nothing, and then boom! here is the surge of moisture to give southern marand the biggest impact of the storm. and for the rest of us, we have a couple of hours to go. it is not just the snow, because it is one thing, and we are seeing the temperatures dropping, and with that, the roads are nasty. veronica johnson is outside on the weather patio with more on the conditions. v.j.? >> well, it is getting slick out here on the weather deck, because it is concrete under here, and so a lot of the roads, and the sidewalks and the secondary roads like right here, as soon as we clear it, it piles up, but the wind is, too, starting to pick up, and we will need the hat and the glove and the mittens and everything to cover up the exposed skin by late tonight or tomorrow morning. and the snowplows are going by, and the temperatures are currently 25, and winds gusting to 26 miles per hour. you could see the blowing snow there on the bottom of the screen. what it feels like across the area, between 8 and 15.

and mount airy to 15 and the same over the fredericksburg. if you want to clean the sidewalks,it inow, because this is the time to get it. yes, we will get more snow, but the windchills are going to be dropping below zero, and by midnight, and 5 to 10 or 15 degrees below zero by 5:00 tomorrow morning. and here it will feel like minus 2, and 4 below in hagerstown, and 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, mighty cold, and this is the latest blast of cold may rival and be colder than last one that we had about two weeks ago right here on the weather deck where it is 23 degrees, the current temperature, folks with the snow continuing to come down. doug? >> well, we will continue to see the snow for the next couple of hou hours, and we will break down the timing, and pick up from the

west, the nine inches of snow and break it down for you and show you who has the most. >> and the winter storm is keeping many people in our area at home and work and school, because the travel is treacherous. but as we found out, not everybody is prepared to stay indoors all day. she is live in largo with the race to beat the snow. tracy? >> well, with most of the folks who work out here for prince george's county working for the government and the county government folks weshg did not see a lot of traffic here. and right now, this is light for this time of the day on 202, but pay close attention to what 202 looks like. look at all of the slush and the snow that is on this road. we have been seeing the crews coming up and douwn 202 all day and this is what it looks like. the secondary roads and the neighborhood streets are completely covered. the roads are slippery, and we

are seeing the cars with the incidents and the accidents, but what we saw most folks doing is to rush to the grocery store to get something to eat. >> we didn't have anything in the house. >> reporter: and with that, the folks in prince george's county headed out to the grocery stores in droves. >> it is a d.c. thing, because every time there is a storm, i feel like panic mode, and i have to get everything in the grocery store before it is gone. >> just pizza. >> reporter: nothing else? we could be in for days? >> well, i was prepared for the last one, and twa wee ago. >> reporter: after a week of false positives, this storm is promising to pack a punch. the salt trucks were loading up, and the town executive stopped p by to thank the crews for their work. >> as we were driving over here, we noticed the number of cars on the road, and it is going to be worse and freeze up. so if you don't have to be out, stay at home, and build a fire, and please, stay off of the road to let us do what we need to do. >> reporter: out on bowie, the crews were salting and treating the roadway, but the secondary,

and the primary roads were covered with snow, and with the schools, and the local and federal governments closed today, there is one more reason to stay in. are you hoping that we have a few snow days coming? >> yes, that would be great. two to three feet, we are ready for it. >> reporter: and just talked with prince george's county school spokesman and no word yet of what will happen with the prince george's county schools tomorrow. and no word yet of what will happen with the prince george's government as well. but folks are standing by waiting for that information. in addition to all of the snow, we will be dealing with the serious cold, and the fire chief has a warning for folks as we go through this cold snap. reporting live in largo, i'm tracee wilkins for news4. thank you, tracee. most federal workers had a day off, but not the postal service. most carriers were slogging through the sleet and the snow all day today, and the public safety officers were on the job, and they have been busy. chris gordon is in upper

montgomery county, where there have been a few fender benders. chris? >> yes, more than 80 accident, and some involving a perm injury, and a couple of cars flipped over, and it is slippery. in the past hour, i spoke to police and fire spokespeople, and they say that your safety is their concern. >> reporter: this is route 355 near the milestone shopping center, and don't let the traffic light fool you, because it is slick with snow, and causing cars to slip and slide and some did collide. >> i tried to stop, and i passed a little bit, and then i think that she was trying to turn as well. and then she hit me, and you can see the bumper right there. it is really slippery, and the major roads, they are kind of okay, but when you try to turn into these places, it is really dangerous. >> reporter: spinning his wheels is how this driver was left when he hit the concrete lane divider and bottomed out.

