>> i hope they are wrong. >> last year they said there a lot of snow. there is no scientific skill in making this far of a projection about the winter. e headlines,to mak say things in the middle of about the winter. will talk about the weekend which i have confidence in. seen a change. already some rain showers. our temperature today -- this see 90 the last time we degrees for at least the next week. about that for sticking my out? 94 degrees, almost closing in on many 90 degree days we had last year. there have been some nasty thundershowers to the eastern shore. right now in and around us it has been welcome rain showers. the temperatures have been d down. a about a half inch of rain in huntingtown. in southern maryland you will be leftover rain tomorrow morning. .10 inch.s, rest anon out to in the mid part of the country, no sign of snow yet around the great lakes. cooler more comfortable air coming our way. while today we had the haze and humidity, a little ripple has thunderough with the showers. by tomorrow morning temperatures around 70 degrees.

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it's a chance to play in the snow. it's been several years since snow has fall then the city. ran out of their offices and danced as the snow flakes fell. not exactly the reaction we have when it snows downtown. [ laughter ] >> snow in south africa. >> it's only snowed like 20 some times in the last 110 years. it's pretty rare. >> yes. >> because it's surrounded by the ocean which keeps it warmer but it was happen. >>> around here we've had some thunderstorm activity on the eastern shore and southern maryland. it's finally quieted down. 75 now, no wind at all, 87% humidity. the barometer is holding steady, 2997. right now, pleasantly cool, 66 in oakland, 70 in cumberland. ocean city is 75. d.c. the warm spot at 80. the dew points come up which it normally does at night and it will stay up over the next few days. sticky again and the risk of some thunder showers, certainly possible, 75 westminster, bel air at 77, and napa is in town at 82 degrees right now. very light winds in the region. we had quite a bit of rain over believe it or not the dryest areas of the state. caroline

a decline on average of the snow pack and snow feeds everything you see. all the trees and strains that are impacted by the snow pack. >>> that water a lifeline for the animals such as bighorn sheep and moves. hotter summers metaphors drier leading to extreme wildfires. how different does this park look 20 years from now? >>> still a terrific landscape to enjoy but it will have been changed by climate change. >>> some may argue how much humans are to blame but no debate we witness the twilight of the glaciers. ben tracy cbs news >>> the man who shot and killed john lennon goes to court and when he might find that if he is released from pr big news ! verizon wireless is teaming up with xfinity from comcast. now you get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless plus a great offer. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and you'll get up to a $300 visa prepaid card by mail. verizon wireless and xfinity. it's tv, home phone, internet and wireless. >>> the man who shot and killed john lennon 32 years ago up for parole in new york next week mark david chapman serves a

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than last year's snow drought. the winter mix of sleet and snow could start in november and december. the low temperatures could then settle in by january and february, so you may want to make sure your snow plows, snow shovels, all that stuff are in working order before the first winter snow hits. now, i'm just mad about this, because i still remember all that snow we had recently. >> the two years ago, the big one? >> yeah, was it two years ago, veronica? >> yes. >> and i'm hoping, veronica, i know that long-term forecasting is not something that a lot of meteorologists like to talk about and tout. so, i'm hoping they're wrong. >> well, there are some pretty good indicators, just like last year we kind of knew that it was going to be somewhere from average to maybe just being a dud for us. certainly didn't help the ski resorts around the area. but average snowfall from here to up around baltimore, somewhere between 15, just over 20 inches. so, we've got, yeah that to look forward to. prior to that, the ragweed th

