right now at 6:00, would you take a look at this? drone footage giving anerial vi of the snow that blanketed our region today. these shots coming from high above oakton, virginia. let's show s live pictures of the white house this evening. for about 24 hours, the been falling, and it's still coming down. and our news4 drive cs sh the road conditions here in northwest washington. so storm meteorologist amelia draper is leading our coverage. up to 7 inches o snow fell in our region and we have a team of reporters spread out to cover tonight. le for you >> i'm leon harris. >> and i'm erika gonzales.h thank you so mr joining us.

as you can see, the kids are thoroughly enjoying their first snow day of thear building their snowmen, even eating some of the hsnow, althoe do not recommend you do that. but they have enjoyed the day. >> that's right. and they'll get a snow day tomorrow. as a matter of fact, here's what we know so far about school closures in the area. prince george's, stafford, loudoun and alexandria city schools closed for monday and still waiting to hr from the remaining districts in the area. we have a complete lissung of the cs and will have that scrolling on the bottom of your screen and keep you updated on the app. and more great drone footage behind us. these are aerial shots fromi- in the city of fairfax. >> that's right. scenes like thisrompted an extension of the winter storm warning. storm team 4 team has been on top of this from the get-go. and amelia draper. >> we're still under a winter storm warning until midnight tonight and new snowfall totals coming in as high as 9 inches. check it o.

th entire map still covered in pink, as we see that winter storm warning for a few more hours out there, as snow continues to fall across the area. and upper level low passing over us, bringingiv some impre snowfall rates across the area right now. no're still accumulating a little bit more and this is going to happen for the next few hours. here's a look at the biggerpi ure. i want to time this out for you with future weather. so within the next hour, we're still seeing snow across most of the area, maybe starting to wind down. but the entire d.c. metro area through fredericksburg and montgomery county stillnoealing with this system does start to wind down, still some snow in areas, gh. by 11:00 p.m., just light snow out there, especially for washington down through prarts f southern maryland. midn.mht to 2:00 all of the snow pushes out of the area. and then it's all about the cleanup. but temperatures tonight will be dipping into the 20s. so even if it's a little slushy out thereight now, it will be

ice tomorrow morning, leon. i'm going to have more on the impact s plus maybee more snow in the forecast. all of that coming up in about >> one at a time. one storm at a time, please. all right. from tysons to springfielda to arlingtond culver has been making the snow round since this morning. >> and he woins ush how many of you spent this first snow day of 2019., david. >> reporter: hey, erika and leon. you look behind me and see a dash of snow in thela v. it becomes nice and scenic. a lot of folks taking in what was a tranquil,nowy sunday. some inside enjoying it. others venturing out to work, and someo play. scraping up and piling high, snow banks filling parking lots across our area. these vdot contractors gearing up for a long night ahead. >> it's so cute. >> reporter: south carolina student devin wraing up her

winter break with a taste of the season, heading back to school. >> i just ride 9 t whole way. hopefully that will be cle >> reporter: zach going back north to new jersey. >> this is no big deal. a light dusting. >> reporter: inpringfield, joe milligan making progress, learing driveways, several o them. he's not getting paid for it, just paying it forward. >> this isow i can contribute on a day like today. >> reporter: a family-fun outing for dozens. she invited me to join in. >> just put your foot down a little bit. >> on the brake? faste brake, brake, brake! good job! good for your first try. >> reporter: you're not seemi t to b happy about it. >> i don't know. >> reporter: all right. she's honest. she's a tough critic. i needed some positive

reinforcement from our photo journalist who said you did ago job, don't worry. those folks will have time to sled all day tomorrow, too, becaus most schools are out. so they'll continue to practice hose hills all through tomorrow. >> you have got to be the most trusting guy i know now. >> yeah, i'm goingiv to you an "a" for effort. nice job out there, my friend. we'll work on your dismount later. >> reporter: thank you. it was the peer pssure. >> the you go. our team coverage continues. itthooks like the f south you go from the district, the more snow you'll see. >> right. you in 's what many of southern maryland have been contending with today. >> darcy spencer live in la waldorf, ma, and darcy, i'm betting it wasn't too easy getting down there tonight in arles county, was it? >> reporter: oh, it absolutely ls not,n. we drove from northwest washington here to waldorf. it took probably about an hour and a half. sland obvi going nowhere near the speed limit, the conditions simply too dangerous. for tha .et me show you where we are

