live in west baltimore.. kd., fox45 news at ten. fox45 has teamed up with the most popular crime mapping website on the internet "spotcrime" tracks criminal activity in your neighborhood. you can also get emails when crime happens. sign up by going to our website... fox-baltimore dot com... and click on "spotcrime" in the "hot topics" section at the top of the screen a maryland delegate is calling for a moratorium on controversial new educational standards... called "common core." the move comes after a heated school meeting last week... in which this howard county parent was arrested. the charges were later dropped.... but the debate over common core continues. it's designed to unify educational standards across the country... but parents and educators say it's been thrown at them with little explanation. delegate pat mcdonough is now introducing a bill to delay the new curriculum... incue: the red flag goes up.... outcue: you've got victims." delegate mcdonough's bill would also create a commission to study the impact of common co

m-t-a police are stepping up patrols at marc train stop in west baltimore. it comes after two men... armed with guns... tried robbing some women there. megan gilliland is live from the station with more on what commuters need to be aware of. good morning guys, we're live at the station on smallwood street near franklin street. mta police say they are aggressively investigating the incident that happened here. they've already added more officers at this station... and they say they're going to increase the lighting. this after some frightening moments for two women... trying to catch a train. police say around 4 o'clock monday morning... two men wearing masks and armed with guns... approached them on the steps leading to the southbound platform. they demanded money from one woman... but she had nothing. as they approached the other woman... she turned and ran away. so did the suspects... but in the other direction. as you can imagine... some morning commuters are now boarding and leaving the train with more caution... (price) "i mean as a female it's really s

that's why this announcement of nine arrests comes at a great time for west baltimore. we heard from police commissioner anthony bass and state attorney bernstein, both saying that nine people have been indicted on conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine. the neighborhood is their focus, specifically ruxton avenue. the drug trade has been linked to other violent crimes. it took over a month to track down this ring of dealers. >> 64 violent crimes have taken place in this area since 2010. no one in our city should have to live in a neighborhood that includes open air drug markets where they have to look outside their living room windows and bedroom windows and watch drug dealers apply their trade. >>reporter: off the street are many criminals. police are still working to track down another four people associated with this drug network. we're live at police headquarters. >> they get the nine people off street, and what do they do to make up somebody doesn't step up to fill the void. >>reporter: it was talked about in the news conference this afternoon that this networ

m-t-a police are stepping up patrols at marc train stop in west baltimore. comes after two men... armed with guns... tried robbing some women there. megan gilliland is live from the station with more on what commuters need to be aware of. good morning guys, we're live at the station on smallwood street near franklin street. mta police say they are aggressively investigating the incident that happened here. they've already added more officers at this station... and they say they're going to increase the lighting. this after some frightening moments for two women... trying to catch a train. police say around 4 o'clock monday morning... two men wearing masks and armed with guns... approached them on the steps leading to the southbound platform. they demanded money from one woman... but she had nothing. as they approached the other woman... she turned and ran away. so did the suspects... but in the other direction. as you can imagine... some morning commuters are now boarding and leaving the train with more caution... (price) "i mean as a female it's really scar

a man accused of a sex offense in west baltimore is on the loose. and tonight, baltimore city police say they need the public's help to find him... keith daniels, streaming live from where police say the attack happened... keith. things got very heated at a meeting to discuss a new curriculum for maryland schools. the controversy is over what's known as the common core standards ...which are comng from the federal department of education. here's what happened at the ridge ruxton school last night when one parent got frustrated after the question he submitted was not answered. the man was taken out of the room in handcuffs. much of the criticism over the new curriculum is the lack of information parents are getting and questions about the way math will be taught. two years ago, lawmakers uncorked the states shipping laws and allowed wine to be shipped in- and-out of maryland. at the time, wholesalers predicted it would have a grave impact on business... but has it....? jeff abell went to the maryland wine festival in westminster for some answers.....

for 60 plus violence crimes since 2010 in west baltimore. police say the arrest of 9 people where were dealing herion and cocaine, will help ensure more innocent people don't get caught up in the crossfire. "by moving quickly, major investigations unit, reasons commissioner batts, special enforcements, to investigate and prosecute repeat offenders" problem with revolving door, people are in and out of jail. gregg berstein says he plans on adding a conspiracy charge to some of these drug arrests...and that will hopefully keep offenders in jail. live in downtown baltimore jp, fox45 news at 530. we now know what caused the explosion that rocked downtown baltimore. officials say they believe fireworks exploded in a trash can outside the mitchell courthouse thursday afternoon. no one was hurt in the blast, but the courthouse was evacuated. a 17-year-old is charged with reckless endangerment and destruction of property after school administrators say he set off fire works in his school. officials say the teen set off a firework inside a bathroom o

who tried robbing at least two women at a marc train stop in west baltimore. as the investigation continues... m-t-a police are stepping up patrols in the area. megan gilliland is live from the train station now with the story you saw first on fox. good morning guys, police say two men wearing masks and armed with guns... approached the women on the steps... leading to the southbound platform. it was around 4 o'clock monday morning... at this

