started. >> and it could be several days before things get back to normal. a look first in northern virginia. the snow there piled so high in some places that some people are trapped in their own neighborhoods. >> a similar scene in maryland. a snowplow truck struggling to clear the streets in gaithersburg got stuck. another example of the dangers as people try to venture out. >> and check out this picture over our nation's capitol. a woman posted it online and wrote, quote, caught one of the first flights out after snowzilla. >> tonight our team of reporters are out surveying the damage. let's start with julie carey live in loudoun county. jul julie? >> well, waiting on the snowplows. that is what thousands of northern virginians are doing tonight including the residents on summerfield circle. you can see where the plow here stopped. now, some folks complaining already. others taking it in stride recognizing the historic proportions of the storm and yet

others taking out their frustration at the end of a shovel. on wage drive in leesburg, residents have been busy. the driveways clear. the sidewalks, clear. the street, untouched. >> there's about three feet of snow right in the middle of the street and nothing has been removed yet. >> reporter: the town of leesburg plows here. this update tells residents only today have they begun to hit neighborhood streets. the primary roads have been the focus. martin and others on the block with snow blowers have finished clearing neighbor's sidewalks and driveways. now they want to see a plow do its job. >> very impatient. the trucks have been going up and down, plows up. i have called every number. no answer. >> reporter: in the south riding subdivision of amberly, john hutchens has taken matters into his own hands. here the homeowner's association contracts for plowing and last night after the plow driver got stuck, they left. >> i haven't seen him yet today.

so hopefully we'll get out by later this evening but i'm doing it myself now. >> reporter: but on the other end of that subdivision, this street has been cleared to the asphalt in some spots by a shovel brigade of neighbors. they learned not one, but two women on peppercorn alley were due to give birth today and tomorrow. >> i felt, you know, so honored they would do that for me and then other people to help out. people are good. >> reporter: and first responders are pitching in, too. in ashburn farm where some subdivision roads remain unplowed, volunteer firefighters rolled in to take a resident to a dialysis appointment. and on the plus side, there is nothing like a snow of this size for some good neighborhood bonding, and a lot of those neighborhoods where they were doing all that shoveling, they're bonding over something else now. their aching backs. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, julie.

people also are looking out their windows for a plow in prince george's county today, too. if they did go out, they didn't get very far. bureau chief tracee wilkins continues our coverage from national harbor now. we're told it's a lot quieter than normal. >> reporter: it is but they have opened national harbor because they have the roads plowed out and you can see huge snow mounds all around national harbor but the folks here should be okay and they're saying they're now open for business after doing this huge plow out. but in some of the residential areas, as you mentioned, people are still waiting for plows. this as we have learned that the storm in prince george's county has turned even more deadly. >> didn't have any shoes on, and just laying there. i don't know. laying on his back. >> reporter: this truck driver was one of the people who discovered an unidentified man's body lying near a dumpster behind the save a lot. officials believe he may have been homeless. >> makes you feel grateful for everything you have in life, you

know, because take for granted i live in a nice warm house. >> reporter: it will be the second death of a homeless person in prince george's county since the storm hit. meanwhile, businesses are digging out. at national harbor, some streets and businesses were closed while they plowed. and on residential streets -- >> i have seen them clear, and i understand why they're not being cleared. but i have seen them clear. they used to do a much better job on this street than they've done. >> reporter: many remain impassable. >> they should be plowed by now, but if they aren't, do you the best you can and get out here and do it yourself. complaining about it doesn't get anything to do. get out here and do something about it. >> reporter: while less than 50% of residential streets have been plowed in prince george's county, state roads are looking pretty good, but at times some of the outer lanes are narrowing. the beltway is bone dry in most areas, but this is what we saw in brandywine road, sidewalks so full of snow that some people were taking to the streets on already snowy, narrow roads.

