clear in front of the homes or businesses. doug: it's fun for some people, but not for others. stormwatch7's team coverage of the winter whiplash starts now. >> one, two, three. go, go, go! jonathan: 7 is literally on your side after the snowstorm. that is suzanne kennedy trying to push the prius out of the snow bank. michelle: she is all about it. clean-up could take time. dangerous conditions. this light pole taken out in gaithersburg. alison: the northeast hit the hardest. this car out of control in connecticut. you know the fearless girl we showed you and the famous bull on wall street? look at that. coated in new york. nor'easter leaving its mark. jonathan: here was another burst of snow. we saw flurries from time to time. sometimes heavy and sometimes light. michelle: look at the picture between us

passing through the snow there, this is just at around 2:00. it's like white-out conditions. alison: you couldn't see the capitol dome from the view from pennsylvania avenue. as the storm clears out, we are monitoring a frigid finish. michelle: abc7 continues storm watch coverage from crews around the d.m.v. jonathan: from the cleanup to conditions on the roads as they improve today, let's start off with the temperatures. they are falling. stormwatch7's doug hill is tracking all of it. if they didn't shovel they will have ice to contend with. doug: the problem now is the snow is on the ground, it's done. we have a couple of snowshowers that won't amount to anything. we have had melting and slash, standing water from the rain, the melted sleet. the temperatures now in the 30's and the 40's. tonight the temperatures will drop like a rock so everything is that is wet is going to freeze. so we have the potential of very hazardous driving

puddles along roads where the water melts and the streams and comes down over the roadways because the temperatures will be in the upper teens to low 20's by morning. that cold enough to negate effect of the brine or the salt on the road. still comfortable now relatively knowing that the average temperature should be 55 degrees. we are far from that. that is the numbers around the area here. the chills are dropping into the teens and the 20. it will be like early january tomorrow morning. we'll be in the 20's by midnight. chills in the teens by that time. in the morning we are forecasting low temperatures, the air temperatures. 19 to 23 around the area. the slush and the water and the mush, well, that is going to create problems around the area for certain. we are going to see the wind chills make it feel like it's in the teens. all the snow we had here, even with the temperatures in the 30's are starting to melt away. it hasn't melted yesterday.

happened in one of the towns, frederick, maryland, where they had about eight inches of snow. that's where we find brad bell. brad? brad: you mentioned snowshowers. we are getting one now. it's a flurry. it's pretty out here. if town of frederick is coming back to life. market and church. most of the sidewalks have been shuffled and cleared off. you can look to market street itself and you can see there is slush but mostly the pavement is wet. that is a big improvement from what we saw early this morning. at daybreak even i-270 was treacherous. as we traveled south this morning we found the road snow-covered and also seemingly covered with plows working to clear the snow. across maryland, the state police reported more than 200 incidents on roadways since 8:00 p.m. last night. we spot two cars in

strip. the driver telling us he slid off the roadway. by mid-morning the salt and the plows had the upper hand with every road we travel down to wed pavement. the highest snow total was in the town of therma. seven inches. the chore for rob and his son dylan and robin. >> when i woke up there were eight or nine inches. throughout the day it has slowly gotten smaller. brad: his complaint is the snow is heavy to shovel. doug is talking about the falling temperatures. look at all this water. it is everywhere. it is going to freeze up as the temperatures drop. that will be a problem not just on the roads but people walking around here as well. so tomorrow morning we will talk about black ice. in frederick, brad bell, abc7

news. >> the issue of black ice is a concern across northern virginia. vdot will be retreating a lot of the roads. they don't want the refreeze to be a huge problem tonight. this is snowtrak7. visibility here in the vehicle last night and this morning was not good. today things are doing just fine. in leesburg, they got four to six inches of snow and like what brad talked about, the heavy wet stuff. earlier this morning the dugout was happening all over leesburg. we saw the snow shovels, the snowplows, the tractors. they were everywhere. it didn't seem like it at times. there were more snowplows on roads than the cars and truck. people were hard at work getting things cleared out. loudoun county schools were closed so kids were home. but driving there were difficult conditions early in morning. people were sliding out here

