Baltimore bridge collapse: Ships carrying cars and heavy equipment need to find a new harbor
Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations at the Port of Baltimore remain closed due to Tuesdayโs deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Federal forecasters predict warm, wet US winter but less snow because of El Nino, climate change
The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier.
Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways
Transit officials and experts say this summerโs storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coastโs vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change.
The fresh seafood event that you can take out
Birmingham restaurant Hazel, Ravines, & Downtown (HRD) has become known for bringing unique seafood flavors to the D. They are living up to the reputation again this year with an all-new East Coast crab shack concept. They are featuring a whole new menu based on Blue Crab from Marylandโs Chesapeake Bay. Blue crab is a small crab that you normally cannot enjoy fresh unless you live near the coast. Co-owner and Executive Chef Emmele Herrold says this crab has a mighty, delicious flavor that tastes unlike any crab you have enjoyed in the past. She joined Jason Carr live from her restaurant to show off Hazelโs new crab shack menu which you can take out and bring home for your entire family to eat.
Metro Detroit weather: Snow overnight, frigid conditions remain
Itโs cloudy and frigid, tonight, with snow showers during sleeping hours. Sunday remains frigid after the snow leaves. Arctic air remains locked in place, so snow showers start to arrive and form before midnight and afterward. Overnight lows will be in the middle and upper single digits. A powdery trace and 2 (or more) inches of snow will fall by the end of breakfast, Sunday morning.
Another restaurant chain, Friendly's, stumbles in pandemic
โ Friendly's Restaurants, an East Coast dining chain known for its sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection. The company, which runs the restaurants under the parent company FIC Restaurants Inc., will sell substantially all of its assets to the restaurant company, Amici Partners Group. All 130 of its locations will remain open while in restructures under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said late Sunday. At least 10 chains have filed for bankruptcy protection since the pandemic began this year. But Friendly's Restaurants, like most other chains that have stumbled this year, had been struggling.
Tropical Storm Omar forms as Nana approaches Central America
MIAMI Tropical Storm Omar formed off the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Nana approached the coast of Central America, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported. Nana was moving west at 18 mph (30 kph) on a path that could damage Central America on Wednesday and Thursday. The National Hurricane Center later said the entire coast of Belize had been placed under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch. The National Hurricane Center expects Tropical Storm Omar to be short-lived. Omar was 225 miles (365 kilometers) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and moving east-northeast at 15 mph (24 kph).
5 things to know about the newly formed Hurricane Isaias, which continues heading toward Florida
New Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday thatโs expected continue on toward our countryโs East Coast by the weekend. Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph Friday morning and was centered about 15 miles south-southwest of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Phonetically, itโs โees-ah-EE-ahs.โThere are different ways to pronounce Isaias, but for the sake of a named storm, the National Hurricane Center has informed meteorologists this pronunciation will be the standard. A hurricane warning was in effect for the northwestern Bahamas, including Andros Island, New Providence, Eleuthera, Abaco Islands, Berry Islands, Grand Bahama and Bimini. The National Hurricane Center was monitoring two other disturbances Friday morning, both over the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
July Fourth celebration will include East Coast flyovers
WASHINGTON Military planes will conduct flyovers in a handful of major cities along the East Coast as part of this year's July Fourth celebration amid the coronavirus pandemic. From there, the military planes will join with other aircraft participating in the Salute to America" over Washington, D.C. Washington has held an Independence Day celebration for decades. President Donald Trump added to the mix of events last year with a speech and a display of tanks and warplanes. It said the president will deliver remarks, and the ceremony will include music, military demonstrations and flyovers. Trump plans to kick off Independence Day festivities with a showy display at Mount Rushmore the day before.
