crews hoped to have the lanes open by 7:00. ill check in with will tran and right after the brief serious fifth in >>james: on 680, and overturned a big rig. the accident happened just before 10:00. a big rig smashed into the center divider. the truck was transporting hazardous materials. will tran is live on the scene. good morning. >>will: good morning. the chp is preparing to the roadway. at any moment they will start getting people off of the freeway and reentering data sunol boulevard. they should reopen both lanes. the commission should not be too bad. this is one to take some time. there was a major concern when this accident happened because of the driver was carrying hazardous materials. to chemicals used in making semiconductors. they had to wait for a hazardous materials experts to come out. they realize that the barrels were not compromised. they spent the night removing the hazardous materials which combined with water or air could be flammable. we are looking at now is basically an empty hall. northbound 680 is com

blocked in each direction, the left lane blocked. that's going to last the next month or two. look at the speed sensors. speeds in the 20s, most of the delays are happening to the south, south of falls road. that's where the lane closures are. we are seeing delays in the north and the southbound direction. if you are headed on 95, construction clean up on the bridge, with one lane closed there. there is a look at the speeds on the beltway, 56 and 60 are the averages, if you are headed on the jfx, south of the beltway, everything is running smoothly. looking outside at the jfx, everything is look good. no problems on 95, in and out of the tunnel. for traffic information any time, log on to wjz.com. >>> here is one of the things people will talk about today , the midsection is cleaning up after a series of storms across at least five states. there are reports, more than 100 tornados touched down over the weekend. it's dick brennan who is covering the story for wjz. >> reporter: a tornado left a path of destruction through wood ward, okl

in terms of the bike lanes, there have been a lot of -- has been a lot of coordination. primarily to try to balance the needs of the general traffic and truck traffic and turning movements in this critical location. >> quickly, to a few of the pedestrian safety projects going on in his district, we have 15- mile per hour zones in this area near schools. the visibility is going well. we have been looking at crosswalks and potentially eliminating parking spaces near them to improve visibility for pedestrians crossing the street. this connects to public housing at the top of the hill. the picture you can see, it desperately needs improvement. construction should start in july. that is one of the very few sources of funding where we can improve the stairway. that is always a cause for celebration. this is probably the first plan to get started, but could get influenced by the new effort to reach envision how the traffic will be coming forward. >> ms. lombard, i think commissioner cohen had a question. >> thank you, actually. you answered it. it was related to the stairway imp

all the lanes will be closed but some of the lanes, of a legs savage is watching -- at legs savage isuld watching for lanes to reopen. >>> and news chopper 2, we are showing you lines closing and now you are looking at the concerning closer here. as opposed to all the lanes but traffic is going to be a little bit slow. now again, the southbound direction some of the lanes are still closed and northbound -- in fact, i'm sorry i have confuse dollars you because i confused myself. northbound all lanes are open however there will be a little bit of a slow down in potential directions and even in the slow down directions, naturally people want to slow down when they see the -- when they see the lights and you know what saved them, if these things happened later in the morning we would be in trouble. a lock the new section of doyle drive, get did to rose mary and our warm weather maker is shifting and drizzling. giving you a look at the satellite view we have high clouds overhead, partly cloudy skies, cooler air mass, on shore breeze, low clouds are all adding up to cooler weather ahead. yo

have the left lane blocked. tly within just the last few minutes, our cameraman just witnessed a rubbernecker hit the cop car this is in the eastbound direction, the cop car then rear-ended the fire truck. now we are going see delays eastbound as well. westbound, don't feed to tell you, you want to avoid the san mateo bridge completely. they are recommending to head to the dumbarton bridge. massive delays across the san mateo bridge this morning. you can see from these live shots, why you want to avoid the area. there's a fuel spill from the big rig involved in the accident and the fuel is also leaking into the bay. >> we see the remnants of that accident. if we can get greg to go back to the east been accident -- eastbound accident looks like a chain collision several vehicles lined up, they all rear-ended each other into that police car. >> you are right, four cars involved and five, including the police car. chp car as well. what i'm also noticing is i did not see any eastbound traffic getting through. so, it

