Out there. You were here until almost 5 00 last night. It was like it wouldnt end and it wouldnt turn over to rain. I mean just an interesting storm and we had a lot of sleet to the north. But the good news is today a drier day and a windy day though. Temperatures this morning 41 in the stay and 37 at the airport and annapolis at 38. Its pretty cool most of the readings near the freezing mark. Well to the north and to the west. Notice the winds pretty busy now out of the northerly direction between 10 to 15. If that reason we have a high wind advisory through the course the day. So while its a cloudy sky were at 36 to 37 around the lunchtime here. Were near flirt with 40 for most of the day today but again the windchill factors feeling like its into the 20s. Theres the first storm departing into the canadian maritimes, heres another one the rockies storm and this is a storm that could bring yes some snow by the weekend. Well talk about that coming up in just a little bit. Lets get a ch
Port deposit near Havre De Grace minor flooding. So just know if you live in an area prone to bay flooding you might want to move things the higher ground. The second story this morning will be the winds and its a high wind advisory through the course of the afternoon. As winds could gust up to 40. Perhaps maybe 350 miles an hour. So its a raw ride out there for the rest of the morning. Gusty winds and then yes, a weekend storm potential and this could bring some snow. Well talk more about that come up in just a little bit. Lets talk traffic and lauren cook over at the traffic plaza center. How we doing out there . We have icy conditions and in fact the state Highway Administration is urging everyone to stay off the roads until the sun comes up around 7 25. Youre taking a live look right now. Route 50. But we are dealing with wednesday restriction visions across the bay bridge. Use caution this morning traveling across any bridge. Heres what 695 looks like just south of burning highway
The markets love that. But to explain the option, the Nuclear Option and how it relates to Janet Yellens likely senate confirmation, we head to peter barnes on capitol hill. What next . Reporter thats right, liz. The Banking Committee voted 148 to move her nomination on to the full senate where it looks like she will have an easier time passing. We assumed that she would get enough votes to get final confirmation by the full senate, but then today the Senate Approved the Nuclear Option which was to eliminate the filibuster for the president S Executive Branch nominations and federal judicial nominations except for the supreme court. Democrats and the president complaining the republicans have been using the filibuster too much to block his key nominations, but republicans saying, hey, we this is part of the chicks and balances checks and balances that were in the constitution and that democrats and the president are just trying to change the conversation from obamacare to something els
With this deal. Qwest that sounds disturbing. That sounds disturbing. It sounds interesting. It appears he is heading to the fed. The former bank of italys governor has except the job of vice federal chair reserve. Why is everyone excited about there is probably nobody more respected, nobody better known. He is not a household name but he sure is in this perfection. Profession. Nolan freeman and the whole game , he went back to m. I. T. And taught there. It is sort of the driving force behind economics today. He went on to be the number two person at the International Monetary fund. Finally finished as the Bank Governor in israel. He ran the bank during the Global Financial crisis. Has been his pupil. These are the superstars of economic. It is an impressive resume. Not be the chairman . He was a possibility for the job at the time. The president was handed in by the hold janet young and Larry Summers back and forth very he did not really get a chance to get in there. He was not americ
Its own chip card program a decade ago and what company will be hit next . Dan clements, a cybersecurity expert and head of intercrawler. What do you think . Is the chip the answer . It is one of the answers. Just another hurdle that could make it harder for the bad guys to hit credit and debit cards. Melissa why is it safer than a card . It embeds the number an encrypts. It is hard for bad guys to get it out of your wallet or get the particular pin number. Melissa in this particular case would it have made a difference . In this particular case the hackers got pin numbers which are encrypted and theyre trying to descript them in the underground. In this particular case im not so sure it would make a difference. Melissa not terribly reassuring. How much more does it cost for something that may not have prevented the problem . The problem is not born by the consumer. Of course it is. It always is. They will end up getting it passed along, youre right. It is a Business Case for the card