what a mess. the snow is moving out. now the winds are making digging out even harder. >> we're live as neighbors and more crews can finally get outside and take a look at everything. then, yeah, all of us today are going to have a shovel in our hand at this point. >> there's a lot of work to be done. it is 6:00 a.m. good morn, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss. hope you're having a good start to your sunday morning. what should we call this? the digout morning? >> the big dig. i like that. >> the big dig. "storm team 4" meteorologist tom kierein is keeping track. good morning, tom.

>> thank goodness the storm is long gone. lauryn ricketts is outside on the weather deck because she loves the snow so much, don't you, lauryn? >> yeah. >> we're going to be covering it throughout the rest of the morning into the afternoon. the last of the snow is well off the atlantic seaboard, although, there's a little snow falling in cape code, martha's vineyard, nantucket, but it hammered all along the i-95 corridor and new york city and southern new england. new york city had over 2 feet of snow. and locally here, we had our snowfall records at reagan national airport. tied fourth place, but this 17.8 is bull called into question as to whether or not this is an accurate record. that may be revised. b.w./marshall, all time record. in nearby prince george's, 2

feet. much of montgomery county, 30 to 35 inches. much of fairfax county had 20 to 30 inches. right inside the beltway, 25 inches were common. across the rest of northern virginia, up around 30 inches. farther south along 66 into the shenandoah valley. winchester, 36 inches. the highest amounts were right along into the potomac river from harpers ferry to shepherdstown. shep shepherdstown, up to 40 inches of snow. melting and refreezing for the next several days. weather alert day today and tomorrow because of the digout that's going to be taking several days to occur. a look at a warming trend, though, on the way, to occur. that's in just a few minutes. >> breaking news out of virginia this morning. dozens of people now looking for a place to say, this after a roof collapsed at an apartment complex in manassas. >> yeah. the police were called to the

coverstone apartment complex after reports of a partial roof collapse there. it may have been caused by the heavy snow. we're still checking on that. fire officials found one roof partially collapsed and a second roof looked to be in pretty bad shape. no one was hurt. derrick ward is at the scene. we hope to hear from him later this hour. >> we spoke with the police chief earlier about this. he said if you think your roof is at risk, the important thing is don't try to clear it yourself. hire a professional contractor to do it because it could be more hazardous than beneficial. >> absolutely. >> we want to tell you about a road closure. >> governor larry hogan ordered 270 to be closed. we're going to check in with david culver in a few moments. it's an unprecedent step for the governor to shut down 270.

it's never been closed in its history. you think of the amount of distance between the beltway and i-81. >> correct me if i'm wrong, but it's the biggest bottleneck in the area. we want to move it on over to another big story we've been following and that's how many of you are waking up in the dark. you may have expected to lose power this weekend as blizzard 2016 hit the area. surprisingly the number of power outages is pretty low. we check out the website this morning. just 400 customers are waiting for the lights to turn back on. most are in the arlington county area. maryland is feeling it. here in the district about 100 of you are without power. the power companies are saying they're working to get you up and running as quickly as you can. >> parents, are you excited?

an extra snow day. >> they're going crazy. >> i can't even imagine the cabin fever that's happening. some staff and students will be off. public schools in maryland will be closed. maryland university and townsend and an a rundown dell community college are closed tomorrow. more schools and cancellations. we're going have all the updates. you can find them on the bottom of your screen and on the nbc washington app, so keep it with us. >> snow crews are working to clear area runways. we take a live look at reagan national this morning. what a different a day makes. you can actually see it today. today all roadways remain closed and b.w./marshall. all expected to stay closed for most of sunday. flights canceled. some even for monday. some are still scheduled for today, but that could all change. >> yeah. the winter storm has taken a

toll on rail service as well. amtrak will run on a modified schedule in the northeast corner. there will be no service for d.c., virginia, and destinations in the southeast. m.a.r.c. has canceled its penn line service and remember you can't use a m.a.r.c. for amtrak. david culver is live on the scene. david, what does it look like and why did they make a decision to shut it down? >> reporter: as you see, we're not able to drive through 270. as you mentioned, it's shut down. i walked out there. it's actually pretty thick on the interstate with the snow and ice that's packed down. so i do see what the issues are. you look to the side and you may be able to see the right of this state trooper there. that's a mound of snow. that's actually on one of the far right lanes. that's not even off to the shoulder completely.

it's several, several feet high. so the issue is not plowing at this point. it's trying to get some of the snow out of here. it's the same issue we're seeing in arlington and other parts of the area is there is just so much snow out here. i was stepping out here talking with the state troopers. they have one check point that bringings you a little closer up to this, but beyond this, they're not letting you pass. it's too treacherous and they're trying to clear it. farther down, you can barely see lights. you can barely see it through the cameras, but i will tell you there are crews out there working and they've been making several rounds on both sides of the interstate to try to clear it and get it back open. but you do see the struggle they're going through right now. what i'm going to try to do is get out of the car and show you from the ground perspective what they're dealing with. but you can see they're not letting anybody by. >> what are they telling you about timetable wise? how long is this going to stay closed? >> you know, initially the

timetable was 7:00 to reopen, but actually take a look to the left. you can see several -- this is a convoy of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. i see a half dozen, and it keeps stretching back of plows going through. that's less than an hour from now. i think the reality of that is that will not be the case just because they look like they have a lot more work to do. but they're out here doing it. take a look. you can see that there on the left of your screen. seemingly endless. >> all right. "news4's" david culver checking out the situation on 270 for us this morning. thank you so much, david. this is a perfect example of what we're going to be dealing with today especially and over the next couple of days. don't get lured over this false sense of security. we've got a lot to deal with. >> you have to have a lot of patience p we're waking up after this giant snowfall. i want to see what's going on outside. >> we've got the woman with the best boots in the business.

>> if i try to stand on one foot -- >> don't do it. >> it's going end up on youtube and then it's going to be a nightmare. >> you'll go viral. >> what's it like out there? >> it's a little breezy. driving in this morning it didn't look like it was going pick up. even though we had a lighter snow. winds are starting to pick up now and we will see it pretty breezy throughout the morning. one thing i do want to show you. if you thought we got slammed down here, which we did, we've got video out of new york where they didn't think the storm was going to be quite as expected. they got more than 26 inches. more than 26 inches in central park. this is tied for one of the biggest snowstorms for the first or second, depending on what airport you're looking at. look at that. they got it just as bad as we did down here. we're just spreading the love with all of that snow. of course, we could spread a lot

of the snow anywhere, if we could find out where to put it. let's look at the radar. thank goodness we've got no more snow on the forecast. we're looking good. we've got rain on tuesday. other than that, no snow. clear skies and a little bit of sunshine to maybe help try to melt some things, although we're not going to get a lot of melting. just a lot of digging. we've got clear skies. it's going to be a beautiful day. definitely get out those sunglasses because of the snow, because of the reflection of the sun off the snow. if you want to head out and shovel before noon, bless your heart, number one. number two, watch out for the wind. the wind is going to be kicking out there. we're going to have wind throin single differents throughout di morning. if you want to take the kids out, play in the snow a little bit and do some shoveling on your own, i would say after

lunchtime, the winds won't be as strong. we've got more and what to expect. there we go. >> see? >> give us the rundown. what do you see? >> that's a great. that's cold couture. that's the ultimate snow street style statement. >> warmest boots in the world. they got me through the blizzards of 2009, 2010. i got them for christmas. i didn't think i was going to be able to wear them. hello, mother nature. >> it doesn't happen very often. go big or go home. >> that's right. go big, baby. a 7.1 earthquake has hit alaska. this is outside barrow, alaska. that's 16 miles from anchorage. first it was 6.4.

