it is fitting that the presidio parkway should be leading the way. i cannot and my remarks without acknowledging in a curtailed fashion the partnership of the federal government in the process, and particularly the leadership of secretary ray low hood -- ray lahood. they supported this project with generous allocations. i would be remiss if i did not also acknowledge the tremendous partnership that we have with the state, particularly through the good offices of the secretary and his staff. thank you of course speaker of the house nancy pelosi. we look forward to continue a fruitful partnership in the years to come. thank you very much. [applause] >> let me take a second now to acknowledge the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, david chiu, who has been a member of the board for the last year and a half and has impressed me as someone who cares about transportation despite the fact that he has to be in the trenches, fighting the battles on everything on the budget. our board does not have the luxury of being a single person -- a sing

so right now we have the westbound 80 columbus parkway blocked as well as the eastbound 37 columbus parkway off-ramp blocked. but the chp are saying it's not going to affect the commute a whole lot because this is not a real major thoroughfare. good news they expect to clear it in a half hour to an hour. >> thank you. use redwood as an alternate. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza, no troubles. the metering lights are off. traffic friday light. and taking a look right now at 880, both directions -- actually, both directions problem-free through that portion. that's a look at your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, gianna. we have been talking about it most of the week the fact that warmer weather was going to be moving into the bay area and for many if not most of you, you felt it yesterday. you will feel it more today. out the door this morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s with patchy fog in some of the valleys. clear start around the bay with temperatures to 60 degrees out the door as cool as the lower 50s. and from 50 to 57 for the coastline mostly clear

at northern parkway, the ramp to eastbound number parkway is closed because of an accident. the eastbound number parkway ramp from the northbound jfx is closed. avoid that if you cannot. there's an accident at northern parkway and liberty heights. this is the west side of the beltway at liberty road. the outer loop is a little heavy. nothing too major. >> high school football beit. >> it will be beautiful. it will be clear this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. the high this afternoon will be 83. maybe lowe'll say 60's or something for kickoff. not too bad. we will be warmer than normal today. by saturday and sunday, but mostly sunny all weekend long. enjoy your football. tune into am 1090 wbal radio for traffic and insta-weather together on the fives. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. have a great weekend. >> go ravens. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter. tax on everything you buy? that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23%

on a northern parkway address as you take falls road south toward the city. there's a side road parallel to northern parkway. 2 1/2-story building caught fire. inside six people, four women a grandfather and a 10-year-old boy. one of the victims say this fire started in a second-floor building and a 57-year-old grandmother was forced to jump from an atic and suffered injuries to her legs. two other women had to jump from the second floor as flames were shooting out the windows. one victim describes how it happens. >> i was so scared of the jumping asal perfect and it took me a minute and i was on the phone with 911 then i heard the boards starting to crack and crack and crack, so i had to jump. >> be so terrifying. that was christine who also told us one of the factors, her hair was being sinaged by the fire, and she could feel the fire burning her arm. luckily everyone else was able to get out of the house ok. this area of falls road remains shut down for investigation. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a 34-year-old woman is behind bars this morning

ramp to columbus parkway. this overturned big rig has been uprighted but they need a few more hours to clear the sod that has been spilled on the roadway. so it's going to be out there until about 8:15 this morning. if you need to head to columbus parkway, chp recommends continuing on westbound 80 and then getting off at redwood city and then that will get you around that closure that you just saw a live picture of. now, also on the peninsula, an accident still blocking the left lane, this is north 101. chp is at the scene so hopefully this will be cleared shortly, still not causing slowing at this point, no major slowing anyway. you can find out if that changes by going to our website anytime. we update it 24/7. it's at abc7news.com and you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. >> 5:54. >> fannie mae offering cash to buy foreclosed homes across the country. >> here's jane king. >> if you're thinking of buying a foreclosed property, listen up. the mortgage lender fannie mae offering buyers across the cou

