UDATED 6:51 PM
Gov. Martin O'Malley Saturday issued a state of emergency for Maryland because of severe thunderstorms, high temperatures and the long period of time it's expected to take to fully recover from the double blow of weather disasters.
The declaration will give the state flexibility to activate the Maryland National Guard and provide assistance to local emergency managers, if necessary.
O'Malley said President Obama called him Saturday from Camp David, near Thurmont, to check in following Friday’s storms, a local CBS affiliate reported.
The declaration said that more than 840,000 homes were without electricity and it could take up to seven days to fully restore power. It said more than 74 cooling stations have been opened across Maryland.
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UPDATED (4:01 p.m.)—Gov. Martin O'Malley said Saturday he plans to declare a state of emergency in Maryland because of severe storms that passed through Maryland Friday night and early Saturday morning.
O'Malley declined to offer specifics.
"The answer is 'yes,'" O'Malley said in response to questions from Patch. "The declaration, the paperwork, it's already been worked up."
The governor said he planned to release details later in the evening.
Governors in Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia have already made similar declarations in their respective states.
Meanwhile, BGE and PEPCO officials are telling customers to prepare for power restoration work to continue well into next week.
Rob Gould, a spokesman for BGE, said help was coming in from Tennessee, Philadelphia, Mississippi and Florida.
A PEPCO spokeswoman said additional crews were coming to assist its power restoration efforts from as far away as Texas.
Both said it could be at least seven days before restoration efforts were completed.
"What we are really finding here is damage of the magnitude of a hurricane," Gould said, adding that efforts could be hampered by storms expected to hit the area late Saturday afternoon and into the evening.
State emergency management officials compared the storms Friday night to Hurricane Irene, which struck the area last fall.
Part of the power issue stems from downed large transmission lines in western Maryland, state officials said.
State health officials are asking residents who are not suffering from physical injuries or illness to not go to hospital emergency rooms to get out of the heat. Instead, officials asked that they go to any of the 58 cooling centers located around the state.
Stay with Patch for updates
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My point is simple, the kid, yes kid, who has been here going to public schools for a long time, I would much rather have him/her go to college than not. Wouldn't you sir?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/historic-wave-of-mexican-migration-comes-to-a-standstill-report-says.html The flow is basically stopped now, since it is small enough I'll just paste the article: '“The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill,” the report says. The downward trend in migration started about five years ago, according to the report. During that time the number of illegal immigrants from Mexico residing in the U.S. fell sharply from 7 million to about 6.1 million. At the same time, the number of legal Mexican immigrants residing in the U.S. increased slightly from 5.6 million to 5.8 million. Those estimates are based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The report attributes the changes to several factors, including the weakened economy, increased border enforcement, a rise in deportations, growing dangers at the border and a long-term decline in Mexican birth rates.'
We can either raise the bar, and have those entering the country legally be the ONLY way to enter the country, or we can lower the bar, and come up with the - we did not catch you, or those who were supposed to enforce the laws did not do their job, so we will let you stay here illegally. But sorry for those trying to come here legally, back to the end of the line. Some things must be non negotiable, our standards must stay high.
http://articles.cnn.com/2007-09-12/us/deportation.cost_1_illegal-immigrants-immigration-illegal-residents?_s=PM:US
Your obvious Tea Party nonsensical sniveling responses show us your aptitude for learning anything other than repeating what you hear. Think for yourself, madam/sir. I assure you ignorance is not a trait I have. Don't like my humor, then don't read it?
As for the education - I'm all for state college tuition... for those legal citizens in the US who can't afford to go to college but WANT to.
Pay attention FIFA. AND ... I am for large corporations because they offer JOBS! Seriously.... no argument there. I'm not aware of any rich people on welfare. Are you? And if so...please, name some. I'd love to know how they're managing that one.
@Chelle - your BFF the large international corporations that ship the jobs overseas to foreigners, then keeps the profits there so they wan't be taxed. Your new BFF owns the tax system and games it to their advantage. Romney pays a tax rate of 15%, I wish mine was that low and I had a Swiss bank account like him too.. Who do you think got those tax laws passed, the poor. Go to school and get an education, your lack of knowledge is showing through.
Sending them back is a stupid idea.
You are probably a "Birther" too, did you graduate from middle school? Elementary school? Were you paying any attention at all? Regarding the World Cup, sorry you missed the message. I am Wilson!
-Sean
Fact is that most folks pay less than $10 a day for electricity. Oh, please hate me because I pay less than $6. And for that you get to pile your clothes in a washer, watch crap on TV, type insipid things online, go shopping only once a week, stay cool in an ungodly climate in an ill-designed but affordable house. Go without it for 3 days and OMG and you are so, so taken advantage of, cheated, played for the fool... You all kill me.
And the government gets their money from WHO? How can anyone in this day of information overload think that the government has its own money to "pick up the tab"?