it will be be a very easy ride towards the beltway. and as we pull up drive times using the jfx into the city 11 minutes southbound from the beltway to east fayette street. no problems from 795 toward 95. that stretch is going to take you 11 minutes and you are looking at an 11-minute cried traveling from 95 up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic megan over to you. >>> family and friends are remembering two baltimore girls killed nearly a year ago by a hit-and-run driver. we will tell you how the community honored them and what their parents are working to remember them. details on that straight ahead. also ahead, new information about joe paterno. what he left his family. and the latest on the jerry sandusky case. you are watching "good morning maryland." [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a f

from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway, you're not seeing any issues on 295. to i-95, nice and clear making your way northbound at 216, as well as traveling southbound. you see hardly any volume on the road in this area. nice and clear. and i also have good news for you. earlier this morning on the inner loop, in fact, just my last hit i showed you that we had roadwork on the inner loop. it was blocking the right lane at braddock. right now it is nice and clear. no issues as you make your way toward braddock road. back in ten minutes to see if the other construction along the beltway in virginia, along 7 and the toll road, we'll see what's going. on i'll be back in ten minutes. >> we'll check in with you then. thank you. >>> 4:42. still to come, maryland's newest casino days from opening. but neighbors are hardly rolling out the welcome mat. >>> out of bounds. why one thief is targeting an >>> george zimmerman could have a hearing as early as next week to explain his finances. his attorney said zimmerman was confused and fearful when he allowed his wife to mis

we have a messy situation on the topside of the beltway. a crash has moved off to the shoulder near perring parkway and that has caused a slowdown. down to 70 miles per hour. we have a crash at riverside parkway and philadelphia road. several incidents closed to the city. we have some of fire activity. a crash reported eastbound 40. a 29, we have report of a crash as well. this is the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. you can see some slowing in the outer loop. switching over to a live view of the topside of the beltway. you can see very slow traffic from the accident. you can see the outer loop is backing down quite a bit. leave some extra time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. we had some thunderstorms this morning. large hail and wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. those storms are now pushing into delaware. you guys on the eastern shore may see some rain for a while. he's the sunshine for the rest of the morning. 30% chance we could see a thunderstorm later this afternoon. heat index

heading inside the beltway on i-66 from the beltway to g.w. parkway, you're at about 37 miles per hour. pretty slow, that drive taking 17 minutes. and here's a live look at the dulles toll road making your way eastbound past sunset hills. in fact, 61 miles per hour from hunter mill road to the beltway. travel lanes nice and open, only a six-minute drive. traveling in maryland, taking the beltway, i have your commute in ten minutes. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. see you then. >>> this morning, a local family asking for your help to solve a cold case. 18-year-old cindy gastelle vanished more than 30 years ago from takoma park. police found skeletal remains at the bull run mountain in prince william county two years later, but it wasn't until a recent dna test that experts were able to positively identify the remains as gastelle's. >> our hope now lies with you, our friends, our neighbors and the community. if you know anything at all about cindy's disappearance, please come forward and help close cindy's case. >> police need help id

we have some areas of rain around the beltway. beltway in fairfax county and some moderate rain falling over springfield. right on the mixing bowl. it is drifting off the east. off to the west you see the steady rain. we have most of the shell was going on this morning. the highs today will be in the 70's. >> we have a steady stream of traffic. around the beltway congestion barrels have been moved out of the way. the traffic pattern remains the same. that means the lanes and divide. we are in good shape in case you're heading out to the airport. we would give the normal travel times. we will have newschopper 7. plenty of views on the camera. >> this morning strip may be a little faster. metro is kicking off the rush plus program. it'll add more trains during rush hour. we are live to explain how exactly this works. >> a lot of people mind think it is confusing at first. officials hope this will ease the commute for thousands using much show in the morning in the evening. >> for tens of thousands of riders, at their command could b

no concerns whatsoever as you make the push towards the beltway. and it will remain clear when you get on to the jfx. 11 minutes from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette. no problems to report on 895 at o'donnell street. it will be nice and clear. now major construction will begin tomorrow. so expect heavy delays traveling in the area and you want to stick with fort mchenry or key bridge for an all the are knit. south side of 95 no concerns heading down towards 495 and you will remain clear traveling on the beltway. no concerns whatsoever just 11 minutes on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> a warning for commuters this morning. traffic on the bay and key bridges is going to be temporarily halted for about 40 minutes on wednesday. this is according to published reports. we are told tugboats will be pushing a cargo ship carrying 4 cranes. they are going to be head for the port of baltimore. closures on the bay bridge will begin about 1:15 as the key bridge abo

the beltway at 66. right now the trip is pretty good heading inside the beltway, too, through falls church, ballston heading on in toward the roosevelt bridge. outer loop leaving springfield into alexandria, they finished the weekend project. on the outer loop closer to van dorn street, just after van dorn is where you'll make the local through lane choice. stick with the through lanes unless you need the local exits. the local lanes are now just single file through that phase of the project. >>> this week the supreme court is expected to hand down a highly anticipated ruling on president obama's health care reform law. >> this spring the justices heard arguments on whether that law is constitutional with its mandates forcing most americans to buy health insurance. 9 news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the supreme court with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. it's quiet this morning but we're here back -- but when we were here back in the spring, there was a lot

