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massive crate crater marks the spot where a crater collapse. fbi is with the team helping with the evidence. they are trying to get as much information to prevent a similar attack from happening in the u.s. >> i wouldn't say we have credible evidence that al- shabaab is planning to do anything in the united states.
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>> relatives are burying victims who died when terrorists threw grenades at fleeing shoppers. at least 67 people are confirmed dead. the red cross says dozens more are mission. they believe the militants cased the mall months in vapsed. the leader of the terrorist group al-shabaab, sent an audio message. he called it a lesson to westerners who support kenyan's military involvement. investigators are also interested in talking to this woman. inner polish should a worldwide arrest warrant. the british fugitive is wanted in connection with a 2011 terror plot in kenyan resort. authorities are tying to establish if she maid any part in the massacre in west case
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mall. tina krauss, wjz. >> the leader of somalian leaders. and two alarm fire in baltimore county leaves one firefighter hurt. sky chopper 13 was over the scene on fillerton road. the fire broke out the at around 12:30. 13 adults and 14 children are displaced. one firefighters hurt his hand. no injuries are reported. there's no word on a cause. u.s. naval academy graduate is among two sailors who died sunday when the helicopter crashed in the red sea. 35-year-old lieutenant commander landon jones from california was killed. he graduated in minneapolis in 2001. three others on board the helicopter survived. the president makes a stop
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in prince georgia's county to promote obama care, starting tuesday. marylanders could go on-line to choose health insurance under the affordable care act. political reporter reports, the president had an audience of supporters. a roaring crowd of supporters greets the president and prince jordan's county. and the affordable health care plan. >> knowing you could offer your family the security of health care, that's priceless. now you could do it for the cost of your cable bill. >> the pushback from republicans, who want to eliminate funding for the plan, condition of passing a budget. the president assures the nation the health care act will go forward. >> part of the reason i need your help, is i -- there's so many people working to make it fail. once it's working really well, guarantee you, they will not
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call it obama care. >> on-line sign-ups goes for six months. the plan goes effect january 1 1st. those who have health care don't have to do anything. >> you could find a link to maryland's health care website by going to cbs baltimore. com and clicking on the story. september weather is turning out to be great. there's lots of sun out there. perfect temperature out there. wjz has weather and traffic. tim williams is updating the forecast. hi, tim. it is perfect. right on target for the time of year. the normal high to put in perspective, is 74. the normally is 53. had 53 in the overnight hours last night into today, overnight low. past 24 hours, 53. we came down to 74, dwu
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marshall. temperatures right on target. we have a few clouds, courtesy after flow from the east bringing in moisture from the ocean. and that's been moving across the region. it's, you know, added some decoration and no rain in the sun. dominated the forecast along with the high pressure that brought us the nice seasonal conditions. will have these in the next few days. talking about, when we stick around. checking in the roads right now, christy, wjd traffic control. hi, christy. >> a rough out there in the -- with three separate accidents. first one on the outer loop. that one lingering in the shoulder. the second one in frederick road. third in the outer loop, edmunds and wilkersons avenue. stretching to 95 and continuing to build. as far as the rest of the region, have a crash in washington boulevard, whiskey bottom road.
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delaywise, stretching from 895 past 70. top side interloop, watch for slow traffic, going to harper road. average speed only 24 miles an hour. northbound 95, lengthy delay on the west side. 32 over to the belt way. as far as your overall drive time, outer loop from 83 to 95. slow in the region. and 16 minutes to get through. let's now go take a live look. as you could see, not too bad. that's a look at the beltway at security boulevard. that report is brought to you make a new friend. coming to -- you could get your tickets at ticket master.com. back to you. breaking news just moments ago. the city police commissioner speaks for the first time about the triple fatal crash that happened after possibly a police chase. wjz is live. derrick has the latest. what did he say?