. >>> now, from surf to snow.mile high in valdez, alaska, bridgette meade is a favorite to win the world skiing championships. on her first run down the ski slope, disaster. >> she was right away flying across the top of the ridge line. >> bridgette's friend tony harrington is snapping photos of the event near the top of the mountain and immediately knows his friend is in big trouble. >> unfortunately, when she came into view, she was flipping, going through the air. she didn't have both feet on the ground. >> bridgette's dad is watching the terrifying scene from the bottom of the mountain. his daughter is tumbling over and over, smashing head over heels into jagged rocks. >> i was pretty numb, actually. i just dropped my binoculars. i didn't really think she survived. >> it was about 300, 400 yards. i was just there, just freaking. she wasn't moving for the last 200 yards. she just slid on her back with her head facing down the hill. >> bridgette's body is limp. she continues to slide down the mountain for what s

snow in south africa. an extreme cold snap brought a blanket of snow.k a lot of folks by surprise tuesday. last time johannesburg saw snow was five years ago. it only snowed about two dozen in the last century. >>> marvin hamlisch, the man behind some of the iconic music is being remembered this morning. hamlisch died monday after a brief illness. in los angeles. teresa garcia looks at his unforgettable contributions to the stage and screen. ♪ >> few composers have left behind a bigger musical legacy in hollywood and on broadway than marvin hamlisch. >> the way we were ♪ >> from the romance of "the way we were" to the family drama "ordinary people." >> she hates me. can't you see that. >> mothers don't hate their sons. >> hamlisch wrote scores for big screen hits. one of the biggest was the adaptation of the ragtime music for "the sting." in a career of more than four decades, marvin hamlisch composed, conducted and arranged more than 40 film scores. but one of his biggest successes was on stage. the long-running landmark musical, "a chorus line." ♪ you

and snow feeds everything that you see here., all the trees, the streams and so forth are all i mean, all the trees, the streams and so forth are all directly impacted by the snow pack. >> reporter: that water say lives line for the animals thats big horn sheep and mousse. hotter summers are also making the forest drier, leading to more extreme wildfires. how different does this park look 20 or 30 years from now? >> it will still be a terrific landscape to come and enjoy but it will have been changed by climate change. >> reporter: while some may argue about how much humans are to blame, there is no debate that what we are witnessing is the twilight of the glaciers. ben tracy, cbs news, montana. >> axelrod: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." for all of us here at cbs news, i'm jim axelrod in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ,,,,,,,,

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i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. >> we've been reporting on the drought that has devastated the corn belt. >> yesterday a dire new assessment from the department of agriculture. the nation is on track to have the worst corn crop in two decades. more now from erica east side wards. >> reporter: cornfields are a reflection of dried up farms across the country. >> it's been hotter than it's been before. >> reporter: millions of acres of corn are a waste. the department of agriculture now predicts a 17% drop in the national corn kneeled, bringing prices to a record high. grocery store corn on the cob shouldn't be affected as much as the corn that feeds the livestock. leaving ranchers struggling to pay for cattle feed. >> it's on a day-to-day basis of

. >> you can see scattered snow showers. you don't use isolated. you would say flurries. >> different terms. >> that would be like your scattered showers. >> see how we've gone in another direction. >> you ask the question in the winter time. >> and 08% chance that this is going to go in a -- an 80% chance that this is going to go in a different direction. >> a 100% chance that sarah and wisdom don't understand what we just said. >> i understood you perfectly. >> bob, we thank you for the question. if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. going way back. >> 1920? i don't don't know what year this was. this is called just walking in the rain by the prisonaires. guess where that group started. >> late check in with julie wright. >> how come i don't have a theme song. i should have a theme song. >> that is it right there. >> i thought your theme song was its a raining men. that was our theme song for a little while. >> yeah, they lied. all right. moving on. the crew in sky fox is

snow leopards. the first time snow leopard cubs have ever been filmed in their den.se cubs were weighed and tagged so researchers can learn more about these endangered animals. >> we always say maybe there's 100 snow leopards left in afghanistan but we don't know. >> david lawson is the leader of the wildlife conservation society in afghanistan. the population of snow leopards dropped by 20% over the past 16 years. >> i'm going to put a microchip. >> he hopes by tagging and tracking the adults, they can learn more about them and help the people of afghanistan at the same time. >> if a snow leopard environment is healthy, the environment is healthy. the people will also be healthy. they'll have good livelihoods. >> snow leopards live in one of the most isolated areas of earth. that's why this species has been mostly unbothered. but the 30 years of war that ravaged afghanistan. there are other threats to the national animal. poachers and an illegal cat trade still pose a big problem. it's estimated there are less than 8,000 left worldwide. so it is up to conservationis

