as we drop in towards a look at the wilkens avenue spot on the 695 beltway, we've got volume there, traffic coming toward you is the outer loop, no issues to report but we can see it's starting to build a bit for this thursday morning. traffic though running well through the tunnel, tolls, fort mchenry, harbor tunnel, no issues at this time. >>> people in one comiewrcht are a little nervous this morning. sherrie johnson has more on the search for suspects. any new leads? >> reporter: i've been checking in with baltimore county police and so far one man is behind bars, authorities are trying to track down other suspects after a pair of sexual assaults in catonsville. one assault happened to a woman along north bin road. police say a car stopped, forced her inside. they sexually assaulted her and dropped her off. the other assault happened at a gas station along frederick road just outside the beltway. police say a woman was pumping gas at night when one attendant grabbed her and kissed her, mohammed zaman. the man at the gas station says the man has a wife and daughter and worked for two yea

did wilkens and have anything to do with that? >> yes. you are describing an expedition which wilkinson commissioned, very fine book, not an easy book to read by a fellow in the 50s where he has a couple chapters about that and it is clearly his view that he was supposed to find the invasion route that will concern wanted to follow into mexico. that was the purpose of the trip. he never actually proves the case. i don't know if it is true or not. i left it out of the book because i couldn't make up my mind. actually spent a terrible winter in the mountains and rockies and almost froze to death. it ended up being a non event in american history. >> years ago i read a fascinating story, conspiracy story about whether mary miller the -- meriwether lewis was on its way to give testimony. there's a conspiracy that part of that was to damage -- it was true -- through that action that those two individuals hired assassins to kill him. it is that a story? >> it is a story. wilkinson gets accused of a lot of things. burr was in europe. hard to arg

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that's the west side at will wilkens avenue.his traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or call them online for your free consultation. >>> here's some help for those still having difficulty to the ravens' loss. orioles spring-training ticket goes on sale. ticketsar all 16 games will be available starting at 10:00 a.m. saturday. fans can buy the tickets online, by phone, or at select wal-mart stores. last season, the o's set an all- time sarasota attendance record, with more than 115,000 fans for 16 games. 10 of those games, sold out. >>> well, straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. a lunar new year's celebration, turns deadly in thailand. >>> she survived a brutal sexual assault in egypt. and laura logan speaks candidly about her recovery. >>> and the sun is setting on an unseasonably warm day. but there is sun on the way. stick around for your first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a deadly end to a night of celebr

that delay continues to stretch from wilkens to security boulevard.raffic only moving at 40 miles an hour. on the north side inner loop, you the slow down there, from harrisburg expressway to perring parkway. and sluggish as well, from 29. heavy from pulaski highway. we also have an accident, up in the harford county area. northbound 95 at the aberdeen exit. and another at cherry dale. also south broadway, at east lombard street in baltimore city. let's now take a live look. as you can see, things still a bit slow there on the west side at wilkens avenue. disney on ice is celebrating 100 years of magic. and they're coming to the first mariner arena, february 8th through 12th. you can get your tickets today. back to you. >> thank you. the leader of baltimore's archdiocese is now weeks away from becoming a cardinal. today marks the first public appearance of edwin o'brien since the announcement of the pope. >> fresh in from rome, cardinal edwin o'brien held a news conference. and he was surrounded by portraits. >> it's nice to be in the hall of fame lik

moving well, building just a bit southbound but no delays to report. 695, a shot at the beltway at wilkens avenue. this is the southbound corner of the beltway. you have building traffic approaching i-95 on the south side of baltimore city. crash still in harford county, aberdeen, route 22, police and fire units remain on scene there approaching i-95 earlier accident in in anne arundel county cleared, that is maryland 710 at ordnance road. running smoothly there. >>> i can get over the rain because of the temperature tomorrow. can't believe it. it's almost february. >> that comes in early in the morning. then temperatures will go up to -- down throughout the day. then the cold front does its thing. >> we're always on at abc2news.com. >>> let's head up to new york now for "good morning america." have a great day. [ male announcer ] meet lafayette. we asked him to be part of an experiment to prove that febreze air effects can eliminate tough cooking odors. [ moderator ] take a deep breath and then tell me what you smell. wow. it takes you kinda to like an island. like a paradise. [ sniffs ]

and here's a live look at 695 and wilkens avenue. no troubles to report here. we are seeing heavier traffic through the pikesville region heading around to catonsville. on thenessed side -- northbound side, outerlanes at providence heavy. looking good especially from 695 whitemarsh boulevard to the beltway, six minutes. >>> in indianapolis, an explosion at a k-mart store has people running. investigators believe the blast was from a vacant building nearby, the result of a build-up of gas. >>> police officers in houston chased burglary suspects. an amazing video caught on camera by a news crew tuesday. yesterday. cars hit high speeds. at one point three men stopped and jumped out crossing the hov lane running into oncoming traffic. one suspect was caught immediately. >> pack up, back up! back up! >> two of the suspects were tackled in the oncoming lanes of highway 59 in handcuffs. the getaway vehicle burst into flames. officers rushed to save the belongings. >>> on-line push to create a new barbie doll, that one would be bald. to help children battling canser wh

