47. i ll be back in a few minutes. we ll talk about the weekend. angie goff is stepping in. good wednesday morning, everybody. hope you re off to a great start. right now, traffic overall not so bad. which is why we re back with the green light. taking a wide view of the area. seeing a lot of green on our map telling us drivers everywhere are moving at speed. that goes for the outer loop as we move it outside. from 95 over to 270. no incidents, no accidents, just a little bit of spray to contend with already. let s check on the maps again. this time, move it up to 270. tracking the southbound trip, we take you live to 109. it looks like the taillights starting to slow down just a little bit. but overall, you re still doing ok all the way down toward the split. finally, 66 headed eastbound, you re in the green as well as the inner loop in virginia from 395 to the toll road. no complaints on the toll road itself approaching the capitol beltway. in maryland, andrea and mike, i
mainly to the north here, we ve had some south. heavier stuff along the mason dixon line. some of this will be coming through over the next few hours with the spotty showers. readings in the low 50s, culpepper, fredericksburg, tappahannock airport above 50. it is the low 40s in hagerstown, gaithersburg, baltimore. while we sit at 47 here in washington. going to the upper 50s to near 60 with showers and thunderstorms returning later on after midday lulls. angie? thank you, howard. right now, we re going to kick things off with the green light. really, we re only tracking one tie-up out there. we re going to use the yellow light. we turn that one on. prosperity avenue at leroy place, that s where we have the crash activity. it is blocking all lanes in both directions. we checked on alternates and folks really, there s no good way to get around it. take note, prosperity ave closed at leroy. gallows road, we have lingering construction taking away the right lane. the inner loop
wbal radio, he did ask an officer to run an errand last year. during my campaign, i was in excruciating pain because of two back surgeries. i could not physically drive an automobile. and this one check, unfortunately, was not picked up by me personally, as it should be. this man, john singleton said he is trying to work out an immunity deal. the security detail s job is to protect the public officials. it s not to help the public officials get reelected. reporter: legal expert andrew levy says the state prosecutor will have to decide whether leopold s request of his team are worthy of violation. how big of a violation is that? if all that occurred is what is reported in the newspaper, it s very difficult to believe that this would be prosecuted. if, on the other hand, this is one of a pattern of conduct then there is a greater likelihood that there might be a prosecution. reporter: leopold contends the entire controversy is retaliation from union members who he
let s check your morning commute. it looks fantastic on the major roads. at 7:00 a.m., o donnell will close their potomac. that is for st. patrick s day parade. keep that in mind. closures will remain in effect until 7:00 a.m. on saturday. 53 miles per hour on the north side. all the major roadways leading up to the beltway are equally smooth. six minutes to travel on 95 down to the fort mchenry. 12 minutes on the outer loop west side. this is the fort mchenry. southbound traffic coming towards us running without delay. a smooth ride on the harbor tunnel and ahmet harrisburg expressway at shawan road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. the u.s. government decided japan s safety zone is not big enough. there is new device for americans move back or get out. tracie potts is in washington with the details. it appears to be white smoke rising from the number 3 reactor. helicopters are now dropping water. we believe the containment has been destroyed. there is n
more than 10,000. look at the video showing the tsunami wave crashing through the store s entrance early in the morning. the water knocked down clothing racks and left clothes and other merchandise washed-up in the nearby parking lot. seven waves wrenched the store during the span of 3 1/2 hours. the store opened in september and the owners are vowing to rebuild and reopen. and stay with abc2news.com. our special section on crisis in japan is full the latest news, pictures and videos. find that under the spotlight section on the home page. today, the usns comfort is shipping out. it went to haiti last year to help after the earthquake and now it s headed south again. linda so joins us live at the canton pier with more on the mission. linda. reporter: good morning. well, 7:00 is the big time when they will be leaving. you can see the exterior of the ship is huge standing outside. that is hospital on water. but they are getting the last- minute touches ready. and joinin