Obviously as it continues to come down and as topper mentioned, temperatures will continue to drop. That is all likely to change. Road conditions expected to get worse. You want to be careful if youre on them. If it looks best its best to assume and to approach as if it could be icy. D. O. T. Crews have been out all day pretreating roads in maryland and virginia. That should certainly help conditions. Plows are out and about right now. Weve seen several drive by us. Theyre all on stand by, ready to clear out the roads as conditions worsen tonight. At this point were all sort of on standby really waiting for the worst to come. A raw snowy night for those long range commuters heading home to communities as far out as interstate 81. Scott broom is in hagerstown tonight and the thermometer is dropping fast out there. Let me take you to the dashboard camera of my mobile news room. Im moving with that flow of commuters westbound on i70 right now right in to hagerstown, just about to intersec
Million hits in less than two days. And the guys behind it have brought their terrifying baby to our studio today, thursday, january 16th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on an oscar morning. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Good morning, im Savannah Guthrie. Congratulations on your nomination. Matt lauer alongside al roker and natalie morales. One of the other stories well be talking about is an advancing of the story we brought you yesterday. This is great. Its touching people around the world. A sister letting her twin take her spot on team usa headed to sochi for the olympics. And tracy and lanny barnes are both with us live to talk about what really is a remarkable sacrifice. Right to todays top story, the biggest cheating scandal in air force history. This is tied to officers who work every day with Nuclear Missiles. And the key tests they must pass to hold their jobs. N
Nominated now somethings somethings wrong. Somethings rigged. Will you be watching the oscars . I will indeed. A lot of good movies this year. Always part of the fourth hour. Have you seen lincoln . I have not. But im told its amazing 37 hes number two, by the way. Daniel day lewis. Tommie lee jones is brilliant in that film. And a hell of a nice guy i hear. Are you still winning, charlie . Today i am with you. Absolutely. Its been brilliant to see you again. Likewise. Thank you so much. Come back soon because i absolutely. Its been brilliant to see you, again. Come back, again. I appreciate it. From cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, this is early start weekend. Gun owners stocking up for fear of a potential ban. Well take you to a gun show that is booming. As brazil readies itself for the 2014 cup, its not just restaurants that stand to profit. How businesses for preparing for a business boom. The sag awards are tonight. Well give you a preview on who is likely to win one of hollywoo
Skip rizzo is doing more than helping servicemen and women fight their way back from posttraumatic stress. Hes saving lives by teaching troops to handle the horrors of war before they hit the battlefield. That is what earns him a spot on the next list. Im dr. Sanjay gupta, hope to see you back here next sunday. Its 2 30 p. M. In the east, 1 11 30 a. M. On the west coast. These are the top stories were following right now in the cnn newsroom. Tragic news out of brazil. At least 233 people have died in an Early Morning fire in a crowded nightclub in the city of santa maria. College students were jammed inside celebrating the end of their Summer Vacation when the blaze broke out about 2 00 in the morning. Lets go to rafael romo with the latest. Rafael, how did this fire start . There was a concert and part of the concert included using pyrotechnics and apparently part of the initial investigation points to the fact that it might have been started that way. There was insulation, there was
Good morning. Thank you for joining us on this monday morning. January 14th im pam cook. And im dave clark. Lets check weather, traffic, steve is here. Steve, pam said knock it off with the cold. [ laughter ] she said knock it off. Slowly. We have enough of a breeze. Clear skies and temperatures today will be in the 50s or upper 40s. Here is sal. Steve, good morning. Westbound interstate 80 looks pretty good. Also the morning commute is looking good if you are driving on westbound bay bridge approach. It is 5 00 lets go back to the desk. In the news this morning gunfire at a Birthday Party last night capped off yet another violent weekend in oakland. Just since friday four people were killed. 11 others were wounded. Tom itll is in oakland Tara Moriarty is in oakland and tells us a surge in violence has one city leader calling for a state of emergency. Reporter vice mayor larry reid says the city has lost control and calling for a state of emergency. The move would free up mutual aid fr