a spokesperson for the m.t.a. says it doesn't appear the teens had been passengers and none of the conductors reported seeing anything or hitting anything. >> we are inspecting every one of our trains to see if there's any hit hint of an accident, collision or coming into contact with a human. that would easily show. >> anyone with information is being asked to call the m.t.a. we'll have more on the story at 5:30. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police in tennessee continue to investigate the death of former baltimore raven steve mcnair which has now been ruled a homicide. mcnair was found shot multiple timed alongside 20-year-old sahel kazemi who was also found with a single gunshot wound to the head. the former waitress's family says the 20-year-old had been dating the football star for months. >> all scenarios are on the table. as we talk to witnesses, look for laboratory testing, wait for the results of testing from the medical examiner's office. all options will remain on th

we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. i remember your names. >> thank you. we are looking at a good commute so far. diversions clue due to construction. the 17 at nursery. the 22 buses diverting at university and 40th. 22 buses also eastbound diversion at university and st. paul. on the rails looking very good. no delays on the penn, camden or brunswick lines. light rail, metro on schedule. there's a m.t.a. buses or commuter buses in service near to you help you avoid daily parking hassles and added mileage on your car. call the m.t.a. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. good morning. >> top of this monday morning to you. a little difficult to get going. actually weather-wise nothing really threatening out there. no real good chance of seeing showers and storms today. it's not going to be completely sweltering. the humidity will remain rather low for july. we are seeing a little deck of clouds over the area. the reason for that, a front to our north yesterday has slid to the south. now it's rest offering the dell marvia, ex

what was he doing that he didn't see the boys? >> m.t.a. administrator paul weidefeld made it clear he would get an answer. >> any idea how the driver could not possibly know that he hit two people? amtrak trains hit people all the time and stop people immediately. >> we are taking all the details of the event and that is the answer we are looking for. >> not only has weidefeld asked baltimore county police to take the lead he has called on other federal agencies to offer expert consultation. weidefeld says police will re-review video and audit toe tapes from the trains involved and re-interview witnesses. they will also look for evidence to see if the driver was on a cell phone or texting at the time. the victims' families just want the truth. >> i just want closure. that's all. >> the investigation is expected to take 30 days. as for the driver, he has been taken out of service until the investigation is complete. live in lutherville, kim dacey, wbal tv 11 news. >> new this morning baltimore county police are investigating an recall mornin

baltimore county police and the m.t.a. want to know what two teenage boys were doing moments before they were found laying on light rail tracks. >> one of the boys was killed, the other remains in shock trauma. jennifer franciotti joins us with more details. >> good morning. it was sunday afternoon when an m.t.a. worker made the discovery, two teens lie tweng the tracks not far from the lutherville train station. the light rail system was ground to a halt after an m.t.a. worker made a grewsome discovery. >> about 3:15, of our inspectors found two bodies. the two males have only been described as being in their late teens were found lying between the two rails south of the lutherville train station. >> we are fairly confident they were not passengers. we just don't know what circumstances led them to laying on the track. >> both teens were in kit cel condition. one of them died a short time later. none of the conductors reported seeing or striking anything. >> we are inspecting every one of our trains to see if there is any

the m.t.a. now says those teens who died were hit from behind while walking on the tracks.er is live with that story. >> and while we now have a definitive answer from the m.t.a. that the two boys were hit by a late rail train, there are still a lot of questions surround the story, such as how the driver of the train had no idea he had hit two people and why a second train ran over the boys before they were noticed. >> we know know how they ened up on the light rail tracks sunday afternoon. m.t.a. officials said a videotape told the story. >> with all the light rail trailblazers, there were front mounted camera. that revealed the circumstances of this accident. >> it was around 3:00 p.m. sunday, the two boys were walking north on the southbound tracks near the lutherville station. what the boys didn't know that the light was was operating in a single track mode at the time. trains were running in both directions on the southbound side. as the teens were walking, they were hit from behind by a train they never saw. it wasn't until a second train ran over the boys that a fare