columbus parkway brings you that way towards the east. in addition to that the east 37 to columbus parkway is blocked until about 6:00 this morning. so you'll need to avoid that stretch as a detour and chp is recommending you head down westbound 80 to redwood street, turn around, and that way you can get back to columbus parkway. just seems like right underneath or right near that section of interstate 80 on the columbus park off-ramp, that's closed. isn't an easy detour in place but signs activated because they expect to be out there a couple hours at least. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 4:40. >> the rough water that could sink san francisco's chances to host the most prestigious boat race in the world. >> no more nellie. the new leader the golden state warriors are expected to get on monday. >> a disaster. now two [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. and these

but the west off-ramp to columbus parkway and the eastbound 37 ramp to columbus parkway are blocked while they clean up the still. it's going to take them until 8:30 at this point. redwood street is an alternate to get around it. another live camera shot of the san mateo bridge. traffic here flowing well. we have friday light traffic now and earlier accident on north 101 has been completely cleared from the preway. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. just a couple seconds away from 6:08. >> just ahead, michael finney shows us how to avoid getting jammed up when buying a new printer. >> known for his mock conservative style but today offering real testimony. the issue that has steven cobare talking to congress. >> u.s. berkley grad sarah shourd speaks about the first when it comes to veterans, no one fights harder than jerry mcnerney. when some vets were forced to travel hours for care, mcnerney fought for a new v.a. medical facility, and won. mcnerney took on washington gridlock, to improve care for vets with traumatic brain injuries. his plan became law. that's why vfw state

not only is westbound closed but also eastbound 37 to columbus parkway which i am standing on right now remains closed. making progress getting this on medicare but there is diesel that spilled when the truck overturned feared that may prevent them from opening it sooner than 7:00 a.m. but they are making progress. 7:00 a.m. is a time for opening >> maybe about an hour we will keep an eye on it. not a heavily committed area but a hot spot for the roadway. george could morning. >> it is not likely to have an impact since most of the traffic will be the opposite direction that is from westbound 82 westbound 37 so the traffic heading to these bound columbus parkway really not in the commune directions the that is the good news there. track the rest of the commune as we look at the bay bridge and sir you all for the bridge check no other hot spots for you drive around the bay area looks good at the bay bridge no back up yet or delayed for the west bound ride san mateo bridge expect good conditions here as well we are seeing heavy traffic already in the new direction but no problems across t

. >> reporter: we are here at the intersection of northern parkway and falls road. anyone that has been on northern parkway, you know there are a lot of potholes and bad roads. but this is not a surprise to anyone around here. a new national survey claims baltimore has the tenth worst roads in the entire nation. it costs local drivers an extra $600 each year in wear and tear on their vehicles and city officials, well, they disagree. >> we don't think it is fair, because we have put a lot of effort into maintaining our roadways. it is the one thing we focus on over the last four years, and it is one thing we take very seriously. >> reporter: we see a lot of cones and everything here. they have a lot of construction going on trying to repair the roads and city officials say hey, they are still making progress and they plan to complete their road construction by the end of this year. >> sounds like she is going over poll holes herself. >>> maryland's first slots casino is located right on 95 and cecil, scheduled to open next week. a company is working to open the new c

we have an incident in baltimore city on the eastbound lanes of northern parkway. there is a structure fire and you will see police and fire equipment partially blocking that intersection. you cannot turn right on to falls road coming off of northern parkway. keep that in mind. aside from that, we are looking good. southbound looking clear between the beltway and toll plaza. that's an 8 minute ride. no issues on the key bridge, headed towards 97. that's a 9 minute trip. you will see traffic moving very nicely here on the west side at liberty road. no delays, very little volume. no problems on the beltway this morning. jamie, back to you. >> are you stopped up and suffering from a headache? >> if you did get the cold or allergies, it could be that it is something else. >> two hour season premier, "dancing with the stars." find out which celebrity received the highest score from the judges. >>> abc2 works for the community. a proud partner of komen maryland's race for the cure. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i kn

