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let's check in with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer in the weather center. >> we have been under a wind advisory for the good part of the day. the wind advisory has been cancelled, at least for our area. we may have some slight improvements, but do not expect dramatically warmer conditions. these clouds have produced a passing flurry during the day, but the emphasis has been on the wind and the cold. temperatures in the single digits in the mountains, then you factor in the wins gusting up to 33, 32 in easton, salzburg, and down by ocean city, it drives the wind chill into the single digits in our suburbs. the wind chill is 9 at bwi marshall. we are in for more cold tonight. the winds will continue to just over 35 miles per hour so the wind will be a factor all night long. there is the threat of some snow in our forecast and the details coming in the seven-day forecast coming up. >> bruns notes how you survive the cold, in london, it does not take much to visible -- disassembled the traffic. >> baltimore police are investigating a school bus accident in west baltimore. an suv crash

we have live team coverage with tom tasselmyer. he joins us live from the 11 insta-weather plus center. >> this note, as you mentioned -- the snow, as you mentioned, started falling around lunchtime today. the worst of the falling snow is done with, but the damage is done, as you might say. some fairly decent snow now showing up. there is some snow around snow hill. that will continue for another hour or so. here in baltimore, it is not worthy of faulting -- falling so that we are concerned with. around the beltway, not being -- not much being picked up on radar. as the sky to try to -- this guy tries to clear a little bit later on -- as the sky try to clear a little bit later on tonight, cold and icy conditions. you think folks are prepared for it out that way? >> i surely hope so it is a bit colder than it was when we first got out here. not a lot accumulated. it's still caused some frustration for drivers in this area. >> a lot of traffic. people moving really slow. karas not moving at all trying to get up the hill, especially t

hd with stan stovall, donna hamilton, your insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues now. >> new tonight at 5:30 p.m., help is on the way for people may be having a hard time paying for their medications. paying for prescription drugs is a struggle for many mayor lenders. -- for mary marylanders. george takes us to one of the workshops designed to sign seniors up. >> cliff is like a lot of senior citizens. >> half the time they would not fill the prescriptions anymore because i had to pay $1,000 up front and i did not have that kind of money. >> his medicare part d slipped into the so-called doughnut hole. he has not been able to afford drugs for three months. garko cannot sleep. nervousness, anxiety -- >> i cannot sleep, nervousness, anxiety. >> this workshop is hosted by the maryland drug assistance program. prescription drug resistance in the state has gone up, but thousands who are eligible are not taking advantage of it during the current enrollment time frame. >> we are planning to reach out to thousands of others who would

we will check on the very latest with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> winds are gusting over 40 miles per hour at times driving the wind chills down into the single digits and bringing in some flurries across central and eastern maryland. the snow showers will wind down, but overall it is only in the single digits in garrett county. 23 in baltimore, 26 of ocean city. you can see the teens showing of the. the winds are still gusting close to 30 miles per hour and it feels a whole lot colder than the thermometer is indicating which will be the theme tonight. the wind chill is a major factor. even a little snow in the forecast. more on that in just a few minutes. >> decisions on capitol hill. tonight, lawmakers are poised to hold another vote on the parent -- on the president's compromise package. nikole killion has the very latest from capitol hill. >> they are still meeting some resistance in the house. in the senate come around two basis passage. >> when we get down to the bottom line, do we pass this bill or not? >> after the tax deal passed a procedural vote on monday, 83- 15,

. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> the deep freeze continues. temperatures are dropping back again. 30's all we down to miami. in baltimore, we are running five to six degrees below normal. 32 degrees for the afternoon high. 19 and the morning. is at 6cord low degrees in 1962. the skies had cleared up third with clear skies and lighter winds, temperatures will be chilly. 18 in westminster. 15 in frostburg. heading towards morning, the skies will be clear and the winds will be down around five miles per hour. the temperatures will fall just before sunrise. sunrise at 7:20. 12-20 degrees. the national weather service has expanded the winter weather advisory. it has been advanced north to include anne arundel and howard counties. not quite to baltimore debt, but the storm track is shifted further to the north. the more substantial snow may make it up here. we are talking a one to three inch snowfall tomorrow afternoon. some snow and southwest ohio and the southwest part of virginia. the clear skies now. we will start early tomorrow. a peak at sun.