prince george's county executive had this to say about cleaning up these residential streets. >> right now we've got a ways to go. going to take us at least another, you know, probably 24 hours, another day to get to those streets. >> reporter: a spokesperson with social services in the county says that they were out trying to round up as many homeless people as possible to get them into shelters. they're going to look into what happened in both of those situations. the county executive asking residents to be patient. he's hoping by tomorrow they're going to see a big difference. i'm tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. the blizzard may be to blame for a structural disaster. the roof collapsed at the shiloh christian fellowship church in silver spring. nobody was injured but the view shows there was a lot of snow on the roof and there is significant damage. the building has been declared off limits because it's just not safe and the power has been shut

off, too. we just learned the montgomery county government will be closed again tomorrow. we know many of you are wondering when your street will be clear. scott mcfarlane went inside the war room where the county oversees all the plowing and he joins us live from gaithersburg with what he found. scott? >> reporter: good evening, doreen. in the dark it's so deceiving but when you see a wall of waist-high snow like you do here, it's hard to believe it's actually blocking people's homes and people's cars. we're in gaithersburg and for the side streets in this area, the county is making no firm predictions or projections as to when those streets will be fully cleared. rick said he tried but failed after snow blowing his driveway, he tried to clear his street, too, and the ones near it before giving up. >> i made two sweeps up to the top of the hill. when i saw the plow truck come in and he couldn't get in because of the people blocking the top of the hill, i gave up. >> reporter: inside the highway

services special operations center, the war room with an eye on every major road and every plow countywide, they're making no promises to the people who live on the plowed in side streets. >> this is a multiday operation and i can't pinpoint an hour, but it's soon. >> reporter: workers who will shovel for money are going door to door, even in those plowed in neighborhoods. >> you go door to door knocking? >> yes. door to door knocking. >> how big do they smile when you get there? >> i mean, if i do a great job, the owner is good. they like it. they like it, a great smile for me. >> reporter: by the way, the going rate for a driveway, tells us, $100 today. montgomery public schools closed tomorrow. no announcement about wednesday but the schools tell us they have cleared the grounds of only 50% of their school buildings so far. live in gaithersburg, i'm scott mcfarlane, jim, back to you. >> thanks, scott. a live look outside our

storm team 4 x 4. still a lot of snow on the ground as i'm sure you are already well aware. there is some concern about refreezing tonight as the temperatures fall. doug is tracking the conditions to let us know just what we can expect. doug? >> yeah. you know we're going it see that refreeze tonight as we saw last night but temperatures not quite as cold tonight. last night extremely cold. you woke up to temperatures this morning, fortunately many of us didn't even have to wake up, but 4 degrees towards dulles. 3 in frederick. 2 in martinsburg. 16 in the city. a cold start to the day today. the good news is it's not going to be nearly as cold as we move through the next couple days and that's going to help with the melting process. we have some clouds and a lot of them making their way our way right now. those clouds will act as a blanket tonight and they will not allow temperatures to cool al that much. actually many areas will see temperatures that drop just below freezing, maybe even not getting to the freezing mark. right now we're up a degree in the city because of the clouds

at 36. at 32 degrees in leesburg we are in the upper 20s though already. look at frederick. last place to see the clouds and we're dealing with 23 degrees there. so we will see the refreeze in parts of the area. next couple days mother nature helping us out. taking temperatures into the 40s and by the weekend close to the 50s. we'll talk about the melting process, what to expect over the next couple days and our chances for snow which have gone way down. coming up. all right. thank you, doug. this is a live look outside -- or rather there's still no word yet on what the federal government plans to do tomorrow, but we did get an update on the snow cleanup in the district. d.c. government offices will open tomorrow and d.c. public schools, they're not planning to reopen until wednesday. tom sherwood joins us from the reeves center with our report on that. hi, tom. >> hey, doreen. that's right, the d.c. government will open tomorrow but the schools won't open until wednesday. mayor bowser clearly is trying

to get the city moving again but there's a lot of snow to move. >> reporter: this is what d.c. citizens wanted to hear, snowplows are coming to residential streets. >> now we're moving on to our next phase in these operations where we are going to take resources and guide them to the areas that have been less treated so far. we're going to look at those areas where there have been passes or there may not have been passes in the last 24 hours on certain streets. >> reporter: but mayor bowser warned citywide snow emergency on roads tonts continues. >> telling folks make good decisions. i was going to say something else but make good decisions and that means if you have a car that can't navigate snow, don't pull that car out because if you do impede our operation to remove snow, if you abandon your car, you will have some costly fines. >> reporter: and the downtown dig out continues. d.c. police squad cars were