west baltimore.../. this... after... two... gun-men... tried... robbing some women.../ it... happened... at the station... on... smallwood... near... franklin street. police say... 4 o'clock... monday morning.../ two men... wearing masks... approached... two women... on the steps...appoachin g... the platform..../ they... demanded money... from one woman.../ she... had nothing.../. as... they approached the other woman... / she... ran away. (price) "i mean as a female it's really scary. and then you come up the side cause we have to walk around to get on the other side and under a bridge." (simms) "now, it's like everybody, including myself are watching over surroundings when we exit the car and even when we lock it, we're looking at every point in every direction." the... suspects... ran from the scene..../ ray lewis... responding... to the controversy... surrounding... his comments... about... the ravens.../. the... future hall of famer... said monday... there... was a "leadership gap"... on the team.../ since... he and ed reed... left..../. several players... responded on

paul gessler was in west baltimore today where crews were struggling to deal with it. this sewer line break is several hundred feet off franklintown road... in a wooded area south of gwynns falls park. city officials got word of this break about noon friday. the sewage overflow was estimated at 50 gallons per minute. contractors on site did not speak to us on camera, nor did the city. regarding possible cause... a public works spokesman referred us to d-p-w's bureau head's interview wednesday on fox45 morning news. rudolph chow, department of public works: "we have fats, oils, grease problem. we have roots intrusion through these clay pipes. now, on top of it, we have to deal with wipes. all these things can complicate and then combine, eventually form--it gets larger and larger. eventually, it'll clog up the sewer line." so, d-p-w says aging infrastructure... is at play here. spokesman kurt kocher says this is just another example of why the city is spending over a billion dollars to rehab and replace old sewer mains. that stream taking on the sewage is a tributary to

he's wanted for a sexual offense in west baltimore. he's in his early 20s and has shoulder-length braided hair. if you have information on where he is, call crimestoppers at 866-7-lockup. >>> and some more breaking news tonight. a missing one-year-old. she was missing from the 8500 block of chestnut oak road in towson and should be wearing a white shirt and gray sweatpants and she hasn't been seen until 2:00 this afternoon. anyone with information, call police. >>> tonight, the state health department released its final investigative reports on the case. it was shut down last year after three patients came down with an aggressive form of strep. one died and the report said that a lack of recommended infection practices may have contributed to the patients not getting the proper care. it also said when inspectors look at monarch's facility, they found visibly dirty equipment. a clogged singe in the liposuction room that was leaking fluid into the surgical space below and no separatio between clean and dirty sterilization areas. >>> and

. >> it runs from west baltimore to south baltimore. to miles have to be replaced. it could mean uprooting hundreds of century old trees. >>> towering trees, canopies. and joe worcester says it could be soon a thing of the past. >> this is very much a natural habitat. >> pg&e plans to cut two miles of wooded space, replaces aging pipeline. >> we look at the pieces of equipment, that need to be upgraded and maintained. there may be trees that need to be cleared for the new pipeline. how far, we will be -- however, we're going to be replacing trees where the existing pipeline. >> crews can't work too close to the existing pipeline that runs next to a stream. pg&e says right now no specific route is decided. >> there are several proposed routes. one goes to the park. one goes along the outside edge of the park. >> very upset about this. we try to save every tree we can. >> some res dens are hoping, proposed plan could be in the outskirts, on brey ar cliff road, where they essential he take out fewer trees. >> off edge. >> pg&e says they are looking for the best place o

there was a shooting in west baltimore last night. somebody shot a man in the leg. there was also a shooting in northwest baltimore. somebody had a gunshot wound to the head. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. police are still looking for a suspect in both of those shootings. a boy is recovering from a stabbing. someone stabbed a boy near perring parkway in parkville. the teenager suffered non-life- threatening injuries. >> talking about a targeted shooting at a family's home. somebody fired shots at a home monday night. bullet fragments if there daughter in the head. they say they were targeted because they often call police to report crime activity in the neighborhood. police want to catch the alleged shooter. help a church find their missing church bell. it was stolen from a shed some time last week. members stored the bell and plan to hang it in a new addition. police say they have no leads in the case. >> it is a big bell. in the world of casting and farms and things like that, the metal is worth a lot of money. i would be sick if it was scrapped.

. >> reporter: that pipeline is part of a 60-mile line from west baltimore county to south baltimore. two miles need to be replaced. it could mean uprooting hundreds of century-old trees. towering trees fill lincoln park but that could be a thing of the past. >> this is very much a natural habitat. >> reporter: bge plans to cut two miles of wooded space to replace a pipeline that serves 90,000 customers. >> we look at equipment that needs to be upgraded or mains and the. there may be trees that need to be cleared for the new pipeline. however, we'll be replacing tree where the existing pipeline is. >> reporter: for safety reasons crews can't work too close to the existing pipeline that runs next to a stream. >> there are several proposed routes. one does go through the park. one goes along the outside edge of the park. >> we are very upset about this. we try to save every tree we can. >> reporter: some residents hope the proposed line can be on the outskirts of the park like here on brian cliff road where it would take out fewer trees. >> just off the edge. there is about 20 feet here

