reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:45.ford county authorities have identified an 8-year-old boy who died after falling into a stream late friday. harford county fire hidefied the victim -- identified the victim as 8-year-old justin hayes wilson. it happened in the 1300 block of harford town drive late friday night. authorities say wilson and a 7-year-old friend were out there playing at the stream near their home when hayes just slipped and fell in. the friend tried to save him but couldn't and ran for help. >>> the baltimore county fire department, the day to remember. a ceremony was held to honor firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. a breath -- wreath was placed at the monument on courthouse square in towson. >>> 5:46. the premiere of "lost" ended, mem are aably with charlie's big question to his fellow cast aways, where are we? >> i think that the way the show wrapped up and what it is in the final moments, none of the cast really knew until we got into the shooting it. >> six seasons and some 120 epis

how towson is helping the family. good morning. >> reporter: that's right we're at towson university, the forensic department agreed to step in and try to help to figure out what happened in the disappearance of michael hogan. hogan lived at the spring lake ranch in vermont. this is a recovery and therapeutic work facility. he was there for just over a year when one day he went missing in 2005. after three years of following leads police notified hogan's family that pieces of michael's remains had been found less than a mile from the ranch. with no evidence of homicide vermont state police deemed the case not suspicious and the crime lab was not involved. but michael's father didn't think that was enough and reached out for a forensic specialist at towson university to see if she could help. she and her students spent two days uncovering remains of what is believed to be michael hogan's body. >> so they called and they said they found a skull. it was a male. they could tell by the size of what they found, it could ver

and now coming into play, towson university. abc2 news sherrie johnson is there live to explain this. >> reporter: good morning. here at towson university the forensics department here has agreed to help try to figure out what happened in the disappearance of michael hogan. he lived at spring lake rampleg in vermont -- ranch in vermont, that's a recovery and therapy peek work to silt. he was there just over a year when one day he went missing in 2005. after following leads police notified his family that pieces of michael's remains had been found less than a mile from the ranch. with no evidence of homicide vermont state police deemed the case not suspicious and the crime lab was not involved, but michael's father didn't think that was enough and reached out to a forensics specialist at towson university to see if she could help. she and her students spent two days uncovering remains of what is believed to be michael hogan's body. >> i just want answers. i want to know what the truth is, what happened to him. there's no cause of

reporter: michael hogan has been missing several years and his family hopes a forensic scientist at towson university can help figure out what exactly happened to him. he lived at spring lake rampleg in vermont when he disappeared. it's a facility that is for recovery and therapeutic work. recently police told hogan's family that pieces of michael were found less than a mile from the ranch, a skull found in the woods by a hunter has been identified as michael hogan. now family members want to know what happened to him. with no evidence of homicide, vermont state police said the case was not suspicious and the crime lab was not involved but michael's father reached out to a forensic specialist at towson university to see if she could help. >> i think i can assemble a team of students that can come out and get real life field experience while enabling a fully gridded highly powered search to occur. >> we may never know but we need to feel we did everything we could to -- to solve this mystery. >> reporter: the forensic specialist and her team spent two days looking at the remains and they ho

today, a group of towson university forensic students return from vermont, searching for the remains of a maryland man who disappeared there five years ago. it appears their mission was extremely successful, and may provide clues to just what happened to michael hogan. when vermont authorities stop searching for michael hogan after finding partial skeletal remains back in november, towson university step in. it is extraordinary what this young forensics team found an essentially police left behind. >> we found his hoodie, and when we found that, it just seemed very real. >> that was just the beginning. >> we found missing bones that we knew were missing, including several ribs and vertebrae. we found arms that were missing, forearm bones, teeth that were missing, and in terms of evidence, without clothing and personal effects that clearly belong to michael. >> the idea to contract out a search for michael came from the family. their son, who suffered from mental illness, had wandered away from vermont treatment center back in 2005. like any parents, they just wanted him back, as much

