i am stan stovall. here is kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> report of an accident in nottingham. disabled vehicle on southbound 95 just past mountain road has moved to the right shoulder. coldspring lane and reisterstown road, and an accident in dundalk, and another report or crushed the pulaski highway and rossville boulevard. windsor mill road. topside the beltway, you are seeing delays on the outer loop of providence road. looking a little better than earlier. you can see an outer loop to life and security to past 40. >> nice, a sunny morning. 74%, and as high reading. the winds are calm. the weather map all the debate,

sam stovall is the chief investment strategist at standard and poor's. always nation to see you, sam, welcome back to nbr. >> happy to be here, tom. >> tom: let's look back here for a moment. third-quarter performances as we've said has been pretty remarkable. market rally in july and a big one in september. what were the contributors? >> i think really it was the unwinding of a lot of concerns that investors had. particularly about the possibility of a double dip recession accompanied by deflation and i think they were disheartened by listening to fed chairman bernanke talk about how the fed will be right there to additionally buy treasuries, mortgagebacked of what we call quantitative easing gained with what the mat bureau of peck research deemed the prior recession to be over. >> some of that quantitative easing is speculated to begin possibly in the fourth quarter. so what's the outlook and let's begin just with october. because cemented in most investor's mind, october 1929. october, 2008. it's been a month for stock crashes. >> absolutely. well, oc

davis is the son of stovall's boyfriend. they all lived here together along with the couple's four- year-old son. he was shot last night, too. >> the mother was a beautiful woman. salt of the earth. she was sweet. loving mother. >> the incident happened around 10:00 in the 300 block of 151 place. teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. emergency crews transported mother and daughter to engel's hospital where they died. the little boy is in stable condition at christ medical center in oak lawn. the boy's father had to carry the child out of the apartment himself. he was so upset he had to give his son to his best friend. >> he had three gunshot wounds that i saw. he didn't seem like it was -- i don't want to say it wasn't life-threatening but he looked like he was going to make it. >> this is the second time in four months that such violent tragedy has occurred here. this man's girlfriend was murdered in front of the apartment complex in june. >> somebody shot her in the neck. put her body in a vacant building and put gaso

. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> the space heaters abound in the newsroom. kim dacey sits next to you. you have the fan blowing. it should be trading between those desks. >> it should be a tropical storm. >> some people think it is chilly and some think it is comfortable. it is 50 degrees right now at the airport. there is some drizzle out there this morning. it should be easier than yesterday. it is not a steady rain. we have a chance for some showers. high temperature only in the upper 50's and low 60's. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. much better news by the end of the week. first we say good morning to sarah. >> i brought my blanket today. let's check the roads. there is a problem that seminary avenue, a downed tree. all lanes are closed at that intersection. 55 on the north side as he approached the harrisburg expressway. problem-free on the west side. a pretty smooth ride so far thi

. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. another morning where it is hard to get out of bed the >> we are 14 degrees below normal right now. is this a thing to come? >> say this coming winter will not be as severe as last winter. i think there will be more sleet and slush and freezing rain instead of pure snow. that is a whole nother show. i can go on and on about that. let's talk about today. it is kind of chilly. the average high temperature is 71. we will make it up to 59. let's take a look at the forecast. off and on rainshowers with a high temperature only in the upper 50's. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. much better going into the weekend. first let's say good morning to sarah. >> i checked the farmer's almanac. no major impact because of the weather. there are a few slowdown's out there. 43 miles per hour near the harrisburg expressway. 795 and 70 look good. on 95, 46 miles per hour. tapping

. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >>e are looking forward to the weekend. >> we have that temperatures in the 50's. a marked improvement as we head toward the weekend. it will be nicer compared to yesterday. 50 degrees at the airport. it will turn mostly sunny today. we're shooting for a high temperature of 71. yesterday we hit 59. you will like 10the for cats -- you will like the forecast for this weekend. >> most of the roads are looking good. in harfordroad, county, we do have an accident. that is our only incident of note. there is a water main break in havre de grace. eastbound traffic is getting by alternating on the eastbound side. on any of the other major roadways, the beltway looks great. 50 towards the west side. no problems on 70 moving in towards the beltway. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. same thing on the west side. this is a live view of traffic. things continue to move welfare. this is not old court

. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. we were just debating of the word "willies." >> i loved our caption on the bay bridge. "the bay bridge or the blue bridge?" you might want to take a light jacket. 40's in the northern suburbs. we will stay in the 60's today. we're shooting for a high of 67 with mostly sunny skies. we do have some rain to talk about and we will do that in a second. first we say good morning to sarah. >> we know you are scared of spiders. i do not know how you will do on a bridge. let's check out what is going on. outer loop at security, there is an accident coming in. it watermen break in west around frederick approaching the beltway. there is another out towards loch raven. tickled sprint as an alternate. another problem in dundalk, an accident location. twa announced on the outer loop west side. 10 minutes to travel on southbound 95 down to 32. things are jammed up because of that accident approaching security in that outer loop. it will take you some time. leave extra early. things are flowing witho

. >> i'm stan stovall. >> john collins has a check on the forecast. >> good morning. we'll have a run on sun. we have a whole bunch of days strung together, clouds and rain and drizzle. so it is about time. we string it together on a weekend. we are starting out a little chilly this morning. temperature 48. it has bounced around a little bit. 30.03 the barometric pressure. the only extreme weather we will see is extreme sunshine during the day today and tomorrow and for the football game on sunday. we'll have details on all that coming up in the insta-weather plus forecast. right now we want to see if the traffic is doing as well as the weather. here is kim dacey. >> good morning. not looking too bad. we have a couple problem spots we have just picked up. there is some police activity, but it doesn't appear to be affecting traffic, so that's good news. we have report of a disabled vehicle on the eastbound side of route 702. our live drive times are looking ok. we're not looking at any delays this morning. eight minutes on 95 north between 695 on the south side to the

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. >> it is a little cloudy the sport with temperatures around 50. we can see all the rate is up in new england. there are some clouds and showers to our west. there are some breezy conditions to be expected today. we'll talk about the forecast in just a minute. >> thank you. >> president obama has vowed to break down "don't ask, don't tell." kate amara joins us with more. >> the president wants congress to repeal this altered the defense apartment has ordered commanders to abide by the judge's ruling. a court battle brewing over "don't ask, don't tell." this week, a california judge ordered an immediate worldwide injunction on the ban on openly gay service members. the justice department is appealing, and the administration wants the law to remain in place during the process. >> the president has been active in encouraging and imploring congress to do the right thing and end a harmful, discriminatory, unjust law. [cheers] >> despite the legal chall

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. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. it was hard to get out of bed this morning because this is a good morning to sleep been. but if

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. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for news news. >> things are pretty quiet but we expect rain later on so probably not a bad idea to take an umbrella even though it is not raining because you may need it later. we are around 50 degrees at the top of the hour. 50 at the airport and further in the day the better chance the rain will move it. so we will get through the morning commute. once we are toward lunch some scattered showers and rain showers will be likely later this afternoon and into this evening. but it will be mild. we expect a high of 72 degrees. the average high is 64. seven-day forecast in a few minutes but first to sarah and see what is happening on the roads. >> some improvement to report for motorists on southbound 95 just past 195. we had an accident with an overturned vehicle and several other vehicles. that is off to the shoulder. you see a bit of delay from the beltway to the accident scene but all lanes are getting by. now to another problem northbound 95 ramp to the outer lo

. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. another one of those mornings i was warm and toasty. >> its

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. >> and i am stan stovall.nk you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. looking forward to the warm-up. >> we are turning the corner and we will set up a nice weekend. let's start with the current

. >> i'm stan stovall. >> tony pann has a check of the forecast.was that lightning i saw on the way in? >> yes. >> i couldn't tell. i was half

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. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. summer is over again. >> we have been in the mid 80's on monday. we will get back into the 60's today. that is what is supposed to

. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today t. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. i didn't even say happy monday or anything because it's not a happy monday. it's rainy outside. >> it's cold and rainy outside. it's all perspective. you can turn it into a happy monday if you want. >> i like that. >> thank you, sam.

. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast for us. >> yeah, it's not very nice monday morning, but here's a little bit of good news. it's not going to be a steady rain. it will come through in little ways and dry hours mixed in there, but a little bit of rain is enough to slow down the drive time, so give yourself a few extra minutes. take an umbrella and light jacket. we can see light to moderate rain right now. a few breaks in the precip over on the eastern shore counties. the rain is actually moving east to west. so again, it will come through in waves. you might get a couple of dry hours mixed in throughout the day. the forecast, off and on showers, all the way through this afternoon, and with the northeast wind, the high temperature's going to stay in the 50's. right now, near 50. only going to make it to 58 this afternoon. the average high is 72, way below the mark. when we come back, we'll take a look at the seven-day forecas

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. beautiful weekend. >> oh, yes. >> sunshine, temperatures in the 70's. today we're going to turn up the heat a little bit. a lot of people are wanting summer to hang on, and today is going to be the day. we're going to make it into the 80's this afternoon. how about that? how about that? it's not as c

and, it's been an up period in two thirds of those years strategist sam stovall says the gains happen because investors shift their focus. >> i think the reason why november starts off the strongest rolling three-month period is that investors, after they start getting the news about third-quarter earnings reports, start to focus on the year ahead. they start to focus about five quarters ahead-- pretty much giving up on the current year. >> reporter: past history does not necessarily guarantee that this november through january will be a good period for the stock market. but, those experts who believe it will point to attractive valuations for equities. strategist art hogan says the market needs to get past mid- term elections and next week's fed meeting. stocks will then get a lift as investors look to fundamentals. >> i think we can do another 8% into the end of the year on the major indices-- on the dow, the s&p and the nasdaq. the nasdaq probably has a little more buzz to it. i think the nasdaq is probably going to do better towards the end of the year and into next year, because

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. let's get a check on weather and traffic. >> it is chilly. temperatures are in the 40's in the suburbs. we will get some rain into the afternoon. the morning commute will be better than the evening commute. you can see some rain on the left side. it will approach baltimore about 7:00 a.m. we will have rained this afternoon. it will be breezy and chilly with a high temperature of bullet 58 degrees. the forecast will get better but it will stay on the chilly side. >> nothing having a major impact on the roads. some things will change. we are looking at some problems. it is still clear at caton avenue. we had an accident on southbound 895. harford road northbound has now reopened with that water main break. we're still dealing with police activity. pilgrim lane is shut down, so another spot where you want to use extra caution. things are running smoothly on the north side. no delays on the entire beltway. 95 it looks good down to the fort mchenry. there was an accident on the right shoul

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning.heck on weather and traffic on this wednesday picric we do not have a steady rain like we did on monday. it will be another chilly day with temperatures holding in the 50's. we should be in the 70's this time of year. the rain is scattered at best. you will run into a batch of rain here and there on your way to work. give yourself a couple of extra minutes. high temperature around 59 degrees with off and on rainshowers. we will break out of this pattern tomorrow. much better news as we head to the end of the week. >> people are taking their time this morning because speeds are down. we can show you 32 miles per hour on the west side. slow speeds, take your time. no incidents to report. many of the roads are wet. 46 miles per hour on southbound 95. 54 of the west side. 70 eastbound, 55 miles per hour. further south, 50 miles per hour on southbound 97 near 100. a pretty nice ride troweling on 895, seven minutes down to the harbor tunnel. like at 29 it looks and 32 moving well north and s

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning.'s get a check on weather and traffic. we're more normal this morning. >> the temperatures are normal. >> not us. >> today we will be in the 60's. this is how it is supposed to fill in the middle of october. 54 at the airport. in the 40's in the northern suburbs. mostly sunny. we will see a few clouds. a high temperature of 67 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we do have some rain to discuss. we will let you know if it clears up for the weekend. >> a few early morning problems, but thankfully nothing of the fort mchenry. there was a bus fire. all lanes are now open. there is a problem southbound on 97. the left lane is closed because of an accident. there is an accident clearing in pasadena. there are some closures in the city. argon shut down near loch raven because of water main repairs. eight minutes on northbound 95. 11 minutes on the north and west side. this is 97 just south of the beltway. the accident is off to the shelter. it is flo