clearly the low point of his day, and from the height of the camera on our truck mast, we saw many near misses, and the drivers who used caution succeeded. accidents were a problem all day, all over montgomery kocoun. >> we are asking everybody to stay home as much as they can and not come out. let the road crews clear up the roads and make it safe for everybody tomorrow. >> reporter: and the snowplows are on the prowl, and businesses like milestone exxon clearing the snow from the parking lots. >> i am cleaning people's driveways and sidewalks and i'm busy, because i have ten customers so far. >> reporter: now the montgomery county executive isaiah leggett has declared a snow emergency as of 5:00 this evening which means that you are going to be towed if you park on area that are not

designated. we go now to news4 transportation reporter adam tuss. >> yes, thank you, chris. out here at reagan international, it is the wind that is the story. it is blowing around all of the snow falling here, and we have two inches here on the ground and makes a snow snowball to pack in. and take a look at what is going on the actual runway out there, and very quiet out there. we have hundreds of flights delayed and cancelled at reagan international, and dulles, and bwi marshall, and in fact, we heard from the bwi marshall executives who said that if you are flying out tonight, good chance that the flight is cancelled. we talked to passengers at reagan who were delayed and stra stranded. >> we landed here and checked the e departure, and all cancelled and everything i could get to was cancel and even going back to indianapolis was cancelle cancelled. >> and what do you do now? >> i talked to the traveler is vis -- traveler services, and i'm

booked to fly out tomorrow. >> and i saw that it was going to be bad, but push comes to shove, i won't fly out. >> reporter: i want to show you something over here, metro service, and an update on that. the above-ground metro service is running. it takes eight inches of snow on the ground for metro service to stop running, but as you can see above ground here, the trains are running, and we should tell you that the metro bus service is operating on the emergency routes, and that bus service has been obvious ly impacted. if you are coming to the airport the night, you have plenty of delays and cancellations in places like new york city. if you look at the flight awares or misery maps, new york city is being pounded right now, and we have a lot the deal with right here at reagan international as well. we will send it to you, and we will not throw a snowball at the camera just yet. >> we were ready, adam, just in case. take care out there. and the fairfax county schools were closed for the winter storm the, and this is the fourth school day off due to bad weather, and only three are

allowed so students will have class on february 17th to make up for the day. the schools are normally closed on the 17th in honor of the presidents' day. >> when we get a word of the school closings and delays, you can stay on top of them by downloading nbc washington app, and get the alerts by downloading it on the app store for google play. >> and there is big news with former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife indicted on charges. >> yes, the indictment is colorful e-mails between him and his wife and the businessmen they are accused of taking gifts. and johnny williams the head of star scientific. they say that mcdonnell accepted more than $130,000 of gifts and loans and golf trips from williams in exchange for using their power to promote star scientific business.

in the environment today, the prosecutors released this e-mail that was sent from the former first lady to the senior staff member. i need to talk to you about inaugural clothing budget and i need answers, and bob is screaming about the thousands i'm charging up in credit card debt, and we are broke, and this the debt is killing us, and i need answers now. and they say that mcdonnell took more maureen mcdonnell to a shopping spree to oscar de la renta, and they also released this e-mail to bob mcdonnell from williams. thank you for the help to my family, and the generous gift was appreciated as well as the golf round to the boys. and the mcdonnells through a statement from the attorney said they returned all of the gifts and i have apologized for my poor judgment that i take full

responsibility, but i say that i did nothing illegal with mr. william s f williams for what i believed was personal generosity, and friendship. scott macfarlane, news4. and we are also following a story of a shooting at purdue university. we will tell you about that threat. and our live winter storm coverage would not p be complete without pat collins aped the snowstick. pat? >> well, i have animals wearing people hats. and i have people wearing animal hats, and what is going on out here? well, there's a stick at stake. i'm pat collins and the story is coming up. news4. >> and finally getting to use the stick with officially over two inches at the airport, and biggest in a while. and the radar is showing that the snow continues to move through the region. i will be back to tell you how much more to expect and what to expect tomorrow morning.

