keep in mind that eastbound whitemarsh boulevard remains closed at honeygo boulevard so use 695 as an alternate. >>> let's check the commute with mark jones. >> good morning. that fire situation out there is diverting the number 120 bus in the area of honeygo and whitemarsh, be aware of that. number 20 and 23 diverting in the area of fayette and milton along with the number 40 bus and number 15 bus diverted in the area of prospect and clifton due to trees down. 77, diverting at edmondson and ingleside, a watermain break repair continuing there. this is a typical snack bar. but kellogg saw an opportunity to plus things up. we took out their peanuts... because adding almonds would be a plus. we'd be better off with less sugar. we traded milk chocolate... for the delicious taste of dark chocolate. also a plus. then we added 35% of your daily fiber... plus antioxidants, vitamin e, and zinc. ♪ fiberplus bars from kellogg. fiberplus so much more. breakfast. it's kind of early, buddy. you've got to need to take some cholesterol off you. honey, have you been reading the cheerios box again? he

outer loop at whitemarsh boulevard, right lane and exit ramp remain closed. also, 95 southbound between route 175 and route 100 the left two lanes are closed for construction. both projects will reopen as rush hour moves along. 95 southbound past whitemarsh boulevard on the far side, are the southbound lanes, traffic picking up a a lit, but still running smoothly at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc. listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban back to you. >>> later today in washington, dc a woman goes to trial charged with killing her children. banita jacks is accused of living with her four daughters and living with the decomposing bodies for nearly seven months. authorities discovered them when they came to the home of banita jacks, to carry out an eviction. >>> police looking into the death of a woman whose body was found in a freezer last week. family members say 83-year-old doris lea cooke had been bed-ridden for years. family told police that when she died at her home

check around the beltway, no problems to report on the east side of the outer loop between whitemarsh boulevard and loch raven boulevard. however, that crash in the city remains on the scene, east fairmount avenue and north linwood. still dealing with the disabled 95 northbound at whitemarsh boulevard. if you're traveling downtown, keep in mind, we have roads closed for artscape but lombard between president and mlk will also have rolling lane closures because of the brands new resurfacing project. sherrie johnson will have more on that. 95 southbound traveling through howard county -- sorry, this is 695 at the bw parkway, you can see both loops of the beltway are traveling incident-free at this moment. back to you. >>> 5:52. still ahead - >> en -- top honors are handed out to a young pilot who flew from coast-to-coast. >>> and coming up at 6:00 -- a man with an overdraft charge that rivals the national debt. [ female announcer ] healthier, more radiant skin? it's in your future now. [ female announcer ] discover the power of aveeno positively radiant. with total soy, it's clinically proven to

and whitemarsh boulevard is going to be closed in both directions between 95 and honeygo boulevard from the earlier accident. hop on 695 as an alternate. traffic lights remain out at the scene at owings mills, reisterstown road and south tollgate lane, treat it as a four-way stop. no problems to let you know about at the tunnels at this hour. plus the beltway is looking good all around. no problems to let you know about. 95 southbound headed towards whitemarsh boulevard, increasing volume but no delays at this hour. back to you. >>> there was some dramatic moments on the columbia river in washington state. when a hydroplane racing boat flipped over during a race. you can see it caught on camera. the crash happened sunday. the boat flipped a couple of times during -- see there? ? preliminary heat of the race. the driver got out of the boat without problems. taken to the hospital and is okay this morning. >>> the chief of police inial agrea -- alexandria, virginia, faces drunk driving charges after getting into an accident that left another person injured. chief david baker was arrested i

this is 95 southbound approaching the whitemarsh boulevard area. we have some building volume early in the morning but no delays to let you know about at this time. back to you. >>> there's a bit of slowdown at traffic court in phoenix yesterday. >> 3,800 people were ordered to show up at the same time. hundreds of people lined up early outside of the justice center and that line literally wrapped around the building. so the next time you go to the dmv and there's a line be thankful there are not literally hundreds of people in front of you. they were all there because of the -- the photo cameras got them. >>> still ahead -- we have a reunion that rivals the test of time and will melt your heart. >>> and all new at 6:00 -- just what is the cost of obesity? what is being done to fix this growing problem? carol! denise! you've lost weight! it's just all these giant things make me look small. (chuckle) i hate dieting. me too. that's why i eat this fiber one yogurt. (mr. mehta) it has five grams of fiber, zero fat, and fifty calories. please, this is t

running smoothly on 95 southbound between whitemarsh boulevard and the 695 and 895 split. however, we have a couple of overnight construction projects that will be wrapping up shortly within the next probably half-hour or so. outer loop at whitemarsh boulevard, the right lane and exit ramp blocked for construction. also 95 northbound past route 175 before you approach route 100 the left two lanes are closed for construction. getting word of that watermain break, there is water in the roadway, golden ring road between delagey road and kern road. use caution if you travel there. 695 at the bwi biewm -- bw parkway, traffic flowing smoothly in all directions. >>> the way you throw out your trash is chaing. abc2 news linda so takes us to the curb for the new pickup policy. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for decades your trash would be picked up on monday if you lived in baltimore city but starting today an entirely new schedule is being implemented and it will change the way you put out your trash and recycling. it's all part of the city's one plus one program. trash

