we do have a downed pole in woodbine. watch for lane closures that remain in effect. we're dealing with police activity at edmonson avenue on the inner loop. you may find a bit of a delay. 63 miles per hour and that continues up towards 795. everything looks good on the north side. when to get over towards 795, a pretty easy ride so far with just a few exceptions. northeast corner looks great. both loops checking out fine. we switch over to the west side at liberty or everything is moving smoothly at this time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> polls open at 7:00 a.m. for today's primary election. >> one of the most hotly contested races is for county executive. voters will decide and kim dacey is in our newsroom with details. >> the race between joe bartenfelder and kevin is so tight. both spent the night pressing for more votes. one campaign with a purple and yellow sign for drivers. he has served on the council for 16 years. so has his opponent, joe bartenfelder. he appeared last night to talk with voters. bartenfelder is a career former. kevin has endorse

this is interstate 70 westbound near 94 in woodbine, maryland. whave bound i-70, only one travel lane getting by. you can see the overturned tractor trailer rode the guardrail as it slipped overheading westbound. the direction from baltimore headed toured frederick or mt. airy. delays are huge on the westbound side. so forewarned. baltimore national pi is a much better alternate. east bound from frederick, baltimore, your tavel nes are open but it is running slwly. let's see how we're doing elsewhere. 95 northbound. had a report of gravel in the roadway. heads-up for that. just be alert. out to the rails we go. vre, fredericksburg, 308 slightly delayed. mark rail loong good. joe? >> thanks very much, jerry. 6:53. kimberly suiters has the morning's top stories from the newsroom. >> good morning again, joe. prince george's county police have a murder mystery on their hands this morning. a woman wasilled yesterday in the middle of the afternoon on greenbelt road. she was found in the stairwell of an apartment complex with potentially self witnesses

route 94 woodbine road closed in both directions at annapolis road because of downed poles and wires. no problems southbound on the 95 corridor between the toll plaza. as we look at the cameras, beltway, northwest corner at old court road. traffic moving at a nice pace. back to you. >>> democracy 2010 -- we start with the race for the city state's attorney. a fierce fight. challenger greg bernstein looking to unset seat patricia jessamy. linda so with more. >> reporter: bernstein will be meeting and greeting voters at 7:00 as polls open up at cross country elementary school. jessamy will do the same throughout the day. it's their final push in what turned out to be the city's hottest race. jessamy is fighting to hold on to her 15 years as baltimore's top prosecutor. on monday she was endorsed from a group of baptist ministers. also, billy murphy, a well known attorney and former judge in the city. the race isphoused a lot on -- is focused a lot on baltimore's high crime rate and who will make the city safer. polls open up at 7:00. linda so, abc2 news. >>> voters will head to the polls

we are looking at 58 in woodbine, and that is the coolest temperature that we can find. you will notice a cold front that is providing storms across the midwest that is try to work in our direction today. we pumped up some heat from the south, and it turned up to be 98 degrees in tennessee, 92 in charlotte, and that is the warm air mass that is try to ooze in our direction. we hit 77, which is normal. but we will be above normal with the shift of the winds and the warm coming through. >>> by 7:00, we could get some showers. more isolated showers in to the mountains tomorrow afternoon. and we are going to see a gradual improvement over the weekend. 87 this afternoon. we fall back to 66 degrees overnight, clear skies, and as we are heading through tomorrow and friday, we are approaching 90 on both days. saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday, we could see high in the 80s again. >> an earlier crash 99 southbound past 32, the lanes are now open, but watch the vehicle on the shoulder. >>> checking the cameras right now and looking at the beltway, traffic is light. no issues ev

