let's check in with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. busy afternoon out there, kristy. >> quite a start, mary. absolutely. if you're traveling on the outer loop, we do have a problem at washington boulevard. there's three right lanes that are blocked. there is also damage to the bridge from the truck that was trying to go through it. right now, the delay is all the way back to reisterstown road. as far as the inner loop goes, it's not affecting it as badly. but you still will see some slowing there from 70 to liberty road. right now, the outer loop delay we're expecting to see about 30 minutes. the loop -- inner loop, only about 15 there. if you're traveling on the north side inner loop, delays there from york road to charms street. -- charles street. northbound 95, also heavy in that direction. that's from whitemarsh boulevard. beltway to whitemarsh boulevard. in harford county, we have an accident there at the hickory bypass. a fuel spill as well. that is going to catch your eye. garrison boulevard at gwen falls parkway. and a third a

here's kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hopefully a quieter day today. kris tee? >> well, mary, i can assure you, it was a quieter start. if you're traveling on northbound 95, the on-ramp to 395 is blocked, due to an accident. traffic using the right shoulder to squeeze by. as far as delays go, on the west side inner loop, heavy there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. and another 20 minutes on the top side inner loop. that's from the jones falls expressway, over to perring parkway. traveling the outer loop, you'll see brake lights from providence road to the harrisburg expressway in that direction. and a couple of accidents as well. bel air, emerton road, at plum tree. honey go at campbell. also walther boulevard at whitemarsh boulevard. and if you're traveling in the city, we have an accident there, quad avenue at north point road. let's take a look outside. that's a look at the west side, at liberty road. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the official chicken of the baltimore ravens. come in and enjoy a 10-piece holiday feast fo

. >>> let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. northbound 95, a lot of congestion that we're watching there, from pulaski highway to whitemarsh boulevard. as far as the beltway goes, on the west side inner loop, stop and go there, from 95 to security boulevard. and the top side inner loop, heavy there from the jones falls expressway to perring parkway. traffic just crawling along, about 20 miles an hour. on the outer loop, not much better there on the north side. heavy there from harford road to the jones falls expressway as well. and traveling southbound 95, we do have a tractor-trailer fire, past 100 that's definitely going to catch your eye. in owings mills, another accident. between lakeside boulevard and town place drive. in bel air, police activity, attracting some attention there. that's at route 1 and the emerson bypass. and one accident to watch out for in baltimore city. harford road at evergreen. you can see, things are very heavy there. that's a look at the west side at wilkens avenue. and we'll take anot

let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin, with wjz traffic control. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. for the inner loop, it's just turned into one very long delay. it starts at southwestern boulevard and goes to harford road. the delay now, at least an hour long. if you're traveling on the outer loop, we're also seeing some delays in that direction. 30 minutes there from providence road to security boulevard. average speed at this point, about 40 miles an hour. 70 westbound, heavy there from 29 to marriottsville road. and northbound 95, a lot of brake lights there from 32 to 195. if you're traveling in the rosedale area, we do have some fire activity. that's pulaski highway, at rothville boulevard. in bel air, this is in a tough spot for us this week. another accident at the bel air bypass and emerton road. and of course, we have the washington lighting ceremony going on, which is definitely affecting roads. we have closures at west mount vernon place. between charles street and cathedral. also, closed between west center and madison. could be tricky if you're still dri

let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. trouble on the harrisburg expressway in that southbound direction. we have an accident on the ramp to the outer loop. solid to timonium road. it's going to take quite sometime to get through that. we're up to 30 minutes along the southwest side, over to liberty road. and another 25 minutes around the top side inner loop, park heights avenue over to bel air road. the north side outer loop, also struggling in that direction from providence road to greenspring avenue. and we still have a delay for northbound 95. that's actually stretched from the howard county line over to route 100. other accidents include northbound 29 at route 100. also, in the joppatowne area, mountain road at philadelphia road. and back over to glen burnie, richie highway at aqua heart road. let's now take a live look. you can see a lot of congestion there. that's at the beltway. you can see the accident there on the left-hand side of your screen. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. n

