Victims are at the hospital. The woman is expected to be released as late as tonight or tomorrow morning. As for Andrew Schmuhl and his wife, theyre in jail. A judge denied bond. So alicia schmuhl is still in jail. And well bring you an update at 6 00. Coming up at 6 00, we will let you know what police found in Andrew Schmuhls car during the arrest. In mclean, im shomari stone, news4. Now to a weather system bringing a winter blast to twothirds of the country. Its impacting our weather tonight. And part of that system led to an unusual phenomenon to our west. Youre hearing it. Thundersnow hit a cleveland suburb just off of lake erie. That area still under a lakeeffect snow advisory. When its all said and done, they could see up to 10 inches fa fall. Union station line. Wind chills will drop into the 20s tonight, folks. Chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer is in the storm center with the word. Doug . Yeah, wind chills in the 20s already there in parts of the suburbs. And thats the way its
Evidence. The police are working very hard following up leads, even as we stand here today. Reporter we also learn Andrew Schmuhl allegedly fired a shot at the woman and missed. She pressed a panic alarm before he walked out of the door. He allegedly said he would be back to finish the job. The homeowner gave police a description and authorities tracked down the suspects an hour later after a car chase. They say andrew was wearing nothing but a diaper. Thats pretty strange, i guess. Reporter rich hardy has lived next to andrew and alicia schmuhl for three years. They were good neighbors. They were friendly. We would have interactions when in the yard. Reporter the victim also told detectives that alicia schmuhl was recently fired from his law firm. Were just glad theyre alive. Reporter and right now both victims are still at the hospital recovering. The man is in critical condition. The woman is expected to be released sometime either tonight or tomorrow. As for Andrew Schmuhl and his
The weekend no one is sure whether the calm can be preserved. All of this as president obama took the occasion of an interview to indulge in more racial politics. President obama making excuses for the unrest and the violence in ferguson. And then claiming there are no excuses for the criminal acts. President obama i think that what had been happening in ferguson was oppressive and objectionable and was worthy of protest. But there was no excuse for criminal acts. And whoever fired those shots shouldnt detract from the issue. Theyre criminals. They need to be arrested. Lou coming up here tonight former Department Justice attorney Christian Adams on obamas war on law enforcement. And his view of what the Justice Department has been doing in ferguson for the past seven months. Also tonight, iranian led forces preparing for their final assault to get tikrit from the Islamic State. As of right now they hold half the city. Waiting for reinforcements before they take on the remnants of the I
Things thats going on in our approach to world affairs. And i think it recognizes that weve made the transition from 21st century problem solving to 21st century problem solving. The 20th century was kind of a bipolar century. The 21st century is obviously multipolar. Globalization is a reality. Its on a course of diversions, because one of the sectors that is universally admired and recognized for what it does is the American Private sector. And when you think about the developing world and the growth of africa and whats going on, even dealing with the problems that mr. Putin is causing, a large part of the solutions are economic when you think about it. Energy security is something that ive been convinced is not only going to be one of the United States strongest cards in the future but its a way of showing leadership in a more globalized world, that recognizes the important changes between the two centuries. This problem is going to be solved not just by aircraft carriers and troops
Not clear when it will open up again. A tree fell across the road there. Richard jordan joins us live from where this is going on. Richard, what is going on out there right now . Reporter looks like this will be an issue all morning long. We do have d. C. Police directing traffic, so this as traffic coming from the chain bridge side you can see being directed off toward reservoir. Lets get you up close to the trouble spot here where that tree came down. Very large tree, roots right out of the ground. The tree fell across both lanes of traffic. There was a driver that was attempting to drive down canal and crashed right into that tree. Took a lot of front end damage to the vehicle. We havent h yet how the driver is doing. D. C. Police saying it is possible that the fog may have caused some issues with visibility. So that is something theyre looking at right now. The tree is still down in the middle of the road. Work crews need to come out and clear that away. Lets talk about the alterna