Near boggs ave they have this year containment. Add under control mobbing this up there are still Fire Fighters on the scene. Making sure that the fire does not kick back up and also to the left there is a truck. So they can get to the top of the building. Let me show you pictures. Earlier, this started around 1 30. That large plume of smoke. There were on the scene that this was a big deal and they also upgraded this to a threealarm fire and sprayed water on to it from outside instead of going into the building. It took them about one hour to get this building fire knocked down. The main concern because of the confederabecause of theindustrl scene it wanted to make sure that the people that were working nearby were aware of the dangers of that black smoke. When you have that black, heavy smoke is very toxic. You want to try to stay out of its, avoid it. Anybody that was it considered in side of the hotzone should have had a self breathing apparatus on. This is from High Definition abc
Can you feel the excitement . Were just an hour and a half away from the Oscar Nominations, so whos in, who got snubbed . Were going to bring it to you all live. The action is right here coming up. Among our guests this morning, connecticut senator Richard Blumenthal will be joining us, new york congressman joseph crowley, dr. Sanjay gupta is with us, the dog whisperer, cesar milan and comedian jay thomas joins us as well. Its thursday, january 10th. Starting point begins right now. Good morning, welcome, everybody. Our starting point this morning, the majority of the United States now dealing with a severe and deadly bout of the flu. The cdc reporting that influenza cases are widespread across 41 states. More than 2200 people reported hospitalized. Here are the hardesthit states. Pennsylvania, south carolina. Each reporting 22 flurelated deaths. Massachusetts declaring a medical emergency. 700 confirmed cases in boston since october. Rates ten times higher than what they saw last year
For the vulner dangerous for vulnerable. The scene reminds you for some, the cold snap is something to fear while others get to embrace the scenic sues. A frosty Mount Hamilton was a gliltery picture people saw from glittery picture that the cold weather had taken a drop. People had to come see it for themselves. It was a nice time too come up. What is impressing you the most. The frosting on the trees, just the view of the valley both north and south. Too cold . Not cold at all. Cold, but not unbearably cold. The cold weather began to leave its mark as black ice began to form on the roads. The conditions can be very dangerous for icy roads, sharp turns very cold temperatures. And as the homeless were delivered blanketings, it can be life threatening to the vulnerable. People live out here. I talked to people just a minute ago ive learned for 20 years and he combhu 5 people that died this knew 5 people that died. Blankets help a lot. It gets very cold. It helps me stay warm. We will se
Florida. Snakes like this not snakes. This is gigantic things. I dont like snakes. They can grow up to 17 feet long. They are destroying the wildlife. Officials have come up with a unique way to come up with a way to eliminate. A snake hunt. I was thinking bomb. We wish luck to everyone in on it. The Golden Globes at this point just hours away where the worldings of tvs and movies come together in Beverly Hills to laugh a lot, drink even more and enjoy the best party of the year. These awards predict what happens at the oscars . Well look into our crystal ball. If you watch the show regularly you know were all pretty serious about fitness. A recently became a certified personal trainer. Im quite serious about it. Ive started working with others helping them get in shape as well. Three of those people are lester, dylan and erica. We will try new things. New tips. Give you some new tips. You were good on this but now you are certified, on both. Across the board. Hes been waiting five yea
Maryland has identified as number one by quality council. She is in charge of what students are learning across the state, but she says there is enough credit to go around. It gives the opportunity to recognize stakeholders across the state to have really worked together to make this the Number One School system. As you look at this years results, would you say there is room for improvement . The work is not done. Certainly the focus on on eliminating the achievement gap. Every parent, every educator, every child deserves to have the very best school in his or her community. Maryland received nothing more than a b grade in a number of academic categories. It landed an a in several categories including work force policies. How tough is it to remain no. One year after year . We want to make sure the children of maryland have the very best education. Will we stay number one . Of course not. But we will always strive to be number one. Tim tooten, wbal tv11 news. Students are dealing with t