irk-66 fairfax to the beltway, driving at 54 miles per hour. inside the beltway on 66, looks good. head towards gw parkway driving at 56 miles per hour in that area and on 395 northbound from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. driving at 56 miles per hour. continuing on 14th street bridge, nice and clear. angie and aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> it is 6:12 right now. a health scare for jeopardy host alex trebek. how he's doing this morning. >>> this morning millions of people are hoping debby does not come their way. the latest on the major rain t[ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the early 50s. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work out here. [ michael ] we're on the forefront of revitalizing manufacturing. we're proving that it can be done here, and it can be done well. [ ilona ] i came to ge after the plant i was working at closed after 33 years. ge's giving me the chance to

leaving the beltway toward fair oaks, give yourself five or 10 extra minutes leaving the beltway past nutley street. you get on after nutley street like at 123, you should be in pretty good. good270 seemed to be moving very well moving70 the beltway. no problems in loudoun county, coming on to the beltway through montgomery county, moving nicely. we are talking about the bay bridge and a scheduled closure of the bridge in both directions. that will happen later on today. steve and cynne will have details later. now, adam caskey in the weather center. >> the man of the hour. >> it is here whether you like it or not. on facebook i said, it is coming. it is here. jump in the kiddie pool in the backyard. i keep thinking snow also. fy-10 myself. let's go to the conditions outside this morning. there's a heat advisory in effect for this afternoon through tomorrow afternoon. that means temperature and humidity will combine to make it feel like about 100 to 105. temperatures are not so bad right now, but there is picked humidity. 75 in d.c., 70 to a dulles airport, 73 in hagerstown, 64 in cum

take a look out here on the beltway. with this new configuration there may be issues for folks and drivers may find some backups later on this morning. now, two outer loop through lanes are open and what is their final configuration. although that's the good news. the bad news is only one local lane will be open from the split to just past telegraph road. this will be the deal from today until july 30th. now, because of through local split will be farther west as of today, earlier. you need to watch the signs carefully and prepare as you approach. if you need to take telegraph road, route 1, or i-295 national harbor use the single local lane to the right. everyone else you need to use the through lanes. the ramp from the eisenhower connector to the outer loop will be closed until july 30th. make note of that as well. when construction is complete this portion of the beltway will have three local lanes and two through lanes. but for now, it's just that one local lane so you really need to be careful. watch these signs and

there's a big backup on the beltway right now. beltway right now. weather when mitt romney says "planned parenthood we're gonna get rid of that." beltway right now. weather romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. when romney says "do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade? yes." he's saying he'll deny women the right to make their own medical decisions and when his campaign can't say whether he'd support equal pay protections. "and we'll get back to you on that." romney's putting your paycheck at risk. planned parenthood action fund is responsible for the content of this advertising because mitt romney is out of touch and wrong for women. the so-called beltway ufo may soon be making appearances in the skies above the august area. the military says it will fly the unmanned drone near the naval air station this summer. many people thought they saw a ufo when they spotted maryland state police taking it to the river. on the beltway wednesday night. people are still a little suspicious.

. >> we made it into veins low 80's sister there around the beltway. today we will crank it up a few more degrees. topping out around 90 degrees on the weekend, 92 by sunday. 52 degrees in martinsburg right now and in winchester, 52. 54 in culpeper. is the timeline, 85 for the high temperature of around 3:00 or 4:00. it will be warm today, but still not humid. any, mighsunny and hot tomorrow, but with low humidity. you will notice an increase in the humidity with high temperatures around 91 degrees on sunday. another chance of rain on tuesday. >> wrapping up overnight construction including 66 westbound leaving the beltway pour gallows road. eastbound 66, green light between centreville and 495. in good shape is the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. normal travel times between father hurley boulevard and the beltway on 270. looks good on the beltway south of town at the wilson bridge looks good across 50 on the maryland end. looks good on 95 between richmond and baltimore. a live picture. light volume spotted through springfield. now to a news.

