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look at towson. towson clearing out nicely we have a cold front that's going to drop in behind this. and with that, we are going to be dealing with a northerly breeze. already cooling down in middletown right around 56 degrees. and 68 in edge mere right now. 66 in goldsboro. and also centreville. so it's going to turn out to be a nice day on tap and the reason why is high pressure is going to do its thing. just briefly though. that's why i say hurry up and get out there and enjoy the bay because another cold front that's going to move through and that's going to be bringing us some stormy conditions tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow evening. and this is the line of showers and thunderstorms beginning to work its way in here as we go into the afternoon. and it will linger possibly into saturday morning some showers in the forecast. and then high pressure builds back in briefly as we go into saturday afternoon but that is what i'm going with today. 84 pleasant warm. nice, you jective and that's what it will

it happened across the street from towson university. police said they received a call about 4:25 in the morning. the person in the house said a rom mate had been assaulted. police said at this point it's omaha sexual assault. detectives spent several hours looking for evidence this afternoon. neighbors said there had been a party at the house that went into the wee hours of the morning. the alley way was littered. at this point police have a vague description but they aren't releasing anymore information. the condition of the victim at this point isn't know. we'll have more coming up at 6:00, reporting live in towson. >>> a scare at bwi-marshall. there was an investigation and it turns out it was an aerosol can and this was in a bag. >>> baltimore city firefighters are investigating a two alarm fire on green mount avenue. people were inside at the time but they were able to get out safely. no one was hurt. >>> in cecil county an elkton woman was hurt in a fire. this happened on inn keeper court. she was taken to hopkins bay view sufferi

reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> latest on a quadruple shooting in the city. linda so joins us with the latest on what happened. i know there were several victims in the situation. a 10-year-old boy breaks your heart. >> police say all four victims are expected to survive. three of them were shot in the leg, a fourth victim walked in to the hospital to be treated. other three taken to the hospital. it happened near the rec center. one of the victims is a 10-year- old boy. the other two are 28 and 29- year-old men, sitting on steps outside. police were patrolling the area and heard the gun shots. no word yet on arrests or a suspect or motive. police are trying to gather more information on the suspect. linda so, abc2 news. >>> a public hearing is held to talk about putting ads on fire trucks this is happening in baltimore city, this was brought up last month. three fire houses are set to close, some say it could keep them open and wouldn't cost taxpayers money. >>> maryland marriage alliance will announce the number of signatures on a petition to put a referend

. >>> and a popular bar is back open for business in towson. i'm linda so, what's going to be happening later this morning as the charles village pub to celebrate it grand reopening. >>> its is thursday, may 10th. "good morning maryland," kind of a wet and soggy day out there. but nonetheless i'm charlie crowson. >> i'm megan pringle, abc2 news. you want to know what today looks like as well as the weekend? here's meteorologist lynette charles. >> all right megan yes, things are starting to look up if you're sick of the rain. those showers pushing off towards the east and we will be cool with some patchy fog across the area this morning. so let's take a look at maryland's most powerful radar as of now, we industry some downpours once again overnight those sliding to the east. the eastern shore got in on good rains and that's definitely something we like to hear. with we don't like -- what we don't like to hear is that we have patchy fog out there. only five miles in baltimore and also easton. nine in york, to the tens that we're seeing into fre

light showers around towson, randalstown and close to dundalk, a shower moving in that directions that's the scenario, if you are heading towards montgomery county, i-95 is wet this morning, white oak, silver spring, we are dealing with foggy conditions, reduced visibility in easton, 7 miles there. 5 dc, 3 in winchester this morning. also it's a little bit on the breezy side with the winds east at 13 miles per hour in baltimore. now a check of the traffic with loren. how was your weekend? >> it was great. we went to the preakness, it was my fiance's birthday. we are off to rainy start. there is a reduced visibility across the region. if you are using the jfx, we have the on going construction that blocks one lane at 28th street. no problems to talk about traveling through the tunnel or harbor tunnel. 695, here is what it looks like in heartsville. over on the west side, liberty road, no delays, 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 towards 95. >>> 40 people are dead after a suicide bomber targeted a military parade in the capitol of yemen. the death toll is expected to rise. we have

