it's having on the commute. we've already seen a number of problems on the roads. we're helping you make to work on time with conditions we're seeing in the storm team 4 x 4. breaking news 95 in virginia northbound just after lorton road we have a crash and earlier car fire that has slowed things down so badly. almost a 7 1/2 mile backup as you're headed north past lorton road this morning. we have been tweeting about it and pushing it out on the nbc washington app. right now chopper 4 just got over this scene in laytonsville. 124 at brink road. an overturned vehicle. it looks like we have a tow and fire truck on the scene. but again, overturned vehicle there. that will be there for quite some time. wir look, inner loop and outer loop move along pretty nicely. our biggest issue this morning 95 for sure. 66 a little slow through

manassas otherwise looking good into town and out of town. taking a look at prince george's county pennsylvania avenue branch avenue indian head highway, everything nice and green and moving at the 6:00 amg a.m. hour. we're seeing sort of warmer temperatures right now. but those are slowly starting to fall, which could mean icy conditions. >> tom kierein is tracking the impact our conditions will have on the morning rush hour. >> yeah, this is the warmest part of the day. right now. temperatures are above freezing. and later this morning we'll get ice forming maybe mid to late morning. and then afternoon turning colder with a blustery wind. and then the cold pattern back in the deep freeze. that continues throughout much of the week ahead. right now storm team 4 radar showing a you few scattered flurries here in washington county over towards martinsburg and just to the south and east of washington a few flurries in prince george's county a little arc there into charles,ing a

cross ac the potomac. not a major snowstorm. just a few flurries coming through and temperatures are above freezing. so any flurries falling are melting. this will seem mild compared to what will be coming will in over the next 24 hours. so later this morning, impact is going to be moderate with whatever is wet now from the snow that metalled yesterday and put moisture on the road it will be turning slick with patchy ice and then cold and breezy weather. you'll notice the winds picking up later this morning, as well. a look at when we dro32 coming up at 6:11. you probe justably just received several push alerts to your phone. right now fairfax, montgomery prince george's county prince william, loudoun county all on a two hour delay. >> also frederick county in maryland frederick count i in virginia, howard, anne a county schools. >> spotsylvania stafford, fauquier county can sleep in an extra two hours along with

fredericks about your and winchester city schools. warren culpeper page, king george and clarke county schools all starts two hours late. frederick county virginia and shenandoah county both opening one hour late today. >> we'll double check the tread rick frederick count williamsburg middle school is closed because of pipes burst. all others in arlington are open on time. complete list on the bottom of the screen or online. heads up if you're taking the train up the northeast corridor. amtrak says it adjusted schedules for some acela express and northeast regional trains between the district new york city and boston. chuck bell is monitoring the conditions he is seeing in the storm team 4 x 4. here is a live look. what you need to be watching for when we go to him live at 6:15. developing story this morning. one man is dead after a shooting

at a d.c. apartment complex. this happened on 14th street they're brentwood avenue northeast. not far from the rhode island metro station. megan mcgrath live with more on who police are looking for in connection with this murder. >> reporter: they're actually looking for two suspects in all of this. but no word of any arrests at this point. if you take a look behind me here you can see that we have two police officers here on the scene. they're just watching over the crime scene making sure that no one crosses that police tape. we're expecting to see investigators return here once the sun comes up to take another look a final look for some of the physical evidenced here as they try to figure out who is responsible for this deadly shooting. it was a little after 1:00 911 call came in, report of a the should go here on the 25th block of 14th street. when police arrived on the scene, that's when the multiple gunshot wounds. initially he was said to be in critical condition.

we later learned that he has died of those gunshot wounds. the lookout is not very detailed. just two m leaving the scene, getting into a dark four door car. anyone with information you're asked to call police. megan mcgrath, news 4. today the second trial of a d.c. officer accused of trying to kill his wife is expected to get and you said way. prosecutors say sampson lawrence attacked his wife inside the.and you said way. prosecut. the fight started when lawrence became frustrated while trying to than a flat screen tv. he's facing attempted murder and assault charges. a jury failed to reach a verdict in the first trial back in july. new this morning, this is video you'll want to see a fire ripped through this home in montgomery county this morning. we're still working to find o what caused the fire and whether anyone was inside the home when it started.

