we're hearing it's a fatal crash in white marsh. we've updated this location originally thought to be at campbell and honeygo. but, yes it means it's a very busy intersection. lots of police and rescue on the scene amount void that intersection if you can. we have some debris to watch for left over from the storm in cockeysville at cranbook and york. also blocked in the area of stevenson due to downed wires. nicodemus, a downed tree belong -- blocking some lanes. and problems at howard county, morgan station/route 99, downed tree. environment bound 70 at 32 a single-vehicle accident involved there. we're looking at a nice ride as we give you a look at the white marsh area. 95 running smoothly. but, again, white marsh and honeygo intersection, watch for lanes closed due to a fatal accident. >> thank you. a weekend cookout ends in chaos when a shooter opens fire, injuring 12 people. >> among the injured, a pregnant woman and a young child. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti joins us live outside city police headquarters with the lat

a look at 95 at white marsh.e from 16 different fuel-efficient models. back over to you. >>> with the sun up a closer look at the damage done by the weather system that made its way across the state. a viewer in waldorf e-mailed us this digital photo. it appears to be a funnel cloud but the national weather service has not said if any tornadoes touched down in southern maryland or anywhere else. eyewitness news and mary bubala live in reisterstown where there is a lot of damage. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, don and everybody. tim is talking about storms rolling through here. let's hope they do not hit this neighborhood again. it will be insult to injury. look at some of the damage on a small cul-de-sac off of church road. a lot of damage here. a tree down on a car that smashed out the back window and various trees snapped in half on lawns. you can see how that tree -- really one of those branches snapped off and the tree below it snapped. one of those twisted trees. it came crashing down at some

police are on the scene of a carjacking and robbery in white marsh. let's go to capt. roy taylor and sky team 11. >> everything is back to normal in white marsh, but we have a video to show you of what we saw earlier bid from arbutus and come around 10:21, a store manager was taking receipts from the previous day to the bank when he was accosted by a suspect the suspect made manager get into the manager's car, and they drove away from this location. they drove to the area of king avenue and franklin square drive, where the suspect and bailed out of the vehicle. the have a description of the suspect responsible. baltimore county police have taken into custody the vehicle utilized in this robbery

so it may alleviate some of the flow out of the white marsh. not picking up any delays on the speed sensors and drive times up to speed. 11 minutes west side and north side outer loop. southbound 95 from 95 split to fort mchenry good. at b. wchw. parkway problem fre there. we will switch to a live view of 95 out of harford county north of riverside parkway knowing well. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning m.t.a. officials, police and families want answers to the same question. what happened along the lutherville light rail track that caused two teenage boys their lives. jennifer franciotti live in lutherville with more. >> some passengers are now starting to come forward with claims that they were on the train that may have hit the two teenagers. the discovery was made on sunday afternoon not far from the lutherville train station on the southbound tracks. a fare inspector made the discovery and we now know who the victims are. connor peterson and kyle wankmiller were on the tracks and officials say it is possible the

crash happened just before 5 this morning at white marsh and honey go boulevard in white marsh. car and street sweeper collided. officials are having a hard time identifying the bodies because they were so badly burned. >>> many people in northern baltimore county spent the first take of the work week at home. they are still cleaning up after last night dangerous storm. kathleen joins us now with more tonight. kathleen. >>reporter: emergency management in baltimore county reports 55 homes in the rice town owens mills area were damaged in the storm. there has been a very intense clean up effort for the past 24 hours. monday morning. some people couldn't even get out of their driveway. >> every street got downed trees. all the closed up. it's a mess. >>reporter: high wind heavy rain left its mark. >> like being out in the ocean. it was crazy. >>reporter: in owens mills. >> they have no power. we have no power. >> actually this one area is about 23. >>reporter: on green springs valley road the wait is on. >> i was just wondering fished try to turn my car around and go back the othe

volume continues to build in the white marsh area. we are looking pretty good. you will see a slowdown there and should get closer to the 7:00 hour. volume is building on i-70. that is the latest. over to you. >> very humid out there. we are tracking some activity. to the south of annapolis and towards the mouth of the test of a bay, a lot of shower activity. you will get wet on the eastern shore. keep the umbrella handy. another batch of showers and storms in western maryland. we have a cold front and the precipitation in front of it. 81 degree is the high -- degrees is the high for central maryland. we will be about 66 degrees-69 degrees tonight. we need the rain. we have been very dry so far this month. i have more on your seven-day in a bit. >> if you are taking a vacation and thinking about travel insurance, that may be a good thing. there is a policy exclusion you may not be aware of in your claim could be denied. here is our report appeared >> a maryland woman is battling an insurance company. she believes they should have been reimbursed for when she was

