this one on the northbound side of the bw parkway. north 202 road apparently a hit and run accident. four vehicles involved and police are on the scene. lots of activity on the northbound side of the bw parkway. only the right lane currently is getting by. so keep that in mind. southbound side you should be okay. a live look further into the northeast. you are going to be okay. we'll go back over to the maps and this time over to the other side. no problems to report. heading for the beltway where we'll look right now. 270 at 121, all lanes are open. >>> the a university of maryland student has been suspended from campus and is now facing charges after he allegedly threatened to go on a killing rampage delia has more. >> reporter: good morning. the 1-year-old suspect, alexander song of howard county, he was once an active honor student here on campus right now. he is in the hospital undergoing a psychiatric evaluation for posting these threats. we'll look at what he wrote online that was read by a former student who chats with him onli

as you get ready to head out, heading to the capitol beltway, i would suggest i-95 instead of the bw parkway. we have a three-car collision, southbound 295 at maryland 100 adding to the delays. where we were already increasing in volume there. not too bad here if you're on the bw parkway near the baltimore beltway. i-695, moving well with no delays to report for you. also traveling on i-70 right now looking pretty good at 29, that stalled car and traffic gone, back up to speed eastbound on 695. and looking pretty good as far as drive times go. still no major problems on the top side of the beltway, six minutes from bel air to providence. again, the west side, seven minutes from 795 to i-70. >>> 6:03. later today a rally will be held in annapolis calling for state lawmakers to raise taxes on tobacco products. community and state leaders will join public health advocates and labor leaders from across the state. the governor's budget includes an increase on the state's tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco products from 15% to 66% of wholesale cost. other legislation would increase the tax of a p

also traveling on outer loop east side of 695 as you approach the bw parkway, you will see an accident. fortunately the east side is still a little light for this time of morning. so no major backups there. let's get a live look at traffic flow for those of you traveling on 895. not too bad the southbound lanes clog up a little as you approach the toll plaza. same for i-95 heading to the fort mchenry tunnel and atypical for this time of morning on west side of 695. as being see the outer loop lanes are heavy on the left side of the screen making the drive past frederick road. now back over to you. >> thanks. >>> today more fallout could from from the inindictment -- from the indictment of john lee pod that -- leopold that could put the county police chief in the hot seat. linda so is standing by to explain what's expected to happen today. >> reporter: the fraternal order of police will meet to decide if police chief james teare should step down. he is accused by some of not take enough action after learning the allegation of the leopold. he is accused of misconduct if office. the state

for the monday morning commute, good news for those of you who take the bw parkway. police re-opened all lanes on the 95, accident at 450, everything is open and moving back up to speed. we may recover from this before the rush hour is over. in the meantime, traveling through the city right now, we are still in great shape on 95 as well as 895, north of charles street. moving at posted speeds without delays to report there. for those of you making the drive on i-70, looking good. slowing approaching u.s. 29, but not much to get in your way as you make the drive eastbound, heading to 695 on the west side, drive times not looking bad on 83 or i-95, again on the topside, good shape, west side, picking up the pace a little bit, 8 minutes from 795 over to i-70. >>> learning about nick cannon's health scare. the host of america's got talent was hospitalized in december during a vacation in aspen, colorado, treated for kidney failure. >> i was working out too much, trying to work through a cold at the time i was in aspen with the family. my body went in to overload. >> he wa

let's go back over to the maps. bw parkway and route 50 we've been telling you all morning about the fog coming in from the east. a live look at college park as well. the fog is settled in here on the utter loop heading into silver spring. in my next report, we'll take a look at the accident at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> making news now at 5:48, a philadelphia couple is charged with murder in the death of their 6-year-old son. investigators say the boy was beaten and weighed less than 28 pounds. shocked neighbors say they had never even known that the couple had a little boy because they'd never seen him. >>> researchers in germany say the presence of cancer cells in the blood can predict if a woman's breast cancer will return. they found women who had at least five cancer cells in their bloodstream before starting chemotherapy were four time more likely to have a recurrence. the findings could lead to better targeted breast cancer treatments. >>> safeway is among the latest supermarket chains to stop buying

if you are traveling on 695, looking good on this stretch of 695, passing the bw parkway. we had a look at the bw parkway, northbound and southbound, moving well through as you make your way 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

