wild weather, from record heat to destructive storms. i yelled to my wife, we ve been hit by light thing. the dangerous effects of these weather extremes. hello, everybody, i m denise koch. and i m vick carter. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob trip breaks down the swing, but first we go to megan mccorkal. it s been a roller coaster ride reporter: it s been a roller coaster ride, from the record- breaking heat to the extreme storm. it s been a wild day. reporter: strong winds, and sideways rain pelting the interstate, and lightning lights up the sky. armd thomas was inside his home when a bolt of lightning hit the house. i was looking out the back door and seen sparks going off like a flair going off. reporter: much of the house is torched. it s devastating to see your home go up in smoke. reporter: high winds took out this massive tree in washington, d.c., knocking out power. dangerous winds caused transit officials to shut down t
not a bad day and week s start unless you re up by 95 and the chesapeake house. , marty s in the first warning weather. well, it s a brief and good forecast. sunshine in the area after the morning clouds and fog burning off. 78 at lunch and going to a high of 81 and 77 this evening and 62 degrees right now. donning take it away. don, take it away. 95 northbound is not the place to be at this hour. we have the accident involving three tractor trailers. the delay is back to the toll plaza. traffic is diverted off at 222. the best way around that is route 40. we have a downed treeality newwood drive and the water main break at york and overbrook and winwood and we have problems eastbound 100 an accident on the ramp to southbound 95. taking a look at overall travel times from 83 to 95, moving along well. also, we ll look at 95 south of the chesapeake house. plenty of activity going on. it will be a while before we can get that cleaned up. for the most accurate information a
ness wjz, wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the county, to your neighborhood. now it s complete coverage. it s wjz, maryland s news station. more pain ahead. 736 million already cut from the state budget. now the governor is bracing for more bad news. we have to weather this storm. we have to weather this recession airy storm. reporter: tonight now big is the gap this team and will it mean more layoffs and if you are lows for state workers? i m denise koch. and i m dick dick. in just a matter of hours, the state board of revenue estimates will release its budget projections and it s not looking good. wjz is live. kelly mechanic fear son spoke with governor oemalley about what we re facing. reporter: because of the economy and unemployment, the state revenue is expected to drop again and we re expected to hear tomorrow that the number is by $300 million. maryland needs to cut back again. this time to cover a $300 million shortfall on top of 735 million already c
. trouble on the tracks, emergency crews rush to a light rail station after a woman is hit by a train. this follows the deaths of two teens hit on the light rail tracks. hello, everybody. here is what people are talking about tonight. questions remain unanswered in the deaths of two teens hit by a light rail train and now tonight a new case opens after a woman is hit by a train. eye witness news is live in mount washington investigating both cases. kelly? reporter: just as police are asking for help in the lutherville case another person is hit here in [m:ment] washington though in this case it seems the driver saw the woman and tried to warn her with his horn. trains are running normally wednesday afternoon when a woman was hit at the mount washington light rail station. i m here almost all the time. i never hear a train blowing so i looked in my rear view mirror and see a girl laying face down. police say the woman will survive. they are still investigating. bal