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning.s get a check on the weather and traffic on this friday. >> we only had about .8 of an inch of rain. it has moved on. bring an amber alert if you are up in boston -- bring an umbrella. the low pressure center is spinning around. all the rain from connecticut and up in rhode island. we still have clouds of this morning. we do see some rain showers west of us. that will not come true but the disturbance will help to support a sprinkle chance or maybe a quick shower this afternoon. most of the day will be dry. a big improvement over yesterday, and the weekend looks terrific. let's check the traffic. >> the dry conditions is helping the morning commute. one of the water main breaks in southbound harford road closed between superior and erie avenue. a couple of things to avoid in parkville. we have some fire activity in glen bernie between fourth and fifth street. that could cause some lane closures. otherwise, no delays. 11 minutes on the outer loop topside and the west side of the beltway

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> a chilly start for us. temperatures are in the 40's right now. we're shooting for a high of only 58 this afternoon. there's rain coming at of the mountains and is in the western part of frederick county perry will be around baltimore probably by 8:00 a.m. this morning. the sooner you leave, the easier the drive time will be. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. that will be in five minutes or so. for now, to the news desk. >> our big story, with midterm elections weeks away, candidates are squaring off against each other and generating a lot of headlines because martin o'malley and bob ehrlich will face each other this evening for their second televised debate this week. there have been fireworks in other debates around the nation. tracie potts has more from washington. >> the call to her a witch. delaware candidates sparred over everything from evolution to the economy. i am running to represent all o

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. let's get a check on weather and traffic. we have been discussing television. >> there are a few stations in north carolina that run the " andy griffith show." they love it. you cannot lose. i think you will like the forecast. this storm is finally gone. it has been bringing us the clouds and chilly temperatures. there is some cloud cover out there this morning. we will wind up with mostly sunny skies. look at the high temperature -- 71. yesterday the high temperature was 59. we will continue that trend into the weekend. >> it will be nice to see the sun. we do have one problem if you travel and havre de grace. there is a water main break, so watch for westbound closures. also on the ramp from northbound 95. there is some debris left over from an earlier accident. we are looking at 50 miles per hour on southbound 95. on the north side, 55 through the outer loop and 51 of the west side of the bill. speeds are moving without delay. south on the j.f.x., no delays there. let's check old c

i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning.he weather and traffic. >> i do not think it will affect the traffic. give yourself a couple of extra minutes. we will check with sarah in a second. right now, upper 40's and low 50's. 50 right now at the airport. we have a 30% chance for a couple of showers. it is still going to beat chilly. upper 50's and below 60's. we will get closer to 70 by the end of the week. >> easier than yesterday morning. we have a couple of downed trees. the major roadways are in great shape. in lutherville, seminary avenue, there is a downed tree. and also won in the city at cold spring. watch for an accident at wakefield road. drive times are in great shape on southbound 95 down to 32. 11 minutes on the outer loop north east side. here's a quick live look outside. things are building in the white marsh area. this will be our first delay. no problems at the fort mchenry. everything looks good at the harbor tunnel. this is the west side at liberty. so far, no delays any weight on the major roadways. that i

i am stan stovall. time for another check of the morning commute.the most major thing we have going on is on bush street, closed down between wicomico and -- because of a disabled train. fire activity on route 40, baltimore national pike and rowling road. in towson, a traffic light is out at joppa road and fairmount ave. in particular, putty hill and oakleigh, the same situation, traffic light out there. harford road, seems like the delays we are seeing on the outer loop have dissipated. switching over to a west side of you here, baltimore national pike, there are delays. we will see is slow traffic approaching baltimore national pike. >> the traffic cameras, you can see a totally different morning this morning than yesterday morning. there still are showers to the west, a little disturbance out there. i will be closed -- that will be crossing us today. maybe a sprinkle or shower. but a much better day than yesterday. humidity is up to read the barometer is down. winds will be picking up during the day today. clouds, at sunshine, and windy, that is

i am stan stovall here is kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> picking up quite a bit on the rugs.ty, an accident but calvert street. middle river, crashed at middle river road and pulaski highway. accident at clarks lane and reisterstown road and windsor mill spurred crash at windsor mill road and baltimore drive. outer loop is backing out quite a bit. delays all the way to york road. this accident towards the middle of the screen there on the west side. there is activity going on before the accident on the inner loop of the ball wide. -- inner loop of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> temperature is up to 50. morning low on tv hill was 48. 80% humidity. west winslet 5 miles per -- west winds at 5 miles per hour. stormtracker off to our north. a lot unsettled weather and the west. rocky mountains, not the appalachians. sunny, mild, 73 to 78 by. the sunset this evening is 6:38. we lose three minutes of sunshine each day over the next week or so. sunny skies right through the weekend. afternoon, 73 for the high. >> thank you very muchafter mon telling us "maryl