a live look at the bw parkway on the bw parkway southbound getting a little heavy through the laurel region but moving at posted speeds around route 198. and traveling on the harris burling expressway this morning, -- harrisburg expressway this morning southbound lanesbuilding through parkton and cockeysville with a live look at 83 and warren road. >>> new video that gives you a firsthand look at how dangerous the wild fire in jefferson county colorado is. listen to this man as he drives the children trying to get them to a safe place. >> where's mom? what you stopping for. >> you can see the smoke and flames and you can hear the panic in the voices. two people have died, one woman is missing since that fire started. now it started as a controlled burn before it spread and got out of control. >> to a developing story. 17-year-old isaiah simmons died in 2007. he was attending the bollingbrook school in carroll county. no criminal charges were filed in the death and involves five counselors at the school restraining him. news is not sitting well with his family and sherrie johnson has

the southeast side of 695 at the bw parkway no delays to report on this stretch of the beltway. a relatively nice ride as you make your drive onto the bw parkway. northbound a little heavy approaching the city. in the meantime, this is the west side of the beltway heading out to 695, not too bad yet. outer loop lanes slow through pikesville and parkville and through catonsville. it's about a 10-minute drive on that west side as we get a look at our drive time starting from i-70. from i-795 heading to i-70. also want to point out southbound 95 from white marsh to 695 it's a 9 minute drive. had a disabled vehicle on the stretch as you approach 895 and, of course, that's impacting the volume delays there. sherrie back over to you. >> thanks. >>> time is 6:31. there's new hope this morning for a possible medical breakthrough for those suffering from alzheimer's disease. abc2 news linda so is here with details on the ground breaking study. linda. >> reporter: yeah, a new clinical trial may hold the key to stopping rapid mental decline in alzheimer's patients. researchers are finding p

also an accident on the bw parkway. will this impact your morning drive? we will have details coming up next when "good morning maryland" continues. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> time 5:39. around the nation this morning, police in fort lauderdale florida are investigating a car accident today that killed a pregnant woman. they say the woman who was 7 months pregnant was inside a cabana when driver crashed through a fence and into the cabanach the pregnant woman died at the scenech the driver was seriously -- scene. the driver was seriously injured. >>> a mother is charged for allegedly watching her 17-year- old daughter strip at a club. she complained to the media a few months back about the club hiring her underage daughter but surveillance video shows her giving her daughter money. authorities say the woman encouraged her daughter to strip. >>> and an 83-year-old west virginia man is waving up behind bars -- wake up behind bars accused of murdering three people. police say two women were found shot to death inside a home in fayette county. a third

beltway traveling near the bw parkway traveling northbound on the bw parkway you may tap the brakes making the drive through laurel heading up to 695. and also for those of you making the drive around 6 the 5 -- 695 on the west side that's where you will see the most delays and i-95 north of maryland 100 also your northbound lanes where you will see the most activity traveling from columbia up through arbutus past 695 heading to the tunnels. back over to you. >>> new this morning, calvert county sheriff deputies are looking into the death of a newborn after police found it in the trunk of a car in prince frederick. deputies say the family members of the owner of the car were cleaning the inside of the car and that is when they found it. this happened just after 6:30 last night. that's where they found the baby's body. cause of the death is still under investigation. we will keep you posted of course. >> it's 14 minutes before the hour. and a large ring -- gun ring has been busted in baltimore city. where police have been working with homeland security to bring down the bust and this mornin

we're going to a couple of live cameras, this is 695 at the bw parkway, as you can see the foggy conditions, volume is picking up in both directions on the stretch of the beltway. and getting heavy on the west side of 695 and the top side. another live look at 295, the bw parkway at maryland 32 southbound with mild congestion on 295 from 198 to powder mill road. and mta, marc trains 872 and 890 with a 10-minute delay. >>> animal control officers in harford county seized a dog and 15 cats from a home in street. >> in a case of animal hoarding. abc2 news' sherrie johnson has more on what officers found when they entered the home. >> reporter: inside the home on lochary road officers found two dead animals, plenty of feces and stench but no food or water for the dogs and cats that survived. officers took a beagle which is now in the care of the humane society of harford county along with 15 cats. the animals will stay there until the investigation is completed. we were told that the owner, 55-year-old theresa lambert runs a beagle rescue. she had animals taken away last year but were returned

if you're traveling northbound on the bw parkway you'll see a disabled vehicle at maryland 197. so be prepared for maybe just a brief tap of the brakes there. in the meantime, if you normally travel on the harrisburg expressway now would be a great time to head out. as you take i-83, both directions of the harrisburg expressway heading past shawan road in great shape, as you can see. as for those of you traveling through the glen burnie region, a live look at 97 and 100, northbound 97 traffic moving well, had a brief ramp closure at 648 but it's reopened, all traffic now at posted speed. speaking of posted speed, that's what you'll find on most key routes. we saw shawan to 695, that is just five minutes now. and southbound 95 from whitemarsh to the beltway, six minutes. six minutes on the top side bel air to providence. on the west side of 695 just a 7-minute drive from 795 to i-70. back to you. >>> it's certainly going to be a warm one. can you believe 70 in early march? >> linda so live at the 7-eleven. take the kids to get ice cream, maybe frozen yogurt. >> reporter: that soun