also, we have a crash westbound whitemarsh boulevard as you approach 95. that's going to impact your commute, kind of severely if you travel in that area as well. quick look now, this is going to be the west side of the beltway at liberty road. you can see traffic is flowing smoothly. we have a little increased volume but no major incidents at this time. back to you. >>> 6:30. he's probably watching us now. if so, please call police. >> police want to talk to a man caught on camera the day two teens were hit and killed by a light rail train. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with more. >> reporter: baltimore county police continue to search for answers after a light rail train hit and killed two teenagers. now police may have a new lead. they are searching for a man who was on board that light rail train when it hit the teens during the fourth of july weekend. officers are trying to find this man because he could provide information in the case. police say the passenger is not in any trouble but think he may have seen something that could help. connor pete

there's a live look at 95 south of whitemarsh boulevard. no issues on the west side at liberty road everything running smoothly at the topside. for traffic information any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> thank you. sticking with the transportation theme, there's more concerns after another light rail train strikes another person in mount washington after the start of rush hour. >> i'm here almost all of the time. i looked in my mirror and see a girl lying face down. >> she is expected to recover this morning. officials investigating how she happened to be on the tracks. >>> this comes two weeks after two teens were struck while walking on the tracks in lutherville. there could be a possible witness to it all. mary bubala at the light rail stop. >> reporter: good morning. a passenger on the light rail may have seen what happened. he is on video sort of making a sharp turn the moment the boys were struck and want to see if he knows anything. baltimore police say this grainy imagine of a witness is important in determining what happen to the two s

this is 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard. a little bit of building volume but no delays at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> in washington now -- one of the republicans who voted against sonia sotomayor says it will be a good thing to have a hispanic on the supreme court. senator lindsay graham of south carolina says he would not have chosen sonia sotomayor but can see why president obama did. sonia sotomayor is expected to cruise to confirmation during a senate vote next week to fill the seat vacated by justice david souter. >>> 5:31. this news is going to rattle the inner circles of baltimore. >> john paterakis, who built the bread business into an empire has been indicted and he's not the only one. abc2 news sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: new charges have been filed against baltimore city councilwoman helen holton and yes, a prominent developer. the person

this is 95 southbound, making your way towards whitemarsh boulevard and the 695/895 split. we have a little increased volume but no trace to let you -- delays to let you know about at this time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> feeling a little old? like maybe it's too late to start something new in life or try something new? before you think that check out this new story. i want to introduce you to irma sagazi. from idaho. she loves being on the water. she doesn't let age get in her way of anything she wants to do. in fact, at 100 years old, irma considers herself a living example of the benefits that come from staying active. incredible enough but get this, irma didn't take up kayaking until she have 89 -- until she was 89. >> i started and i said i feel just like a swan. it was so beautiful. >> she's the cutest thing in the world. this is also really cool -- if you're wondering what she's up to now, she's just learning how to play the piano. >> wow. that's great for her, huh? >> awesome. >>> a disabled sheep gets a new leash, lease on life here. look at this -- wiley the s

happened in whitemarsh on honeygo boulevard near the whitemarsh mall. police say the car turned in the path of a a street sweeper. the driver of the machine wasn't seriously injured. >>> claims of homegrown terrorism. seven north carolina men accused of military-style training as well as planning a series of terror attacks overseas. more on this federal indictment. >> reporter: the fbi is calling it a homegrown terror plot. seven north carolina men are charged with supporting terrorism and conspiring to commit murder abroad. the fbi raided the rural home of the alleged ringleader, 39-year-old daniel boyd. the indictment accuses him of recruiting his two sons and four other men, mostly americans in their 20s. neighbors say they are bewildered. >> it's scary. that makes me nervous for my children. i spoke with him on several occasions and never was there a idea he was involved in something like that. >> reporter: according to the indictment boyd went to pakistan and afghanistan and received military-style training in terrorist training camps for the purpo

there's a deadly crash at whitemarsh boulevard. we have a crew on the way to the scene and we will continue to keep you up-to-date on this one. as for now, i can tell that you the enter exis completely shutdown. if you're looking for an alternt route, take the perry route and cut to the top end of the beltway. so far no major brakelights to talk about traveling from the mountain road area to 695. right now we're in the green with a 10-minute commute. 95 through the city in the phot henry tunnel, that will only take five minutes. if you're going to approach the downtown region on the southbound of the jfx, we're looking at a 15 minute clip from 695. the other issue that we need to talk about is all the fallen trees and power cables. in fact, there's fallen power cables, we are finding the reisterstown area was hit the hardest as far as the debris this morning. that's a look at your morning commute, patrice, back to you. >>> we are following breaking news this morning out of baltimore county. police are on the scene of a fatal car cr

