He pulled over in the southbound shoulder of i95, when another vehicle that was traveling in the southbound lanes left its lane hitting the police cruiser, then the trooper and the other car that he pulled over. Again, the trooper was rushed to baltimore shock trauma. The other two were taken to Howard County hospital. Still unclear what caused that driver to leave her lane or how fast she was going but state police say all of this highlights the dangers of their job. Its always dangerous out there. One of the most Dangerous Things we do every day is when we get out of the vehicle conducting traffic stops. One of the reason some laws have been passed and kind of give us that barrier protection. Again, we want to continue to reiterate to the public as they are driving up to keep an eye out for us. Know we are out there trying to do our jobs. Reporter im told the state trooper who was injured has been with the Maryland State Police department for about a year and a half. Live in Howard C
Like outside. It feels like 18 in winchester. 23 in hagerstown. 26 in leesburg. 33 degrees degrees in annapolis. Its cold and clear and breezy. The wind chills will be down in the upper teens to low 20s through the night, if you have plans. Look at hourbyhour temperatures. Clear skies so well drop to the mid20s in most suburban areas. Close to 27 downtown. On top of that, if you have are in the 20s and the upper teens through the night and the Early Morning hours. We will be dry but there will be precipitation chances and more cold front showing up in the tenday outlook. Ill share that with you in 15 minutes. Alison thank you. Dont miss any changes in the weather even if you have to step away from the tv. Download the stormwatch7 app from google play and the app store to get dougs updates on its doors. The party and the games are just beginning. Horace guess what . 45 minutes later it reached capacity. It happened again today. Traffic jam. Some had trouble not just getting there but al
Temperatures, getting ready to nose dive as we head into the weekend. Stormwatch seven is tracking the plunge. Good morning washington. Toss to eileen roller coaster ride of temperatures arctic blast thursday friday single digit wind chills thursday warmer weekend wintry mix saturday am to all rain today mostly cloudy. Slight chance of pm rain, mainly east of i95. Highs 4349 winds se 5 mph tonight partly cloudy. Cold. Lows 2934 winds light wednesday partly cloudy. Highs 3946 winds nw 515 mph breaking news in the overnight the president elect tweeting new plans for his businesses, when he takes office. Trump said he will be leaving his businesses in the hands of his two sons before inauguration day, to focus full time on the presidency. Trump also said quote no new deals will be done during my terms in office. The announcement comes just hours after trump postponed a News Conference this week about his plans to avoid potential conflicts of interest when hes in the white house. Were stan
State lines and the fact that there was this fake on life story that garnered national attention, at the request of the u. S. Attorneys office the local judge at superior court has to miss dismissed the charges, and now this case heads to federal court behind me. Federal judge, federal charges. Welch could face that federal judge sometime this afternoon. The gun mans parents were in court today. They listened and watched intently, no comment for us as they walked out with their sons attorney. He told the Washington Post that a traumatic incident changed their sons personality. He struck a pedestrian with a car. The boy suffered minor injuries. No charges were ever filed. Today in cleancut and cleanshaven, escorted by marshals into the courtroom. He nodded in the direction of his attorneys and parents who were sitting directly behind them. Since been in jail ever he was arrested after allegedly firing that Assault Rifle inside the very popular comet pingpong. Ring the fake child sex rin
Jeff goldberg is following the trump transition for us. What is the latest . Jeff certainly a big day today. Donald trump nominated former president ial candidate and republican rival rick perry to head the department of energy. You may remember perry is the individual who famously could not remember the name of the Energy Department during a debate in 2011 when he was talking about the Government Agencies he would eliminate. Trumps pick for secretary of state is getting more attention. Since donald trump named Rex Tillerson as no, maam fee nominee for secretary of state support is coming in from establishment figures. We couldnt be more grateful that someone of Rex Tillersons proven leadership and accomplishment is stepping forward to serve the nation. Jeff but critics have questions about the deep ties to russian president Vladimir Putin established through john mccain says the c. E. O. Has led a company that is funded efforts to deny climate change. They have been part of an effort