>> the crash in the hov lanes at the occoquan mass moved to the right lanes. ws is you're still seeing delays. chopper 4 is flying live and you could see really big delays in the hov lanes. now, as you continue north, you have another crash in the hov lane. this one is just past route 123. you can see from the cam rew here. you're seeing a significant backup. the crash, once you pass route 123 is blocking the left lane, so you'll have to get over to the right lane to continue your route. good news on the beltway. aaron, it's now out of the roadway. travel lanes are open. over to you. >> students at howard university still reeling on word the school suspended several student athletes. they suspended the athletes as part of an internal investigation of possible ncaa rules violations. one athlete told "the washington post" that the suspensions were the result of students keeping money they got for their textbooks. universities officials wouldn't say how long it would take. they don't comment on current or potential investigations. >>> a.c.t. college has financial

the median clearing it from lanes, the sweepers have cleared up most of that debris. , indeed, have those northbound lanes completely reopening over the next 20 minutes. you see the crews there starting to move their way. and we've cleared the rig itself. and we do have the lanes cleared of equipment, but we still have to make sure all the workers there are cleared, as well, safely. northbound still restricted to one lane slow in north heading out of sunol into pleasanton. the southbound side at least recovering. we'll get a live look out there at another shot and see how things are shaping up on 880. that's holding up similar to the regular schedule. most of the bay area just fine. the concern is pleasanton as we still have that cleanup on the northbound side of 680 at sunol boulevard. we'll track that and send it back to you. >> thanks for the update, mike. >>> the "american idol" fans getting a treat meeting one of the contestants who calls the south bay home. >> deandre made his first public appearance since being voted off the show a couple of weeks ago. gathering

us the opening of what used to be called doyle drive, and this morning all you need to know is if the lanes are opening now or on time and if you use the golden gate bridge, this is good news for you and as you can see chp is escorting traffic and it looks like three coming on down and letting cars through, we will let you know more about what happens and we are watching it live on television and it looks as if they are going to be on time with the lanes just south of the golden gate bridge. >>> a eucalyptus tree came crashing down and it fell on to a steel house rupturing gas lines inside. they controlled the leak within minutes, fortunately nobody was hurt. they say extensive rotting caused the tree to fall. >>> attend in st. louis missouri caused a lot of problems near the st. louis cardinal stadium on saturday celebrating their win. winds sent it off the ground and into the air. >> i don't think we will ever be able to put anything like that up ever again. we had a permit and the company installed it and everything was done that was supposed to be done. >> 58-year-oldal goodman was -- a

the left lane is squeezing by at 70. this is traffic at liberty and you can see the delays and they will continue to grow. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with ava marie. high tea. quite a departure. >> we are talking about the new high tea program at the henderson hotel. this is really neat. this is the opportunity to enjoy some great tea. this begins on saturday. >> right, at 2;00 :00. it will be a lot of fun. every saturday starting this saturday. >> you could go to tea.ormagic.com \ >> top mergers in the mid to upper 60's today -- temperatures in the mid to upper 60's today. i know how you love your coffee. hope to turn you into a tea drinker. >> i switched to tea. >> then high tea may be for you. >> he is a renaissance man. >> 6:38. they say it is all downhill from here. here. hey, what do you think "artisan" means? it's latin. for what? really, really good bagels. dunkin's new artisan bagels are as authentic as it gets. soft, chewy, and delicious. grab one today. honey, that's my cup of tea.

to use the lanes for a fee. to start, the double car pool lanes will be reserved for two or more occupants. but the vta spokesperson tells me that could change. as for when, they have a target date of 2016. live in palo alto, "today in the bay." >>> commuters driving through fremont may have to find a detour in one part of that city and probably have to do it for a long time. starting today, kato road will be closed to traffic for a total of nine months. crews will be working very busy there on a construction area for the b.a.r.t. to silicon valley's project. >>> want to check the morning commute right now, you've been a busy man this monday morning, mike. >> yeah, we thought it was going to be doyle drive, but no. 680's the issue, look at the slowing on the northbound side. we had an accident blocking both directions overnight now the northbound side is affected. and our chopper's over the scene. we'll see what the latest is. our chopper now shows chp on scene, here's the caltrans truck. and they're probably get

the right lane gets by only. watch for delays. 10 miles per hour on average getting used to that point. we switch over to greenspring, inner loop traffic still looking pretty good towards the j.f.x. utilize those alternates with the construction in place on the j.f.x. we have an accident at liberty road and rolling road. eastbound 70, looking at a volume-related delays. fire department activity. one problem in the harford area. you may want to take 95 coming down from harford county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie it is taking over a pirate ship. our facebook fans are all saying rrrrradar ! >> we are live on board a pirate ship at fells point. we're getting ready for privateer day on saturday from 11:00 until 6:00 p.m. you are the captain of this boat and another boater called a farewell. you will be having a battle. >> the urban pirates ship and a change into captain linda on the schooner. we will be having a battle. we will be invading the broadway. there will be firing back to protect the cit

