through this day. don take it away. sharon has wjz traffic control. we are keeping a close eye on 895 in the harbor tunnel. two problems right now on 895. first of all an accident in the southbound direction. originally reported in the northbound direction because the northbound direction was closed because of signal problems but when they were fixing those signal problems the accident occurred in the southbound tunnel, closing both tunnels. at this point both items are open but you can see the accident is on your screen and it could be causing delays, again that is in the southbound direction. otherwise though we have a new problem right now on 50 westbound. this one is a disabled vehicle, it is blocking the right lane on the westbound stand. watch for another problem, some fire activity on 95 southbound, that is past 32 possibly causing lane closures. if you are headed on the beltway no real issues as far as speeds go. speeds mostly in the 60s. there is a look at your a
this is not about drugs. this is someone who s not well. it s going to be really hard to go back to school and be in the same room where everything happened. pointing to the resilience of its residents, the governor said the town burned to the ground in the 1800s but it was rebuilt the next year with everyone working together. hanging on to hope. a dallas-area doctor and six other people will be in court today in a record case of medicare fraud. prosecutors claim the doctor worked from a pretty modest office to mastermind, though, an enormous conspiracy. the group is accused of signing up more than 11,000 people through more than 500 agencies to receive home health services they did not receive. in the end bilking medicare and medicaid of $374 million. this represents the single largest fraud amount orchestrated by one doctor in the history of our medicare fraud strike force operations. in this case the fraudsters hid their operation behind real beneficiaries and
missouri during the night. tornado watches in effect for parts of the region this morning. al will have much more on the severe weather gripping that portion of the country. illinois also under the gun as well. kentucky getting hit. in fact, let s take a look at duluth, minnesota, getting battered with strong winds, driving snow as the north part of the same system makes it to the east. it will be affecting new england in the next 24 hours with up to a foot of snow or more. we ll have a live report from duluth coming up in a moment. sounds like important information, al. also coming up, other important information from our 911 team that s standing by, ready to answer your questions including questions about what happens to a joint credit card after a divorce. also, if you re unemployed and dealing with piling debt how do you prioritize which bills to pay first? we have advice coming up this morning. we have relationship advice, too. the question is do opposites really a
good evening. the only thing that could have made yesterday s school shooting in ohio any worse happened today. two more students have died of their wounds in that attack, an even more crushing blow for a community 30 miles outside of cleveland that s absolutely torn apart. while today was the accused gunman s first court appearance, and while we learn more about him, nothing will bring back what those families and this town has lost, including the sense of safety at school. we begin there again tonight. nbc s kevin tibbles is in chardon, ohio. kevin, good evening. reporter: brian, 17-year-old t.j. lane was near tears and here to say i m sorry, i m sorry, after a judge ordered him held in custody for his own sayty and that of this community. is in chardon, ohio, ribbons in the high school colors and condolences for the town of 5,000, devastated by the loss of three of its children. there s a student with a gun. reporter: today, police released dramatic 911 tapes recor
yes. i m good. i m clean and sober. can she mount a comeback? a preview of our interview today, wednesday, february 29, a preview of our interview today, wednesday, february 29, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television don t get to say it all that often february 29. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. once every four years. i m ann curry. the tornadoes started late last night in the midwest. this morning tornado watches are in effect as far as tennessee and we are told there is a tornado on the ground in metropolis illinois as we go to air this morning. a storm chaser caught these images of a twister moving through hutchison, kansas. nearby, part of the town of harveyville has been damaged. al will have more on the storms coming up. and for the first time we are hearing the frantic 911 calls from monday s high school shooting in ohio. three students were killed. coming up, the parents of the first victim who died will be speakin