Nor'easter to snarl air travel, bring flooding to New England
Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - A fall nor'easter is expected to spin off the East Coast into the weekend. Air travel delays, power outages and beach erosion could result as the nor'easter lingers through Saturday, creating a soggy, blustery mess, particularly from New York City to Boston. Air delays are only expected to get longerTransit delays were already beginning to tick up Thursday morning in the Northeast because of the wind. "All of these weather events can slow air travel by themselves, but when combined in a nor'easter, air travel can grind to a halt." Even though this storm isn't expected to be as intense as a winter nor'easter, it will still pack a punch.
Huge Hurricane Lorenzo making waves on East Coast
Hurricane Lorenzo is kicking up waves along the East Coast, despite being thousands of miles away. "A HIGH RISK of dangerous and life-threatening rip currents will be present at all east central FL beaches today due to long period swell from Hurricane Lorenzo," the Melbourne office said Monday. Swell from Lorenzo could produce waves generally up to 5 feet high along the East Coast, measured from the wave trough to its peak, said Kurt Korte, the lead East Coast forecaster at Surfline.com. But dangerous swells from the storm are "spreading across much of the North Atlantic basin," the National Hurricane Center said Monday afternoon. Hurricane-force winds from Lorenzo are extending as far as 90 miles from the storm's center, and tropical storm-force winds reach as far as 255 miles outward, the hurricane center said.
Impossible Burger arrives in East Coast grocery stores
NEW YORK - Good news for vegetarians on the East Coast of the United States -- the Impossible Burger is arriving at your grocery stores. The Impossible Burger made a splash last week when it debuted in California -- in its first full weekend sale in Gelson's supermarkets, Impossible Burger outsold ground beef from cows, in terms of both revenue and the number of pounds sold, said Impossible Foods. "The Impossible Burger generated more excitement than any other single product we've seen in more than a half-century of operations," said Gelson's CEO Rob McDougall in the press release. The Impossible Burger debuted three years ago at Momofuku Nishi, a high-end restaurant in New York City owned by chef David Chang. Now, the Impossible Burger is served at over 17,000 restaurants, including Burger King and White Castle.
Impossible Burgers to hit store shelves
(CNN) - Impossible Burgers will hit grocery shelves for the first time on Friday. Impossible is launching its retail product as the meatless meat sector starts to become more crowded. The Impossible Burger debuted three years ago at Momofuku Nishi, a high-end restaurant in New York City owned by chef David Chang. Today, the Impossible Burger is served at over 17,000 restaurants, including Burger King and White Castle. It plans to make the Impossible Burger available in retail stores nationwide by the middle of next year.
Florida Man Drives Smart Car Into Kitchen So It Won't Blow Away During Hurricane Dorian
The Eldridge family's Smart car now lives next to the isle of kitchen. With Hurricane Dorian churning up the East Coast, dad Patrick Eldridge worried his tiny automobile might blow away, so he rolled his baby straight into the kitchen of the family's Jacksonville home. His wife, Jessica Eldridge, thought it was so funny she took photos of the little vehicle and posted them on her Facebook page. That cracked up Jessica, who gleefully reposted all the posts of her husband's car. RELATED STORIESHurricane Dorian Headed Straight for Multimillion-Dollar Homes on Florida CoastEerie Video Shows Inside the Eye of Hurricane DorianMar-a-Lago, Trump's 'Winter White House,' Is in the Path of Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian Headed Straight for Multimillion-Dollar Homes on Florida Coast
As Hurricane Dorian makes its way to the U.S. East Coast, residents in Florida are preparing for the worst the storm can bring. Tuesday afternoon, a bulldozer built barriers in anticipation of storm surge. A whole entire dune is protecting the people who live on the waterfront of Jacksonville, the hotels, the restaurants and the multi-million-dollar homes in the path of the hurricane. One woman took in nearly 100 stray dogs and gave them sanctuary as Dorian raged. RELATED STORIESHurricane Harvey, 1 Year Later: Harrowing Images From Before and AfterMar-a-Lago, Trump's 'Winter White House,' Is in the Path of Hurricane DorianHow Airlines Are Making It Easier to Change Flights Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Why the FBI nicknames bank robbers
Federal authorities gave her the Pink Lady Bandit nickname because of the distinctive pink handbag she carried during at(CNN) - The Bad-Breath Bandit. And now the Pink Lady Bandit: All of them captured, investigators say, due in no small part to their unique nicknames. It's common for the FBI to call unidentified serial robbers by descriptive, often silly monikers. Criminals named for defining featureThe Pink Lady Bandit stirred up interest for the pink handbag she carried during at least two of her robberies in Pennsylvania, Delaware and North Carolina. Nicknames help investigators ID nameless perps and generate publicity that can aid in their capture, retired FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas said.
