dangerous cbs. rain, sleet, snow and now wind combining to make road conditions tough to get around. >> and away she goes. the big snowstorm that hit parts of our area so hard is now moving up the northeast corridor bringing sleet, snow and rain. for us it's all about the refreeze tonight. >> and time is limited to get your sidewalk cleaned off. a deep freeze is expected tonight which could lead to more delays and cancellations. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> athe federal government is open an a three-hour delay. that means

roads. roads that remain messy in some areas. the key is the temperatures and what is falling in your neighborhood right now. let's start with chuck bell with how much more rain, sleet and snow we're expected to see here. >> it's all but done. >> good news it's moving out. a lot of it is hitting new england. >> they can have it. as well as everybody around here is done with whatever they were going to get. as far as snow totals are concerned, most everybody that got snow only had between 4 and 8 inches around the city a lot less than that. people and animals alike taking advantage and getting outside and having some fun in the snow. this picture out here rolling around in the snow having a grand old time. dogs are loving the snow. other photos of the snow, look at this. the whole family got in and made the

and then as we get out towards columbia, maryland, the bamboo took it on the chin. the chutes nowen bent over with the freezing rain and ice. >> we are watching the precipitation move out because as we have been talking about all morning, it's been an icy mix. now we're seeing it leave the area and leftover snow showers move through. now some light snow through baltimore and even around the district we could still be seeing some very light snow. you're seeing that as well as leesburg and frederick. very light and this will continue to clear out of the area and

snow shower later on today. chuck and i are back with a look at that and what you can expect tr tomorrow morning. very cold temperatures heading our way. >> thank you. as we have been reporting all morning, areas to the north ask west are seeing the most snow. >> justin finch has been in leesburg all might and all morning long. good morning to you. >> right now i'm in a sled on top of the hill. i have not done this it in years. >> i want to finish this.

that's as far as i'm going. back to the camera here. that was really a lot of fun. i want to thank you guys for racing with me here. that was a great experience. i want to tell you as you can see out here, the snow is really starting to taper off out here in leesburg. that's a good thing because now the families and kids can come out and enjoy the snow just the way we have just a few moments ago. the good news here is that this snow does have that icy, spongy texture from earlier. but it's got a nice, soft snow on top. it's fun to sled in and play in and all the like. we are seeing clouds sucircle t area as well. temperatures here are close

freeze iing. it's still very cold and possible to stick around for a long time. so that's the latest here in loudoun county. i'm justin finch, back to you. >> thank you for not running over the kids on the hill there. >> he gets a gold star. we have more team coverage for you this morning. if you want to know what the roads look like wildfire you head outside, we have the person who is going to help yoout. >> transportation reporter adam tuss is live this morning on the beltway in maryland. he's made a few loops around there. what are you seeing now? >> th is our second trip around the beltway right now. it's a tough job, but someone has to do it. i don't get to be on the sled. i get to be out here with all the traffic. but look at this. we have it down to bare pavement in so many spots. i'm talking about secondary roads and all sorts of roads around the region. look at these amazineing angles have from the

earlier that was nothe case. look at the crash earlier this morning on route 28. this was right by the dulles toll road. this is why we told everyone to stay home earlier. that was a two-car crash and the driver was still in the car when we got into that area to see that crash. and that backed up traffic. but back out here live as we look behind the storm team 4 by 4 and on the side of our 4 by 4 and in froblt front of the 4 by 4, everything looking good on the beltway in this section. so still gives the road crews more time to do what they need to do buzz there's more chemical they can put down and as. temperatures rise, the roads are are really going to start to improve. next thing we need to worry about is the refreezing tonight. we'll keep an eye on that. things looking good. the storm is over. we have a a good