we're working one crash already on the bw parkway northbound at arundel mills circle. no word of lane closures yet. a couple of road hazards, flooding in the prince george's county area at route 50 and route 301. keep that in mind. in colombia, snowden river parkway, the ramp to westbound route 100 continues to be closed because of an oil spill, not related to a crash, a truck started to leak oil. they are sending sand trucks out there. the traffic circle is closed also at this time. look at the shiny wet roads at the beltway. that means it will be slick, slick driving this morning. expect road spray, reduced visibility and not a fun ride. but no problems around 695 so far. we're looking pretty good at this time. back to you. >>> today's the big day. today we get to play the one-armed bandits in cecil county on 95 by the big water tower in perryville. it sits our first-ever casino. linda so says we can start playing today. are you a penny or dollar woman? >> reporter: just give me the tokens, jamie. in just about two and a half hours maryland's first slots casino will

as you head southbound between northern parkway and st. paul street. 95 looks good between the beltway and 895 split. just about 6 minute ride between the split as you approach the fort mchenry toll plaza. megan, back to you. >> 6:18 right now. are you feeling congested and tired and maybe you are blaming it on that fall cold or allergies? perhaps it's something else. here is susan hendricks with more. >> when it comes to real estate, you got to be on your game. yet even though she was successful at it, sarah brodsky seemed a little off. >> i was constantly stuffed up, felt pressure in my face, headaches that would even be be in the back of my head. g for years, sarah suffered from sinus problems, even after tests and different drugs, she couldn't shake the pain and exhaustion. she finally went to a sinus specialist who diagnosed her with chronic -- recommended surgery. >> opened all my passage ways so i could breathe easier. >> it is an inflammation of the sinuses that occurs with a bacterial or fungal infection. the cavities become infla

we have problems on the outer loop of the beltway and bw parkway. let's look, this is going to be the outer loop at old court road, a crash is blocking the two right lanes. traffic is jammed pretty much from the 83s as you approach the scene. now, it tends to ease up past old court road and gets slow again headed towards liberty road. southbound on the bw parkway watching waterview avenue, a serious crash, take 95 instead of 295. only one lane is open at that scene. and road closures in western howard county and middle river, more details in a few minutes. back to you. >>> 6:46. this wasn't exactly taping your 3-year-old's recital. this was a recording of a traffic stop in harford county. abc2 news linda so tells us what happened to a motorcyclist pulled over by a state cop. >> >> reporter: that motorcyclist was arrested and charged with more serious counts than speeding. 24-year-old anthony graber thought he was being robbed when pulled over by a state trooper in an unmarked car. he started to videotape the trooper as he gave him a ticket. then pos

the ramp to northern parkway will be shutdown. if you do need to get there, get off the cold spring exit, take that to falls road and get back for those of you traaeling the west ide of the beltway, no problems to talk about. checking in nddtaking a live look at liberty road, where things are moving alongg high, 48 miles per hour along the outer loop. your way to parkville of course, checkinggin and taking a look at harford road. down. that is will continue as you make the push toward providence road. it's on bossily avenue at york rood and another at carroll county at westminister at alter road. that's the traffic edge report. stay with us, we will tax on everything you buy? that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average american out here. i don't know how we would manage it really. don't like that idea. we can't affor

jfx, six minutes southbound from northern parkway to st. paul street exit. 95 southbound, 10 minutes between the beltway heading to the fort mchenry toll plaza. here we are at route 50, sandy point, no problems across the bridges but like justin mentioned the roads will be slick. you might want to take your speeds down just a tad. back to you. >>> in just a few hours maryland's first slots casino will officially open for business. the hollywood casino in perryville will open at 8:00 this morning. abc2 news linda so is in the studio ready to gamble. linda? >> reporter: yes, get ready. 1,500 slot machines, lots of food and drinks, in a hollywood theme. the casino is opening a little earlier than expected. it was originally supposed to open this thursday. instead, that is when the grand opening will be, with today being their soft opening. the casino got its license over the weekend after a successful trial run saturday. more than a thousand people were invited to a close-door charity event. it paves the way for the casino to open since voters

