Snow. Ck shot at some the snowflakes could start at any time. Rain to the south. It could accumulate. Maybe some minor amounts. That is the snow starting to start at columbia. Highs near 40 degrees with possibly some minor accumulation, about an inch around the metro area. Some people are heading back to work today. It could be a busy day for a motorists. We are letting you know if any problems had developed. 54 on the north side. 55 on the west side down towards edmondson. 895, no problems at the harbor tunnel. This is mount carmel and so far so good on the j. F. X. Down towards coldspring lane. 95 at white marsh picking up and looking heavier down towards the 895 split. 55 on 295 southbound. We will let you know if any problems develop. A Christmas Morning shooting least one man dead in glen bernie. Kim dacey joins us live with details. Police said it happened around 6 00 a. M. Yesterday when an intruder broke into a business on baltimore annapolis boulevard. Police say a man was fou
Sheen on thethe mac roads. The j. F. X. In great shape. This is 95 at the fort mchenry. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Today marks the beginning of a new era for Maryland Casinos. The casino will open today and will never close again. This is part of the gambling expansion in maryland. Live table games are expected to hit the floors some time next month. That brings us to our water cooler question of the day. Will you be more likely to visit late marilyn casino now that some are open 24 7 . You can share your response on wbaltv. Com, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler wbaltv. Com. Folks around the state are cleaning up from wednesdays winter storm. Five people were inside a home when a tree crashed through the roof. Nobody was hurt. One person was playing his xbox when he felt the home shape. You heard a big noise. I thought it was an earthquake. Success for b. G. E. Which is reporting 140 outages. Crews were out on the road to prepare to remove down tree
At least three deaths are blamed on a weather storm that spawns tornadoes in four states and dumped snow as far as texas. Nbcs Chris Pallone has the latest from alabama. Oh, wow, oh, jesus, look at that tornado. Reporter in mobile, alabama, a christmas surprise no one wished for. A tornado that touched down right near the emergency center. The twister left lots of damage at its waking blowing out first and second floor floor windows. And tearing off the roof at the high school. With trees and power lines down, tens of thousands are without electricity. The storm sent people scrambling for cover. One of the customers looked out the window, and he said theres a tornado coming. I looked out and saw the sparks, the debris, i got everybody, seven customers, and said we need to come in the back. I probably hurt my baby grabbing her running for protection because there was no time. Reporter the system spun from a massive storm system from the nations midsection. Earlier Christmas Day, a torna
Things look good for santa. All his helpers are trying to finish up their preparations. There could be some slippery conditions out on the roads. A lot of clouds building into the midatlantic. The rain is reaching parts of southern virginia. This will turn over to an icy mix. Look at the temperatures right now. It will not be pure rain. We will see some sleet around baltimore. It will be chilly today. Watch out for the slippery conditions. So far pretty light traffic. 1 accident along Greenspring Valley road and spring hill road. Watch for an accident and maybe some lanes closed. Up to speed on the major roadways. Problem free on the j. F. X. Traveling south down to coldspring. Southbound traffic is not to have the right now. Moving well at the harbor tunnel. 64 on southbound 83. This is 895 approaching the harbor tunnel. 295 southbound, 55 Miles Per Hour down towards 100. We will let you know as those problems develop. Maybe a stressful day as the clock is winding down for procrastina
Deal to avoid that fiscal cliff. President obama will be meeting with congressional leaders later today. Nbcs Danielle Leigh joins us live with the latest on capitol hill. Danielle, what is the datest in terms of what we can expect in the next coming days and the likelihood that they can reach a deal . Reporter mara, good morning. Well, this meeting that is the lastminute meeting at the white house is going to be integral. They need to see progress in this meeting if theyre going to get a deal done before midnight on monday. As you know, the senate came back early from the Christmas Holiday yesterday. But they didnt seem able to compromise. They continued the bickering. The house wasnt even here. Theyre not even in play yet. Theyre now coming back on sunday. So we really need to see congressional leaders see some kind of a plan that can be voted on before that december 31st deadline. Lawmakers say its getting decreasingly unlikely thats going to happen. Many have serious doubts about w