persist for awhile. that is the lone hot spot. take a look around the bay it is a much unusual ride here at the bay bridge toll plaza, no back up. for the golden gate bridge, you will see it as easy trip as well as you head in from marin county and a

you can see very heavy southbound 242.nate would be continue on highway 4 westbound to 680 you can see it is relatively clear as you head towards 680 southbound not a problem if you are traveling towards the 24 junction on 680. try to an individual that accident by westbound 4, southbound 680. >>> 6:21. >>> what are union -- unicorns, monkeys, doughnuts and mars have in common? >> a thank you letter to a meteorologist. a story you and mike have gotna few hours. those are your "techbytes." i'm paula fa ♪ jif to go goes here, goes there ♪ ♪ jif to go goes anywhere ♪ jif to go goes here, goes there ♪ ♪ jif to go goes everywhere ♪ goes here, goes there ♪ jif to go, wherever you go >>> to a letter that proveses not all thank yous are equal. -- a meteorologist in austin texas visited a fourth grade class to talk about his profession. after the visit he got several letters of thank you from the students. one stood out, we mean really stood out! after the standard thanks for the visit flint went on to write, some day when i become

this is southbound traffic. the left shoulder on 95 just past the split, but you can see there is an accident still clearing. that is backing up traffic prior to the split. this is the white marsh area. this is the biggest problem or the one having the biggest impact. we will keep you posted on how things evolve. take pulaski highway as alternate. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is a beautiful start. the could be some rain moving in late today. 48 in parkton. high temperature this afternoon around 80. late in the day, there's a chance we could see a few thunderstorms. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. the ravens have yet to make a move in free agency. ben grubbs met with the saints and no deal yet. there is number 95, jarret johnson. his time with the ravens is over. he signed a contract or agree to a contract with the chargers yesterday. he said last night that no hard feelings. the ravens let him know it was time to move on. he said that is the genius of ozzie newsome and that is w

san francisco southbound 101.he napa area serious flooding highway 12 remains closed napa road to fremont drive "sig alert" in effect, alternate route 116 to highway 121. elsewhere, an accident westbound 580 harrison oakland area is blocking the left lane. i thought we would look at the bay bridge toll, not too bad, metering lights off. accident eastbound direction past treasure island we'll be following that as your wet and windy commute continues. >>> 5:37. >>> still ahead, why state law fear cuts at the post office could cost votes and what they plan to do about it. >>> we are learning more about the u.s. soldier who now admits to killing civilians in afghanistan. >>> rick santorum sweeps the south winning prime pearce in alabama and mississippi. 6ñ6p >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. defense secretary panetta is in afghanistan now to meet with troops, commanders and afghan government officials days after that deadly shooting rampage. an afghan official says he has see

so again, for right now, that kenter ramp southbound 280 to east -- connector ramp southbound 280 to eastbound 380 like heading towards the airport it's shut down. use 101 as an alternate. traffic is light, no major delays. pack your chains toward the sierra. there are chain requirements in effect on 80,55 and 88. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> we have a bay area newspaper that says that two investment groups have expressed interest in buying the oakland as. team owners lew wolff and john fisher have not expressed any interest in selling the team. but they have been frustrated by a major league baseball committee dragging its heels on deciding whether to let as pursue a ballpark in downtown san jose. well, the "san francisco chronicle" says that the two potential buyers would intend to keep the team in oakland. >>> the 49ers have a new receiver. six-time pro bowler randy moss. he caught passes yesterday and then signed a one-year contract. he is 35, last played in the nfl in 2010. there he is highlighted. and team management hopes moss can help the offense stretch the field. the

better diversion is southbound on to 410. we'll have details coming up and a crash on 295 in the district to deal with too. jessica back to you. >>> thank you beverly. the time right now 4:41 and i am watching your money. hoping for a better day to end the week on wall street but so far today, we are seeing red arrows around the world. europe and asia are following wall street lower in stocks and stocks this morning dropped despite the worries about europe. the dow standing just above the 13,000 level. 13,046 dropped 78 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was off by 12 and the s&p 500 is down by ten. >>> the job market is growing stronger. the labor department reports the number of people seeking unemployment benefits sunk to a four year low last week. it shows employers added an average of 245,000 workers from december through february. and that helps to push down the unemployment rate to 8.3%. that's the lowest it's been in three years. >>> here's a way to get free gas. cell phone company cricket will be pumping tanks of fr