blocking whole blocks downtown to speed up snow removal. there was some traffic on k street, normally one of the busiest business corridors downtown, but crucial service roads alongside k street for deliveries and parking were 100% snowed in late monday afternoon. people struggling to get around downtown today had their own advice. >> one more day. >> tomorrow morning? >> one more day. no, one more day. wednesday. >> reporter: wednesday? >> wednesday. it's a lot of snow down here. you have to think, a lot of people drive in the city and we have to park. there is nowhere to park. >> reporter: well, the schools will wait until wednesday but the d.c. government is going to open tomorrow. the mayor is urging everyone to take metro if you can. i'm tom sherwood, news4. jim, back to you. >> thanks, tom. that monster storm that hit us is still having an impact on air travel. coming up, we'll tell you how long it could take to get things up and running again. and the one thing that could

create more problems later this week. metro outlines its plan for getting back on track. i'm adam tuss. live next, i'll tell what you they have planned. so what are they going to do with all that snow? i'm mark segraves. it's coming right here to rfk stadium, and coming up, we'll tell you why thi

it has take an huge effort to get metro back up and running. today the transit agency says by tomorrow morning all stations will be open again except for five stops along the silver line. our transportation reporter adam tuss got some rare access inside a rail yard today to see the challenges that metro is up against and he joins us live from the brookland station with more. adam? >> reporter: it's a big mess. that's the best way to describe it, but the good news again, all stations open tomorrow morning except the five silver line stations in northern virginia. the rail system opens at 5:00 in the morning, full fares are back in effect. metrobus will be on a limited schedule. here at the alexandria rail yard metro literally frozen in place. special ximent tries to push the snow away from the rails, and, yes, there are rails under there. but it takes time and it takes multiple passes. so here is just part of the

problem. that piece of machinery right there is called a prime move every. it's coming down here and pushing the snow off the tracks but what's happening is as it clears the rails, the snow then builds up on the third rail which is where the rail cars draw their power and that's a problem. more than half of the metro system is above ground and outdoors. metro general manager. >> we don't want to put people out there and get them stranded so that's why we're taking our time and getting this right. >> reporter: the silver line in northern virginia said to be hit hardest by the storm. that's why it won't be open when service starts tomorrow. metro couldn't put an exact number on the financial loss from the storm, but it's certainly costly. >> but the real impact obviously is think of all the labor we're throwing into this. think of all the contractors we have to throw in this. so that's an -- the supply, the fuel, all of that is playing into this. those are big numbers for sure. >> reporter: big nams fornumber for a big clepanup.

the rail system opens at 5:00 in the morning. buses will be on a limited schedule. no word on when metro access service might return. jim, back to you. >> thanks, adam. some airplanes are getting in and out of our area again, but there have still been hundreds of cancellations today. officials at national, dulles, and bwi marshall are urging everyone to check with the airlines before you head out to catch a flight. the travel problems also are having a ripple effect all across the country. nbc's kristin dahlgren shows us why the delays could last even later into the week. >> reporter: hello from laguardia airport where there is a lot more activity than there has been over the past few days, but still difficult travel day for a lot of people. there's still a huge snow clearing operation going on at the runways. here at laguardia we are still seeing cancellations. about 30% of flights canceled for today. nationwide we're seeing more than 1500 flights canceled.

so airports and airlines trying desperately to get back to normal but really a difficult task for them. they're still clearing the runways and, of course, when you think about it, more than 12,000 flights canceled between the time the storm started on friday and today. that is an awful lot of travelers that need to get rebooked and put on flights to where their final destination is, so we're still seeing a lot of people who say they won't get out until tomorrow, perhaps the next day or the day after that. and that with the possibility of another storm coming, it could be some difficult travel days ahead. that's the latest at laguardia airport. i'm kristin dahlgren, back to you. >> kristin, thank you. all of us still trying to get around the heavy snow that slammed us and the entire east coast. the cleanup is going strong but we all want to know how long will it take for all this to melt? >> doug and veronica are tracking everything up in the weather office. you know what, guys? i have the feeling that mother nature can do -- is far more efficient than any shovel or