. >> bad news for those traveling westbound on 70 approaching woodbine road. there is an accident that involves an overturned tractor trailer. all westbound lanes are closed. mount vernon place, there will be some closures as of 7:00 a.m. in both directions because of the book festival. southbound 95, another an overturned vehicle. watch for delays developing their coming down from havre de grace. this is a live view of traffic. 95 south of aberdeen. we are looking for delays because of that accident. there is a police activity in frederick. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the lines are growing for people looking for work. >> the latest unemployment figures are trending in the wrong direction. jennifer franciotti is live downtown with more on this. good morning. >> if you have been out of work, this news comes as no surprise. finding a job is not easy. there is discouraging news. maryland's unemployment rate rose unemployment7.3% in august. there was a significant increase in unemployment in maryland and florida. the number dropped since the recessi

one incident this morning, in western howard county, woodbine, they've actually closed the intersection of route 94 and old annapolis road again. we had downed poles and wires and utility work continues so expect to see minor delays out in that area. back to you. >>> do you feel safe in baltimore? you're going to think about that when you vote today for city state's attorney. it's a race we have not seen like this in years in the city. here's linda so live for us this morning. linda? >> reporter: the challenger gregg bernstein will be out here in 30 minutes, first, to greet voters as they head to the polls at cross country elementary school. let me tell you, this has been a fierce battle. the sidewalk is literally lined with signs. who will it be? that is the big decision voters will make today as they head to the polls to vote for the city's top prosecutor. patricia jessamy will be doing the same, meeting and greeting voters throughout the city. it's the final push in which turned out to be the city's hottest race. jessamy is fighting on to hold on to her 15 years as baltimore's top pr

woodbine area, that s going to be at old annapolis roaddas an alternate. no problems to report on the west ssde of the beltway. here is a live look at 695 at route 40, you can see the cars moving along inner and outer loop, and if you are traveling along the outer loop from 795 to 99, you're lookinn aa an 11-minute ride with an average speeddof 55 miles per hour. a 9-minute drive through the haabor tunnel. that's the traffic edge report. patrice, back to you. >>> it is oneeof the most talked about races this primary election, the city state attorneyyrace is shaping up to be a tight one. incumbent patricia jessamy is facing gregg berrstein. megan is joining us where gregg bernstein is expecting to be later on. >> reporter: greg bette geeinn is the underdog but recenty he has come along winning big endorsemenns. this morning at 7:00 bernstein will be in here making his way across the grant street elementary school greeting voters here as the polls open. the high-profile defense attorney came out of nowhere giving jessamy the toughest battle she has encounter

westbound i-70 down to one lane to 94 leaving woodbine. and if you are traveling montgomery county, southbound along 270, still lingerings delays from germantown ford mva. no incidents just volume. you'll find if you are traveling in virginia, 395 slowing leaving duke street up toward seminary road. slow across theocko juan and again in springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> quite the scene in a d.c. neighborhood where tons of belongings are dumped out on to the street. a woman's personal items stretching across several blocks of an intersection. >> the woman being kicked out of her home, desperate to save her items. we have the story. >> reporter: mrs. diaz said she was evicted from her home and she didn't have anywhere to go. this is all of her stuff. according to her, this is what she did, she basically collected these items to send home to her family in venezuela. i want to introduce you to mrs. diaz. obviously, it's been a long night. you lost your job, isn't that what happened. you used to be a care giver. te

you can find some delays in reisterstown. 94 in woodbine, there is a downed pole. that is it for traffic pulse 11. sandra shaw it is talking about the fort mchenry run coming up on sunday. >> it is a title run. i have the police academy 43, an impressive group. they will be running in their own unique style on sunday. tell us about that. >> the police academy will be running information and singing cadence. >> there is nothing better than running through a cadence. >> it will keep you in pace and you can finish with these guys. >> they are in fabulous shape. they just started. it is a long training program. this event benefits special olympics in maryland. you guys have been active in getting donations for special olympics. how much did you get? but we collected over $2,000. >> that is great. >> it keeps us all together when we run information. >> best of luck to you. have fun on sunday. you cannot sign up the day of the race. >> the website is a charmcity .com. >> weather-wise, we are high and dry. it does look like a chance of rain thursday night into friday. it