. >> sci-fi comes to the beltway. we will tell you about this strange sight overnight. >> ♪ i got a crush on obama ♪ >> learn what the president goes a campaign says about a new video from a man expressing love for the commander in chief. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> thursday morning good morning, washington. june 14, i am steve chenevey. . i am cynne simpson. glad you are waking up with us. we begin with traffic and weather. lisa baden. >> a fatal crash is now gone on interstate 97. accident investigation reconstructed is complete. everything is gone. northbound and southbound are open completely between washington and baltimore. no longer anything to watch. we're watching traffic on 95, red lights northbound. everything is open out of woodbrige up to the pentagon. we will march on over to the weather center with adam caskey. >> it is a comfortable start temperatures in the 50's and a few spots farther west of the metro are

and here's the beltway in parkville. no delays at harford road and 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. and as we look at abc timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> the new york man who pled guilty tore stealing historical documents in baltimore will be in court. >> what he face at sentencing and what he admitted to doing. >> ahead also, the largest marilyn monroe exhibit opens today. where you can see her and the historic memorabilia coming up next. >> and get latest information on the iphone. slide over and you can see showers and storms back off towards the west. right now, we are dry with a temperature coming in right around 64 degrees. i will have your ocean city forecast coming up. stick around. çñç?ç?çñçwçñçwç?ó?çwçñó?ç?çñó?çw >>> it's 5:55 and five things to know this morning. the donald will be in greensboro north carolina the keynote speaker at state g op dinner. >>> a judge is meeting with lawyers today for research and recovery company based in texas suing casey anthony

beltway. every night this week crews will shut down three of the four lanes from georgetown pike to oak street overpass. the work should end by 5:00 each morning. >>> 73 degrees. many parents can relate to this story. the embarrassing moment for u.k. prime david cameron. what he forgot while out to eat with his family. >>> a first for twitter. how the social networking site is branching out. >> a live look outside right now. off to a beautiful start. sun in the sky. tom kierein says things will change quickly this afternoon. and that's our quarterly wrap-up. any thoughts? wow. yowza. terrific. incredible. no, i mean, really, this is so good. that's great, guys. thanks. off the charts. phenomenal. thank you, i'm just glad we're all on the same page. slam dunk. incredible. mmm. i agree. kick up the flavor with dunkin's new breakfast burritos, made with fire-roasted veggies, melted cheese, and delicious steak. grab one today. bring on the day. bring on the flavor. hurry in for dunkin's new breakf

overnight road work on the beltway on 66 and 66 each way near the beltway and through vienna has been cleared out. outer loop of the beltway leaving alexandria, you have the new traffic pattern. as you head over from springfield getting past van dorn street, first of all your local lane split happens earlier. and if you've committed to the local lane, only if you need those local exits through alexandria and oxon hill, you're down to single file as part of the last portion of the long-term project. so just to give folks a heads up we're going to see delays building there earlier than we're used to. back to you. >> beverly, thank you. >>> delays and long wait times are a major concern when you're flying. >> several airlines are trying to cut down on those delays. monika samtani takes a look at new technology airlines are using to do just that. >> reporter: d.c. area airports are some of the busiest in the country. in fact, takeoffs and landings at reagan national in 2011 were the highest in a decade and the demand is increasing in our area. the frustration of the summer travel season i

not bad at all heading from germantown to the beltway. traveling along i-95 in virginia, i have your commute up next. we're going to talk delays. a live look from backlick road. you see the volume increasing, but again, we'll get into details in ten minutes. aaron, back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> a frightening accident overnight leaves a woman and child dead in fairfax, virginia. you see the aftermath. this happened around 11:00 on lee highway at germantown road. tracee wilkins live with more. >> reporter: good morning. now that we have sunlights, you can see the markings left by investigators. you can see how far the car went out of the lane, striking another vehicle. we have an update from police. the 6-year-old girl is deceased. and police say that that 6-year-old girl was not properly restrained for her height and her age. an 8-year-old girl is in very critical condition after undergoing a number of surgeries. their mother, a 28-year-old woman, was pronounced dead on the scene. let me show what it looked like earlier in the ev

if you're planning to head elsewhere, 95 between baltimore beltway and our beltway is absolutely final. no delays to -- fine. no delays to report. a live look at the beltway near colesville road. it may be a bit of a sunshine factor, especially on the inner loop as you head toward college park. this time we'll head over to route 50. if you're coming in from annapolis, no problems. we'll take a live look at i-93 as you came -- i-97 as you come to the beltway. a quick look outside one more time. if you're planning to head over to woodfield road at air park road, watch out for wires down and the signal lights are out as well. my next report is at 6:25. >>> it is 6:18. we want to take another look at our question of the morning. it is 66% of adults use these even though they were originally marketed to youngsters. is it a, video games, b, piggy banks or c, gummy vitamins. >> here's a look at a response you posted on the facebook fan page. kathy believes many of us are still children at heart so she thinks the answer is a, video games. she writes, those kids have grown up and still play the

clear to the beltway. 13 minutes to get to the capital beltway. the rails are open with no reported delays. all are running on or close to schedule. >>> if you're looking for a quicker, less crowded trip home from work, it could be on its way starting monday. the new rush hour program called rush plus comes to metro on monday. it's going to add more trains to some of the heaviest travel section on the orange line and yellow line. keep an eye on your destination. some orange line trains will now travel to largo town center. on blue line and yellow line trains will travel between greenbelt on the green line and franconia on the blue line. it will appear on metro maps as dashed line lines. >>> keep a tight grip on your phone or ipod bhil riding metro. the transit system says thefts of the devices and pickpocketing has more than doubled in the first three months of this year compared to last year. aggravated assaultsnd bike thefts are also up so far for the year. the crimes s is in parking lot been cut in half. down 63% from 120 last year. metro says