but it has been upgraded. no word on the damage but we're working to find out if anyone has been hurt from this. we're going hear from a lot of you. >> the cars are all covered. >> completely. >> let's take a look outside. this is logan circle. you can see the plows still have a lot of work to do in the district. and the one thing we've been seeing is people walking in the street. don't do that. you're putting yourself in harms way. let the plows get out there and do their work. stay off the sidewalk or stay

well, we are now in the second faphase of this monster storm. >> the snow has fallen and now we have to get it out of here. let's check in with molette

green. she's live in germantown. a lot of snow, molette. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. and a lot of snow has piled up. you see this truck pulling into this gas station to gas up so they can go out and clear the roads. the word from the police, stay at home, stay off the roads. give the plows time to clear the roadways. the focus is on the main arteries. i just spoke to a contractor who's also working to try to get into some neighborhoods. he's telling us they're having a tough time. >> the main road, 118, there's a lot of ice still. the entrances, they're all clogged up. i definitely wouldn't get on them too much.

it's messy out here. >> reporter: we're in germantown. those trucks are headed out of the gas station, headed to do some work there. this is a main area in the german town area. i want you guys to meet a new friend, especially angie. you can appreciate a cute girl in the snow, right? this is germantown gigi. my photographer and i helped get her dressed. her eyes are made of oranges. her eyelashes. her nose is made from a dead battery from a car and her lips are made from dried raisins and what else does a woman need? chocolate. check out her highlights. just introducing you to a new friend we made out in the snow in the 18 degrees.

the roads, the main roads are looking a little bit better in terms of moving the snow, but there's ice on the roads. stay indoors. this snow that was so powdery yesterday, you can now make a germantown gigi of your own in your own front yard. don't go out if you don't have to. stay off the roads. back to you. >> germantown gigi, huh, molette. sr. nice. can you give germantown geegy a shovel and tell her to get to work? >> reporter: she's high maintenance. no work for her. >> enough said. molette green in germantown. here's a story for you. you can have fun at a post blizzard party here in the district. sounds like fun, right? >> all right. >> take part in a sntar wars-themed snow war. put on your walking boots. there are also other fun things

to do around town like build a germantown gigi. it all kicks off at 9:00 this morning. >> embrace it, right? >> yeah. >> you have been sharing your snow pictures with us. keep them coming. if you thought you were cold yesterday, take a look at these guys. yeah, pretty much, they're taking their mark and swimming in the snow. i know that was chilly. that was sent in from chris. he said no days off for west virginia swimming. that's what we call dedication. we've all tried snow angels. how about this? taking it to a whole new level. a snow superhero. superhero and super fun. this is sent from sebastien from maryland. so glad he sent it to us. we want you to continue to send your shots as well as videos. #blizzard2016. >> i thought they were jumping into the pool when i first saw them. >> it was a pool.

>> a pool of snow. >> yes, exactly. >> 6:19 on this sunday morning. the big digout starts across the coast. the storm is gone but now the cleanup has to start. several people were killed during what many are calling a historical storm and thousands of travellers have been left stranded. jennifer johnson has the latest. >> reporter: the blizzard of 2016 has barreled down. the storm shut down air, rail, and highway travel. now comes the recovery part, getting roads passable again. that's keith howard's job. >> if anybody's stuck, anybody's trying to get out, some people have patience, some people don't have patience. but when you go through a neighborhood a neighborhood, you'll see people outside clapping. >> reporter: it was fun for pandas and children sliding down the capitol hill lawn.

and snowboarders. >> i'm pretty sure it's not legal. >> reporter: the storm slammed stranding hundreds of people. >> we have shelters open in every county in the state. they're ready to take people and keep them warm and safe and give them rest. >> reporter: many roadways will be closed while plows try to remove snow. fishlgs are begging people to stay off the road. >> you go on the road and it just takes one car to get stuck and now the road is not passable and the plow cannot plow that road and the situation quickly descends into chaos. >> reporter: a chaotic, historic, and record-break record which many are now happy to see go. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >> yeah. a lot of work to be done for sure. >> the big dig. we want to head over to tom kierein. he's standing by with a look at

our snow totals. there's been a little controversy, right, tom? >> indeed. at reagan national, they recorded 17.8 which ties it with 2010, number 4 in terms of snowfall but there's controversy that maybe that wasn't an accurate measurement. we'll maybe get that revised. either way, it was a massive snowstorm and blizzard that peaked yesterday afternoon around 3:00. chuck bell made it in. he had trouble getting in from downtown. a lot of the side streets and allies have not been plowed. there's feet of snow that got drifted downtown. as we take a look at downtown, the live view at union station. there still is so much snow on the ground there. there's at least 20 inches right there. here's a look at the entrance to nbc 4 off nebraska avenue. it has been plowed.

most of the main streets have been plowed but these area neighborhood streets have not been plowed. we are socked in with 2 to maybe 3 feet of snow with the drifts. still snowing in cape code, martha's vineyard, and nantucket. stanton, virginia, is only 2 above under a clear moonlit sky. martinsburg at 10 degrees. frederick is 20. reagan national at 23. take frequent breaks when you are shoveling. don't overexert. make sure you clear snow from around fire hydrants and the heat pump and clear your entire car including roof on your car. do not drive your car with all that snow on the roof of your car. snowfall records tied for fourth place. b.w./marshall, that's an all-time maximum snowfall

record, 29.2 inches from the storm from friday night into saturday. from the storm at dulles, 29 president 3. second all-time. 40.5 in shepshepherdstown. that was the most. frederick, loudoun, northern shenandoah valley, washington, 30 inches toward virginia, nearby suburbs. montgomery, 30 to 35. prince george's, 20 to 25. right along the bay up to 22 inches. far southern maryland, a foochlt fredericksburg, 4 inches. the main roads are getting treated. secondary roads. we're going to be dealing with melting and refreezing, melting and refreezing. iciness in the morning, slushiness in the afternoon. 10:00 this morning we'll be in the upper 30s. maybe above freezing. four or five hours or so.

we'll have melting and refreezing. by 10:00, back down to the low 20s and by dawn on monday, down to the teens for much of the region. a hard freeze overnight. mid-30s tomorrow afternoon. partly sunny tuesday, low 40s. might get some rain on tuesday night. near freezing wednesday morning, wednesday afternoon near 40. toward the end of the week, still looking unsettled with sunshine each day. a lot of clouds on friday but highs near 40. still sub freezing overnight. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. it is 6:25. we've been working around the clock to keep you up to date. >> it's been so busy, but we tried to have a little fun athrong way, of course. here's a look at some of our favorite moments from the storm yesterday. take a look. >> you know who has knowledge and power? doug camer er. >> thank you. >> you know we love you. but i would point out you're inside the truck.

plenty of reporters are outin it. i'm going point that out, mr. transportation. >> look who i found out in the blizzard. it's the abominable veronica johnson. >> be still my heart, whoo-hoo. you know everyone in the newsroom, a collective "ah." >> reporter: we were talking about creating a snowman. it's the mt. rushmore of snowmen. >> we knew you could do it, julie carey. >> take a picture. >> the timing of that could have been worse. >> does my hair look as good as david culver's? oh, hello. >> take a look at the accumulation on this vehicle. >> we're thankful that car alarm did not go off on you as you were helping that poor driver. >> whoa. awesome. >> takes a licking and keeps on

ticking. >> notice that. >> oh, okay. >> i was in competition. >> let me show you a guy who lives down in aldie, virginia. >> no risky barber even though it's worth it. >> we like the cool technomusic. >> it was a lot of fun. >> it is a lot of fun but a lot of work. we couldn't do it without them. it truly is an all-star team effort. >> there are people who have been sleeping here at the station. >> let's just say that. >> yeah. like our boss. >> that's right. >> he even brought us bananas. he came bearing gifts. >> thank you very much. the giant panda, pan pan, loves the snow? the panda cam caught him flag the snow.