this is 95 southbound making your way headed towards whitemarsh boulevard, traffic is flowing freelyhis time. back to you. >>> still ahead -- birthdays are special for everyone but find out why this newborn's birthday is only seen twice a century. well, are you going to pick it or not? it's not ready yet. (announcer) tim and richard smucker grew up learning that you have to pick fruit at the peak of perfection if you want jam to taste extra delicious. it's getting close. (announcer) for five generations, with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >>> welcome back. a clock is giving an oklahoma city family an unforgettable memory. their baby was born at 12:34 and 56 seconds on 7/8/9. that number line-up happens twice a century. little dennis joseph, his birth certificate will read -- or does read rather 123456789. his mother had planned to have a c-section but then the birth was a special time, just a bonus. the proud mother also says that dennis is extra special for his grandmother because she shares the same birthday. cute story. >>> stay with us. coming up, on the 6:00 show we

as you make your way southbound on 95 down through the whitemarsh boulevard area we have some building volume but traffic is moving smoothly. around the beltway no problems to report except essex, you have that washer and dryer in the road, south maryland avenue and eastern boulevard. that's through essex. traffic is flowing freely at this time as you make your way to the dc area. back to you. >>> the grocery store may be the last place you would think to find inspiration but an employee is trying to add a smile to your milk and bread. it's an idea from a book about a boss that put inspirational quotes in the bottom of customer bags. "money can buy you a dog but only kindness can make him wagon his tail." he says he just wants to make customers smile. >> i wake up in the morning, i'm excited to come to work, and have a great day and make sure the customers are having a great day, too. >> he hands out roughly 200 thoughts a day. he uses quotes he finds in books but he's working on some original thoughts. i think that's great. >> nice of him. good bagger. >> you have an inspirational quo

you have minor slowing us a approach whitemarsh boulevard. back to you. >>> 6:46. throw out the old way of doing things in the city. >> there's a new way to pick up trash. here to explain it is linda so live at city hall. >> reporter: good morning. you won't be seeing city trash trucks out today so if you've already taken out your garbage bring it back in. starting today the city is implementing its new schedule for trash and recycling pickup. it's part of baltimore's one plus one program. mayor dixon says it will save millions of dollars and hopefully get more people to recycle. this means that trash pickup will only happen once a week instead of twice a week and recycling will be collected once a week as well instead of every other week. you should have received a postcard from the city telling you your new pickup dates but it could be a bumpy start. some say they don't know what to expect. >> i haven't got any mail. i wasn't told anything. i just heard from my neighbors but they don't know either. >> reporter: if you still don't know when your trash or recycling

on the east side of the outer loop whitemarsh boulevard looks good as you make your way all around to the providence road exit. a quick look now, bw parkway at 695, you can see traffic is flowing freely in both directions, no problems at this time. >>> 6:01. baltimore city knows it's a problem and you've paid for it. if you own a $200,000 moment -- home in the city you pay $4500 in taxes. same house two miles away in baltimore county, tax, $2,200. brittney gordon with an idea to lower your property tax. >> reporter: if to you live in the city of baltimore you don't need anyone to tell you how much you pay in property tax. it's the highest rate in the state and some are looking for a way to save you money. last night, about 60 people came out to a meeting to discuss ways to cut the property tax rate in the city. the cleave clerk of the baltimore city -- the chief clerk of the baltimore city circuit court is planning a way to cut the rate down to that of baltimore county. if you're wondering how big the difference is, look at it this way, the owner of a $1,200,000 home in -- $200,000 ho

we have a couple of road closures, that's for overnight construction on the outer loop at whitemarsh boulevardpect to see that right lane and exit ramp blocked. also 95 southbound past route 175 when you approach route 100, two left lanes closed for construction, they reopen later in the morning. 695 at liberty road, outer loop, traffic flowing freely in both directions. back to you. >>> it's 5:00. get ready for a big change with trash pickup. >> the way trash is picked up is completely different. linda so explanation what this means for you when you take your garbage to the curb. >> reporter: the biggest change you'll notice starting this morning, no trash pickup at all. if you already put your trash out, bring it back in because the trucks won't be out. it's part of the city's one plus one program. trash collection will now be streamlined to a tuesday through friday schedule. everyone's designated pickup day is different. depends on where you live. instead of putting out trash twice a week, pickup will be once a week. recycling is once a week as well. mayor dixon says the new plan will save

