parts of the d&d that didn't get snow earlier are getting a base dose of it. >> when does it all end? live team coverage starts now. >> we are hours into this and it just keeps on coming down folks. snow falling all across our area all day long and, yes, it is not over yet. >> let's take a live look at the snow falling in arlington this afternoon. we already have one school closure for tomorrow. prince william county schools are closed. our reporters as you can see and photographers and meteorologists are all over the area tracking this storm's wide impact. >> we're going big for you, folks. we have a lot to get to this afternoon. let's kick it off with team coverage and storm team 4 begin beginning with meteorologist veronica johnson. v.j. >> we've got just a couple more hours left of this heavy snow. that's exactly what we've been getting, folks, should be making its way out of here between 6:00

p.m. and 8:00 p.m. this evening. let me show you what's going on first with storm team 4 radar. this is live. the moisture still moving through. moisture training in fact extending to the south. bright white, charlottesville, fredericksburg waldorf, leonardtown. it took a while for the snow to get to you, but once it did, it's been snowing and snowing hard right down i-95 quantico fredericksburg getting the snowfall rates there at about an inch an hour so, the visibility there very very low and it's going to stay that way for at least another hour to two hours. the back edge here just around that area west and southwest of luray. so another three hours or so that's when the back edge should start coming through your area. areas like d.c., too, you can see the snowfall amounts up here 5 inches nbc 4, 9 inches in hagerstown 7 around leesburg. i know a lot of snow but that's just half the story. what's next for us folks, you have to get ready, let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist doug

kammerer out on the storm team 4 weather deck with more. >> you mentioned the snow band coming through. i just put my hood up about five minutes ago. you can see what's happening with that. the heavy snow coming through the d.c. metro area. we'll show you the temperatures. earlier this morning 43 degrees around 4:00 a.m. but notice the numbers now, down to 30 in d.c. 25 in gaithersburg 21 over toward the hagerstown area. and this is what we have. the problem tonight the windchill advisory. veronica if you could please make that move for you i'd appreciate it. that windchill advisory in effect for montgomery county loudoun county faulkier everyone to west. windchills 5 to 15 degrees below zero. we'll be talking much more about this. this may be the last of the frigid weather. guys? >> and don't forget the snow emergency is still in effect in the district right now. for drivers that means you can't park along snow emergency routes

which include many main roads throughout the city. if you do your car will be towed. the parking ban lets crews clear streets curb to curb. we'll let you know when it's lifted. you'll find a map of the snow routes on nbcwashington.com. just search "emergency routes." >> you can always take a taxi in this weather but it will cost you more or uber in the district today. the snow emergency fare is in effect. a flat $15 fee will be added to any fare. the extra charge applies through 7:00 tonight. the fee is designed to encourage taxi drivers to get out there and keep on driving during this storm. >> right now i'm on route 1 near the beltway. take a look at this suv. nasty. >> check this out. shomari stone captured twitter video of an overturned car along route 1 in college park. this is near the beltway. it's just one of the accidents across our area this afternoon. >> here's another one. an armored truck skids off the

fairfax county parkway in burke, virginia. this video was just fed into our newsroom. no one was hurt. let's check out the situation in arlington county now. >> news4's mark segraves joins us live with our team coverage from clarendon. what's it like where you are? >> you can tell the snow just keeps on pounding down. it is not letting up. take a look at wilson boulevard. this street has been plowed and treated, but the snow continues to pile up. it's passable but it is really slushy and slippery. while it's a snow day for many people there are those who have to go to work. those are the people we depend upon to get us through this snowstorm. carriers were out today keep trug to the neither snow nor rain tradition. and there are also those kwhoz job it is to keep the sidewalks clear. >> going to try to keep the sidewalks clean so everything will be okay tomorrow. >> reporter: the mixture they're

