because of the rain. let s get you to tieups and traffic congestion slowing speeds down. cut them in half at 38 right now from 695 inner loop between security boulevard and edmonton. be aware of that. and sliding towards the south, we have a disabled vehicle right along 95 interchanges with route1. interchanges with route 1. we are seeing volume picking up tremendous volume 95 northbound at maryland 100. that could be weather related. certainly could be weather related. and i am going to go outside to 95 at 295 to 395 split showing us not too much in the way of volume. but again wet roadways out there and that will slow up drive times. 695 outer loop from 795 to 95. that is an 11-minute commute. more about the traffic in less than ten minutes now back to the news desk. the first day of school is met with excitement and jitters. but for students at perry hall high school it was fear and sadness after student was shot. we will figure out where they go from here. linda so is
florida straits and is expected to strengthen. a hurricane warning is in effect for the florida keys and a tropical storm warning has been extended up further on t gulf coast. it is a beautiful night along the shoreline in fort myers but these conditions will be changing dramatically over the next couple of days here. isaac continues to wreck the caribbean. at least four were killed as high winds and heavy winds ripped apart shelters in haiti. a clear and powerful warning for the gulf coast. everyone from louisiana to florida needs to watch this carefully. in fort myers, that includes sandbags. the storm surge and the size of the storm itself that we are concerned with. we are very anxious. nerves are on edge in tampa where preparations continue but events scheduled for monday, first day of the republican convention, have been pushed back to tuesday because of the storm. i think if the chairman thinks it s better for public safety, i m in favor of it. emergenc
southbound 97 at 32, there is an accident. northbound route 10, we have an accident. a couple of other problems. southbound 95 at 152, a disabled vehicle. another problem in churchville on route 22. watch for an accident. 95 at 152 looks pretty good even with the disabled vehicle. everything is running smoothly. volume has not built up in that area. things start to build closer to the beltway. volume picking up at timonium road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. the man accused of killing phylicia barnes is set to go on trial today. kim dacey has a preview. good morning. michael johnson is the ex- boyfriend of phylicia s sister. she was staying in baltimore when she disappeared in december of 2010. months later, her body was found in the susquehanna river. an autopsy determined she died of asphyxiation. johnson was arrested earlier this year and charged with first-degree murder in phylicia s death. prosecutors say johnson killed phylicia in her sister s apartment
degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. good morning. a couple of problems on the inner loop of the key bridge. there was an accident and still some delays. the accident is gone. you might want to take the fort mchenry or the harbor tunnel. it sounds like everything is moving well. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. closures in effect because of the water main repair in the city. a new accident in the glen burnie area. delays may be forming. not a lot in the ways of delays on 95 south down towards the fort mchenry. 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. a nice start with the exception of those problems. here s a quick, live look at traffic. this is broening highway. watch for delays on the inner loop of the key bridge. all lanes are open. this is 295. southbound traffic is not bad at all. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. maryland lawmakers return to annapolis for the second special session of the year.
temperatures in the 90s. 76 washington right now, 70 fredericksburg, dulles too. fog we mentioned particularly west and north of the city temperatures have cooled making your commute a little bit, but generally a bright and sunny start to your day. there is a thunderstorm or two out there, down towards salisbury showers, developed last hour and there was there you go, a lonesome thunderstorm, southern pennsylvania north and west of hagerstown quiet conditions and i think after morning sunshine we will see the clouds fill in and at least the possibility of scattered thunderstorms returning to the forecast area here, later this afternoon under a hot and hazy sun. here is your forecast, high temperatures expected to top out in the low to mid-90s. 93 here in washington 92 la plata and 88 front royal. changes in the forecast including cooler and dryer air, details in just a few minutes. we will see traffic and lauren. cool and drier air is certainly a good thing another good t