Bad as we expected. Maximum winds now 85. You get the idea with that pressure falling, it is continuing to do its thing. There is your radar. That is a local look. Want to mention that our rain, which has been light in places has become steadier here in the last couple of hours and will become heavy during the Early Morning hours. Notice the yellow starting to get across the bay. That is pushing off to the north and west. We have very heavy rain down towards cambridge, parts of Southern Maryland now getting in on the heavy rain. All of that is headed to the north and west. So the first part of this storm will be the rain. It will be picking up in intensity here and be extremely heavy during times for our monday. The wind which have been gusting to about 30 here in washington are going to steadily pick up as well. Lets look at the Bigger Picture and take another look at the storm. There you go. All systems go here unfortunately for landfall across southern new jersey, perhaps the bay of
Welcome back. It is 6 00 here this morning. We are watching Hurricane Sandy very closely for you this morning. Good morning. Im sarah simmons. Im wisdom martin. A very busy morning indeed. Tucker barnes will have the latest information as soon as we get it. Before we talk with him, first the warnings about this storm are being taken very seriously. There is a long list of what is closed today. Metro is closed today. That includes all rail, bus and metro access service. The federal government is also closed. D. C. Government offices or closed as well and so are most schools across it is region. For a full list of closures gorks to myfoxdc. Com. We are also running all the closures on the top of your screen. For a full list of closures, go to myfoxdc. Com. Tucker, can you at least i know you are very busy over there. Here, we have a picture it was right now. What is the latest on this . So, were now looking it at the outer band of sandy actually working their way inland and starting to a
The vicinity of upper makefield where we did have report of hail about. 30 of an inch into diameter in this cell where we have tour ren al rain falling. Please beware that most of these are fast moving and should be in and out of your neighborhood win about 10 or 15 minutes. But more will be on the way through the evening. Once we get through the 8 00 oclock hour, all of this will be fading after the sun sets. And skies will begin to clear during the late night hours but it wont be over just yet. More on the way tomorrow. In the city overnight 57. In the suburbs 53. Scattered showers and storms through 8 00 p. M. A few scattered showers becoming partly cloudy overnight. The big story is when the weather turns much warmer. It will be happening this week. Temperatures back into the 80s. Ill see you with the seven day forecast later in the broadcast. Well continue to track those storms. All right, kathy, thank you. We are on top of breaking news in cherry hill tonight. A pedestrian was hi
Questions about this, how did feruke get back into the us if he was turned back from syria. What if any contact did he have with radical islamic groups, how closely was he being tracked after he was turned away from syria . Now, analysts at the heritage foundation, robin sim cox, tells us tonight, these self radicalized individuals in his opinion, and others, may be the most constant domestic terror face we face right now. Are these radicalized individuals the biggest threat were facing right now . Well, i think thats certainly the most numerous, in terms of the actual body count isis can rack up in the united state, i still think it is the organize the cells they have control over we have the most worried about. Whats most numerous these radicalized individuals who can carry out these simple harder to stop attacks now, even more disturbing about all of this, police say they know of no relationship between these two victims and faruke. Even more they say he fled the scene and the after
Usual adlib free swinging shoot from the lip affair. This was a sober teleprompter address on national security. Simple theme. Peace through strength. Reporter mr. Trump promised to rebuild the us military and clean up what he described as a middle east mess left behind by president barack obama and his former secretary of state. Hillary clintons legacy in iraq, libya, syria, has produced only turmoil and suffering and death. Reporter new Monmouth University poll just the latest to show trump trailing in pennsylvania by 8 taj points in this case. Philadelphia is as always key to that result. Four years ago, president obama won by a massive margin in philly. Massive enough to overcome losses throughout the rest of the state. Ahead of the citys gop was in the audience for trumps speech and predicts a closer contest this time around. Blue collar votersare coming home to the republican party. People that voted for reagan are saying donald trump will put them back to work. Were seeing in it