. >>> and a popular bar is back open in towson. i'm linda so, the grand reopening that's scheduled for later this morning at the charles village pub. >>> and maryland lawmakers getting ready to go second -- into the second rounds hashing out the budget. what top democrats say taxpayers should expected to see. >>> let's take a live look at the camera at the inner harbor on this thursday, may 10th. thank you for joining us this morning, i'm megan pringle. >> and i'm charlie crowson. let's get right over to meteorologist lynette charms because the soggy day on wednesday, is the sun ever going to examine back out? >> it is and if it was tomorrow i'd sing the annie song but it's today and i can't do that. maryland's most powerful radar's as of now and not a whole lot. we had some rain push through earlier today charlie but now going to the east. out into the atlantic. and what we're left with, well we have some patchy fog out there and i'm going to show you the numbers just a minute. but temperature 53 degrees in churchville. or 52. abe

as we look at towson, the temperature coming in at 63 degrees. and, once again, no type of rainfall totals yet. but the winds nice and light out of the south and again both the rain and winds will pick up as we go through the day. as we check you crowd side in towson we are seeing the cloud cover and rain will begin to fall from there. so we are looking at a good dayon tap. we need the rain. we are over 5 inches and as we go through the hour by hour forecast temperatures at around 73 degrees. we will be seasonable. as we rook at the 8 p.m. hour rain in the forecast and things get heavier out there. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we need the rain but that weekend forecast was so nice out there. if you are headed out to 695, we are dealing with a disabled car you want at that watch out for on the outer loop at the ramp to 83. checking in and looking live, not causing significant delays. if we can pull up the shot in the towson area, you are looking at 12 minute ride from 95 up towards 83. the west side that is star

towson light, campus newspaper, that 22 year old matthew was a student here at towson university. he is a native of howard county. he died on memorial day after he was hit and killed by a drunk driver while trying to cross the highway in ocean city. the driver of this suv that hit him did not stop after the accident and just drove off. witnesses of the accident followed the suv until police arrived to arrest a driver who have been identified as diego miller of virginia. witnesses remember the scene >> shoes in the street, a shirt. obvious stuff that was from whoever got hit. >> all i saw was a shoe laying on the ground. i heard it was a hit and run. >> reporter: he has been charged with homicide, by a motorcycle, while intoxicated along with other traffic violations which include leaving the scene of an accident. he is awaiting to be arraigned in ocean city district court. >>> later this morning, baltimore officials will remember officer rodwell in a elementary school. the ceremony starts at 8:30. in 73, he was killed while volunteering on a taxi cab detail. rodwell was known by c

the councilman says while most of the questionable activity happens near college campuses like towson, it is happening in other parts of the county. he insists it will not hurt businesses to follow the rules. tony agrees. his business relies on customers bringing their own wine, and he doesn't have a problem at all with paying a minimalize and speak it that means every business will be on the same page. the councilman says cabildo go through work sessions over the next couple of weeks and could be brought up for a boat at the beginning of june. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> officials in washington are turning their attention to distracted driving among teens. >> would a new study is suggesting about the ages of those in the car. >> the ravens have had their fair share of famous numbers. now ravens rookie has his eye on adding a new number to that list. more on that later in sports. >> there is a little more rain in the forecast. or >> auto safety advocates and government officials in washington focus on the deadly and all too common problem of distracted team driving. new study f

according to the tower light he was a student at towson university. the howard county native died after he was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver while trying to cross the highway. the driver of the isuzu drove off. the witnesses followed the suv until police arrived on the scene to arrest the driver who has been identified as diego, of virginia. >> you see the kid on the floor. the car struck him. everything started running towards him. >> i'm a momm my concern was actually, what the mom would say that he son was here having a great time, and his life ended because of a drunk driver. >> reporter: fa chee knee has been charged with homicide and other traffic related charges. he is awaiting arraignment in ocean city district court. >>> rodwell was killed while volunteering on a special taxi cab delaval tail. he was known to have a special passion for children within the community. >>> we have learned a fourth person was shut the shooting that left a 10 year-old boy wounded in baltimore. we brought you this as breaking news last night at 11:00. i

