Speaks in richmond. Then Maryland Governor larry hogan talks to legislators in annapolis. Later Connecticut Governor dan malloy speaks in hartford. Next, Virginia Governor Terry Mcauliffe delivers the annual state of the commonwealth address. He outlines his legislative priorities and speaks on increased investments in the state. From the State Capitol in richmond, this is about hour. [ applause ] all right. Thank you. As speaker of the how was delegates and president of the joint assembly, its my pleasure to present to you his excellency the govern of the commonwealth, the honorable terrence r. Mcauliffe. Thank you. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you. Speak ter howell, leader norman, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia General Assembly, thank you for inviting me to speak with you this evening. And to the people of virginia who are with us tonight who are are watching from home, thank you for the honor of serving as this commonwealths 72nd governor. We are joined here this evening by o
Is actually on the righthand side and the tow truck is leaving at the moment. Hopefully that will be cleared up shortly. Not chopper 4 but at massachusetts avenue and macomb street. Reports of high standing water there. Be careful as you move through the area. And if you are traveling out of Southern Maryland or on 50 into or out of the beltway area, youll find there is a lot of rain out there. Keep your speeds down. It is going to be a tricky morning, especially with slick roadways. Right now, millions of people are waking up to Winter Weather advisories. Nasty weather now hitting the northeast. Look at what people in illinois and iowa dealt with last night, part of the same system that flooded missouri and caused tornados in texas. It could drop up to a foot of snow in some places in the northeast. You can imagine the travel impact. Erika gonzalez is monitoring that from the live desk. Good morning, angie. Chuck has been talking about the nasty weather this morning. That means a nast
Road crews arepared they say for this weekends Winter Weather. Right now, d. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is deploying snow trucks for the rush hour commute tonight as well as tomorrow morning and sunday into monday, too. The maryland state Highway Administration says it has salt plows and other equipment on the ready and urging drivers to take it slow and plan ahead for slippery conditions. As always you can track the Winter Weather through our abc 7 app or following us on facebook or twitter. Next round of winter wea way and at the end of the weekend as well. In the hospital tonight, investigators try to track down the suspect who shot him outside of a walkersville shopping center. 9 15 last night outside of the good will store at the discovery crossing shopping mall. Victims family and coworkers call that shooting baffling. Stephen tschida is on the story for us and stephen, whats the latest out there . Scott, about 9 15 last night a man who worked at a pizza shop behind me took the trash
Even 50 with snow and sleet. But i think Road Conditions will be just fine for our evening hours. Big storm system so we have a long way to go several hours that expanhandle to the north and west. Your temperature d. C. 41 to 39 degrees in warrenton. So big thing with this storm system working in our favor is its not a major storm, it will be fast moving and a lack of cold air with it. What can you expect for your weekend . The morning rush and of course with that storm system number two, well have it coming up in a few. Thanks veronica. Our Team Coverage continues with david culvert live in arlington. Crews are preparing for what could be a hazardous situation out there on the roads this weekend. Reporter they sure are, pat, and v. J. Mentioned the snow just starting. In the past ten minutes the small flakes started in arlington. Here in arlington theyll have skeleton crews on standby, 8 to 16 trucks ready to go should they need them. We found them gearing up adding spreaders and inst
Inflicted by his son during an attack. His condition is upgraded to good. Im so relieved that hes doing better. Thats janet howell. Shes also a leading voice on Mental Health issues in the virginia general assembly. She says the deeds family tragedy casts the spotlight yet again on problems with virginias Mental Health system. Yesterday it was reported that hours before the attack 24yearold gus deeds was the subject of an emergency custody order, but then a bed at a hospital or psych unit was not available and he was released home. He killed himself after the attack on his dad. Now the Washington Post is reporting that three hospitals within a twohour drive did have beds available, and two of the three say they were never contacted. The state Inspector General has launched an investigation to find out what led to his release. Regardless if there were beds, there wasnt a system to determine if there were beds available. It seem toss me we should have a clearinghouse of some kind. These