camera underneath the 4 by 4. >> we don't want a that. >> the main road in gaithersburg will be shut down all day most likely. cameras were on the scene after a snowplow lost control and ran into a traffic cig until pap the pole is still lying on the eastbound side of the road. this is the road to take to merge on to 270. so this will affect anyone driving in that area today. >> we have been seeing icy conditions in germantown. if you look at the grill, it's covered in ice. >> looks like some of that has melted. we saw a lot of freezing rain. we are live with an update on conditions. >> reporter: it's looking great out here now. it's still cold and wind

the sky. take a look at german town road. it's down to pavement. it still has some slush and ice. it may not be. clear to primary roads. be careful is the order of the day. . look out for pedestrians. people are starting to stir here. we haven't seen a lot of folks now. one lady used ski poles. most had had to walk gingerly. we have seen quite a few ride on buss, but nobody on them. barely u anyone on them, if any. so folks that are able to stay home are indeed doing that. d

out seem to be few and far between here. at least those who are on foot. traffic is relatively light right now. that's the situation in german town where we're live. back to you. >> progress. we're making progress. if you need to use public tran sut this morning, there are some changes you should know about today. >> e we just learned that the d.c. streetcar has suspended service today because of ice on overhead wires. metro trains are up and running. metro bus service operating on selected routes today. and in maryland, marked trains are running on an r schedule. most have been cancelled because of the storm. there are hundreds of cancellations and two dozen delays at our aurpts.

because of long lines. >> you have been hanging with us all morning to get through your snow day. pat collins is ready to announce the snow stick challenge in just a few minutes. something a lot of you have been waiting for. >> we're going to check in with david culver later in the broadcast. a fun moment with david that you may u have missed earlier. >> it's so warm this here. i haven't felt this warm. >> no warmth, just ice cream. a viewer brought him coffee a little bit after this happened. >> thank you. honest ingredients. like real delicious honey and real oats.

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road conditions vary across the area. slushy, icy, wet, these are live pictures from the storm it team 4 by 4. we're going to check back in with adam tuss in the next half hour with more on what he's running into on the roads. first though, we want the to head back out to fairfax county. >> mark segraves is keeping an eye on things at the fair oaks mall. he has a good look at 66 from there. how are things looking? >> we haveou

the wind is really kicking up. it's really starting to pick up. that's route 66 you just saw some road crews drive by. traffic is loigt. but road spray is going to be the biggest dangers on these roads today. we had it on route 58. and there are some slushy and icy spots that kind of sneak up on you. we saw two cars that are gone off into the ditch because they hit one of the slushy spots. we are seeing a a lot of road crews out treating the roads and plowing off to the shoulders. people seem to be heeding the warnings of staying off the roads and letting these crews do their work. here's a look at route 66. and that road spray and some of that icy slushy spots that are going to sneak up on you.

it makes for great snowball weather. >> it looks like it would hurt a lot. >> better at the camera than the cameraman. mark segraves, thank you. >> now comes the part of the morning that people have been waiting for. we gave you a new name, pat. pat collins is at his post in northwest washington with his famous snow stick. >> these are the rouls of the snow stick challenge. we are calling this the st. patrick's snow stick challenge. the winner gets an official pat collins snow stick.

>> throw a little green in it. take a picture and then tweet that picture. that picture get ss a snow stic. you might say i don't have anything outside. . all i have is yuck. don't worry. pretend you have some. get some friends. throw a little green on it. take a picture and send that picture too. now, let's go over here. this is what? tell me about the duck. >> i bought the duck four

easter. and he's been to a lot of minor league team its. he hasn't done nationals yet. >> out in the snow to visit you. >> he likes the snow. >> the snow stick challenge. >> send us your best tweets. >> thank you. >> i can't wit to see these entries. >> president trump is keeping a close eyen op the storm as well. especially the impact on washington. e he met with d.c. mayor who called in and talked to us earlier in the newscast. they were in that meeting as well and briefed the president on how

for the storm. earlier this morning we asked mayor bauzer about the decision to delay, not to cancel. >> part of the reason why we delayed is to get crews out and on those streets. we know our mains are passable and drivable. the mayor is calling on residents to get our their shovels and clear the sidewalks and treat them with deicer. >> we are going to check back this with storm team 4 after a quick break. we still have snow and freezing rain falling in places. >> take a look at this. this is laguardia airport. nearly empty. we'll check in with new york is dealing with right now. stay with us.