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live look at 495, the belt way at coalsville road and silver spring, and the roads are so slick. not a lot of heavy backups, because a lot of people are off work. >> and that is a good idea off of the roads and staying home. another big story today, and awful story, of two women accused of killing two children in germantown last friday are

being held without bond. police say that monifa sanford and zakieya avery is being held. avery is being held pending a psychiatric exam, and sanford is wait i waiting to be seen by attorneys. mark segraves will have more on that story tonight at 6:00. >> and police investigating a shooting on a college campus tonight. news4 scott macfarlane at the live desk with more details. scott? >> yes, it happened in purdue university in indiana, and officials confirm one person was killed in the shooting. the university officials say that the shooting happened inside of the electrical engineering building on campus. it is not clear if the person is a student. details have not been released. right now, the police do believe however that the victim had been targeted. for a large part most of the

classes have been cancelled tonig tonight, and a vigil is scheduled. >> there is a special challenge for this winter storm for people in loudoun and fairfax county, because they are voting in a special election. >> yes, and it could determine a number of important issues before virginia lawmakers. >> and julie is live in loudoun county, and julie, is the weather impacting the voter turnout? >> how could it not? >> well, interesting story there, because northern virginians have rarely seen an election day like this one, and that is because most elections are not held in january, and this is a special election, and some officials believed that it would suppress the turnout, but turns out to be a surprise. >> reporter: several inches of snow were not about to keep this 77-year-old from doing her civic duty, cast iing a ballot in the special election.

>> i figured that it is important enough. this is a big piece of the action in this one seat. >> reporter: residents in parts of loudoun and fairfax counties had to brave slippery seats to vote in the district senate race and it will determine if republicans or democrats control that area, and there was a low turnout, but they were surprised how many did show up. >> it is nuts that we came here at 9:00, and there were a lot of people here sh, and we decided leave because the wait was an hour, and we came back now, and the weather is still not that bad. >> reporter: until noon, loudoun county roads were in fairly good shape, and dozens of plows and salt trucks at work, but by afternoon, the snow began to stick. and some folks decided to tackle the fluffy snow? stages. this man made the first paz with the shovel before noon. >> well, they say that there is a lot of snow coming through, so i wanted to get an early start on it. >> reporter: and in fact, few

complaintts about the first decent snowfall in a long time. this pup was in dog heaven. >> well, he loves the snow, too, and we had to get exercise and cabin fever. >> and along with the jog, it is a bite to the eat or a snow facial. back now live, belmont ridge this is the polling place where the snow has piled up, and the voting stream has trickled, but better than anybody expected. 15% at noon had turned out in this badea to vote. julie for news4. and julie challenged some kids to the sledding race after warning the competition not to run her over, and she ended up crashing into one of them, and it was not a photo the finish, but julie came in last. >> and she stayed on the sled though. >> right. >> and you can't have the heels hitting the ground, and you have to make sure that you are up.