>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. we still have a couple of beltway delays out there. traveling on the north side outer loop. heavy there. and we still have at least a half hour on the inner loop there, from the jones falls expressway to 95. if you're traveling on the west side outer loop, stop and go there from reisterstown to 70. and 70 eastbound also seeing some brake lights there, approaching the beltway. problems in the westbound direction also to marriottsville road. as far as 95 goes, northbound heavy from the split, up past whitemarsh boulevard. accidents include wilkens avenue, at the beltway. bel air road at schroeder and perry hall. and west north at north monroe, in baltimore city. let's now take a live look. as you can see, not too bad of a drive there. that's 95 at spaghetti junction. this is brought to you by pizza bolis. it's new york style pizza at a hometown price. try a large cheese for only $9. back to you. >>> it's a fight to the finish in the pizza bolis football challenge. tim will

let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin on this wet afternoon. kristy? >> hi, denise. hi, everyone. >>> the weather definitely not making the drive an easy one. we have an accident blocking the right lane. left tube is open, though. northbound 97, another accident there, at crain highway. and we're still dealing with cleanup for the highway. as far as delays gplenty -- go, plenty of them. 20 minutes from the harrisburg expressway to 95. the outer loop also struggling there from providence road to the harrisburg expressway. and a 15-minute delay on the west side inner loop, from wilkens avenue to security boulevard. as far as 70 goes, heavy in the westbound direction. and two baltimore city accidents. south wolf at fleet street. also york road alt north way. let's now take a live look. as you can see, plenty of brake lights there. that's a look at the beltway there, at greenspring avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the federal chicken of the baltimore ravens. stop in now and you can get a holiday feast, a 10-piece holiday feast for only $20. only

kristy breslin is live at traffic control. >>> quite a scene on the jfx. we are over the scene and have tow trucks coming to the scene. but the ramps are still closed off. traffic is only getting by on the shoulder and the delays are back to northern parkway. it is going to take you at least 25 minutes to get through. the better bet would be to take charles street or cold spring lane as your alternate. and significant delays on 95 as well. traveling 95 southbound, heavy delays from white marsh boulevard. northbound 95 heavy up to 152 in the fullston area. and the baltimore hasn't been too difficult today. north side outer loop slowdown from york to fog road and the west side inner loop does slow down making your approach to security boulevard. as far as accidents go, westbound 40 at winters lane, also westbound liberty and churchville road at 155 up in harvard county. and delay again at least 25 minutes. and this is brought to you by len plumbing. call len the plumber and have it done today. back over to you. >>> a free cab ride will be a call away on earl

let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. we have a couple of accidents to update you on. the rain definitely not making things easier. we have an accident to watch out for at telegraph road. also, northbound 29 at 70. traveling northbound 95, at caton avenue, another crash there, blocking the right-hand lane. and as far as the beltway goes, a lot of congestion surrounding that. the top side inner loop, heavy from park heights avenue to harford road. and the west side inner loop, also very heavy there, from southwestern boulevard to liberty. traveling 70, we have problems there in both directions. westbound, from 29 to marysville road. and eastbound, some congestion as well to the beltway. looking at travel times from the inner loop. 34 miles an hour average. and 18 minutes to get through. let's take a live look outside. looks like everything is moving very smoothly on the harrisburg expressway at pedonia road. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the official chicken of the baltimore ravens. come

. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristie breslin. >> reporter: the beltway does continue to slow down. now up to 20 minutes from grocery store national pike to security boulevard. over to dulaney valley road, another 15 minutes to get through. and delays on the outer loop. heavy from bel air road to providence road. we're watching a crash northbound 795. route22, lease way. in columbia, 175 at east thunder hill. and bologna avenue in floor city. things are heavy on the beltway at providence road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet and hardware laminate. >> a virginia family may have their long lost dog back in time for the holidays. a terrier found 3000 miles away was traced back to them. a report on the long road home. >> reporter: 2700 miles away over the computer, kristin is sure that's her dog, petunia. >> it brings tears to your eyes, it really does. >> black friday, 2003, a dark cloud formed over the family. the beloved dog went missing. the family searched far and wide and finally gave up hope. >> eight years almost to the day petunia shows up in a remo