i am stan stovall.time to get check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> kind of a busy ride all of a sudden. in monkton and jarrettsville pike and manor road, watch for accident and delays because of that. heavy delays on westbound security at rolling road. all lanes are closed due to a police-involved accident. 14 miles per hour on the outer loop west side. earlier accident and wilkens. we will check on that in a moment. southbound 795, backed up at owings mills. two accidents at 108. this one involves a motorcycle. if you are going to travel on the northeast side, heavy delays on the northeast outer loop and southbound 95. 12 miles per hour on average. wilkens avenue, there is the accident on the outer loop. it is off to the side. we will switch to a live view of traffic in the white marsh area. tapping the breaks to the 895 split. >> good morning, everyone. we have the scattered light rain showers out there. nothing of any significance. a 30% or 40% chance of this ligh

i am stan stovall. for a check on the morning commute. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> dizzy for motorists on southbound 795. consider it 140 as your alternate jammed from franklin boulevard to owings mills. 24 miles per hour on average through that stretch. we also have at kemper road, pedestrian-involved. these volume-related delays are starting to fall into place. seven minutes to travel on southbound 795. let's give you a live view of traffic. this delay stretches back. we switch over to a live view of 795. not moving much at all at the southbound direction from franklin boulevard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the big story to date in the with the department -- today in the with the department -- today we are going to be in the 60's. 43 and parkton at the top of the hour. forecast for today, mostly sunny, cooler, high temperatures and the mid-to-upper-60's. scattered showers on friday. it will be chilly, with highs in the upper 50s. >> >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday mor

i am stan stovall.time to get a check on the morning commute. >> we have a mass transit note. broken down in perryville. amtrak is making those stops. washington and mlk, accident clearing up. you are looking at normal delays around the area. westbound oswego street, closed at havre de grace due to water main repairs. mountain and state drug at pasadena, another one this -- state drive as the neck, another one this morning. we will switch over to a live view of 95 in the white marsh area. beckham down from white marsh to the 895 split. tony has a check on that night's forecast. >> things are going to improve greatly. high-temperature only 59. by now it is in the low 50s. a little bit of cloud cover but that should be breaking up shortly. a little breezy, but much nicer than yesterday. as we had to the next couple of days, good news coming up over the weekend. sunshine on for at - -- on friday, saturday, and sunday. it is not going to produce precipitation or change temperatures all that much. early next

i am stan stovall.our sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> not to back, but things will change as the rain comes into the area. just past lombard street, off to the side. we're also dealing with a crash at old frederick road and the exchange. if you aren't travelling at westbound 100 approaching march 10, westbound delays there due to a crash. as far as drive times, 20 minutes on the outer loop west side, 19 on the northeast outer loop, only six minutes on the 890 but split to port mckendrick. harford road is backed a pretty heavily. inner loop accident at white marsh has been cleared. but said these delays are left over from the earlier accident -- it's like the delays left over from the earlier accident are gone. >> so far, the heaviest rain is in the western suburbs. moving to the extreme western part of montgomery county. a few sprinkles around baltimore city. this will be moving into the baltimore area over the next hour or so. rain likely into the late morning and early afternoon hours. high te

i am stan stovall. sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> still hanging onto west side delays. inner loop accident at liberty is off to the right shoulder. heavy delays on the west side. 22 miles per hour on the outer loop. jammed conditions through that stretch. through liberty road, watch foreclosures in effect and an accident. coughlin street at pulaski highway shut down due to fire department activity. 23-minute ride through the outer loop west side stretch. add another 15 to this if you were coming from 95 on the northeast side. on greenspring, going away from us is in the traffic. the switchover to a live view of traffic at the birdie. -- at liberty. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good as far as the brain goes. of the time we get into the afternoon, the rainshowers " catch up to us. though-to-mid-fifties right now. thickening clouds, chance for rain showers this afternoon it will be nice and mild. we will make it to the low 70's. we will make it to the low 70's. >> taxes are