this home is on route 108 in laytonsville and part of that road is still blocked off while firefighters wrap up this fire. some new problems from metro this morning after smoke incidents at several stations. metro says the problem is a heck cal issue, but it's not sure what exactly created the smoke. there was smoke report somewhere between foggy bottom and roslyn yesterday. firefighters responded to both stations but didn't find anything. over the weekend, there were four incidents at metro stations one at l'enfant plaza with a he heck cal mechanical issue and woodley park had to be evacuated. >> it mackis mekes me want to get a car sooner. if so many people put in the hospital last time obviously something is not work. >> officials checked all stations and found no issues. metro says it does experience more mechanical be problems when it gets extremely cold. we're track breaking news on

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breaking news on the roads. we're talking about 95 in virginia northbound as you're approaching lorton.

we have a 7 mile backup from a first a car fire and then a crash in the center lane. so we're very close. 95 north quantico to the beltway, 52 minutes instead of 23. 66 east fairfax county parkway to the beltway on time. same thing 270 and outer loop look pretty good. southern states are brace bracing for shall some cold temperatures. sleet and icy conditions are forecast for states incl tooebs s and tennessee. schools and offices in many areas have announced they will be closed. this morning more than 500 flights have been canceled in dallas alone. we just checked with flightaware.com. 11 have beenaeneen canceled at reagan national 5 at dulles and three at bwi harmarshall. for us the temperatures are going down. >> weather and traffic on the

1s. >> there is a live view from city camera showing a cloudy sky. patches of gray washington county northern frederick, panhandle of west virginia. you need to wear again your winter coat scarf, gloves hat. won't need the umbrella as the deep freeze returns came. we'll have the temperatures dropping. all the way this to the 20s with a blustery wind later this afternoon. a look at how long the cold pattern will last coming up at 6:21. show may not have generated a lot of buzz, but there are some memorable moments from the oscars that have a lot of people talking. ones generating the most at this hour. husband it doesn't always pay to buy. the items you use whe

there is a 7 mile backup on i-95 north right now starting in the lorton area. an earlier car fire shut down the highway. melissa mollet is watching the delays. she'll help ge work on time. chuck bell is also watching the roads for you.

team 4 x 4 in tysons corner. chuck, good morning. >> reporter: so far so good. rear we're on 123 in vienna, virginia. 34 gleedegrees here, so still above the critil freezing mark. roads are in good shape, but sidewalks not necessarily so much. these here have been well taken care of, but we were in montgomery village and the sidewalks there are a little bit more on the slushy and snow covered side. so you may want to be a little careful if you live up in montgomery county. but major roads are all in very good shape first thing this morning. if you see a snowy road let me know a chuck @chuckbell4. just out i'd of philadelphia in bucks county pennsylvania

that's where police are in a standoff with a suspect who is on the roof of a gun shop. the s.w.a.t. team is on scene. you can see it's very dark and that's a challenge for police officers. they say the darkness is not helping them to keep an eye on the guy that is on top of the roof there. they say he initially proper into the gun shop then climatebed up to the roof. police are confident that he is still up there. they're not sure though, if he has a gun. but because he was burglarizing a gunshot, they believe it's very likely that he is armed right now. that's why they have people living in the area they have ordered them all to stay in their homes until the situation is resolved. but it looks like there could be some time before happens. police trying to b in some lights. it's now 6:17. in just a few hours, a hearing will be under way in a case of a

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issue with d crews responded to as many as 15 smoking yesterday. park police told us they st few blocks by the national mall because the covers were launching in to the air. we're told this is a direct result of the weather because salt and ice leak into underground equipment as the snow melts. "birdman" took home the top price at the academy award. it con four including best picture and best director. >> a little bit of a surprise a lot of people thought boyhood"boyhood" would win. eddie redmayne took home best actor, julianne moore best actress, best supporting being a investn wreptent to patricia arquette. and angie goff has more on what

you're talking about. >> well, this oscar show may have been flat but it did have some memorable moments. from what is she wearing to what is he doing. online websites and social media was on fire. mixed reviews for neil patrick harris who dropped his pants during the show and also a good amount of zingers. >> tonight we honor hollyw and whitest -- sorry brightest. >> aaron's loving that. patricia arquette using her winning speech to demand equal pay for women and sean penn sparking controversy when awarding the best picture to "birdman" "birdman gue we don't have that sound because it was receipt bad. you don't want to hear it