that hasn't stretched back to white marsh yet.e'll switch over to a live view of traffic at the b.w. parkway so far running smoothly. sandra, over to you. >> thank you. there's showers and storms brewing to our south and east right now. but nothing here. partly sunny start to today. 20% chance of showers. maybe later this afternoon. 80 to 84 our forecast high. below normal once again. the mainer if cast deal this week is the rain. we have a slight chance of seeing showers and storms each and every day for the next seven. best shot of rain tomorrow at a 60% coverage. a high of 81. we'll keep mainly cloudy skies. and temperatures in the 80's throughout the week. more details later in your full forecast. back to you. >> it is 6:38. coming up, a woman and two children are pulled to safety after their car catches fire and it's caught on tape. we'll have that scene straight ahead. >> i'm tara mergener in washington. the taliban has released a video of an american soldier being held hostage. latest coming up. >> and we are still taking y

so far so good in the white marsh area. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning, the aftermath of a very vital -- violent weekend in baltimore city. >> the highest profile shooting is one that brought to you with our big store -- big story yesterday during a cookout in east baltimore. investigators believe that shooting was a result of a longstanding gained a feud. one man was wounded in the arm. many were gathering in memory of one of his associates who were shot -- was shot to death over a year ago. leaders say it is time for people to step forward to bring an end to the violence. >> i do not want to hear about snitching. that is crap. this shooting could have been worse. it is important for people in the community to come forward. >> these people get their guns ready in front of their girlfriends and loved ones and friends. people see them and know what is going on. >> police believe the shootings are connected to that cookout shooting. >> with the violence reaching unprecedented levels, the mayor and leaders are call

. >>> three people are dead after an early morning crash in white marsh at white marsh and honeygo boulevard. the street sweeper hit the vehicle. >> reporter: emergency rescue units converged on the scene. they found any chance of a rescue had come and gone in a matter of seconds. >> unfortunately, three bodies are inside of that vehicle. they have been burned. they are deceased. we are trying to figure out where the body came from. >> reporter: police say the independent contractor had just completed his work at 5:00 in the morning when either he or the driver of the compact car must have run a red light at the intersection. >> the passenger vehicle was traveling westbound mon white marsh when it was making a left hand turn on honeygo boulevard. >> reporter: at this point investigators say they have three bodies burned beyond preace initial and very lit -- recognition and very little to go on. the car may have displayed paper temporary tags that burned when the car ignited into flames. the driver of the street sweeper suffered minor injuries. reporting for abc2 news. >>> crash investigators

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let's give you a live view of traffic in the white marsh area. not really any delays there. we are running smoothly this morning. back to you, good morning. >> a frederick count former coach is out of a job this morning. brad young and a co-worker were terminated after hosting a house party with alcohol and students present. jo brad young was the coach of the varsity soft ball team, fired along with coach cleveland. in june, they hosted a party for the team and parents. one parent brought beer to share with other parents. >> now they are fighting to help keep me as coach. >> the frederick county school board would not comment. coach young has filed an appeal and has a moating scheduled next month. >> a baltimore man is being held on $50,000 this morning charged with possessioning and distributing. after find photograph yick video for down load. invest gators wept to his home where they found dozens of videos and images. >> four people accused of killing a 1-year-old. both women have expressed they would like to represent themselves in court. his mother will be sentenced in a

not that bad from white marsh boulevard to the beltway. top side of the beltway, still pretty empty at harford road. west side busier, but not yet slow. that's what you'll find at your toyota dealer. help keep their toyota running properly. >> we continue to follow big breaking news out of iran this morning. reports of a plane crash there killing all 168 people on board. iran's civil aviation organization says the plane was carrying 153 passengers and 15 crew members and was headed from tehran to armenia. the plane shattered on impact and was destroyed. iran is decide have frequent crashes because of bad maintenance on fleets there. >>> the fight to keep towson catholic from closing is heading to court. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. the lawsuit was filed on behalf of the alumni association. it says the parents broke its contracts with students because some parents had already started paying tuition for the upcoming school year. >> i love this place. this place is my whole life. it's over now. i have to find somewhere new to go for

here is a live view of your white marsh commute. so far so good.hopefully we will not see a delay any time soon. will it without delay towards edmundston. >>> it is going to be a lot hotter than what we have been accustomed to this july. 88 degrees is where we should be. we are calling for a high today of 90 degrees in baltimore. some clouds are moving in. we have more water vapor which means it will be more timid. a few isolated thunderstorms right now around ocean city. nothing in baltimore. we have a slight chance to see some activity today. most of it will be to our north and south. 87 degrees-90 degrees today. some showers later on today and tomorrow. we will have more coming up. >>> fans of the harry potter mill being were lined up to see the movie for the first time for the latest edition. the sixth installment of the franchise topped the midnight record of this year which was transformers, revenge of the pollen. >>> or robert redford is a married man. the 72 year-old actor america's long-term girlfriend -- married his long-term girlfriend.