highs tomorrow a little bit cooler than today. 78 at concord 70 at napa 68 at snow valley. monday things warm up to where they should be but tomorrow downright cool. >>> the offers pour in for prince cherries naked run photos how much is being big news ! verizon wireless is teaming up with xfinity from comcast. now you get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless plus a great offer. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and you'll get up to a $300 visa prepaid card by mail. verizon wireless and xfinity. it's tv, home phone, internet and wireless. >>> preparing kids for the new school year that was the goal of the back pack of boys in san francisco held at garfield square park 2000 backpacks given a white made possible by the mission economic development agency and target. britain's prince sharing flooded with offers since his las vegas romp the largest corn studio vivid entertainment offered and $10 million to start and an adult film entitled " the trouble with harry. chippendale's wants to add carried to its lineup >>> american singer it set a world record for the low snow ever

snow flake and ice crystal.overnment research lab in maryland used a scanning electron microscope to photograph them. the snow and ice crystal were fused on to copper plates. then plunged into a reservoir of liquid nitrogen and cooled to minus 196 celsius. minus 3-21 fahrenheit. now besides the pretty pictures the snow flake are studied to determine the water content of the winter snow pack. >> and then some very cool pictures of a funnel cloud over lake michigan today. looks like a cascade of rain dumping over the lake. look at that. stormy weather brought lightning rain and hail before moving on. now if the funnel cloud had touch the ground it would have turned in a water spout and in fact this weekend saw as many as 9 water spouts on the lake near wisconsin. all right on that note let's focus on the weather. experience is back with a look at the forecast. >> all right dan. much calmer weather than that around here. pretty warm tomorrow. look for high of 94 at khibing 0. 94 also at yosemite. sacramento 100 and

we weren't ococommemorative snow globes. ♪ we weren't there officially sponsoring anything. ♪ we were for re.. inside the bodies of some of the greatest athletes on earth. [ cheers and applause ] [ camera shutters clicking ] ♪ >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is the leader of a psychedelic rock group from oklahoma. i didn't know you could get high on corn. please welcome wayne coyne! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: wayne, hi, hello. nice to see you. >> hello, stephen colbert, we're in a space capsule, aren't we. >> stephen: yeah. you can imagine being strapped into one of these things and fired on the top of a giant bottle of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen and be sent into the atmosphere like that. >> yeah, i thought about that. take a lot of drugs and maybe be passed out for the takeoff and wake up when are you up there. >> stephen: a lot of your music sounds like the ideas come from outer space. >> i know. i can see where people would think that. >> stephen: you look good on your back. >> do i. >> stephen: yes. you do too. >> stephen: i'm guessing that's not t

then humbaba made a whirlwind of fire and snow. who crowned him king? who showed him our garden was but a jail? humbaba was great and scary, but not so very strong, though no one could ever conquer him as no one would ever try. time and again, when things grew old, humbaba alone believed himself eternal and young, still powerful, able to defeat all. humbaba didn't want to know one fact: that accumulation will lead to eruptive change. but, sadly, when suddenly he realized it after all, he chose to check its power on all, the tall. he crushed all the shrubs and plants leaving them creeping and broken all over. he damaged the flowers and colors, the flowers withered, their leaves all burned and soon they were throwing their seeds every which way and when the whole orchard changed into a dry, gray waste, humbaba, his mind like stone, shouted his horrible cry of fire and burned all that gray and yellow, birds of all kinds were flying away with ashes in their beaks which humbaba couldn't oversee any more or ever set on fire. then, grandfather ended his day an

