Towards the d. C. Area, as well as chicago around the great lakes and dipping around tennessee. Low possible system, possible storm tracks. Well continue to track with back end scattered showers. That strong jet will open the door for Colder Weather for the southeast and towards florida. Northeast, a double dose of low pressure systems producing more snow. Kendis, reena. Paul, thank you. The white house is asking congress for 1. 8 billion to fight the zika virus as the state of emergency expands in florida. The money would be used on a vaccine and other measures to protect women from the mosquito born isis. Were six months away from the summer games in brazil, home to one of the biggest zika outbreaks. U. S. Olympic officials are advising athletes to get the question. I dont care what kind of viruses come out, were going to finish this one out. The cdc placed its command center on its highest level of alert. Officials insist theres no need for panic. A big move by chipotle aimed at res
The team arrived back home with the trophy yesterday. Fans were at the airport to greet them and at their practice facility, as well where they arrived by bus. Today thousands will line the parade route to salute the team who will be honored at an event in denvers civic center park. It seems all but certain Marshawn Lynch is retiring. The guy known as beast mode has played nine seasons in the nfl. Hes leaning the game ranked second among active players with 74 rushing touchdowns. Hes is only 29 years old. Theres no question his most famous quote came at super bowl media day last year. Im just here so i wont get find. We dont think weve ever done a story about a College Level gymnast before but this is going viral. We may, as well. Give props. Sefhina dejesus. Her floor routine this past weekend against utah knocked them out and had teammates and fans dancing along with her. Her final tumbling pass was incredible. The crowd was calling for a perfect ten. But she received a 9. 925 from g
Lowered into the Mediterranean Sea before swimming to rescue a migrant who was clinging to the only part of a sunken boat that was still above water. The pair were hoisted up to the chopper. Its believed more than 20 other refugees were killed as that boat went down. A u. S. Senator is asking federal transportation officials to look into the Royal Caribbean cruise that many of the thousands of passengers on board are calling a nightmare. The ship is scheduled to arrive at a port in new jersey later on tonight. Its captain has been in touch with passengers as abcs linsey davis reports. Reporter new passenger accounts about these terrifying hours at sea. Its probably the biggest scare that ive had so far in my life. Reporter shara strand tells us she was so fearful for her life sunday night, she called her mother, just in case she didnt survive. I just wanted to call and say that i loved her. Reporter this Royal Caribbean cruise ship is on its way back to new jersey after Miles Per Hour
The cold could come with a onetwo punch with snow in the east. Lets get the details right now from Justin Povick at accuweather. Thanks and good morning to you as well. Later on today, were going to be following a very, very strong, sharp arctic cold front. Back behind this, the coldest air of the season. Again out ahead of it, theres going to be the potential for some snow bands, some snow squalls, which could put down a couple inches of snow over the interior, along with gusty winds as well. Heading in toward next week, well follow the potential for an even bigger snowstorm. Reena, kendis, back to you. All right. Did he say even bigger snowstorm . Yeah. What . I was looking forward to spring, kendis. In a month and a half. Thank you. The mannequins are no longer your ordinary dummies thanks to some new technology. This is a Hong Kong University professor has created can change body shape and size with just a few clicks on a computer. Oh, my goodness. Please tell me i can implant thes
Venezuela. And u. S. Soccer star hope solo says if she had to choose whether to go to the summer games in brazil right now, she would not go because of fears about the zika virus. Solo told Sports Illustrated that she would never take the risk of having an unhealthy child. The womans National Soccer team was scheduled to be briefed last night about the zika virus outbreak. So scary for so many of those female athletes. Theres another Health Hazard for pregnant women this morning, one weve known for decades. Data from a Large National survey shows that more than 8 of pregnant women reported smoking tobacco during their pregnancy. When compared to previous years, the figure is an improvement. But investigators overwhelmingly agree any amount of smoking is detrimental. Turning to the weather. And winter storm warnings for the mountains and Higher Elevations of the midatlantic region. Up to 4 inches of snow has fallen in washington, d. C. , and continuing across central pennsylvania, which