the parkway will have wider lanes, separated by a median. the design will serve the same traffic capacity as doyle drive. on the average weekday 120,000 vehicles use doyle drive. >> ama: for the latest on the roadways, let's get to sue. >> good afternoon, good evening, thank you so much. very exciting. this is going to be neat tomorrow. you can see the golden gate is flowing smoothly off the waldo grade. cars are coming into and leaving san francisco. no problems through the toll plaza, you'll have backups through golden gate. the toll plaza on the bay bridge, no problem here. let's look at the abc-7 downloadable app. is want to show you, we have been getting live shots from a traffic spotter. this is what doyle drive looked like a few minutes ago. a bit bumper-to-bumper off the bridge. once you get on to 19th, another shot. and it's flowing smoothly out of the tunnel heading down towards 19th and golden gate park, and you can see that traffic is bumper to bumper there. you can download this for free and get alerts and updates. >> ama: people

fuel that was spilled in the lanes, the result of an earlier crash. we have our crew right there. these are live pictures as you can see. westbound traffic getting by only in one lane. eastbound also a mess. eastbound much of a mess from foster city out and you can see some of the materials left here from the clean-up effort as the chp is here. you can see it chp is still on the scene, monitoring traffic, getting through. use alternate routes instead. let's go -- show you this picture here. if you think that you're going to get true the san mateo bridge, it's unclear why people are still driving on to the bridge westbound. maybe they haven't heard, maybe they're just not paying attention. but they're driving into a huge traffic jam. dumbarton bridge i better alternate although i just got a tweet from someone saying it's slower than usual. would you take 25 minutes to cross the bridge all day long, as opposed to what you're being put up with on the san mateo bridge. and also, 880 is slow and of course the bridge is slow. i want to move the maps to the s

the perimeter. there will be some temporary lane closures as part of the construction. that is with the graphic the picks. all around the perimeter of both projects is primarily a parking lane, and that will be removed. on most blogs, the parking lane functions as either. our -- either peak hour tow away zones. the transit line will be closed, some muni will have to operate general traffic during construction. franklin, you can see a blouson where there is also a lane closure, but that is peak hours. this is only during the excavation portion of the construction. this slide shows sidewalk closures. typically, the sidewalk will be closed to provide a construction staging area, but it pedestrian walkway will be conducted in what is normally the parking lane. typical of most construction projects in the city. it is shown in purple where pedestrians will go to a wooden structure. also shown here is the pedestrian tunnel. it will be excavated underneath van ness avenue. that construction is about a 10- month time span when it they will have to cut open the van ness avenue. o

if you'll still now has the to write him lane five and. c getting through is only getting by in the left- hand lane pitfall from time to time only the eastbound lanes are affected. it can take a long time for the backup to reach of oil back to the full plaza off, and thankfully because it is early on friday morning, traffic has been lightened up. people heading across the bridge are likely to be caught in delays. i do not had for the san mateo bridge, had for the dumbarton bridge instead or, use the san francisco, oakland bay bridge. here is a look at the san francisco-oakland bay bridge. pretty light conditions on the upper deck. on the golden gate, there is still flawed but no other problems to report. the light right to the old mark. take a look at this and a tail bridge, you will see red shelling on the roadways sensors. sox saugh >>darya: let's take ill with a fixed or is this hour, there is another missing teenager in the bay area, a 15 year old was last seen saturday. she told her father she was going for a bike ride it and never cam

no issues as you make your way to the lane divide. traveling on route 50 eastbound, a sun glare here making your way at 301. westbound travel lanes are open. and your travel speeds, 65 miles per hour. eight minutes to get from 301 to the beltway. aaron, eun, back in ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> charges could come as early as this morning for two men accused of gunning down five people in tulsa, oklahoma. 32-year-old alvin watts and 19-year-old jake england will make their first court appearances today. they were arrested early sunday, accused in friday's shooting that left three people dead. police say messages on england's facebook page hinted that he wanted to avenge the shooting death of his father two years ago. however, they stopped short of calling the attacks racially motivated. >>> we are following developing -- a developing story out of north korea. the country preparing to launch what many believe is a long-range missile in the next week. they invited journalists to tour the area where they're expected to launc

the eastbound lanes have been released. nd of the vehicles this is because all it what its was stalled on the bridge and was branded by big rig. what a mess it has been. it will still take some time for this to clear up. stastny >> we're finding out >>justine: we're finding out that california is an improvement rate has it or exceeded 11%. >>darya: are jammed up on both directions [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] >>darya: what impact from a helicopter looking down on the roadway. >>george: a while ago this land is so narrow they couldn't get a risk group. they couldn't get trapper about it. that is why was still locked solid. we see these families and moving. darya >> would you recommend going east belive this point. if your kemi