i am stan stovall. 7:26.ah caldwell in trafficpulse 11. >> it is columbus day, so volume is on the lighter side. no marc train or commuter bus service today. approaching i-95 on the northeast side, an accident off to the side, but that may cause a bit of a delay. madison, another accident in the city. we are still dealing with closures on our guard drive -- on argon drive. our biggest delay this morning is on the loop, but even not that bad -- 14 minutes to get through that. outer loop west side, about a seven-minute ride. the 95 burge down to the harbor tunnel tolls. a live view of traffic in the area of hartford. you can see the traffic moving away from us. that extends to providence. a live view of traffic at the pulaski highway. that is the latest on trafficpulse 11. tony pann has a check on the forecast. >> know whether problems expected this morning. upper 50's to low 60's. it will feel like summer this afternoon. high temperatures between 80 and 85. a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon, but

i am stan stovall. that check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> plenty of problems. it kind of a busy start. in parkton, accident involving a vehicle and a pole. we do have lanes closed on a seminary ave due to a downed tree. on the outer loop at dulaney valley, an accident with the vehicle off the road, very heavy delays leading up to it. inner loop delays approaching 95. if you are going to travel on the west side, you are looking at an average of seven miles per hour. backed up coming out of owings mills. westbound 70 and 29, watch for an accident location. let's give you a live view of traffic in the area of white marsh. a live view of traffic at i-70. searching for a westbound accident. does not appear to be in view here. tony as a check on the forecast. >> better start for us than yesterday. we still have a little bit of a drizzle in some neighborhoods. not a steady rain like monday. on the cool side. we're going to add the beaten-12 degrees this afternoon. -- at

i'm stan stovall. 7:56, we've got some backups you need to know about this morning.sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. >> hi there, stan. good morning, everyone. delays just about everywhere you travel this morning. the latest is southbound 895. at a crawl approaching the harbor tunnel. all southbound lanes blocked due to a disabled vehicle. hopefully that will be out of there shortly. but for now, expect delays. take the fort mchenry as your alternate. let's see what else is going on. a live view on the harrisburg expressway as we continue to recover from an earlier tractor-trailer accident. these delays stretch back to down to the beltway. it's going to be a while before that filters out. bel air road at more i've i can't road, an accident. heavy delays approaching white marsh down to the 895 split. northeast outer loop, still jammed. same thing for the west side outer loop. that delay stretches all the way down the west side to edmondson. southbound 795, backups coming out of owings mills. traveling at hawkins point, watch for an accident. and your drive time is

i am stan stovall.re is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> kind of busy out there, incident-wise. northbound harrisburg expressway past mount carmel, watch for an accident there. closures in effect and all lanes blocked at 194 in taneytown due to an accident. aspen hill road and argonne drive, water main break repairs at both locations. closures remain in effect. another 1 northbound washington boulevard. southbound 95 at powder mill road, that accident now clear. about 16 to travel on the northeast outer loop. five minutes to get southbound to the outer 95. towards the beltway. back up in the white marsh area. we will switch over to a life you of traffic at old court. west side delays in place. southbound 705 back up as a result towards the beltway. >> so far things happen fairly quiet. we have light rain earlier this morning. most of the rain has been pushed off to the east. we should stay dry for the next couple of hours. 30% or 40% chance of a few showers or thunderstorms popping up. temperatur

i am stan stovall. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> we have closures that remain in effect. sinkholes in middle river. we are looking at closures in effect from northpoint and kane street. that is due to flooding-related cloture. another one being cleared it was the road. harrisburg expressway, timonium road, we had a center lane closure with an accident. west side is the heaviest spot at this time. closure due to a sinkhole at gambrills. let's give you a quick live a traffic and show you that traffic is in pretty good shape. all lanes are now open. we will switch to a live view of traffic on the harrisburg expressway. >> streets still like a little wet out there. we have a little drizzle and sprinkle activity. clouds are beginning to lighten up a little bit to the west of us. that bodes well for the forecast. humidity is still up in the barometer is still down. costs are up to 19 and stronger than that. clearing skies eventually. northwest winds at 10 to 20, with stronger gusts and eyes.

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