right now take a look. we're in a parking lot. but this is 301. no cars coming through this area right now at this minute. i can tell you tha this road has been plowed,no but the is continuing to fall here, so it could use a little bit ofe plowing ogain. and that's the same for many roads here in the area. video io show you some shot on my cell phone on the way here. branchn avenue prince george's county. again, you can see that the plow hereks have been out clearing the roads, but as the snow continues to fall, there is a lot of slush and buildup on the roadways, and that's what people are having trouble contending with, especially if your road has a hill on it. me people are getting stuck on those hills, and also spinning out. we've been seeing people out plowing the parking lots and for the most part, it many people are staying home. because a lot of the roads are empty. but i did cat up with one guy who was having a little trouble getting around in hi sports car. >> kind of slides a lot. actually, on 301 yesterday, i was going home, and i was just

sliding like everywhere. like, out ofnt col. so i guess you can say go below the speed limit. like, maybe ten miles. >> reporter: that is very good advice. you definitely want to goel b the speed limit if you have to get out. i don't have a pat collins snow stick, but this strcraper here d i was looking at the total. it looks like 4 or 5 inches here in this area. and the good news for t kiddos here in charles county, school is closed tomorrow. best news of all.ck o you. >> you've got that right. >> you mentioned, pat, we're going to get to himtln a l while. there is a snow stick challenge nd we'll get to that in just a minute. thank you. we also want to give you this piece of news. montgomery county schools is going to be closed tomorrow. >> that's right. news4 gave you continuing coverage ons the storm t morning, and this afternoon. and we are far from done, folks. coming up next, we'll have a live report from virgini >> and we' going to take a look at road conditions

we are showing a live look outside on the roads. fese are live pictures i-66 in roslyn. you can tell the plows have been out there a number of times. i think a lot of people are still doing the smart decision and taking it a out there.ly so please, if you don't have to be out there, just stay inside. >> don't be in a hurry to get into a ditch. the snow still falling in

parts of our .ar it's been going in fits and starts all day today. >> right now that it's dark and temperatures are dropping, everybody should be extra careful if you decide to head outside. >>hat's right. ws4s cory smith is live in manassas with a look at the conditions there. and itoo like it is coming down pretty well down there, cory. >> reporter: yeah, leon and erika. seems no matter where you go across the dmv, this is what you are seeing. to fall hereinu in manassas. this area saw about 4 to 6 onches already, and as this snow just cnues to fall tonight, they should see more. the good news is, though, and i hear doug talking about this earlier today, this stuff is fluffy, not weighing down any branches or any power lines. in fact, there have been no reported power outagesere in manassas. and only a handful in neighboring prince county. the big concern today is the roadways. let's go ahead and show you some vide that we shot earlier of our trip into manassas, actually. the drive from northwest d.c. to manassas, not too bad. the roads slick in some places, but traffic light to moderate. a lot of drivers out there taking their time getting

around. we didn't see any spin-outs or crashes along the way. manassas city firee tells today has been pretty quiet for them. they haven't had any reported crashes witn the city. so a lot of people heeding the warning to stay home. once we got into town pretty quiet after that van came in earlier, the roads have stayed pretty clear. we saw few snowplows going by, working the streets. private parking lots, though, a different story.e thai restaurant clearing their parking lot nonstop. things are yslow, but t want to make sure customers who do get i get in safely. >> very slow. we expect tonight may be busy, c because somtomers just texted in and wecked, aree open. we said, yes, we are. we want to make sure we can feed you. >> reporter: and they actually are feeding people. we saw a couple of customers walk away with a big smile on their face. henow, as night moves on, obviously, the temperatures will drop. so, again, the w roadwayl remain a concern in the past