with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> we were blessed with another absolutely gorgeous weekend. yesterday we set a record low of 57 degrees. so a cooler-than-normal july. the jetstream is further to the south. there's a front right offshore this morning. we see some showers and storms percolating. nothing on land, at least over the state of maryland currently. but that could change later on. especially to the east on the eastern shore. ocean city, best chances of showers today. in the meantime, temperature range, 71 in baltimore. 57-degree reading in york. at the airport we're looking at 63 degrees. as far as the high goes today, again, we should be 88 degrees for july 20. we're only going to see a high of about 82 in central maryland. partly sunny skies. slight chance of shower. the best chances of showers perhaps in ocean city later on. again, it's only at about 20% so it's not going to be any sort of really wet day today. we could use the rain. but so far we didn't get any over the weekend. g

a fare inspector spotted the bodies and m.t.a. officials say it is possible they were hit by a train. a passenger says she believes she was on the train that hit the boys. she observed the driver get out, look around, make a phone call, get back in and drive to the station. this investigation does continue. funeral arrangements are being made. >> today on oprah it is one of the stories that everyone is talking about, the octuplet controversy. the grandfather the world has been waiting to hear from who breaks his silence. then dr. oz weighs in on the controversy. first with a look at what is on today here is matt lauer. >> coming up on a special tuesday morning here on today meredith will be live at the staples center where us thats will attend the public memorial for michael jackson and millions more will watch on television. we have the latest on the event, the security and tars set to take part. this morning there are reports that michael jackson's body will be brought to that arena. we will ask the man helping the jackson family

for that we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> we're looking pretty good. we have a few buses delays to report. 35 buses with a 10-minute delay. diversions still on the 22 at university and 40th due to construction. and also university and st. paul on the 22 eastbound. 17 buses diverting at nursery. construction-relate there had as well. construction-related there as well. both light rail and metro operating on schedule. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather weekend we had. we have been blessed this month with lower than normal temperatures. and this weekend following suit in the low 80's. let's take a look at the h.d. doppler. there is a little batch of showers just offshore. it's no coincidence that's where a stationary front is resting. the thing is, not affecting us right now. it's probably not going to affect us until later this week with a good chance of showers and storms. can't rule out a passing shower. but for the most part it's minimal. we're going to stay pa

the boys? >> at a wednesday news conference m.t.a. dministrator paul weidefeld made it clear he would get an answer to the question. >> any idea how the driver could not possibly know that he hit two people? amtrak trains hit people all the time and stop immediately and they are much heavier than literal. vishgs we are taking all the details of the event and that is answer we are looking for. >> not only has he asked baltimore county police to take the lead he called on the ntsb, federal transit authority and american public transit association to offer expert consultation. he says police will re-review video and audiotapes from the trains involved and re-interview witnesses. they will also look for evidence to see if the driver was on a cell phone or texting at the time of the accident. the victims' families say they just want the truth. >> i just want closure. that's all. >> the investigation is expected to take 30 days and will be turned over to the state's attorney's office. that is the standard procedure in a death case. as for th

now the m.t.a. is asking anyone with information to please give them a call. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police in tennessee ruled former ravens quarterback steve mcnair's death over the weekend a homicide. but they have yet to say who killed him. mcnair was found shot multitell piems saturday afternoon by a friend who shared mcnair's nashville condo. police have yet to determine the nature of the death of mcnair's friend, 20-year-old sahel kazemi. she was found with a single gunshot wound to the head. the former waitress' family says kazemi had been dating the married football star for several months. >> she was happy with him. she said that he was getting divorced very soon about two weeks ago. they were going to move in together. >> so far police have yet to call the double shooting a murder-suicide but say all scenarios are on the table. >> new this morning, baltimore city police say they have arrested two people after a double stabbing overnight. it happened around 1:50 t

now the m.t.a. is admitting it is possible the teens were hit by a train. it remains a mystery how 17-year-old connor peterson and his 17-year-old stepbrother kyle wankmiller ended up on the traction. wankmiller's mother, who didn't want her face shown says she has no answers. >> we are trying to figure it out. we just don't know. >> a fare inspector spotted the bodies sunday. >> we have determined one train appears to have made contact with someone, so we are still trying to determine and piece it together as to what happened. >> the m.t.a. is likely hearing from passengers like stephanie ayers who left b.w.i.-marshall airport about 1:15 sunday afternoon and about an hour later several hundred feet from the station something hit the train. >> it was like a thud, thud, thud. what we saw was either a large dog, a deer or somebody. i thought it was like my gosh, was that a person. >> she says the driver got out, looked, got back in, made a phone call and drove the train to the luther station. she said there was a huge piece of metal hanging from the front of