bw parkway at landover road. the crash is a report. no major delays associated with this one yet, but beaware of that if you are heading out that way. take it extra slow wherever you go. as we head out to our live camera and see how the wet roads are affecting the commute on 270, it is wet and people are taking it slower but all lanes are open father hurley to the split. virginia commuters, good morning to you as you head 66 from route 50 the the beltway. a-okay. no incidents or accidents to report. and same on 95 and 395. all lanes are open, as well. be extra careful out there and heading to work this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, this morning big changes await commuters who travel to the pentagon metro station. the defense department is making security improvements after a gunman opened fire at the pentagon check point last march. kristin fisher has more on how the changes will affect commuters. good morning, kristin. >> good morning. the changes are going to take some getting used to, but the good news is that it sho

there's activity on the baltimore washington parkway, two separate tracks, for one of the northbound and the other one southbound near 202. >>>4:42. an emergency landing caught on tape. we will listen to the frantic moments, minutes before the flight hit the runway with olive its landing gear. >>> president obama hits the campaign trail this week, hoping to hit the right note [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. it even tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light. experience everything virtual wallet has to offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. ♪ >>> welcome back. breaking news, investigators are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting in landover. if it happened around midnight in the 3400 block of dodge park road. officers found a man in the vehicle suffering from a g

this morning in a house on west northern parkway. it's a little dot see but over my right shoulder the red cross is on the scene assisting firefighters. four women, a grandfather and 10-year-old boy were in the house and the grandmother was forced to jump from an attic window and was taken to a niche hospital for leg injuries. another victim said she and her girlfriend had to jump from a window on the second floor and told a dramatic story about being chased out of the window by flames and as they jumped they were being singed. the 10-year-old boy was able to make it out safely. to road is now open. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> thank you. coming up on oprah, she takes on the headlines with john stuart. thank you jen. hear more about the rally for moderation that he's organizing in washington, d.c. then she's won an oscar, grammy, emmy and tony, now liza minnelli takes the oprah stage. today at 4:00. for a look at what's happening on the "today" show, here's meredith vieira. >> good morning. coming up on a tuesday morning o

dealing with a traffic alert in vallejo off-ramp to columbus parkway and eastbound 37 from columbus parkway are still blocked so heads up. that's a look at your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, gianna. pretty good news. here's a look this morning at what you have to deal with for the afternoon. not bad, right? lower 70s at the coast, 80s at the bay, 90s inland. we continue to warm up over the weekend with mid- to upper 90s expected inland. and check out monday and tuesday. 100 degrees in our hottest spots. 80s still expected around the bay and the mid-70s along the coastline. that's a look at your weather. back up to you.

. >>> good morning, we are here at the intersection of northern parkway and falls road. you can see what we are talking about here. major potholes in the road, causing people big bucks to get their cars repaired. baltimore city is making repairs to the road with a lot of construction projects. not enough to counter a report that says the baltimore area has some of the roughest roads in the nation. a percentage of roads in poor condition. that report says nationwide 24% of major metropolitan roads are in poor position. that number almost doubled to 46% of bad roads. this is costing drivers an extra $600 each year in wear and tear on their cars. the poor economy has hurt road repair efforts. >>> of course -w he cannot do as much as we used to. fortunately this season we are on track to complete 200 miles throughout the city. >> i think they could put more focus on it. >>> now become out here live, you can see these cones and everything here on the sidewalk now. but later this afternoon, it is going to be right out there on the street, because they have actually been doing

slow between the prince william parkway and 123 and approaching the fairfax county parkway. 395, drivers are also stuck in a delay stretching from edsall to seminary. 270 southbound is how we will wrap up. marylanders right now more drivers are hitting the road. we are tracking them from germantown road to 370. back to you. >>> at the top of the hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. treasury secretary, timothy geithner will testify later today before lawmakers. the obama administration is taking a tougher stand with china. lawmakers say china exporters have an unfair price advantage making it harder for for american companies to compete the u.s. >>> a relief well could be completed today at the site of the largest oil spill in the nation's history. the broken well that caused the spill in the gulf of mexico could finally be sealed for good by sunday. it has been capped since mid july. >>> new figures were just released for the cost of phase two of the dulles metro rail project. the metropolitan airport authority says $3.8 billion price tag includes a tunnel and underground

