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low 20s -- 18 bel air. you know, you get below 25 degrees, the road salt does not work well. so, unless you have a chemical mixture out there, we're going to see definite icy conditions throughout the morning and into the middle part of the day tomorrow, i believe. virginia, on the way to richmond, 3 1/2 inches. bmi, .4. all right. radar picture, earlier today, 11:20 in the morning. boy, the snow is coming in, fast and furious. acouple of hours of steady snow, give us an inch to an inch and a half on the ground and on the roads. clearing out tonight. the highs today, not above the mid-20s. and every flake stuck on contact. the road surfaces, often early in the winter melt the snow. didn't happen today. right now, leak that numbers to the west. the snow pack dropping us in the single digits from york to fredrick. we still have five days of fall left here, just to give you an idea. let's hope that late fall does not resemble the winter that we're going to have. it will take a while to see melting. we will see clearing tomorrow, the last piece of the storm goes out to sea. in th

crews repaired the main and some businesses and homes between harford and bel air roads have been without water. but they now have water. crews are making the finishing touches on filling up the hole here. now, the road here on a north avenue is open, but there are some lane closures. so you want to be careful if you are heading this way. and while drivers maneuver around north avenue, other drivers will have a pretty tricky commute this morning after the recent snowfall. the state highway administration has had crews work all night long as well treating the roads. they want to make sure the streets don't refreeze and they are paying very close attention to the bridges and overpasses because they tend to refreeze first. and many drivers are concerned about the commute this morning. >> you are not look forward to your commute tomorrow morning. >> no, i am not. >> all this here is going to be what tomorrow? >> ice. it's still freezing. so, it's going to be ice. but, you know, if they treat the road, we will be good. >> reporter: well, again, crews were out all night long treating the road.

air road where we find sherrie johnson this morning. a good morning to you. and it's going to be a difficult start on this friday, isn't it? >> reporter: good morning. that's right. we are actually live at the intersection of north avenue and patterson park avenue where as you can see here, crews are still very busy working on a water main break. they have been out here all night long trying to repair this break. it actually happened yesterday and business and homes between harford and bel air have been without water. crews are trying to fill this hole and patch it up. and this has been a tough fix because it's beneath an old trolley. now, crews say they will be out here for another couple hours and it's tricky because they have a couple lane closures but there's one lane in each direction for people to travel on. but you know what, meanwhile, this kind of travel, yesterday, snowfall could make for a tricky commute this morning. the state highway administration has had crews working all night long salting the road. they want to make sur

inner loop is wide open between the 83s heading towards bel air road. looking at the maps, we don't have accidents. a pair of water main breaks. east north avenue at north collington a water main break blocks the center lane. one lane gets by. use chester, gay or patterson park avenue to get around that. and south highland avenue is closed between bank and pratt street because of a water main break. clinton street is the best alternate. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> time is 5:31. it's been more than a week since the fire in the downtown block district. wednesday, investigators released new information about that fire. abc2's sherrie johnson joins us with the latest. what's next in the investigation? >> reporter: good morning, charlie. authorities are still searching for answers about this fire. it may not necessarily be a case of arson, authorities say a person set the fire. but they are not sure if the fire was set intentionally. more than 90 people combed through the rubble during the investigation. the fire that hit the block destroyed four c

. >> the area that this is impacting goes from bel air road to harford road. there are probably 500 structures along here because many of those structures are vacant. public works had to shut off water to repair a break. >> it is the cold weather. it is that time of year. we have had a number of breaks scattered throughout the city. over here in east baltimore, we have this one. >> traffic was rerouted for several hours. a small inconvenience for drivers. a big headache for business odours. >> we cannot supply the people like we should. we have to do it slurpee >> in the county, crews worked on another water main break. this one was caused by contractors mistake. crucifixes it over the weekend. it broke again yesterday -- crews fixed it over the weekend. in the city, he is always in the -- he is patiently waiting for is water to come back on. >> i hope the water fixes so it will get better and we can make money. >> at this point, it is unclear when the water will be turned back on. we're waiting word to see whether service at the east side district court will

also bel air road and overturned vehicle at fullerton avenue. jammed from the beltway and utility problems southbound bel air between ebenezer that blocks right lane. traffic heights up in towson lutherville and delaney valley road and we are work that crash over on the west side. millford mill at scott level." good morning, maryland "is next at nine. @