>> that is how it works, huh? >> well, well come back indoors and it looked breezy out there. >> yes. >> and right kind of snow for sledding? >> yes, the powdery, and it is a perfect sledding snow, but you won't make snowmen or be able to make the snowballs across the area. look looking at what is happening right now, this is is the storm team 4x4 and shomari stone is out there as part of the team, and out there along the beltway, montgomery county, and you can see exactly what is going on out there, and the roads are really, really bad, and they are going quite slow. the snowfall today, some areas impressive, but others not so much. reagan international, over two inches and the first time in three years we have done that. and fredrick, impressive with 7 inches of snow, and germantown, and montgomery town, close to four inches. we will see more as we go through the rest of the night tonight. and right now, 25 degrees and

the wind out of the northeast at 7 to 10, and the windchill is 11 degrees which is the story as we transition from the snow to the cold. and here is the current temperature, and 23 in manassas there, and those numbers have been falling all day long, and they will continue the do so. with the winds, it is only going to be colder, and the winds gusting upwards to 26 in washington, and 26 in camp springs, and 30 out near the coast, and 32 the 2 near the pu river. you can see the heaviest snow here down to the south of d.c., and in southern maryland, the snow is starting to pick up around leonardtown, and portions of st. mary's town, and you will continue to see some snow to the next few hours, and to the north, it is to the west of fairfax, and reston, and loudoun, and to the ashbury area up to the dulles airport and across the river into portions

of montgomery county, and now moving up farther, you will notice that fredrick, this area is the bull's eye all day, and they continue to see some of the heavier snow coming down across the region, and as we move out, we will show you where the storm is, and to the south, and the energy has transferred down the coa coast, and we are starting to see the wind, and continue to see the snow for the next couple of hours, and so not so bad, and we will see it. this is 6:00 and now by 10:00, you will have more inches in that region, and in southern maryland, you will have some accumulation, but now it is starting to get out of the region, and we are starting to talk about the cold, cold air. how much snow? well, we showed you the map yesterday, and right now, a little bit of a change. 2 to 4 instead of the 3 to 4 around fredrickburg and leonardsto leonardstown, and that is what

we have seen so far there already in parts of the area, but some of you have a ways to go as we move into the night tonight. and as we move through, that is the windchill that is 8:00 in the morning, 18 below in gaithersburg, and 18 below in leesburg, and that is why we have a windchill advisory in effect for tomorrow. and the temperatures, 15 for the high tomorrow which would be a record high maximum or record low maximum, and 36 on saturday and a couple of ear a yas of snow thursday, and saturday and again on monday, but not a lot from those storms. of course, we will be on tomorrow startingt 4:00 a.m. with school closures if you want to tune in, and we will have the latest right there on news4 today. and now, doug, we have to know what really works when it comes the deyizing the sidewalks, and the roadways. sidenbc universal's coverage of the 2012 london games

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he has his own theme music now. >> yes, he does. >> and pat collins has been out on connecticut avenue in the district all afternoon. >> and he issued a fun challenge today to everybody watching to show us your favorite snow hat, and here is a look at am so of the the latest entries. so far, we have received more than 200, and among them,

everything from the traditional to the unusually wonderful. pat joins us live now with more on that. pat? >> well, jim, for the record, it is still snowing, and it has been snowing since before i got out here at 11:00 this morning, ani mi down. we start with the measurement, and untouched snow, and we have over four inches here at connecticut and pheasanton, and all afternoon, i have been searching for the best snow hats, and who shows up? dellmon and leroy. dellmon is from north carolina, and leroy is from west virginia. >> i am wearing a north carolina snow hat. >> and leroy? >> a jenkins family snow hat. w woo-hoo! >> reporter: why? and does it work? >> yes, it works and keeps the wind and the snow out of my face and it is snarly. >> no, he is right, it blocks it like a visor over my head, and

they are great. >> reporter: okay. if you think that these are great, wait until you see beards and hat. let's go now to the snowstick challenge. it is the pat collins' snowstick challenge. best snow hat gets the snowstick, and the entries keep flying in. we call this category hats with beards. that is right. hats with beards. apparently some come with a beard accessory, and it is not just for men. is this beard part of the hat or is the hat part of the beard? and what about this guy? can you say floor mop? we have animals wearing people hats, and people wearing animal hats. hat like elephant. hat like bear. hat like moose. hey, where is squirrel? there's squirrel. and hats with the story.