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>> well, not much. he has some concerns about what he knows about the crash. because of the pending investigation right now, he kept -- can't comment that much. the crash happened tuesday in the next of york road and northern parkway. where a car, the police were trying to pull over sped away. police say the officers followed the car for miles until it slammed into the another car. two suspects died and the driver of the other car was hospitalized. the passenger in the car died as well. the question, were the officers following and chasing that car per the department's police pursuit policy. was this police chase, with lights and sirens? police commissioner says he had that information but right now can't share it. >> we have a good concept on what took place. the holes and gaps, we have not talked to the officers. in the state of maryland, you have a strong officer bill of rights, that gives them a certain amount of time. before we jump out there, share a lot of information, we need
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to talk to, officers talk to everyone an build that picture. >> police commissioner says they will turn all their investigative information to the state's attorneys office. it will be the state's attorney, what if anything, the officers did wrong and whether any charges should be filed. we're live, wjz "eyewitness news." >> seem to explain why he will see more. much more coming in the story live at 5:00 and 6:00. group from the naval economy, recreates an iconic war photo. while six men stand on either side, another group recreates the raising of the flag of ewhat jim ma. and according to the twitter account, it shows the navy men swimming and diving team at its finest. >> it's interesting. >> that's so cool, actually. >> could also see the real thing in arlington national
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cemetery. it's really powerful to see. still ahead on wjz news at 4:00. >> the plane was involved in flames. >> terrifying scene. a plane crashes into a bank parking lot. hear from witnesses. >> i'm ron mats. taking big steps in the fight against prostate cancer. the story coming up, here on wjz. another beautiful day. what's in store for the weekend. meteorologist tim williams will be updated for the first alert weather forecast. ,,,,
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suspected arsonist is still out there. los angeles firefighters put out six fires all set within hours in ventura boulevard. six was set in a commercial building in a strip mall. officials say the flames were extinguished quickly. no one was hurt. dramatic video out of suburban chicago. plane crashes in a bank parking lot. eric horning has the story. cell phone video shows the aftermath of the crash, fire, smoke, rushing to help. >> the plane was involved in flames. >> mike roja, saw man on fire from the wreckage. >> kept telling him to roll, furthest away from the many as possible. kept asking to get his wife out
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of the plane. >> crash occurred, in the shadow of the airport. police say the single engineer craft, two people on board, was attempting to land. a light pole and three vehicles in the chase parking hot. >> at this time of day, during rush-hour, there's not amount of casualties and injuries. >> con nor hill. >> instantly, i was shocked. i was shaking. i'm still a little shooken up. >> investigators are investigating the wreckage. before the crash, he saw the plane doing touch n go. >> flames coming up and it's rolling. and it's one of these -- >> almost perpendicular to the ground, would appear. >> i would guess, yes. >> ntsb officials are investigating the crash. >> bit of a bounce back on wall street today. [ bell ringing ]
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all the markets are up. let's take a look at the closing numbers. dow is up 55. nasdaq is -- rather than 6. nasdaq is up 26. let's go to new york right now, alexis christoforous has today's cbs money update. >> up beat news about the job market helped the dow jones industrial and s&p 500. and claims fell to a six year low last week. it shows very few companies are laying off workers. they are still reluctant to take the next step and wrap up hiring. u.s. economy grew slightly faster this spring. economists worry the growth may be slowing to 2 percent this year. fewer americans signed to buy homes. this past week, rates actually
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dipped slightly. mortgage buyer freddie mac, the average rate fell to a two month low 4.32 percent. average rate to 15 year declined to 3.37 percent. national football league struck a deal with twitter. and it's the first social media partnership for the nfl and it comes shortly before twitter plans the initial public stock offering. that's your money watch. for the latest business news, follow me on twitter at alexis cbs business news. from new york, i'm alexis christoforous. sunday, hundreds will gathered in tallson for the cancer prostate challenge. it's the 7th year for the zero prostate cancer challenge. dr. sanford siegel started the
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event and in 34 cities to raise awareness about the disease. >> men don't have to die from the disease. if the disease is diagnosed early in the course, the men will be cured. will have less men dying of prostate cancer. >> survivors will join the big crowd. in talsa university, stadium on sunday. >> it's so important for men to get tested early and detected. if detected early, there's a 99 percent chance, you'll survive this. >> 150 poi150 boy scouts will be here. >> we encourage them to look at the material so they can be informed. >> this year, the challenge has expanded. >> you could be a walker. you could come out and participate and have fun. you could do the one mile fun walk. you could do the 5k. we expanded to a 10k. >> this is expected to be the biggest prostate run ever. over 1400 people have already been. >> and it warms your heart.