live view out of white marsh and we are enjoying that new rafr opening.pefully you can adjust and look for possible changes in traffic pattern but the outer loop to southbound 95 now open. another live view heading out on that northeast side and so far looking very good this morning. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." now let's check the latest of the buses and trains with vanetta brooks. >> we have a few bus diversions. 17 line is diverted at nursery and winterston. 22 at university and 41st street and 77 at washington boulevard and hammonds ferry. good for rail. light rail and metro problem free and no problems on the marc train. metro is best from owings mills and in between with free parking at old court, rogers avenue and other stations to the metro subway destination. i'm vanetta brooks. back to sandra. >> weatherwise we will see sort of a repeat of yesterday. the only difference a few more clouds, maybe an isolated thunderstorm to the north. it is centered over the great lakes this morning. we are seeing activity in the carolinas, significan

picking up a little bit but not seeing any delays on 95 in the white marsh ar area. there you go right there. picking up a little southbound but not bad yet. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> our big story, it was called beer diplomacy. a white house meeting between a black harvard scholar and police officer who arrested him and the president who drew attention to the case by saying the officer acted stupidly. >> as promised president obama had a beer in the rose garden with his friend harvard scholar henry louis gates. sarld crowley and vice president biden. they agreed to disagree but the discussion was productive. >> professor gates and i bring different perspectives to the issues and we have agreed that both perspective should be addressed to provide a constructive outcome to the events of the past month. >> gates called the national attention on his arrest rowdy and unruly but added it evoked greater sympathy for the daily perils of policing and the genuine fears of racial profiling. >> the cambridge police -- >> the president backtracked

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no delays in the white marsh area southbound toward the beltway. a problem spot with a sinkhole on the inner loop at camp mead. the ram from camp mead to the inner loop blocked. otherwise doing well. we have a bit of a delay on the west side due to the accident. drive times on sound 95 about 10 minutes from the beltway southwest to 32. 11 minutes northeast side. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> our big story, fresh eyes are being brought in the investigation of the deaths of two teens struck by a light rail train. kim dacey is live in lutherville with more on who is being brought in the investigation and why. >> what we know is an m.t.a. light rail train hilt two teens from behind as they were walking down the tracks sunday night and killed them. what we don't know is why that train operator didn't see them. that is why m.t.a. administrator paul weidefeld has asked baltimore county police to take the lead in the investigation and he is calling on the ntsb, federal transit authority and american public transit association to

let's check a live picture for you of 95 in the white marsh area.starting to see a bit more volume as you make your way southbound just passed the white marsh area, towards the beltway northeast. starting to tap the breaks a little bit. here in the harford road vicinity on the northeast corner, both inner loop and outer loop traffic checking out fine. no problems on the west side, i-70 or 795. sandra, over to you. >> thanks. we're look at a very mild start this morning. we're in the low 70's across the board mainly. 66 out at b.w.i. marshall. warmest location, ocean city at 777 degrees. patchy fog you're likely to run into. it's very humid. the humidity resting with low level clouds around. 84 before it's all over today in central maryland. the forecast looking similar to what we've seen all week long. not as bad as yesterday but a good shot we could see pop-up thunderstorms this afternoon. that applies to ocean city today as well. then check out saturday and sunday. awesome beach weather. weather that makes you want to take a dive into the atlantic

it's a busy ride in the white marsh region. we'll keep you updated on that and how it affects traffic this morning. in terms of other problem spots, of course, the storm is a big story as well. we have downed trees and debris in many locations. debris blocking all lanes in the cockeysville region. in stevenson some downed wires. in the area of reisterstown a downed tree blocking lanes there. also, morgan station in the woodbine area. watch for closures related to a down tree. eastbound i-70 at 32, sing still-vehicle -- single-vehicle accident. green spring, this was baltimore national pike. we'll see if we can get greenspring. pretty much the same situation. an easy ride on most of the major road dse -- roadways. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now the latest on the buses and the trains. 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 diversio

a live look at 95 also looking good north of white marsh boulevard.s traffic report brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. choose from 16 different fuel efficient models. toyota reason moving forward. back over to you, don and marty. >> welcome cm punk to the eyewitness news morning edition. great to have you. >> how are you. >> oh, wow. >> laugh track. >> studio audience. >> that is the indoor lawn. >> lovely. >> you know -- you know how it is like -- like where you are from, chicago, merriweather post, you have the expensive seats and the lawn seats. it is the indoor lawn. >> yeah, nice, nice here. >> it is all good. >> like a two-man crew. you guys are doing everything, weather, sports, traffic. >> as a matter of fact, we will be cooking breakfast -- >> we have a couple of people in the back. >> i like my eggs overeasy if you guys accommodate. >> we don't do eggs -- i don't do eggs. go ahead. >> i think i am going to hook you up. i am going -- >> thank you, thank you, i appreciate that. >> what a deal. so tonight steel cage match. >