another in towson. another in towson. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. it is nacional day what you want day -- it is national eat what you want day. >> the now like to talk with my mouth full. >> thank you a lot. >> this sounds wonderful. i love this day. 54 downtown. 46 into sykesville. a chilly start for today. we expect temperatures to be around 68 by landsdowne. high temperature around 72. -- 68 around lunchtime. i think chocolate cake. >> go for it. >> do i have crumbs on my face? a few problems on the west side. we have an accident at 795. no sign of delays. in towson, loch raven boulevard, we have a crash. there are two incidents in bel air. 95 running smoothly. pulaski highway running smoothly. this is the west side at security. starting to build but no sign of any official delay. this is 83 at padonia road. southbound traffic

. >>> new reaction after police say a drunk driver killed a towson university student over the weekend. >>> new information on a quadruple student in the city. the youngest victim, a 10 year- old boy. what the victims were doing when they were shot. >>> get ready for an easier commute when you head to work. major changes along the jfx. >>> i heard this crash, the explosion-type fire, everything went black. >> remnants of beryl are forecast to bring more rain to the carolinas. see the after math of the rain and strong winds. this is jacksonville, florida, the yeah received as much as 6 inches of rain. the forecast here different in maryland. >> sticky and hot the past few days. it's a bit uncomfortable outside right now. >> you are right. the temperatures are in the 70s. bell is no longer a tropical storm, it has been downgraded. the winds sustained at 30 miles per hour. it is a tropical depression. you can see it pin wheeling the bands of rain and they are getting flooding in southeast florida, or southeast georgia and alnortheast florida. this is going to happen for the next day or so

we have some wet roads. 57 over towards towson. 57 as you make your way past 70. so far so good on the major roadways making your way up towards the beltway. 66 miles per hour and problem free on 97 north and southbound. this is the glen burnie area. so far wilkins avenue not tracking a lot in terms of problems. light volume to and from 95. this is 70 at 29. traffic checks out just fine at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police are trying to locate the shooter responsible for a drive by. >> jennifer franciotti is live outside police headquarters in towson with the details of. >> this happened outside a motel near parkville. the victim was a male and was walking near the welcome inn may car pulled up next to them. a passenger began shooting at the victim. residents woke up startled monday morning to the sound of gunshots and a man screaming for his life. >> the parallax got here. he said he did not want to die. he was screaming. they were trying to calm him down. >> so far the victim has not been identified. he is in critical but stable condi

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as we start you out in towson, the temperatures there is around 57 degrees. that humidity is at 99%. and 57 is the dew point "a"- point. and we are looking at glen oak where it's 59 degrees. the 100 herz humidity means we are -- 1 had hundred% humidity means we are -- 100% humidity means we are dealing with patchy fog. we have a wet roadway and then we will start to see the fog develop around the area. and this is what we are left with as of now. as we go through the remainder of the morning, we have a chance for some slight showers to pop up in the forecast. a better chance going into the afternoon. and it's going to be very warm and very humid outside. take the rain gear with you. a we will see a few peeks of sunshine. >>> after three decades of public service commissioner fred bealefeld is calling it a career. this caught some people off guard and sherrie johnon is herewith what's -- johnson here with what's next. >> reporter: we will hear from fred bealefeld about his decision to step down. he he has left quite a impact on the charm city going after crimi

we've learned friends of darrell augustus will hold a vigil for him tonight in towson. it's who police are looking for he's 32-year-old lennell ellis. on saturday ellis went to the home of a woman he had been in a relationship with. and found augustus there. the apartment is on dun haven place in carney. a fight broke out and ellis stabbed augustus in the leg and he bled to death. ellis drove the body to a remote area in essex and set the pickup truck on fire. back at the apartment neighbors knew something just wasn't right when they saw all the blood. there will be vigil tonight at 7:00 in the church parking lot behind the immaculate conception in towson. call baltimore county police or crime stoppers at 18667 lock up. we're live at county police headquarters, linda so, abc2 news. >>> we have new information this morning about the shootings in seattle yesterday. a fifth victim and the suspect died late last night. four victims were shot at a cafe and another in a carjacking before the suspect shot himself. he had been identified by seattle publications. his brother tol