we love hats with a story. d.j. got his in peru. >> the more stripes that it has, the more important i am. and if half, the entire hat is colored, that means that i am single, and if half of it were white, that means i'm married. >> reporter: and maurice got his hat from hisad on the ski trip a long time ago. >> i have photographic evidence. >> same hat, and my dad and i on top of killington, and you can see the date on there is 12-27-89. >> reporter: now that is a hat with a history. i be et you guys would like one of these, wouldn't you? >> yeah. >> well, okay, it is not too late to en t and take a picture of the best snow hat, and tweet it to@patsnowstick. and take a picture. i will be back at 6:00 with some off of the wall, and out of the box hats. i will see you then. >> and pat, you shaved today, a

and where is that beard? where where is that floor mop? >> i don't know, the guy has got me, and one-upped me, and there is a cvs and maybe i can get some for added-value. >> okay. for 6:00. too good. >> and you are eyeballing the hat selections as you get ready to leave for sochi. >> that is right. i need double duty. >> and you might need those? >> well, maybe i will model some of them, but i might get kicked o out of the country with some of them. our news coverage is just getting started at 5:00. >> but not everybody is talking about the snow. the first lady shows off the move in the white house. and why mrs. obama's slam dunk skills have a lot of people smiling about a good use. and we are not the only ones dealing with a another blast of snow. we will show you how the rest of the country is dealing with another winter whammy, and we have coverage all across the region. >> and i'm kristin, and watching

how people are dealing with with the snow that is coming down fast. >> and squeegeeing down the

taking a live look at the road condition out there right now. our storm team 4x4 is traveling

on the outer loop around silver spring. you can see that it is looking slick there, and it is good idea to stay off of the roads if you possibly can, but our folks are traveling slowly and carefully, and doug, the roads are only go going to be worse as the night goes on, aren't they? is. >> yes, they are, because the temperatures continue to drop. right now we are sitting at 25 degrees b tow the north at hagerstown is 19, and we will continue to see the numbers coming down as we move through the night, and the snow continues to come down, and you also noticed the different shades here, with the light bright colors and montgomery coun county, and loudoun county, and then down to the south, it is lighter in fredericksburg and southern portions of maryland, and they have not seen a lot of snow in the day, but it is snowing at the airport right now, but reporting light snow. down to the north and the west, at leesburg and ashburg, and clarksburg, and damascus, and mount airy is reporting light

areas, but some of these areas have 4 to 7 areas of snow and may pick up another couple of inches. we have a few more hours of snow to come, so if you have not seen the accumulation in southern maryland at the fredericksburg area, you have a chance as the upper low makes its way, and the surface low begins to take hold here, and when it does, well, the winds will stay up, and we have them overnight tonight, and we are talking about the dangerous tomorrow morning. and veronica johnson outside, and v.j., the conditions have been deteriorating throughout the afternoon. >> and the temperatures throughout the day have been dropping through the 20ed, and we have three or four inches out here on the storm team weather deck, and when i came out here, it is getting harder and harder to find the weather deck and where it starts and ends, and look looking at the fluffy snow here, folks, it is good snow making snow, and i am dying to take someone and throw them down in

the snow, and if there are any ta takers, it is fun kind of snow, but no fun to drive on, and that is the issue for the period overnight morning. and look at this weather impacts of the slick roads and a definite especially the secondary roads. you bet, delays and some consolations for tomorrow morning, and dangerous cold, and extreme conditions for tomorrow morning which is why it is so important to make sure that you cover up any exposed skin like last time, and remember the last polar air mass that we had across the area, and the high temperature january 7th was 21 degrees and we started out with the single digits, and the windchills well below that and this could rival that, and the high that we are forecasting tomorrow is just 15 degree, and it is frostbite, and hypothermia-type weather which is why you need to take it very serious. doug? >> all right. thank you, veronica. breaking news now with a news4 crew which came up on the scene of an accident on the beltway. >> yes, on the outer loop in