their car was broken into at the park and ride in white marsh. they say several other cars were also vandalized. abc 2 tells why they blame mta for opening a crime of opportunity. >> reporter: mega bus is the cheap and easy way to get to new york city. this husband and wife made the trip this past weekend for the long july 4th holiday. they parked their car at the park and ride in white marsh, but they had their concerns. >> just by looking at this form, we had the grave concern because this is like an invitation for a crime to happen. >> reporter: the form they're talking about is a parking pass all mega bus customers have to fill out if they're leaving their car at the park and ride. it requires people to write in their departure and return date. if they don't comply, their karr will be ticketed or towed. >> even if somebody wasn't planning a crime scene, this could be an invitation to break down. it basically says this car will be unsupervised for a number of days. >> reporter: and good enough, when they got back from new york, their car was b

in light of view of traffic in the white marsh area. -- a light at the yve view of tn the white marsh area. artscape closures are in effect through the weekend. watch for a busy ride their and along lombard what we have resurfacing happening. that is the latest. over to you. >>> we are looking at a nice warm start today after we hit a high of 94 degrees yesterday. los 7's at the airport. -- low at 70's at the airport. we will at some clout by noon. -- clouds by noon. 88 degrees is normal for this time of year. a nice weekend with upper 70's and variable clouds. back to you. >>> television honors its best every year with the emmy awards. we cannot do is up for what on this year's show. >> here are some of the main categories. >> after winning its second straight emmy for best comedy, "30 rock" dominated the awards. it is up for best comedy of the stars are in the mix for acting honors. >> it is going to be hard to beat anybody from "30 rock." they have so many nominations. >> the "office" is also up for best comedy along with "on a rush" -- "entourage" and "family guy." >> to have been

our own muggle terry owens is life at the theater in white marsh tonight. terry, how is the crowd? >> reporter: marybeth, don't be fooled by a lack of a huge crowd behind me. most of the folks are already inside. not everybody is inside. some of the -- i don't know what it is. some of them are still out here. nine screens, 2400 tickets, mostly sold out in advance. the long wait finally over for harry potter fans, and they couldn't be happier. >> wee! >> reporter: it is one of the hottest tickets in town, with some harry potter fans showing taunt lowe's theater in white marsh three hours before the showing. >> we barely got ours online. we tried to get somebody else's and five minutes later it was gone. >> i love the books. i love the movies. it's all the excitement. >> reporter: "harry potter and the half-blood prince" was supposed to open last year, but the sixth installment of the series was delayed until now. >> it's been such a long gap between the last few and everything. and i think it's going to be pretty epic. >> reporter: the fans come in all ages, and yes, it seems the co

it is good out of the white marsh area. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning, the aftermath of a violent weekend in baltimore city. >> the highest profile shooting is the one we brought you about a cookout in east baltimore. investigators believe the shooting was the result of a longstanding gang feud. a 25 year-old man was wounded in the arm. the gathering was a party in memory -- memory of some of his associates. the mayor and others say it is time before the community to step forward and bring an end to the violence. >> i do not what you hear about the sledging. that is crap. s -- snithcingching. that is crap. these people need to come forward. >> they do not do their actions in a vacuum with cloaking devices. they do it in front of their girlfriends, their loved ones, and their friends. people know what is going on. >> there were several shootings connected to the violence at the cookout. >> and religious leaders are stepping in to take action. >> they are turning to their own congregations for help. our reporter

no problems on 95 at white marsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota deal we are you can choose from 16 different fuel efficient models including prius, camry and highlander hybrid. back to you. >>> the top of the news, the mta has handed over the investigation in the deaths of two teens struck by a light rail train. struck on the tracks. >> good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, don and everybody. this investigation is now in the hands of baltimore county police after the mother of one of the teens questioned the mta would be objective enough to investigate itself. >> i answered the phone like i always do when either one of the boys call. hi, sweetie, what's up. it was an officer and he said there has been an accident. and then everything just fell apart. >> reporter: families of 17- year-old connor peterson and kyle wankmiller are trying to piece together the events that led to their death. >> i want closure. i really do. these are my babies? >> reporter: they were working

white marsh southbound just past tapping the brakes. downed trees. garrison forest and park heights in owings mills all lanes closed. take park heights and downed tree in free malanfreeland. york blocked toward freeland. harrisburg expressway is the alternate. 11 minutes on outer loop, nine minutes on 895 from the harbor tunnel tolls to the 95 on the southwest side. 10 minutes on 95 south through howard county. back to you. >> our big story, mayor dixon it is a case of deja vu. the grand jury reindicts her on charges that were tossed out last may. jennifer franciotti live at city hall with more on how and why the charges are resurfacing. >> something interesting, these new indictments offer much more detail. the mayor's ex-boyfriend ronald lipscomb cut a plea deal last month and right now it is speculated this is where much of the new information is coming from. dixon faces a laundry list of charges including they counts of theft and misappropriation frngs two perjury and one misconduct. they involved items lip come gave to dixon. she never reported