the prince william parkway over to route 1 and making the way from the fairfax county parkway up to 8844 -- 644. take you to the lanes that are open on 395. but below speed from the beltway over to seminary and then you will stack up across the 14th street bridge. where we have new traffic pattern in place taking away the left lane for drivers. on the inner loop in virginia. volume is picking up between braddock and gallows. no incidents or accidents along the way. and finally, maryland, we are wrapping with you. 270 southbound, no incidents but from germantown to fall you are below speed. back to you. >>> we have another commuter alert. it could be another rough morning for bus riders in prince georges county. union drivers for the bus transit system are on strike. monday the county ran limited or no service on all 25 of its routes. i waived fares on the buss which did run. the president of the teamsters 63 t says members want better security -- better job security, better health insurance and higher wages. their union contract expired june 30th. things are back to normal at the wheaton

no problems on the baltimore washington parkway. the george washington parkway as well. looking nice along the beltway. overnight construction on the beltway in virginia is gone. traffic on the beltway at colesville, more neighbors are hitting the votes, but it is a steady pace. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 60 degrees outside on this wednesday morning. >> reggie bush takes his lumps. the former usc running back makes a major decision regarding the tainted heisman trophy. >> on "the oprah show", in 1987 and west virginia town erupted after an aids patient jumped into a community swimming pool. 23 years later, oprah goes back to find out if attitudes have changed. today at 4:00 on abc 7. >> the seattle storm defeated the atlanta dream 87-84 last night. a commanding two games to 1 in the best of five series. >> tim brant has sports. >> good morning. the nationals got a terrific performance from livan hernandez. the mets had lost six in the vowel. eight of their last 11. atlanta -- dez in alask and had a home run in the fourth with two rbis. they beat atlanta 6-0. let's go

northbound jfx near parkway -- near parker wrote is closed. in carroll county, westminster, and report of an accident near brown road and houlton road. you can see the outer loop traffic is moving a bit slower than normal. a bit of traffic from there to edmundston ave. and kate nabih new, and looks like things are moving fine north and south. -- kecoughtan avenue, looks like things are moving find north and

over in the city, west northern parkway at liberty, there's another crash. slowing at harford road and the westside continues to move in good shape and at 95, that's a minor slowdown in that direction. and let's take a live look. there's traffic building at harford and another look at 70 west of the beltway moving along there as well. this is brought to you by toyota. toyota is moving forward. >> thank you, and imagine this, maybe ron would have forgotten today is purple friday. >> never! >> good morning, ron! >> hey, don and bern and everyone. >> ron, i have to tell you, i don't normally work fridays, i thought, i can actually wear my purple. i have it on. >> and black. you're right on it, bern. >> we're live in dundalk. these are the folk that is make all of the great new raven's gear. i'm wearing one of them right now. craig, our friend here. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> well, it's great to have you here. we have deals with four players. >> rice, flacco, boldin and hanada. >> we're doing sweatshirts. and bottles and silly bands. >> well, y

. >> another portion of the parkway is now officially open one day ahead of schedule. rolli road and i-95 opened at 5:00 a.m. the northbound lanes in that area opened on saturday. but now all lanes are open. it will be closed for one year while crews build app overpass over the parkway. >>> a push to free the two hikers in iran. their mothers requested a meeting with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. he is in the united states for a meeting this week with the american general assembly. sayre is ra showered flew to dulles and on to new york. she called for the release of her fiancee shane bauer and their friend josh fattal. >> i walked out of prison with my spirit bruised but unbroken and i am more determined than ever that shane and josh, god willing, will soon walk out the same way. >> shrd spent more than 13 months in one of iran's most accused of spying. >> shourd spent more than 13 months in one of iran's most notorious prisons. the three were arrested while hiking in 2009 and had been accused of spying. the iranian government released shourd on humanitarian g