here's a live look at 695 at the bw parkway. we still got maintenance on the bw parkway. road crew northbound at nursery road. they should be out of there momentarily, but in the meantime, very light volume is going to help us. this is the eastern shore, a live look at u.s. 50, for those of you on 50 this morning, it's going to be a very slow treck this morning. use extra caution with very low visibility. back to you. >>> we've got the latest coming up on the efforts in france to get that suspected terrorist out of his home. >> riot police thought they had made progress but turns out they may have hit a roadblock. details coming up. >> the catholic church's most powerful man making his first trip to latin america tomorrow. what is on his agenda? you're watching "good morning maryland." we'll be right back. a live look at atlanta. >>> around the world overnight french riot police set off more explosions outside of an apartment building where the suspect of the jewish school shooting is said to be holed up. mohammed marah has been in an apartment since early wednesday and p

we're going to zoom in first of all to the bw parkway on the northbound side.o against the rush hour flow. there is an incident after route 450 and it's blocking off the right lane and park police are on the scene there. inbound side of route 50 no problems through cheverly as you head into the northeast corridor. let's take a look at the beltway on the north side of town looking fine at new hampshire avenue. still no delays to report as you leave the 95 interchange on the utter loop and head west towards silver spring. we'll go back over to the maps and this time all the way to the west side of town. 66 coming in from manassas to centreville, a few brake lights forming right now. no big deals to report as you head in towards fairfax on the beltway. northbound 95 in springfield beginning to bunch up just a bit heading for the beltway here. we'll take a look at the beltway in alexandria near van dorn street. no problems between springfield and the wilson bridge. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 270 at 538. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in campa

no incidents to report on the bw parkway or 50. the building volume to get into cheverly and kenilworth and new york avenues. southern maryland good shape so far. your next check of timesaver traffic at 6:00. mike back to you. >>> making news now at 5:50, bluegrass legend has died. earl scruggs known for taking the banjo from a lead -- into lead instrument. not just part of the rhythm section. scruggs started playing in 1945 and he became famous for his work with lester plat and bill monroe among others. he also performed with bob dylan and elton john over the years. >>> there's some unpacking to do today on board the international space station. an unmanned european cargo ship docked with the station last night. the ship is carrying tons of supplies and some new experiments for the crew of three astronauts. >>> a lot of people got the message about tomorrow night's record-setting lottery drawing. in fact so many people bought megamillions tickets the jackpot has now jumped to an even $500 million. the cash option for a single winni

it has not been a bad ride on the southbound side of the bw parkway. just a bit of slow traffic as you approach the beltway. we'll take a live look as well planning into downtown, nice shot here and it is still dark out, look at that. and a quick look live at the camera 35 heading northbound. >>> choppy trading so far on asian markets and european markets. as we look for direction this morning. >> greece again? >> greece is okay right now. >> sure. for the moment. >> all right. cbs this morning is coming up next. they are going to have the latest on the shoot nags afghanistan and preview tomorrow's presidential primaries. >>> and when you are at work or anywhere else, get your news by visiting wusa9.com. >>> we'll see you tomorrow morning starting at 4:25. until then, have

we'll end with a live look at fog on the bw parkway north of the beltway. look at that. that will definitely slow you down this morning. coming up in my next report, an update on area roads at 6:58. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> you were talking about it. howard has been talking about it. our facebook friends are talking about it. the fog is bad out there this morning. >> a tiny bit better at reagan national but so many areas have a quarter mile or less. there are some flight delays going into philadelphia. if you have a flight up there for business, about a 20, 30- minute delay. hopefully we won't see too many more but it is pretty dense fog. there's where we begin on this thursday morning with a dense fog advisory till 10:00 for washington, baltimore, frederick, for fredricksburg, southern maryland, down out tort leesburg and a manassas. everybody in this -- out toward leesburg and man fan sas. everybody in this -- manassas. everybody in this. five miles in hagerstown. closer in an eighth of a mile at dulles, a 16th at bwi. so many areas are reporting a quarte

here is a life look at the beltway on the southeast side, traveling to the bellway on the bw parkway, 295, pace is picking up, no delays to report. driving from lorel up to the beltway, here is a live look north of baltimore, i-95. patchy fog this morning. volume building in the southbound direction of 95, as you make the drive through rosedale, headed to 695. >>> before we get to the news of the day at 5:32, queen ann's county is on a 90-minute delay. there is no morning prek. >>> we have information about a developing story of a 17-year- old african american male who shot and killed in his home in florida. the man who confessed to the shooting has not been arrested. this morning, we are learning new information in the case. sherrie johnson is here with the latest. >> new this morning, federal prosecutors and fbi have opened an investigation in to the killing of 17-year-old tray von martin. the justice department will dispatch officials to florida to investigate and address tension in the community. neighborhood watch volunteer, while walking to his father's fiance's house. the teen'