it zits on west pennsylvania in towson and was a popular spot for the people who work and live around here. after the fire the community rallied around the owners who decided to rebuild. we recently got a sneak peek inside the new place has two floors and has a bar inside and out. you'll see some familiar faces too. 20 workers from the original pub are back. >> very excited for everybody coming and enjoy what we've been able to do here and just everybody to be able to appreciate come here. little bit of the old pub and have a lot of the new pub too. we're very excited about it. >> reporter: and for a closer look that grand reopening is at 11:30 this morning. we're live in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >>> in news around the nation this morning the fbi added to the list a mississippi man charged with kidnapping a tennessee mother and her three daughters. and killing two of them. they are also offering a $50,000 reward. the announcement came amid the intense man hunt in northeastern mississippi with 35-year-old adam mayes and two girls he is accused of kidnapping. they are 12 and 8 years

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no delays in towson. it will be a nice easy rye -- harford to york road. no delays in towson. it will be a nice easy ride. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, you want to be aware of the construction that's blocking one lane in both directions at 29th street. later in the morning falls road might not be a bad alternate. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> the f b investigating a threat against a southwest airlines flight. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with all new details. what have you learned. >> reporter: we have been working with our sister station in phoenix gathering all new information and here's what we learned so far. southwest airlines tells us there was a threat made geeps one plane in orange county-- against one plane in orange county. two planes were held if in phoenix after landing and another in orange county before departing for phoenix. authorities checked out the planes to be safe. the last flight was not able to take off after it was clear because after hour noise restricts in orange county. passengers will be placed on other flights this

the air is dry and towson is good at 50 degrees but we are cool. we step outside in towson and you are looking at plenty of blue sky and a nice sunrise. enjoy it because high pressure will do it's thing and slide off toward the east. when that happens, we might get a northeastern flow and that's what could bring a few high clouds into the area going through the afternoon. but future trend moves that system close to the area by saturday and could kick in a few clouds. partly cloudy on saturday and then by sunday, that's when we have the chance for wet weather in the forecast. but for today, hour by hour looks nice. eat outdoors. temperatures at 77 degrees. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: good morning. freakiness shut down many roads including west rogers at northern parkway. for a list of the closures, go to abc2news.com. no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel or the harbor tunnel. as for the northeast corridor of 95, here's what it looks like in white marsh north of route 43. a 4-minute ride to the beltway. and 695 shaping up k

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it happened across from towson u. detectives isn't several hours trying to find evidence. police say they received a call at around 4:25 from a person in the house. someone in the house had been aculted -- assaulted. they're still investigating meantime, neighbors say the house was full of people tend went on into the wee hours of the morning. they have a vague description. the condition of the victim at this point is not known. reporting live in towson, roosevelt leftwich, website whoib whoib -- abc2 news. >> will the sun be sticking around for the memorial day? let's check in with wyatt everhart. you did a survey. nine out of 10 of your friends will be at the beach. >> they're all going to the beach. where are you going for memorial day weekend, the beach. it will be hot around here. we're on the eve of the kickoff of the big weekend and not a lot of activity now but there are two clusters of storms, one coming out of fredericksburg, a decent line, not severe but certainly worth watching. nonthes for the rest of the -- nonetheless the rest of the evening, a couple thunde

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in towson at loch raven tech, a mix of sun and clouds but no storms developing. we did see some of the activity brewing, some severe weather south of richmond but across our state, across maryland, things are quiet and warm. 81 in baltimore. 82 ocean city. relative to average in baltimore, first day of may, 70. the average last days in the 60s. i think we'll average out over the next couple of weeks but winds from the southwest on the whole light and variable. humidity is moderate. you feel a little humidity in the air but not quite oppressive. to the west we have some decisional cloud cover -- additional cloud cover. the next bownt dry -- boundary is producing showers and storms from illinois to lake michigan, northern indiana. that's where the whether is tonight. otherwise, it's all offshore. we're in a quiet window even with low pressure to the north. we're not warm sector. this will be interesting tomorrow this cool air on the back side of this will try to wedge into maryland just a little bit. i still think we're in the mid to upper 70s but it will be somewh

in towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> the two people under arrest are in the county jail. police say for legal reasons, their names won't be released until tomorrow. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. on the west side inner loop, that's not going to be any picnic for anyone. we're looking at over 35 minute there, from 95 to reisterstown road. the north side inner loop, another 15 there, at least from charles street to dulaney valley. the outer loop, on the north side, also slowing in that direction, from providence to charles street. average speed at this point, about 35 miles an hour. as far as 95 goes, the accident in the northbound direction at pulass key highway has been cleared. but we still have a delay in the region. other accidents include stemmers run at mesa avenue in essex. north chester at east lafayette. west chase at cathedral. and also argon drive at hil

it will be a nice easy ride all the way up towards towson. back over to you. >>> a developing story out of north eastern texas. a 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit there near the louisiana border. people as far away as shreveport, louisiana felt the tremor. so far no reports of significant damage. this is the second quake to hit east or northeast texas in a number of weeks. >>> the family of a northeast baltimore girl says that justice was in no way served. the two boys accused of shooting her and hiding her body have been sentenced. >> we've learned that the 12-year-old boy will be home monitored in harford county. the 13-year-old will spend six months in a juvenile center. the girl's mother says the sentence is unfair. they say the pain is just as bad as the night the 13-year-old died in march. the boys admitted to shooting the girl and covering her up with trash bags and leaving her for dead. >> they free and they walked away and it's not right. >> she was breathing when they put her out there. what kind of parent would do that? what kind of fr

towson today at towson west elementary, you can see basically things were partly cloudy as you look at that horizon and manchester valley high, a mix of sun and clouds. now we're seeing clouds and areas north and west like here in carroll county, dryer air edges. maryland's most powerful radar all sweeps scanning crystal clear. we think that will be the case for the next several days right into our preakness. 82 baltimore. 76 at the airforce base in dover. 73 at the beach. winds light from the west southwest. that's indicating that shift. as the winds turn west, northwest we see the humidity numbers dropping. we're almost down into the 20% range. hagerstown, 30% range and you have to get to the eastern shore to find the high humidity level. drier air is already funneling in. we've got another boundary pushing in, sparking a few showers to the west over pennsylvania and ohio, but this front will be arriving after the peak heating of the day and we've already got drier air in place ahead of that boundary. add all that up and we won't see much rain. we're pretty much dry for now. overall,

. >>> i'm jessica kartalija, in towson, baltimore county. up next on wjz. what parents of teen drivers need to know. and why a contract may be in your future. >>> a stormy outlook. when will our weather improve? don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's rainy, 69 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. it is literally a ripoff, with thieves tearing out anything made of copper. now, the biggest victim is fighting back. and as alex demetrick reports, police are beefing up their efforts to catch the copper robbers. >> reporter: surveillance video shows thieves stealing the copper downspouts from this home in february. brazen enough in broad daylight. but only a shadow of what is being taken. >> metal pipes. grounding plates. h vac coils. wire gutters, even bronze statues. >> reporter: today, police announced the first task force to target metal thefts in the state. because -- >> the number of metal thefts has nearly tripled since 2009. >> reporter: even

we want to let you know in towson, there's road construction on the right lane. closed at 695 on the outter road and charles street. and ricer town, there's road construction, the right lane closed at 695. we'll have more on traffic and tie-ups on 83. >>> if you don't have plans this weekend, hang out with some of from us abc 2. the towson town spring festival is this saturday and sunday. we're a proud sponsor. stop by the booth. >>> that is a good time. >>> it's a story that captured the nation and shed some light and the practice of hazing. >> a press conference later today that could shed new light on the death of a former student, robert champion. >>> and the parents of a three- year-old have a lot of questions for a daycare center. a parent's night somewhere straight ahead. this is a live picture of downtown baltimore at the inner harbor. we'll be right back. Ñ[=ff >>> vice president joe biden and his wife are hosting ailing cinco de mayo the white house today. >>> and there's a proposed budget put together by baltimore mayor and will have a meeting tonight

