Say cold waters. They is a theyre going to wait until Daylight Hours to get better visibility. The original search started around 1 00 this morning. Officers tried to pull over the man on suspicion of drunk driving. During the investigation, the man jumped out of his car and ran a few blocks away. The suspect jumped a fence into a creek. Officers say they tried to follow the man and tried to persuade him to get out. They called in multiple agencies to try and save the suspect. With the swiftmoving water, were concerned he could have gotten caught up in something or possibly have drowned. So were very concerned for his safety. We hope hes okay. We currently have a swift water rescue boat from the Fire Department out going up creek and trying to locate him. Reporter the response included fire trucks from ross county, ma rain county as well as the sheriffs office. Now ross police tell me they do hope this man is okay considering the cold conditions of the water. Well be back out here in a
You could see 12 inches or more where some of those areas are in purple, but, again, along the coast, were talking 1 inch or less and this time around, again, it looks like its mainly going to be just rain. Im David Bernard for cbs news, miami. At least six deaths are blamed on the storm system in the southeast. The trouble with tornados in hardhit arkansas, nearly 200,000 people lost power, and the governor declared a statewide emergency. Danielle nottingham reports. Reporter snow blanketed parts of the midwest and northeast. Falling and blowing so hard it was difficult for road crews to keep up. As much as 2 feet of snow could fall in some areas. Driving was treacherous. This car overturned in frederick, maryland. Some trying to get home after christmas encountered dangerous near whiteout conditions. All of a sudden, we hit indiana, and we ran into this crazy snowstorm. Reporter well over a thousand flights have been canceled across the country and many others delayed including here
Get it done before january 1st. Even congressional leaders are skeptical. The American People have a right to be very upset with this congress. President obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. Here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. Todays white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. Thats because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chamber of commerce. I dont know time wise how it can happen now. Under senate rules, the only way a bill could make its way through the procedural hurdles in time is if every senator agrees not to. Theyll have 24 hours. Outside the beltway, carlino will be watching. Everyone is kind of in a waitandsee and fingerscrossed per expect tichb right now. Since 1930 this is only the fifth Time Congress has worked after christmas. And todays summit is the first time president obama has me
Promises a white but treacherous christmas for parts of the midwest and northeast. The storm is expected to get stronger as it heads east. Winter weather alerts and advisories are posted from texas to indiana. All this during one of the busiest travel days of the year. Jeff at our miami station has more. Well, this is shaping up to be a very stormy week across the united states. Now, the good news is during the day today at least it should be fairly quiet. Therell be a small storm in the eastern part of the country producing a little light rain to the south and snow to north. The bigger issue is what happens on Christmas Day. Across the southeast, we could be talking about a widespread Severe Weather outbreak and maybe numerous tornadoes nebras anywhere you see red from the eastern part of texas, mississippi, and georgia. On the good side we may see snow here. But on wednesday it moves to the great lakes where we could see over a foot of snow and wind gusts. Obviously this is a very bi
Really going to settle down. There will still be a wind chill factor because for the temperature between 22 and 30 at 6 00 a. M. , any little breeze will give you a wind chill. By 8 00 a. M. Lots of sunshine. 26 to 34. At 10 00 a. M. , still chilly, getting better. Near 40 degrees in town and 31 in outlying suburbs. A much milder sunday is on tap. More details on that coming up in your full weather forecast. Back to you, bruce. Thanks, erica. Despite recent events nationally and locally that dampened the holiday spirit, many still looking for a way to enjoy the celebrations with their loved ones. The zoo lights exhibit at the national zoo here in d. C. Filled with a lot of folks what they wanted. Our Ken Molestina was there tonight. Reporter here your senses are heightened by this Winter Wonderland all throughout. Its easy to get lost in the exhibits. It was nice. The music was wonderful. The lights go to the music. Its fantastic. Yeah. Reporter the joy clearly felt by children and the