part the roads were clear and the people we spoke to were pleased with the condition of the roads this morning. >> the roads are good. just got to be careful with the slush in the middle but otherwise it's good. >> freeways were clear. my neighborhood was clear. can't complain. >> i'm worried that the water will freeze up at night and turn to ice. >> that is the concern. the refreeze. you are looking at the puddle. this is as the temperatures drop to turn into a situation later tonight. coming down a small hill. you don't think it is much. but you can slide out easily. vdot has 4,000 pieces of equipment and they will retreat the roads to reduce possibility of the refreeze or and reduce dangerous conditions on the roads. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: as you know, this has been a monster storm. from the

blanketing streets in pennsylvania overnight and this morning to upstate new york. it was a big one. check out this shot. we have one from central park. it was quiet as the snow fell. we have a look at the impact in the northeast. >> we are in new york city pelted by the freezing rains and the high rain. we got less snow than predicted here but it's still a mess. even with the mess, the sleet on top of snow. the mayor just announcing he still wants everyone off the roads. only essential workers should be on the roads. they want to get it cleaned up. there will be school in new york tomorrow after they have everything cleaned. boston announced they still won't have school. they are getting the brunt of the storm right now as it continues to barrel up the coast. the

since the storm moved a little to the west but it's still a mess here and will be the rest of the day. the snow is still falling. we will have the winds continuing tonight. alison: you mentioned boston. they are not strangers to nor'easters but they are getting hit hard. what else are you hearing about how they are handling the storm? >> you know, as you mentioned, boston is prepared for the storm. six days away for spring. but it doesn't mean much in the northeast. they had 5,000 vehicles on the road throughout massachusetts getting ready, putting salt out on the roads. they are taking a proactive stance say due to the heavy snow and the high wind gusts as well. up to 50, 60-mile-per-hour on the coast. they are canceling school for tomorrow to make sure everyone stays safe. alison: thank you so much. jonathan: some schools did cancel and the kids were happy. maybe you saw them out today building snowmen

were open on a delay. suzanne kennedy was at lafayette elementary school in northwestern where mayor bowser dropped by to say hi. she had a reminder, too, for folks. mayor bowser: make sure the sidewalks are clare in front of the homes or businesses. >> that is within eight hours of daylight, correct? mayor bowser: correct. when the storm event ends. we are asking them to get out as soon as possible and clear the sidewalks. jonathan: that is a reminder for all. be careful when you do that. dpcs is the only school to stay open today inside the beltway. keep in mind when the storm hits stay connected on the news platform. get updates in the palm of your hand on the go, or if the power goes out, it's a great resource to have. download the app and those are all the ways to connect with us. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" on abc7 news -- we are still on storm watch ahead of how area airports are trying to get back on track. alison: we will tell you about the new threat for the cherry blossom

for tomorrow. jonathan: we asked you to send us photos. boy, did you ever. take a selfie and give your pet a snow bath and send us pictures. go to burst.com/wjla. that was spring. if you don't air them, you can find them on the website wjla.com. we're back after this.

michelle: remember this from last week? two guys stealing guns in rockville? they hadn't been caught. days after that burglary three suspects hit a place in chantilly. stephen tschida looks at the similarities. stephen: they loaded up on handguns ands longguns. in mere seconds they made off with a cache of weapons that police fear will end up in the hands of violent criminals. days later in whiles away, three suspects pull off a similar heist saturday. burglary alarm alerted police. they found at the gun store they found it in similar shape to the one hit in rockville. 30 guns gone from this location.

nobody the investigators are comparing notes to determine whether the same suspect hit both stores. where a ring of criminals is targeting gun shops. the search for the suspect continues. stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: california man blocked iy4n traffic and savagely beaten. this is dash cam video from san francisco. you can see the bikers performing tricks on road and acting like idiots. alex was trying to get through them. he tried to exit the road and he made contact with one of the riders. then a black car steps in and cuts him off. then the bikers surround him. he gets out of the car and that is when he is attacked. >> if there weren't so many people that videotaping the video they could have gotten away with killing me on the side of the road.