you'll probably want to use 95 or the baltimore/washington parkway. we're filling up here from father hurley to montrose. i'm going to ask that you give yourself an extra five minutes for that and the slow go is from 50 to 123. >>> right now we're following breaking news. there's a shooting on capitol hill. it's on dc tenth and southwest. we know one person was taken to the hospital. we don't know who was shot or y we'll bring you a live report in the next ten minutes. >>> this morning the doctor shot inside john hopkins is recovering. dr. david cosheen a spinal surgeon who has been at hopkins for more than a decade. the police say that he was shot by 50-year-old paul partis it came after he told the man some upsetting news about his merge condition. a s.w.a.t. team broke into the room and the man shot his mother and him self. >> he was always with her. if she had to go in the ambulance or anything, he rode with her. and i told her when i saw him walking her out that she had a great son. >> his brother said that their mother had arthritis and probably

we had some problems gw parkway out to the memorial bridge. they had temporarily stopped traffic to remove a tractor- trailer. as you are traveling right now out on 66, no incidents to report leaving manassas for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the president awarded the medal of honor day one-time secret victim of the vietnam war. richard etchburger died while saving three fellow troops during a 1968 attack in laos. they were posing as civilians but the vet i don't think learned of the mission and staged an attack. >> when enemies started moving down the rocks, dick fought them off. when it looked like the ledge would be overrun, he called for air strikes within yards of his own position shaking the mountain and clearing the way for a rescue. and in the morning light, an american helicopter came into view. >> president obama said he even loaded his injured troops one by one into a helicopter during enemy fire. >>> they may be fish out of the water but will jeannette ache engineered salmon be landing on your dinne

one accident above the capital parkway. police tell us they are on the scene. joe, un. >> jerry, thank you. >> 4:42. a murder at a state hospital. a suspect in a high profile maryland crime. >>> most security systems feature an alarm and sticker in the window. wait until you hear about the security at the vice president's home. >>> and learning much more about ♪ [ male announcer ] it's luxury with fire in its veins. bol daring. capable of moving your soul. ♪ and that's even before you drop your foot on the pedal. ♪ the new 2011 cts coupe from cadillac. the new standard of the world time for football on verizon fios. the nfl in 100% fiber-optic hd quality. that's a good start. but what's this? i can check my fantasy stats without changing the channel. and get an alert any time my team enters the red zone. and then watch every red zone play on nfl dzone. watch out couch, you'vgot competition as daddy's favorite. it's time for fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabities at 800-974-6006 tty/v visit verizon.com/getfios. >>> 4:45. here is a look

overturned big rig at the columbus parkway from westbound 80. the direction coming through fairfield and slowing. distractions and all lanes are open, but the columbus exit and off and getting over towards highway 37 and redwood parkway through the streets of vallejo. 6:00 for the earliest clear up. we will follow this as the commute builds. back to you. >> new this morning in just a few hours, a federal judge will decide whether all ex-cougs in california can resume. if the judge rules in favor of the death penalty, convicted murderer albert greenwood brown will be the first in line. he was found guilty of killing a 15-year-old girl in 1980 and scheduled to die wednesday at 12:01 a.m. brown would be the first to be executed in california in almost years. executions were halted in 2006 because an inmate claimed the process was cruel. the procedures have been updated. >> court proceedings could come to a stop for the rapist accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard if a judge ordered a mental evaluation of phillip garrido. the sacramento bee reports hi

gw parkway at turkey run, crash on the left side of the highway. in montgomery county, 270 on the brakes leaving montgomery village through rockville. finding 29 at green castle, authorities on the scene of a vehicle fire. outer loop slows 95 to georgia with a crash in the left lane. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> it is a documentary getting a lot of buzz. it's called waiting for superman. it premiered in hollywood last night. it takes a look at the education crisis in america. it offers a hard-hitting look at how schools are failing our children. the d.c. school system is featured throughout the film. >> controversial school chancellor michelle rhee was on oprah yesterday promoting the film and shannon green has more now on the documentary. >> even the kids are getting stupider every year or something is wrong in the education system. >> reporter: the man behind the new documentary, waiting for superman, said it's the latter. on september 24th, the movie about the u.s. public school system will hit theaters. it follows students