thank you for joining us. >> fran towson, the former adviser to president george w. bush on homeland security. she's been in new york tonight. susan candiotti has been doing terrific reporting on this. what else do you know at this hour? >> we know that we have learned after calling u-haul headquarters that indeed they have been in touch with the authorities, the new york police department, obviously in an attempt to run the license plate on the u-haul truck. to remind our viewers, this happened about 11:00 or so eastern time, when according to the police, someone driving a u-haul truck with arizona plates on it, was approaching manhattan on the rfk bridge formally known as the triboro bridge, the name was changed just last year. and right as the driver approached the tollbooth, he got out of the truck and ran off according to witnesses. the tollbooth operator approached the vehicle. approached the truck, smelled gasoline and immediately contacted the police. so as a precaution, police tell us they have closed down the bridge in all directions, and they have called i

spotty showers out ahead to towson. cambridge out there and south of la plato, more of a solid rain. out ahead of that band, still light. a few more bands come through and we'll be dealing with this tomorrow. i'll have the forecast coming up, adam. >>> new at 11:00, police in ann arundel county are investigating the suspicious death of a 6 week old baby. police found the baby boy dead inside a home in laurel. homicide directives are asking -- detectives are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> a well-known businessman is murdered outside his tavern. tonight, baltimore county police are searching for two suspects. that brutal shooting happened outside of dundalk right after closing time. wjz is live tonight. suzanne collins has emotional reaction from the friends. >> reporter: the owner was shot nine times multiple times before dying. tonight his employees and friends are mourning that violent death. >> reporter: a young woman is very upset by the death of the bar's owner. he was shot nine times in all

but as abc2 news megan pringle tells us the family is hoping a forensic scientist from towson u and her students will help find out exactly what happened. >> reporter: michael hogan was at spring lake ranch in vermont for just over a year when he disappeared. it was five years ago. after three years of following leads police notified the family that pieces of michael had been found less than a mile from the ranch. >> so they called and they said they found a skull. and it was a male. they could tell by the size of what they found that it could very well be michael. >> reporter: the state medical examiner's office identified a skull found by a hunter in the woods as michael hogan. up to this point the family believed he was missing but now they want to know what happened. >> i just want answers. i want to know what the truth is, what happened to him. there's no cause of death. there's no manner of death. and how did he wind up where he wound up? that's the question. >> we know michael is gone, that we know. i guess that's closure to some degree. but we still don't know what happened. >>

here with sun in the towson area. high clouds making for a dimming of the sun at parkville middle school. right now up to 78 degrees. wow, did we kick up the temperatures in a hury. a sense of humidity out there. and we'll have a warm day as me push back into -- we push back into the middle 80s. 73 from the bwi. that's from the top of the hour. we'll probably see a quick rise in the next couple of hours and settle in the mid to upper 80s. no doubt the warmest day this week. 70s across the eastern seaboard. 60s toward the mountains because of some deeper cloud cover there. and once we get rid of the morning band of clouds we push in sun for quite a few hours and that will pump up our temperatures. there will be showers and storms that fire from back west and those will send an off shoot of clouds in our direction. and we'll make a reason of -- a return of sunshine late in the day. and you remember the tornadoes and hail storm dupe in the south, it's starting to lose its grip but still producing severe weather toward th

the third-annual fashion show was held in towson. the show benefits the casey cares foundation.ey rrvide critically-sick kids withhnew pj's to wear at the hospital. it was created in memory of cammeron lambert of pasadena, who bravely battled leukemia. >>> to fiid out bout all the ways the foundation helps kids, go to >>> (singing). % >> past and present music teachers from baatimore county public schools and other musicians put on a benefit concert today.. the 45-piece concert band and 30-member chorus helped to raise money for kids helping hopkins program. it provides education for the patients at johns hopkins children's center. >> this kind of event gives the teachees the opportunity to continue to be performers as well, which they don't aufb have the chance to do when in the classroom. it it allows us to funnel that energy in to raise know money. >> it's the 8th year for the benefit concert.