people going single file to left on interstate 70 at the woodbine exit. now to virginia. everything is open, but going slowly. northbound 395, noble delays from edsall road to duke street. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 66 degrees. coming up, the side effect of cyberbullying and a new look at the present. and on "oprah," ingrid bettencourt was held captive six years in the jungle, and she details her story, today at 4:00 on abc 7. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the best way to tell how great you look is in your jeans. drop a jean size in two weeks with the special k challenge™ and enjoy a good source of fiber in many of your favorite special k® products. ♪ jeans don't lie. go to specialk.com to design your plan. how does that work? hit it! see, other machines only go in circles. this kenmore elite has multi-motions for a custom clean. it scrubs to help lift stains, rolls to wash gently, swings, steps, and tumbles. better than just circles, what! sorry. get 15% off all appliances and an extra 10% with your sears card. plus, save up to an additional $250 instantly with o

. >>> we are looking at 70 westbound and woodbine road, a tractor trailer is blocking the two right lanes, the left lane is open, but keep that open as you are driving through. >>> as we check the drive times, northbound 95 no problems or delays up to 300 and i-95. 370 to route 2, that's going to take you about 10 minutes. once you make it past the loop and the interchange, it will only take you 6 minutes to get to i-95. >> >> you fit with the money man, dale? >> good morning. >> you are going to make some money this afternoon. >> margo who has called in says you have been counting the 2010 stocks. you have done well, but what about 2011. >> margo, thank you for taking my advice. a few things some of the high yearly dividends have done well, and that is telecommunications and you utilities. going to 2011, you are going to want to be careful. we may go through another business cycle. so avoid sickles, and those are things that go up and down. if you want stability go to consumer staples. >>> why i love the dividend payer? no. 1 is the strategy. a bond portfolio that will produce $50,000 a

meantime, another overturn vehicle, and overturned tractor trailer in the westbound direction approaching woodbine road. watch for delays at the scene. just past frederick road, there is a police activity that could tie you up. there is a problem on westbound 50 at the bay bridge. there is debris blocking a lane. this is a live view of traffic. this is in the aberdeen area. no sign of the accident there, but we'll monitor that shot. there is a buildup of volume in frederick. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a delay on the brunswick line, at 10 minutes late. light rail and metro subway are both on time. the 24 and 64 bus are a few minutes late. look for the five bus diverting at central because of construction. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> we have a touch of summer in the seven-day forecast. first we say good morning to sandra shaw downtown previewing the book festival. >> we're doing great. basically the theater is one of more than 100 exhibitors in addition to the 200 authors that will be here for the

they are still over this mess at i-70 at 94 woodbine. some traffic is able to squeeze by westbound single file to the left. we have delays beginning almost back to 94 at this point so about a mile and a half of slowdown now as you travel westbound along i-70. can you bail out there and use that. traveling out of howard county in the direction of carroll county, this is where the accident occurred. we have one lane to the left getting through. 66 is on the brake 50 to 123. slow traffic nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >>> this morning, there are new concerns about a worldwide threat. a super bug that is resistans s around the world. >> the national centers for disease control and prevention says it is representing closer to us. >> reporter: an organism too advanced for our medical experts. >> soup are bug. they are calling it soup are bug because it has resistance to almost all of the different antibiotics we have. we cannot treat it anymore. >> reporter: dr. michael sebol says doctors are unautom