legs, broken nose and abrasions and the attackers are still out there. alison: ivanka trump getting out of the fine jewelry business. the president of the brand says they will focus on affordable fashion yulery. -- jewelry. the higher end collection had items for thousands of dollars. michelle: now a real head scratcher from nordstrom. these are the clear knee jeans. nordstrom says they have a futuristic feel. one pair is $95. jonathan: really? michelle: mom jeans are never cool as well as dad jeans so they are trying to add a hip factor to it. jonathan: they are gearing it to women. do you like it? michelle: you could catch on. your legs get sweaty.

jonathan: $95. i look at that and think never -- alison: is that dry clean only? jonathan: you'd see the scabs on our knees. never good. alison: different. jonathan: abc7 is on traffic watch. trenice bishop in the traffic center. trenice: those jeans don't look good for anyone but we have road conditions at this hour. the big picture map. there is nothing but screen on the screen. the travel lane is open. we have back to better in the d.c. area. we have a couple incidents but it's been quiet for the past few hours. if you make your way out, we have report of a stall off to the right shoulder of the ramp from the inner loop to i-95 and springfield at the interchange. can't see anything. this may be to the top left side of the screen if it's any activity we may see. for the most part you can see that everyone else is

good through the area. look at the beltway. nice and quiet and life. usually on tuesday we have bumper to bumper traffic. but today with the folks at home and the school out for the day, volume is light. 95 southbound. no report of issues from the mixing bowl. 66, no reported issues east or westbound between centreville and the beltway. michelle: thank you. because d.c. schools are open, that means children are out walking home from school. that is why the sidewalks have to be clear. so nobody is forced to the streets. d.c. bureau chief sam ford continues team coverage from northwest. is it a slippery walk home? sam: in some areas. this is the sidewalk be front of walker jones

the sidewalk is cleared. but the next box it's not school property but i don't think a child would have trouble moving through that. walker jones and the other schools in d.c. had classes as normal today. across the d.c., children made their way to schools and only two-hour delay while the neighboring jurisdictions all shut the doors. in d.c., the accumulation of the snow between one and two inches. at most were three in some area. city crews had the streets clear early while some students and the parents are miffed that d.c. did not shut down today. a number of parents supported mayor bowser's decision not to close. >> it makes it easier for the parents. you can go to work, right? in that sense it's good. i don't think eva was happy today. she wanted a snow day. >> it don't matter. as soon as you are going to school i don't care what it is doing outside. i'm not mad a

nothing. make them go to school. that's where they need to be. sam: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00", we will hear from the mayor and her reason for keeping the school open today. reporting live from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. >> talking about tomorrow and what will happen. delays or cancellation? doug: the areas that had significant snow melting and slushy, some areas got very little snow at all and they had ice. freezing rain that has melted off. but it will probably get so cold it will refreeze. standing water or puddles there will be ice. there will be delays because of that. it's an issue. same story tomorrow and thursday morning as it stays cold. focused on rockville. the air temperature is

the parking lots are in fine shapes. but the puddles will freeze solidly unless they are treated with salt or chemicals. the air temperature in the 40's. 37 at washington, d.c. 42 in warrenton. 37 at joint base andrews. dealing with the wids speeds that are consistent now. the winds will dry a little bit but not that much. the second thing is dry wind chills low. there is colder air tonight. at the moment the temperatures are well above freezing and feels like 20's in most spot. but tonight with the combination of lower temperatures and the strong northwesterly winds it will feel colder. satellite and radar now and a few areas of the snowshowers. there