eouple of minutes, we have actually seen s snowplows go by. so just be very careful out there on the road. kids, though, enjoy your snow day. school here in manassas has been cancelled. parents, as always, be careful if you have i to goo work tomorrow. erika, leon, back to you. >> all right. >> the most g popular in town is the guy who owns the snowblower. >> no kidding. if you decide tdo the takeout tonight, tip your delivery drivers well. >> big-time. absolutely. thanks, cory. now we've got something you n't see anywhere else. a news4 viewer capturing this drone footage from fairfax county. he did have to be careful to stay out of the no-fly zone to stay out of trouble. >> right. and it's what so many of you have beenaiting for, darcy alluded to it earlier, the pat collins snow stick challenge. pat is le, straight ahead. iv

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we've got this really cool drone video tonight that shows a new look at the snow that fell today. matt mullen took that video in fairfax county alongoakton road. the drone stayed out of the no-fly zone and you aan see plow truck out of the way. some roads looking pretty good there. >> it's actually beautiful from that vantage point. >> stunning. it's the first snow of 2019, and that, of course, means the first snow sticken cha of the year. >> ta-da! we've been getting picturealfrom you folk day long and it's not over yet. >> news4's pat collins is live along connecticut avenue in northwest d.c., and i overheard

that you have a special guest joining you tonight, pat. >> reporter: indeed, erika. this is the official pat collins snow stick. don't get fooled by any imitations. and this is the mayor of the district of columbia. muriel bowser has agreed to make an official measurement with the official snow stick here in connecticut. madam mayor, here's the stick. find some untouched snow, and tell me what you found. turn it around, mayor, so we can see. okay, here. let's do it this way. here we go. there. just stick it down. >> allha right. >> w have you got? >> i've got almost 9 inches. >> almost 9nches of snow here at connecticut. and it's still coming down. >> still coming down. >> any big problems today ithe city? >> well, i'm really grateful to the d.c. snow team for being out across the city. it's been snowing all day.

we've got another band that came in, in the late afterno and we're working hard to knock that down, too. >> what about d.c. o schools? op closed? >> our team is assessing all across the city right now for our operations, our major roadways, our residential ur streets, bus routes, and i'll be able to make a decision about that hetonight. >> do you think? >> it will be in the early lening. >> i bet you woue one of these. >> you bet i would. >> well, you can't have this one, madma r, but i'll tell you how you can get one. strike a pose! we call it the sunday snowsuit challenge. and it goes like this. put on your best snow outfit. outside, strike a pose. tweet the picture to pat's snow stick. best picture gets the stick strike a pose! hold the pose. hold the pose. we got scores and scores of

entries. in the off the wall category,t how abhe woman in the gown with the mink? and a swblower at th ready? or the woman in the wedding dress? talk about a whiteout. we call this back to the '70s. bell bottoms and all. strike a pose! in the animal ctn, the dog. the dog with the trapper hat and scarf. and the one dressed as a shark chasing city of n chasing snorkelers in the snow. and what about this? you mights call t unbearable. strike a pose. tld that pose. and then there a kids. there is nothing more adorable than kids in the sno snow has a way of making kids smile, and those smiles -- those smiles have a way of making us all happy.