spreading is so tough on their hands so, this crew has fashioned their own tools to help. taking out the batteries in these flashlights. >> you got to use what you got. >> reporter: metro also has crews out taking care of its sidewalks. >> i just wish it was powder snow. it would be much better. but, you know, we're going to deal with it. and just can't wait till next week when it's 40 50 60 degrees. >> reporter: this crew will work about 15 hours today and be back at it tomorrow morning. >> another day in paradise. i love it. >> reporter: take a look at the sidewalks in arlington. this is causing a lot of problems and forcing a lot of people to actually walk in the streets because while municipalities are out there, a lot of businesses and residents haven't gotten to their sidewalks yet. coming up at 5:00 we'll introduce you to a guy who didn't have such a good snow day. back to you in the studio jim. >> all right. thanks mark. we are following a developing story in new york

where a delta air lines jet from atlanta skidded off a runway while landing at laguardia just a couple of hours ago during heavy snow. it stopped just a few feet from an icy bay. six people were hurt. there's also a minor fuel spill. for now only one runway is operating. we'll have a full report on that coming up in the next half hour including reaction from passengers who had to slide down an inflated chute to get to safety. it's been a challenging day for air travelers because of the storm. there are thousands of flight cancellations nationwide and delays here in the washington area 430 flights canceled in into and out of reagan national so far today. that's according to flightaware.com. 200 flights are canceled at dulles international and bwi marshall is reporting 170 cancellations. there will likely be more. back on the ground. what a day out there. >> whether you're trying to make your way along sidewalks or walk to the nearest store, it is wet

and cold and sloppy. many people are having trouble trying to get around in montgomery county. >> news4's chris gordon is live there off of rockville pike near nicholson lane with a the latest on the scene there. still coming down where you are, chris. >> reporter: it's coming down. in fact it was almost horizontal with the wind pushing it just a few minutes ago behind me. you see very light traffic moving slowly along rockville pike. i'm wearing our protective vest our reflective vest because i saw a car slide out of control earlier and we are not on the roadway but we don't want to be part of the statistics of the day either. let's show you river road an accident that occurred just a couple of hours ago. montgomery county police tell us that they have had 38 accidents with property damage eight accidents with personal injury nine other miscellaneous traffic calls, all since midnight. they say that's lower than normal. now, the best way to get around today was probably metro rail.

metro rail had no problems no delays even on the stations where the tracks are above ground. there was very few people riding metro today, and almost no complaints. so mark the date down to in your calendar for history. also buses, they had some problems especially with hills. they had problems getting around and then there is the story of a young fellow rewe ran into at the grovenor strathmore station who says he was stranded by a bus. >> basically standing at the bus stop right here. i saw my bus. and it basically just went right past me and i started jogging after it noticed it wasn't going to stop for me and i don't know why he wouldn't stop for me but, it seemed like the buses were fully operating and everything was good to go. >> reporter: i called the montgomery county department of transportation which operates the ride-on buses. i left a message with them. i have not heard back.

coming up at 5:00 on this snowy day, we'll see how taxicabs fared. that's right. how taxicabs fared. >> pun intended. despite efforts to make it happen sledding is still banned on capitol hill. that didn't stop some folks, but police stepped in and stopped them. and it's where you don't want to be this afternoon, driving in the snow is not a good idea. this is a live look at i-66. we're tracking when this winter weather will finally move on out.

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a fight on capitol hill but not between political parties. >> between police and kids with sleds and the kids with sleds run. about 50 people hit the hill despite the threats that sledding isn't allowed there. eleanor holmes norton stepped in but capitol police said because of security concerns and sledding isn't safe anyway. but in the end police on the hill went about their business and the shredders did too. if all the snow is giving you a case of cabin fever, why not have a little fun with it. a little over an hour from now, people will head to dupont circle for another giant snowball fight. it's become a tradition when snow moves in. the first one was five years ago and it's grown in size every year. starts at 5:30 this evening and the best dressed snowballer wins a prize. >> bring it. once the storm is over you'll probably want some help

digging out, right? but there are some things you should know before you agree to have someone clear your driveway and sidewalk. erika gonzalez reports it could save you some money. and a live look outside. hours of snowfall will finally come to an end soon. that's not the only wintry blast we're tracki.