topside of the beltway along with i-83 the lanes are current weather conditionsly open. now -- currently open. now southbound 83 good inside the beltway in the jfx but at 29th both ways the left lane is closed for the ongoing project to repair that storm drain. meanwhile if you're on north and southbound downtown your lanes are open. the harbor tunnel and fort mchenry tunnels are back to the one way traffic patterns. >>> back to you. >>> divorce rates may be on the decline but not for one group. why rates are skyrocketing among a certain age group and why just ahead. >> plus, joran van der sloot may be heading to the united states. what happened yesterday and why he could be headed here soon. you're watching "good morning maryland." we'll be right back. >>> thank you for joining us this morning, there is one section of the population that is seeing more divorces than others. we're talking about baby boomers. the new numbers show a quarter of people getting divorced in the country are over 50 years old. that's more than double the divorce rate among the same group just 20

there's no indication when the lanes will open. ires paramedics to the scene. the unc would be difficult to get the emergency vehicles to the scene. one of the south bound lanes is back up along but waldegrave. one lane is shut down in the southbound direction and new traffic is getting passes scene. they cannot move the accident until the paramedics have arrived. this did not look as the work a head-on crash. take a look at the traffic maps. ulysses the impact. piquancy the of their bread in the southbound direction. the traffic starts to back up as you had a wall in the tunnel. the morning commute is fairly heavy. the colors on a map to not tell the entire story. the drive time was over 44 minutes and that was before the accident on the bridge. traffic is still stopped as it has been for the last 25 minutes. you will probably need to take alternative routes if you're trying to get to san francisco. let's check the weather. >>james: here is a live look from our web can. we have some clouds. here and there the sun is beginning to pe

there's an accident right here in the hov lanes just before the occoquan river. the right lane is blocked and you can see that police have arrived at the scene here. but closeup shot of the accident and i think it may be there for a while. in the meantime, rubber necking delays as well in the main lines. it's attracting a lot of attention and very slow and heavy trying to get northbound on i-95 both in the main and hov lanes here. we'll take a live look -- our actually let's look at a map first and i can show you where it is in woodbridge on the northbound side of i-95 heading up to the occoquan river. now traffic land on the northbound side of 95 and this is the delay. look at that. i'll keep you posted on that situation. back over to our maps and this time we'll head over to the west side of town. no problems to report as you head in on 66 or the dulles toll road. doing fine both these major thoroughfares heading in from the west and no problems to report on 66 as well. coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the accident in woodbridge at 6:25. back to

when we take the bus lane on the north side, everything shifts down one lane. the building goes under the cyberassaults all the way to the street. that needs to be demolished and rebuilt -- the building does under the sidewalk all the way to the street. that needs to be demolished and rebuilt. commissioner sugaya: back to health care. i had a question -- cpmc, in the memo that was given to us, says that they currently operate 18 licensed inpatient psychiatric beds at the campus. it says no changes proposed. is the requirement to maintain as 18 in the development agreement? >> i do not believe that is specifically in the development agreement. commissioner sugaya: is it appropriate or not appropriate to include that, do you think? i understand that given these statistics we were just talking about with commissioner antonini, the level of care kind of fluctuates. i am just trying to think -- i would hate for cpmc to drop the 18 at some point, even though they are still saying they are going to be there. >> there are a couple reasons we did not go there in terms of

of course the good news is that one northbound lane is open and all the southbound lanes and go over for the latest. >>> with this means for your morning drive is the southbound is to get lot better. missing some slight delays as to work the way they're and spectators may be a problem as we the cleanup continues on the northbound side. we've one lane open on the northbound. the southbound is completely open and use also is to avoid the delays. as to travel between the area of the traffic is so slow going. use highway 84 as an alternate. racine lot of green. some of delays. a tropical pretty good if you want use 580 instead. rigging a multi vehicle exit report on highway 85. but it is blocking the one lane. and yet at the scene. if you were to way across the bay area and it's been quite so far. we check the mass transit just a few minutes. >>> to scott and enjoy the beautiful weekend folks. missing clouds gathering along the coast. a few clouds overhead as well. the temperatures are not too bad. with 48 degrees is never " spots. we 51 degrees and services could. it was a gorgeous weeke