just a four-minute ride from this point out to the beltway. one you do get onto the beltway, everything up to speed at heardford -- hartford road. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley. over to you. >>> we learned overnight that the aide to the former congresswoman gabriel giffords, rob barrber, he won the house seat that she gave up after she was shot. giffords herself now heading to the polls. this is her in support of her former right hand man. she gave up her seat to focus on her health after being shot in the head a year and a half ago. >>> closer to home this morning, we are now following a few big events to tell you about. ash birch -- arch bishop william lori headed out of town today and baltimore's mayor responding to some serious questions about the city's rec centers that are slated to close today. >> sharree has been following the stories and has all new information as we start this wednesday. what can you tell us? >>reporter: here's a look at what's happening today, the conference of catholic bishops b

to the beltway , the beltway nice and clear, 11 minutes to travel the outer loop towards 83, west side going to be clear and traveling from 79595, 11 minute drive. >>> wegman's looks like a scene at a black friday. they opened in columbia. the store says the line of 2000 people were waiting for the store to open. the 5th in the state of maryland. >>> new report says suvs may not be as safe as you think they are. >>> country in transition, candidate who declared himself next president of egypt and the results are not expected until later this week. you are waking up to what is new in maryland. it's a blurred shot, that is the white house, down in dc. we continue in a moment.

the beltway looks great. all lanes are open all around town. 270 southbound you're beginning to see a small slow stretch as you head into clarksburg right here but otherwise no big deals heading southbound on i-270. let's take a live look. if you're planning to head here down to the point where the lanes divide, see, i've proven it you to. things look great. very light this morning whether you're headed to the american legion bridge or the inner loop of the beltway to silver spring. back over to the maps and this time we'll check out the beltway north of town. still no brake lights to report leaving college park through into bethesda. we'll take a live look outside near new hampshire avenue. traffic is moving well here as well. coming up in my next report, we'll go to the south side of town at 6:00. back to you guys. >>> making news now at 5:50, new attacks are reported this morning near damascus, syria. this follows witness claims that yesterday's fighting was the heaviest in the capital city since the upris

not seeing issues as you make your way toward the beltway. light volume. beltway travel lanes open. same thing as outbound. no issues to report for you. travel sweep, 52 miles per hour. to 295. over to you. >>> 6:12. 69 degrees, the butt of jokes, the subject of a movie and back to you. the case is finally closed. >>> sobering numbers, how far the recession set back our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. >>> coming up on 15 after the hour. this morning, new numbers backing up what so many people already know. how brutal the recession was on the middle class. according to a federal reserve report, americaned discovered a record decline in wealth between 2007 and 2012 as home values trumbled. in 2007, net worth was $126,400 to $77,300 in 2010. that set the average family back 20 years. and net worth sank tot $45,000

the beltway at georgia avenue across the bay bridge, and good on the beltway in landover. now to adam caskey. >> up to the rooftop cameras overlooking the federal city this morning, clouds in the distance. a mixture of clouds and moonlight early this morning. and rise at 5:42 and we will have a good amount of sunshine for the majority of the day. clouds moving towards the 95 corridor and continuing northeast. we have rain in new york all the way up to and england -- through new england. high pressure will give us sunshine today and lower humidity. ever fresh in northerly breeze. sunny and 83 tomorrow. additional clouds tomorrow, 78 degrees. below average high temperature is all the way through the weekend. >> a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held later today to officially renamed 1 red line metro station. until now it is the station you have come to know as the new york avenue-florida avenue- gallaudet u station. officials thought that was long so they renamed it noma- gallaudet u. new york avenue will be used as a secondary name for one year to assist customers during tr

if you are going to the beltway just 11 minutes ride to 83. traveling from 795 down to 95 also 11 minute ride there. and we are continuing to cover what will be a major traffic alert this summer. traffic is now underway -- excuse me, construction is now underway on 895. so drivers will want to expect a major backup all summer long and abc2 news linda so is in south baltimore this morning with what you can expect. >> reporter: good morning, well, construction began at 9:00 last night. what right now is 895 right before the harbor tunnel. things right now are running smoothly and about 15 minutes ago we saw more construction crews arrive on the scene. they tell us just beyond this tunnel and this whole plaza is where the construction is going on. lanes are one lane in the southbound direction. right now because it's still early not seeing any backups through the tunnel but that could change as the day wears on. crews are resurfacing the steel bridge just south of the harbor tunnel. one northbound lane will be closed for the next eight weeks and

very smooth ride from the beltway into town. across the curtis creek drawbridge, not tracking any delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> state leaders on both sides of the aisle are asking for a chance to talk about what is happening in the inner harbor. >> jim brochin has now voiced his concerns. kim dacey joins us live with the latest. what is he saying this morning? >> it was republican state delegate pat mcdonough who raise the red flag about safety in the inner harbor after a number of attacks. he does not agree with the racial overtones, he put forth jim brochin from baltimore county agree there is a problem downtown. he agreed that state police should be brought in to help with security. the mayor's office refused to comment on the senator's concern. police claim that violent crime is down 14%. common assaults are running even with last year. the mayor will be opening a new curfew center last week which should help. police insist they are doing what they can. >> these men and women are out there each and every