plow that we can put down. what do you say? >> i think you're exactly right, vance. mother nature is going to be helping us out over the next couple days. temperatures have been going above freezing and that's what we need. we need to stay above freezing for an extended period of time. it would be great to get into the mid-40s. take a look outside right now. the airport, a very busy place this evening. one of the first times i can remember where the traffic just not moving. so many people down there, both at the baggage claim and the drop-off. maybe they're starting to get flights out. 36 degrees, still above freezing at this hour. so, yes, even now we can melt at least a little bit, but the sun has gone down. temperatures have fallen. 23 now in frederick. 28 in manassas. it will be a colt nigd night bu as cold as last night. >> we had a hard freeze, a deep freeze overnight. single digits, took a while for the temperatures to come up.

things got very slushy. look at the temperatures for tomorrow morning. we start out in the upper 20s to low 30s across the area. not too bad at all. so we drop about ten and then we're going to rebound quickly tomorrow. so i think that the road crews will be able to make do with just putting salt on the roads. shouldn't have to go to the brine and salt mixtures. at 40 degrees throw days or more to melt about 2 to 3 inches of snow per day. folks, we're going to see a lot of melting and get a lot of help from mother nature. add the sunshine today. the wind actually sometimes hinders it by cooling the as soon as. we'll have some fog, some rain showers moving in. that also a big eater of the snow pack on the ground. and then, of course, whenever the snow turns from white to brown and eventually black along the side of the road, that sunlight gets absorbed and helps to eat away at the snow as well as opposed to reflecting it.

we've got a lot working in our favor this week. thumbs up. >> a lot working in our favor for sure, veronica. that's very good news. something else to watch out for and i want to thank scott from reston for sending me these pictures. look at the icicles. i have seen a lot of them around your neighborhood. watch out for those because as we melt, these will start coming down, too, and these are some big-time icicles. watch out for the kids. headache sure they're well aware. you may want to get up there with a broom and knock them off if you can. not something you want to get hit with. as far as we're looking at right now, no problems. the radar all clear. some good news here, more melting possibly because we're not going to get as cold because the clouds are moving in. the clouds will act as a blanket to keep us warmer tonight. here is the next storm system moving up toward the chicago area. there is a front though with it and with that front we may see some showers tomorrow. in this case they'd be rain showers as we're going to get into the upper 30s to low 40s. look at a couple showers up to the north and west. maybe some coming through the d.c. metro area during the

afternoon. i don't even think you will need the umbrella, but fog could be an issue tomorrow and fog a very good snow melter. so that will help, too. now, as far as the school outlook goes, so many people have said we love this graphic. okay. 100% chance of schools tomorrow -- no school, rather. 80% of no school on wednesday. d.c. does have school though. thursday starting to get back to normal. most areas at least thinking about going back to school. 40 on your wednesday. every day at least in the afternoon above freezing. so some good news there, too. a little refreeze but looking okay. guys? >> we like it. thanks, doug. our coverage continues tonight. coming up, the storm team 4 x 4 on the road. tell you about any trouble spots as the snowplow drivers start focusing on some of the secondary and back roads. other cities along the east coast are also cleaning up and digging out. and they are concerned about the next st ♪

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here is a look at times square tonight. a live look. traffic there moving once again as new york city digs out after this blizzard. a travel ban had been in effect until yesterday. the storm dropped nearly 27 inches of snow in central park. that is only one-tenth of an inch less than the record there. tragedy, a terrible tragedy in new jersey after the storm. a memorial sits by a car in passaic, new jersey, tonight where a young mother and her 1-year-old son died.

