reporter: unfortunately, accidents like this happen so often, the state passed legislation, putting speed cameras in work zones to keep crews safe. our crews are out there, every day, risking lives. and this bring its home that it is a dangerous job. reporter: it s a somber reminder are for all drivers, be alert while on the road. reporter: the driver of the volvo was also injured and taken to the hospital. now, anyone who witnessed a crash, should contact maryland state police. reporting live in towson, linh bui, wjz eyewitness news. linh. thank you. maryland state police shut down the outer loop for about two hours as they investigated. acquittal. an air force officer who is in charge of the air force assault team is acquitted. the jury is deliberating for just over an hour. 42-year-old lieutenant colonel jeffrey lezin key. charged with assault in may. a 24-year-old woman accuse him of grabbing her back side after a night of drinking. defense attorneys argued
parkville region. here s a quick, live look at traffic. an update at dulaney valley. so far so good. this is providence. a smooth ride. 83 s checking out ok. no delays on 70. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we are following breaking news out of south baltimore. a fire on battery avenue. kim dacey is live on the scene with the details. the fire is happening a couple of blocks behind us. several blocks away, you can see the smoke and smell the smoke. the apparatus is closing several roads. we have some information as they are still actively the fire. it started in late rowhouse in the 1200 block of battery avenue. the fire started on the first floor and spread to the second floor and to some of the adjoining town homes. those town homes were evacuated. neighbors are out on the street. it is quite a scene. we spoke to the son of the homeowner. he said six people were inside. those people were able to get out. firefighters confirm that nobody was seriously concerned
studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m savannah guthrie. and i m matt lauer. the presidential debates wrapped up with a high-energy performance from president obama. meanwhile, governor romney criticized the president for his foreign policy record over the last four years, and it had a different feel from any of the other two. yeah. we have had three very distinct debates. debate season is over. two weeks to election day, but here s how it s all playing out this morning in the papers. the headline in usa today, obama, romney go on attack in sharp final debate. while the liberal-leaning huffingtonpost.com declared chief in command. the los angeles times says obama reverses roles and comes out swinging at romney in the final debate and the miami herald, verbal punch esbut no outright knockout. let s get right to nbc s chuck todd, political director and chief white house correspondent, in boca raton, site
the mother slept in the same bed as the baby. she said, i was drunk. she rolled over the baby by accident. guard pleadsjail guilty. years inaces up to 20 prison for bringing drugs into the jail. this is the fourth guilty plea in connection with that case. jacoby jones should be focused on healing that sprained knee. he is also nursing a pretty nasty bump in the head after reportedly getting hit in the head by a stripper. early monday out morning on board a party bus. at some point a stripper allegedly swung a bottle of champagne, hitting jones in the head. he is fine. he went through everything today. he did not miss anything. not very impressed personally with the report. it is not something we want to be known for. police did respond but no arrests were made. jones was not taken to the hospital. disney theme parks create new rules. we will explain. 695 at greenspring avenue. things are moving smoothly. men faced charges for a mass shooting in chicago that injure
but will the stars cover up today, thursday, february 7th, 2013. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on thursday morning. i m savannah guthrie. i m matt lauer. we re starting to get a much clearer picture this morning of exactly where that powerful nor easter is headed and just how much snow we re going to be seeing. a lot of people bracing themselves. it s expected to start tomorrow morning and could make travel an absolute nightmare. some airlines are already waiving penalties for customers who have flights booked to the northeast in the coming days and want to make changes. al has been monitoring all these different models and we re going to get to him in a moment. when you look at that satellite image, it s the two systems that come together that will create the problem. also ahead a controversy raging over a fraternity party labeled racist by some students. we re going to let you decide and ask the question, should the fraternity that threw it be kic