and hagerstown and frederick. no significant accumulations. we will get into the air circulating around the storm center. long island, new york, still getting heavy. the history of the storm is too close to the coast. it brought in so much warm air we had a rain/snow line farther east than we thought. hence the snow amount lower in the area but no stop to the havoc. we will be in the low teens for most areas tonight the way it feels. tomorrow morning it will feel like 2 in winchester. 1 below in luray. 6 at manassas. 10 downtown. it won't

the day. tomorrow night a cold one again. the wind chills by thursday morning. very, very chilly. the next 48 hour we will see some improvement. tomorrow is 35. maybe a flurry or two. gusty winds. sunshine and 40 on thursday. we'll finish up with a look at the next ten days. colder tomorrow than today we think. then friday is st. patrick's day. isn't that nice? cooler on saturday and warming up for monday, tuesday. maybe we'll get to the 70's. no we go back to the mid-40's. jonathan: the 50's should get rid of the snow. doug: yeah, that will get rid of the snow. michelle: thank you. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, tough time for travelers. look at the slush on the tarmac. see how the airlines are playing catch-up here. michelle: for cherry blossoms that survive the snow there is a new threat that could wipe out one of d.c.'s biggest attractions and symbol of

alison: did your kids build a great snowman? did your dog jump in the snow? look at this. if you have great pictures we want to see them. go to burst.com/wjla and upload them right there. we will share them with everyone. jonathan: he is ho

i was thinking of a walk but now not so much. we have great pictures in-house. michelle: a lot of people are tweeting. alison: #abc7snow. michelle: amy aubert is looking at the snowstorm. amy: look at the photos that are still pouring in today. it looks like so many of you out there are really enjoying celebrating this snow day off. let's take a closer look at some of the pictures. i love this one. a great action shot of this pup. it says finally got my snow day. a good action shot that says loving the snow. let's scroll through here. we have so many pictures. this is just so sweet. the snowman likes -- snow woman, sorry, like -- snowman likes warm hugs. so sweet there. another dog shot. we love the shots playing in

christina in springfield virginia takes a tumble sledding with her daughter. i am glad to see that they are okay at the bottom of the hill continue to stepped send them in. #abc7snow. we could feature them on abc7 news. back to you. michelle: really good ones. thank you. "abc7 news at 4:00" -- there are tough buds but they might not be along for much longer. the new weather problem for the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin. richard: local airports trying to play catch-up after the storm. take a look. just firing up now. what does it mean to you? we will explain in a live report coming up. alison: new at 5:00, ball of fire at a gas station. look at that. you will see how it happened and why it could have been

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michelle: winter whiplash as you can see. doug: a snow day on pi day in one of the mildest winters we have experiencedded. this is coming as a shock to many. >> you have the wind. the cold. the snow. the sleet coming down. >> a pretty wide area of pink. that is where we see the sleet and freezing rain. how do you know the difference? sleet has a beat. you will hear it. >> i will stand in the middle of eastbound cloper road. this is the overhead pole holding the traffic light. something hit it. >> ful of flights -- handful of flights listed on time. everything else is canceled. >> what do you have? >> a snowman. >> who is it for is >> you. >> this is for me? >> do you want to build a snowman? >> it's 74 degrees thursday. >> yeah. >> talk about a weather whiplash!

jonathan: no kidding! so warm and then this. we thought we got through winter and we would make it to spring without an injury to our neck. >> winter had owe plans. not off the hook. here we go. the stormwatch7 winter whiplash coverage continues. jonathan: those are some of the scenes from the storm. we look at the conditions improving on the roads and the airports and the changes comes to the airport. michelle: doug hill has update on the forecast. >> we had three inches in bull run. more north and west. 8.3 inches in martinsburg. washington county, 9.5 inches. 8 in westminster and lesser east. there is much less snow overall. because of the surge of the warm air off

ocean and chesapeake bay. dulles, seeing the sunshine at times. the temperatures are 37 degrees. tonight after the sunset the temperatures drop and more so hour by hour through the metro area. upper teens and the lower 20's outside the city. that with the strong gusty winds that continue. wind chills are single digit and teens. tomorrow morning there are icy spots. it's moderate range for thursday. not much concerns on friday. and by the weekend we are warming up and we are out of the woods. we show you pictures around the area. one place that picked up decent snowfall. rockville, maryland. that is where kevin lewis has been on duty. what are the folks dealing with north of the city? >> mod

