Im erika gonzales. It is a storm team 4 weather alert day the Severe Weather has moved on and now the cold is moving in. Erika, a shot to the system by later tonight and tomorrow morning. But first i want to talk about this afternoon. I was on facebook live, tracking a radarindicated Tornado Warning for parts of charles, prince georges and calvert counties. Radar indicated means the radar is seeing rotation, but not necessarily picking up a tornado on the ground. So i just called the National Weather service, they had not confirmed a tornado. They said if they continue to get more damage reports, they will send out a team to investigate. So thats the first thing, getting you up to speed. And the Severe Threat is over. No more thunderstorms in the forecast. Not only tonight, but pretty much for the next ten days. Maybe a chance on wednesday. More on that coming up. Now its all about big temperature changes in the forecast. From highs this afternoon in the 70s to morning around 30 degree
Today to wind chills in the 30s right now, and its going to feel even colder tomorrow morning. Ill let you know by how much in my forecast. And weve got an update for you on the condition of two teenagers shot at a local metro station. That breaking news, first at 11 00, more than 20 people in hospitals tonight after a suspected drunk driver crashed into a mardi gras parade. Good evening. Im erika gonzalez. Thanks so much for joining us. Police in new orleans says they have the driver in custody. They say he was so drunk he drove his pickup truck through the crowd, hit two vehicles, and then crashed into a dump truck. In all, 28 people are hurt. Five of them are in trauma care. Mayor asked residents to look out for each other as the festival season continues. Weve h that have really caused serious damage and consequence to a lot of citizens which is just a same because there are hundreds of thousands of people that had been enjoying themselves. Witnesses describe the scene as chaotic a
Pass passion. Terps are not ob the bubble but if playing the way of late they will lose. Terps fans worried could turn it into a bubble ready to burst. This year maryland squad has yet to take care of business yet they honard aa team they did everything needed to get to ncaa. They honored 2002 National Championship team mashing anniversary of great title run. Gary williams and his team knew they had something special. Determined by hardest working team in country and one of the hardest working coaches and he taught us and molds us to a point where we were just fit sog well together. Theres probably ten teams good enough. So we were special because we had to overcome things in 2001 that took us to a different point and making it little tougher all that builds into being good enough. That was steve blake and cigary will well yumz. Terps taking on iowa team that rates 111 in rpi losing would be a huge blow to the tournament resume the other way. One handed jam. Crowd loves. It second half
Michelle the president s cabinet grew today. The u. S. Senate confirmed retired neurosurgeon ben carson as the new secretary of housing and urban development. An hour after carsons confirmation, they voted in rick perry as the secretary of state of energy. Perry famously forgot the name of the department in 2012 when listing agencies he would eliminate if elected president. He said eliminating the department would be a mistake since then. President trump spent the day aboard the uss germed r. Ford speaking to members of gerald r. Ford speaking to members of the naver i navy. He also discussed an Expansion Plan to increase the navy. Alison right now police are investigating a threatening email sent to a woman in winchester. Michelle she is the leader of a Government Watchdog Group working to protest president trumps agenda. Alison but as Richard Reeve reports th it was alarming. I dont alarm easily. Richard for lisa holiday, founder of the Watchdog Group indivisible winchester it began
Country Public Schools chief as we continue to press for answers in the alleged rain of 14yearold girl at Rockville High School. Her alleged attacker an 18yearold classmate in case left parents outraged to how this could happen. Fox5 Melanie Alnwick live in rockville with what the superintendent exclusively told fox5. Mel. Good morning, guys, we dont know whether the superintendent will attend the meeting here tonight at Rockville High School at 7. I can till parents in this community are supportive of the principal and they say they are furious with the policies or lack there of they believe puts students at risk. It was an issue and it has been an issue largely hidden many maryland Public Schools exposed and a 14yearold dpraingd into a branch room brutal a raped by 17 and 1e8d yoord and i will legal immigrants ep rolled as ninth grader and what concerns parents most is potential for older teens to be mixed in with ungier students and after superintendent addressed fox5 with the conce