a winter storm warning in effect for l all of us across this region. the snowflakes are still coming down hard. so how much will we see before it's all said and done? and could this be winter's last gasp? veronica joins us with an update on that in just a moment. first, wendy rieger has some breaking news from the live desk. >> well we have some video we want to show you. it is fire and ice. fire in hyattsville this afternoon. take a look. this neighbor shot this on his cell phone. this is the firefighters just arriving and you can see the house is consumed right there on jefferson street in a neighborhood off queens chapel road. again, this is in hyattsville. several people were in the house. they all got out safely. and the crew says that despite the snowfall that has been falling all day and continues to fall the crew was able to get to this fire without any problems. no word on the cause. i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. back to you. a look at the lighter side

of this snowstorm. >> and a bit of competition now that we have measureable snow out there. >> pat collins is live at his snow post along connecticut avenue in d.c. with details act his latest snow stick challenge. >> reporter: this is the official pat collins snow stick, the only way to measure snow in the city of washington. now, the last time i made a measurement out here was about 1:00 this afternoon of about 3 inches. so let's go over now and see what we have. we're going to find some untouched snow and now at around 4:00 it is very close to 6 inches. that comes down to about an inch an hour. we're doing the snow stick challenge. we call it march snow mania. at stake, the pat collins snow stick. let's get on with it. we asked to see you best snowman

and you came through. an army of entries. best snowman maker gets an official pat collins snow stick. now, you just can't have a snowman unless you have some kids around to help you make it. look at these girls. look at their snowman. this took some time. good thing there was no school today. even the little ones. they got the job done. olaf, the snowman from the movie "frozen." factory made. olaf man-made out of real snow. not bad, huh? there's some art there. now, there was a group of news4 snowmen. a replica of our very own meteorologist and marathoner chuck bell. it even has a marine corps finish medal. but how did they get chuck's running outfit and his shoes? now, this wanted to channel his

inner pat collins. he made his own snow stick. he made his own snow stick! can you say trademark? he made his own microphone! and look on the table! there's eve an little snowman there. i don't know what the judges will think, but i love this one. hey, you know, it resembles me. they're looking for the best snowman maker. if you get it i will come and i'll bring one of these with me. coming up coming up at 5:00 we have entries from the wide wide world of sports. pat and jim, i'll see you then. >> you build it and pat collins will find you. >> we're going to be able -- if we haven't done it yet, there's still going to be plenty of time to do this. >> even if you don't want to participate, right? the kids will have a chance i think tomorrow a lot of them because probably more cancellations tomorrow. >> we just had one coming in. manassas city schools and

manassas park along with prince william county. >> just have to let the clothes get a chance to dry out, right? i know what that's like. pile up in the laundry room. let's take a look and see what our forecast was. calling for 6 to 9. really nailed it in that northern section. still waiting for some of the snowfall amounts to pile up and come on in. of course the area that had that sleet most of the early morning before changing over the snow. now what we're seeing again on our time line for the snow is that it all should be pulling out of here between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. the southern county blast, probably you'll see around 2 to 3 inches more down there. the roads slick for sure overnight. that's what we're seeing the cancellations starting to come in. a lot of secondary roads. lit take a while to get them cleared off. here's the back edge of the snow line right now coming into areas like hagerstown and down around charlottesville, that line. that's what's going to be making its way through here over the next three hours or so. from luray, it will hit d.c. start to clear and make its way

out of annapolis and spots like leonardtown where still that heavy snow is coming right down areas of i-95. we're at 30 degrees now. we drop to 23 by 11:00. it is the clearing skies that will allow our temperatures to plummet pip think if there were a lot less wind overnight we'd be talking about even lower readings. as it is right now, we're talking about record cold and, yes, wind with the winds picking up around 20 to 25 miles per hour. factor in that wind and it's dangerous cold by tomorrow morning. 5 to 15 degrees below zero. your windchill readings. so a bundle-up kind of morning. here it is at 5:00 a.m. the actual air temperature, 7 gaithersburg 2, frederick, maryland 3 degrees in hagerstown. and by lunchtime around 15 to 16 degrees across the area. just going from a high temperature tomorrow between 24 and 29 degrees. this yes, looks like the last of the real potent extreme cold for our area. you're really going to like the forecast coming up here.