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this is really -- >> an wjz, "eyewitness news." and as part of the continuing community commitment, wjz is proud sponsor on the prostate cancer run. vick carter will be there, at johnny united stadium. you could still register. for more mftion, go to cbs baltimore.com and look for the story. >> they set a great example. weather will be perfect, which is great. coming up on wjz "eyewitness news" at 4:00, remains recovered found search teams missing since the costa concordia disaster. >> rearview cameras and cars save lives. one father's heartbreaking story and how he's suing for change coming up. more gorgeous weather today. what's in store for the rest of the week, meteorologist, ted
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. another gorgeous afternoon. hard to find words to describe these days. another night where the afternoon comes from a daytime high, 70-some degrees. we ended up in the 50s. now we're at 72. we're dropping down, eventually in the 50s for tonight, again, much like last night. 50 at the dew point. relative humidity with the northeast wind at 10 miles an hour, bringing some moisture in the ocean. 30.01, barometer pretty high. that's been responsible for the gorgeous conditions. we have 68 in oakland. 77 in cumberland. 69 down in the shore, flowing to the ocean. you see the number is 72 in columbia, indianapolis, cant aisle. and then the wind coming from
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the northeast is bringing in the moisture much it's also response ebb for the clouds. just a light breeze around the area. at wv marshall, strongest breeze we've had for the day. you could watch the jet stream, watch the blues and see the snake and the colors. you could see the jet stream is keeping to the north. the cooler air is bottling in the middle of the country. we will stay in the low 70s, mid-70s for the next few days. here's the low much one area that's further off and one riding in the coastline, bringing in the moisture. you could see it cycling back to the coastline. as it does, all the green you lose the green, you lose the rain. the moisture that's associated with that, kind of dissipates in the atmosphere. the moisture is still there. what we're getting is the clouds. that's what we're seeing right now. the high is still in control. it's not going to allow any rain to move in the reaming on.
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the pleasant condition, all the neighbors in new england, back to the midwest, they will stay there for the next several days. no advisories in the bay much northeast winds. 56 is your sunset. for tomorrow, 78. we have only four more times to see these graphic. it's been a good run. >> it has,. >> bittersweet. >> he'll be back. we'll be back. academy award winner, robin williams returns to the television with the premiere of "crazy once? >> her unpredictable behavior would have gotten him fired if
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he weren't the boss? you got knocked by a green. >> there is a reason why people call robin williams a comic genius. >> threes nothing convenient. >> we just need to come back to a family realliment. sarah michelle gellar plays sydney, daughter of one who joined the agency. >> the simon roberts. >> basically the play maker. i'll go, now try this. >> i think it's everything and anything would you expect from a father daughter relationship. she's exasperated at him at
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times. looks in awe and wants to be like him at the same time. >> tonight's premiere features singer kelly clarkson, guest starring as himself. >> it ain't the meat, it's emotion. >> simon is setting the advertising world on fire. >> you're still that guy, dad. >> think of painting and putting your face. >> great writing people. that's all you could ask for. the rest is for -- that dad out there, that incredible world out there. >> and as wjz "eyewitness news." >> and don't miss the series premiere of the crazy ones at 9:00 on wjz. >> love robin williams back on tv. back on tv. >> still to come on wjz "eyewitness news" at 4:00. >> this law is a mess. it needs to go. >> time is running out.