montgomery county, and jackie bensen with the reports. >> well, this accident happened when a car went into the back of the pickup truck over tlshhere,d that has got the trailer on the back, and it looks like the trailer fish tailed and nowb taking a look over here, once you have the emergency vehicles and take a look to see what it looks like all along the beltway there and now traffic to a stop. and now what is going to happen is that since those vehicles are not moving, the road is getting colderk and it is not getting the friction, and you can see that it is down to one lane offhere at this point, and the road conditions becoming more and more slippery, and it looks like this situation which is on the beltway between connecticut avenue and georgia is going to take quite some time to get cleaned up, because of the weather conditions. jackie bensen, news4. and don't forget that you can track the winter storm live out on the go. just download the storm team 4

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well, the snow is not letting up yet, and neither are the traffic hazards out there. >> shomari stone has been traveling carefully out there,

and what are the conditions looking like where you are right now? >> well -- in on the beltway on the inner loop near coalsville roads exit, and we are driving out here, and it is treacherous. you have to slow down and a lot of snow is coming down, and slush in many places, and the temperature is expected to drop which of course could possibly turn that slush into ice. so, a lot of folks are out here, and some folks are making sure that they are careful, and we talked to people at gas stations, and i must say that you have to be careful, because one person cut us off like edward scissorhands, and i told my photographer please to be careful, and the police are recommend i recommending that you slowdown, because it is not worth speeding and hurrying up, and then getting into an accident on the way to your destination. back to you in the studio.

we'd love to see how you are enjoying the snow day across the region. check out the snow pix, and these are twuns that we have gotten in already, and pretty scenes north and west of the district getting the heavier amounts off snow, and of course, we always enjoy seeing the pets out there in the stuff, and the dogs who like to run and play, and those who like to sit back to take it all in. and check out the pix in woodbridge, as the siblings are introducing their sister to the first snow. keep them coming, and use the

a little fun on the snowy day with first lady michelle obama's anti-obesity campaign heating up with the latest nba champs. this is a let's move campaign featuring dwyane wade and ray allen as the first lady photo bombs the mock interview with help of chris bosh and lebron james who are pretty much notorious for their ambushes. and watch air flotus dunk on king james. she looks small with them. >> she does. and hey, if you are willing to brave the snow for an evening on the ice, the washington capital's game is on tonight playing the ottawa senators. they are encouraging fans to be carefulf and give themselves extra time to get there to the game. and with the government and the school cans closed for the game, it presented many challenges for

people who ventured out. reporter david culver is live once again in vienna. >> well, jim, the sun down here and along with it the temperatures. they are starting to plummet and getting cold out here, and i was watching the ice building up on the car, and also some of the eye sick icicles, and they are starting to be be dangerous if they fall. and look at the sidewalks, too, because you can see sidewalks are covered with several inches. i with was walking around initially with the soft and fluffy snow, but now it is icy and getting harder and the same for the street. this is maple avenue and that is slush. i have seen about a dozen plows coming through here in the past hour or so, and looks like not much of an impact because of the amount of snow still coming down. i want to show you a video out of springfield, virginia, proof of how treacherous this can be in the roadways and not the points far in the county where

the fairfax dispatch says they are working a number of accidents. this is in springfield and points south, and car off of the road, and police responded, but a situation for drivers as they respond. and people are leaving early, and businesses shut down early, and one guy told me he just wanted to get home safely. >> reporter: are you just wanting to get home or or are you feeling all right at this hour? >> i am feeling hesitant looking at the roads, and from what i hear it is not go g ing to stop until 11:00, and so hopefully it is going to be better. >> reporter: one of the concerns is of course, power outages, i will be in con neck shone the dominion power, and i will give you a report at 6:00. i'm david culver, news4. >> thank you, david. > and snow is blamed for shutting down parts of interstate 65 in indiana and all