we will give you a live look outside at 95 near white marsh. you can see things picking up southbound but no delays yet. 95 north of caton avenue on the other side of the beltway looking just fine as well. the beltway checking out ok as well. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." >> it is cloudy out there, low clouds. a little humid this morning with temperatures in the mid 70's. we look at h.d. doppler radar. all clear as far as rain is concerned. a little activity in the northeast corner over cecil county that is birds taking off from the aberdeen proving ground. that is rain west of hagerstown, part of a bigger system coming into the forecast calling for an increase in clouds. we could see sun breaks this morning and this afternoon. but once we are past 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon thunderstorms in the forecast. speaking of that, stan? >> how about that. a florida man taking pictures of a storm captured a shocking photo. as he started taking the pictures, the weather turned with a lightning strike landing right in front of him. take a l

you will have to tap your breaks between white marsh and the beltway.le bit on the outer loop at liberty road. everything running smoothly at the jfx and the beltway. this traffic report brought to you by toyota. you will find at your toyota dealer and they use genuine toyota parts to keep your toyota running properly. toyota moving forward. >>> this morning's coffee with is with paul potts and the satellite tour is sponsored. >> welcome paul potts to the eyewitness news morning edition. good morning, sir. [ cheering ] >> hi, how are you. >> we are fine. i am sure you are hearing our studio audience here. [ laughter ] >> the way you were first pitched to us here was that you were susan boyle two years ago. i want to talk a lot about you, but i want to get the susan boyle connection out of the way first. you won "britain's got talent" in 2007. so you know what this is all about and you sort of a similar situation going on when you first sang on the program. so what is your take about susan boyle? what do you tell everybody about her? >> well, i think she

police are on the scene of a carjacking and robbery in white marsh. let's go to capt. roy taylor and sky team 11. >> everything is back to normal in white marsh, but we have a video to show you of what we saw earlier bid from arbutus and come around 10:21, a store manager was taking receipts from the previous day to the bank when he was accosted by a suspect the suspect made manager get into the manager's car, and they drove away from this location. they drove to the area of king avenue and franklin square drive, where the suspect and bailed out of the vehicle. the have a description of the suspect responsible. baltimore county police have taken into custody the vehicle utilized in this robbery /kidnapping here at chick filet. i am captain roy taylor. >> in idaho, family and friends of an army private captured in afghanistan 28 is ago, hoping and praying for his safe release. a video released what it was the first glimpse of him since his capture. we go to his hometown in idaho. >> these are the first video images of army private released sunday by his taliban captors.

let's give you a live view of traffic heading out in the white marsh area. still problem-free towards the ft. mchenry. no problems getting into howard county. and green spring, a pretty clear ride there. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan and lisa, over to you. >> our big story, the decision to close a high-profile catholic school in baltimore county continues to draw protests from students and parents. >> and many of those parents made sure their voices were heard this weekend. kim dacey is live in tucson with the story. good morning. >> good morning. students got the word their school will not be re-opening its doors this fall. yesterday morning students and school supporters stood outside the church and peacefully pr pey protested the closure. the economy has taken its toll on the historic school's enrollment. a spokesperson says enrollment dropped dramatically. over the last decade they've only lost 26 students. but just in the last few weeks 81 students have left. with tuition as their only source of income, fewer students mean a big financial

same goes for 95 at white marsh. your breaks in the southbound lane as you approach the beltway. a look at beltway from the top side, looking good at harford road in traffic report brought to you by toyota. toyota factory trained and certified technicians what you will find at your toyota dealer. toyota, moving forward. mary, back over to you. >> sharon, thank you. we will begin with that breaking news we have been following throughout the night. a helicopter crashes on to a western maryland highway killing all on board. the crash happened just before 11:00 last night five miles east of hagerstown. eyewitness news is live. mike schuh has the latest on the investigation for us. good morning again, mike. >> reporter: good morning, mary. both directions of i-70 were closed because that chopper clipped some high tension high power lines, and both of those lines were dropped across the east and the westbound lanes. now those have been repaired and the wreckage has been removed. witness says they saw a flash of electrical

it is looking good at white marsh. no delays on the terrace park expressway. that is the latest. >> thank you. >>> while you were sleeping, southwest airline crews spent the night inspecting nearly 200 airplanes as one was headed to b.w.i. from national and add to make an emergency landing in west virginia. >> a hole opened up in the plane causing it to lose cabin pressure. our reporter is like a b.w.i.. she has this amazing story. but morning. >>> if you do not like very often, he may not tend to listen to the plight a tenant as they give you instructions. -- flight attendants as they give you instructions. last night, those instructions came in handy during a flight last night from nashville. a hole could be seen from outside of the plane. it was discovered during the flight. passengers reported hearing a loud pop and then sing a skylight. the cabin lost pressure and they had to put on their air maks. -- masks. >> it set the ceiling out. there was a skylight for everyone. >> one person we talked to last night said, i did exactly what they told me. i put the

