Gephyrophobia

Gephyrophobia--anyone know what that means?

I'll tell you what it means, since that particular phobia has become a horrific reality for thousands of people in Minnesota.

It's the fear of crossing over bridges.

Around 7pm, the entire span of an interstate bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed during evening rush hour. It sent vehicles and tons of concrete into the river and land below.

A story this enormous will be covered in Wednesday's 11pm newscast and beyond. In fact, our initial rundown was thrown out so we could dedicate more time to the coverage of this calamity.

The assignment desk is busy lining up interviews, sending reporters and videographers to different locations. We're also arranging for live coverage from Minnesota for our 11pm news tonight.

In terms of the webpage, I was about to post it to the web, when web guru, Rick Garner, beat me to it. Rick set up a live stream of video so that if people wanted live coverage now, they could instantly get it, a true definition of “9 News Now.”

When we get on the air, our rundown will still change to reflect the latest breaking news concerning this disastrous event.

It's one of those nights where everyone will be at the very top of their game to give the Washington DC metro area the latest on this story and how it can locally impact people in our area...and believe me, there are always local ties to stories that happen elsewhere. You just have to dig.