they were in the car trying to stay warm while the father was digging it out of the snow on saturday night. the tail pipe was covered with snow and they were overcome by carbon monoxide. the couple's 3-year-old daughter was also in the car and she is in critical condition tonight. floodwaters are receding on the jersey shore, and that has left behind quite a muddy mess. more than two feet of water blanketed the ground in wildwood, new jersey, over the weekend. heavy machinery has been brought in to help with the cleanup. this is the same area that saw such devastating flooding after superstorm sandy several years ago. people in pennsylvania are struggling to dig out. folks in norristown, north of philadelphia, spent the day removing the snow from around their cars. this area saw 30 inches of snow. philadelphia had more than 22 inches. the fourth largest snow on record there. back in our area, all the main roads in d.c. are now passable, but there is still a

long way to go on the side streets. >> sow marhomari stone is givin street level view. what are you seeing out there, shomari? >> reporter: i'm seeing a lot of cars buried under snow. i see others that are, you know, able to get out. as you can see, look at this. this is what jim vance has been telling us, the concern about refreezing. this will likely refreeze tonight and the problem is you will have some folks who are shoveling out snow and the last thing you want them-to- to do it them on leans like this one because that will make things even worse in terms of the refreezing. so it's worth mentioning when you shovel your snow, shovel it and put it not on the roadway. live from storm team 4 x 4, i'm shomari stone, back to you in the studio. >> a lot of people are experiencing similar scenes in front of their houses. we've been asking you all afternoon if your street is

plowed. for our flash survey, look at this. the majority of you say, no, you are still waiting for the snowplow crews, 58%. as the snow gets cleared out, at least off the major roads, there is a new concern about safety. still ahead, environmental impact from this historic storm. many neighborhoods are still waiting for their streets to be cleared of several feet of snow. coming up at 6:30, why some neighbors say they're frustrated after they had to dig out the plow driver who came to clear their street. and we asked you to snow us your best cure for cabin fever. nearly 2,000 of you sent in pictures and videos. tonight we're down to the final four.

right now parts of our region still crippled by the historic blizzard of 2016. from neighborhoods still covered with a blanket of snow. >> the safety concerns as all of this begins to melt. >> and the questions you might have about what's covered by insurance and what's not. >> hey, don't forget about me. we're down to the four finalists in the pat collins snow stick challenge. >> news4 at 6:30 starts now.

talking about those temperatures today, a little bit above freezing and that's good news. we get to melt some of the snow. reagan national, 17.8 inches of snow. the number four storm. there was a little bit of a hiccup with the measuring system that went on towards national airport. could be a little higher but to no avail. dulles airport, 28.3. that's number two. bwi marshall coming in 29.2 inches. that the highest snowfall after around our region at bwi. 36 the current temperature. 29 in hagerstown. temperatures below freezing here but notice the 40s back to the west. that's some of the milder air that's moving on in. so we will see some melting over the next couple days. tomorrow morning it will be a little cool, down to 31. watch out for some of the refreeze. it's going to be slick as you're making your way to the bus stop, maybe to the store. a lot more people walking than driving the last couple days. lots of melting tomorrow afternoon.

a little bit of a shower, maybe some fog. temperature around 45. we'll talk about the effects of the melting and what to expect in the seven-day forecast in just a minute. >> thanks, doug. tonight in fairfax county, crews are still working hard to clear the roads while other people work hard to clear their driveways. vdot says they just don't have the equipment to deal with this much snow. >> right now the main roads, most of them relatively clear, but many of the neighborhoods, they are still buried. news4's meagan fitzgerald is in mclean where neighbors are working together to try it get through. >> reporter: hi, doreen. a lot of residents woke up this morning with a lot of frustration after looking outside and seeing that their neighborhood streets were still unplowed, but vdot says they're aware of the issue and are working as quickly as they can. this is what some neighborhoods still look like across fairfax county. some driveways are cleared out but entire neighborhoods remain unplowed. >> our neighborhood never is

first to be plowed. >> reporter: it's a frustration shared by a lot of folks. in fact, neighbors who live on riding bridge place in mclean took these pictures after they say a vdot plow driver got stock clearing their street. neighbors say they ended up digging out the driver but their street still looks like this one. >> we are very fortunate in our cul-de-sac and along noble drive to have great neighbors that really pitch in and help each other out. >> reporter: that's how holly reamer says they've been able to get through the last few days. >> it's like a block party or something. >> reporter: neighbors stepping up to help each other. >> i needed, you know, a cup of something. there's a neighbor that has one. >> reporter: now,vdot says they are still working to obtain all the equipment that they need, about you they tell us they borrowed necessary equipment as far away as connecticut. they tell us it could be several days though before all neighborhoods are plowed. back to you, vance.