the details. >> what we do know is an m.t.a. light rail train hit two teens from behind as they were walking down the tracks sunday night and killed them. what we don't know is why the train operator didn't see them. that is why m.t.a. administrator paul weidefeld has called upon the ntsb, federal transmit authority and others to offer expert consultation. weidefeld says police will review video and audiotapes from the trains involved and reinterview witnesses and also look for evidence to see if the driver was on a cell phone or texting at the time of the accident. the families of 17-year-old step brothers kyle wankmiller and connor peterson are hoping to get answers. >> why couldn't the conductor have seen them? he's supposed to have big windows around, eight-foot or 10-foot windows. what was he doing that he didn't see the boys? >> out of respect for the family i have asked baltimore county to take the lead on the case. >> the investigation is expected to take 30 days and will be handed over to the state's attorney's office. t

it is all on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> m.t.a. als confirm the two teens found dead along the tracks at the lutherville station were struck by one of the trains. after viewing trains from cameras they can see that connor peterson and kyle wankmiller were working north along the southbound tracks sun when they were hit from behind by a train. it wasn't until a second train that ran over them a fare collector noticed the bodies. it is unclear why the train operator didn't notice two teenagers in his path. >> there are a number of factors that affect visibility, lighting, direction, height, elevation. there are so many factors that go into that so it is not that cut and dried to be able to say what did you see. >> m.t.a. officials say the driver of the first car has been pulled from service and given a toxicology test. >> a baltimore county high school is closing its doors. towson catholic was one of the most affordable catholic high schools in the area but decreasing enrollment and unpaid tuition are to blame. jennifer franciotti joi

it remains a mystery how connor peterson and his stepbrother kyle wankmiller ended up on the tracks. m.t.a. officials say it is possible they were hit by a train. one passenger says she believes she was on the train that hit the boys. >> it was like a thud, thud, thud. i what we saw was either a large dog, a deer, or somebody. i thought it was like my gosh, was that a person. >> she says she saw the driver get out, look around, make a phone call, get back in and proceed to the train station. at 5:30, what else she says she saw and the latest on the m.t.a. investigation. back to you. >> late yesterday another incident involving an m.t.a. light rail car that disrupted service. a car struck a pickup truck trying to cross an intersection at conway street. family and friends of the girl shot in the head after being caught in a cross fire showed their support with prayers last night as little she remains in critical but stable condition. members of the community say more needs to be done to make streets safer. >> we oh an apology not being in the neighborhood sooner. the degree of crime in the c

let the m.t.a. do the driving. call 410-539-5000 in the baltimore area. i'm kurt kroncke.ack to john collins. good morning, john. >> thanks, kurt. good morning and we have had some nice comfortable weather the past week or so. but july 10 has several all-time hottest records. in baltimore 107 degrees, 1936. also 1936 it hit 109 degrees at cumberland and frederick, h hottest ever in maryland. today of the anniversary of that. in north america july 10, 1913 death valley hottest in north america at 134 degrees. no, thank you. we will do this trend of cool weather again tad. relatively speaking. we made it in the low 80's yesterday which is warm if it is april or may. but it pleasantly cool this time of year. 87 is the typical high. typical lows are 60's. 5 in easton, 56 salisbury, 69 at ocean city. annapolis 65. new york 61. -- york 61. hagerstown 68. so there are a few 50's. big area of high pressure over us. clouds to the southwest with a few sprinkles in virginia but nothing here. weather system to the west looks a lightly defused and tomorrow it will be a cool front appro

. >> tonight the investigation into the death of two teens hit bean an m.t.a. light rail heating up. the police department is over and several federal agencies will following it. lowell melser has been following this story, and he joins us with the latest. >> well, one thing we know for sure tonight is that a light rail train hit these two boys from behind as they were walking on the light rail tracks and ultimately killed them. what we still don't know is why the driver of the train never stopped or saw them. they have called on the baltimore county police department to take the lead into the investigation to find out why. >> there is something wrong with this whole thing from the beginning. >> the parents of 17-year-old kyle feel like they have been getting the runaround from the m.t.a. since their son and his stepbrother were struck and killed by a light rail train sunday. since the incident, there has been one question that keeps running through their minds. >> why couldn't the conductor have seen them? he is supposed to have big windows around, eight-foot o

