The eastern third of the country facing Severe Weather while ice falls on the northeast tornados hit the gulf coast leaving a trail of destruction and welcome to your world this morning im stephanie sy. Im del walters and millions waking up to the storms on mondays to slick commutes in new york to even tornados. Snow, sleet, strong winds and heavy rain and al jazeeras John Henry Smith has more. Reporter 1200 mile long winter storm stretching from the south to the northeast will head off shore today. Right on the heels of a storm that brought record cold to the east coast over the weekend, the winter storm began the workweek with enough snow and wind to cause virginia and North Carolina to declare states of emergency. Some parts of virginia got nearly a foot of snow and the traffic problems that go with it, hundreds of accidents. I hit the inside rail of the bridge and spun around. The posted speed limit through her was 60 and i was doing 55. The roads look good but they are black ice a
It will all be over. Let me set the scene. We are on northwest avenue. You can look up the street and see state police out in riot gear. Armored cars on the streets. All of the debris from the violence that happened yesterday. Yesterday, this was a city under siege. The Police Commissioner saying at one point they were out numbered and outflanked. Groups of rioters looted a cvs. They went to a Check Cashing store and liquor store. They threw bottles at police for hours. Breaking off in smaller groups. Fire crews were challenged as they were trying to put out fires after rioters came out and cut their hoses. The Baltimore Mayor stephanie rawlingsblake speaking out. Why was the National Guard not called out sooner. She answered that. We use best practices to weigh how the officers are trained and to not escalate. We have seen all over the country and throughout history what happens when you use too much force to respond to an incident. I did not want that for my city. We are working very