>> thanks, megan. at least 40 people in 13 states all over the east coast have been killed in this blizzard. the death toll stands at 9 in virginia. the causes range from hypothermia to traffic accidents to people suffering heart attacks while shoveling. in d.c. an 82-year-old man died shoveling snow. two people died in maryland. the blizzard also claimed the life of a u.s. capitol police officer. his name was vernon alston. he was 44 years old. he died of a heart attack on sunday while shoveling snow outside his home in delaware. well, a lot of people are out there trying to shovel, and they face a dilemma, what to do with the snow they move off their car or sidewalk. that's a problem that the city faces but on a much larger scale and as mark segraves reports now, their decision could have consequences for all of us. mark joins us from where they are dumping the snow in northeast d.c. hi, mark.

>> reporter: hey, doreen. we're in lot seven next to rfk stadium just off of benning road here. this little pile of snow i'm standing on is just a drop in the bucket. take a look over here where the tractor-trailers since predawn have been trucking in tons and tons and tons of snow and this is going to continue around the clock until all the streets of d.c. are clear, but the concern is that where they're dumping this snow is less than 100 yards from the anacostia river and that's why they have to be very careful about how they do it. two feet of snow is a lot when it's on top of the roof of your car or in front of your house. >> i mean, they were plowing the entire time throughout the storm, so we think it looks great. >> reporter: but when you have an entire city's worth of snow that has to be moved to make room for rush hour, it has to go somewhere. and that somewhere is here, in lot seven next to rfk stadium. and to use a cliche, this is

just the tip of the iceberg. they're just now starting to truck snow into the rfk stadium parking lot, tons and tons of it coming in by the truckload. the problem, it's right next to the anacostia river, and when the snow melts, everything in it, the chemicals and debris, could go right into our waterways. >> we've checked the site. they have the appropriate screening there, and so when it melts, it will go through the mesh. but also it's in a catch basin area where it does not necessarily go straight to the river. >> reporter: now, of course, once any of these chemicals or debris make their way down to blue plain, the treatment facility will get it out before it makes its way into our drinking water. as for the snow in your front yard, they want you to shovel that into the landscaped area between the curb and the sidewalk. do not, do not throw it back into the street. they're afraid that will just refreeze and, of course, clear out those fire hydrants. vance, back to you. >> thanks, greg. >> the snow didn't keep everyone

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weather damaged a lot of homes and cars over the weekend. now is the time to look into what's covered by your insurance policy and what's not. >> that's right. news 4 consumer rerepoporter su hogan is here to break it down for us. >> this is a question asked quite a bit. when should we call our insurance company? depending on your deductible, sometimes you're better off paying for the work yourself. standard homeowner's insurance usually covers, this is according to the insurance institute, wind related damage. tree limbs that fall on your house, damage caused by weight

of snow, the frozen pipes or damage caused by ice dams. before contacting a contractor to repair any damage, call your insurance company first. then take pictures and document everything. keep receipts if you had to go ahead and get the repairs made before an insurance adjuster was able to actually come out. now, the other thing you want to check out is your car if it was damaged during the storm. standard auto insurance covered vehicle crashes. it also falls under the liability insurance which is required by most states. if your car crashed into an object, if you have collision insurance, it should be covered. if there was any physical damage to your car caused by heavy winds, falling ice or snow, usually comprehensive insurance will also cover that. and remember, again, always document the damage with pictures. that is so key. >> that can always be a complicated process. >> yes, it can. >> and sometimes a frustrating one. >> that's for sure. >> thanks, susan.

you have heard the express going off the deep end, right? check this out. these swimmers in west virginia, they have done just that. they decided to do some swimming laps in the snow. needless to say, this workout didn't last very long and this guy is a little better equipped. tian tian playing in the snow at the national zoo. everybody loved this video this weekend. some of the humans got out there and tried to compete with him. those are just some of the most watched blizzard moments on social media. you can check them out on the nbc washington app. search fun in the snow. that's my favorite. >> of course. everybody's. the opening of the washington auto show has been delayed twice now by the blizzard, but there are some special events lined up for tomorrow's grand opening. the show will open at noon tomorrow at at the washington convention center. more than 700 new models will be

on display as well as some old classics. members of the military will get in free. students pay only $5. the national's first baseman ryan zimmerman is on the roster there. the show runs through sunday, and here is what's coming e ing. the pat collins snow stick the pat collins snow stick challenge.