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will lawmakers avoid a government shut down? the latest on capitol hill. nuclear negotiations. the high level meeting between the united states. and history being made. . >> americans are out in front. wow. come from behind win inside the americans cup. how team usa makes the seconds count. "eyewitness news" at 4:00 continues with vick right afte,,
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tara mergener on the senate majority bill. >> the bill is stripped of the language that defunds the president's health care law. >> you can handcuff, you could puff, but you cannot blow the affordable care act away. >> house republicans said they will not pass any spending bill from the senate that has the health care language taken out. president plans lawmakers to taking the affordable health care law. >> the house has its eyes on the next battle, the raising of country's debt limit. speaker boehner on how much the country could borrow to pay its bills. if the white house delays the
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implementation of the affordable care act for one year. the president opposes any delay. the president says, i'm not going to negotiate. >> president obama already delayed the law for big business, from insurance companies. >> if the debt ceiling is not raised, the u.s. will default in its loan in three weeks, causing interest rate to skyrocket. in washington, tara mergener, wjz "eyewitness news." >> senate majority. and something that hasn't been done in three decades. high level officials in iran, sit down talking together face- to-face. >> ki is in the newsroom. u.s. secretary of state, john kerry and top diplomats from five other countries are meeting with iran's foreign minister, trying to restart negotiations. iran has been punished for
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suspected crippling ambitions. country's new moderate president, denies iran is trying to develop any nuclear weapons. iran's president says he wants to reach an agreement within 3- 6 months. >> iran's new president called on israel o join an international treaty banning the spread of nuclear weapons much israel is the only nation that hasn't signed the nonproliferation treaty. in maryland, arrest add group of teens, blowing at mailboxes. officers say arthur reef, 18- year-old carter harrison, 19- year-old james stevenson and 17- year-old boy, destroyed mailboxes. they face several charges, related to possession of fireworks without a permit and manufacturing and using destructive device. carol county police are searching for the thief or thieves, that stole 100-year-
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old bronze bell. the 200-pound bill was stolen, main street, some time in the next two weeks. the bell was supposed to be honk in the ridgeville methodist church. anyone with information should call maryland state police. and let's go live to captain jeff long, sky chopper 13 with the latest. >> very, very serious accident. we're about eight miles into pennsylvania on 83 north. and as you could see, this tractor trailer is on top of a roar back pick up truck or flat bet truck. there's another vehicle, a little bit further north that is mangled so badly, that they actually removed it from the roadway using a forklift. this is creating extreme backups in the northbound lanes of 83. and about a mile, half a mile before the accident, they are
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actually forcing everyone to take the exit on to 216. traffic southbound, of course is slowing down to take a look at this and they are missing a lane. they are backed up several miles as far as we can see. now all of 83 at this point is completely shut down and will be for some time. reporting live from sky chopper 13, captain jeff long, back to you. >> of course, wjz will stay in the story and bring you the latest in the crash. >> rearview cameras are recommended by the government but not required. as lynne buoy explains, that could soon change. >> car safety advocates, the lack of the cameras is costing lives. they are suing the federal government to make a change. >> as i was backing up, felt the lump. >> october 2002, when dr. gold, checked the mirrors, looked over the shoulder and reversed. >> looked down and there he is.
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2-year-old boy, blue pajamas, holding on his blanket, looking straight up. pediatrician in me right away, knew right away i lost him. >> accidentally ran over his son cameron. in 2008, congress passed you a law, requiring the department of transportation, do something to prevent back up accidents. more than to years passed, congressional deadline, still no action. they are now suing the government, calling for a man mandatory rearview cameras. this shows what a driver could miss without one. >> not a single one could be seen. >> never drive a car forward with the same poor visiblity that we have going backwards, without a camera. >> the government says more than 200 people are killed and 18,000 injured every year in backover crashes. >> gold brand has a video system. has no blind zone. until all cars are required to
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have rearview cameras, more children will suffer the same fate as cameron. >> effective, available and it is worth a fraction of what i would pay. >> the department of transportation, recommended new cars have video systemses. back to you. >> and the lawsuit is asking the court to direct the department of transportation, to issue a mandatory rule for rearview cameras in 90 days. >> taking a live look outside, it is clear and we have pleasant temperatures all around. bob is here with the numbers. >> parade of beautiful weather, marches on. it's an amazing couple of weeks around here. right now, it's 72 degrees. 68 out in oakland. 69 in ocean city. the dew points is up a little bit from yesterday.