it will be a nice easy ride to the beltway. here's what the beltway looks like at bel air road. no concerns here in overly an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. the west side also clear from 795 down to 95. that's uplook at your abc2 timesaver traffic -- a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. >>> thanks. another traffic alert this morning, the exit ramp on route 40 is going to be closed beginning today for a year. the exit ramp at southbound 715 will be closed. there will be detour signs posted to let you know about this and the closure is part of the project to improve the area following all the changes. >>> and remember tomorrow, two military convoys will be causing some congestion on the bay bridge around noon, 27 vehicles will pass on the eastbound side and then an hour later 61 more. those convoys will be transporting the body of fallen marine gene mills. they're going to be escorting mills' body over to dover, delaware to elkridge. >>> a pretty amazing story ahead of a young girl spending a lot of time in a hospital. we're goi

before andexpected after the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. 6:51. >> we are back after the break. >> good morning. coming up, the designer shoe divorce. the new york woman with 1200 pairs of high-priced heels of once a shareer ex of her million-dollar .ollection charlie sheen is back with a new but does he have a new attitude? he will talk with us about his life on screen and off, next on gma. the supreme court could issue opinions this week on what could be the final week of the session. among the ruling is expected to announced, the health care overhaul and arizona immigration >> . still picking up the pieces from week's massive storm. than 100 families in bladensburg urged have been displaced. a microburst capable of 100 m.p.h. winds hit area. that tore off roofs, damaged buildings, and damaged cars. debby hasl storm dumped large amounts of rain on ofrida and spawned dozens least one killing at person, expected to make landfall sometime mid-week. >> we have to show you some video. smarter than average bear. was a

if you're traveling along 50 inside the beltway, also outer loop of the beltway. inside of the beltway eastbound on 66. let's talk about where you're seeing red. that means you're jammed. making your way eastbound on 50, i-66 eastbound, that's where you're jammed. let's head over to the beltway, i-95. jammed even and delays continue as you make your way toward the beltway. let me give you a live look at lorton. you can see at a standstill in this area. i'm checking i-95 for accidents. i'm not seeing any. very slow. average travel speed from quantico, you're looking at 27 miles per hour. that's a 50-minute drive right now. now, if you're connecting onto 395, delays continue. look at this at duke street, very slow as you make your way toward seminary road. this is where you're jammed. your delays continue as you head toward the 14th street bridge. 25 minutes right now to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. not seeing any accidents, just big delays. >> so basically people should walk to work today. thank you danella. 6:53. have you ever gotten a plane tic

you are looking at an 8ment ride from the beltway to the toll plaza. and if you are heading out to the beltway as we pull up to drive times you are looking at an 11 minute ride on that outer loop from 795 toward 95. actually right around 11, 12 minutes and if you are using the jfx from the beltway downtown, to east fayette street it's an 11 minute ride. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. >> have you seen this? >> of core -- have you seen this? >> i have. >> cheryl conner saw this coming into work off the jfx at northern parkway. it's an exit a mom and her 7 ducklings crossing an exit ramp heading for 83. little miss mary came to help. >> i am an animal lover and i reaccused and stopped my car and got out and tried to she her back in. -- s shoe her back in. i stopped the traffic on the exit. >> she put her hand up to stop the traffic and a gentleman teamed up with mary and they turned the mother duck around in the woods and they are now enjoying jones falls and should be hopefully right about now. >> that's right. >> all right. this is one of the -- >>

the main trouble spot is the beltway. we aring dewith a serious crash on west side as we look live at liberty road. it's causing major problems. only the shoulder is getting by at this time of the expect a very slow ride making the drive down towards 95. i am tracking delays and will continue to do so so stay tuned for more. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no problems. just 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. we have traffic to keep in mind. construction on 895 begins later tonight expected to cause heavy delays at harbor tunnel through the end of the summer. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or key bridge as an alternate route but we have problems on the bay bridge and key bridge later this afternoon. tugboats are pulling a cargo ship into the port of baltimore. bay bridge shut down at 1:15 and key bridge at 3:15 for 40 minutes this afternoon. you will want to expect delays as well. that is your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you.>>> facebook plans to keep ion on you even when

speaking of construction, taking the beltway this time, the inner loop of the beltway at georgia avenue road work along the right side and also affecting the ramp heading to southbound georgia avenue. that looks like the cones are up and looks to be clear right now. that is good news for your travel. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the rails. >> all right, danella, thanks. >>> major work on metro means major delays for you this weekend. the biggest delays on the blue lines where the springfield and shuttle buses will be available at ieisenhower avenue, but blue line trains will run to the huntington station and also single tracking on the blue, orange and red lines. work starts at 10:00 friday night and should be done by monday morning. >>> a senator wants you to boycott certain rental car companies until they promise not to rent or sell cars under recall. senator barbara boxer is trying to get all rental companies to fix recalls before putting them back on the road. boxer is also drafting a bill that would make the pledge law. rental companies say that the bill should also inclu

