temperatures on 270 in the lower 40's. we will be in good shape locally. there could be slick spots tomorrow morning and then get ready for cold blast of air with the high winds. michelle: even though we don't expect any accumulation the local road crews aren't taking chances. the virginia department of transportation is planning to have 125 trucks on the roads in northern virginia to handle slick spots. d.c. is deploying 15 plows to monitor conditions as needed. in maryland the state highway administration isn't giving out the number of crews on the road but says it will use salt as needed. jonathan: keep in mind you can stay ahead of the weather with the storm watch 7 team. stay connected through wjla.com. our or facebook and twitter feed. or download the storm watch 7 app on your smart phone and

you will be alerted if the weather takes a turn. michelle: you saw this story first on 7. schools with the elevated radon levels in montgomery county. we started to ask questions about other local counties and found one numbers far higher than what we originally found. kevin lewis is live in capital heights with the numbers from prince george's county. kevin? kevin: hi michelle. this is what prince george's county public school sent us. 137-page document highlighting all radon testing ever completed. every test took place between 1988 and 1996. that is crucial to remember. our review found 30 school buildings were above the e.p.a. standard of the four picocuries purr liter. it makes no mention of remediation ever taking place. that is troubling for parents because the e.p.a. says radon is the second leading cause overlapping cancer in the u.s.

some schools with the highest level of radon in prince george's county when tested including the brooks elementary school in capitol heights with a classroom register at 15.1. that is nearly four times the e.p.a. standard. district heights elementary school had levels as high as 16.5. a hallway at carmondy hill elementary school registered 47.4. that is 12 times the e.p.a. threshold. avalon elementary school in fort washington in 1990 recorded a radon level of 109. 27 times what the e.p.a. considers dangerous. parents are stunned. >> that is dangerous. goodness gracious that would scare me. it's not a good thing. yesterday and again today we asked prince george's county if it ever hired a remediation company to fix all of this

radon. we are waiting for a clear answer. jonathan: covering metro this evening it marks a year since the debtedly smoke incident on a train near l'enfant plaza. some of those are suing the agency. suzanne kennedy i understand there is more smoke out of that today. what was is that? >> it was a break issue. it was nothing significant but ironic on the anniversary. we can tell you that 87 people filed suit today for what happened one year ago. >> we don't know anything more than we did a year ago. suzanne: a year after the deadly metro smoke incident and passenger jonathan rogers is still searching for answers. he doesn't know what was in the smoke he breathed in while trapped for an hour on the metro train. he doesn't know what it takes to make the transis it system

safer. >> i feel bad that people have a false sense of security. >> rogers performed c.p.r. on a fellow passenger carroll glover that died in the incident. he is one of 87 people filing suit against wmata. they want answers to the lingering health questions and for metro to become safer and more accountable to the riders. >> this is not acceptable for them to continue on with the problems of safety. on practically a daily basis. metro system should be space. >> diane baker was on her work a year ago and took her a year to get the courage to ride metro again. she still won't ride in the tunnel. >> it's hard. breathing wise it was hard. thinking it won't stop. what is going to happen? is the same thing going to

happen? suzanne: the ntsb final report of what happened here isn't due out until the spring. for wmata a spokesperson there tells us it doesn't comment on the pending litigation. coming up at 5:00, we will tell you about the ailments from which the passengers from the yellow line train say they are now suffering. in southwest washington suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. michelle: police are looking for two men involved in a deadly shooting in waldorf maryland. investigators say the pair forced their way into a home on terrace drive this morning. a man inside the home was shot multiple times and died. a second victim escaped through a back window. he sur vised as did two women inside the home. police are still trying to find one of the women to see if she can provide any clues. stephen tschida will have the latest from waldorf at 5:00. jonathan: developing now there is a suicide bombing that killed ten people in istanbul. most of them were german

tourists. the bomber was from syria and had links to isis. it happened in the heart of the city. germany and the other countries are warning the citizens to avoid public areas in turkey there the waibe of the attack. this was considered a secure area. michelle: the fight against isis and the war on terror are sure to be two of the main topics in the "state of the union." it's the last one president obama will deliver before leaving office next year. chief political correspondent scott thuman is live with the preview. what can we expect tonight? scott: michelle, the president, like many of the previous presidents will of course outline some of the accomplishments in the last year. at the same time the white house is trying to be careful to avoid looking like they are making a victory lap. they want to see this isn't seen as a lame duck presidency. president obama is concerned trying to full his agenda and