coming up the jones falls expressway will have lane closures coming up. we'll have details. >>> thousands of dollars in tax credits that many of you may be overlooking. i'm sherree johnson live in with a live interview with the tax experts. >>> and george zimmerman makes his first court appearance and is ordered to remain in custody. i'm linda stow. what's next in the case of trayvon martin. >>> it is friday. good friday morning, friday the 13th. i'm megan pringle. >>> i'm charley crowson. before we get to that, we have a check op the forecast. we can go to traffic right now, changes coming out to baltimore roadway, starting tonight and expecting the commute, could be a little bit dicey. part thes of the jfx closing for repairs. >> here with everything you need to know and how to get around, abc 2 news traffic reporter angela foster. reporter: good morning. we are live at the jones falls expressway this morning. the big story is the lane closures that will begin tonight at 7:00. now, in case you have not heard, the department of transportation, the city de

side of the road. hov lanes are getting very slow up to the 14th street bridge. everybody is getting by pretty quickly in the main lanes, but it is slowing. we will have over to springfield before 395. that's pretty heavy off and on from dale city to the springfield interchange. back to you. >> thank you. it is 54 degrees in the nation's capital. >> a makeover of the national mall. what the new and improved. landmark might improved. >> metro fare increases but it might not be that bad. a live report is straight ahead. >> the link between obesity and autism. well, online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to save money i've found a new way to get my profile out there. check me out. everybody says i've got a fridldly disposition and they love my spinach dip. five foot ten... still doing a little exploring. but... my sign is sagittarius, i'minto spanish cheese, my hairline is receding but i'm getting a weave. getting a weave. there's an easier way to save. who wants some ronsod tonight!? who wants some r

this is the bike lane. the bike lane has been reduced to a small shoulder lane. a member of the berkeley transportation committee, she tells me they and oakland have been working on improving the bike lane. she said both now have the funding to do it. i showed her the video of the bike crash. here's her reaction. >> it's horrifying. they need to learn how to share the road. it will probably be marked with the little step cells, better sign an. right now, it's under review. >> how difficult will the process be to add on a bike lane? >> part of it is striping an actual bike lane. part of it is signage. >> >> reporter: bike lane improvements will start in the fall of 2013. as for the bicyclist in the video, their you tube coach said they turn it over to authorities. police say they are treating this as a hit and run investigation. the cyclists say investigators were able to slow this video down and get the license plate number of the driver. in berkeley, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> >> now back to our developing story tonight, a live picture from sky 4 of the now clo

roadwork in the hov lanes on 395, but on camera i see cars traveling in the hov lanes. looks like that's in the process of being picked up. traveling along i-270, i'll have your commute in exactly ten minutes. aaron and eun? >> thanks. >>> it is 4:43. still to come, not backing down without a fight. the weapon this grandmother used to fight off a man who had broken into her home. [ ringing ] >>> plus, the impact of always being plugged in. i wish i could keep it this way. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back... but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. so now when you leave the dental office, you can keep a cleaner mouth with you. new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. life opens up when you do. >>> welcome back at 4:45. in elizabeth, new jersey, they'll be cleaning up and looking for the cause this b

either way, the transit lane would be in the median of the roadway in steady curb. there is no entered in it -- instead of the curb. there will be access to the bus stops with the existing crosswalks. there are full crosswalks on these intersections pedestrian access from the hospital to the nearest bus stop would be quick, just one block away or on the same block. like i said, there is no driveways on van ness. even if it is side-running, it would not interfere. that concludes my presentation on cathedral hill campus. i will turn it back over to our colleagues. thank you. >> good morning. i am from the mta. nice to see you this morning. i want to talk a little bit more about the brt project. yes representing both the ta and mta. the ta is the lead agency for both the van ness and geary brt projects. this slide shows that in november and december, the draft dieis-eir was released. we're just finalizing one of the alternatives. it will be presented to the ta cac next tuesday, and it will be before you on may 10. the planning commission will hear a presentation from t

>> reporter: yes, all the lanes are open and they are looking to get every lane open after the major big-rig happened overnight. we will push into the area and actually damage the center divide. that is northbound where one lean of 280 traffic is getting by and one lane, traffic is moving somewhat slowly and this has been a long and complex clean up job. it said concrete chuck chunks flying everywhere and then there was another thing, potentially hazardous clement calls as well, they had to be called in to remove chemicals from the back of the truck. nobody is seriously hurt but it has taken a long time to clear the crash. >> it was due to the matter of working. it is ranging from diesel feel spill to all the dangers associated with those comedies and -- come moth modelties and it is just a lengthy process. >> some of those chemicals were exposed to air or water and they will be extremely flammable. the semi was towed away and that's a got away to find out if it is poet tellingly flammable a. it is back open to traffic. alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we are still follow