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a quick look at the cameras, 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard. volume is starting to pick up but no delays to let you know about. back to you. >>> 6:31. the president has been talking to senators and committees and doctors and last night he talked to you. abc2 news diana avillar put this health care debate under the microscope. >> reporter: president obama will touch down in shaker heights, ohio today, to take questions on health care at a town hall meeting and neighbors are ready. >> my mother is about 80 years old and she's on a fixed income. she's always complaining about purchasing medicine and it's always an extreme cost. >> reporter: the cost of prescription drugs just one of several issues the president says cannot wait. when it comes to health care reform. >> i'm rushtd because i get letters everyday from families that are being clobbered by health care costs. and they asked me can you help? >> reporter: in his primetime speech the president renewed his pledge to provide a public insurance option for the uninsured. said he would not suppo

also working that crash in the nottingham area, honeygo boulevard and whitemarsh boulevard. and downed trees in reisterstown, nicodimas road and berryman lane. 83 pretty much a smooth ride from the pennsylvania state line to the beltway. no problems to report on the east side of the outer loop, 95 southbound looking good down through harford county, through to about 695/895 split. no problems to let you know about here at the tunnels, 895 and the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza are looking good at this time. a quick look at the cameras, this is going to be 695 at the bw parkway. ing see there's -- you can see there's hardly anybody out there. it looks good at this hour. back to you. >>> 5:31. it's reckless and this morning, that could be the reason a cab driver is dead, from drag racing. sherrie johnson picks up that story. >> reporter: everyday thousands of people travel on northern parkway and what is so disturbing, this could have happened to anyone. the crash happened about 11:00 last night at the intersection of northern parkway and woodcrest. near pimlico racetrack. wit

avenue, left lane remains blocked because of emergency utility work. 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard, you can see we have slowing and building volume stemming from the crash further down 95. give yourself plenty of extra time us a make your way out. back to you. >>> 6:01. as big as it gets in baltimore. >> one of the most influential business leaders in the city has been indicted. sherrie johnson live with more on city hall corruption investigation. >> reporter: a prominent developer who is responsible for harbor east has been indicted along with city councilwoman helen holton. the indictments come two months after similar charges against holton were dismissed. john paterakis owns h & s bakeries and again, developer of harbor east. a grand jury indicted paterakis. the state prosecutor says he gave city councilwoman helen holton $6,000 to help pay for a political pull. earlier this year holton was indicted on charges of bribery and perjury. a judge dismissed those charges in may and this time the charges that she violated campaign finance laws. after john paterakis -- as for john pate

things also looking good on the east side of the outer loop between whitemarsh boulevard and loch raven boulevard. and the beltway overall as a whole looking clear and running smoothly at this time. looking here at the cameras, thinks 695 at the bw parkway. we have a little bit of increased volume but you can see no problems to report. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc listen to country music from taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> the white house gets a little bit country. the stars who turned out for an art education in dc. >>> coming up at 6:00, his health care plan isn't getting nearly as much attention as fashion faux pas. what the president has to say about it. ♪ i don't hardly know you but i'd be willing to show you i know a way to make you smile♪ >> a little bit of nashville in washington last night. president obama hosted several big country music stars at the white house. among those taking part, alison krause, brad paisley and charlie pride. your favorite is not in there, right? >> he's on the road making a

. >> you have a smooth ride from the whitemarsh boulevard area to loch raven. however, we have several road closures, that is downtown, several of them are going to be for artscape. mount royal closed between chars street and north avenue. and cathedral street closed between preston and mount royal. they remain closed in effect through sundays the 19th. we start a new resurfacing project, between lombard street and mlk. back to you. >>> we're working on breaking news overseas. a passenger plane crashed in northwest iran and all 168 people on board believed dead. an emergency services spokesman says the wreckage caught in flames and it's unlikely anybody survived. we're getting the news now of the plane, iran's caspian airline was going from tehran to the capital of armenia when it went down. stay with us and abc2news.com for all the latest details on this breaking news story from iran. >>> time now 6:33. your downtown compute could be getting a lot worse. >> construction is going to make driving a whole lot worse. sherrie johnson live with the details. >> repor

getting heavy in spots especially 95 southbound towards the whitemarsh boulevard area. down through to about the 695 split. we do have just one incident, that lingering accident on the shoulder, that southbound 95 between russell street and caton avenue exit remains on the the left shoulder blocking that at this time. also owings mills, garrison forest road between park heights avenue and avery hill drive remains closed in both directions because of a tree down in the roadway. looking here at the cameras, this is the outer loop at 695 at liberty road. you can see traffic is very heavy moving very slowly. however, i'm just checking information, i don't have word of any accidents or anything like that, just heavy volume to start the morning commute. back to you. >>> if you live in baltimore city you're getting used to your trash schedule and the mayor being indicted. ? it's happened again. cheryl conner reports live from city hall. >> reporter: good morning. recent indictments include charges that were previously dismissed. it basically brings the case back to where it al

no problems to report around the beltway on the east side between whitemarsh boulevard and loch raven. also smooth on the west side of the outer loop between liberty road and route 70. the fort mchenry tunnel is running without incident. that earlier disabled vehicle at northbound 895 at the harbor tunnel has been cleared. a little bit of residual delays there but not too much to worry about. also, new traffic patterns on the northeast side of the beltway, they've reopened a new southbound ramp to 95. it's going to be a new traffic pattern so keep an eye out for that if you're traveling in that direction. 95 southbound through howard county down towards the capitol beltway. traffic is running smoothly and just light volume on the roads at this time. back to you. >>> wrecked cars, side swipes and mislabeled signs. all too familiar in one baltimore city neighborhood. brittney gordon shows us the problems that are causing on maryland avenue and 24th streets in north baltimore. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at maryland avenue and 24th street. this is what neighbors

