snow? and right now at 5:00 we are in weather alert mode. big surprise. the snow just aboutth done us, but the storm not finished yet. >> yeah, we are not out of the woods yet, folks. the big concern in the hos ahead tho slippery and unsafe roads as most of us see some mix of freezingain and sleet still out there. >> it is quite the change from uryr today. look at thise lapse. this is montgomery county, that snow starting before the sun came up. and by the time it was light that snow was covering the roads. >> that meant a play day for many out there. giant pandas spent this morning frolicking around, and there were plentyod of neighbor snowball fights to add to the fun. >> and we have a team of reporters out there covering it for you. let's begin with doug and amelia in the storm system. >> we have a few hours to go of

actual stuff falling from the sky, and that's going to continue to cause problems right on through possibly tomorrow morning. >> the concern is aser teures go down the snow is going to continue to drop. we're going to continue to deal th freezingrain. >> we already heard a lot of school delays out there. i think we're going to see a lot over the next few hours. the snow all the way up towards new york. we actually saw some of the heaviest snow with s thisrm system anywhere around the midatlantic. now though changing over to thae sleet and fezing rain. and i'm watching this area heree this will pros with heavier rain coming on through, and once again some of thatf wil be the frozen variety. all reporting freezing rain. in the district reporting just plain rain. done to the south same deal. fredericksburg, plain rain there. back west towards theu' mountai dealing with freezing rain. that's going to be an issue. a winter weather advisory this

until 7:00. a winter storm warning until a 1:. that is most likely -- that is likely for the ice out there as y move onhrough the rest of the night tonight. that's why you have tha winter storm warning. we'll have much mor to expect for tomorrow. as far as temperatures go tomorrow we're rebounding nicely. still a couple of storms, though, in the forecast. >> thank you, doug. good reason police are asking and urging driverssto off our roads across the region and to really slow down because of these picturesnd video from today that will give you an example of what can go wrong. a tractor-trailer jackknifed. and this video in from clarks burg, a pickup truck overturned in the slippery conditions. state police say they have been responding to crashes and stuck vehicles all day. especially in frederick county, and that's where we find news 4's chriswhordon. are conditions like up

thert e. >> reporter: well, we have a light rain and today we got up to 6 inches of snow, and enough to cause mayhem. even professional drivers got in trble today. this tow truck pulls the cab of a tractor-trailer from the scene of one of many accidents in frederick clanty. ma state police taking this picture of a truckck ifed in the southbound lane of route 15. the driver apparently losing control on the slippery surface. clearing main qroadwaysckly covered with more snow and slush. we passed a lot of cars stranded on the side of 270 as we drove north through montgomery county to fredt'ick. >> i real slick underneath so i've seen a lot of cars sliding around. >> reporter: for this father and son it's an 18-year tradition clearing snow fromeveryone's sidewalk in the entire block of

carol parkway.us >> we're shoveling the snow, clearing the street from end to end, just trying to get ready for tomorrow so we can get back to work and get back to school. >> are you looking forward to that? >> no, i'm not. >> reporter: in frederick, a snow day is made for sledding, a tradition. >> we love it. you see friends, have good time, exercise, watch the children have fun. >> reporter: we found this man wearing mismatched shoes and shorts on his way from florida to rochester, new york. >> you note it's snowing here. >> yeah it is snowing i got stuck on the way over here. >> you got stuck, it's snowing, and you're wearing shorts. >>ea i'mng shorts. is that bad? >> you're my guy. >> reporter: you get the feeling that guy is heading to trouble if he's heading up to rochester, new york. and police in our area suggest we should all consider snow

tires. wendy, back to you. >> all right, although the mish matched shoes look fun. >> our teal coverage does continue with transportation reporter adamss checking out the roads in herndon. >> reporter: take a look as we take a ride down tranquility lane. we still have some sloppy side roads out here in northern verge, guys. take a look earlier as we're ing to show you some video here of the progression of the roads. earlier today we were dealingmuo snow that came down at such a fast clip it started to pileup. but the secondary roads got a b litt better but as you start today go towards the highways you started toee improving conditions. the sides roads are still going to take some time. we caught up with some people who are shoveling out there

