How empty highways are encouraging some drivers to speed at 100 miles an hour or more putting their lives and others at risk. Yikes. Plus, well answer your most pressing questions on this pandemic, including when to wear a face mask and whether itts safe to visit your loved ones. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. I heard from a number of governors that said they are in very good shape. I think you have some very good things to report over the next few days about states opening up. President trump has laid out a threephase plan for governors to reopen the economy. There are certain fundamental things that weve done that are not like it was. You want to call it the new normal. You can call it whatever you want. President trumps plan has three phases, but some governors say the worst is not over yet. When is it finally over . Its over when you have a vaccine. Democratic president ial candidate joe biden is slamming the president s guidance to reopen the country
Nation and world. We praise you that your plans succeed and your precepts are sure. Lord, you know our thoughts before we think them. Encourage our lawmakers to do your will. Give them the wisdom to totally depend upon your unfailing love, remembering that unless you help them they labor in vain. Lord, when doubts fill their minds, provide them with the renewed hope in the ultimate triumph of your purposes. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa is recognized. Mr. Grassley i would like to have one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley thirty years ago today, the freely elected parliament of lithuania declared the restorati
Outside. 28 in outside. Winchester feels like 17 degrees. Were watching a clipper moving by up to the north. Last night it brought snow briefly. This morning, we could be seeing slick spots because of it. The winter coat and gloves again today, the sweater, not the umbrella. But you do neild the sunglasses. We expect sunshine. We saw the sun move north of d. C. These are the areas mainly Northern Maryland where we could be seeing slick spots. Be very careful driving in those areas this morning. Were also continuing to watch maybe flurries towards hagerstown. Well show you the forecast into the afternoon and the weekend coming up. Thank you, sheena. Two people found dead in Silver Spring at the elizabeth house highrise on fren wick street. Police were originally called out for an assault. Police are expected to release more information later today. You can keep an eye on your nbc washington app this morning for any updates that come in. Today, Maryland Governor, larry hogan will speak a
Gloves. Weve done a windchill. Actual temperatures in the 30s. Were above freezing for most of the area. But if you look at northern maryland, we have some 20s, 30 degrees in frederick, thats also where we have a few to no flakes moving through. Heres the system weve been watching for a couple of days. Its a clipper. Its mostly in pennsylvania. Yesterday evening, we had a few snow showers pass by briefly. A few near hagerstown, martinsburg and frederick seeing a few flurries this morning. We could have slick spots in parts of northern maryland. As the kids step out at the bus stop, mainly dry. Feeling colder, feeling below freezing with the breeze. Its going to stay breezy as we go through the afternoon today. Look at that. Back in the low 40s later on. Well be in the 30s again tomorrow. Take a look at the forecast coming up. Roads not too bad weatherwise, melissa. Not bad. I have to say thank you very much for the dry roads, sheena. Always helps in the morning us. Rockville pike, lane
All right, brad. Route 1 crystal city, overturned box truck. Take a look here. A little bit hard to see because its so dark so early this morning. Getting by on the right side of the roadway. We do have the two lanes blocked. Inner loop and outer loop of the beltway actually behaving this morning. Single tracking on the orange line between New Carrollton and cheverly. The late track work still happening around. Sheena . The good news, mostly dry conditions. I say mostly dry this morning. Because part of the area is dealing with snow showers from a clipper. Its kind of falling apart now. As we zoom in here, Frederick County starting to see signs of flakes falling there. Temperatures here are cold enough for anything falling tore sticking as well. Moving out of West Virginia. Lovettsville may be seeing flakes too. Maybe even flurries in the Shenandoah Valley and much of virginia. Waking up to flurries this morning. Spotty in nature, though. Shouldnt be a bigde temperatures are at or belo