i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that !he is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. >> ama: nasa's mission to mars is heading for a do or die stage. curiosity is beginning its final approach to the surface of mars. the spacecraft has a delicate landing, called seven minutes of tear roar. it will steer itself to the partway to the surface and then rely on cables to set itself down. if curiosity doesn't make it, nasa has a back to the drawing board altitude. >> if we're not segueful we'll learn from this. we learned in the past and recovered from it. we'll pick ourselves up, dust off, and do it again. this will not be the end. >> ama: the $2.5 billion mars mission is the most high-tech and pricess yet and will command beyond previous missions' search for water. curiosity is scheduled to land tomorrow

and of course that's a part of the problem as topper keeps giving them no snow in the winter and they can't make any money if it does not snow in maryland. >> it's a great resort. >> how much did they get this past year? >> about 80, but not too much. much more than what you got. percentage wise, we e did not do anything. and some big storms, we'll start with severe thunderstorm warnings for montgomery, just popping one now. and also howard county until 7:40. we'll zoom in to this one storm for you. we showed you this a little earlier. a pretty heavy storm and it extends, you know, up into parts of montgomery county as you go out towards georgia avenue and then there is a wide view now with this storm here. headed in between beltsville, headed towards columbia. another storm on the west side of 270. so severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for you as well as we'll zoom in to the first storm, the tip of the diamond here, moving pretty far to the north. this is the road up here, out in silver springs. this is a pretty heavy storm. certainly very heavy rain and flash flooding possib

pond supplies the water for the snow guns. he used to be the director of the national park. he criticized the building of skiing facilities and promptly lost his job. >> i think the current government is somehow reflecting the political, social, and economical context in slovakia today. unfortunately, we are still living in a period where government is not able or willing to make decisions to value the land we are living on. >> conservation is not a high priority in slovakia, even 22 years after the end of communism. government policy is to encourage tourism to boost the economy. the skiing resort is where local politicians authorize the development of the slopes and infrastructure five years ago. they had great plans, but the cable car up the mountain is now broken, and tourist numbers are way below expectations. in the town hall, the mood has changed. local planner does not want any new projects to be approved. >> there is always a conflict between economic interests and conservation. some people still want to develop new si

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we weren't ococommemorative snow globes. ♪ we weren't there officially sponsoring anything. ♪ we were for re.. inside the bodies of some of the greatest athletes on earth. [ cheers and applause ] [ camera shutters clicking ] ♪ ( cheers and applause ). >> jon: welcome back to the show! controversy. controversy brewing at the olympics this weekend, as the united states men's four rowing team won the bronze. the controversy wasn't over the standing but whether team member henry grumble was aroused during the medal ceremony. the internet was abuzz about whether he was aroused. i personally believe-- and i stand by this-- that an eel jumped into the boat. desperate for warmth, the eel burrowed into that man's shorts. by the name, if the name rumle sounds familiar it's because eric rumle is the ha to the rumle figurines. my grandmother had a collection, and she proudly displayed them in her antique curio cabinet. anyway, rumle has actually had to deny that he was aroused. ( laughter ). which makes me sad, for some reason. is rumle telling the truth? we turn to our own unit fraud unit and se

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well, reports that stewart was dropped from the follow-up to "snow white and the huntsman" but those reports were quickly countered by the studio, which insisted stewart's snow white could still be a character in the sequel. as for ex robert pattinson, he's reportedly landed the role of lawrence of arabia opposite naomi watts in the upcoming film, "queen of the desert." >>> elsewhere, five-time gold medalist ryan lochte will play himself on an episode of the cw's "90210." >> don't miss it. >> apparently it's really great. they love it. >>> the animal rights organization peta sent an open letter to lady gaga calling her a, quote, turncoat for wearing fur. >>> tmz reports singer bobby brown has entered treatment for alcohol addiction. >>> and, finally, let the guessing games begin. guys goat get a little nervous. taylor swift has released another song about an ex-boyfriend. formers, john mayor, jake gyllenhaal, taylor lautner, and joe jonas are all potential subjects of the song titled, "we are never, ever getting back together." >>> and this comes to us from garryowen, montana, where