moderate conditions here. this afternoon really light traffic and many people enjoyed a mid-march snow day. around 400 snowplows and salt spreaders kept the montgomery county roads clear tuesday. still a truck managed to hit a pole and there were downed power lines. there were crews with cherry pickers worked diligently to restore electricity. midschool teacher got cardio after the snow blower gave out in the wet, slushy snow. >> i was doing okay until it threw it on the driveway and it bogged down. had to use a shovel. >> the weather not bad enough to st

from lexington, kentucky. >> we were hoping for cherry blossoms. >> instead you got -- >> snow. lots of snow. it's not what we planned but we will make the best of it. >> there is still no official word of the montgomery county school or the government closures for tomorrow. but i would start to head back to class or the office tomorrow morning. live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. crews at reagan working hard to clear the runways. look at the slush. this is quite the job to get it clear and quite the challenge to get in and out of the airports. richard reeve, things are moving again but a domino effect in the last 24 hours? richard: a lot of work. there are some cancellations. let's take you ins

forced hundreds of cancellation and delays at reagan and dulles airports. 220 cancellations at reagan. 159 at dulles. airports like chicago o'hare and boston logan had 300 to 400 cancellations. that had a ripple effect. most of the major runways at the airports are good to go but airlines are trying to catch up and get flights back in the air. if you are heading north, prepare for delays. south? not so much. >> catch a flight from reagan airport. new york. >> the flight is on time. it's in the air right now. everything is looking good. >> so even though some

may be getting on the flights there are still a lot of cancellations. it's well advised that you check with the airlines. coming up at 5:00, one family couldn't catch a flight to boston last night. what did they do? road trip. we will explain in a live report coming up at 5:00. reporting live from the airport. richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. federal offices open three hours late. volume wasn't a problem. road conditions in some spots were tricky. main roads like 270 were pre-treat and were cleared. tom roussey is in upper montgomery county. what are you seeing now? tom: as you mentioned, 270 was pretreated. if you had to go to work, one blessing is the commute was amazing. check out 270. when do you ever see it like this at this time of day on the weekend? only after a snowstorm that kept a lot of people and a lot of kids home. check it out. behind the

on the roads. traffic is moving fine here on the major roads. not all roads look this good. we will check out other roads as the newscast goes on to see how they are doing off the major roads. in the georgetown area, tom roussey, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. on the eastern shore, the big concern was the beach erosion. big waves pound the beaches there but the water stayed far enough back. that is good. the rough sees looked like they would get up over the sand tunes but they did stay on the seaside of the dunes. check out the waves. it's sheering off the top of the waves. that is how strong the winds are. kids, parents, be the first to know if you get another day off by text alert. choose the school system you belong to.

michelle: next at 4:00, a hockey fail. this smile doesn't last long. what happens next? he falls. he runs into a teammate or run over by a zamboni? we will show you next. >> no doubt about it. it's a cool day. as humans we can bundle up. cheriton cannot. what does -- cherry blossom cannot. what does it mean? i'm q mccray. i will explain more coming up. jonathan: here is autria godfrey with a preview of the wednesday wakeup with "good morning washington." >> thank you, jonathan. tomorrow on "good morning washington," we are live across the d.m.v. with continuous coverage on the aftermath of this late-winter whiplash. >> our team keeping an eye on slick road conditions and how your commute is shaping up for the morning rush. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every te

jonathan: now for the lighter side of the snow. no hills new york problems. michelle: not safe, i'd say. a couple of friends hooking a tether to a car and snowboarding down the street of staten island at 5:00 this morning. jonathan: that looks fun. michelle: the kids had no school in new york city. this is what you do. at least at 5:00 a.m. nobody is on the road. jonathan: might as well do it. michelle: i guess. i wouldn't advise it. now to arizona where they still haven't q