an overnight fire in west baltimore sends a city firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries. the call came before 7:00 a.m. on north brently street. the home was occupied at the time but everyone made it out safely and crews were able to bring it under control safely. >> one person won the powerball. one ticket matched all the numbers in wednesday night's $400 million drawing. there were also $9 million winners and the powerball jackpot is back down to a measly $40 million. >> wow. we want to mention once again empowerment academy is closed today because of a plumbing issue but staff still has to report. >> with $400 million, you can buy a nice jacket for the school weather. >> it's chilly but the winds are going to shift to the south. you might want to take it back to a start. 48 at the airport right now. down to 46 in parkton but forecasting a high temperature of 77 which is warmer than yesterday. a mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. warmer tomorrow at 80 but a front will stall and there will be a chance for off and on rain showers. certainly a chance for some rain. agai

rex a warming trend >> where following some breaking news and west baltimore. captain roy taylor and sky team 11 above the scene. >> this is the 1000 block of street.lmont operators ended up bailing out of the car. air bag deployment has happened. bad theot sure how structural damage is to this house. we are wrapping up a dry month of september around the region. we have had five days this month with measurable rain. the dry weather continues on the of september 2013. 74 in downtown baltimore. we are in between two separate there are some clouds and sprinkles near pittsburgh but that will not make it here very strongly. tonight that is where we shall stay. not as cool and temperatures in the 50's to around 60. high pressure will re-green -- regain its strength. a few more days under this area of high pressure with relatively quiet conditions. inhs into the low 80's lows the 50's in the next chance for rain sunday evening. >> lots of finger-pointing from both sides of the aisle. >> unfortunately no deal yet. more on account down to a more on account down to a go

in west baltimore, a firefighter is nursing some minor injuries after an early morning house fire. fire officials tell 11 news the fire started just before 1:00 a.m. inside a two-story home in the 700 block of north greatly street. firefighters under virtual in an hour, and everyone made it out safely. the injured firefighter was taken to mercy medical center where he was treated and released. police are looking for the woman who robbed a carroll county bank in new windsor. here is a picture of the suspect. take a close look. --ing the teller a note in demanding cash. she is a white female, approximately 35 years old, five foot eight to 5'10". a gray last seen wearing hooded sweatshirt. if you think you recognize her, call the carroll county sheriff's office. in howard county today, a judge will sentence the man convicted of shooting and killing a bail bonds woman. 23-year-old dominic mcdonald was found guilty back in may of killing 42-year-old megan -- nicole mcnair. mcdonnell shot and killed mcnair in columbia when she was supposed to be making a bill payment. mcdonald faces up t

conservatory and the zoo at jewel would hill park and it meant a lot to him as a young boy growing up in west baltimores support, governor o'malley >> while he was still mayor, had the conservatory named after my father after his death. my family is very, very pleased. we are excited to join in the celebration of the 125th birthday. >> what does the celebration and tail? it,hen you think about baltimore was so different 125 years ago. the conservatory was not an oddity. landscape ofthe baltimore and all over the country. it is now the only glass and steel framed conservatory still in use in baltimore and the second oldest in the country. we are going to have a series of celebrations to kick off a special birthday. >> it has undergone a pretty big rehab. >> it is beautiful. a whole new section has been added. it is really great for families and it is a great place for a lovely cheap date. yes, such a good idea. talk about some of the exhibits for those who have not been before and what are some of your favorites. is thelute favorite holiday show. every year i am looking forward to the theme this year, a

maryland thrashed west virginia in baltimore. they upset the 11th ranked oklahoma state. oklahoma state with the touchdown when jw walsh gets intercepted by ishmo banks. and banks is going to dive into the end zone. this was originally ruled down. but it was reviewed. later on getting this first start at quarterback, he is going to throw one up to kevin white. west virginia takes a 14-7 lead. cowboys down three. ben grogan field goal to tie it. west virginia go on to stun oklahoma state 30-21. uv on taking on pittsburgh. james coner bullying his way into the end zone. pitt takes a 7-0 lead. quarterback drew wattford ludsing the snap. two fumbles in the game. tom savitch drops back and finds him for the score. they beat virginia 14-3 panthers 3 and 1 on the season. navy on the road. the hill sttoppers second quart. running the action here the quarterback gets crushed by an drew jackson. reynolds down on the field. he did not return to the game. the hilltoppers were doing just fine. andrews from 11 yards out finds paydirt. two touchdowns on the day for him. western kentucky

representatives tell us the majority of cases of popped up in west and south baltimore. as far as the vaccination, you pretty them at barcs cheap every first saturday of the month. or your local vet. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a stunner tonight at blackberry, announcing the the global0% of workforce. 40%. the struggling smart phone makers says the cuts will happen in waves across departments by the end of the year. blackberry simply has failed to jumpstart sales despite new phones and software in january. 11 news has confirmed a former firefighter has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking with a minor. to -- he pled a childo involvement in sex trafficking ring. coit also raided homes in maryland for prostitution. they face a life sentence. a baltimore man in custody for shooting at people earlier this month. is the person police have been looking for over the last two weeks. the victims are expected to recover. >> on capitol hill, the first volley in a nasty new battle over the president's affordable care act. this time, the house killed funding for the act in a bill

