Chevy chase resident and science correspondent speaks to our surae chinn. Reporter pbs science reporter miles obrien dives right back into work after returning to the United States a few days ago without his left arm. Everybody it talking about polar vortexes. Reporter the former cnn anchor who specializes in science, technology and aerospace is moderating a panel on Climate Change in northwest, a commitment he made well before his accident. Sometimes the best tonic is to stay focused on work. Reporter he told the world about the mishap in his blog. I wish i had a better story to tell you about why im typing this with one hand. A shark attack would be interesting. An assassination attempt would be intriguing. Skydiving mishappens always make for good copy. No, the reason i am now one handed is a little more prosaic. Obrien was on a shoot in the philippines reporting on the aftermath of the fukushima disaster. It was a seemingly minor accident. He was packing up tv equipment when a case
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Ive been looking at the observations through kentucky and it has not been able to produce over 2 inches in any location. Were thinking here it could be a dusting to maybe an inch, but i would not be shocked if a couple spots fluff up into a couple inches. Thats the system were watching, a clipperlike system, very dry air overhead, not as cold as some of the last couple systems that came through for us on the ground. I think this quick burst of snow may slow you down a little bit in the morning. Lets talk about again light snow expected for the morning commute. It will begin before the commute, too by the way, minor accumulations, grass, perhaps sidewalk. In terms of sticking on the roadways, i know theyre scrambling some trucks. A lot of the heavy rain yesterday got rid of the chemicals on there. This thing will be gone way before noon, probably on the Eastern Shore by 9 00 and then get ready for the bitter wind chills and real strong wind again tomorrow. It could be a second clipper t
198. A survivor of the camp was rescued and treated for hypothermia. Meanwhile in the city of laurel a scramble to save Commuter Cars parked near the marc Railway Station and town officials spreading the word to businesses along the river like this transmission shop get out. They told us a mandatory evacuation, so we got to go. Reporter craig moe is laurels mayor. Were down so low in the city, so this always floods and theyre releasing so much water its causing real problems this time around. Reporter the water moe is talking about is coming from the two Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission dams upstream, brighton at and duckett at rocky gorge which simply cannot hold any more water. We had an excessive amount of rainfall, probably in some areas close to double the amount that was predicted. Were not planning on leaving unless were told its mandatory. Reporter laurel opened an evacuation center, though most residents are waiting to see what happens. They came door to door. It was a
Jacqui jeras for a look at our forecast. It is the calm before the storm. You can feel the breeze, but the temperatures are wartake a look at this please stand by accident thank you very much jacqui. This month has seen a lot of weather that is wild. Crocs people have seen snows record highs and even tornadoes. Jummy olabanji spoke to residents in our area about how they are dealing with changing weather. In a few days, it will be february the middle of winter, but this weather feels like anything but that. I am loving that. He was one of the many taking advantage. Oxygen back is not minding the say temperatures will be 25 degrees above average in many areas which is hard to believe since we saw ice and snow just days ago. Yesterday they were in their heavy coats and by the time we got home overnight severe storms pounded states. High wind and falling trees destroyed homes and cars, and many are dealing with major flooding in crews are bracing for a full winter of snow. A storm system