a group of towson forensic students returned from vermont after searching for a maryland man who disappeared their five years ago. this may provide clues as to what happened to michael hogan. >> partial skeletal remains were found last year. it is extraordinary what this team found police left behind. >> we realize that it was the hoodie theyf the coul found. >> we found missing bones that we knew were missing including several ribs and vertebrae, forearm bones, teeth that were missing. we found clothing and personal effects that clearly belong to michael. >> the idea came from the family. their son had wandered away from it vermont treatment center back in 2005. they just wanted him back, as much of him as could be found. the father joined searchers in vermont. >> his cigarette lighter were in his pants the keys. >> emotional for everyone, including the forensic students. >> we got answers. >> the evidence was handed over to the rump state police for analysis. there were searching for unknowns, a search that has a family very grateful for this new turn of events. >> anybody who thinks our f

even towson would be nice. >> guiding eyes for the blind only needs the location one day a week for aboutint was her first guide dog. >> we are changing someone's life that would not have the freedom that they have. it is a whole nonprofit organization. it doesn't cost anything. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> i think that is so cool. for more details on how you can help, click on wbaltv.com. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> this morning we asked -- do you think a pennsylvania high school should accept a light- sensitive student's personal photo for submission in their yearbook? keep e-mail link those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will post all of them on the front page of our website. >> the mayor response to the alternatives to a bottle tax. >> heroes had a special award ceremony. >> a former child star is in trouble with the law once again. >> the sunshine is out this morning. a great start to what we expect to be a great day. >> maryland is in danger of >> maryland is in danger of

at towson.ys he wants to eventually teach special ed in the inner city. >> quite an inspiration. >> up next, a grandmother handcuffed and hauled off to jail, arrested for slapping her 18-year-old granddaughter. hear what she says she did it. >> a man sirs 30 years in prison for crime he says he did not commit. commit. >> 38 hikers had to be full -- pulled from the chattahoochee river. they became trapped in fast moving water above the big three creek waterfall prepare and rescue personnel used a rope to pull them to safety. officials say this is a popular wvspot for people to cross the chattahoochee, despite slippery conditions and the 30 foot waterfall. >> an ohio man is now free after spending nearly 40 years in prison for crime he did not commit. he had been serving a life sentence for the rape of a young girl in cleveland back in 1981. new dna tests show he did not rape the girl. >> that had the wrong person. it took them a while to straighten it out. all i care about right now is that they

they've got their shots and doctors get a free health exam from cat hospital in towson, so it is a good deal. >> if you are sitting at home and you saw this face, you can get her for free. go to one of the participating shelters in baltimore. look at that face. >> she's hiding. >> tell us about the meeting that you are having. >> i believe the public does know that there is a mayor's task force focused on anti- animal abuse. it started with mayor dixon, but now it's obviously stephanie rawlings blake who's been very supportive. it's wednesday june 16th at 6:00 p.m. at polly. we want to make sure that this is accessible. the recommendations so far are on the mayor's web site, so people can look at that and come and ask questions and share their views. it is a good opportunity to talk about this openly and know what the task force is recommending and what the public would like. >> i think a lot of people have questions rate now based on all of the cases of animal abuse we've seen. so what a good opportunity to hear what's going on and voice their own concerns. >> it is. >> all right. so j

let's go right to keith daniels in towson, maryland.th, a second of two viewings of yeardley love is scheduled to be at the end of this hour. keith, what is the latest? what can you tell us? how many people are there, the family and so forth? >> well, jim, those evening services are wrapping up here now. that's right. it's the last of two services held here today. family and friends gathered at the rock funeral home here in towson, maryland in the same neighborhood where yeardley attended high school. she was a student at the notre dame prep school for girls before going off to the university of virginia. now many of her schoolmates from the prep school and many of her lacrosse teammates from the university were here for the viewing. they say the mood inside was of course somber, but they told us that they wanted to concentrate on yeardley's life. they're celebrating her life. they say she was an aattractive, intelligent, caring young lady, and good at lacrosse too. and tonight those who cared about yeardley say they had to be here. the