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and wilkens avenue.authorities responded to reports of an overturned car.5 other people were involved in the crash... ii's unclear at this time what caused the accident. more details are released this morning... about what led up to a fatal three car accident in timonium, tuesday. tuesday.the passenger of the caa... jennrd tolliver told police... the two were involved in everal burglaries... in north baatimore...the most recent incidenn happeneddon jarrettsvilleepike... riiht before the accident.the driver... arron mccoy was pronounced dead on the scene.. tolliverrbaileddout of the car... minutessbefore the accident... but was later caught. 3 we alreaay know that the suspect vehicle the honda accord was stolen from howard county sooits possible they are connected to crimes beyond that are in other jurisdiitiins we just don't know yet.. yet.. two counts of firrt degree grand theft auto. he s being held at the baltimore county petention center on five hundred thousand dollars bail. a formee frederick county deputy is cleared of being tasered.o died after tasered.after the verdict at the

switching over to another camera view, the beltway at wilkens avenue, no delays now. in fact it's moving very well there. tunnel also, no reported delays. you can get traffic information 24/7 at maryland traffic on twitter. back to the news. >>> after multiple scawts targeting -- sexual assaults targeting women catonsville, police are trying to track down suspects but so far no luck. sherrie johnson has more. >> police say a woman was pumping gas when one man, mohammed zaman grabbed her and kissed her. the other case, the woman was forced in the car, sexually assaulted and dropped off. news puts residents in high alert. >> getting accosted in the middle of the night, that's unsettling. there's not many people out at 10:30 at night. >> the frederick road case, zaman faces misdemeanor assault charges, he's in the baltimore county detention center, bail set at $75,000. investigators are still looking for suspects in the other case. >>> meanwhile, prosecutors in macon, gee, say they are seeking the death penalty in the murder trial of giddings, from laurel. she went missi

a live look at the west side of the beltway, 695 at wilkens avenue, traffic patterns continue to move well on the west side of the beltway despite the accident. we're on the top side of providence road. our drive times pretty standard even with the brief delays from the onlookers with the accident at 795, west side from 795 to i-70, about a seven-minute drive. >>> the first day of the 2012 legislative session kicked off and already people are fuming about a hot button issue. there's talk in annapolis about another sales tax increase. sherrie johnson has more on this. some people will say ok, it's just a penny increase. others are saying it's the principle at play. no general taxes, that was the story for the general session. >> reporter: exactly. a lot of people are saying no new taxes. we just don't want to hear it. lucks are back at work -- lawmakers are back at work for the 2012 session looking at the budget and taxation as well as the number of hearings. governor martin o'malley suggested seven cents on the dollar could be a way to tackle the state's budget problems. the plan is t

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you can see, not a bad drive there, on wilkens as well.s traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. >> thank you, christy. >>> a dog is pulled to safety in colorado. two golden retrievers were seen bursting through the ice. a passer by called 911 and the fire department quickly came to the rescue, using a ladder. firefighters pulled the dog to safety. the owner of the two dogs say they got out of the backyard. >> and you probably weren't able to see. but the other dog stayed right there and made sure the other got out okay. >> well, they're loyal, fun- loving, but not too bright. and i can say that because i own some. >>> straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. war games. an irangian mill -- iranian military commander. >>> stranded in harrisburg. why two girls couldn't make the return trip home. >>> and toss another log on the fire. winter's chill is back. get your first war

