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delays or cancellations. onwill pass it along wjla.com. we are anticipating some school delays. >> they have significant amount of freezing rain. there will be icy conditions and parts of the slick. anything untreated could be an issue. seeing conditions in a few spots. you can see some holes across southern maryland and culpeper. the freezing rain is relatively light inside the metro area right now. along 270, that is where we have concerns. top ofperatures are on the super doppler there and show you what the temperatures are doing. everyone who is freezing and
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below will have the ice. let's take a look at the advisory and the perspective for you. cold at maryland, it is 6:00 a.m.. at 8:00 a.m. in d.c. goes untilounty, it 10:00. everyone west of there goes until 1:00 this afternoon. expecting an icy start and some clearing wills happen -- some clearing will happen in the afternoon our. there'll be another storm on the weekend. we'll have all of that in a few minutes. right now, let's go out there and find out how conditions are. hey. >> hello. we are in germantown, maryland this morning at a shopping center. let me tell you that the ice is really beginning to accumulate in the overnight hours. he saw the light rain and freezing drizzle falling. the shoppingw you
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cart and the bench here. everything is glazed over. you can see the icicles and that of theood indication i-16 relation. 1/10 of an inch of ice in maryland. everything looks glazed over. you can see the grass. jacqui jeras mentioned that when you go out to get your paper, you can hear the crunch and see it. that is a long the sidewalks here. peoplead numerous walking up and down the streets with sand and helping to alleviate some of the slick spots. let me tell you, even just driving onto 70 to get to germantown this morning, the roads had a lot of rain throughout the overnight hours. so, there was a pond on the roadway. that made it difficult to drive. of the off ramps, it may be a little dicey.
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this is a situation where the temperature right now is 30 degrees. everything that is falling will , especiallye and with the bridges and overpasses, i cannot caution you enough. you want to take extra time this morning and, if you can, wait for everything to change to rain. everything was quiet on the roadways coming in. we turn it over to amanda latest. was the very >> absolutely. a lot of what we're seeing right now is west and north. to start off with a live shot. let's are the current conditions on the road race -- on the wet roadways. use caution and he got in mind. have -- use caution and keep that in mind. we also have icy conditions from leesburg. down on easter
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westbound, keep that in mind this morning. it is fairly quiet. it is the secondary that see problems. we are getting reports of some activity a long the highway in virginia. that is from repair work being made. it is looking good this morning. the delay-free conditions across the board. the outer loop has no big problems or delays. it looks good and we are getting reports of activity i-97 that has just cleared. cleared. no need to worry about that. i will send it back over to you. >> thank you. it is four: oh five. our team coverage continues with a check on the roadways in maryland. we are joined without the conditions are. -- with how the conditions are. it is high elevation and,
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obviously, it will be pretty icy and we noticed that when we got into town. this is 355 behind us. i don't know if you can notice how i see the roadways are this morning. cy the roadways are this morning. all these main thoroughfares, they are trying to melt this as much as they can. it is not terribly cold out there. our last check was 31 degrees. we're just under freezing. that means it will stick around for a while. , you get ago out sense of how much ice has coded the area. frozen smithit is -- frozen stiff with all of the ice coating the branches right now. your car will be frozen and your windshield and wenzhou's -- windows. hard and completely
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frozen. there's a thick coat of ice right now. the very careful if you're coming out -- be very careful if you are coming out. we have a getting a mix of freezing rain and sleet that is coming down right now. it is definitely slow going on the roadways and the ice is getting accor. thicker. -- it is coming down. >> johnny g is reporting out there. with the ice, power outages. there are 11 in all of montgomery county. dominion has 64 in northern virginia. b.g.e. at 8100 outages. we see maryland and how do things look in virginia? we are checking out the road conditions there. >> turn the light on. >> all right. >> good morning to you. we are feeling rain.