the beltway shaping up nicely as you make the drive from parkville up towards towson. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> easy way for kids and adults to remember the wars fought for our country unveiled today. >>> there is a new free interactive on line game to teach your kids about the war of 1812. i'm sherrie johnson, live at fort mc henry. i will have the details coming up. >>> big hats, crowds and race, through record numbers to pimlico. a live picture of the inner harbor, downtown baltimore, we'll be right back. >>> good morning maryland. >> the job market is very tough these days, especially if you are an older worker. 54-year-old win has been out of work for two years and recently found a job paying her $13 an hour. she said i'm going to take it. she works for a nonprofit company, a job she thought the training program was geared towards people over 50, who were looking for work. >> we are all if the same boat. we are all 50 and over. we are not going to get the big high salaries. we would be happy to be working. >> the program which is privately fund

there are been other reports at towson, morganton and leola. authorities say this women need to be careful. >> in cases like this we depend on the college community to give us information may lead to the development of a suspect or information tells us what is happening on the college campuses when we go to the bathroom, till thisperson is apprehended, take someone with you and be vigilant for strangers and people acting suspicious. >>> you can call public safety. >>> crews are trying to determine what caused a 4-alarm fire at tyler perry studios in atlanta the complex includes about 200,000 square feet of studios and five sound stages and a 400 seat theater. tyler perry is set to come to town tomorrow for a two day run. >>> unwanted visitors getting a lot of attention ruffling some feathers. a man goes out into his backyard and he's attacked by a hawk. the hawk scooped down right on him. >> it's got tonight point when i walk out to the mailbox, i don't know if he's watching me or not. >> he is watching you. he now carries a umbrella and mows t

a towson university student gone in an instant. ocean city police say the driver never stopped. a lot of people are outraged. >> good morning. his mother and father understandably too harder broken to talk -- heartbroken to talk on camera. they tell me their son refused to get into a car with anyone who had been drinking and call it a devastating irony that he would die in this way. >> 22-year-old matthew which cheswick smiled so much he earned the nickname smiles and cheese. >> he had a smile and he carried that in everything he did. >> just incredibly happy, touched so many people's lives. it's just a shame that we lost him. >> hundreds who knew the howard county native are grieving over news he was struck and killed in ocean city early monday morning as he crossed costal highway with a group of friends. >> he hated drunk driving. he was walking across the street to catch a cab so he didn't have to be the one behind the wheel driving drunk. >> after he was hit the drunk driver drove off. witnesses driving behind him followed his car until he was arrested. >> anybody that gets

stop by the booth in downtown towson. the festival is form from 10 to 7 and sunday 1 to 7 meg and and i will be there at 10 -- megan and i will be there at 10 and lynette at 12:30. >>> it's anticipated to be a block buster in u.s. theaters. we will look at how much the action film brought in. also, online dating sites are the rage for humans. now, we can match our fluffy and fido with just a click of the mouse. who says you need chemistry lynette? >> all right. so it's going to be very warm and humid today. i will tell you how long the sticky weather sticks around coming up. >> reporter: we are off to a foggy start but no delays just yet here on the beltway at harford road. i will show you what the other main lines look like in the abc2 time safer traffic of course. you are watching good morning maryland. 3q i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing lef

we're live in towson at police headquarters. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. a trial date has been set for may 22nd. >>> the fallout begins at jp morgan chase, after the bank loses $2 billion in investments in a matter of weeks. alexis christoforous reports from the new york stock exchange. a top executive is out. can there are calls for tighter federal regulations. >> reporter: the white house says jp morgan chase's huge losses highlight the need to protect taxpayers when wall street makes mistakes. during his commencement speech at barnard college in new york, president obama called for more financial regulations. >> we know that we're better off when there are rules that stop big banks from making bad bets with other people's money. >> reporter: but traders worry about too much regulation. >> it make its more difficult for those firms to function and perform their duty for the shareholder value. it drives competition to other places in the world. >> reporter: ceo jamie diamond said the bank lost $2 b