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the white house always looking beautiful on a snowy day. . you can see there not too much accumulation on the lawn. it is wet and cold. angie goff joins us this the studio with what she's seeing on social media. >> we are loving all the photos and videos you are sending us here. and it appears a lot like pets. are some of the biggest snow lovers so far today. check out this p

taking it to a whole new level. just like a kid. it goes all the way back around. once we go back up the stairs and try it again. nicole in d.c., a a little strange to see the blossoms covered in ice and snow this morning. a scary sight for a d.c. transit from florida. they are not used to seeing a frozen pool. out in west virginia, we have fort building well underway. also peopling getting creative with ways to stay warm after getting 11 inches of snow out there. and also worth sharing online today, this hilarious moment we have been telling you about between david culver, a kind viewer showed up to give culver coffee. so there are some nice people in this world. proof they are not the same person. >> which you already knew. >> back to you guys. e

>> we're talking whiteout conditions and empty airports across can the area this morning. news 4's jay gray has been camped out in central park all morning long. i'm feel iing for you out there. >> good mid-morning. here's what we have going on right now. mostly sleet. you have seen it. we have had snow from midnight last night through much of the morning. and now it's turned to eet. that's what the national weather service told us is going to happen. we're going to have a a mix throughout the rest of the day of scleet and know. maybe even a lult rain med in. it's going to be quite a mess here. we have seen a few people venture out just to take a look. it's beautiful covered in the snow. not a a lot of fun right now. we have seen people walking the dogs and out jogging.

still a state of emergency here. a winter weather advisory until at least 8:00 this evening. a lot of businesses told employees to stay home and out of the mess if you have to. . i think that's happening as well. haven't seen a lot of commuters throughout the morning. . we'll continue to watch things. but for right now, that's the latest on the situation in new york. back to you. >> it's so weird to sort of see nothing in new york like that. you think they can handle the snow. are there closures in place up there? >> reporter: other than the schools, no forced closures. but a lot of businesses are saying we're not going to get our employees out in all this. we're a couple hundred yards from the restaurant that's in the far tier. it's open. has anybody sho

really. so they are open, but i'm not sure it's worth getting out here and getting in all this mess. >> jay gray live in central park this morning, thank you. and did you see jay had a flaps down on the hat. pat mentioned if flaps are up it's not so bad. in new york it's a flaps down kind of day. >> areas closer to us saw a lot of snow. >> we want to go to scott macfarlane. how are the conditions looking there? >> reporter: if you're looking for traditional snow, this is the place. if you're looking for cars buried e beneath snow, this is the area. we drove up here from durwood. you can see on i-70 west in transition from that heavy, slushy sleet to tradition powder. they have a lot of it here. we're off churchill road. a lot of people who commute.

the roads are passable. at least this part of frederick county. they are passable, but they are not manicured yet. the sun is coming out here. scott macfarlane, news 4. >> good point there. thank you. >> that's where the real snow is. >> absolutely. that's where the big winners. we fu that woib where all the big snow works. we have less than expected around here. about half compared to what i really thought we would be getting. ob

so my apologies for those who had their hopes up. itten wouldn't be the big one in the d.c. metro area. and nonetheless i'm personally slightly disappointed with the amounts around here. national airport recorded 1.7 inches of snow. it brings us to 3.1 for the whole winter. i really thought the d.c. and baltimore areas would be closer to the 4 or 5 inch amounts. fixtures continue to come in. also on instagram and twitter. the leb ri cans knew about the snow-themed snow stick challenge. thanks for sending that in. this snowman here looks like he's kind of flopped right down there. but ashley haynes and her little one building the snowman up