they say tin jen woke up. a lot of you are loving it too. more than a thousand of you have sthared it on our nbc washington facebook page. by noon this thing was trending. the only thing giving him competition was pat kol lipps and his snow stick. some of you were in spired by panda fever. you gave him competition. it seems you may be suffering from a little bit of cabin fever. >> maybe something else, though, inspired you to jum sboop the snow. just saying. maybe you were in the spirit. and who has a began suit readily available? >> it looks like a onesie. >> it looks like pajamas with footsies. >> keep them coming. >> remember to download the nbc

it's time for the big digout, time to dig the roads and get traffic moving once again. >> you can see the blizzard moving off the coast. now the problem is what is left behind the wake. it's going take a lot of shoveling, folks, plowing and finding a place to put all the snow. that's what people don't consider. you geefrt to put it somewhere. >> where is it going to go. even last year i remember seeing snow mounds sitting around in the parking lot. >> the big melters. >> do they have those? >> yeah. >> cool. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss.

we're going to check in with tom in a second. first we have some breaking news to let you know. >> that's right. this coming out of virginia where dozens of people are looking for a place to stay after a roof collapsed at an apartment complex. this is in manassas. >> yes. police were called to the scene after partial roof collapse. it may be the result of heavy snow. officials found one roof partially collapsed and a second in pretty bad shape. thankfully no one was hurt. wh have you got derrick? derrick ward is on the scene. >> yeah. we want to check with him. >> they have an alarm going off. >> derrick, are you there? >> reporter: yes, i'm here. we're in the 10900 block in manassas.

you can hear that alarm. that is what some people say actually alerted them to this. otherwise they had no idea. i'm going to pan over here to another biuilding, which is als in danger of collapsing. it may have the same issue, so they evacuated that building. we went to a nearby firehouse where some of those folks were. they have them on buses. they're waiting for the red cross to show up. no one was injured, third quarterful thankfully in this. they'll be looking for a place to stay. we understand the red cross is also assisting those families while investigations continue and structure engineers get out here to determine how safe the buildings are. we understand crews will be here to secure the properties and board up. we're live in manassas, derrick ward, "news4." back to you guys.

>> all right, derrick. thank you. we want go back to 270. it's shut down. >> david culver is there with why official december sided to close the highway. what's it look like, david? >> reporter: hey, there, david an angie. this is a first, for me at least, walking along an interstate like this. they even habed to shut it down as you mentioned. 37.5 miles of 270. you can see hazardous driving conditions. they've got three troopers here, another one back there. this trooper has to get out of his vehicle and let these vehicles that are driving up -- i want to show you this live. these are some of the folks who have come past one of the exists or one of the earlier check points, and coming through here, what they're going to have to be told to do is cut through this little entry way and go back in

the other direction toward 495. 270 shut down. the reason is -- take a look at this. it's thick. it's deep. you can barely see the pavement. they're trying to clear that much farther down there. but let me show you what some of the lanes look like, ort? this is a lane. this is part of a lane. i just asked the trooper. i said is this the side of the road? he said this is part of an actual lane. then the shoulder. and then -- you can't see it, but there's a jersey wall. so the snow is piled well beyond the jersey wall. this is how high it goes. a little bit taller than me. i'm 5'10", 6 foot on a good day. well over me. vehicles having to turn around and shut down. they say initially 7:00, indefinitely at this point.

guys? >> yeah. that is a serious situation there. especially, david, that's a great to show people exactly what the road is dealing with right there and how the snow is iced down and packed in. it's impassable at the moment. >> it is. and they're trying to clear it. you've got to give them the space do that. you can see what the trouble is. >> okay. be careful walking out that way. keep your traction. we are looking at 30 minutes since we first checked in with him. he said 7:00 is maybe the time they thought they would have this all cleared. >> i don't think so. >> but it doesn't look like that after what he showed us there. now we want to get over to john townsend. he's with aaa. he's been busy. >> john, you and i have known each other for a long time. what do you think about 270 being shut down. is that an appropriate move by the governor?

>> it is an appropriate move. it's matter of life and death. on 270 you have tractor trailers getting stuck. they're hard to rescue. once those skid out of control, then you have the whole road clos closed, and they couldn't clean it. you have to clean it to make it safe for drivers to go out. >> and, john, you know more than 1.5 million car crashes every year are caused because of poor driving conditions related to weather. what kind of tips are you offering at this stage of the cleanup after the snow because i know yesterday when we were trying to just get back to our hotel, people were running lights. they weren't even trying to stop. it's like all rules went out the door. >> right. this is the time when you have to have safety a top priority as the utmost thing. the first thing you have to do is clear all the snow from your car or your vehicle, and that's of paramount importance.

and the other thing people forget to check because we've gotten all these snow drifts is to check your exhaust pipe. remove and clear any snow or ice away from your exhaust pipe because you don't want to die from carbon dioxide poisoning in this weather, which can happen. check in with the news before you go so you know which roads are closed and which roads are not passable as it were. and then always try to take major roadways that have already been plowed and cleared of snow. but the problem this morning is going to be trying to get out of your neighborhood or subdivision. >> right. and the other thing you have to worry about is dead batteries because the cars have been sitting for a couple of days and it's been really cool. >> right. most people have stayed put for

27 hours or 48 hours and with these extremely cold temperatures, then those batteries if they're two or three years old, they won't start, and that's a big problem. but the problem we had yesterday, believe it or not, is so many people attempted to get to work or they had to go to work wlchlt they worked in the grocery store, a pharmacy or hospital. they had to go. and we had extricate drivers who got stuck or stranded in the snow because that, as we said a moment ago, is a matter of life or death. >> john townsend with aaa giving us tips on getting through difficult driving conditions and a great advice. thank you so much and take care. >> thank you. you too. >> officials remind you to go out and shovel your walks. we've seen this dale. people in maryland are just

walking in the street. they have no place to go. the sidewalks are completely covered in the snow. officials say it's extremely dangerous, please don't do it, you'll get in the way of the plows. >> now we have to clear it all out of here to. do that, d.c.'s mayor more annu muriel bowser is asking for volunteers. >> we have put together a volunteer database, butly say the request for shoveling exceeds volunteers. if you're able to help a neighbor, please do so. >> of course, if you can help, that's a big help. the mayor will give another response. that's coming up at a briefing at 10:00 this morning. >> check it out. two men decided to break out the snowboards and shred it. i don't know if they shredded

it. they were taking a ride for sure. they had a truck pull them around the circle. one thing said this was a second time snowboarding around this spot. while they said they had fun, they still wanted to be safe. >> i saw that yesterday. and they fell. >> even if you're a snowboarder -- >> not advisable. >> i saw someone with two dogs on a sled. all right. there's still no word on what sparked a massive fire at a carpet store in prince george's county. take a look here. the flames on silver hill road so intense firefighters could only attack it from the outside. wow. look at that scene. luckily no one was hurt in the incident. a lot of people still snowed in after the big storm. roofs are collapsing, roads are still in cleanup.