you know what, we have the maryland terrapins playing in in baltimore against west virginia and that isagains at the m and n baltimore. if you are heading for that one, you want to take rain gear for o that one. little going to be a bit of thunder in the card for us, but hopefully, we can dodge an lot of outdoor events. that's a great event. we got up to 82 degrees, at reagan, dulles at 80, and temperatures are so pleasant this evening, i hope you can sit on the front stoop a little bitt or make a reservation outsideon while the tables are still stil available on these beautiful evening. our last friday night of summer because fall officially begins on sunday.on it's going to end this month off -- the season of summer with wit heavy rain potential for us tomorrow, and i want to show yoo where it's all coming from. this has a bit of a tropicalical connection. the gulf of mexico has been busy. we had heard manuel come in to mexico from the pacific, and tex texas is getting pounded. austin texas had four itches of rain in two hours. ho texas has had a lot of drought going on, and now the

here is a live look at the west side at baltimore national pike. the inner loop will be delay free.nue up to 83. the outer loop. look at the drive times. 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. no problems on interstate 70. and 795 good here at franklin boulevard. that is time saver traffic. >>> an attack at the consulate in afghanistan. officials say this started with a suicide car-bombing and ended with a gun fight. two afghans were killed. no one inside was hurt. and the taliban is taking responsibility for the attack. >>> and right now the secretary of state john kerry is meeting with his russian counterparts in switzerland. they will make a outline of how to get 1000 tons of chemical weapons out of syria. and into international control. and it is a proposal that russia made to avoid the military strike. >> it has to be real and comprehensive and it has to be verifiable. it has to be credible. it has to be timely and implemented in a timely fashion. >> and the u.s. has chemical weapons experts to work out the details of how the plan will work. we'll keep you posted on what they say. >>

clearer tonight west of baltimore. would not be surprised if we saw some sprinkles of rain trying to form on parts of the eastern shore. baltimore will average it out as partly cloudy. likely after midnight. lows ranging from 50 in the western suburbs to 50 in downtown baltimore. .his will gradually move out allowing high pressure to move back into the picture and dominate through the right -- the upcoming weekend. a slow-moving but significant front. it will eventually get there, but not until monday. a lot weaker and very much moisture starved. not a whole lot of participation in the forecast. models indicating clouds around. a little fog early in the morning. that gives way to afternoon sunshine. we stick with that saturday and sunday. mostly sunny. mainly fog each morning, but temperatures close to normal. 75 tomorrow. northeast winds. sunrise, friday, the winds are out in the northeast. ranging through the low 70's. the western maryland mountains, skies are clearer. could go into the 30's tonight. a lot of sun fri

going to the north and west over northern baltimore county and get out towards northern carroll and frederick county couplecattered showers and we are forecasting more showers into the peckture later today. i tried to find the best web camera coming out of tam pooko in mexico that's being hit by ingrid. the hurricane ingrid. that's the best i can do for you. it's as a matter of facty storm producing 75-mile-per-hour winds and tremendous rain forecasted over shall central mexico. not the case back closer to home. cooler and cloudy and as we go into tonight, down to 50. we will show you the seven-day forecast in a by the. here's lauren cook. >> reporter: heading to bwi airport no problems on 95 or 195. interstate 97 looking good from route 100 up to 695. in the beltway, it's going to be nice and clear. looking at 55 miles per hour on outer loop at security boulevard. inner loop is going to be clear up to 83. and this is what it looks like in the parkville at harford road. the outer loop normal drive time is 11 minutes. to get from 95 all the way up to 83. traveling the jfx, we have a major traf

on the beltway, no delays on the west side here at baltimore national pike, traffic is moving along one inner loop and outer loop. normal drive time 11 minutes from 795 down to 59. and i am again on -- 95. and i am on twitter causing the tractor trailer fire in prince george's county. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> we are following breaking news this morning. a two alarm fire in east baltimore is on east fayette avenue near harford and roosevelt leftwich is there live with the latest details. what can you tell us? >> reporter: look hobbed me and -- you can look honed me and it's -- behind me and it's somewhat of a active scene it happened in the 1300 block of east laugh yet 1306 eastlafayette avenue. it broke out out 4:20 and people inside the house according to neighbors reports, it was two i mean two children and an elderly man were inside the house at the time when the fire broke out. they managed to get out of the house okay. fire department -- the fire department has been out here since that time making sure that there's no hot spots left in the fire. they pulled two alarms be

here is a look at the west side at baltimore national pike. this inner loop is clear up to liberty road and outer loop look at the latest drive times. green across the board an 11 minute ride from 795 all the way down to 95. and if you are traveling the east side of the beltway, right now we are looking a at normal drive time of 11 minutes to travel from 59 to 83. no problems -- 95 to 83. now over to you. >>> pretty cool a treat forhockey fans. 2013 baltimore hockey classic which means the capitol will host the boston bruins at baltimore arena. the pub drops at 7 p.m. tomorrow. last year's baltimore hockey classic was canceled due to the lockout in the nhl. the inaugural classic two years ago sold out with more than 1100 fans packing to watch the caps face the national predators. >>> well it's monday and some say that can be the most depressing day of the week. so coming up on good morning maryland at 5, tips on how to make your monday morning better. and how to do things on sunday night that would actually help. plus, recommended reading for

problem free so far on the west side at baltimore national pike.at is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we continue to follow breaking news. fire crews are finishing their fight against a fire. >> kim dacey joins us live on the scene. >> no one is injured in this fire. firefighters are still on the scene investigating the fire. still a very active seen. block is where it happened. we have closures about a block away in any direction on york and cold spring. that will affect the morning commute. fire did start just after 3:00 this morning. it started in one building and spread to three other buildings. alarms atent to two one point. they did get the fire under control within an hour. luckily, no one was hurt. >> there were two buildings that were occupied. all occupants evacuated the building safely. cause of the fire is still under investigation. they hope to have york and coldspring lane back open by 6:00 a.m. this morning. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> just hours left until a possible government shutdown at midnight. will the standoff over the