Same heat Sunday, cold front coming soon
People hold umbrellas during the start of heat wave across the U.S. on July 19, 2019, in New York City. (CNN) - The deadly heat wave that has blanketed much of the US is in its final day. A cold front moving through the Midwest will reach the East Coast by Monday, bringing heavy rain and cooler air, according to CNN Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. While temperatures on the East Coast and Midwest may sink down to the 70s on Monday, Sunday still has some heat in store. Over the past week, the heat wave stretched from New Mexico to Maine, prompting authorities across the country to put out warnings and recommendations to help deal with the heat.
Millions in stifling heat this weekend from Plains to East Coast
Overnight temperatures over the weekend won't drop below 80 degrees in many cities across the East Coast, the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center said. In Philadelphia and New Jersey, the weather service warned the heat may cause heat stress or heat strokes. Until then, city officials are taking precautions against the sweltering heat and preparing for what could be a deadly weekend. Protect your animalsAs two-thirds of the US scorches under the sun this weekend, city officials and emergency departments are warning against the danger that pets will face. Animals, according to the weather service, can die of heat stroke within 15 minutes.
How Hot Temperatures Can Kill You and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself: Today on Inside Edition
A dangerous heat wave is bringing searing temperatures to much of the U.S.With heat indexes in the 100s across the East Coast, one thing to watch out for is heat stroke. Dr. Mehmet Oz shared the signs to watch out for with Inside Edition. What Inside Edition viewers thought about the trailer. For more Inside Edition stories, tune in to today's show. RELATED STORIESSiblings Open Lemonade Stand to Raise Money for Dad's Medical TreatmentTiger Takes Refuge From Flood Inside HomeCouple Posts Prom and Wedding Photos Side by Side
New York cancels OZY Fest cultural festival as temperatures climb
People hold umbrellas during the start of heat wave across the U.S. on July 19, 2019, in New York City. Much of the East Coast is experiencing abnormally high temperatures with highs expected over 100 degrees by the weekend. The New York City festival has been canceled due to heat, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday afternoon. Earlier Friday, New York City Triathlon officials canceled that race, citing high temperatures and humidity expected to be beyond safe racing conditions. The National Weather Service has put New York City under an excessive heat warning from noon Friday until 8 p.m. Sunday.
Philadelphia refinery shutdown could raise gas prices in Northeast
CNN Money(CNN) - Gas prices in the northeast could rise after Philadelphia Energy Solutions announced it's closing the largest oil refinery on the East Coast. It's the 10th largest refinery in the US and refines about 335,000 barrels of crude oil a day, according to the company's website. AAA spokeswoman Jenifer Moore said the closure of the largest oil refinery on the East Coast will likely have an impact on gas prices in and around the region. "Today, Philadelphia Energy Solutions made the difficult decision to commence shutdown of the refining complex. PES Holdings, a unit of Philadelphia Energy Solutions and owner of the refinery, has experienced some financial challenges in the past.
On this day: August 27
2011: Hurricane Irene makes landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The storm would move up the East Coast and make landfall in southeastern New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York, the following day. Overall, the storm killed 47 and caused an estimated $15.6 billion in damage in the United States. Hide Caption