. >> he plans to major in education and pre law at towson.nts to eventually teach education, special ed, in the inner city. >> we know tonight one of three leaks in the gulf of mexico have been capped, while crews frantically try to get a dome in place over the leaks. >> the oil that has escaped has now begun to sell of the wetlands of louisiana's gulf coast and now there are fears of a settling elsewhere. >> the latest hope for containing the oil pouring into the gulf left the dock this afternoon, a giant 125-ton metal and concrete box crews hope to use it to cover one of the leaks in the deepwater horizon well. bp executives and federal officials stressed today this project is outside the box. >> we are all hoping that this containment system will work, but i want to remind everyone that this containment system is the first of its kind. >> this is not been done before. it's very complex, and will likely have challenges along the way. >> the other major challenge is keeping the slick away from the coast. an oily film has already invaded part

probably will move into the northern part of towson if it holds together but as we look statewide you can see there's not a lot of rain. what there is is mainly on the northern part of the eastern shore. other than that, watching a big storm off to our south and east. well out to sea. more on that coming up. for the rest of the evening just expecting 70s and variably cloudy skies, maybe a shower on a hit or miss basis. more on the week ahead and how the forecast shapes up, straight ahead. >>> all new at 6:00 -- according to new numbers released by the fbi today crime in 2009 throughout the country is down from 2008. abc2 news's brian kuebler looks at the numbers and explains where baltimore fits in. >> reporter: the preliminary numbers are in and according to the feds the country saw a generally positive trend from 2009 as compared to 2008. violent crime decreased by 5.5%, murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults were all down. in the annual report property crimes like burglaries, larcenies and motor vehicles dipped as well by nearly 5%. baltimore city's murder numbers remain

viewing is scheduled for friday 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 at rucks funeral home in towson, mass will be saturday at 10 a.m. at the cathedral of mary our queen in north baltimore. >> we have breaking news in southwest baltimore. just after 10:00 tonight shots rang out in the 2100 block of chelsea terrace. police say three men have been shot there. and they are being treated at saint agnes hospital with non-life threatening injuries. two shot in the leg. third in the stomach. they drove themselves to the hospital. police have no suspects or a motive at this time. >> authorities order a crematorium to shut down immediately after they discovered dozens of bodies pileed up like trash. myranda stephens joins us now with more on how the discovery was made. and what the owners are sake about this tonight. myranda? >> jeff, the discovery was made last week. at the chambers funeral home and crematorium in riverdale. state inspector made a surprise visit to the business where she reported finding a large pile of bodies, possibly 40. stacked inside of a garage. the bodies were cadavers that were

. >>> well, a bit of a scare for shoppers at the towson town mall on a busy saturday. the macy's department store was forced to evacuate after white powder was found inside. the bomb squad was called and tonight fire officials say the source of that powder residue was a fire extinguisher that accidentally discharged. macy's reopened just a short time later. an honor for the baltimore arch die 0 see.s pope benedict has named a priest from charm city as auxiliary bishop of the military archdiocese. the reverend expense ler serve catholics in this military, in this new role. spencer studied at st. mary's seminary. he was ordained in 1998. >>> it was a very nice warm and sunny saturday but it is turning into an overcast evening. let's take a live look outside where we do have have some clouds moving in and some rains behind it. bernadette woods live with an updated look at radar. >> hello adam and everybody. first warning doppler tells the story. already rain in the state is and it is just making its way into the baltimore metro area. held off for most of the day but it wa