. >> we are all clear on route 94 in woodbine. >> welcome back. a beautiful shot of the downtown area. 67 degrees at the maryland science center. the suburbs are in the 50's in most locations. 10 degrees warmer from the city out of town. we start out cool and we will wind up warm. we will be close to 80 degrees today. there is a breeze out of the west and just a few clouds. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we will give you the latest on the tropics. for now, over to the news desk. >> the common asthma and drug may also help multiple sclerosis patients. clinical trials, it appears to enhance the effects of the ms drug. ms patients who took both had fewer relapses of their disease. many had been preparing for the upcoming flu season by stocking up on hand sanitizer. >> a new study might make you think twice. derrick ward explains. >> it was the first line of defense against the h1n1 outbreak. >> you could not buy a bottle of hand sanitizer. >> a new study says using hand sanitizer is not effective in stopping the

woodbine in both du want to stick with old annnpolis road or st. michaels road as an alternate, it's expected to reopen at 9:00 a.m. no problems at liberty road. along the inner and outer loop. if you'rr traveling at the outer loop, you're looking at an 11-minute ride. it will be clear if you're %-that will take 11 minutes.3, if you're traveling the northeast cord o corridor,,an ae speed of 55 miles per hour. patrice, back to you. >>> in today's primary eeection all eyes in baltimore city are on the race for city state'ss3 attorrey. incumbent patricia jessamy is facing gregg bernstein. megan gilliland is ive at grrnt elementary where gregg ii expectee to be there.3 >> reporter: the polls are opening and already -xcitementing building here. there's news crews and the signs lining the sidewalks as enter tte school where a lot of people will be voting today.ú bernstein no doubt the underdog here this morning facing jessamy a 11 year incumbent of the position. bernsteinn truly picking up speed, picking up major endorsements, like the baltimore sun and

. >> will get to your pet questions in just a moment, but for over 20 years, days end farm in woodbine has been caring for horses. we have the story. >> the farm in west virginia was supposed to be a horse rescue. as it turned out, the 53 horses there needed to be rescued. you can almost see it in their eyes -- the pain and the neglect. >> you can just tell they are hurting. if it is the same with people. look into a person's eyes. highs are the window to the soul. , six the day's end farm thoroughbred horses, some close to death, are being cared for. >> this is all born -- bone structure which is normally coffered with fat and flesh. it is basically a skeleton with skin. >> the horses were brought here yesterday from what was supposed to be a horse rescue farm in west virginia. starving and dehydrated, six of those in the worst condition came here. >> you can not be a caring human without wanting to do something about that, let alone be a rescue. >> two of the horses are on id. they wondered if they would make it through the night. >> that are standing today, and they are doing better

interstate 70 west at 94 woodbine. use 144. 70 west is blocked. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:42, 65 degrees. coming up -- >> the viewers have spoken. who is ll cellule whtell you going home after one night on the dance floor. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> 5:45. welcome back. a woman's belongings are scattered over several blocks after she was ev

it ppened on i-70 near route 94 near woodbine. and it caused a big back-up, as you see, before sun up. emergency crews blocked the road in order to clean up the spill. >>> paris hilton is back home after landing in tokyo. >> reporter: sayonara, paris hilton. she left to return to the u.s. after being denied entry into japan. >> i look forward to coming back to japan in the future and i love everyone. 'm really tired. >> where are you headed? >> reporter: japan has strict immigration laws that prevent entry to anyone convicted of drug offenses. exceptions are occasionally granted burk it not known if she applied for one. hilton traveled to tokyo just two days after pleading guilty in las vegas to charges of misdemeanor drug possession and obstructing an officer in a case that stemmedrom an august aest. in that incident, a small quantity of cocaine dropped out of her purse while she was being questioned by police officers. she was with her boyfriend when their car was stopped by police who believed they smelled marijuana smoke comin

i-70 west pound at route 94 woodbine. reports are it's an overturned tractor trailer. all lanes westbound i-70 approaching . airy are now clod. channel 4 is blasting off. we'll keep you updated. >> we'll go car free today. people around the world are leaving cars, trucks and suvs in the dpraj. orgazers say the move is to moch city politicians to think about cycling and other transportation besides automobiles. > today congress will hear from the owners of two iowa farms whose eggs were linked to the massive salmonella outbreak and made 1,000 people across the country to be sick and led the companies to recall 1 million eggs. tracie potts reports now from citol hill. >> reporter: today the owners of two iowa egg farms will explain how salmonella infected their plants. jack of wright county eggs blames chicken feed fromn outside supplier. the fda found filthy conditions. >> manure piles old enough that maggots were forming. rat holes that allowed rats to enter the facility. >> reporter: she blames the government for not doing more. >> i told the usda officer about it and