. >>> you can see some traffic there on the west side at wilkens avenue.lthough that has thinned out just a bit from a few minutes ago. this traffic report is brought to you by disney on ice. they're celebrating 100 years of magic. and they're coming to the first mariner arena, february 8th through the 12th. you can get your tickets today. >>> it is back and bigger than ever. baltimore's winter restaurant week is on its way. and this week's bargains just got even better. >> reporter: the sizzle is back. it's winter restaurant week in baltimore. three-course dinners for just $30.12. at dimimo, in little italy, you can enjoy one of four entrees, including the house special, veal chop. >> this is your specialty here, right? >> of course. and that is the signature dish. it has been since we became here here. >> from them to the legendary sabatino's. >> i think any time they can have the opportunity to try something new and get a bargain in the process, they go for it. >> reporter: because of last saturday's icy weather, many restaurants are extending their dea

if you're traveling on the west side of the inner loop, we do have an accident between wilkens avenue and frederick road that is tying things up and several other accidents. east side inner loop at philadelphia road. 195 southbound, that accident blocking the two left-hand lanes. in bel air, north toll gate at bolton street. garrison boulevard at wabash. and because of the metro incident, west lexington closed at howard. you can see, not too bad of a drive out there. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing to you the new hot pastrami melt. to satisfy even the biggest appetite, only from subway, eat fresh. back to you. >> the excitement is building as we get closer to this sunday's play-off game at m&t bank strayedium. stadium. the baltimore ravens will face the houston texans. it is the ravens' first home play-off game in years. they are getting ready to take on the texans. a team they beat in october by 15 points. coach john harbaugh said today that all players that were injured are healthy and ready for sunday's game. >>> by the way, you can see the ravens take

other accidents include wilkens avenue at west kenwood and 100 westbound at meadow ridge.et's take a live look. as you can see, not a bad drive for you. and we'll take another live look. you can see things have very much cleaned up there. that's a look at spaghetti junction. also a scene of the earlier accident. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> we are down to the final few weeks in the pizza bolis pro football challenge. tim williams is at wjz.com to update this weekend's standings. >>> it remains a battle atop the bobblehead standings. adam may remains on top. jessica is right behind, with 179. then it's marty with 177. a tie for third then, with mary, with 176. stan also has 176. and then it is don, me, and mark viviano. this week's big winner, edward grand root of ham stead, maryland. he correctly predicted all four play-off games and came closest to the score of the broncos- steelers game. congratulations, edward. now, you win sports memorabilia, and pizza bolis and best buy gift cards. even though the play-offs have sta

you can see, pretty heavy there on the beltway, on the west side there at wilkens avenue.c report is brought to you by the progressive insurance baltimore. you can get details and tickets at baltimore boat show.com. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> it is the biggest purple friday of the year so far. wjz is your home for complete coverage of the ravens' run to the super bowl. the ravens' purple caravan is crisscrossing the state today, getting fans fired up for the patriots. fans are anxiously awaiting the caravan's arrival. jessica kartalija has been following the roving rally all day. hello, jessica. >> hello to all of you ravens fans. the caravan should arrive here in parkville in just about an hour. and all day today, fan fans have been getting into the ravens spirit. we are seeing purple pride all over maryland. take a look at this. baltimore county executive, kevin kamenetz, officially renamed this to ravens plaza. kamenetz was surrounded by ravens supporters. and he was certainly getting all of them fired up. he wasn't the only politician showing off their rave

and also, wilkens avenue at pines height. let's now take a live look. as you can see, it may take you a bit to get through that delay. that's a look at the beltway at dulaney valley road. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the new hot pastrami melt. flavor packed pastrami, pickles and bubbly cheese. only at subway, eat fresh. back to you. >>> kristy, thank you. >>> if you enjoy a good meal at a good bargain, you may want to head to baltimore county. the restaurant week starts today. ron matz has more on the wheels and deals you'll find in the next 10 days. >> everything we have is really, really delicious. >> rita capman should know. one of 36 baltimore county restaurants, participating in restaurant week. >> we have a lot of new people that come in on restaurant week. they try out our foods. we get a lot of good comments from restaurant week. >> reporter: and why not? dinner for two, just $35.12. >> dinner entrees. you get your choice of crabcake, fried chicken, salmon, chopped sirloin. get two entrees. then two side dishes. a

yesterday wilkens order became a preliminary injunction. the cuts violate federal laws. >> on sunday the niners battle the giants at the stick, the price of course is the nfc championship and a golden opportunity to advance. bob redell joins us from knbr radio in san francisco where the faithful are buzzing about their 9ers. good morning. >> good morning. they have been talking about it all week. no surprise there. murph and mack their ears full about the big game this sunday against the giants. they tell us the vibe, they are confidence, they feel good about the game but they are not cocky. the 49ers, they are 4-4 in nfc championship games. the giants have never lost an nfc championship game. there could be an exfactor with the fan base just concerning how much attention the new york giants are getting and seemingly how a little respect the 49ers are getting. >> reporter: they are confident they are going to win. we showed you sfo, wanted to show you this. we caught this on the way up. you can see they doused the outside the international