we get a look back tonight from nbc's kate snow. >> reporter: before there was "sex in the city" there was "sex and the single girl." >> well, i didn't write the book to help us. i wrote it to help the unmarried women in this country. >> reporter: natalie wood and tony curtis starred in the movie but it was inspired by helen gurley brown's 1962 best seller, a frank and forward dating guide that encouraged women to enjoy being single. brown was as bold as her headlines and dating columns, the consummate new yorker in zebra print and big earrings. >> i think that helen really helped create today's modern woman. i don't think that women would be in the careers that they have, that they would be ceos today if there hadn't been helen gurley brown. because helen said, you can do it. >> reporter: she was at the helm of "cosmo" for more than three decades, took an ailing magazine with a small circulation, and transformed it into an international brand, the bible for single girls as its publisher boasted. she wasn't without critics. when a "new york times" writer suggested that "cosmo" was a wo

>> mary snow, thank you so much. >>> thank you for watching us.ate bolduan. >>> new information about a scary close call involving three planes over one airport. >>> a major arrest of suspected terrorists, al qaeda may be developing a new method of attack. >>> ann romney's horse debuts at the olympics and her husband gets judged. wolf blitzer is off. i'm kate bolduan, you're in "the situation room." we start with a major operation against al qaeda in europe. three suspected terrorists have been arrested in southern spain. spanish officials say the men were, quote, ready to act, and they may have been plotting to attack u.s. or british targets, using remote controlled planes or par agliders. nic robertson is following this story from london. nick, you have been doing amazing reporting on this. what more are we learning about this threat? >> reporter: we know the police seized a computer that they're scanning to find out if there's more information to give them leads to other people they may want to arrest. they also believe a large quantity of expl

two male snow leopards made their debut yesterday about two months after being born. weighing one pound each at birth, they've grown now to eight pounds. there are only 137 snow leopards at 63 zoos in the u.s., and only between 4,000 and 6,500 left in the wild. >>> finally one restaurant in denmark plans to start off your meal with some bugs. yes, true story. a world-class restaurant is now using ants in their recipes. they first used the bugs in an appetizer for a special dinner, but it was such a hit they're finding other ways to use them. not just any ant will do. chefs are after the orange ant. it's said to smell like lime and oranges. you see, this is why i don't dine at fine restaurants. >> you're not adventurous? >> no. i'll stick with the chicken and ketchup. >> just by mistake we've probably eaten a couple of bugs here and there. >> i'd like to rather not know about it. >>> it's time for now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. the five security council members, russia, china, united states, france, and england, alo

the black cover on snow in siberia astonished astronaut mike foale. the cities in russia are coal-burning cities, and so the soot from the coal burning has spread out over the snow surrounding the city, and you see this big, black smudge. it's almost like someone had rubbed their finger across a photograph, but looking at it out the window. narrator: cosmonaut vladimir titov talks about a town he knows in siberia called pavlodar. ( speaking russian ) translator: if you look from the air, it's one of the dirtiest towns ever. smoke is visible for hundreds of kilometers. i myself am from siberia, and i know that many people in siberia are very worried about pollution. narrator: around the world, growing populations place heavy new pressure on supplies of fresh water. some of these are so severe, they can be seen from space. and we would look at the aral sea-- and the aral sea, as you probably know, is a manmade disaster in terms of the dehydration of that region-- there have been many water levels. and the water levels have been dropping consistently eve