. >>> and a rocker trailer -- a tractor trailer accident near woodbine in howard county. the crash closed two westbound lanes of 70 for an extended period of time. they are investigating the cause. >>> and if you take i-270 you want to listen to this story. overnight tonight the southbound lanes after exit 10, that's route 117, will be completely shut down for two 15- minute intervals. that mean it will be closed between midnight and 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and that will allow crews to put up a sign for the intercounty connector. drivers can use route 355 as an alternative. >>> let's get a check on our traffic with patranya. >> the showers and thunderstorms putting a wrinkle on the evening commute, adding to the delays on the american legion bridge. you can see the wet roads in place. slow 30 minutes from the toll road to the 270 spur. now switching to our next camera, approaching university, some sunshine breaking through here but still a crawl here from new hampshire over to the 270 spur as well. about a 15 minute delay in that direction. and finally in d.c. we do ha

no real issues in woodbine. that earlier closure has been cleared away. so all the traffic is moving pretty good in western howard county. >>> stay with us, "good morning maryland" is coming up at 9:00 a.m. 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.

eastbound i-270 approaching woodbine road, antioxidant reported. -- a new accident reported pedestrian-involved crash at sequoyah lane in belair road. 895 looking at delays into the harbor tunnel. six miles per hour on it and the northeast side from approaching 95 all the way down the west side. southbound 795, calling from franklin all the way to the beltway. if you are going to travel on the west side, the pace of things down to edmondson, and the rain contributed to that. >> we are still picking up rainshowers on hd doppler. light-to-moderate showers in baltimore city and northern parts of baltimore and carroll county. this will continue off and on through the afternoon. the evening commute will be better than the morning commute. skies clear this afternoon. high temperatures on the upper 70's. cloudy tomorrow, but dry. >> we are back at 8:25 with >> we are back at 8:25 with another li four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last

we dd have an accident on the easttound lanes of interstate 70 at woodbine road that you want to watch out for. that's the ttaffic edge.%patric. >>> thank you, lauren. >>> still ahead a group off3 congress to investigaae aftere admitting to havvng witnessed several ufo and alien related incidents. we waat to know what you think? our phone lines are open now at (410)48 ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile ♪ don't know why i love you [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn express hotels, you always can. holiday inn express. stay you. >>> it sounds like the plot of a sci-fi block busster, a ufo commandeers at a millitary base and it causes them to malfunction. but the story is no movie. during their time in uniform. they were at a press conffrence on onday to tell their store sy and urge the government to acknowledge the far out event. that brings us to he question of the day, do y

problems reported in san francisco 101 the northbound coming to interstate 80 so woodbin inbound traffic from the james lick here leading over to the lower deck of the bay bridge, and well in all lanes are reporter block now if you see traffic is still backed up here. it is so slow coming from hospital curve on 101. time for a look on the weather. . >> the fog is that, over san the system. this state's the same high fog as yesterday but warm air is building pushing that fog down closer to the ground expecting visibility around the bay area to be low. napa 2 mi., a dense fog with a quarter mile visibility and santa rosa. s. 70 9 mi., low cloud that could give delays of 42 minutes. fog around the bay close to the ground bridge into monday data santa clara valley. quick around a central far reaching all the way out to livermore, up to concord, pushing up in parts of the north bay as well. a clock, there is our fault widespread. because of slow to run him a break -- earlier 10:00 sunshine center and just about everywhere except for your the coast as we head toward noon, the five states coesi