the weekend, at least looking dry. don't forget we spring forward. you need to change your clocks let them -- change them an hour forward. we go from 42 to 47 degrees saturday to sunday. also a cold morning coming up on saturday. but take a look at this. monday, the high temperature 50. then we're at close to 60 on tuesday and over 60 degrees thursday. that of course means a lot of melting of all of this snow. it's been quite some time since we've had temperatures back-to-back at around 50 degrees. we took a look at that earlier with the morning crew last. last time we had that was around christmas, believe it or not. we didn't gee why is xhat but we got the warm christmas. the snow moves out. more coming up on the record cold for tomorrow morning in a few minutes. >> v.j. thanks. this winter storm is still gripping much of our area right now. we are fanned out all across the region this afternoon. >> we're keeping a close eye on the big trouble spots for you and we're already keeping an eye

on whether schools and the government could change their plans for tomorrow. can you say four-day weekend? >> can you say that. and the first to know our nbc washington app will send you a push alert if you don't already have it. it's free. download that during the break.

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first at 4, more on shoveling driveways and sidewalks. >> consumer reporter erika gonzalez joins us with a warning about a snow removal scam out there. erika? >> you don't really think you'll have somebody knocking on your door to try to take you for the money that you've got but scam artists at your door is what we're seeing now. listen to this. we got a tip from our local better business bureau about this where somebody approaches your home offers to shovel your sidewalk clear your driveway even remove the snow from your roof. sounds pretty good right? to avoid being taken, though do not pay for these services up front. sometimes these cammers are going to take your money and just take off without doing any of the work at all. also confirm the identity of the person. if they say they're with a legitimate company, take a few second excuse me can you give

me a minute be right back call the corporate office make sure they're legit. last get a quote in prit writhing and if it sounds too good to be true like the old adage goes it probably is. we want to move on to your pets now with this deep snow. friendship animal hospital in d.c. warns that pets can easily injure themselves. for starters you want to protect their little paws. dog boots. look at that little guy. he's hanging in there. the dog boots and the cold temperatures and prevent snow and the ice from clumping. so if your dog, if they'll tolerate the booties, not a bad idea to try them out. the booties will also protect against antifreeze getting into their paws. we've talked about this before. it has a sweet taste to dogs and cats and so they're really attracted to it but it's of course very toxic to them. when you bring them inside give them a good rubdown, make sure their paws are nice and clean so they don't eat that stuff. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 what you can expect tonight if

you plan to take a taxi or uber. really make you think. do you really need to leave the house tonight? and news4 at 6:00, what should you do before you go to bed tonight to keep your family safe. lots of stuff coming up. full day. >> busy day for you. >> very busy day. >> thanks erika. it is a snow day for a lot of you and hundreds of you are have grabbed your cameras, your cell phones and sent us your pictures. >> the snow is pretty but it's also pretty dangerous if you need to get out there in it. when will it all start to taper off?

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right now first at 4, that snow is still falling down hard this afternoon, folks. here's a live look from frederick county where the snow first started to move in this morning. >> and here's a live look at roads in northern virginia. this is not the kind of weather you want to be out there driving in. with all the accidents reported across the area. the snow is still coming down hard right now. >> yeah, and the school closings are already starting to roll into our newsroom. getting lots of pushes and pings. prince william county falls church just in manassas city and manassas park public schools will all be closed tomorrow. >> and when is the snow going to end? veronica johnson joins us with another update. how about it? >> seeing that back edge on the whole line now advance from west to east. pretty quickly now. you can see it there, frederick, warrenton, arias like charlottesville, current ti. that's what's going to be making its way on out of here very shortly, folks, between now and