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and at stake is an official snow stick. >> this time around we got nearly 2,000 entries. all of you showing how to beat cabin fever during the blizzard. let's check in with pat and his snow office in northwest d.c. with a look at the final four. who made the cut, pat? >> reporter: well, doreen, it's not an easy task. who gets the pat collins snow stick? 1,700 entries. three judges but just one winner. tonight we narrow it down to the final four. it's the snow stick challenge. we're looking to find the most creative cabin fever cure. what you did to overcome the boredom of the blizzard. best entry gets an official pat collins snow stick. now, we assembled an award-winning panel to go through the entries. nbc 4's general manager jackie bradford, morning news anchor

eun yang and traffic reporter melissa lang. all three women known for their sense of style and straight talk. they looked and looked and looked and they like what they saw. after due diligence, the judges came up with the final four. here they are in no particular order. the snow swimmers. the snow swimmers with fins. we noticed a number of people got tired of looking at the snow and decided to go out and get in it. these two men did it with a sense of flair. we call this toe in the snow. this woman wanted to get in but only so much. the video speaks for itself. >> here goes. ahh! >> i think the epic snowstorm brought out epic entries, just terrific showing. >> cat burglar in training. you have seen it in the movies where a cat burglar has to weave her way through laser beams to get to the guarded treasure. this is how one family beat the

boredom. swizzle stick snow stick, an ice bar with all the appropriate baempls in a drink with a swizzle stick that looks much like a pat collins snow stick. why didn't i think of that. >> we had a fabulous time in here voting. lots of fun, lots of laughs. very creative. >> so then using the olympic scoring method, the judges will vote and vote and vote again until we have a winner. >> oh, my gosh! >> so tomorrow we'll know who gets the official pat collins snow stick. jim, doreen, doug, back to you. >> good stuff. we got some very creative people around here, don't we? >> really cool stuff p.m. >> there. >> that's one of them with the flaps up. >> it's a good sign when pat lifts up the flaps. >> let me tell you something, doug, look, no gloves, no heavy coat, flaps up. it's getting better all the time out here, man.

i'm ready for springtime. >> things ever looking up. >> we all are after this weekend. thanks, pat. so, doug, how bad is it going to be? how long is it going to take? and are we going to -- do we worry about flooding after -- >> i don't think flooding is going to be a really big issue. i know we had that 1996 after the big blizzard there. >> still have a vivid memory. >> most definitely. we saw temperatures get up into the mid-60s a week afterwards. that's not going to happen but we will see temperatures above freezing over the last couple days so we will see some melting and we do need to see a little bit of that, at least on the roadways. 36 right now. temperatures not dropping all that much. actually dropping, going back up, dropping, going back up, that's because of the cloud cover we have across the region. by tomorrow morning maybe down to 33. in the city we may not drop below freezing. that would be some very good news. still going to be a lot of ice out there. it's not all melted but at least we won't refreeze in some spots. already down to 28 in gaithersburg. 27 in manassas.

we are already seeing some refreezing so watch yourself walking, driving, no matter what you're going to be doing. nothing on the radar to show you. walking tomorrow, still tough. we have you in the yellow. snow and ice covered roads, they are out there. the major roads, they're looking okay, but the secondary roads not good at all. flying getting much better. starting to see things trying to get back to normal. 33 tomorrow as i said. a little slick. some shower activity tomorrow. some light showers are possible. it would fall in the form of rain as temperatures get into the mid-40s. temperature 45 the 3:00. 41 by 7:00. that will help with melting. heads up for some tag here, too. fog is going to help with the melting process. 40 degrees on your wednesday. 37 on thursday. 39 on friday. so each day above freezing. we do get rather cold though thursday and friday night. many areas in the teens. same deal on friday. and then look at the mild air coming in. 44 on saturday. 48 on sunday.