today. that is certainly chor as the snow became a bit more wet as it started to turn into rain and freezing rain. and a lot of peonge now are hohe temperature goes up. listen. >> i'm hoping within a few hours they'll come out and clean it. >> reporter: a little bit of shoveling to break and then mother .natu >> yep. >> reporter: the temperature might warm up and we start to melt some of this for us out here, but again, guys, various changing conditions. certainly not 100% clear out here tonight. back to you. >> adam, thanks so much. prince george's county road crews will be out all night long making sure the roads stay clear for tomorro rning's commute. but some folks aren't worried about the roads at all. they just want to enj the snow before it all washes away. our bureau chief has been out in it all day with our friends in

laurel. hi, tracee. >> reporter: this has turned into lik the best snowball snow ever. take a look bemind me. folks are enjoying it here at laurel hospital, sliding down the hill. they've been here all day. even though we've got this light drizzle, they are still hanging on before this snow is gone. >> it's a snow day gift. >> reporter: a snow day fun day. >> read and drink hot cocoa, ati then when th's appropriate put some bourbon in it. >> reporter: and for the kiddos who had the day off. s> it's like a dream come true. >> reporter: it' whole dream not to go to school. >> yeah, there's no homework. >> reporter: but there's going to be plenty of homework for crews working overnight to keep the roads from freezing. >> we have about 196 of our trucks o the road today, so we're extendinsome resources but we're very careful because we understand winter is not yet

done. reporter: for the most part primary roads werey slush and wet but not icy and snow covered. neighborhoodstreets, on the her hand, needed a little more work. >> it's heavy and wet, so normally i could push it for a while and then dump it. but i was pushing for bit and then dumping because it builds up so quickly. >> reporter: a lot of snow for some and not enough for others. >> i grew up in montreal. what am i going to say about this? that's the way it is and people think about snow and as soon as they think about it they empty bread and toilet paper and everything shuts down. and that's the way it goes here. >> reporter: this snow was really high and pretty fluffy. d now it's more compacted because of all that drizzle we're getting. so of coure're worried about the wet roads, worried about the freeze overnight. again princ george county

schools acrews are focused on keeping these roads clear as possible. drew? >> reporter: good evening, tracee. much of the same down here in louden county. right now you probably can't b even tell it's a very light mist and precipitation all but done here near leesburg, but it's been an absolute mess of a day. i want to share some brand new number we just got in from virginia state police. in the fairfax division it responded to 114 traffic c before 3:45 this afternoon. also 111 disabled or stuck vehicles. it's been an absolute mess, and the loundden county sheriff's department is concerned with the slick conditionsnt heading tonight it's just the beginning of it. >> reporter: driving through inches of accumulation in louden county, there were so many spin outs and fender benders wednesday it was hard for the sheriff's department to kp up. >> we do recommend people avoid

traveling as much c as they. the weather warning is in effect through 7:00 p.m. tonight, awe ill likely see the effects of this storm last longer than that. >> reporter: 20 miles south in chanti cy, apletely different story. >> this is going to be the concern u for is changing over to something that's going to ice up very easily. >> reporter: from inside a snowplow we canee exactly what crews are dealing with. most of them littered with cars that crews wish would have just stayed home. >> most of the crashes weee this time are going to be minor in nature, minordamage, sliding off the roadways, into trees, >> reporter: so we've been hovering just a few degrees above freezing here in louden county, and the hope it stays that way throughout the night. hopefully it's an easy night for the sheriff's department and a safe night for all these drivers out re, jim. >> it's one thing to clear a roadway, but when you've got t make a path big enough for a

jumbo jet, you bring in the big guys. this is from dulles international earlier today. crews using a msive plow to clear the runway for take offs and landings. but evenldhat effort ct stop dozens of delays and cancellations. we are continuingo track this weather throughout the night into tomorrow morning for you. doug and ameliang g over the latest data right now on what we can expect as the snow turns to ng rain and sleet and then the warmup on the way. >> plus a local teachery shot a stray bullet while out for dinner. he tells his story exclusively mark seagraves. >> the bullet came through the windshield. it hit