you can see these lanes are filled as well as the hov lanes. the travel speed from the occoquan, looking at 28 miles per hour at this time. about a 22-minute drive to get from the occoquan to the beltway. and traveling i-270, southbound heading toward the spur, slow out of frederick, slow passing 109. delays continue to clarksburg. back to you both. >> all right. thank you. >>> it's now 5:43. 70 degrees. the mistake made by a sleepy pilot that caused a midair scare. >>> plus, some people argue, some people flirt. how one man used physics to get out of a traffic ticket. >>> next, the debate that could change night life in the district. with no added sugar. just one glass equals two servings of fruit. very "fruit-ritious." or try ocean spray light 50, with just 50 calories, a full serving of fruit, and no added sugar. with tasty flavors like cranberry pomegranate and cranberry concord grape, it's like a fruit stand in every bottle. [ splashing ] just, you know, demonstrating how we blend the fruits. ahem. try all our tasty ocean spray 100% and lig

the j.f.x. at coldspring lane. you can see the flashing lanes. that is the northbound accident. delays could happen because it is coming out of the construction zone. watch for the right lane closure. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. a few blessed diversions. the 22 bus is diverting at bayview boulevard. light rail and metro subway on schedule. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. the mta invites you to their annual rodeo this saturday at the reisterstown plaza natural parking lot. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we had a storm system comes through yesterday with a good soaking rain. we had more rain than i thought we were going to get. it helped out with the pollen. now the atmosphere is a little cleaner. you should feel a touch better this morning. this is the last of the rain pushing off the delmarva beaches. eventually the skies will clear. there could be some fog and drizzle left behind for t

the accident. no. 680 remains shut down. and southbound lanesave three open carriage house little piece of the congestion to the area. we'll keep you updated for this. >>> pakistan is condemning the latest attack by u.s. term. the two weeks after pakistan's parliament demanded an end to draw the attacks. pakistan is demanding an apology for the nine seats for air strikes that excellently killed 24 pakistani soldiers just last year. united states has expressed regret but his not apologize. >>> u.s. intelligence experts are keeping a close eye on potential terror activity as the one-year anniversary of osama bin laden staff approaches. those one year ago tomorrow, the u.s. navy seals killed the al qaeda leader on this camp held in pakistan. the normal to have the organization rockabilly's it was had with detective estates on september 11th in 2001 but the u.s. is concerned about al qaeda @ in the to reign in peninsula and an affiliate based in the country of yemen carey >>> we are maintaining our guard. >>> the group was behind the failed underwea

we are on the jfx where there's lane closures. and as you can see behind me here, traffic is picking up a little bit here. but still not as bad as it is probably going to get. today is the first true test for the jones falls expressway closures. if you can look down here, you can see some of the orange cones that are up on the northbound side blocking some of the lanes there. now the left lanes at 28th street in both directions were shut down friday for repairs. the lane closures are needed for emergency repairs to collapse drainage pipes under the expressway. the department of transportation says you need the closures for safety reasons and as you can imagine, these closures will mean serious traffic congestion especially during rush hour. drovers say yes, they plan -- drivers say yes, they plan to take alternate routes. some looking at liberty road and falls road and charles street. the repairs and lane closures are expected to last anywhere from six to eight weeks. the department of transportation says you never know once constr

but the airport lanes are closed. bottom left of your screen, that is the main line of the dulles toll road and traffic is able to get by using the right lane as you travel from the beltway. authorities are telling us they're trying to divert people to continue with the beltway and not exhibit on the dulles toll way. there's a lot of equipment in the main line, three cars involved are in the airport lanes. this overpass to the bottom of your screen, that is trap road. again, between trap road and hunter mill, the airport lanes are closed. main line can squeeze by to the right. will have an impact if you have to catch a flying out of dulles this morning. eastbound the top right side of your screen, lanes are open, no problems there continuing to the beltway. other side of town, i want to map out this problem, beltway outer loop, two left lanes blocked leer traveling north from andrews headed to the john hansen highway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> to the prostitution scandal now involving secret se

along the lane closures of the jfx.e you a first- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,commuters are ,, >>> coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. rough ride home. jones falls expressway. what to expect for your commute. >>> video of a man in downtown baltimore. punched and kicked. i'm adam may. now the only victory for a suspect in custody. >>> a drought watch in effect. i'm megan meghan mccorkell. what emergency officials want you to know. >>> check in for all of these stories and more on the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> gridlock. heavy delays for drivers on the jones falls expressway. >> why the frustrating backups are just beginning. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a traffic nightmare on i-83. the evening rush hour is under way. and it's a difficult drive in and out of the city, thanks to major construction on the jfx. wjz is live with complete coverage of repairs. kristy breslin and sky eye chopper 13 are tracking the backup first. derek valc