. >> environmental researchers say lake tahoe's clarity improved last year despite snow melt from the minister winter of 2010 and 2011. until now the theory was heavy snow melt could stir up debris and decrease claret claret but it increased. >>> why it may be easy to find chocolate in the bay area and why hundreds are gathering in one spot hoping for a better future. >>> stocks are mixed as we head toward the closing bell. much of companies coming in ahead of profit predictions for the second quarter but china is reporting lower growth in its exports, the dow up 11, the nasdaq down three, s&p is flat. >>> the u.s. government has told 95 5 of the largest banks to make plans for preventing their own collapses in case they face problems. jp morgan chase, bang of mish, goldman sachs, citigroup and morgan stanley. they say the orders came down in may of 2010 but have been secret until now. the order is a sign the government does not want banks to count on deposit help if they run into another possible financial collapse. >>> this is the second day of target's job fair in san francisco. hu

i ever complained about the snow? i never have. >> i do. >> i do too. >> southbound 270, no problems reported out of germantown. overnight construction at old georgetown road has cleared. our lanes are open northbound i- 95 in both the express lanes and main line. we do have that crash that continues to block 59 both north and southbound near the 104-mile marker. again, that is head out towards king's dominion. the accident activity still has the road with a blocked each way. no problems to report as you work your way in head for the third street tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >>> new this morning, jared loughner is due in court today for a competency and change of plea hearing. he is expected to plead guilty to the 2011 mass shooting in arizona that left six people dead and 13 others hurt including former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. before loughner can change his his plea, a judge must decide whether he is competent to stand trial. he has spent more than a year in a federal m

(laughter) >> we call them snow birds. my mom's a snow bird, she's a florida resident. >> she lives just down the road over here lauderdale and she like so many people here, she comes down here for the winter just like so many folks from all over the country do. you know, my grand ma moved in with my mom and me when i was in high school, she had advanced alzheimer's, my mom and i were her two primary care givers. you learn a lot about life, you learn a lot about your elderly seniors and your family. you learn a lot about alzheimer's. and medicare was there for our family, for my grandma when we need it had then and medicare is there for my mom while she needs it now. and we have to keep that guarantee. (cheers). >> . >> peter: my mom has been on medicare for over ten years and i won't tell you exactly how many years over ten years, she plays tennis every week, she exercises every day. she planned her retirement around this promise that the government made her because she paid her payroll taxes into this program which she m

i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. caught left faugh >>ysabel: in earth quake hitting china but no reports of injuries or damage. chinese officials say the earthquake had a relatively shallow depth which increases the likelihood of damage. >> news reports have raised the death toll from the earthquakes and a run to more than 250. at least 2000 more people have been injured. officials are fearing that casualties will go up. a 6.4 magnitude and 11 minutes later a 6.3. several aftershocks damaged several villages. ron sits on major fault lines and has been prone to devastating earthquakes. back in 2003, 30,000 people died in an earthquake in the southeast region of the country. in 1990, 50,000 were killed near the caspian sea. >> still to come, a back

. >> if you look at senators like patrick leahy or olympia snow, there so many individuals i admire. >> also my one-on-one inteiew with michael phelps. >> you want to be the best, you have to do things others are not willing to do. >> this is piers morgan tonight. >> as the olympics draw to a close, the games will be remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. >> michael, welcome. you said if you e ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. how are you feeling? >> i feel all right. >> grouchy and tired? >> not yet. maybe a couple of questions. >> you can answer the questions all day. then it will give me less time. >> i feel like a tape recorder though. >> london is my hometown. what is extraordinary is every american athlete i have interviewed, when i asked them about their role model, 90% said you. you are like a god-like figure. with that comes responsib

we can see some around snow hill and all in all things are drying out.e will have a brief break this morning. maybe another round this afternoon. but check out what we have at bwi. temperatures at 66 degrees right now. that dew point 6 3. and with the wind out of the north, northwest at 3 miles an hour. let's check the traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you are headed out to the harrisburg expressway no delays here north of 695. and it will remain nice and clear as you get on the jfx. using 95, here's a live look downtown at 395. altogether, you are looking at 15-minute ride from white marsh into the city. so, everything going to be nice and clear. the fort mchenry tunnel is in great shape and as we pull up other drive times notice 695 will be up to speed on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. that's going 11 minutes and no delays over on the west side. you are looking at an 11 minute ride on outer loop from 795 down towards 95. megan and charley. over to you. >>> many soft best 12-year-old base -- some of the best 12- year