this is not going to be one of the better years for cherry blossom displays on the basen. good news for transportation issues. temperatures above freezing now will really make the roads quite nice by later on today. there will still be refreezing issues overnight tonight. there's a lot of clouds around and a passing flurry or two. the real issue from here on out will be the wind and the cold. these are wind gusts expecting winds 25 to 35 miles per hour for the remainder of the afternoon. the winds stay. up overnight tonight. still very gusty and cold. here's the next five days. only in the mid-30s today. only around 32 tomorrow. and 36 on thursday. but thursday the meltdown starts and saturday we get some rain and temperatures in the 50s. >> thank you, chuck. a look at capitol hill now and the national mall here. snow-covered as you might expect. e we did not get huge a

disruptive. >> adam tuss is out in the storm team 4 by 4. take a live look at the roads there. a live report right after the break. stay with us.

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welcome back. news 4 is working for you on this storm team 4 weather alert day. >> you can see the e closures a at the bottom of the screen. if you work for the fer

delay today. you can also work remotely or take a day of leave. it's running on a saturday schedule. let's go live to our crews. >> did you ditch the sled? >> i gave up the sled so the kids could have some fun. i couldn't hog it all by myself. but one evolution we have seen, when i first saw you this morning, we had all that sideway sleet going. then the snow flakes started falling and it's virtually clear. as we get closer to noon, all the kids are out. they are going down that hill. the snowballs are flying out here. had said now it feels like a snow day. he doesn't like being cold, but he does like snow. so me and a 7-year-old we have that in common. over the course of the day, we have seen lots of work o

ground. people shoveling and plows out here hitting the streets over sand over and over again. now it appears as we have this break in the forecast out here that we're reaping the benefits. it is clear. the plow is going by because there's nothing underneath to plow. however, that's not going to be the case all over loudoun county. we have streets that are quite slushy. they are in the melting zone in terms of the snow, ice mixture. you have seen streets that aren't fully plowed. this is virtually untouched snow.

>> road conditions are expected to improve as this weather moves out of the area. gu tbut the governor is asking people to stay off the roads. we spoke to him on the road earlier this morning. >> our goal is to get all these roads cleared today with the plows that we have out there. and then tonight we have to lay that salt down. it's just bye-bye mention ed ben mentioned. it's going to be black ice. let us get the snow off the roads and people can let the plows do their job. >> the goal is to have all roads passable in about 48 hours. st. patrick's day just a few days away. with the snow we're getting into the spirit a bit early. >> pat collins is at his post in northwest washington with details about his latest snow stick challenge. good morning to you, pat. >> this is the mayor. this is the official pat collins snow stick.

mayor, we have to hold this up. now in the last couple years, i have seen a lot of things in our city. i saw the pope come to town and ride around in a fiat. and just now i saw our mayor pull up riding around in a a. pickup truck. the times they are a changing. mayor, could you do us the honors and give us a measurement here with the official pat collins snow stick. just find some untouched snow. and put it in. what do you got there? >> it looks like i have 3 inches, pat. >> 3 inches here in connecticut. . i know youen went to the white house the other day to talk to the president about our snow preps. what was that like? >> we appreciated the outreach from the white house. we have new president, new administration officials and they have to make some decisions about the federal workforce and so i thought it was important we established those new relationships. >>

office? >> the oval office is as magnificent as you might think. it's the people's house. and that oval office is representative of our great nation. >> did you get a paperweight or a little souvenir? >> no, but we talked a lot about snow prep and metro and how d.c. and the federal government how we can always have great relationships when it comes to taking kir of our city. >> does he seem to be interested in our city? >> he knows washington well. i think that he wants to make sure that the federal government it our city needs anything that we have the right contacts. >> nice meeting? >> it s ve pduiv meeti >> tnkouo ch ha y vy ch i go tu. yannef esof your very own. you have to enter the pat collins snow stick challenge. go outside in the snow or the ice and strike a pose. throw a little green in it