back over to the maps and this time let's take a look at the bw parkway and route 50 heading into chervely. you're okay -- cheverly. you're okay until you hit the northeast corridor. that's a bit slow on new york avenue. we'll take a look at eastern avenue at kenilworth. things are looking fine here. in my next report we'll go over to i-95 in virginia at 6:11. >>> on this wednesday morning, we are focusing on the race for president. mitt romney is the winner in the republican primary in illinois. he won by a double digit margin. >> now two of the other g.o.p. candidates are focusing on our region or two of them rather. delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with the latest. who's coming here? >> reporter: mitt romney is coming to maryland a little later today. he will spend all day in that state talking to supporters. and last nitric santorum wasn't too far away. he was rallying his troops in gettysburg, pennsylvania. let's take a look at some of the numbers that we have in this race so far. romney you can see is leading the pack by a huge margin, 534 delegates to santorum's 218.

not too bad past the bw parkway. the drive heading towards the bellway is heavy as well as here. this circumstances 95, north -- this is i-95, touch and go. slow commute southbound 175 and maryland 32. >>> neighborhood shooting is turning in to a national movement. one month since martin was shot and killed in florida and across the nation and here in baltimore, people are calling for change. charley crowson is live this morning and telling what you say is planned in baltimore tonight. >> reporter: organizers will gather at 5:00, at the intersection of pratt and light streets, marching in the death of trayvon martin, a memorial for the young man, a month like you said, since he was killed at the hands of george zimmerman , the head of the watch group in sanford florida. people are calling for what they consider justice in the death of the dead florida teen. organizers gathering and getting ready throughout the course of the weekend getting ready for the march, hundreds expected to turnout. the march will conclude at fayette near the police headquarters, they will talk about the i

few minutes, take the east side of 695, here is what you are going to find, calm conditions, by the bw parkwayerchange. continues to remain calm on the east side of 695, continuing to the key bridge. traffic patterns starting to pick up for those of you on i- 95 this morning, not bad as you take the drive through the city southbound, a little bit heavier than northbound. lanes open in both stretches between 695 and the tunnels. no drive times needed, you are in great shape around the beltway, and also on the harrisburg expressway. >>> update on a story that we brought you as breaking news. police are investigating a double shooting in baltimore. it happened before 11:00, 3510 mulberry street, near mary e rodman elementary. one mans with killed, a second taken to the hospital, no word on his condition. >>> to developing story on ohio school shooting today, 17 year old charged in the sheridan high school shooting will be in court. sherrie johnson is here with what is expected and the condition of another student who remains in the hospital. >> all new this morning, accused ohio school shooter, l

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. this weekend 911 calls were released on the tape, you can hear someone yelling for help, a voice analyst will be conducted. the operator told zimmer

the question. >>> it's busy out there. a couple of incidents, accident at maryland 100 and 295, bw parkway. also reisterstown road on the approach to 795, got some delays behind that accident as well. but for those of you traveling on i-95, coming in from harford county, not a bad drive on the start. we're not seeing any delays on 95 as you make the drive from harford county heading to the top side of the beltway. here's a live look on 895, just north of charles street, pretty good here in the southbound direction, you will tap the brakes of course as you approach the toll plaza. if you are traveling on the beltway now, your trip on the west side from 795 heading towards pikesville and the catonsville region, slow in separate stretches. here's a live look at liberty road. though we're seeing more activity our drive times are pretty good on 83 and 59 on the approach to the beltway. 95. once you get to the beltway, top side, six minutes from bel air to providence road. the west side now nine minutes from 795 to i-70. >>> 6:31. we're getting new information this morning about a strange illness

looking pretty good on 695 at the bw parkway. on 895 just clearing an accident southbound at the tunnel. we are moving well, there also. and you will run into heavier traffic on u.s. 50 as you make the drive through annapolis this morning. making your way to i-97 and i- 97 heavier in the northbound direction and heading up to the 895, 695 split. back over to you. >>> it will be a first today for u.s. ten forebarbara mikulski. >> the award for a lifetime of work and dedication to one project. >>> and the president's talking up the economy today. where he will be speaking as he speaks to the -- seeks election for the a second term. we will tell you where there are fund raisers when "good morning maryland continues. hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. >>> five things to know before heading out the door. february jobs report is due out today. economists and tis paste another month of growth saying any number of add job will support