tonight on the west side of the beltway. the ramp to westbound security boulevard will actually be closed. that will continue all the way through 5:00 a.m. monday. here's exactly what the west side of the beltway looks like right now at old court road. things up to speed, a little bit of congestion, but 13 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. here's what it looks like in parkville at bel aire road, still going to be a little congested but all in all a nice ride up towards 83. >>> a penny for your thoughts on a new shoe line just for kids. a three-inch wedge heel for girls -- what's a wedge? >> a wedge is a shoe. get out your wedge. give me that shoe. this is my shoe. this is a wedge and this has generated a lot of comments online on our facebook fan page. this is a wedge. it's children for little girls. it's a designer shoe from michael coors and it's called kids healey wedge. it's a shoe that will cost around $60 to $70 which is crazy for a kid's shoe and we have 45 comments on this on our abc 2 facebook fan

actually from the baltimore beltway as you head down to the capital beltway travel lanes are open north and southbound. 54 miles per hour as you pass 32. let's head over to i-95 and take a live look right now 100. traveling southbound in this area as well as northbound as well. nice and clear as you connect to the beltway. not seeing any problems for you. however, if you're taking the rails, specifically on the mark train we have two pretty significant delays. let's start with roads on east 870. mechanical problem. right now at 26 minutes. they estimate about 30-minute delay for this train. and looking at the camden south line, train number 841, 13-minute delay right now. i'm back in ten with another look at traffic. >> danella, thanks. >>> today the nine people killed in a moetro crash will be honored. this comes on the third anniversary of the accident. megan mcgrath is live in northeast where the plaque will be unveiled this morning. >> reporter: good morning, richard. you can see down below here the area where this horrific crash happened three years ago was on the straks down below

now to lisa. >> i will take it and run around the beltway. overnight construction has been moved out of the way. heading north into baltimore is good on 95 and 295 and 58 at the bay bridge. -- 50 at the bay bridge. quiet on 395 to and from the 14th street bridge in this camera. it looks awesome. back to you. >> thank you. 4:52, 72 degrees. >> more on an incident that is not a laughing matter to alec baldwin. how the actor response to claims >> nfl commissioner roger goodell will meet with a high ranking senator today to talk about the bounty scandal. he will meet with illinois democrat dick durbin to talk about the scandal as well as possible reforms. nfl has suspended players and coaches who were with the new orleans saints between 2009 and 2011 when the team allegedly awarded cash for big hits. d.c. mayor vincent gray is moving forward with a promise to name a park after chuck brown. the mayor presented legislation to the d.c. council that would designate the western portion of langdon park between 18th street and 20th street as chuck brown

outer loop of the beltway typical volume delays. into the work zone in silver spring past new hampshire avenue, making your way past colesville up to georgia. right side the screen is the utter loop. pace still good getting past 29. check the ride on 66 where we've already seen delays out of manassas to the rest area. getting through the centreville interchanges with the slow merge on to 28. getting east of 50 fair oaks into i enthat not too bah -- into vienna not too bad. northbound 95 traffic has been heaviest getting into the quantico area northbound across the occoquan into newington on to 395 and up toward landmark. still seeing volume build there. remember the new traffic pattern on the outer loop as you head from springfield toward van dorn street. between van dorn and eisenhower closer to van dorn is where you have to make the choice for local or through lanes. you only want the local lane if you're using one of the local exits since they're down to single file. your next check of traffic at 6:25. back to you. >> thank you,

but in der diser ya, just south of the beltway, tell -- alexandria, just south of the beltway, telegraph road is closed near franconia road. you want to choose an alternate route there as well. let's take you over to a live picture on the northbound side of i-95 and 395. this is pretty much what it looks like. you've got a few brake lights in springfield and a few brake lights as you approach seminary road. this time to the other side of town. no problems on the wg parkway as you head into the downtown area. a quick look at the american legion bridge. a good indication of the west side of town and the beltway. >>> tomorrow is the 9th of the month. this is your early reminder to call your buddy and tell them that early detection does save lives. with father's day coming up on june 17, we also want to remind you that men get breast cancer, too. william brown will be spending father's day with his eight children, five grandchildren, and three great grand children. he has a lot to celebrate this year as this will be william's first father's day cancer free. >> reporter: william brown feels b