patrick's day snow stick challenge. take a picture, b send that picture to me. the best picture gets the official pat collins snow stick. i bet you'd like one. >> i don't want anymore snow. i want to put the snow stick out of business. >> ohno, did you hear that? i'm going to cry. >> just for this winter. thank you so much. the mayor of the city of washington now goes to her pickup truck. back to you. >> i think the mayor must be talking to aaron gilchrist about putting thentk t busins >> we t understanding of her position on this one. it's a a little different. >> did you see how the may u your doesn't get a snow stick. i need to have that back. thank you very much. prince georges county bureau chief is keeping an eye on the roads out there as well. >> she's been driving around in bel

>> i'm seeing that most of the primary roads have been taken care of in prince georges county. the secondary roads a lot of them have been treated. not all of them yet. it's the neighborhood that the county hasn't gotten to yet. 2 to 4 inches is what we're seeing in prince georges county throughout. the northern part of the county, laurel, this area here, they got some of the most. you can see a tree limb down over here. they have quite a few a trees down. this is kind of a heavy, nasty, slushy kind of snow. right now we're get iting more precipitation. we have seen some rain, snow, and this is what we have

this is what you're lifting and getting out of the driveway. it's not a fun, white snow. prince georges county spokesman saying they are going to have crews working until 9:00 p.m. tonight. e we now how this goes. primary roads is the focus. take a look at the secondary roads throughout the county. most of them have been plowed. they are clear. around the county, but other than that, when i was driving around, really no issues on the road, but you shouldn't be speeding. and also we do see a z you're driving from time to time the large puddles that can overtake your vehicle if you hit them too fast. definitely be careful out there. if your neighborhood has not been plowed, the county is working to get that done.

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welcome back. here's a live look at reagan national. crews are working to clear the runways and tarmac. >> it seems like we're fully committing to clean up mode. >> you have to now because everything is leave iing the ar. you really want to get everything out of your dvey and offour car before it refreezes tonight. if you leave it out there anden don't shovel it, it's going to get harder to remove. it's going to be icy.

the overnight hours. we have some snow showers left over there on the way out. we are still seeing lingering to the east of the district close to annapolis and a little bit farther off to the west. winchester, down 81, front royal seeing a an area of snow. developing. we expect some snow showers on the backside of this system. the winds are coming in pretty strong from the north and northwest. but really the brunt of this thing has moved up into new england. that's where they are seeing blizzard like conditions. us so far today cumberland saw 10 inches. some of the highest totals. you get to national zoo at 2.5 inches. temperatures are rising above freezing. so that's good. we go through the next few hours and some snow showers blowing in. even by 5:00 p.m. possibly overnight we are in the 20

refreezing with icy roads. so keep that in mind early tomorrow morning. we're going to call it another weather alert day in the morning because of the cold temperatures and the ice expected. but make sure you bundle up. only a high of 32 degrees. >> thank you. we have much more ground to cover this morning. and want to take a live look outside to start here. >> this is college park,en maryland. the main roads are clear. we have reports of slushy conditions. we'll have the latest when we come back.

another live look at road conditions this morning. >> there are some icy spots. a lot of slush out there. darcy spencer has spent the day in college park. so the main roads look like they are pretty clear so far. is that right? >> that's rugt. you want to say pat collins has a snow stick, i have the darcy spencer snow scraper. you're going to need it today to clean off your car. take a look at the slushes here in college park. that's some pretty thick ice out hoir. if you're trying to get around out here, walking, there's some pretty thuk ice out here on the sidewalks. where they are walking, that was shovelled. but this part through here has not been shovelled yet so there's thick ice. you have to keep that in mind. also if

