Rain. Wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. Meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking this large system. Large and really, really going to be a very, very disastrous storm in some locations. Look at this on radar. Looks like a hurricane actually. Its a deep area of low pressure, well offshore now. Heading up toward eastern section, new england off nantucket. Right now, its 32 off boston. They have wet snow there. 33 in providence. New york around 33 degrees. Theyre getting a heavy, wet snow, this is going to bring power lines down in that region. For you, a little light band of shower activity. Maybe snow flakes coming in the next hour or two. For us, generally what were looking at are wind issues, later on late tonight through tomorrow morning. Wednesdays storm wraps up. We could get wind gusts overnight into tomorrow morning. But its been mild. Still 42 degrees here. The only really cooler spots out to the west, where there may be accumulations out in the mounta
Nuclear program, kerry said diplomacy is still an option. We will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon, and i repeat here today, our policy is not containment. It is prevention. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to approve kerrys nomination early next week. The full senate could vote a few days after. Which means he would take over for Hillary Clinton some time in early february. According to some analysts, there was no grand vision that he laid out during the fourhour hearing yesterday, but certainly with iran, with syria, with north korea, his plate, as they often are for secretaries of state, it will be more than full here. He certainly is a seasoned politician. And Hillary Clinton testified yesterday and gave her stamp of approval. So he will be confirmed. Oh, yeah. Theres no hes going to get it. He had a little schmooze moment yesterday. He said during the hearing yesterday, let me say, ive never seen a better looking group of Public
Theyre making headlines at 5. Two people are killed after flames rip through a vacant home. And a new study said d. C. Has the worst traffic in the nation. And Baltimore Ravens fans pant the town purple as the team and all the fans celebrate a big super bowl win. Im shawn thomas will thomas. Im shawn yancy. Two People Killed in an Early Morning house fire. The flames broke out at a boarded up rowhome. The victims were found inside what was supposed to be a vacant house. Matt ackland is live with the latest. Matt . Reporter this is a big fire. Firefighters say they could see the smoke and fire acro the river. Once they got here, the first order of business was to put out the flames. Witness they did that, then they could go inside the home, where they made the tragic discovery. Two people dead inside, one was close to the front door this video tells a story, a fast moving fire ripped through a n the area. Ripped through a reporter Janice Harkin lives nearby. She walked home quickly when
School bus. That weapon was actually a toy gun. And another twist. Its coming in the chandra levy murder case, why the convicted killer is coming back to the district to appear in court. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im shawn yancy. Im brian bolter. Well begin with another smash and grab robbery at a local jewelry store. Todays target, frederick, maryland coming one day after a similar crime in arlington, virginia. Tonight people are asking are these crimes connected . Fox 5s bob barnard is following the investigation. The best answer police can give success maybe. The crimes are quite similar. Hooded men bursting into Jewelry Stores in the mid of the day heading right to the expensive middle of date heading right to the expensive stuff smashing with a hammer making off with the loot. Yesterday was in arlington, this afternoon in frederick, maryland. Colonial jewelers, herlitz family owned for 60 years in the heart of downtown frederick, this its first Armed Robbery in decades. Thank
Some republicans senators stopped. Nancy jacob said the bill targets the wrong people. When you already have every persons name who owns a gun, pistol in the state of maryland, why do we have to do this twice . Even some democrats suggested the governors bill does little to address illegal guns. The black market, illegal guns are growing in our communities. A person who will never register, they will never be fingerprinted. What there was was no lack of people to talk about the bill. More than 400 people signed up to testify, even though the committee scheduled only 4 hours for each side. The line stretched out the door. Enforcement Officials Say they understand the concerns but the Newtown School shootings has changed the debate. Its allowed us to at least have a conversation again. Were not looking for unreasonable measures. Many gun owners say the governors bill as exactly that, setting the stage for intense debate over who can and cant own a gun in maryland. The proposal in the hou