in and out of baltimore on the baltimore-washington parkway. good on the route 50 corridor. this is a picture of 270 traffic in the geico camera. headlights heading north leaving the beltway on their way toward falls road and eventually into frederick. heading away from us, the lane divides from the beltway. back to alison starling. >> ok. lisa baden, thank you. >>> 5:12 is the time outside. coming up, facebook's next phase. the latest rumors around the social network. plus -- >> the death penalty is reserved for the worst of the worse. teresa is not close to that. >> virginia gets set for a historic execution. >>> first the frantic search for a missing religious group is over. >>> it is 5:15. our "top stories" this monday morning. the ramp from southbound route 123 to westbound route 7 is now closed. drivers can get to route 7 by using an exit ramp from 123 to frontage road. this new traffic pattern will be in place until the end of the year. >>> an american woman held in iran for more than a year is now speaking out. sarah shourd is in new york where she's calling on iran'

take it north of the district and move over to 95 and the bw parkway. looks like two smooth rides are what we are checking on here from 32 past 198 and down past powder mill. keeping an eye on 270. taking it outside and watching the volume build between germantown road to 370. and finally let's wrap it up in virginia. 95 travelers, heading northbound, seeing a lot of you between the prince william parkway to lorton. that delay is an extra five minutes. that, my friend, is growing. >>> first they made it illegal to text while driving and maryland is joining seven state an the district in banning hand held cell phones. but it can be a difficult law to enforce. starting on friday when you get behind the wheel of your car put down your cell phone and activate your blue tooth. if not it will cost you. the first time you are caught driving in maryland with the cell phone to your ear it will cost you $40. after that $100 and a point on your driving record. >> people really get distracted when they are on their phones. >> reporter: admit it, we have all done it

, at least in my tenure, has been more clear about the importance of replacing doyle drive with the parkway, been more supportive, far more effective in bringing the region to a consensus on a funding plan for the project and the need to bring it to fruition immediately. there is a debt of gratitude to the mayor for his leadership. we are honored to have him here today. i am honored to welcome him to the podium. >> thank you for your patience. thank you for taking the time to come out from washington, d.c.. dale, thank you for your stewardship in the region. i want to thank everybody who has already acknowledged. on behalf of jose, well done. i think this is my fifth groundbreaking. unbelievable. we were here with senator boxer, twice with speaker policy. i think we found some neighbors and did one of our own. this is a product that goes back many years. i remember when i was 10 years old, the parking and traffic commission in 1996 to reject never talking about this project. in 1955, folks said that it was time to fix this half hour affair. -- the repair -- thoroughfare. it needed to be str

couuty where a fuel spilllis workinn along the westbound lanes of route 100 and the ramp tt know river parkway will be shutdown as well as the trafffc circle before the ramp. no problems to report on the here is a live look atú interstate 70. it be wide open. you are look at an 11-minute ride on tte outer loop, at 695, with a speed of 355 milesser hour. all is clear traveling through the tunnels. you're lookkng at an 8--inute drive t 53 miles per hour. looking at a 9-minute trip t 55 mmles per hourr back to you.3 >>> the first casino in maryland issabout to open itt doors. hollywood casino in perryville hass1500 clot machines ready to go at 8:00 a.m. this morning. the openinggis happening three days ahead of schedulee ththe opening turned raiser on monday weet so well, that they allowed them to ooen in a few hours. they nvested $59.7 million in this place and ended consttuction just a few days earlier. they are bbinging millions of dollars a year in state reeeeue. maryland can start competing with the borddr states that ave beee in slots game for years. >> obviously the competition isú relat

jfx all lanes open down to northern parkway, a 4-minute ride. >>> today the city is stepping in, arming you with information. not about taxes, crime or parking, they'll be talking about bedbugs, a problem plaguing the city. >> reporter: baltimore city health officials are trying to be proactive in the fight against bedbugs. they're basically holding a meeting right here at the war memorial building today at noon in downtown baltimore. basically they want to map out a strategy to fight against the bedbugs and also answer questions or concerns that people might have. the blood sucking critters turned up in frederick county in a library there. the county hired exterminators to make sure all of its libraries are free of the insects and in howard county, a couple has filed a $500,000 lawsuit over a bedbug infestation in an ellicot city apartment. the couple was forced to move out of their apartment and throw away most of their possessions because their apartment was never properly treated for bedbugs. that meeting kicks off at noon today at the war memorial building. this is free to the publ