smooth is the word on the m.t.a. no delays to report on the marc trai trains.ight rail and metro subway on time and we have a couple of construction diversions on the buses. 17 bus diverting at nursery and winterston due to construction and 22 bus diverting at university and 40th. i'm kurt kroncke. back to john collins. good morning, john. >> thanks, kurt. good morning. clear skies around baltimore. to the south charlottesville, richmond and back to roanoke some low clouds, a few sprinkles. but that is all moving to the southeast, not coming our way. let's look at the statistics that we accumulated yesterday. typical high is 87. yesterday at the airport and inner harbor we only were 82. same in the district of columbia. everybody's high was around 82. morning lows yesterday, 56 and 67. we are in that range again this morning. no precipitation because yesterday we had all of that sunshine with scattered clouds. from time to time it looked like one of the clouds might do something but didn't happen. the air is too dry. today we will be really having a repeat. 57

the m.t.a. has adopted a zero tolerance policy for any operator found using a cell phone while on the job. officials say the m.t.a. and metro serve many of the same customers. consistency is key. metro changed its policy after a youtube video surfaced showing a metrorail driver texting while driving a train. congressman frank wolf is asking virginia governor tim kaine to reconsider plans to close interstate rest areas. congressman wolf says fatigued long haul truckers will be forced to drive extra miles before they can take b areak. transportation officials are struggling with a more than $2.5 billion budget shortfall. closing 19 rest areas is expected to save $9 million a year. in just a few hours, the pentagon will prepare for a biochemical attack, but it's just a drill. the pentagon's protection agency and other agencies will respond to a simulated biological release at 8:00 a.m. this is the release of a powder at the pentagon south parking lot. the powder cans a harmless bacteria found in soi

for the m.t.a. transit i'm kurt kroncke. back to john collins. have a great weekend, john. >> we wind up the week with more warm and humid weather. close to hot today. we will see more cloudiness today than yesterday. thunderstorms over ocean city this morning has pulled out to sea so it is drying out. most of the rain in maryland is west of harrisbugerstown and jun shower activity at this point. but it is a large area of of rain. no thunderstorms at this stage but this has had a history as the front has been moving across the midwest to produce severe weather. so as it gets closer to us our chances of rain will increase. wednesday we had a similar situation and the rain really kind of concentrated itself in western maryland and pennsylvania. i think today the chances are stronger that we will see activity. let's look outside. we mentioned the warm humid conditions. annapolis 77, downtown 77. easton 73, gaithersburg and hagerstown also 77. west of hagerstown they have rain shower activity. the dew point temperatures are in the 70's and that makes

now for a look at buses and trains we go to kurt considerate with the m.t.a. good morning. kurt. >> good morning, kim. looking good this morning. no delays on penn, camden or brunswick lines. light rail on time. and metro subway on time east and west. businesses m-1 bus has a 15-minute delay and diverting on 17 at nursery and winterston. back to john collins. good morning, john. >> good morning. remember to bring an umbrella because you may, if you are out walking around, get off the bus and walk home, because thunderstorm activity is out to the west. there were storms that passed to the south early this morning. we have mostly cloudy right now. mostly cloudy will rule today as the next cold front approaches. there are no thunderstorms, just generous rains. but as the day heats up we could trigger something. let's look at the current readings. i will give you the highs and lows. b.w.i.-marshall 87 yesterday. 90 at inner harbor and humid. morning lows in the upper 60's and low 70's. no rain yesterday. all south of us. that was overnight. annapolis 77, 75 allegatieaston. 72 a

for the m.t.a. i'm kurt kroncke. back to sandra shaw. organic, sandra. >> good morning, kurt. absolutely spectacular day with plenty of sun, low humidity and comfortable temperatures. more comfortable than yesterday when we hit 88. today only about 80 for a high. really a lot of nothing going on as far as the radar and satellite over our state. clear start to things and will remain clear. there are showers and storms around new england, a cold front passed through last night making its way over southern maryland but didn't generate precipitation. high pressure will build in to the north extending to the south. that will stabilize things further for us. more from where this came. right now 56 in york, one of the coolest locations, to 70 downtown metropolitan area. 63 at the airport and split being the difference on the eastern shore, mid 60's to about 70. dew points are awesome. usually this time of year we are at least at 65 dew point. a lot of moisture. 47 in baltimore. so, incredibly dry out there. very low humidity expected not only today but the next three days. as far as