check off the big ticket items. he knows it is a difficult task with a republican led congress. at the same time he put pressure on congress to get on board and see the bipartisanship and move forward with really important items. this is a white house that obsessed the last couple of weebles with making sure they present -- couple of weeks to make sure they present the case that this final year is the last in office but it doesn't mean there won't be more progress made. michelle: scott, we know he is not just speaking to congress tonight. scott: the recent polling shows seven out of ten americans say the country is not going in the right direction. when the president took office it was less than half. we have seen the number on the negative side grow. he wants to assure americans that he is doing everything in their best interest. it is tough. the audience is windalling. when the president -- audience

is dwindling. when bush was giving the "state of the union" you would see 60 million people tune in. last year was close to 30 million. so there is a steep decline. he wants to show confidence and show there is left to be accomplished. there is a lot of tough challenges on the right from that. michelle: scott thuman live from the capitol hill bureau. jonathan: each year one of the hottest topics isn't what the president said but who is listening. alison starling has a look at the guests. alison: good afternoon. the white house says the guests joining first lady michelle michelle obama and jill biden will represent the progress made since the first "state of the union." may include mark davis small business owner in the district who says he was inspired by the president's stamp on climate change so he started a business that trains people to install solar panels and other green tech jobs. army veteran navid shaw of

springfield, virginia will be there. he immigrated to the u.s. from pakistan with his parents and enlisted in the army after the 9/11 attacks. one of the seats will be empty that will represent victims of the gun violence across the country. virginia senator tim kaine has the father of a student who died as a heroin overdose of his guest. muriel bowser is a guest of paul ryan. the court clerk in kentucky that refused to sign licenses for the same-sex couples will be there. she and her attorney are guests of a member of congress but they are not elaborating beyond that. jonathan: thank you. what do you want to hear from the president? let us know on the facebook page. michelle: larry hogan laid out his agenda for the next year. the generalsy emably starts --

general assembly starts the session tomorrow. we look at the goals coming up at 5:00. jonathan: maryland of the law enforcement community are urging the state lawmakers not to mess with the governor vetoes. michelle: a closer look at that and how some popular pills for heartburn relief could cause more harm down the line. jonathan: later for us here we go again. find out how much the massive powerball jackpot is worth now. michelle: we are keeping a close eye on the weather tonight. we could see rain and some of you could see flakes of snow. find out w

jonathan: "7 on your side" in health matters. word that you may want to take it easy with the popular drugs for heartburn and acid reflux. alison starling has more. alison: it's a proon the pump inhibitor. nexium prilasec. new research shows taking them for an extend period of time could elevate your risk of kidney disease. joining me now is dr. morgan graham epidemiologist at the john hopkins bloomberg school of health and the lead researcher of the study. thank you for joining us dr. graham. if you could begin and sum up

the research here. >> dr. graham: sure. we evaluated two group of patients and found people taking the proton pump inhibitors were 20% higher risk to develop subsequent kidney disease compared to those who were not taking them. alison: so i know that you were mentioning to me earlier that you are getting a lot of calls and e-mails from patients. so this is really popular. i mean some 15 million americans take these drugs. how big is the risk? dr. grams: it's very disconcerning because of the widespread use of the proton pump inhibitors that ar prescription and available over the counter as well. however i think take all the studies with a grain of salt. this is observational. it shows an association. we don't show that proton pump inhibitors cause kidney disease. my father takes a proton pump

inhibitor. my boss takes one. these are important medications for certain conditions. however, i do think one of the take-home messages is we as providers need to be more vigilant of monitoring people's kidney function while they are on them. alison: i know some are saying perhaps doctors were prescribing these very maybe casually for lack of a better word because they were considered so safe. are you saying perhaps we should re-evaluate how often these are prescribed? and what else can we do for these symptoms if we don't take these type of medications? >> dr. grams: like all medications we should evaluate the indication for the medication when we prescribe them. there are other classes of medications that can be used. but there are also you know, non-pharmacy intermentions. such as stopping smoking, losing weight exercising things that could also