right, we're just hearing that louden county schools have a two hour delay tomorrow. we are still in weather alert

mode m now a of sleet and freezing rain coming down around the area. doug and ameliaus back in a few with an update. >> stay with us for more closings and delays throughout the evening. now to a story you will only see on news 4. this is the fac of the most recent innocent victim of gun violence in d. a schoolteacher shot in his cheek. now he's speaking exclusively to our mark seagraves about the moment he knew he was hit and the one thing he wanted to do when he thought he was going to die. >> reporter: it was mony afternoon about 1:00 at the corner of north capital and new york avenue when shots rang out. the first bullet piercing the windshield o quintan's black audi as he was waiting in traffic.t the bullet whrough his finger and into his face. he thought he was going to die. >> yes, at that moment i did because of it was so much blood just flowing down the street. >> reporter: that bullet is

still lodged in his n face. he'ld surgery to remove it. ts for his hand, the bullet ripped off p of his finger. >> i was still able to bend this part but all of thisasone. >> reporter: what was going through his mind? >> i was laying on the ground thinking there's soeo manye i haven't called and checked up on or talked to in a while. i was asking the could he get my phone just in case i could make that one last phone call to my mom. >> reporter: he teaches fourth grade math in southeast d.c. now he knows he'll be all right, he's g o something else his mind. what will he tell his young students? know.on't i'm getting prepared for that now. they're going to know something is wrong so don't know how to explain it to them. >> reporter: police have not a releas information on a suspect or suspects in the shooting. in the district mark seagraves news 4. >> just incredible.

he tells us he is sharing his story to draw attention to violence in the district, and he hopes a heighten udwearness will lead to action that prevents other innocenteople from becoming victims. as weed week continues here on news 4 we are look into the buzzing industry of cbd oils. cbds are extracts from the cannabis plant, but it doesn't get you high. now some are using it to treat their pets for arthritis and seizures, even cancer. there's reaction now from a pet owner who is seeing the results first-hand. >> i wouldn't give her anything else. i mean, she's eeating, she's playing, s sleeps well. >> cbd can also be used to treat anxiety in dogs and cats, but is it safe? >> we're going to get reaction from the veterinarians amid new questions about the ingredients in some of these products.

hey, turning now to ourwe her and storm team 4 nailing this forecast on the head, too. >> and doug is getting a special shoutm out f his spot on prediction from the official totals at reagan. >> amelia and i now have a bet. i went 2.7 inches, i think she went 3.1 at the airport. okay, whoever wins gets grilled chee andomato soup. she says she's not making it, though. he's going to buy it from elsehere >> boy, did she go the distance. >> she went all the way down to the nbc cafeteria which is like 100 feet. >> it was made two hours ago, i'm not going to lie. it is warm. >> why don't you give it a try. i did the mayonnaise on the us outside, a little light glaze to get that crunch on there, we have american cheese,

sourdough bread. you're looking a lit questionable. >> no, this is little questionable. i've never had grilled cheese wi mayonnaise and you said you also put bacon on it sometimes. my bet was 2.8. we got 2.7 at the airport. yes, i will finish at least half of that. and i know you said y got me a drink as well, although this was my drink already. >> yeah, i pulled that out of the fridge. not to toot our own horn you came out with that forecast monday on president's day. we didn't think we were going to get that much snow. we saw temperatures during this event right around freezing. we saw that snow move in, we saw the change over, so it's a good feeling when you get a forecast. >> this is one that came together. here's the original map that we did, and this was the snowfall map for wednesday. i showed you this on monday. the only tweet that i made