anyways. but -- maybe we do have it. okay. penn says it was an inside joke. but what you're looking at here are actors in the audience just brought to tears standing brought to their feet. this after john legend and common performed their oscar winning song glory from the movie selma. now, what did you love what did you you hate? tell us on or facebook page. it's what we're talking about all morning long. back to you. >> that selma moment was very powerful. i need to go back and see the entire performance. 6:21 is the time. it will be a day that gets colder and colder. >> that's no good. let's check in with tom kierein. weather and traffic on the 1s. we know you're just the messenger. >> right back done into the deep freeze. it got it 50 yesterday morning, the snow melting. it put a lot of standing water on many roads. many parking lots. sidewalks are wet right now. but as the morning progresses, we'll drop below freezing. so watch out, that could be

turning to ice just a few scattered flurries north and west of us. temperatures are now just getting to near the freezing mark. northern montgomery county, gaithersburg but elsewhere, mid-30s fairfax, prince william, prince george's county right in e district, in the mid and upper 30s. this is parking lot here at nbc 4, all wet. i took this picture a few hours ago. that becoming icy. anything that is wet now likely becoming icy pieby 8:00 and we'll stay below freezing all day. afternoon commute, down to the mid-20s. overnight tonight and through tomorrow we'll stay below freezing all day on tuesday with highs only reaching around 30 degrees. and then on wednesday, finally getting above freezing briefly, but then another surge of arctic air pushes in on thursday bringing us a chance of some flurries as it does push in we'll have temperatures staying in the 20s all day long on

thursday. won't get above freezing on friday. only up to around 30. and staying below freezing saturday as well. but we'll have sunshine. finally back above freezing on sunday with highs around 40. a look at hometown temperatures coming up at 6:31. breaking news still have the big backup 95 north in virginia, we're now approaching an 8 heil back mile backup. an earlier crash and car fire causing a lot of problems. if you can take route 1, you'll want save yourself the headache. right now chopper 4 over this problem laytonsville this is a house fire 108 at dorsi road. that area shut down. you'll want to stay away from this. 124 at brink, this is a crash.

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problems on the roads as temperatures begin to fall. we're already seeing major backups. and melissat has breaking news on 95. >> 95 a north approaching lorton road about a 7 mile backup. so you'll have to watch out for that perhaps take route 1. 270 also looking slow as you're approaching germantown. southbound lanes. northbound lanes looking fine. wider look pretty typical. slowdown top of the beltway and 395 inbound, as well. a problem still in takoma park philadelphia avenue near piney branch road, accident there has it shut down. alternate is blair road. thinking about sending chopper over that way to get eyes on that one for you. 95 no major issues. bw parkway a little slow over 197. i'm back in ten minutes with

travel times. we're above freezing and so what is wet will stay wet for about another couple of hours. then getting below freezing later this morning. a few flufrryes win chess terks hagerstown those staying north of the metro area. montgomery county, a little above freezing there. by 10:00, to the low 20s. staying in the 20s rest of the afternoon. down to just near 20 by 5:00 p.m.. lanham now at 35. by 10:00, it will be gown to around 25. so temperatures dropping ten degrees. n holding in the low 20s by later in the afternoon. prince william, woodbridge 37. by 10:00, there too also dropping around 10 degrees down to the upper 20s. and holding steady low to mid-20s during the rest of the afternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the temperature drop over the next 24 hours around the region.

schools in montgomery fairfax, prince george's county prince william and loudoun county are all on a two hour delay. >> in maryland frederick county, howard, an a run didnne l al two hour delay. >> spotsylvania stafford, fauquier county fredericksburg also opening two hour delay. warren, culpeper, page, king george also two hours late. >> frederick county virginia and shenandoah county all opening one hour late today. we posted all of today's delays on the nbc washington app. they're also scrolling on the bottom of your screen. in arlington county williamsburg middle school is closed because pipes burst there. all other arlington county schools are on time. >> 6:32. a terror threat prompting malls across the country to step up security. the somali terror group al shabaab called for attacks at places like mall of america. the u.s. says tho creditle threat. jeh johnson says it's okay to go for the mall but he's urging