ruled out foul play but michael's father reached tout a forensic -- out to a forensic specialist at towson university to see if she could help. she hopes to find some answers about his death. >>> is the bottle tax back? a city council vote is expected on the beverage tax tonight. last week city council members said support for the tax was drying up but council members had looked at alternatives to see that tax and they realized that it would not bring inasmuch money so the plan to put a four-cent tax on bottles of soda, beer and other drinks is back on the agenda tonight. we'll let you know what happens. >>> an american tv producer questioned in mess co-- mexico about the death of his wife, skipped the country. bruce beresford-redman is back in the united states though mexican authorities never told him he could leave. >> it's atrocious the charges haven't been fired and now with this new element we're going to see not only a criminal battle but we're going to see an extra ex-- extradition battle too. >> possible extradition is one of redman's pending legal battles now. his wife's sisters

why towson university is now involved in the case. >> getting tough on bullies.will aim a weekend kicked off at bullies and victims. >> incredible video. the massive tornado that cut through south dakota over the weekend. those stories are just ahead on this monday morning. hope you had a great weekend. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. rain held off most of the weekend. >> it was gorgeous. >> meteorologist justin berk, but first, "lost"? >> i loved it. my wife not too happy. i was having a debate with tim, our camera operator. i think there will be a love/hate relationship with the final. yes. how many of you up now actually watched last night? you're feeling my pain either way. it was a long night and a long rough morning. showers are showing up. owings mills, at the harbor school, at that particular location only 2/100th inch but periodic rain made it damp and soggy at 63 degrees, a lot of spray kicking up on a lot of roadways. and our doppler, maryland's most powerful doppler radar highlighting some rain in baltimore county. up 83, 95, and also back 7

a wreath was placed in a towson courthouse square. 42 men and women have lost their lives battling fire now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we have some rain out there. there is an accident approaching delaney valley. it has blocked the left lane and we are down to 19 miles per hour. keep to the right and give yourself some extra time. in sparks, we do have some downed wires. in harford county, two accident that may have just been cleared. what matters 65 and route 1, two accidents that could be cleared. -- 165 and route 1. here is the north side approaching the accident scene. the accident near delaney valley is off to the left side. keep to the right. normal volume-related delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with sandra shaw. she is talking about getting the kids ready for the summer swim season. >> even teenagers, the second leading cause of death is drowning. bildt is with me -- bill is with me. >> anybody finishing kindergarten who has never taken swim lessons is welcome to participate in this program. go into www.jcc.org/swim. we wi

steve colbey joins us live this morning from his home in towson. good morning, steve. >> good morning, megan, thanks for having me on the show. >> is the sign up or down this morning. >> even though the sign has made it off the back of my pickup truck. it's still here, it's not back up on my lawn. >> where did you have it before? >> i had it up on the front lawn of my home. and i'm not sure if your camera can see it, but this is a big front lawn, my sign was proportionally sized to other signs that are up at dulaney value road. >> when were you told that it was too big and you would even have to take it down? >> megan. let me say first, the last thing i want to do is file suit against baltimore county. we reached a good faith agreement that would have allowed me to put the sign back up, since then they have gone back on that agreement? >> what did they tell you, that it's too big? >> they said that they would enforce the laws as they stand. >> that would be fining you or even jail time. >> that is absolutely right. >> from here, what are your plans

a viewing held friday, 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00, at rucks funeral home in towson. funeral the next day in baltimore. >> investigators suspect a couple in north baltimore, died of carbon monoxide poisoning. as kathleen cairns reports, their bodies were not discovered for days. >> hundreds of people passed this rowhome on greenmount avenue last week. no one realized what was inside. not even juana diaz. >> it was something that could be prevented. >> fighting back tears, juana tells bus her friends. >> she have a lot of dreams. i don't know what happened. >> marlene sampsol and desues lived at the rowhome can but were not seen for a week. >> they were my friends. and they call every day. i didn't hear from them. >> police say his body was found in a bedroomment hers at the top of the stairs. and both were an early stages of decomposition. >> i was a friend. >> juana shares tears with other friends that knew the hard working immigrants that sometimes worked two jobs to make ends meet. >> you know, worst thing is like, you know, it happen and i am waiting for her to co

