and then there was roy wilkens, head of the naacp, the national association for the advancement of colored people, born in minnesota. wonderful man. and then there was whitney young who was born in kentucky. he was the dean of the school of social work at atlanta university and later became the head of the national urban league. there was another man by the name of james farmer. farmer had attended a college in texas, and he was part of the debating team. this little school, this little debating team debated harvard, and they won. later he did graduate study at harvard university and became very involved with the naacp and later was one of the founders of the congress of racial equality.

downed wires at wilkens avenue. frederick road or southwestern boulevard can be used instead. a delay on the west side beginning at 795. it will take around 13 minutes to get you through that stretch. be prepared for delays on russell street in both directions. kim dacey will have more and a live report. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. a little bit of fog out there, especially in the western suburbs. it will not take long to burn off. we will get some sunshine this afternoon. 51 at the airport. may be take a light jacket or sweater to start the day. we will make it up to 70 this afternoon. this is the storm system that gave us all the rain last week. it is still hanging around off the east coast. it might produce some sprinkles at the delmarva beaches. our next chance for rain will come from this fund from the midwest. temperatures in the 20's across montana and wyoming. it will knock the temperatures as we head into the weekend on thursday night and friday morning. that will be our next bes

wilkens avenue.good. another check of weather and traffic in a bit. >>> a real-life hollywood story may have saved the life of a baltimore county woman. her name is brooke schoff and she's been getting mammograms for 20 years. her mom died from breast cancer so she started to take it seriously. then she heard the story of angelina jolie's double mass mastectomy in may and decided to go for genetic testing. turns out brooke schoff tested positive for a change in the breast cancer gene. that is when she had her breasts removed and doctors found stage 2 cancer. >> these can be replaced. my life can't. >> she will have to do chemotherapy since the cancer in her lymph nodes. the doctors said by the time the mammogram would have caught the cancer it would have probably been too late. >>> brooke schoff will be joining us for the komen race for the cure in hunt valley. you can still register, go to abc2news.com/thinkpink for a link on the web site. you can sign up there. you can always join us on tv for the

when wilkens entered the room, about a dozen or so people were there chatting, waiting to take their seats around the large dining table. wilkens immediately shook his head and began walking through the room, tapping people on the shoulder saying who would stay and who had to leave. these were powerful people he was ordering around, and he was not very polite about it. he was particularly nasty to bayard rustin, very hostile, and he was hardly more cordial to the others. he didn't suggest that anyone leave the room, he demanded it. congressman lewis, you write: it was amazing to me that a he would do that, even more amazing was the fact that the others obeyed. >> guest: well, at that meeting -- and there's not any way that i can forget what happened -- most of the members of the big six had representatives, their tenty sapt assistant -- deputy assistant. and only the head of the organization remained. and that's exactly what happened. we stayed, and there was a long, drawn-out discussion about who should head the march on washington. who should be the director. and many of us felt th

the second on the inner loop at wilkens avenue, blocking the right-hand lane. other accidents include 543 at 95 in the harford county area. bel air road at wrath avenue. garrison boulevard, at callaway avenue. as far as your delays go, top side inner loop, watch for brake lights there. greenspring to harford road. and we have delays on the west side as well, from baltimore national pike to liberty. let's take a live look. as you can see, plenty of volume there at wilkens avenue. that's the accident at providence road. sitting on the shoulder. traffic slowing down a bit to get a sneak peek. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> season or week 8 of the nfl season is almost here. and the picks are coming for the wjz pro football challenge. don scott is at cbsbaltimore.com to update this week's standings. >>> a familiar theme is emerging at the top of our bobblehead leader board. i remain in the lead through 7 weeks with the score of 70. right

