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>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> good evening, everyone. i'm leon harris. >> we have a lot to get to let's start with the school closings. d.c. schools closed. in marylandonomery county, prince george's county, charles, frederick and anne arundel county schools closed. >>ls fhurch, aalexandr stafford and loudoun county schools are closed. we have the lhet on bottom of the screen and you can fine

them on o app. >> we have the scene. pretty quite. not a lot of peopleut this evening. e> no. but some peopl are going to see nearly a foot of snow and the temperatures are dropping heading in the wrong direction now. amelia draper joins us now and you have new advisory? >> absolutely. so the national weather servi cancelled the winter storm warning and issued a winter weatheradvisory. this goes until 5:00 a.m., and this s foreverybody. all the counts here in purple so our entire area as we continue to track light to moderate snow out there right now. if you're in southern maryland, you could see another 3 inches accumulate overnight tonight outside of southern maryland, up into parts of frederickcounty, maryland, under 2 inches but still minorul accion is possible. in addition to that, roads are already a mess across the area and as temperatures drop

overnight tonight, any slush or water will be ice out there tomorrow morning. heres the latest on storm team 4 radar. th brighter blue coloring will be where the snow is falling heavier. you can see that in southern prince george's county, charles county, parts of nthern an anne arundel county and even intoarts of frederick county, maryland. now we saw an additional 5 or even six inches in some spots this evening. that increased our totals. snow will be coming to an end overnight tonight and we're mainly dry for the work week. look at 11 inches in bethesda. 12 in gaithersburg. this just in, 13 inches in columbia, i'll have much more on how this storm will impact the rest of your week and a potential for a wintry mix next weekend coming up in my full forecast. >> boy, unlucky 13. boy. thanks. we'll check back with you in a bit. if you're counting on metro bus

service tomorrow, you might need to findther ways to get around. metro suspended all sbus servic and they will be running but on a severe snow plan. getting stuck on wisconsin avenue in northwest c. icy conditions out there tonight making it too dangerous for drivers and passengers. tomorrow buses will drive only along major roads so you can expect delays and increased wait times. as you hear amelia say, the driving conditions have been getting worse for many of you out there. >>ome areasot an additional 5 inches of snow since we last saw you. >> many of us have to get up

tomorrow morning and head back to work. g yous as well. this is rockville pike in the rockville area. right here in thisstretch, it is wet. there's other parts here that are slushy. so it's looking pretty good in this area, and as you see, no traffic at this hour. so a lot of people are listening those warnings and staying at home, but many are concerned tonight. what happens when all of this freezes overnight? >> the dig out has begun. plow operators doing the work to clear s so businesses can reopen after the year's first snowstorm.nt montgomery c got hit hard. under a foot of snow in some places. here, conditions are slippery. the roads have been plowed but were covered over by another round of snow.

>>e saw cars sliding to the side. >> scary? >> very scary. >> driving conditions are dangerous in many areas. that's why so many opted to sta home. many residential streets look like this. people put off clearing theirnd cars a shoveling their sidewalks for monday. >> and i had to come to work and now it's double of the amount. amount for uble the that woman. she wasn't expecting all the additional snow that cam into r area. that caught her a little bit off guard. lovesidn't have any scraping off her car. now another thing to keep in mind, we have been traveling fr c. to charles county, back to montgomery county

throughout the day and the afternoon and the evening and road conditions vary. you might have roads thatre clear. right here at rockville pike. there's some roads that have slushy and then we went into the neighborhood streets and some of them didn't look like they had seen a plow yet. so keep that in thmind. good news is, many schools will be closed so maybe people can sleep in tomorrow. >> thank you so much. >> be careful getting home tonight. >> our team coverage conditions. >> virginia state police saying th responded to more than 300 crashes across the state today. >> corey smith talked to folks out on the road. how are the folks dealing with the weather? >> about as good as the folks there. we drove up on one of the state police officers arriving to th scene of an accident. we'll show you here in a second. the snow continues to fall in northern virginia.