we expect the peak fall foliage to occur in the first week of november but as you go from baltimore and just west into the frederick zone, it's a late october surge and then as we go to western maryland, of course, it's an early october, even late september peak out here. theset up we have now, clear cold nights, that is a recipe for bright fall colors. low 50s out there tonight, it's cool, it's dry and it is quiet on the weather front. how long can this hold up? several more days at least and probably a solid five additional days. we've got one weather disturbance and a second one crossing the deep south right now south of kentucky into tennessee and northern alabama, but this system is set to sweep south of us. we have a bubble sitting over northern pa and that's keeping the mild, dry air coming and helping to kick this out to the east and we sit dry as a result. the dry, clear weather holds up through the day tomorrow. you see that disturbance down into the southern states continuing to stay to the south. oneinteresting factor will be as that system moves offshore and joins with another area o

baltimore. everything is up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel as we look at west side of baltimore national pike that inner loop is clear as well as the outer loop. normal drive time of 11 minutes from 795 down to 95 and in howard county nothing in your way on interstate 70 at columbia pike. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> we have breaking news outs of chicago a3-year-old boy is among the 1 people shot while at a park. the fire department says the child is in critical condition along with two other victims. the shooting happened at 10 near the basketball courts. one witness says a couple of men fired at him from their car. before turning towards the park and opening fire. police right now have no suspects in this case. we will keep you posted. >>> happening today, three former administrators at penn state university are expected to be formally arraigned in connection with the jerry sandusky abuse trial. they say the former college president graham spane irtim curly and gary schultz are charged with endangering the welfare of children and perjury and accused of not repo

baltimore. out to the west we go. manassas 57 to you. 62 out of dulles and 63 in win chfter. looking at satellite radar.adar cloud cover to the north and west. a mix of clouds and clear skies at the moment here locally. we're going to watch this front. seeing the rain shower activity approaching the area. as it approaches, a lot of rain shower activity is going to stao to the north. just a few scattered showers in the forecast later this morning tos the early afternoon and then we should gradually clear out. what it is a cold front reinforcing the cool air around here.er sunshine along with cool temperatures for tuesday andd wednesday. nice.very more like the weekend. something to look forward to. 75 plenty of clouds today. we should see afternoon clearing. winds out the north at 5-10. chance for showers. s light shower activity. not expecting a lot of rain here.he 55 tonight. a few clouds. cool overnight. tomorrow mid 50s. there's a quick look at your accuweather seven day. tuesday and wednesday look grear but cool. gradual warm up anden we'll we' introduce thunderstorms bac

west side checking out just fine at baltimore national pike.hat is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you may be wrapping up your work week today. lawmakers are settling in for a busy working weekend. >> they are trying to avoid a looming budget shutdown. tara mergener has more. >> congress has until midnight monday to approve a new spending bill or it is lights out for the federal government. lawmakers do not seem any closer to a deal. voteenate is expected to on the house version of a deal and send it back without a provision to defund the health- care law. that is a move the house speaker said will not fly. the gop is working on a new plan which includes update the federal debt limit. stan? >> you mentioned the upcoming debt ceiling. the house was expected to vote on a measure this weekend but did not have the votes to move forward. that has been shelved. how congress is going to avoid the government shutdown. both sides insist they do not want one. >> tara mergener, thank you. the affects could devastate economy if there government does shu

the blimp is propelled by enenergies landing as far west of the airport. the baltimore blimp as its being called online sparked twitter discussions and people wanting to know what it's doing and others say blimp watching. >> usually when they have a football game you see this. but this one was way high. >> the blimp won't be up for much longer. the research lab says after october 5th it's flying away. when the mission is complete pilots will fly the blimp north to a base. >> that's going to be on my bucket niece >>> the base is at the naval air station. >> i thought it was here for a game or something. >> right. there's others who thought it was following them. okay. it's following all of us. >> good weather for it . >>> we've got great weather for the weekend and into next week. 69 now and the barometer rising. we'll come back and take a look at this weather right after >>> all right. another comfortable day. we've had clouds but -- temperature wise we're at 69 degrees now. same thing over in the east thing and 63 up in oakland and ocean city at 65. localely mid upper

another accident west chesapeake at baltimore avenue. another one on bel air at slater. und in the 30s. this traffic is brought to you by the catholic high school fall open house saturday, october 26th or go online to see why you are going choose catholic high. >>> we are learning new details this morning about a fire on the bay bridge that shut down traffic for hours. mike schuh hats the latest--has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, a fire under the bay bridge causes a huge backup. a viewer seventh us his video that he shot on the water. it happened arnold 6:00 p.m. at--around 6:00 p.m. on sunday where the crews are working to renovate the decking. the bridge is shut down, causing back ups in both directions. no one is hurt and the investigation is under way. i am mike schuh reporting: a police officer is recovering this morning after a head on collusion. it happened yesterday morn income columbia. he was driving on washington boulevard when another car crossed the line and hit him head on. medics rushed the officer and the other driver to the hospital. alcohol may

