By tonight much of the nation will be feeling temperatures either at or below freezing, and that is without factoring in the windchill. And on top of the bitter cold temperature, some areas are also getting their first look at snow weeks before the official start of winter. Don champion is here in new york city where a snow alert was issued last night, don . Reporter yeah. Good morning, annemarie. That alert was more of a precaution. We did not see in flakes here. There was some rain. There was some in the east. More than aninch fell north of new jersey. This is part of a system thats expected to be gone by the start of the morning commute here. A heavier coat of snow came down on the philadelphia suburbs in less than a day after temperatures were in the 70s. In ohio highway travel became hazardous. Highway Road Conditions in cleveland led to several road delays and a flight made an Emergency Landing minutes after takeoff when it was struck by lightning. A different storm system socked
Nations three Nuclear Missile bases. Shes investigating what may be the worst cheating scandal in the history of americas Nuclear Missile force. A group of launch officer at montanas Malmstrom Air force base is allegedly involved or has knowledge of cheating on a proficiency exam. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Susan, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. 34 airmen who are in focus here are in charge of maintaining and operating this nations Nuclear Missile. Now, the test they were taking was to assess their knowledge of how to operate nuclear warheads. Its being called a huge breach of integrity. 34 air force officers responsible for the deadliest weapons in the world have been pulled off the job for their roles in an alleged cheating scandal. This is absolutely unacceptable behavior. Pentagon Officials Say in september a launch officer at Malmstrom Air fort base in montana allegedly texted other officers answers to a monthly proficiency test. Some officers did it. Others apparentl
With democrats and republicans still pitted against each other. And the firestorm, well, it is hotter than ever. Nbcs tracie potts has the latest overnight. Reporter starting this Morning National parks are closed. Political trials on hold. Social security payments possibly delayed. Food inspections scaled back. And many head start preschools shut down. Lawmakers left capitol hill early this morning thoroughly frustrated. This is ridiculous. We are back to square one. John boehner named eight people to negotiate a plan to reopen the government. I would hope that the senate would accept our offer to discuss this so we can resolve this with the American People. Reporter president obama had a midnight message for u. S. Troops. Theyll get paid, but civilians face furloughs. You and your families deserve better than the dysfunction were seeing in congress. Reporter democrats and republicans are at odds whether to put the brakes on the Affordable Care act. Signups start today. As 800,000 fed
Our nations debt limit. Line, wecrossed the are going to a place we have never gone. The u. S. Reaches its Borrowing Capacity on october 17. The house agreed to pay for furloughed government workers. The shutdown is causing more layoffs here in maryland. Furloughmartin will 3000 employees. Executives are encouraging employees to use any remaining Vacation Time to hes the strain of the furloughs. It was a heart pounding win over the dolphins. Ense beat up on miami. Twoiami had 27 carries and touchdowns. Suggs finished the game with three sacks. This is a very tough Miami Dolphins team. I would not be surprised if we see them again. That puts the ravens into a threeway tie for first in the afc north. They played tough. 71 degrees at the airport. A nineyearold hops a plane to las vegas without a boarding pass. Baltimore 695 at national pike. We will get a closer look at weather and traffic when we come back. What does that first spoonful taste like . Ok. Honey bunches of oats. Ching mmmm
Reporter its unclear how long the shutdown will last. But for now, 800,000 federal workers deemed not essential will stay home today without pay. National parks like yosemite, are shuttered. Visitors who are staying in a hotel or a campground will be given 48 hours to leave. Reporter and veteran support centers are closed. Not everything will be affected by the shutdown. Overnight, president obama signed a bill to fund u. S. Troops. If youre serving in harms way, well make sure you have what you need to succeed in your missions. Reporter a tweet from president obamas twitter account, saying despite the Government Shutdown, the new Health Insurance marketplace opens for business today. John . Diana . The president s twitter account has been active all night. Have we heard anything from Speaker Boehner . Reporter we sure have. Twitter exploded on this topic. Speaker boehner placed the blame on senate democrats. Saying they are unwilling to discuss the problems with obama care. That hardl