no problems at whitemarsh boulevard and harford road, just building volume same on the west side between liberty road as you make your way down south or east around the route 70 interchange, traffic flowing freely at this time. this is going to be 695 at the bw parkway, those are the southbound lanes on 295 on the far side. everything flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> "2 your health." officials from across the state of maryland are gearing up to attack the h1n1 virus also known as swine flu when class gets back in session next month. now, local school superintendents, helicopter officers, they all -- health officers, all attended a flu summit yesterday. they were talking about when they could close schools or notifying parents and how students should be isolated when contagious. >> i am more concerned about the flu this year because of the epidemic last year and i just want to make sure my kids will be in a safe environment. >> school officials say they are also looking at ways to continue teaching children if schools are forced to close because of an outbreak. we want to you

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things are running smoothly right now. 95 southbound at the whitemarsh boulevard area, a little bit ofncreased volume, that's typical there but things are running good and looking smooth at this time. back to you. >>> major flooding in coastal north carolina. this road in wilmington looked more like a river, unsuspecting neighbors there tried to drive through it not realizing the depth of the danger. >> i've only seen it on tv. it's crazy. never thought it would happen here in wilmington. >> it was just so bad, couldn't even see that water just pouring. >> while one woman did need to be rescued from her car there were no reports of injuries there. >>> coming up on "good morning maryland" -- we are just hours away from a huge memorial service to honor the king of pop. >>> the world prepares to say good bye to michael jackson with a star studded memorial service. i'm sherrie johnson, that story is coming up. announcer: 93% of those who tried activia would recommend it. jillian, you had occasional irregularity... i know that you were just living with it. that was my normal. i thought that

and disabled vehicle approaching whitemarsh boulevard northbound.ect closures between president and mlk as they begin a resurfacing project that begins today. at the beltway, no issues to let you know about on either loop at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. >>> authorities try to determine who is buried at 1,000 graves at a historic cemetery just outside of chicago. four people accused of digging up bodies to resell the graves at the burr oak cemetery. the cook county sheriff says he's received about 65,000 requests from families looking for information about loved ones buried there. >>> a county courthouse brawl outside of michigan. this broke out after a man was sentenced to life in prison for killing the son of a former police chief. in the end several people involved in to the brawl were arrested including the defendant's mother. >>> a massachusetts bill on transgender rights is now turning into a priva

also, getting reports of a crash eastbound whitemarsh boulevard on the on-ramp to route 95, to i-95,se caution there around that area. this is going to be 83 southbound as you make your way south from pennsylvania down through to about the beltway. everything is running smoothly there. no problems to let you know about around the beltway at this time. looking at 95 southbound as you make your way through route 32 towards the capitol beltway, traffic is running smoothly at this time with no problems to let you know about. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, country for the work day. listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> we told you yesterday about a man in new hampshire who 23 quadrillion dollars in debt? >> turns out this mistake is more common than we thought. jason brant in tennessee bought a pack of cigarettes and later that day went to pay for his dinner with his card. it was declined. he still had money in his account. he called bank of america. he almost fell over when he heard the

honeygo is closed between whitemarsh boulevard and campbell boulevard from the earlier crash.venue as an alternate there. fayette street remains closed between luserne and linwood. a crash with a police van. looking at the maps, no problems at the tunnels. looking good on 83. >>> "good morning america" continues with jfk jr.'s close confidant, speaking out for the first time, about the man behind the image. and his legacy, ten years after his death. >>> plus, a love triangle that captivated a country. mary jo buttafuoco join s us lie to tell us what she's doing now. and what she thinks about her husband and amy fisher. >>> beauty secrets on a budget. we send our makeup artist, maria, to the drugstore, for secrets on how to look fabulous without spending a fortune. >>> and "the bachelorette's" big finale. are wedding bells in jillian's future? >> i want to get back to my normal life. getting groceries. >> our special correspondent, melissa rycroft, gets the inside scoop. >>> good morning. good morning. how are you? >> how are you? glad to see you. >> good morning to you. don't

for tomorrow with rain on saturday. >>> traffic is still slow southbound on 95 headed to the whitemarsh boulevardem to thin out a little once you make it to the outer loop past loch raven boulevard. still a couple of crashes in the city, fleet street at south collington, another crash at north washington avenue and east madison street. in the linthicum area, keep in mind that southbound ramp headed towards the inner loop is still closed because crews are working on that sinkhole that appeared this morning. quick look now at the outer loop, 695 at liberty road, a little slow, that is because there's still sluggish out of owings mills but traffic clears up once you get past route 70. >>> we'll be right back with "good morning maryland." who are better drivers, men or women? men don't merge. the woman will sit there and wait. this is what men do. you see where i am over here? and, ka-blam, and then we're all an hour late. the new depend brand. for women and men.