you can see southbound just a few lanes obvious there, we hope to have the northbound lanes back in just a bit. traffic spotters with the abc 7 look at the roadway, 84 alternate until they get northbound lanes open or foothill boulevard you can download with this free waze app at abc7news.com/waze. >>> 5:11. >> i like that wap, waze appear app that's nice. >>> major examine -- >>> is it cheating? new report detailing how apple shave -- >> fight over foie gras spreads. >>> city college i >>> this morning officials at city college of san francisco are expected to unveil a new land to try to save the school's culler that department. the department feeds to cut $250,000 or shut doors in july. the school's cafeteria is run by culinary art students they stand to lose the hands-on training that gives them an edge. college officials are set to reveal plans for a fundraiser today. >>> some of california's top chefs are trying to stop the state from time to time posing a july 1st, ban on foie gras. it is made from the liver of a duck or goose which has undergone a fattening process. animal rights

lane left is closed. past maryland 108. no crews on theparkway, if you are traveling northbound, lorel and 695, all lanes open until you reach 695, here is a live look at i-95 north of the city, making your way to the topside of the beltway with no distractions. >>> stay with us. we have two weeks to file your taxes. how to maximize the payout and minimize the stress. you are watching good morning maryland, what is new, now and next. >>> before you head out the door and use your debit card, consumer reports, shop smart magazine, while they may help you avoid debt, debit cards can get you in to a lot of trouble. don't use them for on line shopping. that's for security reasons. don't use a debit card for out of the country trip because of the high risk of fraudulent charges and large purchases with a credit card you can dispute a broken tv with a debit card, that's not so easy. >>> the tax deadline is fast approaching, thanks to the holiday in dc. taxpayers have until april 17th to get your taxes done on time. here are things to keep in mind

will be in the right-hand lane of the northbound lane. the need to take out some old pipes in the sidewalk to contain asbestos. before they actually begin the demolition will begin at 8:00 p.m.. this is a long-term project and will continue through 2015. that there has been some research showing that the dollar will drive -- will drive is seismically unfit. after two weeks they will begin to take out the oil drive. >>justine: about 24,000 of the california state university police will head to the polls to bay. there is 1 months since sierra lamar has been missing. they are barking that with a balloon release and a prayer tonight at morgan hill elementary school. the santa clara county sheriff's office had been searching as well. where are hideous is here showing their search. there has there have been 1200's steps but none of them's showed anything. divers have search to nearby reservoir is but have come up out empty handed. an airplane made an emergency landing in a london airport. your is a picture of the flight on the runway. this was g

had a crash blocking the left shoulder lane. it was blocking the center lanes. crash is out of the roadway. still seeing delays, though. at least your travel lanes are open. over to i-270, also hitting the brakes as you make your way past 109 and head toward clarksburg. once you get to germany, though, the lanes are open. not a bad commute as you make your way through rockville and connect to the beltway. over to i-95, here's a look now at lorton. no issues in the hov lane northbound, though. you are seeing delays on i-95. and guess what -- chopper is en route. i'm back this ten minutes with a closer look at i-95 in the northbound delays that you may be facing this morning. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:42. new from overnight, a man found shot on the side of the road. officers responded to a crash on landover road near the baltimore washington parkway. they found a man inside an suv with a gunshot wound. police believe someone tried to rob him, and he was trying to drive himself to the hospital when he ran off the road and crashed into the t

the construction manager tells us this is an extremely complex operation but assures us the temporary lanes will open by 5:00 tomorrow morning in time for the morning commute. they're just behind the construction zone and demolition and rubble. we just saw the striping truck come by and paint the first stripe and it started a few minutes ago. we're told the paving of the new half mile temporary stretch of road are already finishes and final touches being made. today, traffic on the golden gate bridge is light and people already heard about the massive project and avoided the bridge. and with its connection with highway 1 and park pre-didio boulevard remain open. the district reports traffic on the bridge was down by 50% yesterday and asked whether the lanes could open ahead of schedule, here's what the construction manager told us a few minutes ago. >> it will get dark soon. i think we will be right at 5:00 or maybe 15 minutes before. i. >> reporter: in the meantime, the permanent fixtures are drive but the $1.1 billion project to make the road seismically safe is expected by 2015. starting