. >>> let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin. hi again, kristy. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. it's been quite an afternoon for accidents. sky eye chopper 13 is over that scene. near perring parkville parkville. you can see plenty of congestion in that area. unfortunately, we have quite a backup on the beltway as well. let's take a look at our graphics there. as you can see, on the southwest side, heavy to security boulevard. and the top side inner loop, heavy there, from jones falls expressway to 95. so unfortunately, that takes out your alternate. busy there. and 70 westbound, plenty of delays there, from 29 to marriottsville road. as far as other accidents go, traveling in the harford county area. pulaski highway, at magnolia. in bel air, the emerton bypass road. over in perry hall, bel air road, at schroeder. and baltimore city, wilkens avenue, at charles street. let's take a live look. as you can see, we have a decent look there at our drive. 295 at the split there. everything seems to be moving pretty well. and as you can see, plenty of congestion there on t

. >> and our complete coverage continues now with kristy breslin. she's live at wjz traffic control, with more on the backups. kristy? >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. definitely gridlock is the term for it. of course, on the southbound 95 overpass. that is where the accident occurred. and we still have the three right lanes blocked off. as you can see, just backed up for miles. gridlocked, as i said, to liberty road. it is, in fact, impacting the inner loop as well. you'll see slowing on the inner loop, from 70 to liberty road. but the major impact is on the outer loop. and as i said, at least 30 minutes to get through. if you can avoid that side of the beltway, that would definitely be the best scenario. we'll keep you up to date on the best conditions. back to you. >> wjz will continue to update the situation throughout the evening. >>> an investigation is going on now, after a woman was struck by a light rail. it happened just before 7:00 this morning in lutherville. the victim is an adult female, but has not been positively identified. police say she

. >>> let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. northbound 95 seems to be the problem at this hour. we have delays there from 32 to 175. you're already looking at 20 minutes to get through. as far as the beltway goes, on the west side inner loop, slowing there from 70 to security boulevard. north side of the inner loop, also back down there, from york road to providence. and if you're traveling, we have an accident at the northbound direction right there at the beltway, tying things up. traveling in towson. two areas in that portion right there. york road at timonium road. let's take a live look. and we'll take another live look. not too bad. things seem to be moving pretty slow on the beltway there, at 40 west. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the official chicken of the baltimore ravens. come in and enjoy a 10-piece feast. >>> wjz found holiday cheer today at lexington market. [ singing ] ♪[ music ] >> beautiful music from students at hamilton elementary school. the young

kristy breslin as a closer look at those backups. we saw all of those lights stretching for a long way, kristy. >> unfortunately, yes, mary. and that's already a difficult spot on the outer loop of the beltway, at the 95 southbound overpass. the two right-hand lanes are blocked. the delay, as you can see, stretches back to almost 795. if you're going in that direction, you can expect at least 30 minutes to get through the delay. now, as far as the other side, it's also impacting traffic on the inner loop. things are slow from 70 up to liberty road in that direction. but they do break free after that. so the best-case scenario is to avoid the southwest side of the outer loop at all costs. we'll continue to bring you up to date. back to you. >> right now, an investigation is under way, after a person is hit and killed by a light rail train in baltimore county. denise is in the newsroom with more on what happened. >> reporter: well, vic, a woman died this morning after she was struck by a train. it happened around 7: 00 a.m., in the cen

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, kris key. >> hi -- kristy. >> hi, kai. high, everyone. we have a lot to report. if you're traveling northbound 95, there are delays there, from pulaski to the beltway. traveling top side inner loop,a the least 15 minutes there, from york road to harford road. and the outer loop, also seeing some delays there, from dulaney valley to the harrisburg in that direction. 25 minutes on the west side inner loop, 95 to security boulevard. and 70 westbound, really backing up there, from the patapsco river bridge, to marriottsville road. as far as the accidents go, route 24 bypass, between east rio road and bel air parkway. also, emerton road and trim road. east eager at north charles. and white avenue at hamlet. let's take a live look. as you can see there, we have a lot of congestion on the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- b

. >>> let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at traffic control. >> reporter: friday afternoon, on the beltway, never a good situation there. heavy delays on the inner loop, from greenspring to 95. the outer loop, the exact opposite. heavy there from 95 to greenspring in that direction. traffic moving at about 40 miles an hour. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, that's just crawling along there from 95 to security boulevard. and 70 westbound, completely jammed up there from the patapsco river bridge to marriottsville road. as far as 95 goes, in the southbound direction, stop and go from the bw parkway to 175. we're also seeing a lot of congestion in the northbound direction from the 895 split past whitemarsh boulevard. traveling the jones falls expressway, we do have a car fire there at north avenue. an accident in harford county. emerton road, at abingdon road. and another accident to watch for in baltimore city. wiltons avenue at south caton. let's take a live look. as you can see, extremely heavy there. it's going to take you quite a while to get through that me