it happened in the 1900 block of wilkens avenue. people said part of the vacant row house collapsed in november but the city put up large wooden braces to keep the rest of the brick facing from falling down. that held up until contractors began work on an adjacent row house. >> the bricks weren't falling. it's not like they needed to do that. they didn't have the proper permit. none of that was in place. >> now, the city has condemned the building. the american red cross stepped in to put them in hear hotels and the city has emergencied to find them permanent housing over the next few days. >> tom clan shy never left baltimore but he left us here this morning. the man had gave us the hunt for red october, we remember tom clancy for his complex best selling novels which were turned into hits. he died at johns hopkins hospital, who he gave millions to. he grew up on glen eagle road. his life was up and down charles street. down to loyola college. he was researches about u.s. intelligence with incredible detail and ac a say. former sec

he had held himself back when we met with the president but now peer among just as wilkens was really asserting himself. and from the moment will consented the room he came across to me in some sort of a new yorker who thought he was smarter than the rest of the group. what was memorable about the meeting that a much more than the details of planning the upcoming march was watching the dynamic among the participants. it was the real exercise in power and positioning and political rivalry but wilkens entered the room dozen or so people were chatting, waiting to take their seats around the large dining table, wilkens immediately shook his head and began walking through the room, chatting people on the shoulder saying who would stand who had to leave. these were powerful people he was ordering around and was not very polite about it. he was particularly nasty to bayer ruston and hardly more cordial to the others. he didn't suggest anyone leave the room, he demanded it. it was amazing to me that he would do that. even more amazing was the fact that the others obeid. >> guest: at that meet

. >>> as far as delays go, watch for slowing from wilkens avenue to liberty road. on the top side inner loop, we have an accident there, on the ramp to dulaney valley road. but delays extend past that. they begin at 83, going over to perring parkway. average speed, only about 36 miles an hour. as far as the rest of the delays go. northbound 295. slowing from 175 to 100. and northbound 95, slows down as well, from the 895 split over to whitemarsh boulevard. let's notake a live look. as you can see, still a bit of slowing there on the beltway, around dulaney valley road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. call them at 1-877-75-bills. back to you. >>> christy, thank you. the father of a 9-year-old stowaway is speaking out publicly. ann marie green has more. >>> the father of a 9-year-old boy who hopped a delta flight from minneapolis to las vegas, without a ticket, is asking the same question as investigators. >> how can you let a man sneak past security, get on the plane, without anyone stopping him? >> reporter: the f

traveling on the west side inner loop, stop and go from wilkens avenue, past liberty. average speed there, about 29 miles per hour average. on the top side of the beltway a lot of congestion from the jones falls expressway past perring parkway. also watch for congestion on northbound 95. stretching from 32 to 100. then you'll see traffic slow down again, from 395, approaching the fort mchenry tunnel. if you are traveling in baltimore, a couple of events. and also because of the university of baltimore event, watch for closures. mountain royal between west oliver and cathedral. let's now take a live look. as you can see, we have a bit of a volume there on old court road this. is brought to you by united healthcare. stepping up for better healthcare. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> a medical emergency forces some cecil county students to jump into action. and it happened on a packed school bus. mike schuh explains what they did. >> reporter: a high school hallway. so much energy confined in one space. but it's a different story on the way to school. >> i usually j

on the west side inner loop, delays stretching from wilkens avenue to liberty road.d 95, a couple of slow areas. first, from 32 to 100. then it slows down again from 395 to whitemarsh boulevard. as far as accidents go, a southbound route 10, at annapolis boulevard, in the glen burnie area. washington boulevard, south of route 100. north fulton at westwood avenue. and moravia road, at walter boulevard. as far as outer loop. 23 miles per hour average. and 22 minute toss get through. -- minutes to get through. slowing on the inner loop. west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by pnc bank. see your business cash flow in a whole new way. with cashfully insight. visit pnc.com/cash flow insights. back to you. >> now that the city has secured over a billion dollars to revive its crumbling schools, a building boom is about to begin. as mike schuh reports, before the architects get started, though, they're asking the students for help. >> reporter: 1910, 1923. and 1971. these are the years when pimlico elementary and middle school were built or expanded. this

