Andrea roane. Lets get right to Howard Bernstein with your first alert forecast. Howard can you predict how much snow . Reporter right now looks like a minor event, maybe an inch or so. Let me explain, cold air months in, 20s in the midwest. If you have been outside at all this morning, you have been feeling the brisk northwest winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. We have cleared out nicely here but we are watching the jet stream coming down this way from the west northwest. First ones are going to move in here, starting tomorrow. In fact, here we are by midnight, all is quiet, we are going to watch another system with a couple of flurries but more clouds around for tuesday. With temperatures around 40, even if we get a few flakes, they are going to melt on contact. The big concern is going to be for tuesday night into wednesday morning. Clouds thicken up. Notice the areas of light snow and snow showers, they can put a little snow down. By 9 30 wednesday this thing has already passed us
Reporter along the rio grande separating the u. S. And mexico, the Texas Department of Public Safety patrols the river and heavily armed speedboats. Officers say theyve seen a spike in drug and human smuggling this summer. At least two or three men rafts theyre leading up sometimes theyll load 1,000 pounds of contraband up and or 20, 30 people and try to get them across in these rafts. Reporter president obama is meeting with the president s of guatemala, honduras and el salvador to talk about the crisis. Conditions in their countries are so bad, children are making a dangerous journey north. This 16yearold ole selva door woman tried to reach the u. S. With her 2yearold son but was caught and sent back. She tells cbs news leaving her home wasnt easy. It was one of the toughest s but im afraid for my son because of the violence and the gangs here so i had to try. Reporter president obama is asking congress for 3. 7 billion to deal with the influx of unaccompanied minors. A republican la
Evening. So i think for the next few hours, other than a popup shower or storm, were going to be in pretty good shape. By the time we get to 4 00, 5 00, 6 00, thats when well have to really start the watch the radar from west to east as things will be developing and moving toward us. Look at these temperatures. They soared into the low 90s. 92 at d. C. Manassas 90. Fredricksburg 91. Even frederick at 90. We have the heat and a lot of humidity. You know if youve been outside, its very uncomfortable with heat index values 95 in town. Low 90s frederick. All the heat and humidity will help fuel some thunderstorms later this afternoon. Looking at the futurecast, at 5 30, it doesnt have that much going on. Actually i think there will be a few more areas of showers and storms than what were seeing but looks like the bulk of it will be Late Afternoon, if not evening hours. And north and northwest of town better chances than south and southeast of town. Here we are at 10 30 potentially a few st
Borisjohnson is due to hold a Conference Call in the next hour with conservative mps amid growing anger about his plans to override part of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. In the last few minutes weve learned that a total of 3,539 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the uk thats the highest daily figure since may the 17th. This comes as data released by the governments Scientific Advisory group has confirmed that the reproduction number, or r value, of coronavirus transmission across the uk has risen above one, meaning the epidemic is growing. Meanwhile the uks largest study of Coronavirus Infections has found the number of cases is now doubling every week. New lockdown restrictions have been announced in parts of the West Midlands which have seen a sharp rise in covid 19 cases. From tuesday, households in birmingham, sandwell and solihull will be banned from mixing together. Meanwhile, wales will follow england and scotland and ban indoor gatherings of more than six people fr
Through as rain. Theyll be most frequent for eastern scotland and eastern good morning. Areas of england. Winning in a winter wonderland. Arsenals turnaround continues but ill have a full forecast coming with a confident victory at west brom thats three league up a little bit later on. Wins in a row for the gunners. Good morning. It is a day of its sunday the 3rd of january. Our top story sunshine and showers. And although some councils and Teaching Unions it is not going to feel at the air isa it is not going to feel at the air is a tiny bit less cold today so in england are continuing to pile many of the showers will come through as rain. They will be most pressure on the government, calling for primary frequent for eastern scotland and schools to be kept closed to the majority of pupils eastern areas of england. I will after the christmas holidays. Have a full forecast coming up a Teaching Unions have told little bit later on. Primary school staff it is unsafe to return to work beca