earlier, i took this down earlier for take a look at what weaw across our area. this area we went 4 to 7 inches. leesburg at 5.0. d.c. over towards manass 2.4. 2.8 in aquila. it is over to ice, but notice not a lot going on i our area. here's another little surge, guys. and i want you to really watch over the next couple of hours, a little surge of moisture will move through. if it's all ice that will be significant icing, and ameal yuia, that's where we're going to come in with some problems tonight and especially tomorrow morning. >> we're getting that glaze of ice on our railings and things like that. what that means especially north

and west of town where mperatures are just a touch cool, we could see some downed trees, some power outages. if you're in red make sure c th phone rged. make sure you're prepared for the potential of a power outage. this is montgomery county, louden, frederick counties, pounts ba oints back to the north a west. and again we're going to keep this threat around until about midnight, 1:00 a.m. after that we're going to dry out. th that being said, slick spots out there tonight. tomorrow morning still some slick spots especially on secondary roads, less traveled roads, your neighborhood roads. as we look to tomorrow weght, e dry. i think we're completely fine by he second half of your thursday. but, yeah, it is going to be a bit dicy out there tomorrow morning. you can you want to avoid travel during morning hours. some cancellations out there. if y can, doug, i see you're

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thunder snow. video take in hagerstown today. you can see a little pup a little shocked by the sound. >> that was lou treacherous conditions in some spots as we head into the night. hools alreadynnouncing delays and some closings. >> let's head back to doug in the storm center with a look at what's on the way. >> when you get tnder snow like that, you know the snow is really coming down. we sawl snowf rates over an inch of an hour at times. nd we're seeing freezing rain at spots. we have a little bit of a lull. some heavier rain, just pin in from frederickurg over toward parts of southern maryland. back towards the west we're watching this surge right here. we're going to see some heavier moisture. back into west virginia freezing rain, and that'll come on right

ough the rest of northern virginia, in towards maryland. we have adam tuss outside. adam's driving around and we are going to see the potential now. the sun is down, everything is going to pea freezing over, and ro'm sure still a mess. >> yeah, but i don't get a grilled cheese sandwich, so there's that. how about that, doug? out here in reston right now,ele are defin seeing some sloppy conditions, guys. we have a lotsl oh on the roads that are presenting some issues. you come off a secondary road like this and get onton a mai road, and the main roads look igetty good out in this particular area now. so this is really a changing area, changing forecast. changeable condition out here on which road you're on. and we're just dealing with lot of kind of drizzle right here in this area. we'll continue to track the ride around the region for you

tonight and continue to report back. >> and the nbc washington a is going to come in handy. tonight tomorrow morning we are ready. we're already seeing school delays coming in. it's just a s away on your cellphone. all right, from the roads to the red carpet in a snow stick challenge made for the big screen. >> and thisat time around collins is encouraging all of you to snap out of it and make his day. >> wwant to see your favorite movie moments, and we've been getting into the spirit a bit in the studio here, too. >> meanwhile my biologil clock icking like this, and i'm never getting married. >> lisa,o i swear god i do not need this. >> i don't even know -- i just got, you want me on this wall, you need me on this wall. >> you need to be hit badly and byne who knows how to do it.

>> that's a good one, too. >> all right, enough of us let's go to theenge itself. >> pat collins at his usual snow post near his honne in ticut here in northwest d.c. pat, what youot tonight? >> well wrash we're out measuring snoin and colle entries in our latest snow stick challenge. we call it snow business, show business. in the spirit of the oscars we're asking people to go out and put on an outfit of of an actor or actress they like best or go out and recite one of the lines of the favorite movies. pats snow icture to stick. tweet them @pat snow stick. there's still time to enter. and boy, we've had a wide variety of entries. here's a sampler. it's one thing to do risky

business. it's really risky in th snow. one guy sawhenow falling and had a caddy shackflashback. >> i don't think the heavy stuff is going to come down for quite ile. >> reporter: how about a little rocky? harry potter. moana. >> reporter: mission impossible. how does he stay up there like that? thehobbit, great outfit. and the "wizard of oz." and the entries, they keep in.ng we're going to close it all off at 7:00, but you still have time. get thatt picture. hat video.