>> you fwhoe was late this morning? >> i won't say who was late this morning but steve bell -- no, rhymes with -- >> chuck bell. >> it took me and my better half an hour and a half to dig our way down the alley from our garage last night or yesterday afternoon during the peek of the afternoon snow. i thought, if i can get it in,ky get it back out tomorrow morning. i went in and starting getting down there. i thought, you know what? you're going to get it stuck and block the alley and get in big trouble. so i pulled it back into the garage and called for help. matt and i drove in together. i live on logan circle.

right across from me a fire truck was stuck and they had two sets of fire crew trying to dig them out. it's just deep, deep snow ef everybodiry where. it's going to be a slow steady progress to get things back to normal. nothing on radar. yay for that. there goes the last of the snow. good riddance to the snowstorm right now. it's going to be a dry stretch. if you're just joining us this morning, national airport, number 4 all time. 17.. they're going to see if they can get a more accurate measurement. i live four mile fwrs there and ahad 19.5.

even southern maryland, big winters in the snowfall department. 20 inches in southern maryland. obviously our favorite snow zone, upper loudoun county, that's where the big winners were around the d.c. metro area. temperatures clear, there's a full moon getting ready go down. and, and, boy, has it cooled down. 7 above in luray. a lot of cold and ice out there this morning. here's the way the day is going to shape up. 18 degrees achlt little breezy as i was waiting for the courier to come and get me. get ready for that. the winds will be laying down. by the afternoon, temperatures all the way to the freezing mark. that solar horsepower really does a good job.

we can at least get things slushied up a bit. watch out for the refreeze. single numbers and teens once again. plenty of sunshine giving way to more clouds. looks like there will be rain showers, not snow showers. we'll talk about that in a few moments. >> chuck, you know we love you. >> oh, i could tell that by the opening. >> i'm digging the jeans. i don't know who's more cool, you or lauryn. >> move it along. >> keep your pictures coming. take a look at these guys. well, she's really cute too, but we'll take a look at these guys. swimming in the snow. right? taking their mark. i know it looks like a pool.

we've all tried snow angels. how about this? a snow superhero. i want to show you this out of st. mary's city. isn't this adorable? she means business. >> where are her pants? >> she's not wearing them. keep sending your pictures. #blizzard2016. head over to our washington app and you can see many more pictures like this online. >> adorable. right now take a look at what new jersey is dealing with. snow isn't the only issue that came about. if you haven't seen this, floodwaters are wreaking havoc in some new jersey neighborhoods. at last check there's as much as 20 feet high. some homeowners say they just finished rebuilding their houses after the devastating floods of hurricane sandy. now they have to do it all over

again. we feel for the people in southern jersey. it's water that's surrounding many of the homes off the coast of new jersey as you just saw and drew scott shows us some of the devastation in cape may county which is in south, new jersey. >> reporter: this is what people in cape may county, new jersey, are wake up to this morning. still water on the fleeds after it flooded out last night. there's another high tide coming in just a few hours this morning. high tidewaters in the back bay are being blown in by a lonld of wind. no snow but a lot of power outages. several people had to be evacuated from this town. we know aet least 50 are in shelters overnight. power outages are a problem. we checked. there are still several thousand waking up without power.

a lot of property damage expected as well as beach erosion that the flooding and powerful winds this storm brought. back to you. >> thanks so much. right now we want to take you live to new york city as they continue to dig out of the snow this morning. the travel ban that affected roads, tunnels, and mass transit. the lift put in place by the governor is going to lift in about 30 minutes or so. at least that's the plan. crews worked through the night to clean up the mess of snow. new york city saw 25 inches of snow. >> the same storm that shut down our city brought parts of massachusetts to standstill, and that's harpd too do. they only saw six inches of snow. nothing compared to what we're dealing with here. winds a big problem along the coast. winds up to 50 miles an hour. >> sledders headed town the 72 steps at the entrance made

famous by sylvester stallone. >> they dumped more than 17 inches of snow in the city. >> 1, 2, 3. >> it took people to push the d.c. police cruiser out of the snow. that was idaho avenue and d.c. the officer became stuck as she tried to back up. some people walking home from a bar, they jumped in with a shovel to help her out and even an ambulance crew. >> we tried to push her out. it took a little longer than we

thought. we had eight other people help her. >> it meant a lot, a lot, especially when you hear a lot of negativity about how citizens feel about police officers. >> a driver for nc 4 even helped the officer. gave out high fives and hugs for all the hard work. >> if you can't make it to church today, don't feel bad. a bishop is giving catholics the okay to stay home from mass. the word coming from the reverend in arlington. he said they're not required to attend mass because of the travel conditions. >> metro wants to get service up and running as soon as possible. you may think metro is a mostly understood ground service, but now half of the entire metro system uses outdoor stations. so this year it is de-icing the tracks there when it gets bad weather.

metro g.m. paul wiedefeld says it's been a batter as snow has been coming down. >> we put out the track on the third rail. >> yeah. we actually took a ride on that de-ice machine yesterday. it's pretty cool. they're going clear the tracks today and the decision is expected this afternoon. a lot of people are worried about this about when metro will reopen. >> is that like riding a zam bow a bowny? >> not really. >> neat. a great perspective there. let's head to germantown and check out gigi. >> gigi? molette green, how is she doing? we want her to be comfortable. that is germantown gigi.

today is the day to make your own snow girl or snow guy. that's the big thing. we're on germantown road where things are a lot icier. you've got the ice that's the issue. plow driver after plow driver coming and going, telling us about their tough times. we even caught some video a little while ago of one big truck stuck in this ice out here, and they're telling us basically the main roads, the secondary roads are the priority, but getting to those neighborhoods is really giving them a tough time at this hour as all that snow and ice has just piled up. >> we're all having problems catching up. >> reporter: take a look at the icicle there. just an example. it's cold out there. it's about 18 degrees at last

check where we're standing at our location. and germantown gigi once again wants you to know thatn worked on her hair and on her eyelashes. my sharpie froed up on me. do not get on the roads. it's just too tricky at this time. there's a lot of work to do. we're moving the snow, and the iciness is something that's measured in days, not hours. it's sunday. take the day off. back to you. >> molette, our audio guy says gee scares him. maybe there's a little primping you can do. >> her mouth is made of chocolate and raisins, what's scary about that? >> reporter: i did the best i can do. did the best i can do. >> thank you, molette. it's cold out there. >> it's just snow deep.

do you like that? hey, it's better than your go joke. today as you head out to shovel snow off your sidewalk, here are four things to know about shoveling. first we want to talk about how you dress appropriately. dress in light layers that are easy to remove. don't restrict your move mchblt. wear the proper boots that have good traction. remember, frostbite can ease in. you want to wear a hat to keep the heat in. now that you're dressed, make sure you're using a t right shovel. use a nonstick surface. use pam spray and the snow slides right off. avoid lifting the snow. push it instead. this will keep you from hurting your back. maintain your feet. bend your knees, keep the hips back, and use a pattern.

don't push all that snow toward the street. consider using a zig dagg pattern to limit walking and spread out the snow shovel. >> sounds good. >> ready yo shovel? >> i'm not ready to shovel. all homeowners must clear their drive ways in montgomery county. prince george's has 48 hours. d.c. also has "48 hours." fines are not being handed out in this snowstorm. and in fairfax, you're not obligated. we have the shoveling tips on what not to do on our nbc washington app. >> it's an nc 4 tradition. we're talking about the pat collins snowstick challenge. >> couldn't be a snowstorm without pat. so many responded to the challenge. more than 1,700 sent in them.

pat takes a look at your suggestions. >> this is what's at stake, the official pat collins snowstick. these are just some of the things we've seen so far. we're looking for the most creative cabin fever cures. how do you keep from going bonkers during the blizzard? the best cabin fever cure gets the official pat collins snow stick. >> oh. these are more of the videos and photos that we got. after pat issued his challenge, there's going to be a while. there was a woman who organized her buttons. did you see that? pat has to go through every single entry. >> not only that, so many people are sending me their pictures. they're asking me to send it to them. no, i can't. >> you have to respond to the challenge.