route 450 is closed down west of the bw parkway with a water main break. coming up in my next report, we'll go into maryland at 5:09. >>> lawmakers have approved it but now the wait is on to see whether maryland voters will be vetoed same-sex marriage. >>> governor martin o'malley signed the bill into law last night. although it doesn't take effect till january 1, 2013. 9 news now reporter delia goncalves has more from our satellite center. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jess, peggy. just after 5:00 yesterday evening, maryland officially became the eighth state plus the district of columbia to recognize same-sex marriage. but as you mentioned, opponents say not without a fight. in the statehouse yesterday, though, major celebration as governor martin o'malley signed the bill flanked by senate and house leaders on both sides of this issue. you may remember the measure barely passed the general assembly in the past two weeks with very tight votes in both the house and senate. and despite major controversy and debate, the governor held true to

in the meantime not bad on the southeast side of 659 at the bw parkway -- 695. on the harrisburg expressway, south from the pennsylvania state line to the beltway, some stretches of slow traffic, middletown to belfast. also timonium road, to both loops of the beltway, increasing your drive time now. it's a little heavier traveling from shawan road to the top side on 83. seven minutes now. the same for southbound 95, whitemarsh to the beltway. on the west side 10 minutes from 795 over to i-70. >>> each day 1,000 people under age 18 pick up the daily habit of smoking. this morning youth smoking is the focus of a new surgeon general report. sherrie johnson with details of what we're learning about this. this is something we're clearly interested in. >> reporter: they want the states to focus on more prevention. this report from the surgeon general says tobacco companies advertising promotional campaigns may influence young adults and adolescents to start smoking. the report stopped short of saying tobacco companies definitely changed packaging in ways that increase

. >>> tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says even if a third lane was added in each direction, it would not improve the traffic. estimated costs of the project range anywhere from $340 million to $565 million. the meeting starts at 8:00 tonight at the city municipal building. >>> our time is 5:07. a new perspective on a sad day in american history. the never-before-seen home movies of the challenger disaster that one man has uncovered. >>> plus, hidden dangers. possible defects in your home's staircases that could put your children at risk. >>> and did you get a chance to enjoy that wonderful weather yesterday? if not, are you in luck. -- you are in luck ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. wa

and as the morning continues on, we are running into mother and more incidents traveling on the bw parkwayorthbound 295 at arundel mills boulevard a disabled vehicle slowing things down. we continue to follow the accident eastbound 70 at old national pike over to the side. and traveling in columbia, snowedden -- knowden -- snowden river parkway. north of charles street, no delays or incidents as you make your way through the tunnels. traveling on the harrisburg expressway right now moving along pretty well especially in the southbound direction. as we get a live look at warren road, also the mta update with one delay pen train 505, 10 minutes behind schedule. back over to you. >>> bullying is all too common for schools. >> yeah, stay with us. a documentary being released today takes a hard look at that issue. we will have details on it coming up. >>> and first lady taking part in an event today celebrating dc's famous charry blossoms. we will tell -- cherry blossoms. we will tell you what she is up to. it's 5:52. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ord

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

we're blocking two of three lanes on the bw parkway approaching nursery road. same here, it's in a two-way traffic pattern. that's an overnight work zone going two directions in one tunnel there. the same on the fort mchenry tunnel on i-95. no troubles to report on 695 with a live look at wilkens avenue. >>> we heard you talking about it. an early taste of spring today. >> forget the winter coast. it's going to be near 70 degrees. linda so is outside of the 7-eleven in loch raven with more on how people are planning to spend the day. >> reporter: today's not the day to stay inside. we talked to a gentleman who just passed us by. he's on his way to myrtle beach. he says he'll spend the day outside. what a better way to do that. temperatures today reaching 70. we talked to a woman earlier this morning who is heading to work. she says she's already decided that after work she's going to take a long walk outside. this mild winter has been a pretty mild one. it's been recorded as the single warmest winter in a decade. the fourth warmest in 117 years. that might sound

take 295, the bw parkway as your alternate route. >>> new information this morning in a developing story, a 17-year-old african american male who was shot and killed near his home in florida. the man who confessed to the shooting has not been arrested a lot of people want to know why. this morning, we are learning new information in the case, sherrie johnson is here with the latest details. >> we have learned prosecutors and fbi opened an investigation in to the killing of 17-year- old trayvon martin. the justice department says it will send officials to sanford, florida, to investigate and address tension in the community. martin was shot and killed last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer while walking back to his father's fiance's house. the teen's family says they believe race was a factor in the death. this weekend 911 calls were released on the tape. you can hear someone yelling for help. a voice analysis will be conducted to see who was yelling for help. the operator told zimmerman not to follow martin. when police arrived, trayvon was dead. he had no weapon, a bag of skittles