. >> the area that this is impacting goes from bel air road to harford road. so there's probably 500 structures along here. >> a lot of those structures are vacant. public works had to shut off water in the area to repair a break in one of the lines. >> it's cold weather. it is that time of year. we have had a number of breaks scattered throughout the city. over here in east baltimore, we have this one. >> traffic was rerouted for several hours as crews tried to stop water from gushing onto the road. a small inconvenience for drivers, but a huge headache for business owners like mccray. >> we cannot supply the people like we should. we have to do it slower than we used it. >> over in the county, crews worked on another water main break. officials there say that this one was originally caused by a contractor's mistake. crews fixed it over the weekend, but it broke again yesterday afternoon. about a dozen businesses in the area won't have water until it's fixed. back in the city, though, mccray and his employees are patiently waiting for their water to come back

bel air road at sunshine road for another crash. and a few in baltimore city. falls road at smith avenue. claire lane at goodman street. and utah place at wilson. now, let's take a live look. you can see, some brake lights there on the beltway. that delay about 15 minutes long. this traffic report is brought to you by len the plumber. they're experts in drain cleaning, water heating and wells. call len the plumber. >>> every year, local governments like to remind us that they're ready for the snow. mike schuh explains, baltimore county is unveiling the new tool to keep residents up to date on their snow plowing efforts in the area. >>> it's already arrived ahead of schedule. >> apparently winter does not officially begin until next tuesday. >> but as we found out, mother nature can't read. the county has been planning for just this kind of day and worse. >> whenever it arrives, we are ready. >> reporter: today, the talk is of enough money and salt to last the year. and a new website called snow fighter. >> and if you go take a look at the site, and it's up ther

as far as accidents go, we have a crash, westbound whitemarsh boulevard, past bel air road. all lanes are blocked. and into southbound 95, brake lights there, from whitemarsh boulevard to the northeast side. about 15 minutes to get through. another 15 minutes on the north side inner loop from york road to charles street. over on the west side, traffic still slows down as you make your approach. harrisburg expressway, that continues to crawl along southbound, past belfast road. and we have some delays to watch out for as well. that's southbound 295 from nursery road to the beltway. looking at overall travel times on the outer loop from 95 to 83. 48 miles an hour average. and 14 minutes to get through. now, let's take of a live look. beltway from heavy traffic there, as you approach the jones falls expressway. this traffic report is brought to you by nissan. innovation you can count on. innovation for all. for more, visit your local retailer, or pick this today. back to you. >> thank you, christy. >>> a texas showdown on monday night football tonight. the ravens take on the ho

that's from 295 all the way around the bel air road. as far as the outer loop goes, the delay begins on the north side, at providence road, takes you all the way to frederick road. a good solid half hour to get through. >>> and taking a look at the harrisburg expressway. southbound from warren to the beltway. 95 struggling in that southbound direction. delays from aberdeen to mountain road. it breaks free after that. but traffic slows down again, from whitemarsh boulevard to o'donnell street. >>> as far as 795 goes. slow from franklin to the beltway. another 20 minutes to get through. and problems in the towson area. we have a water main break, causing hazardous conditions. that's southbound york road at ridgely. >>> taking a look at the overall travel times. 31 minutes to get through. and 20 miles an hour average. >>> let's now take a live look. as you can see, plenty of brake lights there, on the north side of the beltway, at greenspring avenue. and there's a look at the west side, at liberty road. remember, for the most accurate traf

also in the whitemarsh area, we have that accident, whitemarsh boulevard at bel air road. all lanes are blocked. as far as city accidents go, quite a few. west saratoga at cherry blossom way. loch raven at east northern parkway. let's now take a live look. you can see everything moving along there. 95 south of the beltway. and here's another look at the west side at baltimore national pike. traffic is moving along. but still a bit of volume to watch out for. this traffic report is brought to you by len the plumber. call the experts. the best in plumbing, drain cleaners and wells. >>> helping seniors stay in their homes. that's the goal of a local nonprofit. but sometimes it takes a little help. tonight, andrea fujii explains how you could be the key to making this happen. >> reporter: sarah miller is happy to do the laundry. >> i have a high, steep basement. and them steps was killing me. and i know it killed my husband because he washed for three years. >> reporter: suffering from arthritis, she couldn't make it down the steps where her washer- dryer used to be, until reb