about 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. those areas extreme down to the south and west. next cold air will be moving in. i do mean cold. record cold temperatures dropping to the single digits and some areas well to the north and west. factor in the wind we'll have behind the system. not a tremendous amount of wind but over 20 miles per hour. that's really going to bring down the windchill values. 5 to 15 below is what it's going to feel like early tomorrow morning. look at this tomorrow morning, 14 in d.c. 12 la plata and waldorf, 9 in gaithersburg. that's the cold air that's coming our way. by afternoon, 24 to 29 degrees. i know another cold day for us. but, yeah, the kids will be able to get out and play. we'll have sunshine across the area. then oh my goodness it's going to warm up warm up in a very big way and it's going to stay that way for at least most of next week. we'll take a look at the trend, talk about it and have a lot more of the record cold coming up. guys? >> those windchills are painful.

thank you, v.j. even though we're wearing a blanket of snow we caught up with some folks in d.c. who ventured out this afternoon. >> and it wasn't easy. kristin wright is live at the eastern market metro station in southeast washington with a closer look at conditions there. hi kristin. >> hey, kristin. >> reporter: hey, guys. i have to say the snow is really pretty isn't it? but it does have to go somewhere. just a few minutes ago a couple guys from metro were out here with shovels cleaning the paths here to the metro station. everyone we met today our travels throughout the district tell us that this is exactly what they want to see right about now. brandy jeter in southeast washington has never seen this much snow before. >> i never saw it snow like this no. >> reporter: it's her first big snowstorm since moving to d.c. >> i'm from alabama, so this is very new to me. >> reporter: brandy's neighborhood on tanner street

off alabama is snow covered. many of the district's residential streets are also main roads like pennsylvania avenue near the eastern market metro station in southeast are better. the district's snow command center is monitoring road conditions from 145 traffic cameras placed in every quadrant. >> as soon as we maintain and have complete control of the main roads and the bus routes we'll get back in there and clean up the residential roads. >> reporter: on this snow day, brandy is celebrating her first big snow and her daughter's 8th birthday. >> we're going to get some cupcakes and maybe eat or something. we're going to make the best out of this snow day today. >> reporter: others are making the best of it. you just missed a snowball fight out here. remember though snow emergency routes are in effect. you cannot park there. you will get towed. pat and jim, back to you. >> kristin, thanks so much. our team coverage continues in prince george's county where some residents are really

enjoying this snow. news4's zachary kiesch is just over the d.c. line with a look at conditions in chillham. >> reporter: the good news is the world is not coming to an end. it's just a little bit of snow. the problem though is this road if it's any indication it's not getting any better snow continues to fall here in chillham despite the plows we've seen come by. we've seen accidents in the area a number of emergency vehicles whiz by. stay inside if you can. if you're looking for something to do today, i don't want to promote too much but i think we may have found the spot here. been hanging out at this 7-eleven talking to folks all day and they all have a story to tell. is snow good or bad for business? >> it's good. we make good business snow times. >> reporter: so let the snow come. >> yes. >> reporter: i can spot a cold-weather rookie from a mile away. but she isn't one of them. what do you know about snow? >> since the beginning i know.

>> reporter: more than 25 years under her belt living in the europe and the u.s. she's earned her snow stripes, if you will. the d.c. area is like the festival of nations, a melting pot. >> when i came here '74 we had some big ones. >> reporter: danny isn't fazed. after 40 years in maryland he still calls jamaica home. speaking of home he says there's some jerk wings in the oven. and his granddaughter? >> i am drinking a slurpee. >> reporter: interesting choice. let me find a local. here we go. at the bus stop. >> i love snow. >> reporter: deep down inside so does chu chu. but be you're out here with a broom. why a broom if you have a shovel? >> i don't want to -- because my business is very important. >> reporter: chu chu, what a sweetheart. they've been taking care of us all day here today. i need to give a shoutout to all the ethiopians in the area all the jamaicans, anybody from a warm weather place that seems to have a better attitude about this snow than we do. back to you. >> thank you, zach.