>> you have to respond to the challenge. that's part of the fun of it. >> tom and lauryn, they're intrepid meteorologists. they're both outside for "storm team 4." >> tag team. >> it's still cold. we had to put our hoods up. the wind is still gusty but not nearly as much as it was yesterday. look at that glow behind me. it's that golden yellow. lauryn, we've got mountains of snow out there. >> we're this far away from the camera because we can't step back anymore. it makes me even colder watching the videos and watching everybody jump in the snow. >> in the rural days when there was no water, you would take a bath in the water. you would would literally get clean that way. >> thank goodness we have hot water. >> speaking of snowfall totals, let's tack a look.

reagan national, 17.5. that may be revised. b.w./marshall, all-time maximum, 29.2. dulles, 29.3. >> that's crazy. the main roads are trying to get treated. i would just say stay off the road. the secondary roads still covered. a little bit of melting going on this week, but really not that much. >> thank you. >> thank you. we're going to have a shovel in hand today. it ice time to dig out. >> i don't look forward to that. make sure you download the latest nbc washington app for the latest alert. take a live look outside. it's pretty. when the sun comes up, it's going to be bright. stay with us. our coverage of the

right now we're watching roads for you.

i-270 is set to reopen because of safety concerns. we're live there with how it looks right now. we're also watching a developing story. this after a roof collapse overnight forces dozens of people out into the snow. the snow has stopped falling. >> we're just getting started. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss. let's kick off our team coverage with "storm team 4" coverage with chuck bell. who got it worse? >> everybody got quite a wallop from mother nature. had a lot of a great pictures sent to me as well. take a look at this. i'm not sure,000 pronounce the name on that. is that tuss?

adam tuss? >> you pronounce it tuss. >> waiting on pizza, i hear, when you took that picture. good for you. >> love it. >> the dulles snow team hard at work. i got to drive one of these plows two years ago on a sunny dry day, but i'll tell you these things are awesome. dulles airport, completely closed. no flights in or out. i'm guessing those two airports are exactly the same. i got that word from dulles. lisa, 25 inches in virginia yesterday. thank you for sending that one in. this is my most retweeted picture i sent out yesterday. put on a happy face. the honda. even got two little nostrils. recovery time line, lots of melting. at least three or four nights of hard refreezing conditions. this is not going to be a quick one and done recovery day.

temperatures in the teens. 22 now. 18 in most of the suburbs. 18 by 11:00 and the wind finally dying down. so things will start getting better today, buttite going to be a long go before things are back to normal. >> thank you, chuck. 270 is closed due to the blizzard. david, 7:00, that was the time they were shooting for to reopen everything. i saw some cars moving out there. what's the latest? >> reporter: angie, 7:00, not going to happen to reopen this roadway. we're standing on one of the lanes actually. this is partially a lane, partially a shoulder. this is a jersey wall behind me. several feet of snow pushed off to the side. as i make may way down, i'm going to show you there's a little bit of progress from the past 15 minutes or so.

i almost took a fall there. foort gn fortunately you didn't see that. you can see blacktop showing. but as we pan over here, you can see some vehicles that are not getting message that 270 is closed and they're trying to make their way through. even a plow has broken down and this created quite a problem for the convoy of state vehicles that were coming through to plow the roads. they couldn't clear this side of the road because of the broken down vehicle. that's why the advice, don't come on here. where they're able to clear it. they're making progress. you can see a little bit of progress. they say it will continue for another 30.7 miles. that's how much of this stretch is closed. they've got state troopers out here. they're redirecting folks who come this way to go the other way. 7:00, that was the time. not happening. as of now, indefinitely closed.

guys? >> you called it, david culver. thank you very much. >> we want to check in with chuck gischlar. we're going to check in with him in a second. we're going to check in with metro's general manager paul wiedefeld. >> paul, do you perceive opening that system again? >> good morning, angie and adam. how are you? we're going to open it as soon as it's safe. first of all i want to thank our employees. they're working hard in several circumstances and they're professional and that's faef tock seechlt as you all know, it's been a massive storm. this is not going be massive hours to get things whack to normal. it's going to be days. adam, with you coming out yesterday, you saw the challenges we had with constantly trying to keep the

third rail up and running. the switch is a big issue. i'm very concerned with the dropping temperatures in the single digits, low teens. and what we've also seen with the wind. i do emt know if you've seen twitter pictures at tysons corner which basically looks like an outdoor station given the volume of snow down there. >> yeah. pal, you know, obviously being out there on that anti-icing equipment yesterday, you said you were clearing the track and you would get them clear and you would come back for another run and they would be just as closed up again and covered up with snow again today. but do you think on day like today obviously when it's not snowing you should be able to make headway? >> oh definitely. it will really help. i think we'll have a much better feel for this later in the afternoon. that's our plan to come out later in the afternoon and give

a definitive what we can do across all three modes. >> is there a possibility you can keep the underground system open but not the above ground? >> we'll be looking at all of our options. >> paul? >> yes. we'll be looking into all of that. >> paul, looking ahead, once everything is open, i want to talk about the platforms. they can get slick real quick. what is the plan for that? >> what we do actually -- on the video you're showing right now, you can see the snow blowers blowing the that out. we have hand shoveling of that. we'll stay on top of that and hopefully the wind doesn't get too bad and we can get it off and keep it off. >> general manager paul wiedefeld joining us this morning. we'll get an update on when it might be open. look, they're digging out like the rest of us.

there's a lot of wok to be done for sure. we've got breaking new this morning out of virginia. dozens of people are looking for a place to stay after a roof collapse out of manassas. almost 70 people were displaced at the coverstone complex early this morning after the roof collapsed under heavy snow there. "news4's" derrick ward is live in manassas. derrick, what is the scene? >> we want to clarify that this isn't a complete roof collapse. you see that area there in the center between those two wings of the building? it's more like a vestibule collapse and they're diej this out afternoon abundance of caution. the snow there brought that roof down. at least that's what they're believing. there's a building adjacent that was evacuated out of a sense of caution a well. look. some of the folks displaced are being sheltered at a fireplace

-- not fireplace, firehouse nooern, stone wall jackson firehouse. they're being kept on some buses. you can see it there. we talked to a couple of the residents, one who says this seemed to be waiting to happen and another who said they didn't know it happened until they were alerted. take a listen. >> i hear a lot of stomping. they were hitting my window. they were trying to get me out. >> i was here seven going on eight years. the roof was ready to collapse and no one has ever done anything about it. >> again, no one was injured fortunately in this incident. we want to clarify this doesn't look like the actual roof to the building that leads to an apartment or to an apartment collapse, that area there, but there's only one way in and out of this building. you can imagine the safety issues at hand if you can't have access and egress to the apartment, which explains whee these folks have been evacuated.

they're waiting for the red cross to find them a more permanent structure and engineers will come by to assess the damage on what is apparently a snow load issue. back to you. >> derrick, thanks a lot. airports are closed the morning. here's a snowy look live at reagan national. it's pretty. right now all runways remain closed there at dulles international as well as b.w.i. marshal. all are expected to stay closed through sunday. some airlines are even canceled flights for tomorrow, monday. nearly 7,000 were canceled. they're still listed for departure tonight, but that might all change. it's 7:10. rail service will be limited if you plan to take amtrak.

they're operating on a modified schedule. that includes the dulles express and northeast regional services. there will be no service between d.c., virginia, and others. >> m.a.r.c. has canceled its penn line service. these updated will be peefts online. there's also a reminder amtrak will not receive m.a.r.c. tickets. snow day. parents, are you ready for that that one? >> i don't know of any. >> schools will be closed tomorrow. of course, more school delays and cancellations are expected. they're going the with coming in and we're going to update all the issues for you. you can find the information running on the bomb of your screen. 7:11.

