The area, and we found significant damage. The news starts now. Now, abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. Jonathan yes, the snow has stopped falling, the wind is calm, but the dangers are far from over. Least 29 deaths are being blamed for the winter storms in 11 states. Both were older men shoveling snow. Offduty Police Officer also died collapsing outside of his delaware home while clearing snow. Jonathan the federal government is closed tomorrow. Teleworkready employees must follow their agencys policies. Area schools are all shut down. Those are scrolling at the bottom of the screen. And local airports are working to reopen after 11,000 flights were canceled nationwide. Bwi has partially reopened, with reagan and dulles hoping to follow in the morning. 7chelle mobile track continues to monitor the roadways as the temperatures plunge. Steve rudin begins our Team Coverage with that part of the story. Steve the temperatures are going to continue to fall through the overnight. Outside of
Children. Im not surprised that i know who the child is because this is a very closeknit community. A very closeknit community, and people say when they see someone that doesnt belong here, they notice it. That was the case in this neighborhood. One of the neighbors said she saw someone matching the description in this flyer. Police are hoping that somebody here can provide the clue that gives everybody here peace of mind once again. In upper marlboro, brad bell, abc 7 news. Thank you, brad. As you heard, people mentioned in brads story, there is a lot of fear after that terrifying abduction in philadelphia. Coming up in just about 15 minutes from now, well delve into the suspect delvin barns history. Well check in with jennifer live from the community that police say barnes abducted a 16yearold girl from and even dug her grave before she managed to escape. Hundreds more american troops are being soon heading to iraq. Late this afternoon president obama authorized 1500 troops to go to
Of we understand why some hospitals reported it to the board, but George Washington University Hospital did not. It does say in both those cases he was taken off the schedule. Bowie Health Center started a police investigation. D. C. United Medical Center was a case that led to todays arrest. Theres a warrant out for his arrest in Prince Georges County. He is on monitoring. He will be on house arrest. He has been told he cannot show up at a medical facility, whether it is working or volunteering. Im jennifer donelan. Back to you. It was found that kline is still a licensed nurse in iowa and california. His lawyer said in court that kline is now working in sales and is no longer a nurse. This just into the abc 7 newsroom. A man from iowa was arrested outside the white house today. Secret Service Agents say the 41yearold man walks up to them and was acting strange. When they checked his car, they found a rifle, 40 rounds of ammunition, and a knife. The man said that someone in iowa told
10 . It turns out pay is not performance based on the hill. Members of congress will still see their 174,000 paycheck during the shutdown. Congressional leaders and more. This is written into the constitution the bars congress from changing its salaries. Up with the latest on the Government Shutdown on our website. There you can see the 12 real impacts of the shutdown and read how thats actually shot how that actually happens. Despite the Government Shutdown, the new Affordable Care act is officially up and running. Open enrollment starts today. For anyone who does not already have health care coverage. This will begin january 1. Open enrollment begins march 31 of next year. Grab your keys and grab your bluetooth before you hit the road today. You in maryland can bust for talking or texting behind the wheel. Many people rely on drive time to catch up on phone calls or stay on top of things at work. Starting today, police can pull you over it based the you using a handheld cell phone be
What could be a Silver Lining for the government employees. The house may vote to give back pay to those furloughed workers. President obama is not traveling to asia. He has canceled that trip to keep up pressure on congress to pass a budget bill. Hallie jackson, thank you. We have been telling you about all of the federal workers affected. That shutdown will make it hard to track this flu season. It arrived early in maryland. Jennifer franciotti has more. Good morning. Good morning. The cdc also being affected by the Government Shutdown. Saying iticials are is earlier than it is ever been spotted in maryland during flu season. The cdc has stopped tracking influenza cases, a victim of the Government Shutdown. Theyre flu surveillance homepage says it all. No one is watching where the flu is moving or whether a pandemic is emerging. A doctor says that maryland and other states will continue tracking and testing locally. Without the government, there is no one linking across state lines.