right now there are extra troopers from maryland state police responding in the storm. they juggled a series of crashes along i-270 in the frederick area. that's where we find news4's scott mcfarlane. tell us what you found, scott. >> reporter: good afternoon, pat. along ballanger and crestwood, drivers are feeling more confident driving through it but perhaps overconfident. take a look at these pictures. this is a driver i-270 northbound near the route 80 interchange in frederick county. he was saved by inches. guardrail kept his car and him from falling down a very deep embankment. maryland state police telling us that's one of a series of single-vehicle accidents they've responded to in frederick county today. in many cases they say the drivers were passing snowplows or passing salt trucks in the process. the roads so dicey, in fact frederick county schools even told their snow removal crews to stay home until the storm passes

till after dark. they'll decide about whether to have school tomorrow sometime between now and tomorrow. >> the biggest criteria for us is it safe to transport our students. we're looking at the condition of roads primarily and the condition of sidewalks for our walkers. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 5:00 the growing stress in frederick county for the d.c. commuters here about tomorrow morning's commute. for now, back to you. >> scott, thanks. those two looich shots, scott and zach in prince george's county really coming down on zach that's the way it was earlier in frederick, but it's moved out of there. >> we have another school closing just in to the newsroom. faulkier county schools join the list of those closed tomorrow. >> stay tuned out throughout this evening. you'll find out here first about closures and delays. we're not the only ones getting hit hard today. millions across the country are feeling it and it's causing some serious problems. >> we're not out of the woods yet. we're staying on top of all the

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we are learning new details today about the local teenager linked to isis. nbc news has learned the 17-year-old osborn park high school student lives in the powell's run neighborhood of woodbridge. releasing his name because he's a juvenile. but officials are trying to charge him as an adult now. federal authorities say he helped an 18-year-old get to syria to join isis.

nbc's pete williams joins us on news 4 at 6:00 tonight with more on how terror groups are using the internet to recruit young people to their causes. secretary of state john kerry says the state department is reviewing hillary clinton's e-mails as rapidly as possible so they can be released. reuters reports it could take months to vet the 55,000 documents for public release. controversy erupted monday when "the new york times" reported clinton used private e-mail exclusively when she was secretary of state rather than a government account. clinton's first public response came late last night on twitter. she says she wants the public to see her e-mail and that she asked the state department to release them. the boston marathon bombing trial ha entered its second day today. victims and their families returned to the courthouse in boston today to hear more emotional testimony. police department veteran frank jeola and justin bowman a double amputee, says he locked

eyes with bomber tamerlan tsarnaev immediately before the explosion. his younger brother, dzhokhar tsarnaev is on trial for the crime. if convicted he could face the death penalty. well veronica tracking our storm. how much more and for how long v.j.? >> maybe another 1 to 2 inches or just over 2 across southern maryland. that snow wrapping up between now and 7:00. what's next for us record cold tomorrow morning. if you don't like those windchills 5 to 15 hey, spring right around the corner. really. wait till you see the temperatures in our seven-day .

right now, first at 4, winter storm hitting hard all over our region this afternoon. >> and those inches are still piling up in places. we have team coverage right now. let's continue with storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. so are we almost done? >> yes, we're almost done. >> is winter almost over? >> are we almost done with this storm or with winlter? we're done with everything. and boy, do i have something for you. i know you like it mild. >> okay. >> you'll love this forecast. >> all right. >> for now, again, we've got the snow continuing to come down. the back edge though, is making its way through the area, just about ready to end. and folks will have the day tomorrow with sunshine to get out and make some more big snowmen or women, right?

you can see the clearing around winchester luray, but still snowing in d.c. and annapolis and up areas of i-95. areas down the south will hang on far little longer. i've circled the area to show what where i think the snow could pile up for about another 1 to 2 inches or so around calvert, st. mary's county right through here. that does include you folks around fredericksburg i 95 toward leonardtown and down toward beaver dam. tomorrow morning i think our main roads, i-95 301, those should be fine. temperature at 14 degrees. but any secondary roads are going to be pretty slick and many of them through the neighborhood still i think snow covered. we've got sunshine tomorrow. so that will help out. just like today when the snow started. after the sun came up that higher sun angle will really be effective for us tomorrow. high temperature 27 degrees tomorrow. we stay below freezing.