his own practices in towson and howard county, dr. laborit is an assistant professor at hopkins and teaches at the academy. >>> and still ahead. drunk driving like you've never seen before. what happens when cops pull over this man on his lawn mower. >>> airport incident. what happened when two planes collide on a runway? and how did it happen? >>> beautiful day on tap tomorrow. maybe storms friday night. i'll have your exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for instant updates on all the day's breaking news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a gunman remains at large, after opening fire. cafe seattle. police say he killed two people and wounded three others who are listed now in critical condition. a nearby high school was put on lockdown, as police went door to door, searching for the suspect. the restaurant and music venue is located near the university of washington. >>> two planes collide on the ground at chicago's o'hare international ai

temperatures in the low 60s in towson and we have the humidity coming in at 96%. that dew point is close to that temperature and you can see that sunrising out there. with that we have plenty cloud cover to talk about this morning. we will get a few breaks. this is the big story, we have reduced visibility in terms of foggy conditions. only about 8 in hagerstown and 5 in winchester. culpepper around one. let's check the timesaver traffic with lauren and that's the story for you all morning, the fog. >> reporter: fog is the main storey. we are dealing with reduced visibility. be extra careful heading out and turn on the low beams as you drive to work. if you are using the jfx into the city, we have the ongoing construction that continues to block one lane in both directions near 28th street. speeds at 59 niles. miles per hour -- 59 miles per hour. at liberty road, outer loop is starting to pick up. but no significant delays just 13 minutes from 795 down towards 95. and in parkville everything will be nice and clear here at harford road. you are looking at a 9-minut

right now these temperatures are mild. 60-degrees in towson. we're looking at the upper 50s 234 ole cotty right now. laurel at 65 degrees, more 65s in chestertown and also middletown and goldsboro manufacture the same. looking -- more of the same. waiting for the cold front the slice through the area. once it does high pressure will move in here and another cold front bringing some showers and thunderstorms to the forecast for tomorrow. and you can see it here on future trend, this is what i was talking about say around 2:00 and beyond, that's when we'll be seeing some thunderstorms and they could be on severe side. all right now a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >>> good morning lynette. we have an accident in harford county to tell you about but first i would also like to wish daniel scott a happy birthday. very happy birthday. 21 always a good one. and another birthday greeting to our morning show producer, wanita powell whose birthday is tomorrow. she's off so we definitely wanted to wish her a very happy birthday and h

in towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> three people are arrested and in the county jail. police say for legal reasons, their names won't be released until tomorrow. >>> some baltimore homeowners are furious tonight, over inflated water bills. the department of public works said two water meter readers didn't feel like checking the numbers. so they made the numbers up. people in the home ner and edward gardens area received inaccurate bills as a result. now, they are look to see if other employees submitted fake readings. >>> mostly sunny. but is a shower on the way? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the steaming conditions. >> earlier today, we had higher dew points and humidity. it's dried out so much in the last several hours. chance of showers now, just about 10%, if that. most of the activity is holding off across pennsylvania and moving to the east. not advancing toward the maryland area. right now, the chance of showers ton

. >>> today the charles village pub in towson celebrates the grand reopening. abc2 news linda so is live there this morning. >> reporter: the place has been totally rebuilt. ly find it bigger and better and it housed an outgate door patio and a rooftop deck and later this morning at 11:30, county executive kevin kamenetz will rejoin them for a grand reopening. fire destroyed the pub in january and it was a popular spot for people who live and work around here. after the fire the community rallied around the owners who decided to rebuild. we role got sneak peek inside the new place has two floors and has a bar inside and out. you'll also see some familiar faces too. 20 workers from the original pub are back here. >> very excited for everybody coming and enjoy what we've been able to do here and just een to be able to appreciate and come here. it's a little bit of the old pub and have a lot of the new pub too. very excited about it. >> reporter: and that grandsire opening is set for 11:30 this morning. live in towson, linda so, abc2 news. >>> you still have time

as we look at temperatures this morning, quite mild. 61 debreast in towson. -- degrees in towson. 51 now for this time of the year for the low temperatures. and we are well above that. good morning galena at 62. more of the same in rock hall this morning. the wind will be a factor. it will be breezy. gusts up to 15 miles an hour in sparrows point. millersville more of the same. throughout the afternoon, expect the winds to be out of the south at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. your future trend picking up on the rain. i said the heaviest rain will fall early in the morning around hush hour. but so tomorrow take it easy on roadways. as you look at the rest of the time frame, wednesday, things will improve wednesday afternoon. but for today, the temperature coming in right around 73 degrees. the cloud will whoever and we will see o-- hover and we will see occasional showers. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: good morning. i guess we have to be thankful for the wonderful weekend we had. using the jfx to city watch watch out for the construction blocking one l