potentially treat diseases that we may treat with the proton pump inhibitors. alison: thank you very much for the latest on that. we really appreciate it. if you would like to read more the study is in this journal of "jama interim medicine." thank you. michelle? michelle: thank you alison. children cough syrup recall expanding to include several national chains. pharmaceutical manufacturer perrigo says the dosing cup are mislabeled that could lead to potential overdoses. the impacted product include four-ounce product of the guafenesin grape and cherry. the lists are on the screen. so far no overdoses have been reported. jonathan: get ready for early morning wake-up calls in southeast d.c. it will be really loud. csx will start demolishing a 370-foot portion of the virginia avenue tunnel this monday. because of the railroad

operational constraints and the schedule commuter operations the work will take place as early as -- get this -- 4:30 in the morning. this is going to continue through late morning and the officials say there may be overnight work on sunday night. this is expected to last to late march or early april. you might want to buy ear plugs. michelle: coming up with a check on the traffic situation. jamie sullivan has details. jamie: we have slowing on 9 it 5 in virginia. take a look. this volume is a crash that moved over to the right shoulder. we had it blocking some lanes so that is why we are seeing the volume. nothing that i even consider a heavy slowdown. we move to the maps. we are up in the 40's now with the traffic approaching. so we are starting to clear out and get better now than everything moved. normal delays approaching dale city. in the teens. average over 17 miles per hour. we are clear through springfield. no big issues for you. heavy from malcolm x to the

capital beltway. if you are traveling on the inner loop. really heavy in the northwest corner. expect that. mainly you are seeing it. just getting colder to river road. as you continue to georgetown not terrible. something you need to know if you plan to travel toward annapolis and crossing the bay bridge. you can see we have a view near sandy point. again on the bay bridge the wind warning is in effect. keep two hands on the wheels. the cross winds will catch you offforward. again, be careful. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: thanks. german photographer showing off an amazing photo. check this out. the once in a lifetime picture shows a moment a mane is struck by lightning inside a rainbow. what are the odds? he shared it on redick. taken outside of eastern germany in 2014. despite being struck the plane did land safely. that gets your full attention

if you are in a plane hit by lightning. michelle: incredible for a photographer to capture the shot. he should play the powerball. jonathan: no question. doug: good idea. don't worry about the lightning and the thunder tonight. we have to keep an eye on the wind. they are high. going to get high. temperatures will drop. maybe a snow flurry or two. that's not the issue. the cold and the wind is the bigger story. see what happens here in the an. live look at the national harbor. if you look closely we can see precipitation in the clouds. virga. we detect this on satellite. heavy snow squalls in the west to the mountains. maybe a rain shower or a snowshower in the next few hours as the front comes in. this map shows the wind advisory. 40 to 50 miles per hour. the temperatures are well

above freezing even in the mountains. 39 in hagerstown. so it will take a while for the temperatures to fall. i think any snowshowers and the curiosity. the roadway temperatures we checked 270. roadway. you get up and go west on 70. it's 40 41 degrees. it will take a while for the roads to get cold. snowshowers blow around later on. we see them in the doppler radar. this isn't reaching the ground yet. we have the rain showers in the south. more snowshowers in the west. these are the ones tracking evening ahead of a strong cold front. look at the satellite show segment along the arc in front to bring us good snow squalls. mountains will gobble those up. the future cast indicates a possibility of 6:00 to 2:00 hour and maybe snowshowers quickly to clear later tonight. winds will get gusty. through the day tomorrow. breezy and the wake-up temperatures are 16 to 24 degrees. wind chill in the single digits in the morning. climb to 32 at best in the an.

then we hit 40's. a quick turn-around in the day on thursday. we get in day on friday. we see the temperatures climb more. maybe rain by friday and saturday. another big jolt of cold air. gusty air moves in through the dr. king holiday on monday. tuesday wednesday thursday will be cold next week. no snowstorms. jonathan: just chilly out there. while we talk about it we have a live picture of the west virginia border. how about that? that is cold. ice on west virginia borderline. they are dealing with some stuff. they have the trucks out there and the salts to clear the roads. they knew it was coming. michelle: doesn't look like a lot of drivers on the road. jonathan: it's just hard to look at when you have had the season we have had. we have had nice warm weather. we haven't seen that. doug: yeah. that's west virginia for you. jonathan: yeah. take that in for a second. coming up for us at 4:00 -- >> yikes! jonathan: you know why he is saying that? that is his car.