we do need to talk about the beltway on the top end traveling through towson this morning.outer loop lanes. it's at york road. let's show you exactly what the vicinity looks like there, traveling through there. you can see it's at 695 at 40. that is looking a-okay. york road is where you're going to find that trouble spot. farther back moving at harford road let's check on that scene for you outer loop lanes. it's big time delays and unfortunately this is leading all the way up toward the accident scene. taking 95 this morning traveling through baltimore county, it is generally jammed there from whitemarsh down toward the beltway. we don't have any accidents to talk about. it's just that volume that you will have to deal with. that's a look at your morning travels, patrice, back over to you. >>> thank you, candace. still ahead, tracking down the suspect in the attempted time scare bombing. the man was arrested just moments before flying out of the country. we want to know what you think, did law enforcement do everything they could to catch shahzad or were they just lucky.

a viewing will fake place friday afternoon and evening at ruck funeral home in towson. the funeral will be 10:30 a.m., at the cathedral of mary our queen. >>> mary is live in the newsroom with more. >> hundreds of pages reveal more on what happened that night. they were shot at a party on halloween. bryce died from his wounds. >> the documents came. and guests passed guns through the window. dozens of witnesses gave varying accounts of what happened. police arrested two in the shooting. but the charges were eventually dropped. vic, back to you. >> no one else has been named a suspect. >>> three baltimore city police officers turn themselves in after they were charged in the kidnapping of a city teenager. tonight, wjz uncovers exclusive information that one of the officers has been in trouble before. wjz is live at city police headquarters. adam may has more on the charges against the officers. adam? >> reporter: denise, all three of those officers have been locked up here at central booking all day long. meanwhile today, wjz has learned that one of the rochs has faced m

a funeral will take place friday afternoon at ruck funeral home in towson. a funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. saturday, at the cathedral of mary our queen. >>> an accused terrorist, smiling in times square. that's what a new photograph shows. randall pinkston reports for wjz, on the exclusive photo of fasal shahzad. >> this photo, taken about a year and a half ago, shows faisal shahzad taken a year and a half ago, with friends and family, just 100 yards from where he's accused of leaving an suv, packed with explosives. his suburban life as a financial an lift, husband and father -- analyst, husband and furth, didn't raise red flags. but we are now learning that he bought a handgun in february. >> it appears that in march is when he decided to put this plan in motion. >> reporter: shahzad has already confessed he rigged up the bomb. and told investigators he got training in pakistan. so far, u.s. officials have not verified that claim. >> reporter: while he waits for his first hearing here, authorities are trying to determine his motive, and whether

the viewing will be held friday afternoon and evening up in towson, maryland. funeral will be saturday morning at 10:00 at the cathedral of mary our queen in baltimore. >>> another big story we're following tonight. a fight between two teenagers ended with one shooting a gun on board a packed metro bus in the middle of rush hour. it happened in the 1800 block of minnesota avenue southeast. fox 5's bob barnard is live on the scene tonight with the details. bob? >> reporter: shawn, it happened right here on this road. we're told the teenager who brought the gun on the bus was talking trash, looking for trouble, got into a fight and when he started to lose, he pulled the gun and shot the other teen. this is the metro bus that became a crime scene during the evening commute heading south along minnesota avenue just after 5:00. >> we didn't know what was getting on. we were standing there. we saw the commotion but we didn't know what it was all about. >> reporter: d.c. police say what happened on this bus between rival youngsters could have been deadly. metro police