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this morning, got down to 53. that's the average low on this date in september. ocean city at 50. if you like today, you like the past week, two weeks, high pressure again, over the region bringing more dry and pleasant sunny conditions. shower activities, some clouds offshore, that will not impact our weather. however, along the coastline, later in the weekend, there could be some rougher surf, particularly from cape cod to the jersey coast. checking in the roads. christy russel with traffic control. >> hi, vick, hi everyone. northbound 83 is shut down because of the accident, involving a tractor trailer, toppling over the vehicle, couple of others involved. the problem, it's shut down, and it's diverted at 2:16. traffic is at a complete stand still. this will have a major impact on the rush-hour.
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right now, the delays are in the maryland line. if you're traveling in the top side, watch out for slowing from greens spring avenue to harper road. west side interloop, hfy from 295 north liberty road. traveling in northbound 95 from 32 in the beltway. an act to watch for, southbound 95 at 32. other accidents include washington plfd, whiskey bratham road. and german hill road at bethlehem avenue. take a live look as you see things slowing down, at delaney valley road. exhibition opening this saturday. and you could get your tickets at maryland science center.org. high sports drama in the high seas. team usa, stage a dramatic comeback to retain america's
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cup. week ago, team usa looked like they were sunk. >> in today's do or die tiebreaker, and beating the rival by 44 seconds. >> usa. >> and they put the tradition on edge. no more single holes sailboats. and catamarans with 30-foot wings. they fly in the high water. kim bell livingston and blogs about the race. >> these are the fastest boat. we've never seen anything like this in any kind of sailing competition. >> they don't just look spectacular. they are spectacularly expensive. 100 million to build and operate the deep pockets behind oracle team usa, larry ellison,
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ceo of oracle computer systems and up with of the wealthiest men in the country. traditionalists complain he's blowing the race out of the yacht lub and into the stras toss sphere. >> not everyone could keep up. >> for now, say the victory and has to prepare to defend it in 3 years. once again. straight ahead on wjz "eyewitness news" at 4:00, do officials know the cause? >> and we're very happy, happy. >> and happy? not anymore. is there a powerball curse. what a recent winner is saying? a beautiful september day. will the weather last? bob will be back with the updated weather forecast. [ woman ] dear chex cereal,
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i've never written a fan letter before, but you've done the impossible. you made gluten-free cereals in a whole bunch of yummy flavors. cinnamon chex and honey nut chex are two of our favorites. when my husband found the chocolate one, we were in cereal heaven. the only problem is, with so many great flavors you're making it very hard to choose. your fans, the mcgregor family. 'cause we love chex.
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are seen billowing from the warehouse. hundreds of residents were evacuated. more than 100 were treated for ear and nose irritations. the cause of the fire is under investigation. holding on for dear life, construction worker in china has left dangling 80 feet opt ground. a window frame in the 8th floor came loose. luckily he was using a safety tie off, so he didn't fall. firefighters arrived quickly with an inflated air cushion. he was rescued with an area ladder. after 40 minutes, he was not -- he was shaken but not seriously hurt. divers discovered the last human remains from the shipwreck. and alfonzo van marsh reports, searchers are looking for two passengers missing since the crash 20 months ago. >> italian divers may have found two missing diverges from
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the concordia. authorities will confirm whether the bodies of an indian man and woman. >> divers say they were found in the center of the ship. friends say the woman was celebrating her 50th birthday. the man was a passenger who gave his life jacket to another passenger. it sank near the town of jillio. 32 people died including two americans. for 20 months, the ship was stuck on its side. last week, the international team, successfully turned the ship upright in the largest salvation operations ever. experts plan to go inside to bring out some of the ship's. >> the ship is scheduled to be floated away to a scrap yard