thha only things been more constant is this stuff. we have seen a lot of snowplows come to this gas station whe a we to gas up for the long night and long morning ahead clearing roadways here in northern viinia. >> tonight, the snowfall made for slow goingth in norn virginia. most driverseeppear to the warning to stay home. those that didn't found themse tes inhis position. this driver spun out near the dulles toll road. >> with 27 years of lg haul trucking experience, he says driving in this weather is second nature. >> take aour time everybody slow down a little bit, everything should be fine. >> wilson is headed up i-95 into maine. he hopes to be there by torrow. weathe permitting, it should be a walk in the park. >> the weather has been good. the roads have been pretty good.

from maine down to florida, everythingan be nice. >> she's been driving the snowplow nonstop. >> i haven't seen any accident so it meanshat were doing a great job. >> and as the overnight hours approachnd theoads turn to icy ones, other crews will continue to fan out northern virginia making sure that those that have to be out can get where they needgo to >> it's a lot of people expecting other people home. >> now we asked them how we can ake their jobs a little bit easier. those of us that aren't driving, they said simply put, give us as much space as we need. we're treating the roadsor you. slow down, take some time, and .ou should be able to get where you can back to you. >> sod good advice there. thank you so very mu. you guys be safe out there. >> stay with news 4 and our nbc washgton app for continuing

coverage of the snow and the slick roads out there. >> well, those of you that are federal workers and not furloughed right now, your weekend got extended due to the all federal offices in the d.c. area will be closed tomorrow. >> the effects of theov gnment shutdown taking an evenigger toll on federalorkers and of course the ripple effects are being felt well beyond washington. federal food inspections have stopped. miami's airport closed a teinal after tsa workers called in sick because they're not getting paid. we're seeing federal employees turning to food banksor the basics. some unable to afford life saving medication like this florida couple that cannot fill a prescription. >> he doesn't like having to say i can't get my wife medicine. >> you shutdown the government

becauseou can't come to an agreement. >> congress returns to washington tomorrow. >> we are staying on top of the big story taking you live ou ide of our studios in northwest d.c. nearly a foot of sno right here in d.c. morehan a foot in columbia, maryland. amelia has an update for you. >> we also have some video you won't see anywhere else. a viewerrd giving us a eye view of the snow. >> what so many of you have been waiting for, the pat collins snow stick challenge. a close look at the

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high above the snow in fairfax county, news 4 viewer matt mullenhi took drone video. the drone stayed out in the no fly zone in case you were worried about that. you can see a plow, truck, clearing away. stil off the roads there. >> looks good. >> doing a good job, too. >> theirst snow of 2019 means the first snow stick challenge of the year and al, us folks are getting pretty creative. >> we have been gettingicres all day from people out there. you folks have beentt subg

things and now the deadline is here. no more submissions but now here comes the fun part. >> his usual spot along connecticut avenue in northwest d.c. >> strike a pose. we call it the sunday snow suit challenge andikt goes this. put on your best snow outfit, go 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 offhe wall category, how about the woman in the gown with the mink and a snow blower at the ready? orhe womann the wedding dress? out.about a white we call this, back to the 70s, bell-bottoms and all. strike a pose. >> in the animal section, the

dog, the dog with the trapp hat and scarf. and the one dressed as a s chasing snorkelers in the snow. and then, well, you might call this unbearable. strike a pose. hold that pose. then there are kids. there's nothing more adorable than kids in the snow. snow h a way of making kids smile and those smiles those smiles have a way of making us al happy. in northwest, pat collins, news 4. >> all right. you'll have to tune in with us morrow andee who the winner is. i want to show you aoo live outside on the roads again. these are live pictures in northeast d.c. along south dakota avenue and rhode island avenue you can see how black and shiny those look. not fun ifng you're g to be

driving on those. >> these are all white still. >> now we take you to montgomery avenue. this is whatk things l like in silver springs. take it easy out there tonight. >> like many of you, the first lady is sharing her picture of e snow. tweeting out these postcard perfect picksderom in the white house. the snow blanketing the lawn and the monuments in the distance. >> we have everything you need to know about the aftermath and you'll find information about closings, snow totals, road coititions. stayh us because this has been quite the event for us this weekend. >> yeah. window looking out the and it's still coming down like pixie dust outside.