for that we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. good morning. >> good morning. we're looking pretty good so far on the buses and the trains. light rail, metro both on schedule. and marc as well. we do have on the buses the 77 with a diversion at edmondson and ingleside due to construction. 17 at nursey and winterson also with construction. i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> a very good monday to you. we're starting out with a lot going on on h.d. doppler. most of the showers and storms are centered in southern maryland. also the eastern shore around st. michaels and easton. ocean city, you're about to get pelted with more strong showers. this is quite an impressive line extending through d.c. and going to move up through our area so more from where this came. we're going to remain unsettled today. this is what we dealt with last night. anytime you see purple and the sort of rotation around timonium, we're dealing with high winds. very strong hail and very impressive, large hail that fell down last night. and torrential downpours. severe weather line tha

with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. have a great weekend. >> you, too. enjoy. it's going to be a hot weekend ahead for us. before we get to the dryer conditions, we have to contend with the potential for showers and storms again today. what we saw last night was impressive. some heavy downpours. 10:00, 11:00. you see we backtrack. a couple of very strong storms indicated by the red that rolled through here. in fact, we've been talking about this. in baltimore county, there was a flood warning issued, two to 2.5-inches of rainfall in about 30 minutes. we're talking a lot of torrential moisture that tropical system is up to our north. 71 still feels humid. 66, york, pennsylvania. 77 on the shores of ocean city this morning. so a mild start to what's going to be a decent beach day. it's a lot more moist out there. yesterday one of our more humid days. today we're following up with dew points in the upper 60's. by this point you probably know we've been talking about dew points so much that upper 60's means an incredibly hum

with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. probably a good idea today to take the umbrella just in case. already a wet morning commute for people who live on the dell dell -- delmarva peninsula. we saw more intense showers and storms earlier this morning. just around baltimore, on the western side of the city, a little bit of light rain right now as this last batch gets through here. a little bit of a break. very humid today. then another round of showers and storms is likely this afternoon. early yesterday evening, take a look. purple on h.d. doppler and rotation actually detected. you see this cell coming through here. a little hook. that's associated with very high winds. we also saw very large hail. no tornado warning was issued but we saw some i severe weather and dealing with the aftermath. very unsettled this week. we're humid as a result. 75 downtown. 72 at the airport. it looks like we're starting the day at 76 degrees. across the board, upper 60's to even low 70's. the dew point. that's a july reading. that's an augus

for that we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. good morning and happy friday. >> thank you. happy friday to you, too, as well. we are looking at a delay on the penn line, 503 with a 20-minute delay. light rail on time from hunt hunt valley. the nine buses diverted at green side. also the 77 buses diverting at edmondson and ingleside due to a water main break repair. 17 buses diverted due to construction. i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> we have quite the lightning show. this is the capitol. quite the lightning happening last night. it was one of those strong storms that produced lightning strikes across the city. you saw eight strikes specifically over the capitol in d.c. last night. that was one of many strong storms last night. one of the most insentence around -- intense around frederick and another to the north of baltimore county. a couple of inches in less than an hour. so really heavy downpours. this tropical system is bringing in all of this moisture off the atlantic. it's well to our north now. but we had that going on last night. we also have a front tha

with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> and a very good morning. arting another week of july in the below normal humidity levels yet again. it's going to be warm. yesterday we topped out at 90 before the front got through here. today going to be in the mid to upper 80's again. as far as the cloud cover goes, there's clouds over the state of maryland. all the intense showers and storms are to our south. some very strong storms percolating. for the most part we're dealing with another dry day today. slightest chance of an isolated thunderstorm on the delmarva peninsula. temperaturewise, 62 to 67 in york, pennsylvania. 64 at the airport. 68, salisbury. with the moderating influence of the atlantic ocean, a mild start in ocean city at 76 degrees right now. the dew point levels in the low 50's in baltimore. 51 degrees dew point reading is incredible for july. we're usually in the upper 60's to near 70 this time of the year so a nice air mass in play over us yet again thanks to high pressure that's going to be building in today. so 80 degrees or maybe upp