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early next year. he insists he's not the open one responsible. owners from the cantaloupe farm linked to listeria outbreak is under arrest. mary is live in the newsroom. >> the brothers who owned and operated jenson farms are charged with four criminal counts of producing tainted food. they determined the jensons didn't add adequately cleaned the cantaloupe. the fda says dirty water on the floor and old equipment were probably to blame. federal charges each carry one year in jail and $250,000 fine. they say money can buy happiness in at least one powerball winner may agree. one of the winners of the last month's $450 million jackpot
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says he's paying a heavy price for winning all that money. >> my best outfit. >> wild willy, when he and his co-workers won big in last month's 450 million-dollar powerball jackpot. each member of the group, dubbed ocean 15, took home 4 million each. >> happy, happy happy. some of my friends would say. >> now weeks later, willy says he's miserable, telling nbc news, it's nonstop drama. his wife calling the powerball win a curse. there's days we were just back to getting paid every two weeks. you have to change your whole way of life. we didn't want to change the way we lived. we liked the way we live. he says he's been overwhelled
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with calls, to tv executives asking him to star in reality shows. this lottery curse is not so unusual. sometimes turning winners to losers. jack won in 2002. it years later, his family life was in shambles and arrested twice for drunk driving. adrian of florida was murdered after winning 31 million. >> when you win 100 million, all of a sudden, you're 100 million richer than anyone you know. makes it hard to keep those old friends and family connections. >> don't feel too sorry. he quit his job, bought a log cabin and still has no plans to give the money back. pleasant temperature much what's in store for the rest of the week. bob has ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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about? when the sun gets on the sky, as it sets, the high thin cirrus clouds, made of ice crystals. kind of a reflex through the clouds. we'll keep watching that. and up there, at 30-40,000 feet, very cold. clouds are made out of ice crystals. 50 dew points. northeast winds. and 69 ocean city. 68 in oakland. locally, mid-70s. normal high today is around 74. that's about where we got to. 72 right now. and bel air at 73. light northeast wind region. that's bringing somewhat of a slightly more moist atmosphere from the atlanta ocean. north of the area, it's still very dry. generally in the upper levels, still getting a lot of dry air.
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it looks like that will continue. temperaturewise, very pleasant much plain states, quite a bit of warmer air. minneapolis at 82 now. dallas at 95 much here's the hit right here. west of that, chilly air. they've had snow and northern rockies. quite a bit of action in the areas. 8-9,000 feet up. southwest, los angeles, down to 73. and typically humid this time of year, with this shower activity. region, offshore, we have high pressure that will develop. it has, it will continue to move away. there's the snow out of the rockies. in between not much happening. a very quiet picture. we have few of the clouds, see them down by the ocean city. some of the on shore flow, low clouds from the normal surf. from the beaches, to cape cod, maryland, and in the next 3-4
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days much. meantime, gorgeous pleasant weather, mess antly cool nights, sunny dry days. that will continue. start now and 70. tonight, down to the low to mid- 50s. could be fog in some spots by morning. tomorrow, a lot more sunshine. a high that's 76 degrees. any clouds in the morning from the ocean breezes will quickly burn off. another gorgeous day. this is like amazing month. >> we've had decent rain. >> and it's pretty. thank you very much, bob. >> we want to remind you about the football. ravens take the show in the weekend against the buffalo bills. >> see the game 1:00 live. stay tune for the post game coverage. former raven, wally williams for highlights, reaction ap analysis. a full football sunday, on wjz.
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. coming up next on wjz news at 5:00. the commissioner finally speaks out about the deadly crash. what does he reveal about the investigation? death toll rising, officials say dozens are still unaccountedded for after a terror attack in a mall. >> i'm pat goren, coming up on "eyewitness news," his message
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about obama care. and more on the stories breaking news. "eyewitness news" at 5:00 starts now. hi, everybody, mary zimbala. we're following breaking news. northbound i-83 is closed after a mulit-vehicle crash. and captain jeff long with more. wow. that's quite a crash, captain jeff. >> this is a serious, serious accident. this happened at 1:30 and the road remains closed down. i-83, eight miles north of the the maryland pennsylvania line. the blue car you see, was ri
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