all that snow had people going stir-crazy. some of the things we caught them doing. coming up, we're live on the streets to help you prepare for what you face when you step outside. we're calling this the big dig. maybe the fiftd snow fall. stek with us. our coverage of blizzard

we've been on the ground all morning and now we're getting our first look above of what our region looks like. this is after the blizzard of 2016. we're high above in chopper 4 above 270. you can see why there's not a lot of action going on. check it out. >> it's still unbelievable. 270 is shut down from the beltway to i-81. we have no idea when it's going

reopen. we're talking about such major the thoroughfare. we're going check in with david culver in just a minute. this is a popular picture. logan circle showingigns as people wake up from their sleepy slumber and start venturing outside. a lot of people doing just that. they're going to want to know how bad it was. >> the monster storm, it behind us. the snow has stopped falling in a lot of places but the cool definitely has not let up. >> absolutely. tom kierein has more. >> it's chilly. >> reporter: the storm passed by and the sky has cleared out. if you're going to be getting out this morning and doing some shoveling you want to layer up because we're still dealing with gusting winds at 20, 25 miles an hour. our windchills are down into the teens to near 10 degrees.

these are the current windchills. single digits in much of the region as the winds are still a bit gusty. nowhere near what they were. four main things to consider for today. take frequent breaks when you're shoveling. don't try to do it all at once. don't overexert. clear around your hydrants. we've been saying this since yesterday. clear your entire car. that includes the roof. do not attempt to drive your car with a lot of snow on the roof. it's going to blow back and hit the car behind you and cause problems. on this sunday, the big dig commences and we have a lot to dig. we had almost 20 inches yesterday. now it has settled down a bit. in fact, it's compacted back down quite a bit since yesterday afternoon because it was so fluffy and dry. back to you. >> all right.

thank you so much, tom. well, the mound of snow in germantown are almost taller than some of our reporters out there, including "news4's" molette green. she's live out there with more on when crews will start clearing out some of that snow. you've made a friend this morning literally. >> reporter: okay. she's my new best friend and everyone needs one. her name is germantown gigi. sorry about that, beth. the spectacular moon, the sun is going to be coming up soon. the spectacular moon. seeing lots of regular cars on the roads here in germantown now. that's because the main roads are in much better shape including right here along germantown road. and, of course, aircraft, which is a big shopping area that basically got shut down, of course, because of this blizzard. very good news, though, for the

businesses and workers who tell me they need to get back to work. montgomery county police stressing you need to stay off the roads and let the plow workers continue to work on these streets. the main roads, the secondary roads, and then they're going to try to get into these neighborhoods. but, of course, the conditions are very tough. >> it's hard to move. in spots it's like 3 feet. there's a lot of drifting and whatnot. >> reporter: okay. and i'm here with germantown gigi. everybody, this is my newest friend. guess what she's doing now. she got thirsty. there were so many calls for interviews, her mouth got dry. she's got apple juice. check it out. germantown gigi hanging out with me on the road along with my photographer, beth. more cars on the road, which is not a good thing.

let the drivers, plow workers do their job and get to these roads and get them clean. they're putting down salt to clear the roads. that's it live in germantown. >> thank you. you have fun with germantown gigi. you can head to dupont circle thl morning. it always happens. take part in a "star wars"-themed snowball fight. remember, metro service suspended as you heard from the general manager. put on your walking shoes. get your groove on with silent disco dancing. that all kicks off at 9:00 this morning. zoo cameras caught the panda playing. the zoo says that she woke up

and got pretty excited. the video was posted on facebook page and twitter. it was crazy. >> if you love it that much, why don't you have a snow machine. >> i know. it seems the giant panda may have some stiff competition out there. some of you want to at least share in his limelight. you have shared with us your panda-like moments. it seems some of you may be suffering, however, from a little cabin fever too. that is so funny. >> you may have just been enlightened by a beverage or two to jump out in the snow. >> you can't blame them. they're embracing it. >> you know who else may be embracing it, maybe a little upset at the cold. >> yeah. that might be chuck bell. >> i'm not upset. >> not at all? not that it delayed your troovlg work? >> who objects to being late to

work. >> oh, well. >> you're excused. you're excused. >> absolutely. my commute in was going to be the same as just about anybody else's. once you get to the main roads because i live not too far from massachusetts avenue. that's no problem at auchlt it's snow covered but it's these side streets and alleyways to get on the long road. it took me and my husband an hour and a half to dig out the last two or three feet in the afternoon and when dug out, it was obvious to me. i went back inside and said, help me. it's going to take three times as long to do anything. keep sending me those a great picture,er, at chuck bell. dana johnson, a great picture there early this morning all snowed in at her place. dawn smith, martinsburg, west virginia. 4.1 feet of snow in martinsburg.

thanks for sending that in. you've got a long dig in front of you. kate, 25.5 inches of snow in manassas. steven green with a picture o the white house looking oh, so white driving yesterday afternoon. it's a bitter cold start in quite a few spots. the single digits. it's 22 in washington. planning out the day, temperatures in the teens to low 20s downtown by 8:00. up in to the upper 20s. freezing today. plenty of sunshine, so there will be some melting. transportation impacts, all three of our airports completely closed for your the day. very limited. limited rail service, call ahead. if you have the amtrak track, only the southbound will be running if those at all. those in philadelphia crippled by the storm. no metro today. i'm guessing there won't be anything in the way of the metro service. metro tomorrow, extremely icy

and slushy, it is going to be an ugly day to get around. my outlook for school, no chance for school tomorrow. i don't think there's any chance for school. i'm not the one who makes those calls. i think by wednesday, at least some of the districts may be able to get open once again. but, kids, you've got a couple of days to read all those book assignments they gave you last week. another cold night tonight with another refreeze coming. we're in a weather alert mode for today and for tomorrow. there will be a chance for rain showers, not snow be rain showers. nothing all that heavy. it could help a little bit in the way of snowfall. i would expect most of the next six to seven days we'll be dealing with icy roads and ugly commutes. don't plan on getting back to normal any time soon, not that i know what normal is. >> that makes two of us.

the snow is over and the cleanup begins across the region and you have continues to share some of your best pictures with us and we love them. this photo right here was sent to us by an aunt in a city in maryland. this is how a niece dressed herself to go dig out of the snow. it's so cute. we can assure you she wasn't out for too long. lots of you, though, you're dealing with situations like this. when we talk about the big dig, this is mild compared to the other stuff we receive out there where they're covered completely in snow. luckily laura says after the two feet of snow she was able to find her goat. >> her goat. >> we have a caravan of goats. we've been watching these convey of snow plows. >> co " co-l-l-l-l-d again.

>> it was funny the first time. send us your pictures. e-mail us. b-a-a-a-a-k to you. that was a little sheepish. >> that was good. today the game between the caps and the penguins at the verizon center, that's been postponed because of all the storm cleanup. no word on when they're going to play. if you have a ticket, it will be good for the makeup date when they play that game. also want to let you know about a college basketball team. i're happy to be home today after being stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike, get this, for more than 24 hours. blizzard 2016 closed a 90-mile stretch of the turnpike stranding the players and other drivers. among those stranded were the women's jim gnat anastasia

gymnastic squad was stuck. name had a detour. my goodness. that is what you call teamwork, my friends all working together. >> wow. good for them. all right. so we're helping you track the snow plows to see when your street will finally see that plow. >> let's take a live look at 270. that's the look from chopper 4. we're going to take you live out there to "news4's" david culver, what we're hearing about the efforts to reopen 270. did you know it was closed down. we're back in a moment.