we are dealing with some very slow traffic southbound 795 a collision on the southbound side as you approach the beltway causing those delays. also no accidents reported but things are looking sluggish on i-70 eastbound approaching 695 and a live look at 695 here green spring avenue and in baltimore national pike about a 10 minute drive making the drive from 795 all the way around to baltimore national pike. >> all right tonight is the drawing for the mega millions jack spot and since no winner was from friday's drawings. >> will are marylanders that came close. the tickets matched all 5 regular numbers but missed the bonus ball. those were worth 250,000 dollars. so as for the jackpot if you are curious it's estimated 363 million dollars. if you take home the cash up front it's just 260 million. you have until 10 pm tonight to buy tickets. >> earlier megan said she would open a yoga studio if she could. you have 10 seconds what would you do. >> invest it somewhere. >> what would you do. >> what would you do. >> invest it. >> yeah. >> and help people. >> i am spending it. >> i would have a bi

also, the accident southbound 95 at 32 is clear getting through the leftover delays southbound on i-95through the city, on 895, looking pretty good at child street we have slow traffic passing o'donnell street there. and it's going to be stop and go for those of you making the drive on 695 on the top side from i-95 through parkville. those delays are on the north side heading over to the west side make are way through pikesville this morning. >>> all right. it's 6:55 and before we go, we will show you this video. check this out. it's a giant pusser fish made of snow -- puffer fish made of snow. nearly 6 feet tall. outside a home in brighton, minnesota. >> teenage brosser created it for small. put a south fish in the mouth of big one and say -- mouth -- small fish in the mouth of the big one. the small fish i been side was for fun he didn't close -- inside was for fun. he didn't close his mouth and swallow. >> that -- they had a lot of time on their hands. >> and snow, too. >> exactly. we won't see a lot of snow for today if we get any. but we have the clipper to the south and if it goe

all of the southbound lanes were closed for about two hours. rick santorum swept the deep south winning both primaries in alabama and mississippi. romney finishing third behind santorum in degree at. her romney did edge out both candidates in hawaii. >> in both states the conservative candidates got nearly 70 percent of the vote. if you are the front runner, if you keep coming in third, you are not much of a front runner. >>mark: here is a look at the latest delegate count. >>darya: is the time is 5:23 a.m., we are fashion for more than a couple of minutes. here is a live look at storm tracker 4. >>mark: we're continuing to track the storms around the bay. here is a live look from 880, went in the rain coming down here brough >>darya: aha one of the speed freak killers has sent out a third letter detailing the looking ha of the other victim. shermantine sent a letter to the sacramento television station and claims his accomplice bury a body behind his family's orchard and the town of linden. so far, deputies have unearthed more than 1000 on fra

again, this ramp is affected, southbound 280 to the eastbound 380 ramp.f you want to get to the airport and you're leaving san francisco, i would suggest not even bothering with 280 and using 101. of course the conditions for driving aren't good anyway, so give yourself extra time. at 4:46, let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> pg&e has agreed to pay the city of san bruno $70 for that deadly 2010 pipeline explosion. eight people were killed and dozens of homes destroyed in the blast. but the money will not go directly to the victims. san bruno's city manager says the city will set up a nonprofit and decisions on how to spend the money will be made after a public process. the $70 million settlement is on top of a trust set up by pg&e to pay for infrastructure repairs. >>> yesterday state investigators blasted pg&e for keeping disorganized and difficult-to-access records on its gas pipelines. the california public utilities commission has been investigating whether the company's recordkeeping violated any laws and contributed to the rupture in s

southbound conn traffic now being the toward at 410.of counts against an or off the beltway, you are forced to take a right or left. but coming out of the neighborhood they will not let you travel any farther south than bradley lane. so that's a change. northbound dc 295, all lanes are blocked as they finished the accident investigation northbound at the suitland parkway. back to you. >> thank you. there will be a ceremony today at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to a congressional medal of honor recipients. 3500 people have been awarded that medal since the civil war but only 82 are still alive. 16 arrived at reagan national yesterday for the ceremony. another three of them will receive the medal today of. 15-year-old boy scouts from arizona will receive the american spirit award for his heroism. >> d.c. officials are intensifying their efforts to bring the washington redskins back to the city. at a community meeting last night mayor vincent gray spoke about bringing the team headquarters and training center back to washingt