fairfax county parkway to the beltway. continuing on i-66, nice and clear. no road work and no delayses at all. eastbound travel sensors are picking up driving at 56 miles per hour. 11 minutes to the beltway. i'm back in ten with a look at your rails. richard and yooueun, back over you. >> and that ball is killed! fair ball right field corner. florez will score. adam being waved around. here comes the throw. it is 4-2, nationals. >> you go. the nationals beat the tampa bay rays again last night, 5-2. second straight win. the nats increase their league in the national league east 3 1/2 games with that victory and begin their battle of the beltways tonight against the orioles in baltimore. the slump is over. tampa bay pitcher boston with pine tar on his glove has an eight-game suspension. p peralta used to pitch for him. what they knew when he played here. peralta is appealing the suspension. >>> 81 degrees at 4:54. turn off the lights. coming up in the next half hour, the health impact sleeping with too much light can have

it will be a very easy ride down towards the beltway. once you do get on to the beltway. here's what it looks like in parkville at harford road. everything up to speed. just 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 95 up to 83. major construction began last night on 895. abc2 linda so is live this morning in south baltimore right near the harbor tunnel. good morning linda. how is traffic looking so far? >> reporter: good morning lauren. things look fine right now. we're not quite into the morning rush just yet. but they do tell us you should expect backups. right now we're right on 895 before the harbor tunnel heading southbound. we spoke with construction crews about 30 minutes ago who tell us just beyond this tunnel and the toll plaza is where the construction is going on. they have the lanes narrowed down to one and crews are resurfacing the steel bridge that's just south of the harbor tunnel. one lane will be closed for the next eight weeks and then in august it will get worse. one lane in each direction will be shut down. that means you should expect major backups go

north of the beltway, it will be rougher this morning. all the counties in orange is were the severe thunderstorm warnings are located. pink is the severe thunderstorm watch. those storms will continue southbound. thunderstorms between now and in with the heat index over 100. >> good morning. it doesn't appear that those storms are affecting traffic. no major incidents to talk about. we're up to speed on the major roadways. over on the other side, at 70 checking in at 51 miles per hour. no delays to talk about. 11 minutes in the outer loop west side. 11 minutes in the northeast corner. 80 minutes between the 95 ap's. this is the j.f.x. and it looks very nice in both directions. this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. north and southbound are moving just fine. the roads are wet as you move further north. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> both sides of the political aisle are using the supreme court ruling to rally their forces. >> democrats see the ruling as a victory for the president. >> we begin our coverage with hall

all clear around the beltway, interstate travel. travel times working in our favor south into richmond, north into baltimore along 95. we are good as far as 270 66, the greenway, the dulles toll road. no problems on the beltway at the wilson bridge, south of town. is is traffic across the american legion bridge. now to news. >> we will start with a developing story from the west coast where authorities are investigating a series of traffic collisions involving u.s. secretary of commerce john brison. he was driving a lexus in the san gabriel valley saturday afternoon when he rear end a buick as he waited for a train to pass. he stopped and talked with three men inside the buick and then left the location and hit the buick. a second buick brison-- hit the buick a second time. he was cited for felony hit and run. drugs and alcohol don't appear to play a role. he has not been admitted to the hospital. we will continue to follow the investigation and bring any updates as we get them. >> the child sex abuse scandal at penn state universit

no problems on the beltway through silver spring. here's 395 heading for the 14th street bridge into downtown. also moving well across the bridge span here. we'll take a live look and show what you it looks like heading into downtown. all lanes are open. in my next report, we'll take another look, this time at 66 at 5:38. >>> virginia's chief medical examiner has unveiled facial reconstructions of three unidentified men. >> the men's bodies were found at different locations in northern virginia between 2003 and last year. in each case police found mostly skeletal remains and the lack of flesh kept investigators from determining how these men died. so far police have not found any matching missing persons cases for the three men. look at these reconstructions on what they believe the faces looked like. if you think you recognize one of the faces, contact your local police. >>> dozens of high school students who were visiting the george mason university campus are now recovering from a stomach illness. the students started getting sick

the jfx, 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street and that beltway nice and clear all the way around. >> all right. you have a lot explaining to do. tell me tales of trough. >> okay. so we have a trough and it's in new england and that's pulling in the cooler air from canada. so that's why the temperatures feel like we are in the 50s this morning. so the low 50s at 5. good morning bel air at 52. northeast 51. we are looking at 52 in owings mills and perry hall coming in around 54 degrees. this is what i am talking about. see on the satellite and radar, the batch of clouds andcounterclockwise spin and as long as we have that we have the chance for showers going throughout the day. charley. >> all right. health news this morning. more than 1.2 million americans will suffer a heart attack this year and today a new report declares one state north carolina, is pioneering an idea that may help. duke university medical center report says the key is calling an ambulance so they can hook you up to an on board ekg to be sent to the hospital before you arrive. this can give d

it will be a nice easy ride making the drive over towards the beltway. as far as the south side of 95 is concerned, here's what it looks like. here's a look at the west side of the beltway the we will get to 95 in a second. but everything up to speed here at liberty road. just an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95 and if you are using the south side of 95, no delays to talk about. traveling north through the tunnels. or south down toward 495. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic and here'slynette charles with the forecast. >> good morning. yes, we are looking at some showers especially if you are headed south today. but other than that, things are drying out but a as we go through the rest of today there's a chance for more showers to move in. we are getting sunshine mixing in with cloud cover. just like we saw yesterday. temperatures are cool right now. and the upper level trop basically keeping us in the wet pattern on the unsettled pattern and it's keeping us cool. so right now, in york, it's 53. 55 in easton. and 57 in