another crash northern parkway at liberty heights. south bound 1 remains closed at montevideo drive. >>> it's been two weeks since james lee walked inside discovery headquarters with bombs strapped to his bodies and took hostages. these people refuse to be victims. that's just ahead on "good morning america." don't forget about "good morning, maryland" at 9:00. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely.

we are here at the intersection of northern falls roads and the parkway. potholes have you bumping around on the road and it is very costly. if you think baltimore area roads are bad, you are not alone. trip net.org claims baltimore has the tenth worst roads in the entire anything. it costs local drivers an extra $600 each year in wear and tear on their vehicles and city officials, well, they disagree. >> we don't think it is fair because we have put a lot of effort into maintaining our roadways. it is the one thing we focused on over the last four years. >>> potholes in the economy have hindered road maintenance as you see here. later on this afternoon, the cones will be blocking some of the lanes. city officials say they are still on target to complete some of the road projects for this year. reporting live in north baltimore,. >>> millions of the containers of the popular infant formula similac being pulled off store shelves because of possible insect contamination. powdered formulas may contain small beatles -- small beetles. >>> well, we have all hear

charles parkway in waldorf, reports of a man who fell in a well. the man in his 50s was found in the well. he is 30 feet down, we are told. charles county rescue is working on reving the man. no word on his injuries. we will continue to follow this breaking news story. we wl bring you more when it comes in tov >> nbc is dedicating an entire week to education nation. government leaders are addressing issues to improve learning in america. today, zeroing in on high school drop-outs. tracy looks at new efforts to get students to stay in school. >> reporter: every year, 1.3 million american students, 7,000 a day, drop out of school. >> it is not just a crisis,it is a catastrophe. >> reporter: poor students, minorities and those in the south have the highest rates. the government identified low performing schools producing half the drop outs. president obama wants to shut them down. >> our kids are dropping out. >> ninth grade, the most critical year to determine high school graduation. >> reporter: the alliance for excellent education said keeping kids

>>> it was nuts on northern parkway and loch raven boulevard. find out how a coach and security guard saved the day. >>> this is appalling. cell phone video showing us how a mom shows her 2-year-old the correct way to smoke pot. it'll have you shaking your head this morning. thank you for joining us, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. >> here's justin berk. >> we have cloudy skies and slightly milder temperatures this morning. chill in the 50s for all of you. we're watching a small chance of showers this afternoon, a better threat through tonight and early tomorrow. tropical storm karl hit mexico, now back over the waters. strengthening could become a hurricane for a second hit on mexico this weekend. we'll be watching igor, downgraded to a category three hurricane. locally we're talking about 56 in bel air, but not as chilly in some other spots. we're looking at 65 degrees. much different setting in glen burnie. it will turn out to be a mostly cloudy day here in baltimore with a two-degree guaranteed high reaching 84. we'll talk about sh

still slow right past our camera at the guadalupe parkway. no longer back up on connecting ramp because it is still flowing it will be slow from the guadalupe parkway to the next exit which is trembled the liquorice. macarthur maze much better it right today than yesterday. traffic backed up around here yesterday this is the 24 connector on to westbound 580 and eastbound 580 headed towards hayward in castro valley. this ride looks good. no backups are delays through the macarthur maze. >> 9:48 a.m. a letter is the latest push to move the a's to san jose oakland a's to san jose just got a big push from some of the this is what it may look like when it is completed, if it is ever built. in an open letter to baseball commissioner, 75 silicon valley leaders have endorsed moving the a's to san designed as a show of unity and corporate might signatures include such chief executives as cisco systems' john chambers, yahoo's carol bartz, ebay's john donahoe just to name a few. the letter is desighned to show that silicon valley can deliver corporate s