. >> we are located 10 miles north of baltimore beltway on bel air road. you can't miss it. >> all right. it's in fallston. number is there. you see it 410-879-2525. weekdays 9 to 7:30 they stay open late. saturday 10 to 7 and they are open on sundays. thanks so much for the time today. >> my pleasure. >> log cabin candies all you need for the sweet tooth. megan. >> i love it. aid family company. richard mentioned his mom works there. thanks, guys. >>> stay with us this morning. you are making a list and checking it twice. next up, getting the gifts out door and delivered to the loved ones on time. jeff hager tells us that might be a challenge today. >> reporter: i will jeff hager and i will have a live report. >>> you're watching the station that works for you, "good morning, maryland" at nine. >>> it's the season for giving and receiving and shipping. federal express says today will be the busiest shipping day of the year. so getting your gifts to the loved ones you have to do it as quickly as possible. >> jeff hager is live with the latest. fed ex is sa

fire activity is in the city blocking harford and pinewood road. take bel air road instead. here's the drive times and the speeds. 28miles per hour on the westside and 35 miles per hour on the topside outer lupe. you can see this road is looking better than 20 minutes ago. this is brought to you by len the plumber. call len the plumber and have your draining problems fixed today. >>> heart break continues in baltimore after six die in a house fire there. >> reporter: it's not clear how the fire started or if they were working smoke detectors in the home. this homeowner and her husband of 50 years were killed. also, their granddaughter and her three children were killed. the fire spread early yesterday morning from their home to the homes on either side destroying them. everyone made it out safely. they may have used space heaters to keep warm. >>> the cold temperatures issued a code blue. the operators for the -- the hours for the shelters have been extended. >> months after you filled out your census forms, you're seeing results across. maryland is leading the pack when it

use bel air as an alternate and ongoing police activity in wood lawn liberty road eastbound at nanery lane. now back to you. >> kim, thanks. >>> six lives lost, adults and children happening to family in east baltimore. and this morning, we are hearing reaction from those who knew them who called them cousins, friends, and family. it's a terrible story that happened yesterday morning. sherrie johnson was there live as it unfold. we will check in with her live this morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a much different scene much calmer than yesterday morning when all of this was unfolding. take a look behind me here. you can see that this burned out row hoe on homewood avenue is all that -- row home on homewood avenue is all that's left after the fire killed six people. you can see the makeshift memorial with teddy bears and the flowers to remember the victims on the tree in front of the home. and this morning, we are hearing for the first time from some of the victims' family members as far away as north carolina. el nor satterfield was married to richard satterfield 50 years. it

it's at bel air road. typical delays on the beltway. there's harford road. delays are slightly worse on the top side. this is the third accident all morning. there's another look at spaghetti junction. this traffic report is brought to you by papa john's. call or click for your tuesday ravens toppings or touchdown special. large pizza for $9.99, double when they win. >>> school advisories. woodlawn high school is closed because there's no heat. frederick county schools are hoping two hours late. >>> six people confirmed dead after a fire sweeps through two row homes. andrea fujii is live on the scene on homewood avenue. >> reporter: the fire started just before 5 in east baltimore. when firefighters arrived, the winds were so heavy they had to evacuate. when they went back inside, they found the six bodies. investigators are trying to determine how this started financed there were working smoke alarms. neighbors said grandchildren and great chrnd often visited. neighbors believe it was those six family members who died in the fire. >>> a 6-year-old special n