you can see the yellow there in the white marsh area. the rest of the speed sensors still up to speed. just check the harrisburg expressway in the area of middletown that continues to move well. no problems on 895. eastbound i-70. a nice ride towards the beltway. let's give you a look at a couple of spots. you can see how light it is toward edmondson. not even the beginning of the delay. let's switch over to a live view of where it is. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. sandra, over to you. >> gorgeous. you might be stuck in traffic but there's plenty of sun out there. it feels nice. a cooler than normal start. humidity will be at bay. our temperature will soar into the mid 80's. we see some activity to our south. showers and thunderstorms over virginia and the carolinas. there's a front that stalled to our south. we are getting a reprevious from that as high pressure will dominate our landscape for today. that will make for a nice afternoon after a chilly start. only 55. especially when you put it into perspective. york is at 55. 57

a live look at 95 at white marsh. no delays. that is where we see our first ones of the morning. things are moving smoothly at harford road. same for 295 at 175. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and where you can choose from 16 different fuel halloween fish ent models. toyota, moving forward. back over to you guys. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up on coffee with a good actor -- >> a cute one. >> i was about to say that. who also according to everybody who was watching this interview back in the newsroom. >> agreed. >> is very easy on the eyes? >> benjamin, welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. how are you today? [ applause ] >> hey, hey, hey. how is it going down there in baltimore. >> we are doing okay. >> we are jamming today. rain has finally stopped. life -- life is good. life is real good. good for you too. >> i need another cup of coffee. [ laughter ] >> we've had -- we have had our share today. >> believe it or not, i actually switched off and went to a diet soda. >> caffeine-free diet soda. >> don't want the shakes this afternoon. >> how -- i

here is a live view of traffic at white marsh. here is a live picture of the errors per expressway near mount carmel. -- of the harrisburg expressway inear mount carmel. >> the center is recovering this morning. she will have to have surgery on her ankle. she is receiving excellent care. a surgery date has not been scheduled. >> friends and family gathered tonight to celebrate the honor of a former dj. it has been one year since she died at a swimming accident at her home. a student was awarded a scholarship in her honor. >> for the first time, chris brown is speaking out regarding the incident against rihanna. >> i am not going to make any excuses. i take pride in being able to exercise self control. what i did is very inexcusable. i am very saddened and ashamed of what i did. >> he pled guilty to a felony assault charge. he will be sentenced august 5. >> in the consumer alert, the irs is a failing grade for regulating tax preparers. they do a poor job at regulating paid tax preparers use by more than half of taxpayers. it is not

also it pressure white marsh and 95. honeygo and white marsh, also blocked. park heights and greenspring valley, closed due to downed wires. downed tree to report and it would buy into morgan station is shut down and route 99. use this as your alternate to white marsh boulevard, because that remains blocked. >> it is hazy, hot, and humid out there already. will surge to a high of 88 degrees. 40% to 50% of late afternoon and early evening showers and thunderstorms. this is going to move closer to us all along. gary humid down there as well. this is typical late july, early august weather. is flitting with the 90-degree threshold. chances each and every afternoon of 6 scattered showers and storms. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated information. our next live update at 7:00 of the five. the five. and replace your old mayo with the full flavor of aft mayo with olive oil. with the rich taste of imported olive oil and half the fat and calories of hellmann's real mayo. your sandwich will never be the same. kraft mayo with olive oil. it's the new standard

also as we check 95 southbound headed towards white marsh boulevard, no delays or incidents at this time. jamie and megan, back to you. >>> whoever came up with that cash for clunkers program, you are a genius. >> the program's so popular that the government has run out of money for it. >> reporter: car lots across america tell the story, plenty of just-traded-in clunkers reflect a new government program that may have just run out of cash. the program kicked off one week ago, trade in a gas guzzler from 1984 or later, buy something more fuel efficient, get up to $4500 from the government. >> we made a decision within 12 hours. >> just the increase in floor traffic itself translates into a 20% increase in sales. >> reporter: the government hoped the financial incentive program would lure buyers to the 16,000 auto dealers nationwide, and it did, much faster than expected. by late thursday, $850 million of the program had been used. paperwork logjams make it harder to track how many more vehicles have been sold. >> i just got my first one submitted today, which took about five hours. >> rep

the white marsh plant makes pontiac six speed transmissions.he plant was closed for about two months because of the factories that it supplied were down. >> baltimore and never looked so good, those words from mayor sheila dixon this morning as an association announced they bought the economic tide and broken a record with hotel bookings, but not all of the news was so good. >> while the current state of baltimore's hotel industry is a gloomy, the future outlook is actually quite bright. with one of the city's best sales tools as a backdrop, the baltimore area convention and visitors association announced it has surpassed its sales goal and set a new record. >> 522,541 future nights here in baltimore. >> the rooms are booked for group business meetings in baltimore to the year 2019. it is a more than 15% jump from the previous year. it represents more than $725 million in future economic impact. >> we have so many great amenities all over the city, great restaurants, institutions, museums. >> city leadership and improved inventory is being cred