almost a half an inch in towson under the thunderstorms that we saw this morning. i will talk more about that coming up. but right now let's check your time safer traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning lynette. as you mened, we are off to a foggy start so expect reduced visibility. reduce the speeds and turn on low beams as you head out. southwest corner of 95, noise and clear at the beltway. no -- nice and clear at the beltway. no problems towards the beltway or 495. as for 83, north of 695, no delays to talk about. we do have all that construction still going on as you make the push on to the jfx. one lane will be shut down in both directions at 28th street. and overnight the northbound lanes will be completely shut down as crews work to repair the drainage pipes. that's from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. all the way through monday. so falls road is not looking like a bad alternate. the flowermart is taking place in mount vernon today and through the weekend. charles street on the northbound lanes will be shut down between center street and reed

and the beltway moving through the towson area also going to be nice and clear. here's a live look at york road at 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. and we have the construction going on on the jfx and one lane will be shut down in both directions at 28th street. overnight the northbound lanes will be shut down as crews work to repair damaged drainage pipes. stick with falls road or charles street as the alternate routes. that is a look at your time saver traffic. back to you. >>> thanks so much lauren. pastor answering holy questions this morning. >> the comments he made now causing a major uproar about children and sexuality. >> plus the latest on the jfx closures and it's going to affect your morning commute. those changes, they start tonight. we have details on that. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. we'll be right back. ff [ 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

own practices in towson and howard county, dr. leborrow wit is an assistant professor at hopkins and teaches cataract surgery. >>> another rocky day on wall street. more concerns about the european economy drag the markets down. dow is down 161 points. s&p off 19. and nasdaq is down 34. let's go right to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >>> stocks sank, as investors worry troubles in europe will set off a wider crisis. economists believe greece could leave the euro zone, as soon as next month. and spain's largest bank says it is in need of a bailout. that sent investors dumping stocks for the relative safety of u.s. bonds, pushing the interest rate on a 10-year treasury to a record low. the 10-year bond is tied to mortgage rates. experts predict home buyers will see rates on 10-year and 15-year loans fall to historic records. >>> experts say decline could be the sign that a milder winter sped up some home sales that usually take place in the spring. contract signings are a good indicator o

close to .07 of an inch of rain in towson. that's good rain picked up and we see more rain that's going to be pushing into shadyside and northville. another round will come in here as we go into the afternoon. i will talk about that coming up but right now let's check our abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren. >> reporter: good morning. so far so good on the roads as yoi mentioned. we are dealing with -- as you mentioned we are dealing with reduced visibility. if you are use the jfx to get into the city we are dealing with ongoing construction. one lane is shut down at 29th street. no congestion as of yet. but as the morning continues, falls road and charles street not looking like a bad alternate. no delays through the harbor tunnel and here's a live look at 95. at eastern avenue it will be a nice easy ride as you make the push into the site. no delays traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel. as for the beltway, traffic is starting to pick up here on the west side. but no delays traveling that outer loop. looking at a 13-minut

the annual fundraiser is up and running in towson. monique griego has a look at this week's house. >> reporter: the landscaping and the house itself are ideal. but step inside, and it's a design dream come true. >> it's a great way to showcase what you do. >> reporter: paula is one of the designers whose work is being displayed. >> this side board was a custom- made piece. >> reporter: this year, the fundraiser is being held at the egg house in cromwell valley park. >> we re-created or redesigned it. we have 17 on 18 designers there in every room. >> reporter: the showcase gives local designers the student to transform a bare room into whatever they envision. and people are then invited to take a tour. >> they want the same rooms they can relate to in their own homes. >> it really can be life- changing for people. to have them come in and give some sort of guidance where they need it so they can make their home where they really want it to be. >> reporter: in addition to the design tips, every room has a book like this, with a list of