He made the announcement while speaking to reporters about local efforts to combat the outbreak, including the formation of strike teams to help Nursing Homes dealing with an influx of cases. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today at the Baltimore City Field Hospital at the convention center, which represents a critical part of our ongoing efforts to support Baltimore City and our hospitals across the state in the fight against the covid19 pandemic. This facility will be a place where coronavirus patients who no longer require hospitalization can complete their care and fully recover, and by providing an additional 250 beds here, this Field Hospital expands the capacity of Baltimore City health care facilities, reduces the time that patients have to remain in our hospitals, and in turn will free up that critical capacity for other patients who need acute care more urgently. We have already assembled the physical facilities here in a very short period of time. And other elem
Might be smart to think and plan a workaround. Thisuld get harrier as the morning goes along. Melissa, what else is happening around he . Three issues on the beltway and two on 270. Inner loop after connecticut avenue where justin was is a major mess for a lot of people. A we a lot of other issues too. Also this one the other s uationouter loop after New Hampshire avenue is shut down so that entire closure right now, because of a crash on investigati take a look at 270. Ride is shut down. Overturned tractortrailer and fuel spill there so that wcl se some delays even as youre heading southbound, people looking in the northbound lanes and wondering what is going on. Oe cleanup could take sometime. Here is anothere. Good morning, chuck. Good morning, melissa. Four thing you need to know about the weather. A wet start this morning and shower are likely to linger into the afternoon. So much cooler. A Little Christmas in july present almost. Sunshine back tomorrow and hang around the rest of
For the most part here. You want to take it sl and perhaps fine another way to get this re you are going morning, right, melissa . Absolutely. A lot of different problems you have possess maybe take your favorite alternate here to get around everything. Another shot, another vantge point where justin is this morning. Inner loop at connecticut avenue and youre just getting by in one lane. A long time before that gets cleared up. Twomile backup and looks ling rain movihrough and not help things at all. Top of the beltway, outer loopw at nempshire avenue where megan fj is wiitzgerald is ther. We e getting by one ride of the road. Meagan, how are things looking at this point . This is a crash investigation. Reporter part of theood news this morning it does look like traffic is just now starting to me along the westbound lane of ther outeop before University Avenue because according to Maryland State Police, the backup is miles. Now to give you an idea of whatt happened ou here. We got chop
County but this obviously was a horrible and tragic incident, and im happy that weve taken action so quickly. Reporter moris has been charged with seconddegree assault, a misdemeanor had a carries up to ten yea in prison and misconduct in office. Oris has been on the force for roughly seven years. Its a sad day when marcus and i stand here having to t chargehe Montgomery County Police Officer. Reporter the video shows thi officer clam the suspects head to the ground after he allegedly sold hallucinogenic mushrooms toun an rcover officer. That happened at a mcdonalds in aspen hill. C according toharging documents the suspect spit on the officer and the officer then pulled pesoas shirt over his face. The excessiveness of the officer, officer moris, actually slamming the individuals head to tme pave, just gave me grave concern. The video has caused outrage in Montgomery County. Many calling it excessive force. I am concerned that we have a culture issue though in the department because al
Road. On canal the water up to the car windows. The situation was widespread. Police tweeted these pictures out just before 8 00 this morning fromfrederick, maryland, and reminded people not to drive through standing water, which is what happened at carol parkway and kline boulevard. A ar was stuck there, you can see. Police named more than a dozen roads inck frede covered by standing water. And the rain has slowed down, but has not totally moved out of our area. Lets get an update now from storm team 4 meteorologist chk bell. Whats happening now, chuck. Flash Flood Warnings remain in place fm waldorf, northbound to Upper Marlboro, brandywine, fairfax county, the district, and Montgomery County all under the Flood Warning until 1 45. As you meioned, thoug the area of heaviest rain has moved into far southern charles county, and is just n ming into st. Marys county. So i do think that Flood Warnings will be extended down into calvert and st. Marys county. The rain is still coming down b