here's kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. with more on the impact of this accident. >>> a very significant accident there in the harford county area. if you are trying to get around the area, as we said, it is closed, south of 136. if you need to go in that area, take either the tidings moor memorial bridge or also the hayden memorial bridge, going northbound or southbound. as far as the rest of the region goes, we have an accident, really impacting traffic in the southbound direction, past timmonium road. the delay there, at least 25 minutes. also, delays westbound 29 to marriottsville road. and another 25 minutes on the top side inner loop. traveling the outer loop, you will see a slowdown there from providence road to greenspring avenue. and the west side inner loop, just crawling along there from the bw parkway over to liberty road. northbound 95, almost 30 minutes in that direction. it begins at the howard county line over to route 100. and a couple of other accidents to watch out for. york road at shawan road. also wins

. >>> let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. >> the beltway still going to be a problem for you. on the north side outer loop, we are still continuing on there. about 20 minutes to get through. another 20-minute delay on the west side inner loop, that's from 95 to security boulevard. and if you're traveling 70 westbound, no surprise here. it's just bumper to bumper, it's 29 to marriottsville road. northbound 95, that delay has stretched a bit. it's now from 32 past 100. and as far as accidents go, in the parkville area, puty heavy at loch raven boulevard. over in harford county. that accident between east wheel road and bel air south parkway. and back to baltimore city. we have a crash there, east lombard at south central. let's now take a live look. you can see, things are struggling a bit on the beltway there, just west of york road. and we'll take another live look. as you can see, pretty heavy there, that's a look at 70 and 29. this traffic report is brought to you by kfc. it's the official chicken of the balti

. >> here's christy kristy breslin with wjz traffic coal. >> reporter: definitely some trouble out there on northbound 95. the delay, a solid haf hour there from the fort mchenry tunnel. as far as the beltway itself goes, 45 minutes to 95. outer loop not doing too much better. 30 minutes in that direction from 95 to greenspring avenue. and if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, plenty of brake lights there, from wilkens avenue to security boulevard. average speed, as you can see from our sensor there, about 16 miles an hour. 29 to marriottsville road. and a couple of new accidents out there, east ridgely at pot spring road. pulaski highway, at woodbridge court in the edgewood area. and in abingdon, north emerton bypass at singer road. things are bumper to bumper. that's a look at the beltway. that's greenspring avenue. and we'll take another live look. you can see pretty heavy there, the beltway at the 83. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, had wood and laminate, too. you can call him at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >>> today, the nfl awarded 32 schools ac

. >> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, at week traffic control. >>> things are just a mess out there. if you're traveling on the outer loop, from 95 to stevenson road. 45 minutes to get through. on the inner loop, a couple of different delays there. on the southwest side, from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard, at least 25 minutes to get through that delay. and you're looking at another 30 minutes from the top side to harford road. northbound 95. stop and go there. it's just crawling along there from the 895 split to whitemarsh boulevard. harrisburg expressway, really backing down there in the northbound direction from the beltway to belfast. and we have a couple of accidents. we have one on the outer loop, really messing up traffic as well. two right lanes blocked at richie highway. we're also watching? heavy congestion, northbound on the jones falls expressway from fayette street to north avenue. let's take a live look. as you can see, things just bumper to bumper on the outer loop. that's a look at providenc

breslin, live at wjz traffic control. >> hi, everyone. we just cannot catch a break on the beltway. on the inner loop, still one very long delay, from southwestern boulevard to harford road. average speed, as you can see by our sensor there, about 30 miles an hour. and some problems on 70, in both directions. eastbound, some slowing as you head towards the beltway, and westbound also heavy there from 29 to marriottsville road. harrisburg expressway, your delay about 20 minutes there from shawan road to belfast. and accidentwise, goucher boulevard at providence road. pulaski highway at rothville boulevard. northbound 29 at route 100. and of course, the city is going to be a bit tricky this evening, with the washington monument lighting ceremony. a lot of road closures. west mount vernon, closed between charles street at cathedral. also closed between west center to west madison. and a lot of parking restrictions as well. let's now take a live look. as you can see, that is part of the delay on the beltway. a look at security boulevard. this