tweet it to pat's snow stick, and who knows, you could end up with one of these y babies ofr very own. back to you. >> ty have been epic. pat collins, good stuff. i like that caddy shack guy. he's got a future. >> he's scary. >> i'll tell you who's got a future,rika gone lez has a future. >> who ew. >> channelling. >> it's not just creative videos but also great photos sent in by you viewers and we have compiled them in a gallery on our nbc washington apca yo search the photos and you be the judge. trying to avoid the sophomore slump. in west palm beach, coming u

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and we have a few school delays already coming into our newsroom, but where will the homework meter land in your county? coming up in just about 15 minutes i'm going to beit breakg own county by county, plus doug is going to let you know exactly wezn this fg rain comes to an end. wendy? and rqualhts amendmentld activist ce spending the next month in jail. her crime, exposing her breast during a pro-era protest monday in richmond. today the judgeie d her bail. that's highly unusual for a nonviolent misdemeanor.

the richmond times dispatch report police arrested her after she posed as a goddess on the virginia state flag. sutherland wants republicans to bring the e rrk a ratification mesh door the floor. if virginia does it'll be added tohe u.s. constitution. last time this year david martinez was a littleunsure of things making his manerial debut with the natin g us live from west palm beach spring training. wh's the difference this season under the skipper's belt? >> repter: he's more comfortable this season. this is the start of a second season for manager dave martinez. he's still hoping to have a better year this year. >> would i like w to more games, absolutely. like i said, i learn about the character we have on this team, cool guys.

those guys haven't quit until the end. and now coming into 2019 with the new additions, i'm really excited aboutit. >> reporter: we saw you have a very passionate sort of huddled team meeting. you see something so simple in does this ut where passion come from? everyone talks abou hitting and pitching, and, you know, i want these guys to focus on the little things. we talk about being a really good team, and how can you be a better teammate. by running the bases. and for me that's the key.am passionate about the game and i want the game to be played righ every single day and this is what we're trying to be honed in on right now. >> this team is little grittier, a little saltier than last year. is that something you want to embrace? >> it's really nice to have.

we're going to play the game. like i said, the big picture is obviously to get to the world series. eed to focus on the little picture, which is stay in the moment, being here and now and present every day. if we canin and compete every day, that's how we get to that big picture. >> reporter: but for now the team thinking sol, just trying to keep everything together. their first game of spring training coming up on saturday. jim, back to you. >> all right. we'll let you go get your shades for 6:00. good stuff. well, from snow to sleet to freezing rain on the way. doug and amelia back with how it'll impact schools and roads tomorrow. three letters popping up in products around the district. n ths 4 i-team investigates the influx of

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down in virgia. tanker truck carrying more than 8,000 gallons of gas crashing this morning and catching fire. it's believed the driver had a swerved toid hitting a deer but no one was injured. well,therities along the east coast are also feeling the winter blast that brought snow and ice this morning. let's take a look now at how folks in pennsylvania and new jersey are dealing with this weather. >> reporter: we're abo four hours north of washington, d.c. in allentown, pennsylvania. right now we're standing in the downtown area of that city where you can see right now it's mildly busy at this hour. not too much going on. it's quite a change from how things usually aren this part of town. this is the downtown area where things are ually busy around this time. and we're just not seeing that today for a few reasons. schools in this area have been l ca. so parents who would normally drive to pick up their kids from school, they're not doing that

today because they simply don't have to. we know there were two minors acci today along i-78 west. we know there were two accidents andav those hsince been cleared. >> reporter: it may not look like a state of emergency in new jersey. governor calling that yesterday. you can see this highway down to the black top because they've had a lot of salt and sanding. this i what the snow has done on parking lots and side roads. you can see it right here, and this is why peo had to be especially careful. already a lot of fender benders across the state. back to you. >> they'reear the diners and know how to do these weather things. you tell your live truck pull in -- there's a restaurant. that was near a red lobster. you can be out there for days.

