Which is good ns because it is just pouring right now right along i80, lake harmony right now heading towards mount pocono. Also some lightning strikes and there is more on the way and the problem is that some areas the ground is already saturated from this week. You can see the areas circle including near baltimore where they had that deadly flooding near lancaster, near trenton, near lakehurst. We had three to 6 inches of rain so any additional rain in a short period of time could cause some flash flooding so the National Weather service has extended that Flash Flood Watch really all our northern suburbs until 6 oclock tomorrow morning could get one to 2 inches of rain very quickly in less than an hour and you really have to take flash flooding very seriously. It happens in an instant in a flash thats why its called that. Do not drive through flooded areas. You cant see how deep that water is and it only takes about 2 feet of water to just carry away a van or an suv or a truck and 60
The economy overall. Now veterans groups are moving number are a signal of a new upward trend in veterans unemployment. Were turningind, our first 45 minutes today over to the issue of veterans unemployment. We want to hear your stories about military veterans a job. Ng for or finding well put up our phone lines a little differently today. Veterans fghanistan the number is 2027488000. Other veterans 2027488001. And military families 2027488002. And a special line for employers. 2027488003. On can all catch up with us social media. You. Wednesday morning to we begin today talking about this issue of veterans unemployment. From military times reporter leo shane after those umbers came out earlier this month. Talking about the 4. 7 Unemployment Rate for veterans overall. That represents nearly 500,000 veterans looking for work in the United States. Second highest monthly rate in the last year. Was 4. 4 . At number for he number higher even iraq and afghanistan veterans as military. Com po
It looks like that station is now back open. Reporter it is. It opened for a brief moment last night before closing for the epg and now today they are back on the normal weekend schedule. But what happened here last night is far outside the norm and its left some bart riders shaken. Its business as usual at west oakland bart today. The train starting rolling through this morning right on schedule. No hint of what happened here last night. We normally use the station, but we couldnt use the station last night. We heard there was a shooting. Reporter bart closed the station last night after a man was shot dead on the train. There was two caps and then everybody got down. There was a possibility, a feeling of maybe a mass shooting i saw people running, screaming. There was a man who went in front of the train to block the train because a lot of people were, like, so shaken up and scared. Reporter trains continued to pass through without stopping but the station closed while Police Worked
Keep the country from going off the fiscal cliff . A dangerous winter storm roaring across the eastern half of the u. S. Bringing blizzard conditions and travel nightmares. Plus, the nras controversial proposal to put armed volunteers in every school, well go indepth with the man in charge of the National School shield program. Im joe johns. Youre in the situation room. The u. S. Is now just six days away from the socalled fiscal cliff. And a mad scramble is on here in washington to avoid the drastic tax hikes and spending cuts that many fear will plunge the economy back into recession. President obama flies back from hawaii tonight to be ready if the senate comes back with a plan when it returns to work tomorrow. And house leaders are huddling with members on standby to return. Senior Congressional Correspondent dana bash is following all of it for us. What are you hearing . There was a Conference Call of course members of the house leadership even, theyre back in their districts, but