the drivers are beinn asked to avoid the area altogether ann use bel air road as an alternate it's going to be light activity outer loop lane and even the inner loop stretch toward 95. on 95, it's an easy ddive from whitemarsh down toward the beltway, 4 minutes, 55 miles per hour and weere in theeclear on 95 from the ffrt mc henry tunnel, theesame speed ith an 8-minute drive there. on 895, there's nothing to annoy you from the harbor tunnel down to 95, a 9-minute trippat 55 miles per hour. that's a look at the morning travell.ú megan, back over to you. >>> it is not just cold out there. ú%'s dangerously cold and now city health officials are saying they re announcing a cold blue alert to try to saveesome lives. joel d smith is at the main citt ttrned awwy. good morning, joel, you were3 talling to some people and it's already getting filled up. >> reporter: people are getting ready to go out for date some people are wondering if they can get some heep in here. a lot of them ccoseeat 7:00 a..ú and overnight is when the code blue sstuation is important. this is david street side that we'

ii fact there's an accident it's on bel air road at fullerton avenue. it's jammed from the beltwwy. as for the alternate you could always use harford road. let's takeea live like at 95 ú% getting through roseddle right breeee.ú% road, very light accivity in both directions. -s for 95 taking it hrough reretunnel towaad the beltway,3 it. 8 minutes t 54 miles per hour.ú -outhbound 899 froo tte harborr3 tunnel ooaad 995 no comppaints froo 95 up tooard 8 on the 14 minntess 42 miles perrhour theee. megan, back over tt you. >>>>here are the stories e are foolowing ttis ooning..3 the heads of maryland's retiremeet and ppnsion systemúú% will meetttodayyin an attempt too3 sort througg several fundinn issues. right now the pensionnand health bbnefit syssem for taae workkrs severely under funded. officials are considering proposals inccuding a 5 year freeee forrcost of freeze for3 they maayvooe to cut healthcaae costs by 10%. preeiminary results to eport to3 state legislator next month. >>> i'm joee d smitt, at rosedale at one the fedex hubs. it's goong to be a historic day for fdexment th

fire activity is on harford road. you'll want to take bel air instead. wind warnings on the beltway. there's the drive times and the speeds on the beltway. the westside outer lupe is slow. 44miles per hour is the average with a 14 minute drive time. we can take a live look at the topside. slowing down there as well on the outer lupe at harford road. stop and go from harford and providence. this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota, moving forward. >>> thank you. >> well, she did that -- >> our celebrity chef is pushing pork and showing you how to present it in unique ways. this is furnished by the international pork board. >> please welcome in michael simon from the food network. great to see you in the kitchen, as always. >> it's great to be here, thank you, don. >> your appearance is timely, the holidays are coming up in full swing. you're kind of looking at a traditional holiday food? >> well, for me, there was a great survey done by the national pork board. the one thing that people don't like is the food is predictable. i like to take ing

. >> bel air and westminster. now let's talk about some of the road this morning with kim brown. good morning, kim. >> reporter: thanks, lynette. good morning. this morning drivers should expect extended drive times and keep your speeds down because of icy patches on some of the major highways. as we look at 895 southbound at the o'donnell street exit, no problems on any of the major roadways. getting out of your neighborhood could be icy and dicey this morning. as we look at the maps, a couple accidents to give you a heads up about. one at route 24 and abington road involving a overturned vehicle. police are on the scene in essex at eastern boulevard and north wood drive and water main breaks. one has south highland street closed between pratt and bank. east north avenue at collington and center lane is blocked because of a water main break and southbound york road at ridgely up in lutherville, the right lane is blocked because of a water main break issue there. now back to you. >> two minutes after six right now. people in one area of baltimore city are waking up to two headach

but you are look at close to 20 minute delays between delaney heldheading towards bel air. hooking at the maps, couple accidents still around the scene including a crash in towson at register avenue and york road in dundalk dealing with an injury accident on the southbound lanes of north point boulevard at merit boulevard. closures remain in place on east baltimore between homewood avenue and st. annes and cokesbury. a lot of drivers are use loch raven as an alternate. catonsville wilkins at west kinwood police are on the scene. but 95 is look good heading southbound from the beltway into howard county. good morning, maryland is up next at nine. 3q lysol believes that kids shouldn't miss school days during cold and flu season. that's why we started a mission for health. by going beyond clean surfaces to healthy surfaces. by making a healthy way to wash hands. and even by working with a pediatrician to develop lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools. when you use lysol, you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth.