a new storm. it s likely going to bring acoup lathing snow in two days. looking at showers this morning. it s an important fact to consider. snowflakes and what will be wasted and what will stick. talk about it next stick to the set because angela is talking about traffic. reporter: not on a great start. bowie got a serious accident. police in hazmat crews on the scene. route 3 crane highway between 50 and 450 all your lanes closed so be prepared for stopped traffic there. in the meantime, if you make the drive on 695 west side is looking pretty good. also going up to the top side, of 695, volume increasing but still no incidents to report on the top side of the beltway. 695 at providence road. going to take 6 minutes as we check the drive times outer loop from bel air over to providence road. outer loop 695 from 795 to 07 about 7 minutes there. charley. it s been an agonizing time for virginia parents as their daughter was found dead in 2008. today a possible break in the
you. and made in america. meet some of the people back in work because of you. good evening. you all know, neither rain, nor sleet or snow will stop the mail, even the most determined letter carrier cannot overcome bankruptcy. that s right, it s forcing the post office to make massive layoffs. 35,000 and that s by march 2012. services will be restricted in ways sure to be felt by all of us. especially when you consider this, each day americans send 563 million letters and packages. almost two pieces of mail every day for every one of us. tonight we tackle the questions can the post office be saved, should it and what does the shake-up mean for america s economy and you? sharyn alfonsi starts us off from one of the biggest post offices near penn station in manhattan. good evening, sharyn. reporter: good evening, make no mistake, big cuts that awill affect every home even at the main office in new york city, it will take longer for every letter to go door to door. they ve
day for every one of us. tonight we tackle the questions can the post office be saved, should it and what does the shake-up mean for america s economy and you? sharyn alfonsi starts us off from one of the biggest post offices near penn station in manhattan. good evening, sharyn. reporter: good evening, make no mistake, big cuts that awill affect every home even at the main office in new york city, it will take longer for every letter to go door to door. they ve braved rain, sleet and snow, but the us postal service is now trying to weather its darkest days. facing a $14 billion deficit next year. they announced sweeping cuts today to avoid bankruptcy. this spring, they ll shutter more than half of the country s mail processing centers. eliminating some 35,000 jobs and will con sal date the distance they have to travel. it could take two to three days. i send my timecards in, that s how i get paid, now my checks will be delayed. next. reporter: and the delay could be e
like a lot of companies? like every company in the modern world. hi, everyone. reporter: so obesity expert dr. jim levine got them off their seats with the office makeover, desks on treadmills. it s az easy as walking and chewing gum. i have it and it helps me to focus. reporter: guess what, nearly everyone here lost weight. tah-dah! amy s down 12 pounds. and the situation can become active, says dr. levine. even an interview. is this the future? i think it is. if you have a world where multitudes are becoming healthier, you ve got a golden solution. reporter: deborah roberts, abc news, new york. you can interview while doing that, but you can anchor while you run. that s the question.
good evening. this was a day that stirred up that volatile mix of questions about discussing muslims in america today. questions about what is prejudice and what is political correctness. what is free speech? juan williams was fired by national public radio today for something he said to bill o reilly, and by the afternoon, some strange bedfellows like karl rove and whoopi goldberg were on the same side. what happened? sharyn alfonsi looks at the broadsides and boomer rapgs. reporter: arguing that when the veteran reporter said he had fears about some muslims, he wasn t being a big got. he was just being honest. for a decade, juan williams has weighed in on everything for npr race, religion politics but now, williams, a veteran analyst, is learning the one thing he wasn t supposed to talk about. his feelings about muslims. williams, who much appears on fox news, was asked to comment on bill o reilly s conversation on the view. o reilly s comments angered hosts joy beh