in the headlines m.t.a. icials confirm the two teens found along light rail tracks were struck by one of the trains. after viewing tapes from the front mounted cameras officials say they can see that connor peterson and kyle wankmiller were walking north on the tracks when they were hit. the driver of the train has been pulled from service and given a toxicology test. scary moments for passengers on a southwest flight just second after leaving the ground at b.w.i. as a flock of birds force an emergency landing. witnesses say about 40 birds struck the flight bound for rhode island. after circling the runway officials cleared a runway for an emergency landing. none of the 137 passengers were injured. all were able to board a later flight. a packed crowd at l.a. staples center gathered as some of the biggest names in music turned out to pay their respects to missile jackson. they all gave tribute to the late king of pop who died last week on the verge of beginning his comeback tour. >> that brings us to the answ

the m.t.a. says it took the action after the washington metro system made a similar change yesterday. a spokesperson says the agency will inform operators union of the change but will not bargain over it. anne arundel county police are looking for a suspect in the shooting of a pass deadena man. it was near whitaker and huff roads with gunshot wounds much he was taken to shock trauma. no word as to who might be responsible for a murder in west baltimore. police say an 18-year-old whose name has not been released was shot in the chest just after 11:00 p.m. wednesday night near division and lawrence streets. he was taken to shock trauma but didn't survive. the auction of the ambassador theatre failed to pfrj anyone's ticket. it failed to get above $$120,000 and the building has served as a church and cosmetology school. it is a big day for president obama. they will meet with the pope following the end of the fwfshgs 8 summit. nikole killion has been following his travels and has the latest from th

the m.t.a. says it's looking whether the 8-year-old drove the train or if he was just in the cab. is the conductor's son. 10 days ago another suspended. summer you want to bring your kid to work. there might be another side to this. gretchen: call it crime fighting on wheels. a grandma uses her wheelchair to foil a robbery. rose was outside her assisted care center in washington state. a stranger comes up behind her and tries to rob her purse. the strap was wrapped around the arm of her wheelchair. she decided to fight back using her wheelchair like a battering ram. so i started ramming him with the chair. told a few choice words. and after i hit him about three times he didn't enjoy it so he went running off like a little girl. steve: i bet he did. gretchen: police are still looking for that suspect. residents at the care center say she is their hero. brian, we are getting a lot of answers in about your rorschach problems. brian: i have problems? gretchen: that fourth thing that we showed. ironically a lot of people have the same answer that it looks like somebody riding a harley

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organizations are benefiting from the commuter choice maryland program. it saves m.t.a.customers on passes and provides a tax credit to employers. call 410-767-8755 for details. back to sandra shaw. congratulations, sandra. >> thank you, kurt. i'm excited about it. i really can't wait. meantime we have to talk about this employimuggy air mass thatr the mid-atlantic. yesterday was a very turbulent afternoon. we had a line of not only thunderstorms but radar indicated tornadoes that swept through western maryland then hit the eastern shore. so, definitely turbulent. the area of low pressure that triggered it is out of our direction up to the north over new england this morning. as a result, we are clearing out and seeing a little patchy fog out there. still really the tropical humidity feel but today a little more dry because there won't be the trigger mechanism for showers and storms. 73 downtown now, 71 at b.w.i.-marshall. 82 in ocean city. balmy there. dew points are elevated not like yesterday but upper 60's to 70. so that is firmly in place and it will stay in place m

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m.t.a. bus involved in a collision at this location. there are personal injuries involved. it looks like they're dealing with some people on the bus as well as in the cars. right now baltimore county police has the road shut down as they investigate this accident. be advised, it's going to be some time before they get this cleaned up because they're dealing with injured people down here. >> not much measurable rain at our official weather station at b.w.i. a little rain would help our gardens and farms around the region. some wet weather on h.d. in parts of central and southwest virginia. we're keeping a closer eye on showers just starting to show up across lake erie, through cleveland and toward columbus in ohio. that has a better chance to reach us past midnight into tomorrow morning. temperatures on the east coast have been comfortable in this dry weather pattern. not quite as chilly as yesterday morning but still quite cool in northern new england, 40's around caribou. 58 official at b.w.i.-marshall. that reading one degree above the record for the day, 57, set in 1999. so yesterday we tied the record. this morning just on