Hello again, im jessica kartalija. Im don scott. Roars winds an roar i go winds and an arctic blast. The conditions are whipping flags all over the area. As wjz found this morning, parkas, heavy coats, gloves and hats are in full effect. In western maryland there is snow. This is a shot of route 68 outside of garrett county. The roads are clear and plenty of white on the grass. Outside in our area its gray, windy and chilly out there. We are not seeing any significant precipitation of any kind. Wjz is live with first warning coverage. Marty is in druid park with the mobile weather lab. Chelsea ingram is updating the temperatures. Good afternoon, jess. Good afternoon, everybody. Let me direct you to state radar. This is back a couple of hours. We have moisture over us but not much falling at this time. We did see a couple of snowflakes and more in western maryland. Current temperatures now keep in mind we reached the high after midnight at 52 at the airport. Now dropping to 38 degrees.
Beltway. Same goes for 95. Thats a look at 70 just west of the beltway running smoothly. Be aware of deer out there. Now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. Heres don. Thank you. The president is trying to d on a promise he made while selling his Health Care Plan but insurance executives across this country say it may not work. Here is Susan Mcginnis with the story for wjz. We fumbled the roll out on this health care law. Thats on me. President obama is trying to fix problems with the Affordable Care act. He now says americans can keep their current insurance plans through 2014 even if they dont meet the standards laid out in the new healthcare law. This fix wont solve every problem for every person. Its going to help a lot of people. Nearly 5 Million People received cancelations notices, something the president promised wouldnt happen. Democrats in congress pressured president obama to fix his broken promise before a vote today on a republican bill in the house.
Good morning, everyone. Im in for marty bass this morning. Another gorgeous day heading into the last weekend of september. Its hard to believe the month is going out this way and its looking very nice but were going to be starting to look more like summer as we head into the end ever the weekend. 59 in elkton. 63 in ocean city. The temperatures reflecting a bit of a very mild pattern right on target for whats average this time of year. 74 degrees is our normal high. Today up around 73 but we do start to warm up heading into the next several days. Well talk about how it plays out coming up in your complete first morning forecast. Sounds good. Thanks, tim. Now lets go to sharon for a check of your commute. A little busier than we usually like it. We have a handful of problems one just coming into us on 95. A medical emergency. Thats on 95 northbound just past the toll plaza. Watch for emergency crews on the scene there. Also an accident 83 southbound the jfx approaching the northern par
A live look at the top of this hour at Spaghetti Junction downtown. Sharon is looking closely at other highways for you. Marty is over at first warning weather. Lets take a look at well, its going to be an absolutely clear morning. Weve got a beautiful starfilled sky. Weve got no wind and we actually have temperatures the exact same number as this time yesterday. That 27 degrees is no change. What youre going to notice is no breeze. That makes all the difference in the world. With sun and temperatures in the low 50s this afternoon, its going to be a pretty decent day. Don, take it away. Thank you. What awaits you on the way to work and or school, here is Sharon Gibala at wjz traffic control. Good morning. If you are just about to head ot not too much to get in your way. 55 is your average on the beltway. Thats a look at your Speed Sensors all around the area. No issues on the main roads. We still have that fire active on crawford drive at dansend drive. Thats a live look at 795. Traffi
To the morning. Will we have rain this weekend . We will ask meteorologist tim williams. That is coming up in first warning weather forecast. Eyewitness news saturday morning starts now. Good morning. Welcome to Eyewitness News saturday morning. Im gigi barnett. Im meteorologist tim williams. Temperatures are in the 50s and some 60s across the area. Pretty chilly this morning. Chilly . Yeah. It was to me. Clammy, too. I need like five coats. Yeah. It is damp as well. Moisture out there. You go out, you have to clear off your car window. Right. A lot of moisture because the dew points are high. The clouds are out as you mentioned. Not rain in the forecast, but we never broke the clouds from yesterday, they will start us off for today and then well see sunshine. Right now, you can not see there is cloud cover over there, the temperatures are mild as a result. Like putting a blanket or the atmosphere. 65 in ocean city. 58 in elkton. Our forecast high today goes into the 70s. We will call