>> and with srms like this one, a grill cheese is pretty good, though. although the mayonnaise on the edges, i haven't heard of that. so manyf you have said yes. >> that fat gives it a nice little crunch. >> and i've gotac to try it. all right, what's happening now? we've got the rain and freezing rain. you can seehe exactly the rain isow maryland. still seeing rain there. some freezing rain, most of it very, very light. but even here in the district just outside here, everything in fr anything above ground is frozen. he streets, the sidewalks are okay. but watch out especially any metal frozen. but watch this, too.is rea right here is some heavier moisture muskioving on . notice when iits the colder air, turns into that freezing rain. that's what we're goingnto ue to see for the next

couple of hours. a yes, we ha bit of a lull, but that's about to end. an pi think we could reallk up some freezing rain here in the next twoo three hours. 32 in manassas as well as over towards leesburg. a winter weather advisory continues for areas in the purple here. that is until compensation in most areas some of these go until 10:00. the winter sto g warnings otil 1:00 a.m. by that time all the moisture is ou here, but we still could have some problems with ice. 6:00 right around now, not much going on, but heret comes t next surge, and look at the heavier moisture. still seeing most of this transfer over to rain, but we will still see some icing issues, a few showers in our southern zones. wt even tomor morning amelia we've seen upwards of 6 inches ofnow inarts of our northern

areas. that is now freezing. tomorrow morng could be a bit of a mess, and that's going do lead some people -- well, you tell them what they could dorr to. >> this was a one day event, i think we're going to see some issues out there like you were saying, doug, on into tomorrow morning. where it's the homework meter going to land? i think most of us are going to have a delay. you can plan on sleeping in. but some districts likely not announcing until tomorro morning. really i think a delay is going to be the way to go for most of us tomorrow. here's aook at the current now potential cancellations out there. this ilude edrix county, carol, washington county, all the couowies backds the i-81 corridor. you'll nice i put prince william and montgomery counties inelhes as well as the cancellation zones because i think they're right along the bord there. upper montgomery county likely

dealing with some icy conditions tonigho we'll have see what the officials there are thinking. louden on a del. fairfax, arlington on a delay. down in southern maryland, stafford, king george's county you should be heading nto school tomorrow. no problem and really not a huge concern for icen in that area. in the d.c. metro area we'll continue to see rain and pocke of freezing rain until about 3:00 a.m. temperatures right around freezing going to lead to some isolated slick spots. back in our western zone we're going to see rain and freezing rain until about midnight. temperatures at or just below leading that is going to to some slick spots out there. and our mountain zones, i think we're going to see a lot of slick spots tomorrow morning. then to our afternoon hours, and weo from winter to spring with a while of 54 degreess tomorrow, some sunshinet growing through the day. member a shower on friday, especially northern virginia. a hemhrature of 52.

rain is looking likely on your aysaturday. suight now is looking like the better of it two weekend days, first of all, because there's only t chance of a morning shower. and secondly, look at the temperure. near 70 degrees on sunday. chance of rain and snow on a wednesda also keeping a close eye on the potential for another wter stormystem next weekend. this would be nnen we're beg march, wendy. >> well, that's not very happy. all right. this is one of the hottest trends around, and many claim it can offer somes medical benef without getting you high. >> yeah, we're talkingbout the hemp extract, cbd. it's on store shelves in d.c. maryland, and virginia. but the news 4 i-team found there is little overnight of what's really in it. >> our investigative reporter jody fleischer is here to hel you what you need to know before you buy this.

>> cbd is a llion dollar dustry that's growing exponentially, but there are no dosage guidelines or labeling standards. and our investigation found you can't always be sure how much of if you're gettingf or i there are other things in the bottle that shouldn't it's been called the miracle molecule. >> you just feel wellness. >> reporter: it doesn't get you high but it's creating quite a buzz among college students, soccer moms, anyone and everyone trying cbd oil. >> the sky's the limit right nw. >> reporter: one othern virginia's first cbd stores. >> i definitely see this industry exploding. every single day we're seeing new products. >> reporter:s we saw cab no from the hemp plant infused intm everything fro hot sauce to hand creams, hot sauce to candy. tiffany uses several cbd products each dayaynd she the $250 she spends on it all is