>> amelia is here to talk to us about snow totals. >> snow is still falling in parts of the district and then southern maryland, moderate and heavy snow continueso fall. last night, 6 to 10 inches was forecast and i did say that, yes, some of you could see up to a foot of snow. >> we see snow? parts of maryland a into frederick county. we were talking 6 to 12 independence from lands and up to a foot. this packed punch. we saw so much snow and that made all the differenc in the world. here's a look at charlestown

whe charles county. generally seeing a s lightw right now as the -- a look at what to expect. icy spots. snow willd down between midnight and 2:00 a.m. much more on the forecast coming up in just a bit. but for now we'll send it back to erica and leon. >> your microphone said enough talk aboutow had enough. the snow didn't keep folks away from health and fitness expo today. people packe the d.c. convention center all weekend long. so a big thanks to all of our sponsors. we had a gat time wit you. we hope you had a good time too. >> new tonight, it's every are 's dream to hear they out of school tomorrow. >> hey, kids, montgomery county schools are closed.

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43 yartouchdown. chargers tie this one at 7. but the patriots cruising aof that. later in the quarter, bdy with the give to sony michelle and the rookie ds the rest. 14 yard touchdown run. one of three tds in the game for him. this one puts the pat u 14-7.gl new end still rolling. brady with a strike to phillip dors dorset. they win 41-28. they'll head to kansas city for the afc championheip. >> now t wizards hosting the raptors, last game before the teameaves for london where they play the knicks on thursday. trails by as many as 23. but late iththe. bradley beal makes it 4. knocking down the 3. wizards right he back into it. final seconds ofhe game. wizards down 3. porter misses his 3. so the rebound taking a friendly roll to brady beal that sinks it. 43 points, 15 assists, 10 boards

for beal. huge game leonard's attempt misses. he grabs his own rebound kicking it out. actually he drains it. raptors hold on to beat the wizards 140-131. kids racing in power wheels p mowingple down. not obeying traffic walaws. h this, one kid tried to make it dowhe home stretch. he looks like he's going to win but of course in true fashion, you got to collide with the host because there's no lane. erica, this is one of your new favorite videos. >> the first one is thebest. >> no, everyone out there, even at the gamen the road drive safely needless to say. >> they can't blame it on the snow. >> no. >> thanks.

welcome back. continuing to track snow across the area. the most snow inla ma. southern maryland, you could see up to three more inches tonight. elsewhere, 2 inches or less. temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. we'll start off the day tomorrow with temperatures in the mid to up 20s. so slick spots out there. a heads up.a sidewalks, a roads are going to be icy in spots with plenty of clouds out there. s just someshine throughout the day but we do warm to about freezing. we get a little bitng of mel and as we look through tomorrow night, we'll be dealing with another refreeze. lunchtime tomorrow with temperature around 34. a high of i6 which cold for this time of the year. we're running 5 degrees belowrm for your monday and tomorrow night will fall below freezing once ainin sta off tuesday at 28 degrees. so the potential for some more residual delays and

cancellations just because of how much snow the area did see tonight. this was the most sno since the blizzard of 2016 area wide. seeing snowfall totals come in,e especially in metro area, howard, montgomery county, fairfax,loudoun. as we look to wednesday and thursday, we keep it dry with highun temperatures a 40 degrees and look to friday, the chance for rain and snow and a wintry mix saturday and sunday for the upcoming weekend. >> thank yo amelia. the winners of pas snow stick challenge will be announced tomorrow on news 4 at 6:00. but today, pat got a special visitor, d.c. mayor stopping by the live shot and doing the honors and measuring the snow live on theair. >> i bet you'd like one of these. >> you bet i would. >> well, you can't have this onm ma mayor. >> pat having a bit of fun with the mayor. >> she brought her babygi .

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