7:30 on a sunday morning. the snow has stopped falling but you're still being asked to stay off the roads while they clear it off. >> parts of the region saw 20 inches plus fall in the blizzard of 2016. now we have to deal with it. with everything left behind. >> we're going to be digging out for a while for sure. >> good morning on this sunday morning. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm adam tuss. hope you're having a great day so fafrmt "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell tallying the totals this

morning. and he has more. hey, chuck. >> i'm sorry. i couldn't hear the last of your question. >> you are tallying the snow totals, my friend. >> yes, i am done tallying them and they're big. >> back to you. >> everybody got snow. our nabors up 95 into philadelphia and new york really got pummeled every bit as hard as we did. they didn't have the five, six, seven-day lead time. tom was telling you about it starting a week ago today. at least we had the heads-up in advance. if you're trying to travel northbound, it's ugly. send them in to me and i'll show as many as i can possibly squeeze in. brenda, can you spot the samoan in the snow? mark, look that plowed driveway. way to go, mark. you have been doing your homework for sure. justin daniels, stone ridge,

virginia, oh, that's going to be a long dig to the front door there and the garage doors as well. thanks for sending that in. and sean casey, our photographer, out this morning capturing the moon. the temperatures bottomed out into the single digits and teens. daytime melting. three, four, nights or more of steady freezing to take place. 7 in frederick, 19 in luray, 19 in manassas, 24 at national airport. the next 24 hours look this way, cold, breezy, and icy. this morning at 8:00, everything refreezing by 8:00 tonight. into the teens by monday morning. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. giving way to clouds later in the day. highs tomorrow, low 30s. daytime slushiness to overnight refreezing. seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, chuck. >> 270 just reopened after being shut down because of the

blizza blizzard. we want to get straight to david culver who's been covering this all morning. david, geesht to tell you, when we heard they reopened it, we were pretty impressed. >> reporter: yeah, given what the conditions were as we were giving you live reports walking along the interstate, given that it's reopened, we're no longer walking along the side. one of the things we noted as we come up to the exit, this is the first one, exit 10, that has some sort of clearing to get off. the other, completely blocked by snow. i'm talk 3g feet of snow because a lot of it was pushed over because of the lanes. we saw one vehicle where it was stuck on the exit ramp going nowhere any time soon. i want to show you chopper 4 as we take a look above 270. it did reopen. 7:00 was their target to do so.

conditions as i just tweeted out remain rough here. a few of the lanes are open. you've probably got three lanes achlz you can see from the chopper, there's still a lot of white covering the road. you see a few spots where the blacktop is showing but for the most part still covered. your speeds aren't going to be that excessive as you're driving here. i'll show you a convoy of the plow. they're still making rounds. they look like they're going up the 30-mime stretch. they're going up and down the other way. we've got huge snow blowers pushing the snow even farther into some of the exit lanes to try to get them off the main lane. that's the conditions as we see right now. we're going to continue to monitor it as we see to make our

way. the guys north. we'll send it back to you. >> as you're driving around, we want to let people know that "storm team "storm team 4" by 4 is equipped to handli linle it. what does that say about regular vehicles even though the road is open? you've still got to be careful? >> you're right. this is a truck that does really well in these conditions. we have noted a few other pickup trucks. one was just stranded on 270 because it was having some issues getting through here. as we pass some of these plow trucks, they likewise have taken it pretty easy out here. it's bumpy, especially as we're getting into this area. it is really bumpy. thick snow built up, guys. >> thank you very much. "news4's" david culver driving 270 which has just reopened. stay on top of that story as things continue to develop. but now we want to turn our attention to the national mall.

>> you know, we love you, jim cantore, we don't like it when you visit. >> it's always a sign something big has happened for sure. >> reporter: you guys were my update, my go-to. i appreciate the updates on the schools, the airports, what's going on with 270. i appreciate that. that gives me something to talk about on the national scale. what i think is going to help you down here regardless if we got 17.8 or 20 inches is how light the snow is. i mean really, really light. now. now you have to dig it. take your time, get it done. then it's football time. i've got to be honest with you.

from what i dealt with in boston. it was 8 degrees. this is beautiful. it's beautiful out here with temperatures in the low to mid-20s. we're a little blocked from the wind, from the northwest so it doesn't feel that bad but it's actually a beautiful sque with capitol behind you. he talked about how light the snow is. a reminder, the longer you wait the light snow gets harder and heavier as every day passes by. it's important that you get things in place. >> you made every husband cringe. >> i bet the ladies will go out and sweat it out. even emergency responders can get trapped in the snow. take a look.

>> one, two, three. >> yeah. this d.c. police cruiser could not get out of some heavy snow until a group walking by was able to push it. some of the group was walking back when they saw the officer was in trouble. they used hands and shovels. a passing ambulance also made a pit stop to chip in and help. >> we kind of sat around and pushed for about 20 minutes and the next thing we know we have about eight people trying to push the car out. >> it meant a lot, a lot. especially nowadays when you hear a lot of negativity about how citizens feel about police officers. >> well, a driver for nbc 4 even jumped in to help. the officer gave outside high fives and even a hug for all the hard work. >> a lot of hard work for sure. we talk about 270 and all the challenges in that neck of the woods. we want to turn in our attention to virginia. bringing in jenny mccord with vdot.

jenny, i imagine everybody's tired at this point it's been a long few days, that's for sure, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us. crews are still at it. they're at it for 24 hours a day. they've going to keep at it for a few days. >> we saw that 270 was closed because the conditions were treacherous. do you expect anything on virginia roads? how are your operations going so far? what's your biggest challenge? >> well, there is definitely still a lot of work to do. tll's still a lot of work to do. you have to keep pushing and pushing and pushing. we had to bring in special equipment to move it out of the werek in some cases get it over the guardrail. as we look at the neighborhoods

and main roads, there are situations where we need to plow but also bring in rotors to move snow and find places to push it. >> that's the major roads. the realistic expectation, you've got to get those things cleared first and the secondary roads and possibly get into the neighborhood streets. realistically people shouldn't expect it. >> it's going to take some time. we have had them out there since the beginning of the snowstorm. knowing with this much snow coming, we can't wait until the snow is over to start plowing in the neighborhoods. we did see those plows as the storm was going through and continued to plow but there's still so much work to do. we have half of our streets in northern virginia, neighborhood streets. there's a lot of work do. the neighborhoods is really we find them to put them.

we have to find places to pile it up. there are issues. we want to deal with those so that folks can see when they come up to an intersection. you'll see very large piles of snow. we're trying to do that as safely and as quickly as possible. >> jennifer mccord, thank you. i know they had to suspend the situation because it was deteriorating so quickly. >> we saw a lot of snow plows stuck. >> yeah. >> it's been a tough couple of days. everybody needs to take a deep breath as we all try to dig out. the other thing she talked about with the neighborhoods. they're going to have to find a place to put the snow. patience, everybody. >> they love it. >> they love it. they're climbing the capitol. you may have expected to lose power this weekend as the blizzard of 2016 hit the area, but surprisingly the number of power outages is pretty small and that's good news we checked

out the virginia dominion website this morning. just over 400 are waiting for the lights to come back on. that's a very small number. that's mostly in arlington. aaron, the district is without 100. power companies say they're working to get you up and running as quickly as they can. breaking new this morning out of virginia where dozens of people are looking for a place to stay at a roof collapse at an parms complex in manassas. almost 70 people were displaced at the coverstone roof collapse this morning. "news4's" derrick ward joins us live from manassas with more and the fire alarm is still going off. >> reporter: indeed it is. that's what alerted a lot of people to this. what you're looking at now is a vestibule, overhang sort of

structure overhang stairway to this apartment. that's what collapsed. be aware it's o probably not safe to get on your roof. look for sagging roofs and hearing strange noises. we don't know if any of that happened but around midnight fire crews were alefted to this building 10926 coverstone and when they got here, this is what they found. families were evacuated and no one was injured. people who were taken out were taken to a nearby fire staigs. some are on school buses while they work to get more permanent housing for these folks until this building can be deemed structurally sound and get back in and at least get their belongings. we talked to some folks who were displaced including one woman who said there are some special

circumstances around this. it's not only inconvenient but possibly life changing for some of these residents. take a listen. >> i've been there for seven, going onto eight years, and that roof was ready to chance and no one has done anything about it. it's not right and it's not fair. there's a lot of people dwhoenlt have papers and they don't have any place to go. >> reporter: the building is not structurally sound. before they were let anything back in. the roads are icy.