in maryland here's what it looks like on the bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway. looking great through cheverly into the northeast corridor. no problems to report right now. north side of town, here's what it looks like at colesville road. you can see a few people out but really nothing to worry about between the 95 interchange and silver spring. all the northern corridors look fine as well heading southbound to 495. we'll go back over to the maps, this time to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, route 301, everything is fine brandywine, accokeek. we'll take a live look at route 4 at andrews air force base. no problems to the wilson bridge. in my next report, virginia roads at 4:55. >> thank you, monika. >>> people who experience a sudden drop in blood pressure may be at increased risk for heart failure. ortho static how potential occurs when the blood pressure falls rapidly as a person moves if lying down to standing. a new study from the university of north carolina at chapel hill found people with this type of low blood pressure were more than one and a half t

construction zones out of the way tbr maintenance. 695, and the bw parkway. a few cars rolling by. traffic is wide open on this stretch of 695. if you are headed to annapolis from the eastern shore, traffic flowing freely, u.s. 50 at maryland 8, from the bay bridge to i-97, 50 moving well in both directions, if you are traveling the bay bridge, the westbound span maybe closed today and tomorrow. that will be from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. as crews are doing to be installing scaffolding for a paint project. the closures will take place for 6-8 weeks. this is going to effect the westbound span of the bay bridge. >>> pregnancy can be an exciting time for a lot of women, there is a study that warns pregnant women about risk of a heart attack. we have details on why, coming up. >>> the wife of army sergeant accused of killing 17 afghanistans is looking for help for her husband's legal defense. how she is doing it, coming up next. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and pro

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back over to the maps, this time over to the bw parkway and route 50. inside the beltway no problems through cheverly as you head into the northeast area. you may encounter just a little bit of volume on new york avenue but no big deal really. live look new york avenue at 9th street coming in from bladensburg road and this corridor everything is looking great. in my next report we'll take a peek into the district at 4:55. >> thanks a lot, monika. >>> a new study suggests cell phone ban laws are working in california. >> researchers at the university of california berkley found a drop since the ban began. >> reporter: this woman is a realtor and says she almost always uses a hand free device. a new study crunched the numbers for traffic deaths before and after california's cell phone ban four years ago. deaths blamed on drivers using cell phones were cut almost in half. deaths decreased 22%. >> fewer people on the phone while driving. >> reporter: a spokesman for the state department that commissioned the research says the findings prove california made t

270 no problems as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. 450 by the way, west of the bw parkwaywater main break closes the road there so choose an alternate route if you can. on the inbound side of i-66 you have construction between nutley street and the beltway. on the beltway itself through annandale both loops at route 50 as well. watch out for the clearing construction at this point. let's take a look live outside. here's 270 at falls road. still light down to the point where the lanes divide. over to virginia if you're planning to head on the inbound side of 66, we'll take a live look there as well. northbound 95 at the prince william parkway. no problems to report as you head up to newington and springfield. we'll go to our vdot camera on the northbound side of 395. again light at duke street to the 14th street bridge. in my next report, a look into maryland. >>> forecasters say communities already cleaning up deadly storms could be facing round two today. >> it's troubling news for people in ridgeway, illinois. that small town was one of many targets for tornadoes that sw

all the way around from the east side traveling from the key bridge making are way past the bw parkway. you shouldn't run into trouble spots. for those of you traveling on the top side of 695, however, foggy conditions limiting your visibility as we get a live look at 695. and providence road same scenario for those of you west of baltimore that is live shot of i-70 west of the glenwood and west -- eastbound lanes seeing more activity heading towards 695. megan back over to you. >>> 5:52. it's the two-year anniversary of the president's affordable health care act. coming up, what the commander in chief is doing today to commemorate the milestone and pushing the message ford. >>> and turn off the gadgets and get outside. there's a new push to make us wireless for one day many we will be right back. [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. let's get a recap, merv. [ merv ] thanks, other merv. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh!