it's right in wood lawn on security boulevard at the ramp to the beltway. that outer loop so do expect delays in the area. as we head north on the beltway andtive a look leer at -- take a live look here at old court road. everything is up to speed and no significant delays but more traffic than usual in the area. and as you travel the south side of 95 checking in and taking a live look here, just north of the beltway, traffic really starting to pick up. but no significant delays as you head down to 495 or head north up towards the tunnels, and we have a major construction project that you do want to know about. it doesn't start until june 20th. it's right at 895 at the harbor tunnel and expected to really really congest that traffic. so do expect heavy delays in the area can that will continue owl the way through october -- all the way through october and you want to use the tunnels as the alternate routes. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> news time right now 5:52. all right a proposal to sell smaller sodas i

as for the west side of the beltway here's what it looks like at liberty road. everything up to speed and nice calm ride down towards route 40. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, back to you. >>> he's accused in thes arizona shooting -- in the arizona shooting that killed six people. >> this morning lawyers for jared loughner back in court. what they're going to ask a judge to do for the shooting suspect. >> plus, engaged in the hospital. a young couple got in a hot air balloon and ended up in the e. r.. we'll explain what in the world happened here. you're waking up to what is new in maryland. >>> news time 4:42 and five things to know on this thursday. city officials will meet later today to discuss placing advertisements on fire trucks in baltimore city. supporters say they would help keep three fire companies from closing, the meeting is at 2:00 at city hall. >>> florida a&m's president wants to end hazing and this morning the president will roll out a new plan before board of trustees. it results from a hazing related death of

no problem on the beltway. all of your overnight construction pretty much cleared up for the morning. this time in maryland, we were looking at the american legion bridge 270 no issues in from frederick. coming up, we'll go to the east side of town at 5:23. >>> thank you monika. olga breeze is here in for howard bernstein. she has the hot humidity sticky details about our forecast. >> we are not going to get sticky until later on tonight and into tomorrow. ones that -- once that settled in, it is going to stick for the next several days. outside right now though, we are starting off pretty good. mainly clear skies, you want the sunglasses as you head on out. we are definitely looking at a day planner. we should see temperatures in the 70s for most of the morning by the time we head to midday and early afternoon. most of us should hit 90 degrees. most of us copping out in the middle range 90s. definitely building in that humidity, you'll notice more mugginess as we head into friday. satellite and radar looking g

no issues for you continuing past nutley street to the beltway. 270 incident-free leaving the beltway down towards beth case. do want to watch for the rain on montgomery county, 95, bw parkway, between beltways as well. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this is an interesting story. not your ordinary high school graduation. thirteen sets of twins graduate. >> up believable. now, people attending a commencement at pennsylvania's council rock high school were certainly doing double takes with all those kids. and probably wondering what is in the water, right. we have a report from the graduation ceremony. >> it may look like the typical graduation. it may sound like the typical graduation. but here in council rock high school north ring there is something very unusual and no one can figure out why. thirteen sets of twins. that is what is so unique about council rock high school north graduating class. >> i think it is great. >> i think it is pretty awesome. >> thirteen sets of twins. >> the brothers are very close, best friends but there is competition. >> who is better look something. >>

police -- 100 miles an hour on the beltway. police camera shows they were going more just to keep up with their. >> local lanes will be reduced to one lane between telegraph road and van street. it is hot out there. >> coming up, and local community in shock after an attack on a well loved ice-cream vendor. >> in montgomery county teacher accused in cleared of some new developments in regard to teresa sullivan appeared they say they're close needed to the votes needed to reinstate her. the governing board was wrong to oust her. carl says he has no interest and permanently replacing her. a soldier killed in the war in afghanistan will be laid to rest. pratt died on memorial day. he will be buried today. >> police are investigating a shooting involving a police officer. he shot and killed him yesterday. the officer had gone there to question a man suspected in an attempted objection at the mattress station. he fired several times that the detective fatally wounding him. police are searching for teenagers the attack ande -- that a

speeds on the topside of the beltway looking good. the west side slowing down, 35 is your average now. there's a live look at that delay there at exit 17. there's another live look outside. that is 95, slow and go in the southbound direction there between white marsh boulevard and the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. marty and don, back over to you guys. >>> this morning's coffee with, this is a good one, with nicki taylor. >> ladies and gentlemen, nicki taylor. welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. how is life today? >> wonderful. thank you. >> i'm sitting here and looking at you holding these band aids. how many band aids have you used in your life? >> you can't countied. >> count -- you can't countied. count -- count. >> my 3-year-old wears band aids all the tile. these come in -- all the time. these come in handy. >> what is it with kids and band aids? it's like their first jewelry. >> i think they like texture, like to hold a lot of things. i know my daughter does. she's holding cray