a live view of 95 at white marsh. it is still a little bit slick out there. southbound i-95 running smoothly all the way down from white marsh to the ft. mchenry and beyond. we're looking at a clear ride so far on the north side at harford road. we'll keep you posted. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. good morning. >> thanks. >> four people are dead after a helicopter goes down in washington county. >> the helicopter crashed in the eastbound lanes of u.s. 70. at last check both lanes remain closed. melissa carlson joins us with the very latest. >> good morning. maryland state police said they started getting calls about 10:30 last night. drivers reported what they thought was a car on fire. it was actually a four-passenger corporate helicopter. police say the civilian helicopter took off thursday fright in hagerstown and crashed in smithsburg 10 miles east of hagerstown. all four passengers died in the crash. their identity readies still not known. f.a.a. records show that a helicopter with the tail number matching the one given by police is

as for accidents though we have a few in the northeast corner and that includes an accident on white marsh boulevard right at belaire road. silver spring road is the best bet for the alternate route there as for 95 we have been talking about that volume and here it its at white marsh boulevard you can see the cars are moving and 57 miles per hour ride will definitely take that in the evening. that's the evening travels now back to you. >> p.m. for 4 weeks every summer westminster is transformed into raven town. the 14th consecutive year training camp is held at mcdaniel college. today was the first day of practice for the rookies. training camp has it all for the kids there is junior training camp where they can test their football skills and for the adults they get the opportunity to meet their favorite players. >> it's different when you are there and talk to them and sign something for you. then you say you are not there on the field. >> we have such great time here every year. we have been coming out since pretty much they started coming here. >>reporter: last year more than 85,000 peo

everything is running smoothly from the harford county line due to the white marsh area. no problems to report at 895 or the fort mchenry toll plaza. as we check around the beltway, no issues or problems as we look from west to east. taking a quick look now, this is 695 at the bw parkway, traffic is light and moving freely at this time. jamie and megan? >>> you'll be happy to know 70 is back open around the washington county town of smithsburg. >> it was shut down for four hours after four people were killed in a helicopter crash. sherrie? >> reporter: megan, jamie, yes. interstate 70 has reopened after a commercial helicopter crash in central maryland shut it down. the crash killed all four people on board. the crash happened last night around 10:30 near smithsburg. the helicopter was engolfed in -- engulfed in flames. the aircraft did not hit any cars when it smashed into interstate 70. authorities say it was a robinson r34 helicouldn't perp records list the owner -- helicopter records list the owner from wilmington, delaware. witnesses say a bright arc of act lighttivi

just a slight slowdown from white marsh boulevard up to the boulevard. here's an overall look at travel times. 9 # 5 south to 895, about 10 minutes. on the outer loop of the beltway from 83 to 95, another 15 to get through. that now let's take a live look at the top side of the beltway. rung along just fine. here's a look at the west side. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you've suffered a personal injury call 1-800-the firm or visit cochran firm.com for your free consultation. now back to you. >> kristy, thank you. one small step for man. it was 40 years ago today that those words were spoken by the first man on the moon. drew levinson has a look back at the day that man left footprints, not only on the moon but also on history. >> 40 years ago the dream became a reality. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> astronaut neil armstrong leaped into the history books, the first man on the moon. buzz aldrin was right behind him. >> it certainly was a high point of my life. >> while armstrong shuns the s

a live view out of the white marsh area. away from us is southbound traffic.icking up in volume but moving quite well towards the ft. mchenry. if you're heading out this morning on the north side at harford road, heading away from us is the outer loop. it is problem-free toward the west side. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke. >> good morning. we have a few diversions construction related including the 22 buses eastbound at university and st. paul. the 22 buses diverting at university and 40th and the 17 diverting at nursery. light veil on time and so is the metro subway. we have on the marc trains right now, on-time service. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> and a very good morning. starting 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'

still not backing down at white marsh.e're enjoying a qeeet ride on the -- quiet ride on the west side. we'll keep you posted. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get our first check on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> good morning. we're looking pretty good this morning. a couple diversions. the 17 line diverted at mursry due to construction. 22 diverted at university and 41st street. we have the 19 and 22 lines running with a five to 10 minute delay. light rail and metro running problem-free. and the camden, penn, brunswick, no delays. why put unnecessary miles on your car when the marc is available for your daily commute? call 866-ride-mta. for the m.t.a. transit team, i'm vanetta brooks. >> hope you're doing well. hope you had a great fourth of july weekend. saw a few clouds yesterday but that's clearing out today. we are seeing activities down to the south, churning over the carolinas. we have an area of low pressure resting long a front. it will remain to our south. in our neck of the woods we'