pretty worth it. >> it's pretty powerful on pain for me. >> reporter: the foodnd drug administration prohibits cbd sellers from making any medical claims, but users said it helps relieve anxiety, headache and even inflammation. >> reporter: despite the labeling she thinks there's little or no cbd in them. so how do you know the difference? >> you don't. it's trial and error. >> reporter: we found you might not always be geing what you pay for. whether ordered online or in person at stores, lab tests found more than half of the products had far less cbd than claimed on the package. one product had no cbd at all. >> i think it's incredibly frustrating. >> reporter: but not surprising says philip, co-owner of lab ins

maryland. >> it can be a really complex proces to make these products. so sometimes there can be a mistake in the production process. >> reporter: he says some manufacturers treat testing as a foo of research make sure a product contains what they say it does. go if not, they can mix if before it hits the shelve, but all i o th voluntary. what are the requirements? >> there are no requirements for testing cbd on the consumer de. >> reporter: but he said customers getting what's on the label isn't the only concern. he's also worried what isn't there. >> we also test for a range of safety. pesticides, crobiological contamination, heavy metal contamination like arsenic, lead. >> reporter: also can seep in from the soil used to grow the plants. five tested for fings likefu us, pesticide, ethanol and

lead. a d.c. attorney consults for the budding cannabis and cbd industry. >> it's more regulated and tested thand cb oil is by far. >> repter: how scary is that. >> you can go intooffeehops now and get cbd infused in your coffee. >> reporter: the f currently prohibits its use as a food additive but has signaled a potential softeni t ot stance if regulations are enacted. >> unless they're actually tested by independent laboratories you can'teally trust the seller of a product to tell you exactly what's in the d t. >> i do wish there was a little bit more oversight. >> reporter: she says she only stastocks products proven to be free of toxins. >> who wants to feel gypped when they find a product, especially something they're trying to use

for health refunds. >> reporter: plus she offers refunds for t productt don't work. her advice to new comers. >> check the lab, do your research. check customer reviews. that probably your best bet, honestat. >> cbd adv say there's also a flip side. too much regulation could make the product much harder for kushmeku customers to get and expensive. >> there is more to check out on this story includi a look at the different products you can find with cbd in there them. just click on investigations. but still ahead continuing coverage of today's winter blast and the impact on our schools and roads tomorrow. >> i'm going to be joining doreen next for news 4 at 6:00. stay with us.

ight now at 6:00, the snow has moved out but now the rest of the night is ice. >> and we'll let you know how this will impact tomorrow morning. >> this is going to be just tric tricky to treat. >> a day's challenge, we call it snow business, show business. >> meanwhile my biological clo it ticking like this.

>> the snow day isus like -- you can sit in your jammies and drink hot co c and when the time is appropriate put some bourbon in. newsh 4 begins w a storm team 4 weather alert. >>well, go ahead and pour yourself a cup of whatever beverage you like. we're glad ys're joining on this snow day. the snow may have stopped falling but o s winterrm is not over yet. >> hey, it's after 5:00, whyt? freezing rain still a threat tonight, and area schools aread al announcing school elays, and some are closed for tomorrow. as crazy as this sounds, folks, we're going to pea in the 50s tomorrow afternoon but we're not done just yet. >> we have team coverage across the dmv tonight. we'll get you up to speed on road conditions in a moment. >> it is still tricky out there, guys. >> it really is. take a look at the latest

information here. we've got some more rain making its way in here, but falling as freezing rain. >> and a good point you made, right outside of our sdios here we have a glaze on like the poles as you're working out to the car. so it's those elevated surfaces, whicheans we could see some downed power lines leading to some power outages tonight. > areas like frederick, damascus, parts of louden county, a lot of ice reported out that way right now. all rain down towards our southern zones. t, again freezing rain in this section now is making its way in here look,his moisture right heir. we've gone through a little bi this next area of precip moving in, this is what's going to cause even more freezing rain over the next couple of urs, and really do think it'll be between the next two to three hours. winter storm warning in effect here for