central maryland numbers from 67 in baltimore and going to the north and west, 55 in woodbine, and 59in cockeysville. # 6 in chestertown. some-- 66 in chestertown. some areas are comfortably mild. southwesterly wind flow at 5 to 10 is bringing in the warm feel and on maryland's most powerful weather radar scattered showers over northern carroll county. we go into around 7:15, 7:30 and the showers will work back into the western suburbs. by later this morning into the afternoon early afternoon, we will address the idea of a couple scattered showers out there. so they are in the forecast. not a washout but showers are part of the theme to the weather forecast. you notice the cold front on top from the north and west blowing through here and again the forecast will reflect the clouds and showers. low 70s are a good number. we will forecast around 72-73 and then by tuesday, high pressure builds in and it's going feel great. it's cool canadian area of high pressure coming down and make our temperatures feel like it's into the low 70s overnight lows into the 40s and 50s. we will show you th

in baltimore, closer to baltimore, another crash on 95 blocking one southbound lane right as you approach caton avenue. 695 is going to be nice and clear. no delays on the westide. 12 minutes to travel from 795 to 95 and ellicott set yea new accident. old -- city a new accident. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> we are following breaking news a two alarm fire in east baltimore on east fayette avenue near harford avenue. roosevelt leftwich is is live with the latest. what's new? >> reporter: what's new is the firefighters are getting rade to breakdown from the scene. if you look behind me some units left but not before battling a two alarm fire in the 1300 block of east lafayette avenue a block short of north avenue. look at the video we shot earlier to give you an idea of what went on. the fire broke out after 4:20 this morning. fire says when they first gouts to the scene, they -- first got to the scene they could see flames from the second floor window. now according to neighbors people inside the house a man and two children managed to get out of the home. but firefighters wanted to make sure they went through and they continued to do a search of the hou

baltimore down to the coast. clouds building in from the west, head of a week old friend trying to make its way east. at most, we will probably see a light sprinkle towards garrett county. that is about it. this front falls apart as it moves into the east. the high pressure will be the dominant weather feature. this will be the case the next couple of days. taking you through your afternoon, at 3:00, a few scattered clouds ahead of the front. western maryland, maybe a brief sprinkle. around 76 for the high today. dropping back to low 70's by 6:00 p.m. with the sun setting earlier, temperatures fall off quickly. mid-60's by 9:00 p.m. a few clouds around that front. otherwise it goes by unnoticed. a low around 60 downtown overnight. evenomorrow, we are warmer. approaching 80 degrees by the afternoon. clearing skies throughout the day. the jetstream pushing up towards the north. this is like the goalie between the cold and warm air. fishing north, it allows the warmer temperatures to move in. as this moves north, the friends coming our way do not have much energy to work with. they're falling apart. tha

west side. this is what it looks like at baltimore national pike as the delays continue to build. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> york road and cold spring lane is still close now. >> there is a battle in a row home. investigators are trying to determine how that fire started. >> kim dacey has more. >> good morning. the roads is still closed at york and cold spring. you want to take an alternate route if you can if york road is under route. they are starting to clean up a little bit. fire crews are still are locking off the road and investigating what went on. the fire started just after 3:00 this morning. it spread to three other buildings. the fire went to two alarms at one point. they did get the fire under control within an hour. they are now investigating inside. luckily, no one was hurt. >> there were two buildings that were occupied. all occupants evacuated the building safely. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. investigators opened have this road open any time. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. lawmakers continue their fight to avoid

and the west side, also looking very calm this morning. and here in baltimore, no problems with the inner loop. and the outer loop, 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. that is your time saver traffic. >>> that is sam i am. i do not like that sam i am. >> that is senator ted cruise from texas reading green eggs and ham as a bedtime story as his daughters were watching. he is still talking at this hour at 4:30. he started at 3:00 tuesday afternoon and now passed the 13 and a half hour mark. and he continues talking until he can no longer stand. senate majority leader harry reed says technically this is not a filibuster because he is talking about dr. seuss and health care and his father's immigration from cuba are not going to stop today's procedural vote in the senate. the voting of the stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown referred to often as a continuing resolution. they will look at defunding obama care. the gnat is not expected to pass that version. today's vote is set for noon. >>> today begins three days of mourning in kenya following a deadly

baltimore. >>> all right let's look at the big picture and start you out west this morning. we are dealing with plenty of rain across the area. and also they are dealing with snow. so with that they have all types of warnings across the area. we are talking about high wind warnings in the yellow and we have flood warnings and winter storm warnings but it's different on the east coast where we are dealing with the dry weather. and we need some of the rain but that's not happening for today. we are going to stay dry as we do have high pressure in control of the weather. let's go outside and you can see what's going on in urbana. we have cloud out there but we are going to get sunshine in here. so i am going to call it a mix of sun and clouds. more of the same in parkton. a beautiful sunrise that continues through the day. meaning the dry weather and sun- cloud mix n terms of temperatures 52 degrees in norrisville and 50 in westminster. 54 in catonsville and 50 in edgewood. and cambridge coming in at 46 degrees. as you head out the door this morning, a jacket or a sweater. dry