road, watch for than accident southbound on delaney at hopkins. disabled vehicle blocking the left lane. that one in the clearing stages. fire activity on ireman. no delays out there just yet. there is a live look at the west side of the beltway at liberty road. this is brought to you by toyota, back over to you, don. >>> two fog related eastern shore school delays this morning, kent county and queen anns county are operating on a 90 minute delay. no morning prek for queen ann's county. here is what people will be talking about. mitt romney picking up 20 delegates over the weekend. romney and rick santorum are now taking the race to illinois. >> reporter: mitt romney will carry more momentum in to the primary contest, he celebrated another win, easily capturing all of puerto rico's 20 delegates. rom any spoke to supporters in illinois, polls show he is locked in a tight battle. the state holds its primary tomorrow. as romney gain as bigger league, his wife is calling on republicans to end the fight for the nomination. >> it's time to get behind on

southbound 295, 57 down past 100. 11 minutes on the outer loop side. look at quick live traffic. 95 from the white marsh region. volume is picking up southbound. this is traffic on the j.f.x. at ruxton road. no problems to report into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the gop contenders for president are looking to find a sweet home for the message in alabama and mississippi. >> tara mergener joins us live with more on how today's primary could impact the rest of the campaign. good morning. >> good morning. according to the tolls, no one is a shoe in in either state and today's outcome could be deemed changer. -- could be a game changer. with the stakes high, the candidates are making pitches via land -- >> it is great to be here in alabama. thank you! >> mail, and media. >> mitt romney -- >> rick santorum. >> as front-runner mitt romney urges voters to speed him toward the nomination -- >> hi, there. how are you this morning? >> his wife is on the campaign trail trying to give him a boost. >> i think it's really time for us all to coale

this is 95 southbound at 32. you can see those southbound delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> flags are flying at half staff in honor of the late major robert marchanti. he was killed in afghanistan. funeral services were held yesterday. friends and family gathered inside while outside many stood and paid their respects to the fallen hero. >> urge our country. he died for us. -- he served our country. >> people reaching out for frost that we have never met and our father never met. to hear he touched their lives feels incredible. >> the funeral recession is making its way towards arlington national cemetery. >> lowering the property tax rate. kim dacey is live with details in the plan. >> the city council president introduced the bill last night and informally it seems to be getting a positive reception from other city council members. according to the mayor's office, baltimore has the highest municipal property tax rates in the state. the mayor wants to reduce it by 20 cents per $100 of value by 2020. she believes that will help her

head southbound. not really your main direction. still affecting the roadways.ll send it back to you. >> here is another one. new this morning, watery mess in emeryville. water main break flooded an area near hollis street. 59th street to palo alto blocked off. crews work to fix that problem. police got reports about the break around 1:30 this morning. most of the buildings in the area are under construction. >>> crews cleaning up after another water main break in berkeley. burst at the intersection of 7th street and addison, 3:00. water bubbled up through several holes in the pavement sending a steady stream of water into the street. about 20 homes have been affected. >>> one of the last remaining patches of open land in san jose being zoned for a mega-retail center. 45 acres of land on the northeast corner of highway 85. now rezoned for commercial use. city council approving that project in a 7-1 vote just last night. mayor reid says that the new retail center will help boost retail sales tax revenue in the city. critics of the project voiced their concerns th

they have to restripe southbound.cant slowing besides the distraction there. we'll take you over to the peninsula looking at 101. it is over on the shoulder and that's really the only incident with no slowing along the peninsula. a smooth drive into san francisco on that side of the bay. heading up through the city, no problems for 880. we do have southbound 238 coming toward 580 and looping up into oakland for 580. westbound, those sand barrels being repaired still, no major slowing, but the slowdown starts now for 238 itself, but that's the area we were looking at as far as the construction barrel repair. live look outside, we'll show you what things are like at the coliseum. just a build, guys. >>> 6:49 right now. a week ago at this time, sierra lamar was getting ready to leave her morgan hill home to catch the school bus. this morning, the teenager remains missing and her family's making a national appeal to find her. live in morgan hill where he learned of a new clue in the case. bob? >> reporter: good morning to