the hockey thing. jonathan: no. ice can be slippery, especially if you're not paying attention. shane doen, boom. look at this. he runs into his own teammate. this is just in the warm-up. down they go. that is a big hit. that is normally what you save for the owe guys. everybody was okay but fun to watch it. we have the video so we can keep watching again and again. michelle: better outcome than the am bony had it been an option. coming up now at 4:00, peak bloom in danger. every year since 1921 we have seen the cherry blossoms on the trees in the basin. but a check on their status and 360-degree view coming up. jonathan: grilled on the hill, marine corps facing tough questions over the military branch nude photo scandal.

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>> i need you to ask yourself how much more do the females of the corps have to do to be accepted? was it enough when major mcclung was killed by an i.e.d. in ramadi? i'm committed to making this right. i need all marines equally committed. jonathan: last week, the general said a task force would examine the sub culture that led to all of this. michelle: covering metro, reminder for anyone who commuted the trains are on saturday schedule. the buses experience delays. because of the conditions they are operating on a moderate snow service plan. metro services suspended today. get updates on this sent to your phone logging on to wjla.com/text and subscribing. >> so since the cold wave moved in we have talked about the peak bloom being in doubt. michelle: the cold air not just pushing back the date a little bit but also threatening the pink blossoms altogether. jonathan: we sent q mccray out.

he will show us the threat isn't over even after the storm. q: we are outside in the cold in front of the jefferson memorial. jack frost is doing a number on the cherry blossoms here. the proof is on the ground. take a look. you will notice a few of the blossoms, buds are on the ground in the snow. this is all due to the snow. all due to the cold weather. you will notice brown spots on the petals. that is frost damage. the trees here are taking a beating. >> some of these that are still tightly wrapped in the bud may be okay with the cold temperature but the concerns is the one like this. petal is out, blossom is almost complete. you see brown around the edges. the brown is indicative of damage or loss to the blossoms. q: that said, they still expect a full bloom, which would mean 70% of the trees to blossom

the 19-22 of march. that is the latest here from southwest d.c., i'm q mccray. back to you. jonathan: all right. check this out. this is from the national online partner at circa.com. 360-degree view of the tidal basin tide after the storm. look at that. see the trees. snow on them. we posted a link to the video to explore at wjla.com. search "cherry" and check it out yourself. things have cleared out. but if you are heading out, beware. there is still slush and snow and ice out there. michelle: driving won't be easy tonight. abc7's meteorologist steve rudin is in fairfax. how are the roads you are on? steve: the roads are excellent out here now. but i need to stress they are excellent right now. the temperatures are still well above freezing. but the wind chill factors are starting to drop as the winds begin to pick up. take a look at what it looks like with the wind chill factors and stormwatch7. it feels like 29 degrees in reag

18 at win chester. it's windy out. the winds are going to pick up. now we are looking at what is going on in the parking lot here. well cleared out. you can see the snow piled up. the problem we run into tonight is you see puddling on the pavement. that is likely to freeze. waking up with the temperatures in the upper teens to the lower 20's. if it is not treated you will go sliding. so leave extra time on your porch and sidewalk and roadways. going back to q mccray's story we saw a few minutes ago with the frees and the flower. look here. bradford pears begins to bloom. they will do hopefully okay. fingers crossed. some of them have already died because of the extreme cold. we will talk about the cold temperatures and what to expect for the rest of the week and in the upcoming weekend. back inside a warmer studio with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: thanks, steve.

trend. modest trend by the end of the week and the weekend. we are not finished with the whiplash here with the storm off new england. another snowshower. it has snow with it. there is snow here. nothing heavy? just a reminder we are not finished with the storm. even though the temperatures are above freezing. anything that falls will melt. that will add in the equation that steve described around the area. let's get busy with the forecast. the temperatures will drop. with a gusty winds it will feel like the single digits. the re-freeze is the big weather headline tonight. tomorrow flurries. windy through the day. sunshine. highs will reach 32 to 35 mid-afternoon. as we head through the end of the week we will make progress. 40 on thursday with sunshine. st. patrick's day, 47.