the south and all the rain stays in west virginia and fur traveling through wednesday, the furts you go outside south, your rain chances do increase but for baltimore we stay dry for at least this entire workweek. for tonight, clear skies. chilly, not as cold as this morning. 50's downtown, 40's in the suburbs. tomorrow just bundle up early then we will be in the mid 70's by the afternoon. more cloud cover as the stornl system passes way to our south. we are expecting a little to arrive. 0 throughout week and stay does have a chance for rain, especially later in the day lingering into monday, but that may be something you're hoping for after how dry it's been. plant advice from cary ingle and sarah caldwell. >> thank you. cary ingle from valley view farms is here to answer your questions and she brought these beautiful dahlias. >> we have a man who brings these in for us and he and amy lynn have these beautiful dahlias and interthem in the aithful i don't know well, we've got several questions, first, is there anything we can plant now far fall/winter harvest? >> you can do kale, busal sprouts and broccoli it's a little late for and garlic. if you

baltimore. we will do the seven-day forecast in about three minutes. >> good morning. we have better news on the west side. we have a new accident southbound on 795 just past the owings mills exit. this is a live picture just beyond the accident scene. it looks good here. watch for delays from franklin boulevard down to owings mills. still recovering on the west side at wilkins avenue. it will take about 24 minutes to travel the west side. north side in pretty good shape. we are tracking an accident at monument street. 77, two two -- route separate accidents. >> new questions surrounding a deadly car crash in north baltimore. withfer franciotti is live our big story. what are police saying? >> we know that one person was in a jeep on related to a police investigation. angel chiwengo was killed while she was riding in a jeep. now her sister is angry and demanding answers. >> i think the police killed my sister. they were chasing people. i think she would be alive today. >> she she wants answers after three people were dead in a fiery crash on northern parkway at york road this week. police say lane cl

baltimore and leesburg. look to the south and west, you'll see some clouds. we'll let you know if that interferes with our thursday and friday plans. >> but first the marathon man caught a glimpse the few hours ago. >>> one of the longest speeches in nature history didn't help a whole lot with regard to the potential government shutdown, but the house is going to begin debating the temporary spending bill that would also defund the president's healthcare law. >> every hour that we clay here is an hour closer to shutting down the government. >> reporter: the vote came after ted cruz stopped his 19 hour 20 minute speech slamming the president's healthcare law. cruz received applause from his colleagues in the senate for his endurance. >> outside d.c. there's widespread belief obamacare isn't working. >> reporter: the senate will now start taking away the healthcare language from the bill and send it back to the house. no agreement is reached within six days, the government will shut down. cruz's verbal stunt was designed to draw attention to the limitations of

west out towards the frederick area. it will be delay free. and 695 looking good at baltimoreme right now of 11 minutes. traveling the outer loop, from 795 down to 95 and speeds will remain nice and high over on the east side of the beltway. 55 miles an hour at the beltway at the parkway. and the inner loop will be clear, down towards 95. and there is emergency construction under way though, in nottingham. it is blocking one southbound lane of bel air between pulte hill avenue. and 95 nice and clear, in to downtown baltimore from the white marsh area. nothing to get in your way. a live look right now at eastern avenue. we will remain in the green drive time-wise. just a 6 minute trip from the throughway down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza. that is your time saver traffic. >>> we are are learning more now about a cecil county teenager who lost his live during a lome invasion robbery in northeast. abc 2 news jeff haiger standing by live at the sheriff's office in elkton with more on the story. >> reporter: police are telling us that there were two men inside that apartmen

if you're headed to downtown, watch out for the baltimore book festival closures around north charms street. speeds on the beltway slowing down on the west side. 46 is now your average. on 95 southbound we're still at full speed between white marsh and the tunnel. that's a look at the delay on the west side at i-70. definitely see brake lights on the outer loop. there is a look at 70 at 29 running smoothly despite the nearby accident. the traffic report brought you to by your maryland toyota dealer. toyota is ready to take you to all the places you dream of. back over to you. >> thank you, sharon. >>> what a special morning we have. we have these guests miss usa and miss usa maryland. thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> we're joined by erin and casey. first off, introduce yourselves so folks know which one is which. >> my name is casey and i'm the current miss maryland for 2013. >> and i'm erin brady, the current miss usa2013. >> thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having us. >> it's kind of early to be up. >> and looking so gorgeous so early. >> it's hard to be as gorgeous as us this time of morning. >> w

not so lucky on west side of the beltway. 30 miles per hour on the outer loop at liberty road. it's slow down to baltimore national pike. here's live look. inner loop is not too bad this morning. it's the outer loop you need to watch out for. drive times up to 16 for those making the push from 795 all the way down to 95. and here's 95. downtown right at 395. looking good. nothing to get gnar way as you make the -- to get in your way from the throughway to the toll plaza, just a 6 minute trip. >>> and important alert. here are the details repairs on jones falls expressway begins tonight and that means lane closures for the next 10 months they will replace aging rubble bridge joints and damaged concrete bear yes and the joint repair work between 41st and east fayette street begins on the southbound side and close two lanes each week between 9 in the evening and 5 in the morning. we want to remind you to follow maryland traffic on twitter for all the latest with the updates and closures because this could impact your morning commute. >>> united nations secretary general has said the u.n. weapon inspectors wo

baltimore and down towards d.c. and into southern maryland. it cuts off at the mountains. thefurther west you go, more sunshine you will see. 56 in parkton. as the last cool couple of mornings because of the cloud cover. early clouds and then partly sunny skies. high temperature between 70 and 75. sunrise this morning at one minute before 7:00. it will be the same set up on saturday and sunday. we will start out with clouds in the morning. a front comes through on monday with a 30% chance for a couple of rain showers. the chance for rain goes up by thursday and friday. 5:16. >> looking pretty good on the major roadways. westbound north avenue at harford road, a water main break being repaired. checking 83 coming down from york road, pretty empty, just a few cars towards the beltway. j.f.x. checking out just fine. a nice start on 95 southbound from the beltway to 32. this is 70 at 29. no problems around the airport the sanity -- vicinity. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. lover,ou're a chocolate you may have to fork out more money to satisfy your taste buds. chocolate consumption is