15 to 20 by noon and 20 to 25 better by the afternoon. bundle up kind of day. but meteorologist doug kammerer he's been taking a look at the record temperatures for tomorrow morning. and, again, the pattern change. he's got more on that. >> we've seat lot of records this winter as far as record cold goes, especially out towards dulles. dulles airport set four records in the month of february. i think five records. they may set another one tonight. and we think there will be at least one if not two records set. the record lows for march 6th that's tomorrow morning, 15 at dulles. i don't think we'll have any problem breaking that record bwi marshall coming in at 13 back in 1901. that record will be broken. and washington coming in at 10 back in 1888. we could get very close to that record. we're talking record cold. that's all we've given you guys over the past month is that cold cold cold but now the warm air, the cold is all across the east once again. but we will be warming next week. the warm air makes its way in.

take a look at this finally, let me get back to that because you have to see this. i went through it too quickly. there it is. finally warmer. above average late next week and everyone say it together the warm air remains. veronica this is the last of the cold. >> we sure like the sound of that well pat does. traveling early tomorrow morning, again, some roads a little snowy, keep that in mind. exercising the best time will be during the afternoon when the wind starts to settle down. if you're out and about, bundle up because it will be windy earlier. counting down sure many of us are, about two more weeks left until spring. it's march the 20th. but this weekend another change for us and that's remembering to spring forward. your clocks remember to change the battery in your smoke detector. 47 degrees on sunday. a dry weekend for us. the next chance of anything it's going to be rain. wednesday, because the high temperature will be close to 60. we have more on the snowfall. the impact this will have, the

snow-covered roads for tomorrow morning's rush. have that on news4 at 5:00. v.j. thanks. all day long you've been e-mailing us and tweeting us your pictures of this winter storm. >> take a look at some of the best picks we've seen today. 7 inches and counting in front royal. this one is from curt. he's measuring. >> cocktail snowman from dillon. take a look at snow grump. this 10-month-old jacob not amused. >> he's had enough. but some folks find this fun, like this father and son at cabin john, they ear having a good time. >> quite a snowman, too. finally this four-letter word says it all. stop already. this from javier in arlington. >> in one word. keep the photos and videos coming. e-mail them to isee@nbcwashington.com and we'll add them to our gallery. i'm wendy rieger at the live desk.

we've been showing you the roads from our drive cam which is in woodbridge right now. it has been tough going in a lot of spots. mike murphy with the virginia department of transportation known affectionately as vdot joins us on the phone. how's your day going? how is it looking out there in your neck of the woods? >> definitely one of my busier days wendy. it's been looking pretty treacherous. just stay off the roads unless it's an emergency. some people haven't been taking that advice they're out in this. we are seeing a lot of accidents. just continue to urge people to be extra careful if they've got to be out on the roads. >> i know off lot of plows out there at this point. what is their main challenge? is it hard to keep up with this? it looks like here in upper northwest the snow is slacking off a bit. but is it tough keeping up with this all day?

>> absolutely has. i don't know fit's still 1 to 2 inches per hour but at one point it was. when the snow falls that heavily and quickly, you know, in between plow passes, the roads, you know we can plow an interstate like 66 five minutes later it's covered back up again because it's just, you know so heavy. so it's indeed been a challenging day and will continue to be challenging as the temperatures are continuing to drop and the extreme freeze coming overnight. >> mike murphy from vdot thanks so much. here's to warmer days. back to you. >> thanks wendy. we're not the only ones dealing with these piles of snow of course. parts of kentucky have about twice what we have. >> yeah. the weather channel's maria la rosa is in lexington with what's making the snow fall worse there. >> here in lexington a record-breaking snowfall. more than 14 1/2 inches. i want to show you what the roadways look like because a

