Morning. The big snowstorm was 10 years ago. Ah, memories, stan. The wind is gusting 1012 miles per hour. We will make it up to 40 this afternoon. We will check the sevenday forecast in a moment. Good morning. Things got busy in a hurry. We have an accident in dundalk get wise. Another in the city at 28th. The major roadways are checking out ok. Southbound traffic is coming towards us. It is increasing in volume. Pretty empty in Howard County on 70. East and westbound on moving just fine. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Days before deep budget cuts, congress decides to take a few days off. Some are fed up. George lettis has that story. A massive fiscal crisis, the economy hanging in the balance, and Congress Takes a break. According to congressional observers, Congress Gets one week off for every federal holiday, two weeks for spring break. And amany members come in on tuesday month for august and a month for august. And leave thursday evening. David walker has started a campai
More on his recovery and a benefit held in her in his honest today. Hundreds of people came out to help raise money to pay for his medical expenses. It is amazing. Just amazing. Grateful for the hundreds of neighbors spending their sunday afternoon supporting the son and celebrating his recovery. I never would have thought all of these people would have come out for me. Two dogs attacked the seven yearold. They ripped off his scalp, as fractured his skull, and nearly killed him. He wears a bandage around his head while his injuries heal. He also wears a smile. Thank you, everybody. [applause] i love you guys. He is doing much better. He is back in school, back in physical education. He has got his little attitude back. His little personality. His dad says there will be no serious longterm consequences and that he is still feeling. He goes into counseling to help him get over his fear of dogs. He might need another surgery to help his hair grow back. It left the family with a mountain o
reporter: the boy s grandmother believes her daughter was brainwashed by the cult . it gives me the creeps just being in the same room with them. reporter: on monday, the queen antoinette did not call any witnesses. it is a one sided case, and the jury will finally get a chance to make their decision tomorrow morning. we re live, derek valcourt, wjz news. the little girl s mother is expected to receive a 20 year suspended sentence with five years probation as part of a plea deal. a date for sentencing has not been set. sky chopper 13 is over the scene of a small plane crash. captain mike perry has more. reporter: hello, kai. we are at the montgomery county airport where just a short time ago, we got reports of a plane crashing into a wooded area. it s not clear whether this airplane was trying to take off or landing. it has clearly skidded off of the left side of the run way into the wooded area now. i would imagine carrying that much speed that it was likely that
in haiti. and thousands are trapped, hoping to be rescued before it s too late. wjz has more, weijia jiang has more on locals with loved ones in haiti. alex demetrick has more on the ship preparing to head out. but we begin with janet janet choi who has the latest in the crisis. reporter: the situation in the haitian capital is desperate. help is on the way, but the wounded line the street. survivors are converging in camps with little food or water. one of the first search teams to arrive, the rescue unit from fairfax county, virginia, went straight to the collapsed u.n. headquarters. they call out a 35-year-old worker, trapped in the rubble for 2 1/2 days. i lost the footing. that was laying down on the floor. reporter: driving through the ruined city, the 72-member team saw the enormity of the task. always try to be optimistic. also. absolutely. until we have to go home. we ll keep on trying the whole time. reporter: the red cross is now putting a number on the d