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one thing that we are seeing out here is this, a lot of salt trucks. you see them on the highway out here. this crew is treating the roads and most of these roads, you can see, the salt mixture is out on them at this point. you can see the icing that is happening here. areas,reezing in some even in the grassy area below the tree. this is the concern. there is the concern about the freezing on contact and what impact that will have on the road. we will continue to monitor the roads here in virginia throughout the morning. for now, we will send it back inside you. >> ok. thank you very much. you can track the storm by downloading our weather app on your smartphone phone or following us on facebook and twitter. you can check our website. this storm is causing problems up and down the east coast this morning. this is spreading into the
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midwest. we are checking out delays and cancellations at airports. this is something that anyone needs to hear. we will get a update from him.
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>> we are back. he went talk about the forecast. >> -- jackie was up in the camera. goodness. too much. too much information. not too much information that we can give you in the weather department and we want to give you as much as's. we have hazardous conditions at this hour -- we want to give you as much as possible. we have hazardous conditions at this hour. how you get around gaithersburg
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,nd hagerstown into cumberland you have seen significant ice and moisture heading that way. has become ation little bit more spotty and our temperature is just above the freezing mark in washington, d.c. workperience walking into was that everything was wet at this time. you do not have to go too far outside of the city to see some the problems. in fact, arlington has freezing rain and the crossroads have had 00int 500 inches of rain -- .5 inches of rain. those numbers will continue to go up. when you go around a quarter of an inch, at is a danger zone and -- that is the danger zone where you see trees breaking and our outages. there are less than 100 people
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without power. here is a timeline for today. this is the washington, d.c. metro area, by the way. by 8:00, there is some light rain in d.c. and by the middle of the morning, it will dry and the 39 degrees. graduallyear throughout the afternoon. we expect sunshine and 46 degrees at 4:00 will stop will give you a timeline for the northwest -- 4:00. we will give you a timeline for the northwest when i see you again. been closed in multiple locations due to accidents in the overnight our. -- hour. >> we have been getting problems along 70 and 270 by frederick. we are looking into that and icy conditions. i want you to be prepared for the difference in conditions.
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this is 95 in virginia. you can see the low visibility and it is definitely wet. it is a little slick out there. that is 95 in virginia. you at to 70 in maryland, can see that to 70 in maryland as icicle hanging, literally, in front of the camera and there is a glaze over the roadway and the grass. those are two different areas. keep that in mind as you are traveling. i-81, as jackie mentioned, will be an issue in the morning commute. by new crashed in virginia along fairfax county parkway. picked up a new crashed in virginia along fairfax county parkway. >> some good news about the alaska town that was cut off because of an avalanche. >> we will tell you what is happening there today that has a lot of people celebrating. let's take a look at some of the other news making headlines
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today.
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after two weeks of being quarantines in a town, people in alaska could soon be able to come and go as they please. they have been cut off from the rest of the state since an only roadcloth the into the town. crews are expected to have the town open for traffic this afternoon. of a triple-threat winter storm. snow, ice, and rain are on the thancoast will stop more two dozen states are dealing with a second winter storm. people in the midwest are preparing for snow. kansas city faces one foot of snow. it makes it dangerous and deadly.
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are inle think that they a four-wheel drive vehicle and are invincible. >> supplies are running low in some areas. priceseas report salt doubling. people are waking up to a winter storm warning. the fit -- the city faces a inches of snow and ice. problemss causing around the country. we continue our coverage from reagan national airport. >> good morning. jacqui jeras talked about the rain. at reagan national, we are just experiencing the rain and no ice accumulation on the surfaces. that is the good news. two thirds of the country has been sacked by the storm. there's a foot of snow in the midwest in a significant amount
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of ice moving towards the east coast. that has led to 1300 delays nationwide and 1900 cancellations of flights nationwide. all airports in the washington, d.c. area are experiencing delays and cancellations. detroit, boston, new york, chicago, cincinnati, and houston, are all cities that delays out ofng the major washington airports. if you are traveling and have yet to leave the house, you may want to call your airline to get a sense of if your flight is on schedule. keep in mind that at reagan national, there are delays and cancellations. we have not seen ice on the roadways. that does not mean that you can successfully get out of this airport to some of those locations, either the north
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wiest -- northeast or midwest. >> thank you. things might not be that bad at reagan. at dulles, they will be de-icing planes. the had 1300s of an inch of ice. it is still below freezing at dulles and a little bit colder there. i think you will have problems flying out of that airport. after the noon hour, we will see improvements. it depends on where you're going. what we arebout dealing with this morning. the biggest issue is the freezing rain. they comes down and ice is on contact. it collects on the roadways and power lines. it is extremely hazardous. i want you to treat it as ice. even in washington, d.c.