shopping centers, some have been plowed, but there's still icy conditions. let's lock at route 1 coming south here through college park. not far from the university of maryland campus. a a car going through. the roads at this point are just wet. rlier today there were slick spots. we could see slush on the roads. but now if you look along the outer part of the lane, you can see water coming down. so things are beginning to melt. earlier today, i talked to a guy who worked the overnight shift. he had a creative idea to make that job a lot easier. >> i took a towel and put on my windshield to make it easier to clean off. i have the car warmed up. >> back out live here along route 1. you can see the big truck coming through. it looks like they are scraping the pavement. there's nothing here

ness at this point. so get the shovels out as you head out this morning. it's looking a lot better here in college park. >> that's good. >> we are going to need that scrape canner at the station. >> metro. we are working for you this morning to keep you safe on the roads. >> speak iing of metro, a good segue. we have been tracking the road conditions and transportation reporter adam tuss who covers metro. he's in the 4 by 4 covering the beltway. >> are you dancing? >> listen, i'll tell you what. it's our last hit. for our last hit, we heard about the pat collins snow stick challenge. we wanted to send everybody off with a happy st. patrick's day message wz ae check the beltway one last tile. you're going to need the road spray up on the windshield. you'll need the windshield fluid to be fully topped off.

be safe as you get out here. the chemicals starting to work and can the road crews doing their job. thank you to everyone. stay safe out there. thank you for watching this morning. happy st. patrick's day. be safe. >> thank you, adam. >> david culver has been with us this morning showing us the changing conditions km northern virginia. >> e had moved from the town of her honordon and now live in ashburn. did you drink all your coffee? >> thanks to tracy, i got my coffee. did you see that? he tried to close out the show before you could even get to me. he was playing the music trying to blare us out. it's not going to work. in the meantime, as adam tuss is listening to music, we're doing some work out here. we made our way through ashburn. i want to point something out here. look at the

fire department. i want you to read that slogan. neighbors helping neighbors. we saw that about 20 minutes ago. let's sew you the video. you see a a group of mayneighbo out there shoveling. they are snow blowing. a lot of them have the day off. kids also have the day off. clear the driveways and the sidewalks for their other neighbors. and we talked to tony jones. he was out there doing the same. i asked him what it's like to finally be a able to power up that snow blower. take a listen. >> how long have you been waiting to use the snow blower this winter? >> all winter. this is the first time we pulled it out. >> how is it working? >> it's working great. it's just move iing that stuff h no effort a at all. >> one of the concerns it s going tbeet and heavy. as you're shove shoveling, is it living up to that? >> yes, it's very

to break it up and make it possible to eat it up. >> some of the kids having a good time out there. we saw some of them throwing some of the snowballs. it's heavy to shovel up, it's made tr some pretty good snowballs. the kids enjoying themselves out there. as we k08 back out here live, we also are checking in with neighboring fairfax county. i called over to ofcef emergen magen fo there in their 24/7 emergency operations center. no major concerns out there. . one tree down. but overall, looking pretty good. >> david culver doing some work this morning. >> and getting in the last word. >> some good news heading into the noon hour today. >> take a look at storm team 4 radar. it's calmed down a lot. the storm is moving out. the bad news is how cold it's expected to get tonight. chuck and sheena are back with

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welcome back. you're looking live at the capitol and much calmer picture since we started at 4:00 a.m. the storm has moved through. now we have to worry about the ice tonight. >> where are we exactly? >> the main area of low pressure is moving away from us. that'sen excellent news. the main storm is up acrs

england. all we have to deal with is a cold northwest wind and temperatures dropping down into the low 20s with very low windchills. >> that's right. and temperatures today only in the mid-30s for most of the area. some passing snow showers around through the afternoon. maybe a few areas of passing sleet or passing sprinkles, but otherwise dangerous winds developing. fro freezing in the morning. a cold one and then we get back into the 50s by the weekend. >> thanks for staying with us. thanks to our producers.

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