you have to when you have a car next to a lake in freezing weather came back to claim it. michelle: we are getting to the time of year when schools could close for weather. sign up for the school closing text alerts at wjla.com.

michelle: "7 on your side" to help answer questions about your favorite four-legged friends.

jonathan: dr. katie nelson in the help center to ask the dog trainer anything you like. how are you doing? >> i'm great. we have an awesome group of trainers with us tonight. we are excited to be answering the questions. we have interesting ones coming in though. jonathan: what is the goal as far as most people come and say i need to get my dog trained. we have to have a few things squared away. attacking the mailman when they come up the walk or what is it? >> it's mostly you are tearing up my things or peeing on the floor or something along those lines. interesting things. these are not just dog trainers these are animal trainers. so this is all sort of pets. it doesn't just need to be a dog question. call in. we have the old town school for dogs and the humane society dog training and anytime k-9 dog trainers. we have a group of experts here tonight. i'm going to come here. we have an awesome dog hiding under the desk. his name is sammy.

looks like bo obama. they are kind of cousins. we have sandy from the old town school for dogs here. does he do anything really cool? >> he comes when called and drop on recall. she has all kind of stuff going on. >> awesome. we will touch base with her later. open so call in with the questions. 703-236-9220. 4:30 to 6:30. michelle: we'll do. i need to call in. thank you so much. well coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- teaching public safety. we will take you to the local schools that is offering an academy. >> a plea tonight from chiefs of police to lawmakers to slow down the legalization of the marijuana laws. i'm brad bell. that st

michelle: following break news from the pentagon. get to leon harris in the newsroom. leon: we are hearing about a situation playing out now in the persian gulf. two small navy boats one of them experiencing a mechanical difficulties broke down and began to drift and wound up hat are being claimed territorially by iran and iranian authorities and the military have taken the men in custody. there are ten sailors now in iranian custody.

they and their two boats are being held by the iranian officials who have also been in contact with the u.s. officials. we understand that secretary of state john kerry is in his counterparts there to assure the iranian officials this was no intentional encroachment of theer the toy by the u.s. they have accepted that and they are saying to john kerry they will return the sailors in short order. we are watching this take place. we are watching and if we hear more we will let you know. back to you. jonathan: thank you. the snow coming down along interstate 68 at a -- savage mountain. get ready for the winds. chief meteorologist doug hill joining me now. we are already starting to see the winds. doug: the winds are picking up. this is a live shot from the weather pug cam -- bug camera at rooftop of allegany high

school. this is the 40's here. see what happens in the night. we have a chance of showers through the area. it is going to rain. but it will get below freezing. that is how we get the now is hours. this is the area. some areas with the wind gust up 30 miles per hour. in a higher elevation. we have 24 miles per hour in fredericksburg. the front is not through yet. it could snow for a few days. we will see the rain showers.

snowshowers. there could be slick spots but they are farther than the area. rain to the south. this will move quickly ahead of the cold front. this will move in. then skies clear rapidly. the winds gust and temperatures will take a nose dive. we will be in the range of 14 to 26 degrees by tomorrow the wind chills in the single digits for work and school. keep that in mind. dress the kids. 32 is the highest we will get. 44 on thursday. rain is likely 46. showers in the morning hours. partly sunny. it's turning cooler through sunday monday tuesday. if you have a holiday monday dr. martin luther king day it's frosty but clear. temperatures are clear 32. michelle: heavy lake effect snow burying upstate new york.

one city received 21 inches in four hours and elizabeth hur shows us that more is on the way. >> from ohio to new york. drivers fighting against the white-out conditions. this shows one of several traffic involving dozens of vehicles. >> you can see across the street. >> from western new york. some towns are buried in 34 inches of the snow. they are bracing for more lake effect snow. potentially bring the snowfall from three to four feet in three days. behind the snow is the freezing temperatures. >> i slid down this hill. i slid going around the corner. i slid everywhere. >> turning everything to ice. even cars. the incredible images leaving some scratching their head. >> i can't take anything. it's just covered in ice and

covered in water. >> the same system sending temperatures to 30 below zero and more snow from kentucky through new england. preparations are underway for the first snow of the season like new york and boston. temperatures will be spared this round with boston getting an. i of snow. but it is winter after all. more snow is possible from midwest to the northeast. this weekend, into next week. in new york i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. jonathan: she touched on this. yesterday, we showed you this car-cycle encased in ice in buffalo. 24-year-old justin yellin told the abc affiliate he left the car parked by lake erie he was drinking and he didn't want to drive. it was the safe thing to do but it wasn't smart to do because his father is not happy with the decision to leave the car in that location. he isn't nearly as bothered by it though.