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maryland, this is until 6:00 in the morning. a lot of these areas have dried up already. as to the closer metro areas, that is until 8:00 and i would not be shocked if he gets dropped a little early. it is hazardous right now. -- if this gets dropped a little early. it is hazardous right now. at 10:00 this morning, everybody north and west of there. this is the biggest danger zone that we are dealing with today. ed is where the freezing rain is coming down and the ice has been accumulated. the temperature here. -- that is where the freezing rain is coming down and the ice has been accumulating. the temperature here, you see all the moisture and reports of multiple accidents in this area. it is very select. -- slick. it stretches of into western
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fairfax and there is a little push coming through here. south of d.c., it is intermittent. as we take a look at the stormscan, you can see the part of the storm that has come through and we have a cold front coming through in the afternoon our. temperatures are a little but warming. 34 degrees in the windchill factor is 27. you will want to bundle up a little bit today. the if you're not seeing freezing rain, the average temperature is 34 and culpeper. -- in culpeper. it is 32 degrees in indianapolis. it is touch and go. north and west of d.c., we temperatures to continue and taper off in the afternoon our. it will -- hour. it will warm up in the day. our futurecast gives you the production at 7:00 this morning. it is how quickly it dries up
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after you get past noon and get into the loud cover. look at the temperatures, pushing 50 degrees in parts of central parts of virginia. low pressure is to the north in the afternoon our and the wind comes in from the north this afternoon. to comethe sunshine through. there is a wide range of the forecast and the high temperatures are 40-50. partly cloudy tonight, 22-28 degrees. . we will have partly sunny skies tomorrow. we still have some questions and our models are all over the place. not just on timing, but with saturday and sunday. let's get through and had through tomorrow. -- and get through tomorrow. >> you'll have slick conditions this morning. it depends on where you wake up
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and get out the doorway. keep that in mind. you can get an idea of what you are experiencing. we have a mobile unit giving us a live shot along to 70. you can see the icicle frozen on the camera. you can see the solid glaze over the graph. and, on those shoulders. you will get those overpasses coming in from maryland. this is another live shot from our traffic tracker that is going along nicely. there is low visibility and the windshield wipers are going. the rain is falling at a good clip. keep that in mind. we have reports of icy conditions west and north of the city, especially in leesburg on seven. keep that in mind. they are still treating that roadway. we are seeing crews on scene and we are getting new reports of accidents on fairfax county parkway. that looks pretty good.
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there are major roadways. continue to use caution on the elevated surfaces. for now, i will go back to autria and jummy. --four people arrested are four people were arrested who were suspected to be part -- in phil seymour hoffman's apartment. >> good morning washington returns.
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theor people connected to drugs found in philip seymour hoffman's apartment were arrested overnight. 350ng the raid, they found
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bags that usually contain heroin. heldal services will be for the police officer who passed away at while on the job. beenause of death has not released. that mystery that we told you about is now solved. home to findturned a hole in her room and a mysterious metal object. she thought that the metal came from a plane. the metal had came from a wood chipper. >> no ufos. >> no. we are getting word about a smash and grab burglary. we will have those details next. >> we will go back outside to check out the icy conditions in the region. you can see the ice on the camera
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abc broadcasthe center, this is good morning washington. this are one storm watch wednesday and this is a live picture. you can see all the trees are covered in ice. a chance for ice accumulation out there and it could make it pretty messy for wednesday morning. >> i think that picture shows that there is not just a chance for ice accumulation. it happened. >> absolutely. good morning. anye have no reports of delays or cancellations. we know that the federal government is opening with the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. employees can decide if they are going to head in today. jacqui jeras is here at 4:30 to check on that forecast. jacqui

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