Im eun yang. Were going to get to more about the golden globes. Well talk more about the crazy weather. Because of a system headed our way, it could cause problems tonight. Well get to that in a second, as well as water main breaks. The temperatures causing School Delays and closings. Marlton Elementary School will be closed because the heating isnt working. In virginia, spotsylvania, page and Shenandoah County schools closed. Jefferson county schools in West Virginia are also closed. As for the delays, fredericksburg city and Stafford County schools will open two hours late. Right now, lets turn to meteorologist chuck bell for a look at the forecast this morning. 20 degrees right now outside the studios. It feels nowhere near as cold as it was. Dulles and bwi set record low temperatures. Bwi marshall fell to plus one yesterday morning. National airport, the record was 5 and we only made it to 8 degrees. So with the cold air in place, the ground is frozen solid. Have a Winter Weather a
It will be a quick warmup. Because of the winds from the north northwest at 12 miles an hour still a northwesterly wind. A few scattered clouds and 84 degrees at 2 00. Well go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back in ten minutes. Right now, a check of traffic as the sun is getting brighter. Jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. Yes, bill, you said it. Were on 95 right around state road actually. So 14minute drive time were not seeing a ton of volume stack in there. Woodhaven road towards the vine street expressway. If youre headed northbound or southbound, theres lane restrictions and were also dealing with sun glare. You can actually see that reflecting off of some of the road work around the area. That is if youre headed northbound is where youll run into the sun glare. Give yourself extra time be more careful than you normally would. Old city, Second Street is blocked between chestnut and walnut street. Heading out the door for mass transit, s
Do you think the clinton e il issue provides an opening . Think people are hungry for an al rnative. Reporter meanwhile the republicans wasted in time capitalizing on speculation, the democratic field could get bigger. There is disarray in the Democratic Party. Im sure people like joe biden and al gore are seriously considering it. Reporter for her part clinton will try to turn the page in iowa and shell have plenty of company as most re expected to turn out to court key voters and of course ry some signature treats. The Clinton Campaign says ey have no way of confirming if the report is accurate. An official said, quote, clinton did not transmit the Sensitive Information herself and nothing in the emails she received marks clear reference to confidential or other sensitive sourcing. Put the al gore speculation in context his name has been floated as a possible candidate since he lost in 2000. Savannah, back to you. All right, kristen, thank you so much. Lets turn to chuck todd, modera
These are pictures from chopper 4 over the eastbound side of route 80. 28 and rox bury, new jersey where you can see theres been a dump truck. The rear portion of which is now sitting on the steel girders that pass over the t cks in this area. Now, no word on any injuries just yet. Only one lane is open in the east brand direction. Traffic eastbound, the westbound rubber necking delays are very heavy as well. We will continue to keep you up to date. In chopper 4, back over to you. This accident is causing problems on new Jersey Transit since those are the tracks involved here. Service is suspected between mt. Lington and hacketts town in both directions. In new jersey, some residents got quite a surprise wakeup this morning. A small earthquake shoot the central part of the state. And while it may seem like a rare occurrence, its not as rare as you might think. The quake hit around bernardsville and summerset county and thats where we find new jersey reporter brian thompson. Brian. Yeah
This morning. Good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. Because the wildfire is moving so quickly, firefighters arent sure how many homes have been lost. It is feared the number is roughly 75. This property and others in the Tourist Destination still smoldering as flames race toward even more neighborhoods. This morning in washington state, this is what they face a firefight so explosive, so unpredictable the National Guard was called to help from the air and on the ground. The so called chelan complex fire has been nearly impossible to stop. What began as four small lightning fires here merged into a monster blaze. Neighborhoods, a warehouse, a lumberyard lost. 2,700 people forced to flee. The fire stretched 14 miles in some spots, jumping a river, hopscotching toward homes. There was fire everywhere around you could look. Reporter this morning the west is raging out of control. More than a hundred large wildfires spreading resources dangerously thin. In oregon, idaho, and