Old, leaves behind a devastated family. We want to know why, why this happened. Reporter hoffman has been hailed a hero, awarded the chief thomas medal of courage in 2010 for rescuing a man from a fire on gillman street. And this year, recognized by wjz, helping to save this 3 yearold boy who had wandered away from home. Friends say the Third Generation firefighter was heroic, even in his 90 final minutes. The night he was killed, he did all he could to protect his girlfriend and her sister, who survived the terrible ordeal. And i think without andys help, that would not have been possible. Reporter wjz was there, as his uncle collected some items from andrews home, needed for funeral arrangements. His father released a written statement, on behalf of his family, saying our hearts are absolutely broken over the loss of our son, brother, grandson and uncle. Its hard to imagine Going Forward without him. But we know andy died a hero. That is the way he lived his wife and we wouldnt life,
It is the top of the hour. A pretty start to the last tuesday in october. Sharon is watching the roads. Marty at first warning weather. Lets take a look at the numbers. 41 right now on tv hill. That 41 is actually going to be with a frontal boundary moving through the area. Six degrees warmer than this time yesterday. About lunch a new air mass is over the neighborhood. It will be 57 on the way to 59. Yesterday it was almost in some places 10 degrees warmer. Don, take it away. The rush from Sharon Gibala, wjz traffic control. We picked up the first accident of the morning. Its on 100 westbound just past 97. Otherwise we are great on the beltway. 55 is the outer loop average on the top and west side. 95 southbound looking good between white marsh and the tunnel. There is the west side of the beltway. Slightly busier than it was an hour ago. Running with lots of space in between the cars. Wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. Here is don. Thank you. News about those
On the ground. What will we be seeing . Chelsea is in the outback. She has a look at what we can generally expect around here and elsewhere. Thats exactly right, bob. Thank you. Lets first stake a look at a time line. Well see rainfall moving into the i45 corridors as early as 6 00 a. M. 4 00 a. M. And between 6 00 to 9 00 a. M. , we expect the rainfall to completely change over from rain to snowfall in the region. And 9 00 to 1 00, well see showers tapering to sprinkles and flurries, drying out by afternoon. As for how much were looking at . Well, that Winter Weather advisory is in effect. Were looking at 3 to 6 inches of snow in western maryland. Could see a trace to possible coating across here in central maryland. Keep in naind,ed grounds and roadways are too warm to see any major accumulation at all. And rain mixing with this on the eastern shore. Well have more coming up in your exclusive first warning forecast. Lets go back inside to you guys. Chelsea, thank you. And bob. Check
Chill, if youre heading out, should be dressing for 29, 30, 28, 31degree temperatures. Thats really what your body is feeling. 16 is the way it feels in oakland. Whatwhat do we have on tap for tonight . How long will it last . Tell you what. Weve got even colder temperatures headed our way tonight. But first, before we get there, lets talk about what else is going on with the wjz mobile weather lab. We are sitting around 39 degrees. We have been flirting with 38, 39 degrees here for the past hour and a half now. As i mentioned, temps are going to be dropping tonight. Take a look at this graphic. This is what you can expect as we head into the overnight. Well see low temperatures right in the mid20s. The record for this time of year, for today is 22 degrees, set back in 1911. And yes, we are going to be approaching near record low temps. The average for this time of year, 37 degrees. Now, were going to continue with this cold weather, even as we head into your wednesday. When you look a
Reporter seven people were taken into custody. Police also found heroin and cocaine. They used some of that money to help with their daytoday activities. And in another instance, they pay a tax. To the command structure. Reporter raids like these are happening all across the city, as mayor stephanie rawlingsblake tries to rid her city of violent criminals. I want baltimore to be a safer city. And weve had these things in the works. This is similar. We havent even gotten the heat started yet. Reporter the states attorneys office, has handed out 68 indictments in the last week. And with no plans to pull back on these police raids, more are coming. Reporter police say the bloodshed on the streets, the hundreds of People Killed and the fear saturating the communities of Baltimore City is because of these ruthless gang members. Were going to focus on them and continue to go after them. Reporter the black guerrilla family is being targeted. Reporter the gang expert we spoke with said, going