to make the best of it. for most people, it was too much. lex i hate it. >> i am ready to go to florida. >> anywhere but here. >> so much snow that in many places, they do not know what to do with all of it. snowplows cannot work fast enough. >> got to keep up read >> the problem with this know is that it is all frozen. , you cannots frozen push the pile of snow. >> you know it is bad when even a snow plow gets snowbound. it continues to play havoc with air travel. passengers cooled their heels. 75,000 flights have been canceled by bad weather since december. another whether d, nightlife. casualty, weather nightlife. >> we have had many parties canceled. >> spring is just 31 days away. >> not soon enough.

the u.s. and syrian governments are blaming each other for the failure in talks to end the civil war there. the second round of talks collapsed yesterday in geneva, switzerland. now someone else is attacking the u.s. administration for its policy on syria. kevin joined us earlier to talk about that. >> senator john mccain reiterated criticism against the administration and said that the administration has not gone far enough in diplomatic relations with regards to syria. that we havehing seen come from senator mccain for a while, to criticize the obama administration over his foreign-policy. the obama for administration -- he is not calling for the obama administration to get troops into syria, he is saying the policy has failed. >> and is raising questions of syria. regime in he is reiterating these claims. a few months ago, if you think

back, senator mccain and senator graham and some other republicans have all sort of joint forces in their criticism. it looks like they are once again missing the route -- making the rounds in their attacks. roundhave seen the second of talks failed in geneva. there is a blame game going on. the syrian government saying it saying the. fall, u.s. created a hostile environment during those talks. where do we go from here with these talks? >> it has yet to be known in the short. in the long-term, it poses significant challenges for the administration simply because, heyou look at the homefront, is facing attacks from prominent senators in the republican party such as senator mccain. >> crime in a place of worship. prince william county police are looking for a thief who broke into three churches and ransacked them. it happened a week ago today. united methodist, victory

baptist, and as very united methodist were all hit. the criminal one of the sunday offerings. church members say they are praying for the people who are responsible. our energy drink safe for kids? maryland lawmakers could ban children from buying them. this comes after a 14-year-old girl died after drinking 48 ounces of monster energy drink in a single day. kevin lewis reports some people think a ban is a bad idea. >> can energy is a moneymaker. of rocks -- variety of products. theseew bill aims to keep bubbly beverages out of teenage hands. >> where does it stop? >> put off not by fear of lost

profit, but added regulation. >> it is not my responsibility to police who buys a coca cola or a monster energy drink. >> in december 2011, a 14-year-old of hagerstown died from cardiac arrhythmia hours cans drinking 2 24-ounce of monster energy. 480 milligrams of caffeine. that is the equivalent of about five cups of coffee or 14 cans of cola. despite labels reading not recommended for children, teens won their independence. >> it should be the kids choices. and -- >> it is unhealthy. it is not unhealthy enough like cigarettes or alcohol. >> the administration has caused energy drink companies to pull out the boxing gloves. monster is contending it sold 10 million cans of its liquid power

safely and ethically. us that science has shown there are numerous health risks associated with children downing energy drinks. and economics committee will discuss the bill next month. coming up right here, a look at the week ahead. why chris round could be returning to d.c. and a bus driver and a teenager get into a fist fight. and even more dangerous situation that happened while they were throwing punches. >> i am in the weather center. quiet and drive for the rest of the night. some light snow in the forecast tomorrow night. an

>> now for a look at what is happening in the week ahead. president obama heads to mexico for the north american leaders summit. he will meet with the mexican president and the canadian prime minister. economic issues are on the agenda and so is security. pophe district on thursday, star chris brown has another court hearing in d.c. are chargedodyguard with misdemeanor assault, accused of punching a man outside the w hotel in october. brown and his attorney turned down a plea deal last month. and the winter olympics are heading into their final week. this week brings more skiing, ice hockey, and figure skating.

the closing ceremony is a week from today in sochi. no more curling? coming up next, steve has a another look at the forecast

>> the possibility of more snow. not what many folks want to hear whitney wild spoke with some folks. old,en you are two years

snow has a certain novelty. >> he loves the snow. he loves running in it and making snowballs. >> a crunch with a special allure. >> stomping around in the snow. >> as we get older and our car doors do not open and our bikes and you have to wait -- he cold for lunch >> get me out of here. >> i am over it. >> any dummy can see that the winter has much less appeal. >> too much snow in this town, makes it really hard to get around. >> thursday, i was furious. >> it is just now starting to melt away. a neighborhood of snowmen is just now beginning to disappear.

if you thought the sun meant it was over -- >> i cannot wait. i already bought some spring dresses. >> if you thought the cool and water would be a good sign, you will be livid when there is more sleet and snow headed our way monday night. >> no more sleet. >> more icy sidewalks. more gray skies. it is enough to make you sing the blues. at least there is one washingtonian welcoming the snowiest winter in a while. >> sleet-man. local road crews are preparing in case the tuesday morning commute is a tricky one because of expected winter weather. world areund the laughing along with this video gettingchannel 8's mike

pelted with snowballs. it has made everything from the today show to the u.k. daily mail. snows supposed to cover a sculpture contest. as you see, he got caught in a snowball fight. was canceledflight because the snow was too icy. that did not stop people from starting their own. >> he loved every minute of it. >> he does. fantastic. games until fun and you get it right here and right here. goes down your shirt and it is cold. tomorrow night, no sleet. looking outside right now, we are looking at skies beginning to cool. at reagan national airport, it is cold. the wind chill factor feel like 27 degrees. today was our high.

in record was 75 degrees 1954. the district after a high of 36 degrees. rockville now looking at 27 degrees and our final stop takes us to vienna. colder temperatures out to the west with some light snow. most of the snow has moved east. thatu are looking for really cold air, it is there. 24 degrees in chicago. below zero in upper michigan. the wind trying to make its way to the north. it will take a couple of more days. by tuesday, you will start to notice a difference. wednesday and thursday, temperatures well above average. this is what we have. the system brought us some light snow. did not amount to a whole lot for us in the d.c. metro.