95 southbound between whitemarsh boulevard and the beltway.s is the outer loop of the beltway near liberty road. we have some increased volume and slowing as you approach the baltimore national pike but no accidents or incidents at this time. we'll be right back. jamie has your morning news update, next. >>> new details about the estate of steve mcnair. his widow michelle filed an emergency petition in a nashville court declaring her husband did not leave a will. a judge has given michelle mcnair 60 days to file an inventory of her late husband's estate. >>> baltimore county police say they are trying to find a potential witness who could help them in the investigation of a light rail accident that killed two teens. abc2 news sherrie johnson now with the story. >> reporter: baltimore county police continue to search for answers after a light rail train hit and killed two teens. now officers discovered a possible witness who could have help in this investigation. police are looking for a passenger who was on the train that killed connor peterso

and 95 southbound, whitemarsh boulevard approaching 695, traffic heavy there.county, a accident 40 eastbound, pulaski highway eastbound, all the lanes are closed. that is between edgewood road and route 24 because of an accident. the westbound lanes do get by but use route 7 as an alternate. crash in the city, east madison street at forest street and garrison and park heights and avery hill road a downed tree. traffic is heavy and slow at liberty down towards the route 70 interchange but no incidents, just a lot of volume and minor slowing. back with more of "good morning america." f> >>> "good morning america" continues with health alert about tanning beds. one doctor says it's like smoking for your skin. one woman's cautionary tale. >>> plus, the ameri-can spirit. how one generous retiree, inspired a whole community to feed the needy. neighbors helping neighbors, one loaf of bread at a time. >>> and the stars in the house. we have the director and star of "funny people" here. we have oscar nominee, amy adams. they join us to talk about their new movies. and t

and approaching whitemarsh boulevard, there's some volume now but no major delays at this time. back to you. >>> heads you pay, tails i pay. does it work in an italian restaurant? >> uh-oh. >>> new at 6:00 -- living in a big city could improve your love life. find out where baltimore ranks if you're single in the city. oh, what's this? breakfast. it's kind of early, buddy. you've got to need to take some cholesterol off you. honey, have you been reading the cheerios box again? he got that off the box. (announcer) cheerios is made with 100% natural ur cholesterol. that was very thoughtful of you. very early, but very thoughtful. (announcer) cheerios. good for the heart. >>> the owner challenged us. he said if you're a gambler at heart come to this restaurant and put your money where your mouth is. the downtown baltimore bistro had flip the coin dinner last night. customers were asked to flip a coin to see if they would have to pay for dinner. if they won all they had to do was pay tax and tip and bill. we talked to bosio before the contest kicked off. he said it was a baltimore f

crews are clearing out an accident at whitemarsh boulevard at 95. earing stages. of course, we do have some residual delays leading up to that. you can always take whitemarsh and head up to 695 instead. on 95, we're already dealing with the heavy ride on the southbound lanes from the same vicinity heading toward 695. so just our usual morning rush there. on 695, it's definitely getting a bit busy and filling up with cars especially on the outer loop lanes from parkville heading toward the jfx. on southbound 83, from 695 into the downtown area, so far so good. it's just that congestion that you have to deal with. that will only take 16 minutes. of course, inside of the city we still have to deal with the road closures due to the artscape preparations. it's along mount royal avenue. there's a complete list at the bottom of our screen at the morning news ticker. you can find all of that information there. the good news is detours are in place. the road resurfacing project along lombard street. it's there this morning. we will have 3 lanes that will rema

easing some but there's still significant delays and a lot of volume southbound towards the whitemarsh boulevard area. >>> 6:47. the big one. >> one of the biggest names in business in baltimore has been indicted. sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: a prominent businessman is facing criminal charges, the developer responsible for harbor east where we're standing. he's been indicted along with city councilwoman helen holton. the indictments come two months after similar charges against holton were dismissed. john paterakis owns h & s bakeries and again is a developer of harbor east. now a grand jury indicted john paterakis. the state prosecutor says he gave city councilwoman helen holton $6,000 to help pay for a political poll. earlier this year she was indicted on charges of bribery and perjury. a judge dismissed the charges in may. this time the charges that she violated campaign finance laws. as for john paterakis a close friend told abc2 news that he can't believe the state prosecutor chose to target him. >> it's a sad day. but i'm quite confident that mr. paterakis will be exonerated of a

and east side of the beltway, between whitemarsh boulevard and providence road, no problems to reporthere either. this is liberty road on the outer loop, some volume is building but no problems to report at this time. >>> 6:48. the president is going to come at us hard and heavy. >> he's calling on internet bloggers and his message to america tomorrow night to get the health care reform bill voted on in three weeks. sherrie johnson joins us with more. >> reporter: president barack obama says it's time for action and in a strong rebuttal to critics about his overall proposal obama says out-of-pocket costs for americans are out of control while health insurance companies have made record profits. he believes families are spending more for less care. the push for health care may have caused the president's approval rating to slip but it's not dipped below republicans. according to the latest abc news washington post survey approval on how he's handling key issues has dropped. he's down eight points on the economy, nine points on the economy, but the president hit back hard. >> there's a