that is quite a lot. we're live, "news4," derrick ward, back to you. still no word on what sparked a massive fire. take a look at this. this is a scene at carpet store. the flames on silver hill road. so intense firefighters could only attack it from the outside. it took crews about 30 minutes to put it out. luckily no one was hurt. so have you ever wondered what winter looks like from space? >> sure. >> well, let's give you a view. astronaut scott kelly tweeted this picture. it shows a wide cloud stretching. it shows the movement slamming us in the district as it heads north. if there's one to follow online, his photos are spectacular. just remarkable the shots that

he posts. isn't that beautiful? >> that's beautiful. it's very peaceful from that high up. down on the ground, a little different story. we were mentioning her boots. >> her boots are fantastic. >> we're looking at facebook. >> reporter:'ve been laeerring up with every leave shot. now i've added a hat. i've got to tell you it's a beautiful morning. jim was talking about that when he was on the mall. jim cantore from the weather channel. it's gorgeous out here. it's very quiet, very calm, but that sun is not going to do anything to really warm us up and do any a great melting whatsoever. we've got temperatures right now in the 20s. but then you head to the shenandoah valley. look at luray, 5 degrees.

you add the wind factor. look at the windchills right now. this is what it would feel like. single digits in some of our areas, 11 degrees. that wind is getting going. the good news is it will start to calm after the noon hours. it's going to be very cold throughout the remainder of the night. temperatures once again will fall into the single digits. we're heading for icy spots. now, we've got a lot of snow. it's incredible how much snow is on the ground out there, and know that tom has some of those numbers. tom. >> yes. the records at area airports, those snowfall records, we're looking now at the records at reagan national. 17.8, ties for all-time fourth. that one might get revised

because of problems trying to take those measurements there yesterday. b.w.i. marshal, all-time maximum snowfall there at 29.2. at dulles airport, their second all-time total of 29.3. as we take a look around the region here for the rest of the day, food, water, medicine, expect to be snowed in here for the rest of the part of the afternoon as we'll continue to be doing the big digout. and we'll take a look at the seven-day outlook. some happier news on the way. a nice warming trend. chuck will be here in a couple of minutes. >> thanks so much, tom. u.s. g.s. reports a 7.1 earthquake has hit alaska. it's on the pepeninsula. no word on damage yet. we're working to learn more.

metro wants to get service up and running as soon as possible. you might think metro is a mostly understood ground system. huh-uh. half of them use an outdoor statement. >> wiedefeld toad me yesterday the tracks will be checked again to make a decision on when thinged will be open rhee opened. but it's touch and go for sure. the snow has fallen and you want to know when a plow will clear your street. everything else, you can check your area's online snow app. it shows where it's been snowed and plowed and salted.

maryland's didn't of transportation listing all of the road closures and breaks it down by car and travel speed as well. okay. now on to phase 2 of the blizzard of 2016. the big digout is under way. we want to check in with "news4" "news4's" molette green. are you f in germantown. >> you can see a good bit of the snow is gone but it's covered and there's icy spots. there's a big shopping center with a bunch of stores and they do want to open oop. i caught up with one guy who's a cook at one of the restaurants in this shopping center. happy to go to work. he missed a whole day's pay yesterday because of the blizzard. how was it driving around in this snow?

>>. [ [ inaudible ] >> reporter: a lot of you have been tweeting me about germantown gigi, my snow girl, and i wanted you to hear from her in her own words. germantown gigi, what did you want to say? >> i want everybody to stay off the roads because the plow workers have so much do. >> reporter: thank you very much, gigi. coming up we'll talk with the fire chief about what he's experiencing on the roadways on this big cleanup day. all right. back to you. >> this is what happens when you cover snow for three days. you start doing voices and impressions. the brain freezes. >> reporter: that was her. >> oh, that was her? >> don't ruin it for the kids. >> she looks marvelous. we'll check back with you in a

second. 7:51. ice has forced white ferry to close service today. service connected people to loudoun county by passing across the potomac river and it traveled by cable. it's pretty cool if you've never seen it. it carries cars and pedestrians. the snow has stopped but now they're working to clear the roads. dchl c.'s mayor muriel bowser is asking people to stay off the roads. he's asking for volunteers to help neighbors who need help shoveling. she's going to give an update at 10:00 a.m. this morning. we have the one and only-pat collins and his snow stick

challenge. >> more than 700 people sent in pictures of their cabin fever. >> reporter: this is what's at stake. the official pat collins snow stick. these are just some of the things we've seen so far. we're looking for the most creative cabin fever cures. how do you keep from going bonkers during the blizzard? the best cabin fever cure gets a pat collins snow stick. >> take a look. these are videos and photos we got in. i can't believe people are jumping. >> that's crazy. >> there was one woman who organized all of her buttons too. that was pretty cool. it's time to pekka winner. that's going to take time. pat has to go through every single entry and he's very diligent about it. he doesn't fling around the pat

collins snow stick. you have to earn that. >> someone who has used one for a long time. it seems like an eternity this weekend. >> that's right. >> chuck bell in the studio nice and cozy. with a smile on your face. it's all about the attitude. >> if you say you're a snow lover, you fweebt to mean it even after you've spent two hours digging your car out of the snow. remind yourself. we've had a great pictures coming in. keep sending them to me. back into the sunshine for today and tomorrow. that will allow some amount of melting down, but plenty of daytime melting will do us no real good because it's going to be at least six to seven nights in a row of refreezing everything. there you go.

a great shot enjoying the snow. nothing left on "storm team 4" radar. it's all gone. the skies are clear. we're all clear for a while. the last of the snow disappearing offer the tip of cape cod and away it goes. away goes the blizzard of 2016. snow nino as i like to call it. this was definitely an el nino-fueled event. temperatures are bone chillingly cold. down into the single numbers through luray up into northern maryland. planning out your day today. a bit of recovery. plenty of sunshine. close to the freezing mark for at least the metro aareas. what to expect, ice and deep snow everywhere. all the main roads are snowed in. barely passable at best. extremely dangerous to be outside. airports all closed for the rest of the day today.

probably barely going to have much in the way of service tomorrow. metro service, nothing from metro today. this is not my call. i fully expect that metro will not have service tomorrow either. a quick peek of the forecast. a couple of rain showers tuesday afternoon. melting during the day but refreezing at night all the way into the weekend. it will be a while before we get back into what we call standard operating procedures. >> i've got you on the hook. >> i wouldn't want to drive a big bus on those side street sthoos we'll check back in. montgomery county ohomeownes must clear their sidewalks within 24 hours. prince george's, you have 48 hours. d.c. residents, you 24 hours, however, fines aren't been

hadded out. in fairfax you're encouraged but not legally obligated to shovel your sidewalks. we have all the shovels laws and tips of what not to do. that's on our nbc washington app. >> we have much more coverage of blizzard 2016. we'll stay on throughout the "today" show. >> you can see "today" on comcast, cozy 2rks 08 and over the air at 402 and rcn. did you get all that? >> i think so. >> it's going to

right now we're watching the roads for you as cruise scramble to clear the snow. i-270 shut down because of safety concerns this morning. we're live there now with how it looks right now. we're also watching a developing story this side of manassas after a roof collapses overnight and forces dozens of people out into the snow. the snow has stopped falling, but there's a long way go before we can put this storm in our rear view mirror. it's really cold out there. >> it is. everyone will have a shovel out there. >> good morning, everyone.