let's now take a live look, as you can see, volume is building there on the beltway, at wilkens avenuethis traffic report is brought to you by maryland highway safety. if you drink and drive, lives are at risk. that's why police are back with checkpoints and patrols. checkpoint strike force is back. drive sober or get pulled over. back to you. >> thank you. the historic gateway to the u.s. reopens today. ellis island is filled with visitors for the first time since super storm sandy swamped it. alex demetrick reports, as the first visitors came ashore. >> reporter: boats filled with tourists returned to ellis island for the first time since super storm sandy slammed the historic site last october. jace and lisa chenko came from cleveland. >> my father passed away about a month ago. it's nice to trace the roots of where he came through. ask see to see where he first stepped foot in this country. >> reporter: vincent brought his daughters from france. >> this is the river, part of new york. >> reporter: lob lore brings-- rob lore brings groups of students from wales every year. >> last y

that is the outer loop coming toward us and that is a look at wilkens looking a little better right throughw wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here is gigi. >> we have a couple of baltimore city school closures to pass along this morning. dunbar and national academy middle school. they will both be closed because of a water main break. staff and teachers should report to school today. >>> the federal government is in a partial shut down this morning. for the first time in 17 years congress failed to pass a budget and keep the government running. wjz has complete coverage of the gridlock on capitol hill and what that means for you. mike schuh is live at fort mchenry which remains closed. first susan mcginnis reporting for wjz from washington, d.c. >> reporter: mr. speaker, it's midnight and the great government of the united states is closed. >> reporter: congress bikerred to the very end and missed a deadline to pass a new budget for the start of the fiscal year. lawmakers left the capital for a few hours sleep. they will be back this morning. >> hope we can open it

dave wilkens who livers in aberdeen is concerned and following the outcome. >> they should know what they're doing. supervisors should know what the risks are and how to avoid those things. >> reporter: wjz has reported extensively on the troubles surrounding this dive, including multiple violations, the occupational health and safety administration found. and chilling testimony from those who were there that day. >> reporter: at a military hearing, the dive supervisor said everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong for us. >> in a controlled environment as such, accidents of that nature shouldn't happen. >> federal investigators found the dive should not have happening. with violations serious enough to cause death. the fate of those in charge that tragic day will soon be left to the court. >> there's also a fifth soldier who is accepting an administrative punishment and will not have to go through a court-martial. >> mike, thank you. in january, a former marine, performing routine maintenance at the super pond died. the army says his death is not related to the other two. >

wilkens avenue on the ramp to the inner loop, heavy traffic due to an accident.l on the outer loop west side, expect to be delayed back to baltimore national pike. and the cockeysville region, this is where we have an accident. ride along cranbrook road and pepper would drive them a we have a problem in sykesville. county,south and howard washington boulevard, guilford road, crashed avoid. spencerville road and santini road, closures and affected joint next and. -- closures in affect due to an accident. you can see that sinclair is going to be an issue this morning. the leas expected from 95 to the towson region. miri has a check on your forecast. >> clear skies out there. plenty of sunshine and highs between 63 and 60 degrees. by -- 66 degrees by 4:00 this evening. small craft advisory on the bay. otherwise, pretty nice out there. here is your seven-day forecast. on sunday. 60 five monday. maureen chances on tuesday. >>> we're back now at 7:30 on a friday morning. it's october 18th, 2013. and we've got the sunrise over charlotte, north carolina to show you this

wilkens avenue shutdown the city, monroe to payson street.h for delays in what -- and lane closures. this is baltimore national pike, like picture showing the west side delays. 19 minutes to get through that stretch. 26 on the north east from 95 towards the 83's. showing red on the stop on j.f.x. from the beltway down into town. that creates delays on the inner loop from liberty all the way towards the j.f.x. harford road and hillen road, another one at wall street and pain street. make new road, we have an accident of note. this is what it looks like on the west side. sunwear is coming into play their bank. /coming into play there. >> going to be another warm and dry day today. this pattern will continue into the weekend. be the warmest a out of that stretch. current temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. 63 at the airport. we are going to make an all the way to the mid-80s this afternoon. the dew points are in the 50s. humidity will be comfortable. mid-80s for this time of year is pretty impressive. sunset at 6:47. it will be warm the n