come in. look at the effect. 57 degrees here -- i was younger i would jump for joy! 57 on saturday. but wait. it gets cooler again after that. check out the extended outlook for you. by sunday, we are back to 50 for a high. below average. below average on monday. tuesday it looks like progress, right? 57. sun and a few showers. then by the end of the week it looks like the temperatures will go back down. monday is officially the first day of spring. let's look at the effects for the afternoon traffic. traffic time now with trenice bishop. trenice: thanks, doug. the accident activity reported with an overturned vehicle. we show you the big picture map so you can see the delays looking good. beltway is nice and light there. 66 is where you have trouble making your ride now from arlington t

we can go to the live camera to get a look at what is happening there. on the eastbound stretch of 66 before west motherland street. the folks are moving by. we are moving nicely along the 66 corridor. if you look at the beltway. no report of an issue. we are used to seeing the brake lights here. nice and light. one reported accident on the after at beach drive in kensington. another accident on the clara barton parkway between cabin john parkway and 495. jonathan: thanks. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- essential services and critical food deliveries continue despite the condition. >> i think the clients still need to eat. jonathan: the mission for food and friends. you won't believe the storms they have worked through. that is coming up. michelle: here are a few of our abc7 viewer pictures of

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michelle: life must go on where sick people are concerned. cheryl conner shows us the work today at food and friends. cheryl: the food prep and packaging. it does not slow down the work inside food and friends in northeast washington. >> the clients need to eat when it's snowing as well as when the weather is fair. cheryl: this is one of volunteers that battled the winter weather to make sure the sick clients were served. we followed a crew on their way out. several hundred peoples make it to kitchen tables in d.c., maryland, virginia. 71-year-old james howard says he is stuck in the house on a day like this. >> the weather is inclement. i can't get out. chronic arthritis. i can't get around. i can't get to the store easily. >> the volunteers and the employees had to drive through

early as 5:00 this morning. anna kennard is a dietitian and says right food can be the cure. >> individuals that are well nourished are better outcomes with cancer. >> since they opened the doors 29 years ago, food and the friends closed just one day in the blizzards last year. >> they make every effort to make sure everybody is taken care of. cheryl: employees and volunteers not letting a winter storm freeze their work. in northeast washington, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: tonight a winter whiplash in the form of a sloppy mess. that caused headaches and brought smiles to some. >> good to have a day off to spend with your friends. larry: but not all. it threatens to cause problems tomorrow. add to that, a struggle for survival along the tidal basin. can the cherry blossom handle the abuse?

announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: just when you their it was over. tonight it could freeze again. we have team coverage of the winter whiplash tonight starting with stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill and the forecast. doug: we have a band of snowshower north of the metro area pivoting from north/northwest, south/southeast. enhanced area north of frederick. it will spread eastward. we have another one in cumber land. a little more snowshowers but it's north of the district. the tendency for the snowshowers will diminish and will remain cloudy, gusty and turning colder. it looks for the temperatures to drop as low to 24 degrees by early tomorrow morning. with the gusty winds the chills, the way it feels l

digits and the teens. needless to say the cold air will refreeze everything out there where it refreezes. dangerous walking and travel and potential for sure. check this out by late tonight. wind chills are in the low erteens and the single degrees. it's 7 in andrews and 7 in baltimore. as we get through the day there could be few flurries. the main theme of tomorrow's weather is windy with the wind chills in the teens all day long. tomorrow night, another refreeze as the temperatures once again go low. but there is a little hope at the end of the tunnel. we do see pulling out of this getting through friday and in the weekend with the slightly mild temperatures. we check out the next ten days coming up in 15 minutes. alison: we'll see you then. as you well know, some part of the area saw minimal amount of snow while others needed a bulldozer here to help clear