>>> 95 past the whitemarsh boulevard area to the split, no delays but traffic is getting heavy. a couple of road closures downtown for a variety of reasons. all -- artscape is one. mount royal and charles street, and also cathedral street closed between preston and mount royal. expect heavy delays on lombard between president and ml this is going to be 695 at the beltway. and liberty road on the west side. traffic is moving smoothly in both directions. back to you. [no audio] >> you think it could have been one of these things? >> it could have been someone angry - >> within 24 hours of discovering a problem the bank statement he was shocked to see, that his overdraft amount rivalled that of the national debt brace yourself. it was 23 quadrillion doctors and josh said he bought a pack of cigarettes at a mobil station and charged bank of america an overdraft fee so there's no way that owed that money. the flip side. >>> a woman whose bank tried to give her too much money. you won't believe how it happened. >> it's a lot of money. in the negative. something i could never ever affo

riverside parkway, probably our busiest spot, we have building volume and slowing on 95 between whitemarsh boulevardhe beltway but no problems to let you know about at this time. back to you. >>> a mysterious light rail accident killed a teenager and leaves another in the hospital this morning. investigators still don't know exactly what happened. abc2 news brittney gordon joins us now with the latest. >> reporter: the mta spent the night investigating exactly what happened. they are still trying to figure out how those boys ended up on the tracks. the teens were found around 3:15 sunday afternoon on the southbound tracks near the lutherville station. one boy died. the other is seriously injured. an mta fare inspector on a northbound train noticed them on the tracks but no one had reported being hit on the rails. the mta has inspected the trains and found no obvious signs of an accident but their investigation continues. >> we are fairly confident they were not passengers. we just don't know what circumstances led them to being on the tracks. none of our operators report any incidents. >> reporter:

. >> we do have some building traffic, that is southbound 95 between whitemarsh boulevard and the beltway. i'm also getting word of debris in the road. that is the inner loop at park heights avenue, definitely use caution there. if you're traveling the northeast corner of the beltway, be advised that mdot just opened a new ramp to southbound 95 and expect to see a new traffic pattern if you travel in that area. let's look now at 695 at the bw parkway, traffic light and running smoothly at this time. >>> stay with us for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. the got milk campaign in our studio. see you at 9:00. have a great morning. thank you so much for joining us. of bleach accidents? new spray n' wash bright and white is your safe bleach alternative. it does the job... stop-- don't do that! without the accidents. add it with your detergent to help whiten and keep colors bright while the resolve power gets rid of stains. trust spray n' wash bright and white. new spray n' wash bright and white is your safe bleach alternative. it does the job... stop-- don't do that! without the accidents. add

this is the beltway, no problems from about the top side over to the east side between whitemarsh boulevard and harford road. no incidents. if you're traveling from pennsylvania, the pennsylvania state line, 83 southbound is running smoothly without incident. a quick look now, this is 695 at the bw parkway, you can see traffic is light, headed in the northbound and southbound directions of 295. back to you. >>> two teens are hit by a light rail train. >> and police say there are more clues. >> baltimore county police say there may be a witness to a light rail accident which could prove to be very important to this investigation. i'm sherrie johnson, that story is coming up. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on tough mud stains than tide total care. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain.

that is between whitemarsh boulevard and loch raven on the outer loop.tsville road in howard county and carroll county is closed in both directions, that is between dry road and henrington road. police on the scene because of that downed pole and will be directing traffic. overnight construction projects wrap up soon. southbound harbor tunnel side closed, two-way traffic gets by on the northbound tube, but that should wrap up as the morning moves along. west side of the beltway, liberty road headed to route 70. traffic looks good at this hour. this is being brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift and kenny chesney and others, back to you. >>> police say a woman tells them the ex-husband holds her hostage, sets their home on fire. police in south windsor say the daylong situation took a strange turn when richard shankman kidnapped his ex-wife, took her to a home where they once shared and held her for several hours. police got control of the situation, the stabtdz standoff ended 10

also around the east side of the beltway between loch raven and whitemarsh boulevard. 95 southbound, running through howard county as you make your way southbound towards the capitol beltway. that's -- sorry, 695 at the bw parkway, a little increased volume but still smooth at this hour. back to you. >>> one teenaged boy dead, another seriously injured after they were found laying on the light rail tracks near lutherville, the station there. this morning investigators want to know exactly what happened. abc2 news brittney gordon joins us now live with the latest. >> reporter: the holiday weekend ended tragically when those two teens were found on light rail tracks near the lutherville station. it looks like they were hit by a train yet no one seemed to notice. one teen has died. the other seriously injured after apparently getting hit by a light rail train on sunday afternoon. it was a fair inspector that saw the teens laying on the tracks. the train stopped as the operator ran to help them. one boy was taken to the a hospital where he later today. the other at shock trauma. mta offi

