Yet another winter storm, crippling the east coast. And today, well the south got the worst of it. More than 350,000 homes and businesses now without power from texas to the carolinas. Businesses and schools have been closed for days as roads and trees are covered by sleet, snow, freezing rain and an inch of ice. Forecasters say there wont be any relief for this region until at least tomorrow but the power outages, well, they could continue for days. The ice isnt just in the south. Take a look at these pictures of the great lakes. Look at this. Lake superior is now almost 87 frozen. Typically just 30 of the worlds biggest freshwater lake freezes over. The record is nearly 95 , which is what happened in 1979. So we could be on track for another winter event for the record books. Look at that. Meanwhile, more than 2 3 of all scheduled flights to and from atlantas airport have been canceled and more than half out of charlotte. The storm is moving north and more impact travel will be impac
Are taking the storm seriously in san anselmo. This is january 2005 when an intense storm caused flooding and devastated businesses. The california Highway Patrol is also gearing up for heavy rains. The first three days of the storm will be extremely hazardous because rain brings oil to the surface. It will be slick, so drive slowly. The san anselmo creek, which runs through town, floods at 13 feet. According to the ross valley Fire Departments website, which tracks creek levels, its only at just over 2 feet now. But again we are expecting rain to hit the area over the next few days. So that definitely could change. In san anselmo, elissa harrington, cbs 5. And over here at the san rafael bridge, thank you, elissa, were expecting high wind advisories here. The high wind advisory across the bay area are expected to go up until about 11 00 in the morning. Were look at winds up to 45 Miles Per Hour with gusts up to 60. The morning commute is slow if you take a look. But again, chp is advi
Middle of town floods at about 13 feet. Youre looking at video from 2005. When that happened, damaging hundreds of buildings and causing millions of dollars of damage. Now the level is about 2 feet but you can bet that people will be keeping a very close eye on those levels as the series of storms roll in. Lets head to cate caugiran with more storm coverage. Reporter Elissa Harrington, now the rain is actually showed up, seeing a little bit of let up for a little bit but the wind is definitely here for sure. Take a look at those trees and the flag. High strong winds are here at the Richmond San Rafael bridge. The National Weather service says wind will pick up to 45 to gust of 65 miles an hour. The combination of wind and rain is dangerous especially with the cars on the road and officers say its best to drive slowly like youre in fog and ice. Trucks and highprofile vehicles should be careful on the bridges. The roads change with these conditions. We are expecting a large amount of wat
Also, new rules for glutenfree food. Nightly news begins now. Good evening. A u. S. Army twostar Major General was killed today apparently when a member of the Afghan Armed Forces turned his weapon on a visiting high ranking delegation at a military base there. Major general harold green was an engineer by trade. A soldier and a scholar, with three masters degrees and a ph. D. After numerous domestic postings in the army, he was second highest ranking u. S. Military officer, presently posted in afghanistan. He becomes now the highest ranking officer killed in an overseas combat zone since the vietnam war. This incident happened just northwest of the city of kabul. Tonight we begin at the pentagon with our correspondent jim miklaszewski. Reporter Major General harold green, a 34year veteran, arrived in afghanistan for the first time this past january. His mission was to train and develop Afghan Military forces. It was one of those Afghan Soldiers who shot and killed general green today.
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