the general motors transmission plant in white marsh is scheduled to resume tomorrow. it temporarily closed 13 assembly plants, clueing several supplied by the white marsh transmission plant. about 240 workers are expected to return to work tomorrow. that's great news for them. >>> money troubles are forcing baltimore's enoch pratt library to close its doors earlier than usual. library official says they will have to close some library branches on some days buzz of budget cuts, and end late-night hours for the telephone reference service. the central library will open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., monday through wednesday, and 10 until 5 thursday through saturday. here is some good news. the library did not have to lay off or furlough any employees. >>> through tweets, e-mail and websites, job hunters are being told they can make a good living from the comfort of their own homes by using twitter. but udon't believe everything you read. the better business bureau warns that the fine print could cost you money every month. work at home schemes have targeted jobless people for

well, tonight police have identified three victims from yesterday morning's gruesome car crash in white marsh. they were killed when the car turned into the path of a street sweeper truck. three people were burned beyond recognition. but police say they have a good idea of who the victims are. however, their names won't be released until police confirm them with their dental record. >>> memorial service is planned for four people killed in a helicopter crash in frederick last week. advanced helicopter employees jeff nordaas, george tutor, niall booth and kim felix were killed when her helicopter went down on i-70. they were heading home from a business meeting in western maryland when the helicopter hit a power line and crashed. the crash is still under investigation. thursday a memorial service will be held at the frederick municipal airport. >>> now an update on that disturbing story out of san antonio, texas that we told you about yesterday. a woman accused of decapitating her 3-month-old son. family members say that adi sanchez had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. the baby's father says

we had a little bit of light shower activity at the white marsh area, about mid afternoon. but it was very isolated. for the most part it was a decent day. if you didn't mind the humidity. >> in the soup. >> up until this week, you can deal with a box pan sitting out on the stoop. we've had the windows open at my house. boy, i'll tell you. what it's getting kind of thick out there. it's going to get even thicker as we go down lew the week. let's take a look outside right now. your shot from harbor cam looking pretty good. but we've got a very thin overcast right now in baltimore. 76 degrees eventually at bwi thurgood marshall. 94% humidity. woo, that's woo! wind is calm, pressure steady, 29.90. no flood advisories, no nothing going on. not even any watches and warnings. we did have some showers earlier, but they have now gone away. there are tides at fort mchenry. a low tide at 8:37 in the morning. 12:56 in the afternoon. winds 8 to 14 miles per hour from the south well. will have some thunderstorm activity. in and around the thunderstorms the winds be be gusty. we'll set a

. >> it seems like the white marsh area is where we are always seeing problems. here is your delay as a result. two lanes closed at the beltway northeast. live view of traffic heading out of harford, it is looking very light. no problems to report on the north side. westbound joppa at harford, another accident location in the parksville area. another problem spot is eastbound i-70 at 29, right lane closed with an accident there. we will plan at the closure of mount royal and northern ave. with other roads in the area due to artsape. >> a quiet morning, but a beautiful morning out there. 69 degrees downtown. coolest location is york with 52 right now. 62 at b.w.i. marshall. we're on the way to a high in the mid-80's yet again not a lot of moisture out there. northwesterly winds at five to 10 mi. power. sunsets that if of 33. warmest day of the week is thursday with 89 and morning thunderstorms. >> our next live update at 7:55. >>> what are you doing downstairs? what are you showing? >> snowing? >> that is not a live shot of rockefeller plaza. that's the live shot

here is 95 at white marsh. you're looking at delays from white marsh down to the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you still see this night -- nice and dry swath of. turquoise here with an intensified a potentially severe storms. the front will approach us by tomorrow. grab the umbrella, because you needed by tomorrow morning. in the meantime, gorgeous. 86 degrees is the forecast thai for baltimore. then a lot more timid and 88 to 95. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. our next live update at 8:25. ♪ >>> 8:00 now on a wednesday morning, it's the 15th day of july, 2009. oh, the beautiful music, the beautiful flowers, the beautiful day here in new york city. it is a perfect day for a wedding, and in just a little while, we will throw one out on our vineyard-themed plaza this morning. and you're in purple. >> i am. and i see they have wine. >> funny how your attention went right there. >> nick and leigh are such a lovely couple that we're really honored to celebrate the wedding with them, and with all their friends a

switching to the white marsh area, looking a lot better as the volume is a lot lighter.n number of other spots -- don goeke, accessible on liberty parkway and a crash at silesville at 97 and liberty road, northbound 95 at 32, an accident, and delays 295 approaching 97. >> look at our temperatures. anywhere from 58 in north pennsylvania to 73 downtown. 67 in bwi marshall. we are right where we should be this time of year commit 80's. wins out of the northwest at 5 miles an hour to 10 miles an hour, and that will keep the humidity at bay. we will see clear stars overnight. an isolated showers, slight chance of that tomorrow. other than that, a high of 86. >> thank you for joining us. another update at 8:55 a.m.. g $úi@wú" l d@w@z l@'ú$ú'@s @@@ >>> 8:30 on this monday morning, july 6th, 2009. hopefully you enjoyed your independence day weekend. coming up in this half hour, akon is going to perform the remix he worked on with michael jackson. king of pop classic "want to be starting something." one week from wednesday we'll throw a wedding right where we're standing. we only