the bw parkway southbound with some building volume also i-195 look good. making your way to this stretch of 695 on the south side and here's a live look at the north side of the beltway the no early delays but foggy and as always caution and courtesy on your drive this morning. sherrie, back over to you. >> thanks. >>> spring is less than 24 hours a way and down in washington, there's reason to head outdoors. the beautiful cherry blossoms are blooming on the national mall. tourists have come in from all over the country and the world. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the jerry blossom festival. the blooming period will run from tomorrow through friday. >>> a deadly shooting overseas that killed an american teacher. who may have targeted the teacher and wheres teacher was working when the gunfire eruptedfrom party to time locked up in jail, the st. patrick's day celebration that took on a whole another atmosphere in canada. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> around the world an american teacher is dead in yemen. police say two gunmen on a m

no problems to report on 95 or the bw parkway coming in from baltimore. 'll take a live look at the beltway in college park where we're still moving smoothly to silver spring. coming up at 4:39 we'll take a look at 270. >>> defense secretary leon panetta meets amad car sigh. >> it follow -- amad karzai. >> it follows a shooting rampage by a soldier. >> reporter: the meeting comes less than a week after an american soldier is accused of going on a shooting spree in can are a province -- kandahar province killing 16 civilians. leon panetta arrived yesterday. the trip was scheduled before sunday's shooting but that incident, the recent burning of qurans at a u.s. base and the killing of six americans in retaliation have dominated discussions. >> we will continue to face challenges. we must stay committed to achieving the mission that we are all unified in achieving. >> reporter: president obama says the plan is still to hand over security in afghanistan to local troops by the end of 2014. >> the forces are making real progress, dismantling al qaeda, breaking

heading around through catonsville you will be on the brakes on wilkins avenue to i-95 or 295 the bw parkwayck over to you. >>> a couple delays in cecil county. you have the cecilton elementary school chesapeake city elementary and a thank you this morning to considery who posted on facebook it's the bohemia manner middle school and bohemia manner high school they are on two hour delay. and we will get that corrected at the bot off the many screen and facebook. thanks for that post. >>> back to the news. maryland could be the 8th state recognizing same sex marriage. this evening governor o'malley is expected to sign a bill. same sex ceremonies won't be performed until january 2013. a website with a petition in the works to get a ref rund um in voters hands on the november ballot. >>> soon you could be paying more when it comes to gas and increase tower income tax part of the budget debate going on in our state capital. sherrie johnson has been following this and this is something that is likely to generate a lot of response for people in maryland. >> yes. no one wants to pay extra money if t

tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the greenbelt city council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says that even if a third lane were added in each direction, it would not improve the traffic situation. estimated cost of the project ranges from $340 million to $565 million. the meeting begins at 8:00 tonight at the dpreeblt city municipal build -- greenbelt city municipal building. >>> 6:06. ahead, an alert for parents. the hidden defect that could turn your stairs to a hazard. >>> you pump because you're like, it's time to dance now. >> it is indeed. put on those dancing shoes. the local schools getting ready for march madness. >>> and we are in the midst of a different kind of march madness. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪ >>> the drop pass was coming. he's in -- he scores! >> let's hear it for the cavs. th

this is at the baltimore washington parkway. had a look at the bw parkway looking good through the laurel region heading to the capital beltway and a live look at u.s. 50 stevensville this morning the drive just opening up all lanes on the chesapeake bay bridge from overnight manet mense. moving without delay in that -- maintenance. moving without delay in that area. >>> the latest round of air strikes and why israelis are defensing the attacks. >>> and feeding frenzy caught on tape. swimmers were flushed out water and what caught the attention of a group of sharks straight ahead as "good morning maryland" continues on this tuesday march 13th. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> news around the world three people are dead and 40 wounded after a new round of air strikes by israel. now death happened in northern gaza. pallians official say the bombings killed two militants and a 15-year-old boy. 21 people have been killed in air strikes since friday. israel defends the bombing saying they are in response to more than 100 rocket attacks from g

also here as you can see passing the bw parkway no troubles there. ow if your morning travels include a trip on the harrisburg expressway. here's how things are looking there. no reported troubles on i-83 past maryland 45 york road and, of course, if there are any traffic changes, we are tweeting them for you follow us on twitter on maryland traffic. >> back -- now back over to you. >>> explosions -- explosions killed hundreds and injured thousands. >> what authorities think ignited the blast. >>> trip across the ocean. the voyage a man is making that started yesterday and how he is doing something he's not -- that's not been tried in 300 years. there's a live look at atlanta. always the sports fan megan pringle. >> that's right. the acc tournament happening there this week. there's a live picture of atlanta. we will be right back. >>> now "good morning maryland "4:30. >>> around the world authorities in kongo are investigating a cause of a fire that ignited a series of explosion he at an depot. more than 120 people were killed in the blast. nearly 2,

few brake lights for those of you on the southwest side of 695, on the bw parkway also northbound getting a little bit heavy making drivefrom laurel heading up to 695. and getting through the wood lawn area on 695 right now, going to take you at least 10 minutes. we are on the brakes off and on on west side outer loop of the beltway look live at 695 and liberty road. that pace continues as you make the drive around baltimore national pike. back over to you>>> 6:32. breaking news this morning within the past hour, we have learned that gunfire killed an afghan soldier while injuring two others. militants attacked the afghan government delegation that was visiting the site war u.s. soldier allegedly killed 16 civilians including children. the attackers opened fire on the delegation from several sides. greg black has more. >> reporter: villagers are angry and grief stricken. the commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan says that they are there to help. >> we are going to do all we can to do right by the wounded and to do right by the families. we are respecting the three days of mourn