. >>> thousands turned out for the towson town festival. abc news is the official sponsor. ed to -- todd caesar from baltimore ended up winning the big tv. a 46-inch sony tv. congratulations to todd and all those who stopped by our booth. thank you so much. it was great seeing you. stick around. we are always giving away stuff. >>> there's a new fish in the aquarium at the bass pro shops? anne arundel county. many freshwater fish are there from local fishermen but as abc news tony marsala found out it's not the fish but the family that made this catch so special. >> reporter: not your typical fish story. not an unbelievable tale about the one that got away, not even your typical fishermen telling the story. earl jenkins is 3three and a half years old. through a partnership with the department of natural resources the bass pro shops at the arundel mills mall put it in the aquarium. >> it's about getting people out and enjoying that tradition of fishing and hunting and whatever it is. in this case it's family. fission and just the -- fishing and just the american story told a

joseph's in towson is posting the emergency room weight times online.age of this latest information. >>> stay with wjz-13, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,s station. ♪ ♪ backstreet's back all right ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "the early show," everybody. >> where back street "back stre all right. that's just a small taste of what's to come. they're back with some of the greatest hits and fans. and new music, as well. can i just say that was betty's dream come true right there. all of your dreams -- you were a huge fan, right? >> yes, so many songs. i can't wait to hear them. >> and when you hear them, you realize, oh, my gosh, i know all the words. >> i do. is that a problem? >> it's all good. >>> also this morning, remember "dude perfect," the guys that drop balls from -- this time from an airplane no less. and they have more stuff to show us. we'll check in with them in just a couple minutes. >> but first over to dave who has a final check of the weather. >>> rock on! rock on for the back street boys. >> what does it say? >> it says the boys are back in town, happy 17th.

joseph medical center in towson started posting its emergency wait time on the website hoping to give patients realtime information about critical care. emergency room wait time is a sim approximately equation. how long it takes a patient to be evaluated by a medical professional after they sign in. >> our idea is for you to make an informed decision if you know how long you will be here that helps. >> reporter: the centers for disease control in atlanta says nationally, the average wait time in an emergency room is one hour. st. joseph says its average wait time is 14 minutes. >> you know people don't like to wait in pain. and so, honestly i. don't think this puts more pressure on me. >> reporter: kara bundy believes wait time information can be valuable for patients. >> we might pick a different hospital based on the wait time. >> reporter: you can learn more about the st. joseph er wait time information by going to our website, wjz.com. kai jackson reporting, now back to you. >> thank you. >>> st. joseph's says they update the website every 30 minutes. >>> turning to sports baltimo

so spotty showers, top side of the beltway, towson, lutherville, york road, glenarm, west side of the bridges, out on 0 70, you'll hit periodic sprinkles. overall it's moist with the southeasterly wind continuing. this one is part of what could be a developing tropical system. you heard sam talk about that off the southeast coast. it could get the first tropical storm named alex by the middle of the week. we'll have to watch how that may influence the mid-atlantic. right now it's just throwing in extra moisture, sitting offshore now and won't have a direct impact ons, as we see it. 75 our 2-degree guarantee. plan for sprinkles and light showers. maybe an occasional heavier tropical downpour like this afternoon. as we go into the evening it should settle down. spotty showers but more developing fog overnight at 65 degrees. tomorrow we'll get partly sunny, try to warm things up to 78 with a brief shower possible. then pushing 80s by wednesday and thursday. >>> downed wires and power lines in the roadway has quaker bottom road closed at york road. that is in sparks and it will be a fairl

. >>> and we're dealing with an accident on the beltway in towson.hat some of the other 3 >>> 6:40 on fox 45 morning news. a gray start to this monday morning. tony pagnotti is in with steve fertig. >>> good morning, we're trying as to briggten the skies. we had a foggy start but things are slightly improving. 64 degrees, bwi thurgood marshal airport, the humidity s saturatd as it has been yesttrday when we had the thunderstorms and the unstable system. humidity 94%, the dew point way up there att63. your temperatures will stay in the mid-60s get to u upper 60sú in the next couple of hours and we will be seeing the winds pretty mmch not a factor in the 5-8-mill per hour category out yesterday we made it to 75 degrees. we had overcast skies and showerr here and there with thunderstorm activity in some locations. precipitation close tt a half an inch at bwi airport much less than that at the inner harbor. it wasn't a big wash out on sunday and today we will be seeing even less of that, maybe a pop up shower here and there later this afternoon as the lo