. >> reporter: good evening baltimore city police and fire departments still on the scene here. this is on west northern parkway at green spring avenue. the entire eastbound intersection shut down. they're going to move at least one of these cars right away here. we did see at least one person being transported by ambulance. seemed to have minor injuries they did walk to the stretcher by themselves. you can see eastbound traffic on the left side of your screen is being forced to make a right on to green spring. and then they are having to get back on to northern parkway. heading westbound. and then eastbound or heading eastbound correction. and then westbound traffic has only one lane getting by on the right hand side. reporting live from sky chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long, back to you. >> jeff, thank you. >>> at least 62 people are dead in the terrorist siege of a mall in kenyan's capital city. tara mergener reports from the state department. >> reporter: loud explosions erupted. kenyan officials say government forces took control of the mall. they say two militants have been killed. 10 hav

west. it is mostly clear toward baltimore and the eastern shore.an eye on the radar because there's a storm system off the coast. this one you can ski the batch of clouds off of the outer banks be showers associated with it as well. we were watching this one. we thought it could have moved off the coast. we have a cold front staying out of our hair. in between that you are seeing nice weather. if you have outdoor plans you have lucked out because things could return nicely. this cold front is a slow mover. it takes a few days to reach maryland. by the time it does that it may pass through completely dry. ravens at 1:00 p.m. at ralph wilson stadium. we expect dry conditions for them. low to mid 70s around kickoff with partly cloudy skies. increasing ahead of the cold front. buffalo may see showers late tonight into tomorrow as well. keep an eye on that in case you see somebody traveling back. 8:00 a.m. at noon 4:00 p.m. as well. we will be up to 68 degrees by lunch time and 4:00 p.m. reaching our high around 74 degrees. it is a great day for all of

west case mall. tina krauss, wjz. >> the leader of somalian leaders. >>> and two alarm fire in baltimore county leaves one firefighter hurt. sky chopper 13 was over the scene on fillerton road. the fire broke out the at around 12:30. 13 adults and 14 children are displaced. one firefighters hurt his hand. no injuries are reported. there's no word on a cause. >>> u.s. naval academy graduate is among two sailors who died sunday when the helicopter crashed in the red sea. 35-year-old lieutenant commander landon jones from california was killed. he graduated in minneapolis in 2001. three others on board the helicopter survived. >>> the president makes a stop in prince georgia's county to promote obama care, starting tuesday. marylanders could go on-line to choose health insurance under the affordable care act. political reporter reports, the president had an audience of supporters. >>> a roaring crowd of supporters greets the president and prince jordan's county. and the affordable health care plan. >> knowing you could offer your family the security of health care, that's priceless. now you could do it for the cost of y

baltimore city. let's go live to captain roy taylor in sky team 11 for the latest. roy? >> we are in the courtyard marriott just to the west of central. attack the cap has crushed into the wall of the courtyard a taxicab has crashed into the wall of the courtyard marriott. as you can see, the cap remains in front of the hotel. reporting live, i'm captain roy taylor. >> a strong rebuke of governor martin o'malley from one of his strongest reporters. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake takes exception to his arm checked -- armchair order backing. david collins is following the development. he joins us from central booking. these two politicians have been very close. of his she is one biggest supporters. when o'malley was mayor, there were lines at central booking waiting to get in. -- mayor have stephanie a lake will have none of that strategy -- mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will have none of that strategy. governor martin o'malley is wondering out loud whether there is a connection between fewer arrests and a rise in murders, all the while a trend in nonviolent crime is down. >> there is pretty downward movement for some time

baltimore, not seeing much cool air. it's in the 80s in minneapolis, so a comfortable feel. clouds and temperatures showing us 63. 60s north and west. tomorrow a struggle to get into the low 70s. by saturday same deal, upper 60s, lower 70s. we have an area of convection and we'll have more at 11:00. maryland's most accurate not as chilly. 73 tomorrow. there could be an isolated shower well north of the city. why did that do that? that's weird. saturday looks good. my twitter is now covering up on sunday, apologize for that, 74 degrees and 70s as we head into next week. guys? >> tweeting about the ravens game. all right. coming up, a new school year. it's time to break out that bel air honda athlete of the week. you'll see what students are doing on the field of play and the collapse room. this week's student is red ni davis from perry hall christian school. rodney davis is about as well rounded as the balls he kicks and shoots with. >> i feel like i'm a-- i person. >> he gives all the credit to his school pooh the school has developed my relationship with god. >> he's one of the students that, emly fies the -- ex-- that exemplifies