drivers doing a good job this morning. 680 walnut creek brake lights southbound towards highway 24. bay bridge toll a wind advisory for the bridge, nearing lights just turned on, a back-up will develop quickly. >>> 6:10. >>> beware of the thief. new report that could have you changing your eating habits >>> what is in the water new concerns raise on possibly contaminated drinking water affecting one millionúúúúúúúúúú >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> our storm is bringing snow to the sierra live picture of snow falling in is blue canyon this is when chain controls begin now on 80 to truckee. no chain requirements on 50 now but good idea to take them with you. >>> major medical study raising concerns about eating red meat. it says the more red meat you eat the more likely you are to die early. the study involves information from more than 120,000 americans who recorded their diet for 20 years. researchers at harvard found eating one smaller of red meat a day to increase risk of death by 12%. your chances of dying of heart disease goes up 16% and cancer b

southbound 880, we did have an earlier accident. speeds are registering, it is a slow and go right on highway 1 01 with speeds averaging just 30 mi. per hour. >>mark: good morning, gary. 924 days since tiger woods won a game. finally, he has one. >>gary: it will be a big kick going into the master's now that he will be the favorites. >>mark: is this just a blip on the radar? or, is this the beginning of the biggest comeback? >>gary: what do you think? >>mark: i think it is a blip on the radar. >>gary: i would say the opposite. i think the guy with the most talent, you never count them out. >>mark: i have never seen anyone fall away -- following are the way tiger woods has. he lost his mojo. i hope you are right, gary. >>gary: i think everything is confidence. the matter what you do, if you lose your confidence, it is pretty tough. it took him a while. without getting too personal, you go through something like that with your wife and now, you do not see your kids as much, it takes a while to get your rhythm back. acting he has a bac

san rafael southbound looks good. we still have standing water there on 101 through san rafael and a little standing water at lucky drive typical when we've had heavy rains no major problems. we have an issue southbound 13 at park. this is apparently a tree on top of a car multi-vehicles involved. looks like the off-ramp may be closed from southbound 13. major issue working at this hour. did tell you about the bay bridge wind advisory let's look at the other bridges as we head around the bay area now. so far, so good. carquinez, san mateo, golden gate bridge not reporting too bad conditions. golden gate bridge roadwork picking up now. >>> the american soldier accused of a killing spree in afghanistan leaves the country. the new anger it is sparking and the promise defense chief panetta is delivering in person to leaders there. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich has left his home and is right now heading to a federal prison for corruption. his defiant last we believe keeping kids healthy can start with health

, other one edgewood southbound 24 approaching 95.eds beltway, above normal, 59, 56, from the top and west side, speeds looking good when we look at the sensors on 83, 795, 70, we are looking good. there is a live look at 95 southbound at 32. no delays despite the accident reported nearby. no delays 95. traffic light. this is brought by your toyota dealer. your car, your deal, now is the time to make the jump to see how many ways there are to save. time for manic monday. >> ron matz, good morning, how are you? >> reporter: doing fabulous. jessica, welcome to manic monday, marty, welcome to manic monday and everybody out there, welcome aboard. manic monday in fells points with wood home gas enterology. look at the crowd. located in pikesville, my doctors, dr. ed wolf is here. good to see you again. >> good to see you, too. >> we are here for a reason. this is colon cancer awareness month. correct? >> absolutely. first of all, i want to thank you for inviting us down, second year in a row. i want to thank the people, n wood home. >> rep

speaking of the bw parkway southbound now, very slow making the drive through laurel as you head towards the capital beltway. want to show you what to expect if you go on the west side of 695. that is live look at liberty road. as being see the outer loop on the left side is where you will find the slowdowns. drive times is going to take you at least 11 minutes for those of you take the drive from 795 to i-70. still in great shape on the harrisburg expressway coming through timonium and on 95 it's about an 8-minute drive and the outer loop north side from bel air to providence will take you 9 minutes for the trip. back over to you. >>> investigators trying to figure "ñthe what lead jet blue captain to act strangely. >> linda so is here with the scary incident. some of it caught on cell phones and can you imagine what passengers were thinking. >> reporter: yes. terrifying moments. they were caught on tape during what should have been a routine flight from new york to las vegas. this video was shot by a passenger and shows several people rushing to subdue the flight captain. witnesses say