as a late winter storm strikes up and down the northeastern seaboard. crews out right now, as snow falls across the dmv. complete storm watch coverage starts right now. good morning washington. - winter storm warning remains in effect until 2pm for d.c. & counties west. - winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2pm - wind advisory from 6am to 2pm for st. mary's & calvert counties - icy morning -- be safe on the roads, everyone! - steady rain/snow tapers

- windy today - even windier tomorrow (very cold!) - long melt/refreeze cycle today: bulk of the rain and snow taper off by 11am. windy with snow showers and snow squalls possible through this evening. highs: 37-43 winds: ne to nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: mostly cloudy, breezy, and cold. watch out for refreezing. lows: 20-24 feels: single digits & teens winds: nw 10-15 g 25+ thursday: mostly cloudy. windy. flurries possible. highs: 29-34 feels: teens to low 20s winds: mw 15-25 g 40 mph

and for thousands of school children-- today is their first

season. these are just a few of the school districts that have closed up for the day. fairfax county... prince william county.. montgomery county... frederick county (maryland and virginia) and loudoun county.. all closed. we have a list scrolling at the bottom of your screen, and a complete list on our website at wjla.com. depending on where you are-- you could be waking up to very different circumstances this morning. some areas are seeing barely an inch, and in other areas they are dealing with a lot more. john gonzalez continues our stormwatch7 coverage-- live in frederick, maryland, where the governor has issued a state of emergency this morning. what does it look like out there john? complete stormwatch coverage of this

continues. our crews are out all over the region. sam sweeney is live in mobiletrak seven. what are the roads looking like sam? president donald

those watching the weather hitting our area, hosting d-c's mayor, there she is walking in. he met with d-c mayor muriel bowser and metro g-m paul wiedefeld last night in the oval offe

preparations for the storm. this is a live look at frederick ,maryland our complete stormwatch coverage is just gearing up. meteorologist eileen whelan is tracking this powerful system, and will break down the day ahead, hour by hour. it's 4:xx... good morning washington will be right back. and share your snow pictures and videos at burst dot com, slash w-j-l-a, we'll air them right here and online.

counties west. - winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2pm - wind advisory from 6am to 2pm for st. mary's & calvert counties - icy morning -- be safe on the roads, everyone! - steady rain/snow tapers off after 11am - windy today - even windier tomorrow (very cold!) - long melt/refreeze cycle today: bulk of the rain and snow taper off by 11am. windy with snow showers and snow squalls possible through this evening. highs: 37-43 winds: ne to nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: mostly cloudy, breezy, and cold. watch out for refreezing. lows: 20-24 feels: single digits & teens winds: nw 10-15 g 25+ thursday: mostly cloudy. windy. flurries possible. highs: 29-34 feels: teens to low 20s

mph

out at leeseburg, where snow continues to fall. complete coverage of this winter storm continues when we come back.

winter whiplash.

slams the northeast in the middle of march. now thousands of people are stuck trying to travel in the snowy conditions. and many-- are not getting far for the next few hours. tom roussey continues our complete stormwatch coverage. we are e

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across the d-m-v. sign up for our abc seven traffic text alerts to find out about any accidents or issues on your route this morning. this winter whiplash is prompting state officials to take serious precautions. our complete stormwatch weather coverage continue w

live more. good morning suzanne. at xx time for weather.

- winter storm warning remains in effect until 2pm for d.c. & counties west. - winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2pm

6am to 2pm for st. mary's & calvert counties - icy morning -- be safe on the roads, everyone! - steady rain/snow tapers off after 11am - windy today - even windier tomorrow (very cold!) - long melt/refreeze cycle today: bulk of the rain and snow taper off by 11am. windy with snow showers and snow squalls possible through this evening. highs: 37-43 winds: ne to nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: mostly cloudy, breezy, and cold. watch out for refreezing. lows: 20-24 feels: single digits & teens winds: nw 10-15 g 25+ thursday: mostly cloudy. windy. flurries possible.

feels: teens to low 20s winds: mw 15-25 g 40 mph

this is a live look out at frederick,

a state of emergency is . complete coverage of this winter storm continues when we come back. the time is 4:xx... and share your snow pictures and videos at burst dot com, slash w-j-l-a, we'll air them right here and online.

the non-partisan congressional budget office is out with it's assessment of the republican plan to replace the affordable care act. and it is not very positive. the c-b-o found that 14-million fewer americans would have health insurance next year, if the g-o-p obamacare' replacm

increase to 24 million over the next decade. the white house disagrees saying regulatory changes aren't considered... it wasn't all bad news. on the plus side-- the c-b-o estimates the bill would cut the deficit by 337 billion dollars in the next decade. the snow and cold air are coming at the worst time for d.c.'s cherry blossoms. they're now expected to reach peak bloom this sunday.. if they survive. the national park service says cold weather is more of a threat to the blossoms than the snow. and temperatures could dip into the low twenties during the next three nights. the national park service says if temperatures dip down to 24 degrees, 90-percent of the blossoms could die.

winter was over--