lanes close to seymour are now back open after closed for hours. snow blew on the the road making it difficult to drive, and state police had to clear some accidents, including some involving tractor-trailers. and it is very thick out there as the night is darker out there. >> and we are worrying now especially about the cold temperatures that we are looking at, right, doug? >> yes, and the wind. just like what they saw in indiana and even after the snow stops, the wind is going to be pushing it on to the roadways. so the roads will be treacherous as we move into the overnight hours. i would not be surprised to see more cancellations of the schools tomorrow. and looking at the evening planner, visibility has come up a little bit and still snowing at 25 degrees and the current temperature is going to drop to 20 degrees at 7:00, and still snowing at 9:00, and snow ending at 11:00, with a temperature of 126 degree, and we have one, two, three, hours of the good ak kqume lating snowfall from the i-95 corridor to gaithersburg, and 21 in reston, and 24 in bell

var and the storm team 4 radar, you see the bright whites at southern maryland where you may have gotten the short end of the stick here, and st. marys and calvert county, and even down here in the fredericksburg area, the snow has been heavy up to the north. and from waldorf, some reports of some light snow here starting to accumulate, but up to the north, it is accumulating all day, and we have seen 4 to 7 in inches in the area, and we will continue to see more. and notice right here, this is where it is, north of gaithersburg, and to clarksburg, and over to urbana and damascus and albany reporting the heavy snow. that is going to continue. looking at the south, still seeing the moisture sge and the northeasterly wind, a nd we will continue to see the snow for the next few hours, and then

the cold air sets in, but looking at the snow forecast, 2 to 4 in the forecast and not a big one here, but 4 to 7 around the d.c. metro area, and 7 to 10 back to the north and the west and parts of montgomery kocount we have upwards to 7 inches verified there. so let's talk about the next couple of days and we will show you where we are. 15 on wednesday, and 24 on thursday, and 23 on friday, and then we get to 36, and that is the warmest temperature of the next seven days, and coming up at 6:00, we will show you the seven-day forecast which includes, guess what? more snow. thank you, doug. metro has had to make some changes because of the snowstorm, and for that we check in with mark segraves at the grove station there in bethesda with the conditions out there. how is it, mark? >> well, it is windy and snowy out here. let me give you an idea of how much has accumulated here in rockville, it is an inch or two inches accumulating on the newspaper boxes. this is what metro tells me. this is the metro tracks down

there, and they say that the rail service has not been impacted by the snow, and it won't be. there has to be at least eight inches accumulated on the tracks for it to affect metro rail service, and they don't anticipate that happen iing, an so metro rail service is going on schedule and light right now, but the bus skechedule, that ha been impacted, because they are now operating only on the snow emergency routes, and they tell me it may carry over into tomorrow. and they urge anyone using metro tomorrow to check with the website first to see what routes are running. i can tell you that the service is light, and we are not seeing the people coming and going, but the people we are seeing are cap fans. a lot of the cap fans are headed downtown for the game. and again, if you are going to use the metro bus tonight or tomorrow morning, probably running on the limited emergency route schedule. that is the very latest reporting live in rock veil.

mark segraves for news4. yes, and that is to a major concern is the slippery sidewalks and streets tomorrow morning. >> yes, and liz crenshaw is g g going to join us to tell us the best way to melt the ice on the sidewalks and the driveways. >> yes, and what we use on the sidewalks and the driveways is not good for the pets always. the maryland cooperative extension service says to use three types. there is a magnesium chloride and calcium chloride and a combination and all of them do melting, but they can damage the concrete and the mortar between the sidewalks. if it is a little bit of ice, add some water to the salt to spread it. if you want traction without damaging the concrete and the plants, the extension service says to use some sand and fireplace ashes if you have got

those or kitty litter to improve the traction. it won't melt the ice, but you won't have the damage either. and winter chemicals used to melt the ice can be dangerous for your pets. we contacted friendship animal hospital for ways to keep the pets safe. first of all, you have to keep them away from the antifreeze. some people pour them on sidewalks as a deyizer, and it is a really bad idea. it has a sweet taste to dogs and cats, and they are attracted to it, but the vets say that if your pet swallows the tiniest amount, it can cause irreversible damage that could lead to your pet's death. and veterinarians say to avoid any toxicity by removing any chemicals off of the paws when you get home. and if you walk your dog a lot, and they can tolerate the booties, there are disposable, and waterproof dog booties, but when it comes to the cats, keep them inside. cats outside often seek warmth