and on the east side between whitemarsh boulevard and harford road traffic is flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> 6:31. president barack obama is trying to stay in front of this mounting debate on the health care reform. >> tonight on abc2 he's going to discuss the massive overhaul during a primetime news conference. sherrie johnson joins with us a look ahead. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president barack obama is taking aim at republicans while members of his own party bicker among themselves about his health care plan. tonight the president will take the plan to the american people in a primetime news conference. he's trying to inspire lawmakers to pass his plan before they break for the rest of the summer. the plan is expected to top $1.5 trillion. both the democrats' bills in the house and senate would reform insurance to stop denying people with pre-existing medical conditions. and also compete with private-run plan to compete with insurance with lower costs. on capitol hill republicans continue their steady pressure and opposition to the president's plan.

this is 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard, you can see traffic very heavy and slowing in some spots but no delays to let you know about at this time. a morning news update next. >>> in the news -- baltimore city police commissioner wants to make our streets a lot safer. today the state's top guy will sit down with washington heavy hitters to try to get federal money for more police. sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: ask and you shall receive. that is pretty much what happened for governor martin o'malley. today he's headed to philadelphia to learn more about federal money that baltimore will receive to keep more police officers on the streets and keep people safe. the announcement comes this morning from vice president joe biden and attorney general eric holder. with the violent weekend in baltimore where more than 23 people were shot this money could not come at a better time. it's part of the community oriented policing services program or c.o.p.s. over 7,000 cities applied for it. baltimore is one of over a thousand cities selected to receive that money and the ob

this is southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard.e have heavy volume and a lot of slowing at this time. jamie has the news update next. >>> we have an update on the breaking news from northeast baltimore. police are combing the area around cedar croft road looking for clues as to who shot and killed a man early this morning. sources tell pete "on the street" o'neal that the unidentified man was in a car near falls kirk and cedar croft road. at this point we don't know if police have a suspect or what the motive was for the shooting. >>> get ready for a change with trash pickup in the city. starting today it's completely different. linda so takes us to the curb for the news pickup policy. >> reporter: the biggest change you'll notice this morning, no trash pickup at all. if you've already taken out your trash bring it back in because trucks will not be out collecting garbage today. it's part of the city's one plus one program. trash collection will be streamlined to a tuesday through friday schedule. everyone's designated pickup day i

on 95, in baltimore county, right at whitemarsh boulevard, here it is, a lot of cars congregating thereere headed on the southbound lanes, heading down toward washington -- toward 695 and then eventually toward washington d.c. now on 95 through rosedale, you will have a lot of company on the southbound lanes, heading down through and all the way up toward the city. the northbound lanes through the fort mchenry tunnel, so far so good and that's the same deal on the southbound direction. right now we're looking at a 7-minute commute. inside of the city, though, there's a crash and in fact, this is a new one. crews are just responding to scene as we speak. it's a madison street at edison highway. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back to you. >>> thank you, candace. >>> still ahead if you're looking for extra money, be careful when you tweet. how to avoid a new internet scam. ♪ ♪ feel like. >> and later this morning, idwol -- a doll's top finalist are hitting the road. how you can see your favorite singers here america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fre

things are running good all over the beltway, no problems there. 95 southbound towards the whitemarsh boulevarda running smoothly. no problems to report at the tunnels either. taking a quick look here at the cameras, 95 southbound through howard county, a little bit of increased volume but traffic is flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> here he is, dale horn. every wednesday. he's got a great question today. our certified financial planner. ready for this? jonathan from towson, great question. got time? there has been in the news a lot lately -- can you explain why our dollar becomes stronger and then weak? >> here's what we'll do. we'll do a quick intro on how the dollar becomes strong and weak. the positives and negatives of that and if we can fit it in how it affects us daily. the dollar trades like anything else in the markets. based on supply and demand. so the more demand that's out there, the more people that want it the stronger it gets. also the more dollars that are supplied, for instance, with all the monetary issues that are coming out of the united states, that can increas

word of a crash at honeygo boulevard at whitemarsh boulevard.uld be lane closures, plenty of emergency vehicles on scene. and reisterstown, nicodimas road and berrymans lane. and in cockeysville, cranbrook road at york road. downed trees and power lines in the area. definitely use caution. at the outer loop, no problems to let you know about, the beltway looks good at this time. back to you. >>> 5:20. today, sarah palin now known as the former governor of alaska. in a fiery speech yesterday she said she's stepping down to take her political battles to a larger if unspecified stage. palin has not said what her future plans are but the former presidential candidate is widely considered a potential candidate for presidency in 2012. that is the former vice presidential candidate. >>> rescue crews in cincinnati say a gas leak ignited an explosion from a two-story home. it crashed down on itself. the blew out windows. there are no reports of injuries. >>> at the water in washington state. a hydroplane racing boat flips over during a race coming to res