Vaccine. An experimental vaccine being made in canada will be shipped to Silver Springs for a trial. It could be shipped to west africa within months if it works. Another vaccine is also undergoing trials at the National Institutes of health. 4 31 is the time right now. Good morning if youre just waking up. Some of us are seeing fog right now. Well go to meteorologist chuck bell to get a look at the forecast. Chuck, is the fog going to stick around for a while . Its going to be a cloudy and foggy day. Dont count on much in the way of sunshine today. This is the view from Prince Georges County looking across from National Harbor over the Potomac River this morning. Full cloud cover there. The fog is thickest across montgomery, loudoun and frederick county, maryland. All of this ahead of a big storm, which will be having a huge impact on our weather tomorrow and tomorrow night. A big surge of warm, moist air coming out of the gulf of mexico. Thats the reason it feels so soupy outside fir
Its the first known case of ebola being transmitted in the u. S. Investigators say its because of a breach in protocol. Jay gray has more. Reporter right now they are very confident about their treatment plan and her prognosis. But there are many here concerned that mistakes inside this hospital could mean even more people have been infected with the deadly virus. A member of the medical team that treated Thomas Eric Duncan who is now in isolation. Doctors say its the first known transmission of the deadly virus in the united states. Were deeply concerned. Reporter a review by the centers for Disease Control indicates the virus was transmitted because there was a mistake by the team treating duncan before his death. But at some point there was a breach in protocol and that breach in protocol resulted in this infection. Reporter officials arent releasing the name of the medical professional who is now a patient. We do know shes a woman who apparently lived alone in this dallas apartment
Plan for long pants for the early chill and caution a ear umbrella. The mid to upper 50s early this morning. Coming home later today, it will be a mild one for sure. Temperatures up near 70 depress later on should see a a hint of a drying trend the second half of the day today. But, again, cant rule out a little shower here and a little shower there. Good morning, mr. Chuck bell. 270 at falls road, moving right alg. 270 and rockville is looking quite good right now. Taking a look at 95 in virginia. No problems into or out of town. Keep it just like this. Taking a look at the beltway at central avenue, looking good too. Wider look at things. You can see we dont have any issues right now. A little bit of construction hanging around. Nothing major that is slowing anybody down right now. Taking a look at 95 in maryland. Bw parkway into and out of town, all looking quite good. Weather and traffic always on the 1s. 5 02. New this morning, a pedestrian was hit and killed while trying to acros
Just light showers there coming up from central fredrick county virginia into fredrick county maryland. Temperature wise, low 60s at ann, d. C. , pax river and most of the areas mid to the upper 50s and oakland in western maryland dense fog with temperatures dropping to 48 and again 75 just a spotty shower today. Delia, nick over to you. Howard thank you. Lets take a lock at whats in the news right now. At least 4000 people worldwide have died of ebola. Thats according to numbers from the world health organization. The latest count brings a total number of confirmed or suspected cases of ebola to about 8400. Hall of those victims have died. Deaths were reported in liberia, nigeria, sierra leon, spain and the united states. Concern about protective measures especially for those caring for the infected remain high for a total of 416 Healthcare Workers are among those believe today have contracted ebola. Of those, 233 have died. Turkey has given the u. S. And Coalition Forces permission t
Contacts of the infected nurse. She and one of her close contacts are both in isolation. Craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. In light of the first contracted ebola case in the u. S. , inova healthcare says it is increasing its level of preparedness above and beyond what the cdc recommends. Hospitals will hold more drills and increase the level of personal protective equipment. The hospital is also increasing its readiness as First Responders. Inovas Ebola Task Force says it will continue to evaluate its preparations and adjust its plans as the ebola situation evolves. A criminal investigation is underway after a horrible accident over the weekend in oxon hill that killed five people including two children and a mother of eight. Reporter it was a mercedes sedan screaming slickened livingston road friday night that caused this accident. The question is why . There were two kids and three women in this acura all from the same family coming home from home depot when the car was crush