caution and vigilance. this threat comes as lawmakers return to capitol hill to debate funding for the homeland security department. if congress can't make a deal by run out of money. tracie potts joining us live from capitol hill. the question what is the holdup here? >> reporter: the holdup is simply immigration. there are a number of republicans, including some key republicans who do not want to give this this money to homeland security unless president o agrees to roll back his immigration orders. those orders would allow as many as 5 million emgrants to stay in country legally for a while. it would basically put them on the back burner forring deported. so that has been the holdup immigration, for homeland security money. but now that a federal court has ruled on immigration in favor of where republicans want to go it looks like they may delink those two issues and work toward getting spgomething done by friday. >> so if we don't get something what's the possible impact? >> reporter: if they don't get

something done by friday we're looking at 30,000 furloughs in the department of home land security. another 200,000 people the rest of their staff would be working without pay until congress can work this out. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. it is now 6:34. today virginia delegate joe morrissey is ask to going for his case files and computers that were seized as part of a srnlg search warrant. mar morrissey is charged with faking documents. he's serving six months for having sex with a 17-year-old employee of his law office. tonight is a chance for you to weigh into a new list station in bethesda. a public meeting is set for 7:00 p.m. on edgemore lane. the new station will be built on rugby avenue. today is also one of your last chances to speak up about the future of rockville pike. there is a meet building it at

7:00 tonight. leaders of the rockville pike plan will talk about making room for new parks and retail space. and at the same time preserving neighborhoods and viable road and rail service. there is another meeting on wednesday followed by the final one a week from today. if you lob pied to save the omni ride bus, that service will continue according to a report. the decision to keep the route came after a big response from the public during a recent hearing. it is a big day ifto bao bao. she serves 18 months old. this is an important milestone because the zoo says this is the age when giant panda cubs start eating on their own. the zoo says bao bao began the weaning process a few months ago and it should be finished by early next month. he's now eating more bamboo and other solid food. we're tracking breaking

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year tracking be problems on the roads as melting snow begins to refreeze. >> chuck bell and melissa mollet are tracking those problem, but we begin with when you'll start to see the temperatures start to plug.

>> another surge of arctic air pushing in and it is triggering a few scattered snow flurries showing up north and west of the metro area from winchester to hagerstown. temperatures now dropping in montgomery county to near freezing. much of loudoun county fairfax, northern virginia above freezing. mid upper to 30s in washington prince george's county south and near the bay. by 8:00 though getting a little below freezing. so what is wet now turning to ice. by noontime blustery winds down to the upper 20s. mid-20s later this afternoon going forward over next 24 hours, temperatures continue to drop. this time tomorrow morning we'll be all the way down into the low to mid teens. now let's check on t latest big backup. still major problem on 95 in virginia. depend talking about the area near lorton road about a 7 heil backup at this point thorn because of an earlier crash and car fire. so avoid it if you can.

perhaps take route 1 instead. takoma park chopper 4 over this crash. philadelphia area near piney branch. alter senate blair road because of the closure. you can see how slow we are 95 north, about 48 minutes. 66 not being look bad. and in maryland not looking bad either. ch fairfax. how are the roads there? >> reporter: honestly they're in great shape. we just passed george mason university. we're on 123 going southbound. sides of the road in better shape here than we were seeing in montgomery county. even side streets are actually in very good shape now. that is slept news. there are still slushy corners to be dealt with so you'll need to use extra caution and anything that looks wet on local sidewalks and parking lots still likely to be very icy.

just got out of the 4 by 4 # oig and took a picture of a lonely snowman on a parking lot here. tweeted it back out. he's hasn't been enjoying the 50 degree weather. aaron, i mentioned you because i know you won't be any too pleased with the p ittemperatures but frosty will love it. >> frosty can have it. >> amtrak making some i think class chtoday. it hassed a justed schedules for some acela express and northeast. tom will tell you how long the temperatures will drop with your weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6:51. developing story this morning. one man is dead after a shooting at a d.c. apartment complex. this happened on 14th street near brentwood avenue. not far from the roaded island metro saying. megan mcgrath is live now with more on the suspects police are looking for.