>> i can't say anything. it's covered in ice. covered in water. >> did you say oh my goodness? >> i'm cool. >> no problem. you will see it in may. bitters his dad. his parents will be driving him around until the car defrosts. knowing buffalo it could be a while. michelle: how embarrassing for him. jonathan: they will be out there with the blow dryers to thaw it out. michelle: download our storm watch app to get the video forecast wherever you are. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the next mission. find out what the folks who landed a rocket upright are aiming to do next. jonathan: first --

>> pretty sure i'd be lucky too. jonathan: to dream the dream. see what the jackpot is when we come back. >> the lines are open for you to ask the dog trainer. we have a team of them standing by in the health center. call 703-236-9220.

michelle: quite a conundrum today. how do you reflect the powerball jackpot with all the word "million." in atlanta crews create sticky note to replace the m in "million" to the b with "billion." they went to work before it rose again. jonathan: it rose overnight. this is going nutty. whopping $1.5 billion. this started with a $40 million jackpot in november. i grew up to $300 million on new year's eve. after 19 drawings no ticket matched all five numbers plus the powerball. in new york, a group of moms who were friends on facebook turned into a pool of a thousand people. >> totally worth it if we win. even if we don't to see the community here.

it's fun. jonathan: that is true with all the pools. everybody is having a good time. according to the virginia lottery 85% of the possible ticket combinations have already been bought for tomorrow night's drawing. michelle: it doesn't matter hoy much you make people still want to win. for example owe ovechkin is buying a ticket and he makes $10 million a year playing for the caps. hear what the 30-year-old has to say about the purchase coming up at 5:00. jonathan: they make a lot of money but this is a billion dollars. he plays a sport he loves and he is very good at it. michelle: but maybe he has plans to give it to charity. who knows? jonathan: exactly! all right. michelle: of course even without winning the powerball having the money to share with your friends when they need it is priceless. jonathan: great thing to do. according to the vice president joe biden president obama is the friend ready to share the wealth in the times

of need. >> so i had the president the only guy that is in my family i confide all along. my concern is beau re-signs there is no nothing to fall back on. i worked it out. i said joe and i will sell the house and be in good shape. he said don't sell the shape. promise me you won't sell the house. he will be mad at me saying this he said i will give you the money. don't joe. promise me. i said i don't think we have to anyway. he said promise me. jonathan: the vice president is talking about the month before his son beau died of cancer. the us who said this is a sign of how close they have become. michelle: they are like

family. >> this is a tough decision given that his son passed. all right. nice to see they are close. they should be. michelle: coming up at 4:00 finding the time. look at who is spending the most time on facebook. it might surprise you. kellye: i'm kellye lynn outside anacostia high school. coming up in the spotlight on education a new police academy.

jonathan: "7 on your side" to ask the dog trainer anything you want. >> we have ornery dogs and the owners calling in. they want to chase cars and kids and people want to become trainers themselves or people who want dogs to become the service dogs. we have had great questions. as you can see they are busy. all of our trainers are on the phone. the phone number is

703-236-9220. you can call in with anything that you want know. it doesn't have to be dogs. it can be cats or what have you have in your home. we have great trainers here. old down school for dogs humane society behavioral unit. dog training and anytime k9 here. call in. ask your question. and hopefully we'll have a good answer for you. michelle: a new program in d.c. aims to put opportunities a step closer to pursuing a career in law enforcement. in the spotlight on education kellye lynn has a preview of the upcoming public safety academy at anacostia high school. >> with a grandfather who proudly served on the police force, 15-year-old thinks he could do the same. if his basketball dream falls through. >> if i don't play sports.