enjoying an easy ride with the exception of one area on the westbound side of route 450 just west of the bw parkway. it's closed with a water main break. you might want to use route 201 back on to route 1. more on area roadways at 4:47. >>> time right now 4:39. i am watching your money. again we're going to have to see if we can end the week at 13,000 for the dow. stocks started the new month with modest gains. better than expected reports on jobs. crude rallied above $110 a barrel for the first time since may. checking the numbers, the dow starts this morning from 12,980, added 28 points in trading on thursday. the nasdaq was up by 22 points and the s&p 500 was better by 8. >>> apparently there are limits to everything in life, even so- called unlimited data plans. at&t is changing its unlimited plan that long-time customers have been grandfathered into. the company will no longer let customers use a set amount of data each month without penalty. customers will get a text message when their usage approaches 3 gigs in one billing cycle and slow speeds for the rest of the billing cycle. >>> the new

traveling around the baltimore beltway no trouble spots so far especially as you pass the bw parkway and i-95 on that southwest side. and here's what you will find for those of you about to leave and -- leave and head out to harrisburg. no accidents or incidents to slow you down so far this morning. charley back to you. >>> same sex marriage has been a huge issue in maryland and became bigger between aless by yeah and a priest. and what the priest told her when she tried to take communion. and gunfire left three studentdead after a gunman opened fire. how school official also help the students cope. >>> and as we head to break, davie jones of the monkees died of a heart attack and we leave you with some of the sounds of one of the most popular songs. we will be back in a bit. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it kee

the earlier incident. you're slow off and on frenzied of the parkway to 66. -- you are slow off and on up from the bw parkway to 66. >> coming up s 6:00, newt gingrich makes a stop in our area to give votes. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> is selling live animals for food a criminal operation or is virginia culturally insensitive? >> stephen tschida it joins us live. >> they found a live animals and tanks at the supermarket. they are designed to protect local species. customers say it is time to change the laws to accommodate their pals. >> the great wall grocery caters to the booming asian community in northern virginia. its stocks plenty of live items for customers who like to eat freshly killed me. >> some of the live creatures and stock landed the managers with felony charges for selling wildlife. an undercover operation found bullfrogs, eels

no problems to report on 95 in from baltimore, the bw parkway or route 29. we'll take a live look outside. here's route 29 at franklin. again all the northern corridors look pretty much like this heading for the beltway. coming up in my next report, we'll go to the south side of town at 6:12. >> thank you, monika. >>> a new government antismoking campaign debuts this week called tips if former smokers. >> these tv ads are really graphic and they're meant to be that way. they're supposed to shock people into kicking the habit of smoking or even not starting at all. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is here. she has some of the clips. they're pretty hard to stomach. we want to warn you. >> reporter: they are, mike. you said it. this is the whole point to shock people. the idea, doctors say is for smokers to realize that this could be their future. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: they are tough to watch as we said. the ads feature men and women from around the country, some with trach on the mys, others severe amputation and some are even paralyzed. the direc

let's go to the bw parkway and route 5. inside the beltway looking great.o dallas heading into the northeast corridor on new york avenue as you look great at this point, and no delays right now. coming up in my next report we'll look at the potomac river crossing. >>> the next round of primaries is a week from tomorrow with voters in maryland, the district and wisconsin going to the polls. >> rick santorum had harsh words for mitt romney. >> he is the worst republican in the country. to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> santorum easily won louisiana saturday but still has less than half as many convention delegates as romney. newt gingrich and ron paul have scheduled events in maryland for tomorrow and wednesday and santorum is expected to swing through as well. >>> and early vote asking underway in both the district and maryland. in dc, voters can cast bal lots at one of the stie's eight early voting centers. early voters in maryland have, through this thursday, for cast their ballots. each county's ear

if you are on 95 and 895 here's a live look at 695, southbound side at the bw parkway. ou are on the brakes as you make the drive southbound heading to the capitol beltway. from 198 to powder mill road. if you're traveling on the west side of 695, this is what you are going to see, 695 at liberty road at least 10 minutes of a delay as you make the drive through the catonsville region heading to 95 on the southwest side. we'll have another update in 30 minutes. it's oysternomics 101. you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oy it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. ♪ you make me feel like we live it up ♪ >>> yes. "hunger games" week. well, well under way. the biggest crowd yet. girls have been lining up down the block, over