>> cute. >> now, the judges will go over all the entries tomorrow. we'll announce the n winner,s4 at 6:00. there is still time. there's still time.nt you have about 7:00 to enter the snow stick challenge. see you tomorrow. >> all right, pat. and you know you did the mayor wrong with thatwene. owe her a pat collins snow stick. and if she's listening, we do hope that baby miranda had a very nice snow day. pat, thank you so much. we will check back in with you. thank you, sir. >> thank you. would either of you ladies take out your wedding gown t a ta picture of this snow? >> good for her. >> but i would take out the champagne bottle like she did. nice job. >> fun one, for sure. >> 9 inches. u called it. the mayor just confirmed , and si still coming. >> as the storm got closer, we o were uppiner amounts. the snow came together on friday and moved in wn saturday. ing up, we were going model run by model run there.

and yesterday forecasting about 6 to inches across the area. and the snowfall amounts coming in right now generally between about 5 and 9ou and saw mayor bowser there, about 8.5 inches. and that is right on point with what i'm seeing in the bethesda, college pang and wasn, d.c., area. about 8, 8.5. and we could still see another 2 inches or less fall before the snow winds down around midnight tonight. here's the check of the latest snowfall totals, and these are still updating across the area. but chantilly right now, the winner at 9 inches, reston, 7. leesburg a just over 7 as we gaithersburg. carol and frederick counties, baltime seeing 5 inches. 6.5 in waldorf and 6 inches down into parts of southern maryland. we did think that southern maryland would see aittle more snow than you picked up down there. the real winner right around the d.c. beltway, back into parts of fairfax and loudoun county. that is where right now i am seeing the highest totals coming

in. so here are your weather headlines. the snow ends tonight.of really kin wind down by about 9:00 p.m., maybe some flurries after that. byo midnight 2:00 a.m., all snow exitse'he area. but going to see some slick spots out there tomorrow morning. temperatures t so not only dealing with snow, potentially some icy patches out there, as well. and then chilly and mainly dry for the workweek. so we'll at least be able to clean up. here's what you can expect. mid topper 20s for overnight lows. again, the snow coming to an end around midnight but slick roads and sidewalks tomorrow morning. that's why so many school districts are already making that call right now, and closinr monday. check out our temperatures. we're generally in the upper 20s a few 30s and we'll fall degrees tonight, but not too much. 31 in washington. 38 in gaithersburg, as well as manassas. plenty of clouds tomorrow morning. are your future temperatures and 8:00 a.m.

tomorrow. not only are you goingwio be dealin snow, you want the snow boots, but the puffy coat, the gloves, hat, scarf, as ll. it's cold out there. 29 in washington. 26 in hagerstown, as well as culpeper, as we start ouray mo we'll have some sunshine tomorrow throughout the day, but it's chilly with theig temperature of 36. but that's above freezing. ng to geteans we're g some melting. we fall below freezing tomorrow night. so we'll be dealing wit a refreeze out there. so, yes, the temperatures are or staying cold the entire workweek. our average high now 43 degrees. we'reoing to be rightround that or below it for your workweek for the most part. a refreeze out there tomorrow morning, again on tuesday morning. so you do want to keep that in mind. and there are more snow chances in the forecast. so leto me point them outu. here is your four-day forecast. no snow chances there. monday, tuesday, wednesday, c thursdaypletely dry. high temperatures tomorrow in the mid 30s.ue highsay around 40. wednesday, low 40s. thursday, upper 30s.

and then friday maybe some rain and snow showers, especiallie ea in the day. and then for the weekend, we are watching a storm system rigno that has the potential to bring a wintry mix, snow, rain and ice, both saturday as well as sunday. >> yikes. and then the temperatures at the start of the week do not look fu >> no, it's going to be cold out there and maybe more winter. so this could be a pretty active winter. >> as bad as the conditions are, we still have some hardy souls in this area. we have a lotho of folks w still came out to join us. the snow didn't keep folks away from telemundo 44 health and fitness expo. people visited the convention from this weekend, taking evantage of the f screenings, exams and potentially life-saving health information. from weight lifting competitions to cooking courses and alsoha activities get your blood pumping like the ninja course, dancing and pickle ball with news4's doreen gentzler and jackie bradford who has a mean streak we saw this morning.

from all of the anchors and reporters, we enjoyed meeting you and taking pictures. >> oh, mama. hi. >> and all of you who came out and joined us at the convention center. just aheadhen news4, washington monument serving as a ckdrop for a fight. >> right. all in good le was fun. we are coming right back.

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