>> they now have a place to pursue the law enforcement career goals before they reach college. public safety academy opens up next fall. >> we are looking for a criteria to get 50 students in the first year. >> to become a police officer the students must earn 60 college credit hours. the public safety academy enables the students to earn six of them. >> the chief has a high retirement rate right now. she is attempting to hire 300 officers per year for the next five years. >> the public safety academy can help fill the gap in the police force by not only providing the court work but in-school mentors job shadowing paid internships and for those who graduate from the program the three college division.

an opportunity to make the difference that his grandfather makes. >> he helped a lot of people. >> students that are interested to should apply online to the d.c. public school lottery by february 1. find all of the spotlight on education stories at wjla.com. jonathan: a new study out there explains why the facebook feed is flooded for pictures of your friends' kids. according to the facebook i.q. parents spend more time on facebook than non-parents. researchers say becoming a parent changes the relationship with the mobile devices to be a lifeline for managing schedules keeping tab on teens and sharing the key milestones. that doesn't explain people

posting what they have for lunch or dinner. michelle: i'm guilty. now i know you don't care. jonathan: coming up more details on the navy ships retained by the iran navy. and the call that a child died and the loophole that is opened the city thought was shut. michelle: a white man appears to be choking a native miles per hour and that's new at 5:00. media mogul murdoch and jerry hall getting married. they announced it in the birth marriage and the death section of the "the times" newspaper. he is one of the richest men. hall is best known for her long-time relationship with mick jagger. he is 84 and she is 59. jonathan: case-x has another -- space-x has another reason to celebrate. they proven they can land rocket on latched. the private space firm will try to stick a landing at sea.

they will launch a rocket to land it on a barge. three previous attempts at seaork out so well. since they can be reused space-x says landing them is crucial for the private space flight. since they had a successful landing on land they think it will translate to barge. michelle: take a look at this. nasa released one of the most spectacular images ever of saturn. photo taken by the cassini spacecraft last year. to give you an idea how big saturn is. the little white dot in the lower right is one of saturn's moons. anymore? 's huge -- jonathan: it's huge if you compare it to earth. we are small potatoes. doug: pretty much. talk about the weekend. but first an update of what is happening around the area now. then get to the weekend. we'll start with a look at what is happening in the western maryland.

time lapse. the skies are brightening. you can see the effect of the squalls. snow squalls from the snowshowers developing ahead of the arctic front. the front with the winds and the falling temperatures are the biggest story. we have light rain showers. not all reaching the ground. these are the snowshowers. about wall line are back west -- actual line are best west west of frostburg. you may see a snowshower or rain shower but most is so fast it will blow through the gusty winds.

40 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gust. it's windy and clearing skies. the wind chill in the single digit tomorrow morning. it will stay chilly throughout the day. only back to 32. warming trend. michelle: you know doug we are seeing a lot of slowing this afternoon and that is something to keep in mind. jamie: you will see the volume in the typical spot with 95. this is heading south. basically closer to wood bridge. this is slow in the whole

stretch. there are closures at because of the "state of the union." that is a look at traffic. michelle: thank you. "7 on your side" with a phone bank to ask the dog trainer and the lines are open until 6:30. you can speak with the experts in the health center calling

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the drug runners but the police are concerned about another veto bill that would have limited seizures to amounts over $300. the legislature planning to overturn that veto as well. >> criminals work hard to develop counterstrategies. they make sure they or their employees in the drug trade keep cash to the minimum. >> i understand that the movement is to the eventual legalization of marijuana but they hope tomorrow when the legislators take their seat at the desk they consider the social and the criminal implications of what i are doing. in annapolis, brad bell abc7 news. leon: tonight a metro tragedy a year later. >> our clients were trapped in a can that felt like a coffin. leon: passengers tired of waiting for metro to ask bury

metro in lawsuits. >> it's a dangerous level. not good thing. leon: dangerous radon in a second local school system. this time the level is higher than the ones we found before. dropping the ball. >> there is a possibility we can't escape action. leon: another worker trying to retire before being punished. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: right now we're preparing for rush hour of possibly wintry weather. top of the screen. you can see the maryland-west virginia border. on the bottom, heading northwest to montgomery county. we don't expect a snowstorm or accumulation out there there is a chance for drivers. alison: doug hill is tracking it for us tonight. how does it look? doug: we are looking live from the city over the top of the pentagon to the national airport. you see the interesting sky. a lot of clouds preceding the

cold front. this is cloudy outside the weather center. there is steady rain. the area in blue are heavier showers approaching to the west. let's zoom out for the time lapse action. heading west to east. i have a head of an arctic cold front. in the next hour and a half they will be propelled by the strong winds. the winds will increase in velocity. this is the latest wind gust. sustained winds the gusts will continue. here is the break. look at the temperatures. 40 in