and they will do things like kral crawl up on the engine block of the car, and not where you want fluffy when you start that car. and how the handle frozen pipes and more coverage and tips, go to nbcwashington.com/liz crenshaw, and we will have all of that and more there. >> and it is going to be interesting. >> and the next contest is to find pets who will wear the booties. >> jim's dog will. >> i only wish. and speaking of the contests, we have a survey so share with you, a poll on the winter storm. when it comes the snow, do you love it? hate it? vote for texting or calling at 202-601-3444 and text one for love it, two for hate it, and three, it's winter and, hey, no big deal. no big whoop. well, here are the results well, here are the results coming into the news4, 60% love

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the list has begun. breaking news right now, loudoun county schools just announcing to the news4, they are closing for tomorrow. loudoun county schools are shutdown for tomorrow. >> and snowplows out en force trying to keep the roads clear since the snow is coming down

and it is going to be a long night for the residents and the crews out there. and kristin wright is out there to take a look at how folks are dealing with this snow day in the district. kristin? >> well, jim, the snow has not stopped falling here today. we are east of the river on morris road near mowten elementary school, and it is so quiet out here right now, but there is a lot off work to do tomorrow. snow blanketed southeast washington in a few short hours. it started to fall this morning, and it did not stop this after noon, and it keeps falling tonight. raymond lee tried in vain to get ahead of the storm, but it is not possible. >> the plan is get it early today or in the morning, but we are fighting a losing battle. >> reporter: and the main thoroughfares, and city trucks trying to keep up with the fast

accumulation, and the blowing snow on alabama avenue. >> people are going to slide snow and slide all over the place, but it is going to be goep by the time you go to the grocery store, and get all of the winter goods and all that, and it will be gone. it won't last. >> reporter: and cars could have a difficult time getting through when it is all said and done, and this time, you may need a truck. >> i drive a truck. so i'm good. four-wheel drive and whatever i need, i'm good. >> reporter: we are standing outside of a church where we were this afternoon, and this afternoon, you could see the green grass, and the black pavement, and right now, all white. live in southeast, kristin wright, news4. "news4 at 6:00" begins with team coverage of the winter storm. strong winds, blowing snow, and hundreds of flights cancelled. i'm adam tuss, and we will look at the transportation angle coming up. and it is starting, the

water freezing over, and it is going to be colder. tracee wilkins on news4 and why you need to be concerned about that. show me your best snow hat. there's a stick at stake. i'm pat collins and the story is coming up, news4. and it is not over yet. snow is still falling all over the area, and temperatures are plunging, and the wind is picking up as we head towards a bitter cold morning tomorrow. >> and we are following the late-breaking news on the charges filed against former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife. new information is coming out of the indictment. but first, the team coverage of the winter storm. it is a big one, and chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in news4, and when does the snow wind down, doug? >> i think it is going to wind down at 9:00 or 10:00 or 11:00 tonight, and then ease out of of the snow as far as the accumulating snow goes. and then we have something entirely different to deal with. team radar shows the snow, and

it is coming down heavily from i-95 to the west, and down to the south and the east, around southern maryland, you have not seen a lot from the storm. and around fredericksburg, you may not see a whole lot more, and i do expect to see more and one or two inches down towards the south here, and if you are leonardtown or over to the calvert beach or fredericksburg e area, you have not seen much, but to the north, fairfax, and loudoun and montgomery and frederick county now reporting 4 to 8 inches of snow, and it continues to come down, and look at the area around gaithersburg to the north, and 270, and that bright white band from damascus to clarksburg, and that is heavy snow all pushing to the east, and it will come back to the washington metro area as the storm takes shape. it is doing so, and strengthening off of the coast hee, and we will see the turning of that storm, and with that, we will see the banding set up, and