>> reporter: well, within the last half hour a couple more investigators arrived here on the scene. and they're trying to piece together who is responsible for this deadly shooting. and they are apparently looking for two potential suspects here if you take a look behind me. you can see some activity around that first floor apartment door there, crime scene tape still up. this call came out around 1:00 this morning, a 911 call report of a shoogt. when police arrived, that's when they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. at first he was said to be in critical condition, then a little while laters we learned he actually died. not a lot of information about the people they're looking for, but here's what we can tell you. two men were seen leaving the scene, they left in a black four door car. as for the victim they have not released that person's name. what we can tell you is that it is an adult man. we are still waiting for more

information about the circumstances leading up to the shooting. and at this point, no word of any arrests. megan mcgrath, news 4. the second trial of a d.c. officer accused of trying to kill his wife is expected to get understand way today in prince george's county. prosecutors say sampson lawrence attacked his wife in their prince george's county home this november of 2013. they say he hit her with a metal lamp post. investigators say the tight startedt started when lawrence became frustrated while trying to hang a flat screen tv. a jury failed to reach a verdict in the first trial. today at the white house, president obama will be working with governors from around the country in washington for a winter conference. among the topics expected to come p, funding for homeland security workforce development, education and infrastructu you can watch the full interview with the family of a woman killed by isis.

the "today" show's a vansa with kayla mueller's family. >> we tried, we asked, but they put policy in front of american citizens' lives. >> savannah also spoke to her mother and brother. you can see it on "today". new problems for metro after the smoke incident at several stations including the one with a woman died last plonts. passengers evacuated trains after smoke filled the roslyn, foggy bottom l'enfant plaza and woodley park metro stations. metro says the problem is a mechanical issue, but it's not sure what exactly created all the smoke. yesterday there was a smoke report somewhere between foggy bottom and roslyn. firefighters responded to both stations trains were delayed

and passengers were left standing on the platform. over the weekend, there are four incidents, one at l'enfant involved a train with a mechanical issue and woodley park station had to be evacuated, as well. >> it makes me want to get a car sooner but as long as they have an evacuation plan which i don't think -- i think they need to work on it because if so many people are put in the hospital the last time obviously something's not working. >> officials checked all stations and found no issues. metro says it does experience more mechanical issues when it gets extremely cold. staying on top of breaking news outside of philadelphia. the s.w.a.t. team is locked in a standoff right now with a burglary suspect who is on top of a roof of a gun shop there. he broken into that gun shop and climbed on to the roof. police are hoping that the cold

temperatures will work to their advantage, they say after standing out in the elements for so long, it is likely that this suspect will want to get in shelter soon so they are waiting it out to see if he comes down on his open.ep own. they have a perimeter in place and they have taken other precautions telling people who live in the neighborhood to stay in their home. and schools in the air have also been delayed about two hours now to see if the situation can be resolved here. but for now it is still ongoing. police have not been able to get a good vantage point of the suspect for quite some tile. they believe he's just hiding out there on the rooftop. they're waiting for shallome additional apparatus to come into see if they can isolate the suspect and perhaps try to negotiate with hill.m. but for now the area is blocked off and people in the area are told to stay indoors until they can get the situation resolved.

live look outside for you over the district this morning. still seeing the snow on the ground. let's check in quickly with tom. >> clouds are producing scattered flurries as subfreezing air is pushing into the northern shenandoah valley up in to frederick county. that air getting closer to the metro area over the next couple of hours, we'll get below this point we still have the problem of course on 95 in virginia. this is you'resis our biggest issue northbound through dale city and lore top, it is a mess a 5 to 6 mile backup you because of an earlier issue in this area. this is just a big problem here for us this morning. something else we're looking at, philadelphia avenue ne piney road, your alternate is blair road. it is now 6:48. ♪

>> this is pretty awesome. >> a big production. >> lonely island joined to sing the lego movie lit at last night's oscars. that performance included everything possesseven legos handed out in the audience. a lot of folks still talking about last night's show. >> take a look at our flash survey. right now most of you are giving the oscar as b. >> jennifer be bjorklund live with some of the big hospitals. >> reporter: a lot of interesting moments. i think it's interesting the "b" rating the grade. neem patrick harris' sketch where he was spoofing on "birdman," a lot of people say it would have been really funny if he wasn't so physically fit.

it wasn't as funny just because it wasn't as brafr,ve i guess. he actually looked really good. the oscars last night, you know the big winners. coming in everyone sort of had a pretty big guess as to who was going to win. and it was exactly as they thought. big winners dark comedy making for headlines winning four oscars including best picture and best director. that being "birdman". eddie redmayne winning best actor and julianne moore winning for her character in still al lays her first oscar as best actress. and a of political statements as well. it was an interesting night, it's an interesting morning here. very busy out here on hollywood boulevard. i think they wi wrapping this up for a few days.