unique situation is set up over the last 24 hours in lexington and parts of kentucky where you had two 2 inches of rainfall pap come problems because of that no pretreatment. so what you're seeing on the roadways is packed snow because there was no way to get salt on without having it get washed away. so the crews, the plows have been out since late last night trying to keep up with the snowfall which has been at times during that peak of the storm, an inch to an inch and a half an hour. scene has let up, the snow hatz let up but the cold isn't. that's the next big story in lexington as temperatures are going to plum fret the teens down into that near sooerp row to below zero range by friday morning. fayette county schools have been closed as a result of this weather. unfortunately, without temperatures recovering until the weekend, what you see is what you get and those dangerous road conditions will continue through tonight and tomorrow. in lexington, i'm meteorologist maria larosa back to you. travelers stopped in their

tracks. the snow caused an urgent situation at one of the country's biggest airports. what they said after having to evacuate their plane. as we've said we are not out of the woods yet. it's not over by any means. we have reporters fanned out across our region.

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close eye on the storm that has buried our area. storm team 4 is tracking the storm's every move and when it's going to end. doug and veronica will be back with more in just a moment. >> right now we are hearing the cockpit conversations describing what happened as a delta jet skidded off the runway this morning in new york and started leaking fuel. it came to rest very close to some icy waters. as mark barger reports, for so many reasons the end result could have been much worse. >> reporter: the md-80 jet skidded off the runway crashed into an embankment through a chainlink fence resting just feet before the icy waters of chesapeake bay. >> the runway is about 7,000 feet. approximately 45,000 to 5,000 feet down the runway, the aircraft veered to the left. >> reporter: passengers quickly evacuated the plane and ran onto

the icy, snow-covered runway. only a few of the 127 passengers and five crew members on board suffered minor injuries. >> i think the pilot did everything he could to slow the aircraft down. obviously the pilot and the co-pilot's good efforts were reflected in the fact that there were only minor injuries. >> you know, everybody had our seat belts on. it wasn't really that bad, but it was pretty scary. >> okay sir. he is -- he comes up he's leaking fuel on the left side of his aircraft heavily. >> you said he's leaking fuel? >> affirm. his wing is ruptured. >> reporter: pilots on the runway near the crash site alerted the tower that the plane had torn open its left wing and was leaking jet fuel. >> port authority, port rescue and firefighting crews applied foam and the situation was under control. >> reporter: news of the crash quickly spread on social media. pictures from the scene popped up on twitter, instagram and facebook all giving a glimpse of how close the plane came to crashing into the waters at the end of the runway. now investigators from the

national transportation safety board will work to determine what went wrong as those on board the flight are thankful for all that went right. mark barger, nbc news. the washington area is a wintry mess this afternoon. jim, wendy? >> yeah live right now at 5:00 a final blast from what could be the worst winter storm of the season. the final heavy bands of snow moving through our area right now and it is rough sledding folks on those roads. >> crashes and spinouts reported across the dmv today pap money truck here meant for banks was no match for a snowbank along the fairfax county parkway. even the tow truck that came to rescue it it wound up stuck too. >> and oh baby, a local woman nearly gives birth at connecticut avenue and jones bridge road in chevy chase this afternoon. but the ambulance was able to make it through the storm, get the woman to the hospital before the baby emerged. >> you know it is a day fit for sledding and snowballs, but we

can't say this winter weather is behind us or will even end tonight. once the snow moves out we are talking near record cold again, folks. >> and a day off for thousands of kids and federal workers today and many of you may most likely be staying home tomorrow. several major school districts have already announced there will be no school tomorrow. those are crawl across the bottom of your screen. you can also get them on nbc washington app. a long night is in store for snowplows, snowblowers and shovellers out there too. the snow is piled up in many neighborhoods and streets are undrivable still right now. we have every county covered for you. our reporters are spanned out from northern virginia through maryland and on into the district. it begins with chief meteorologist doug kammerer. he niece the storm center with your first word. doug? >> still seeing snow in parts of the area although a lot of the area starting to see it taper off now. we're just about done with the worst of this storm. let's take a look and sho