55 on monday. so we are going to have still a lot of melting coming up this weekend so we will have to look out for a little bit of that problem with the flooding but good sledding weather continues saturday and sunday. letting you know now. >> the snow is better for building snowmen after the overnight. >> i can't wait to get a little melting so you can put it together. >> thanks, doug. >> we have sports coming up. wizards, celtics,

this is the xfinity sports desk, your home for the most live sports. >> so we're sitting here trying to figure it out. when the wizards last won at home. you said they had the worst home record? >> is that still right? >> they won last week, but, yeah, the story was always that they were terrible at home. >> the story still is they're terrible at home. skroot sto >> the storm is the fresh start for everybody. they have four games this week. here is the thing, they have four games this week and they alternate home and road. and it starts with a back-to-back, home tonight. the wizards are hosting the celti celtics, a team that's beaten them three times this season. the last meeting was last january 16th. tonight they are due. another positive thing after being off the last few days.

guys back at shoot around. not an easy commute for john wall who said it took him two hours to get to verizon center. expect to see ott tow porter, jr. back tonight. he'll be on limited minutes but the wizards' forward said there was definitely a blizzard benefit. >> kind of helped, give me an extra couple days to get back to shape, you know, put it through stress. put it on those type of circumstances so i can come back and play. guys are anxious. you can tell guys are jittery, ready to play. you know, a lot of guys got workouts in whether it be ellipticals, treadmills, got their cardio in. we're ready to play some ball. >> tip at :00. the capitals returning to practice. barry trotz's guys will have to make up two games. we'll await the new dates for the games against the ducks and penguins. fans happy to see defenseman john karlsson back on the ice.

he missed the last 12 games with a lower body injury. he'll be a game time decision for wednesday's game against the flyers. watch doreen's twitter page if we want to know the latest. all the talk today, did you enjoy the time off? >> it was awesome. i had my best buddy in town. a lot of fun just walking around. we were jumping down the snowbanks, stuff like that. testing the snow. >> you try to take the dog outside and the dog doesn't even want to go out there is much snow. >> i put a heat back on my lower back today but other than that i felt fine. i enjoyed being outside. shoveling. >> it wasn't too bad. wasn't too much of a blizzard. it was just snow. wasn't too dangerous. >> yeah, braden holtby, he's from saskatchewan. try to say that. >> they get a lot of snow up there. >> so he's like this is no blizzard. forecast for super bowl 50 calls for dabbing. cam newton taking on peyton manning. they punched their tickets in

opposite fashion. first overall pick in 2011, cam newton, he is set to face the number one overall pick in '98, peyton manning. manning and the broncos took down the patriots thanks to two early touchdowns from manning. peyton heads to the fourth super ball of his hall of fame career. it will be newton's first super bowl appearance, second ever for the franchise. dominating performance in the nfc championship game. >> look at that. >> cam dishes about what he expects next. >> we're going to the super bowl. we're not going to just take pictures. you know, we're trying to finish this thing off. it wasn't going to be, what did i say? instant grits, quick grits. it's going to be a process like long cooked collard greens, you know what i'm saying? i think those collard greens are brewing right now. you can smell it from a mile away. >> cam newton made those comments when he arrived in charlotte in 2011. it's a process. he's going to enjoy it. >> get the vinegar. >> what you got? >> i got the panthers.

>> i love the broncos but i don't know how they beat the panthers. >> right. >> i don't either. >> they're growing favorite, 5 1/2 points. >> i thought it was 4 1/2. >> growing. it's growing. >>

developing news tonight. buried by a history making blizzard. dozens killed. cities and towns slammed. neighborhoods still stranded, and a travel nightmare. 13,000 flights cancelled. the ripple effect all across the country. one week to go until the vote in iowa. a frantic sprint for clinton and sanders, cruz and trump. but is another new york billionaire about to shake up the race? a massive manhunt for three dangerous inmates who masterminded a daring escape from a maximum security jail. rappelling from the roof to freedom. and a new warning tonight about the gender gap between men and women when it comes to having a heart attack. knowing the signs and the differences between the sexes that could save your life. "nightly news" begins righ