lane. accident northbound 680 near mission boulevard south mission boulevard blocking the left lane as welli also want to show you live shot of the san mateo bridge, traffic seems to be fine an krls the span there has been flooding -- fine across the span there has been flooding southbound 880 to 92 connection ramp flooded on 101 flooding reported in redwood city. also, here's a map of some of the areas for you to show you some of the flooding so there's flooding reported on 380 to 101, look out for mudslide highway one at devils slide. also flooding reported north 101 at whipple, accident at holly blocking a couple of the left lanes. you want to give yourself extra time and slow down this morning. >> is that good advice. frances, thank you. 5:40. >>> police need your help tracking down two bank robbers. the photos investigators want you to see, next. >>> ross mirkarimi suspended san francisco sheriff, is laying blame for his legal woes. why mirkarimi says the charges against him are way out of line. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy

sherrie johnson is here with more on the lane construction. how is it going since we spoke last about 30 minutes ago? >> reporter: good morning. yes, traffic is still picking up just a bit. we are here on the jfx at mount royal and north avenue exit. and there's no major congestion here, but traffic has picked up a little bit. the left lanes at 29th street in both directions were shut down on friday for repairs. now the jfx is a heavily traveled road with 6,000 cars per hour during rush hour. now the lane closures are needed for emergency repairs to collapse drainage pipes underneath the expressway. so the department of transportation says you need the closures for safety reasons. the closures will mean serious traffic congestion especially during rush hour. and we talked to drivers who are already planning alternate routes for this morning. many are looking at liberty road and falls road and charles street. >> it will be a little diversion at first. and it is an opportunity to check out hampden and other neighborhoods and run errands i wouldn'

the right lane is closed. orthbound route 3 at crawford boulevard, another accident. 97 looks good to and from 50. crash at beech avenue appeared the j.f.x. running smoothly through the construction zone. a sluggish spot in the outer loop as you get closer to baltimore national pike. the north side checks out fine. the harrisburg expressway, volume is building in the southbound direction at york road. problem free on 95 at the fort mchenry. a nice start at the harbor tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. three members of the secret service are leaving the agency in the wake of the recent sex scandal. one supervisor was removed for cause. a third has resigned. the three agents were not identified. they were caught with prostitutes. any judge in the case against george zimmerman. the judge removed herself from further proceedings because her husband work with the attorney that is providing commentary for the case on a cable news network. has pleaded not guilty in the death of trayvon marti

this is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. some right lane construction does not appear to be impacting traffic. we will let you know if that changes. this is the j.f.x. south of old pimlico road. still moving pretty well but building in volume. we will let you know how things evolve. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you might want to avoid the j.f.x. >> road work is starting soon and that results in lane closures in each direction. kim dacey is live in north baltimore to explain. >> it looks like the volume is picking up just a bit. north and southbound are moving just fine at this hour. city officials are urging folks to avoid the j.f.x. if possible. there's no doubt the j.f.x. is the most convenient way to get in and out of downtown baltimore. it will become more of a mess. construction is already underway. officials have an urgent message for drivers. >> please stay off the j.f.x. >> one lane in each direction will be closed. crews are working to repair crushed drain pipes which will help prevent sinkholes from forming. >> we wi

highway 17, bear creek road now blocked both directions highway 17 because of a 40 foot tree in the lanes. >>> 5:03. californians have seen more severe weather including a tornado. amy hollyfield is live at the bay bridge with an eye on the storm. >> reporter: good morning. it is fits and starts now we are getting a break at the moment at the bay bridge toll. 30 minutes ago we in heavy rain driving on the bridge. not only does it impact visibility there's standing water, spots that catch you off guard, surprise you. there's also wind out there jostling you around. it is definitely a two-hands on the wheel morning. you are looking at video we shot in san francisco on the embarcadero heavy rain there. it is the east bay that is expected to get the heavy rain this morning. there's a small stream advisory in the east bay in effect until a little before 6:00 this morning. lots of wind and rain here. in stockton this crazy weather produced a tornado 1:00 yesterday afternoon with winds estimated to be 90 miles per hour. the tornado destroyed a shed and it tipped over an empty tractor trailer and

able to handle the capacity of people who want to drive it with the lanes closed. >> reporter: the left lane will be closed starting at seven. from here it looks fine but underneath the damage alarmed transportation officials, drain pipes crushed overtime so dirt and water has started to wash away the concrete, voids where its been lost have already been seen. >> if they are left they can turn into sink holes and we don't want the road to collapse and that's why we are closing the lanes to keep traffic off. >> reporter: that means thousand of people will be looking for another way to and from work. >> i live in pikesville. it takes 20 minutes. that's going to put me off. ly have to come through the city to get to work. rconstruction is planned for the jpx on 28th street but the closure could extend well north of that to cold spring lane and more lanes could be closed during off peak hours. >> a few back routes that are secret. i won't tell you what they are. >> reporter: officials say that the highway, that lanes will close tomorrow night at seven. they are saying to us the repairs will