back to you two. jennifer bjorklund live for us. thank you. now time to turn our attention to the all-important forecast. not so bad right now. but, man these temperatures will go way down. >> after that spring tease yesterday, 50 degree snow melted put water across roads and parking lot. this is our own parking lot at nbc 4. took this photo just a couple of hours ago. it's all wet and this will be freezing up, though. we have many streets and sidewalks that are wet. anything wet like that going to be freezing up by 8:00 9:00 this morning as temperatures will be quickly plummeting for the rest of the day staying below freezing. cold air is pushing in. triggering snow flurries winchester hagersburg. most should stay north of the metro area. and temperatures right now are dropping to near breezing in northern montgomery county. rest of thorn virginia still a little above freezing in the mid-30s. metro area inside the beltway

generally in the upper 30s. mid to upper 30s now in southern maryland northern neck and eastern shore. at the bus stop staying above freeze but after that it will start dropping below freezing. so anything wet watch out for patchy ice forming. we'll have that for the morning commute. and then during the afternoon, anything that was wet this morng and is you been treated will be patchy isolator this afternoon. only in the mid 20s. keep up with this deep freeze storm team 4 weather app tomorrow morning down to the mid teens, afternoon highs only near 30 on tuesday. so we stay below freezing. starting later this morning, all the way through tuesday all the way into wednesday morning. then briefly above freezing wednesday afternoon. another surge of arctic air pushes in on thursday with a chance of flurries. staying below freezing thursday friday saturday. then above freezing on sunday and partlying traffic on the roads. >> still talking about 95 north through lorton.

start getting slow in dale city and lorton again from the earlier crash and car fire. still causing those problems. a wide look at things overall beltway looking pretty typical for this time of day. outer loop beltway up top, slowing down a little bet asit as is 395 headed into town. 66 virginia visitor center looking pretty good overall. a big look at things today 95 into and out of town in maryland no major issues. bw parkway droughtoutbound pasting 197 gets slow. and prince george's county amounts slow branch avenue inbound and indian head highway in-bound. is everyone behaving themselves. it's now 6:54. part of route 180 is blocked off because of this fire. scene this fire ripped through a home earlier this morning. it took 75 firefighters to put it out. no one was hurt. we're still working to find out what you caused the fire.

this morning we've been talking about a few things that you may not know you can rent instead of buy. erica gone is back to help us save more money. >> so the best part about this is that this can be your little secret nobody has to know that you didn't buy your wedding dress for example. but here is another one. you got a green thumb but you don't have anyplace to plant. kiplinger personal finance suggests renting a space in a community garden. we have a number of them all across the city. virginia maryland has them, as well. you can do a search online for the nearest spaces availability also this spring. they will be popular. so be on the lookout for that. the next one though hear me out on this. caskets. >> caskets? >> caskets. rent the casket. kiplinger says they can average up to $5,000. however, many funeral homes will let's you rent a casket for a

viewing service for under 1 thousand dollars. and then you can buy a simple wooden box insert that can be used for cremation. >> i'm dead, i don't care. makes perfect sense to me. >> that makes accepts to you. >> no complaint whatsoever. >> it really depends i guess on what your family wants to do. if they want to do the process of trying to switch it over it might create some emotional -- >> well items not like not like the wedding dress. nobody will ask you. faceboo this morning. happy to hear if you have any suggestions on ways take you can represents versus buy. >> thank you. well, it will cost and you bit more to visit the happiest place to ertzarth. one day pass for disney world will now set you back 105 bucks up from $99. other parks in orlando and california proeblg r prices soon. burst pipes have

williamsburg middle school closed. all other arlin county schools are opening on time. right now fairfax, machinery prince george's county prince william and loudoun county schools all starting two hours late. >> frederick county maryland howard anne arundel also two hours delayed.ylvaniaspotsylvania stafford, fauquier county fredericksburg and winchester city. >> warren culpeper page, king george all opening two hours late. frederick county virginia and shenandoah county voe opening hour late. there is the cloudy sky. it will stay cloudy through the morning. maybe a little sun later this afternoon. but look at that temperature line. it tips to drop. we're in the low to hid 30s now. 20s by plan to. low to mid-20s later this afternoon. bits of a blustery wind. right now probably our

slowest spot still 95 north through woodbridge. over all pretty typical. >> appreciate you waking up with up. th

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