♪tum tum tum tum smoothies. also available tums sugar-free. >> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. parents dealing with unbearable loss this morning. a 1-year-old boy nokilled. an 11-year-old child is facing charges. this morning, if the potholes do not slow you down out there, the speed limit there. we'll tell yha about the cnges coming to local roads until crews can smooth out your drive. controversy that goes from the links of trump national in virginia all t way to th waters of the potomac. the latest on a possible en cronmental scandaling from the president's golf course. all that and more as we lcome you in on this 2nd of march, 2019. the first weekend in march. weome in on this saturday morning. good morning to you. i'm david culver. storm team 4's lauryn ricketts

is in the weather center this morning checking things when it mes to the forecast. i know a lot of talk about tomorrow,oing into monday. today, for this saturday, notlo oking too bad, right? >> not too bad out there at all, david. we're goi to be dry today. there could be a few icy patches out there early on this sunday morning, mainly because we are seeing the temperatures below freezing and all the rain we got yesterday, as welloo let's take a outside and see what's going on. the temperatures are right bound the freezing mark all the rain has finally moved out of the area. we are dry out there early on this saturday morning. temperatures though, especially shenandoah valley, that's where we could have a few issues. in the d.c. area, the temperatures a at 36 degrees. outside the beltway, especially through the shenandoah valley, that's where we could have icy patches. of course, rivers and overpasses. rivers. ramps and overpasses are going to be below the. freezing ma watch out for slick spots. then we have to concentrate on this.

oh, ah, we have a winter storm watch upper montgomery and upper loclen. doesn't e d.c. or the surrounding areas. we have heavy snow possible for some regions. we'll let you know what to expect the end ofhisekend. that's coming up. >> a lot of anticipation for your tracking on thathe we'll in, lauryn, a little later. 6:02 on this saturd, let's t you to your headlines. we start off with a story only on news 4. a local mother sharing atb heaking story of loss. her baby boy killed. prince george's countye pol say another childa saulting the 1-year-old, leading to his arrest. davis was dropped off at his babysitter's. the babysitter left the baby with her 11-year-old daughter. paxton's family was told the baby had falrom a bed, but police later determined he was

clearly assaulted. >> how could you hurt an innocent baby? he's so sweet. anybody that knows my baby, they know my baby is so sweet. e's loving. when you seehim, it's love. i text her, the mother, and she made it seem like she was there with my baby the whole time. >> t anya had to make the difficult decision to take her baby off life support onay thursd the little girl left in charge of him admitted to assaulting the baby and remains in custody. happening today on the bw parkway, get ready to hit the brakes. g the speed wer limit because of what you see there, potholes. as you know, driving aoss our area lately, the road conditions ha hapa gotten worse, and res are not set to start there for months. route 197 and route 32. instead of the normal 55 miles per hour, the national park service h lowered that speed limit to 40 miles per ehour.

dea here, to make the area safer for drivers and road crews who are still trying to patch the potholes. again, work on a permanent fix doesn't start until this fall. trains wilnc again be running at the fairgoodest metro station this morning. yesterday, smoke on the platform closed it down. metro suspended service during ru o hour to figur what was going on. the smoke was caused by a piece of plastic snow fcing which somehow came into contact with a rail. after closing off thetation anrerouting riders to buses, crews were able to remove it. unfortunately, several other metro stations are closed for this weekend. the blue and yellow lines south ofio reagan nl will not have rail service today or tomorrow. bus s ivice going to be running between the huntington and franconia stations, all the way up to reagan national. metro is closing the stations prepare for a longer shutdown of those stations, which is set to start this summer.

you may have caught the pamela butler case. it was on "dateline" last night. pamela lived in northwest washington. she disappeared in 2009. police never found her body.bu er's boyfriend, jose rodriguez cruz, confessed to killing her. police may have not gotten theo confesithout the persistence of pamela's brother. going. was to keep it i felt if i kept it going, police will say, we have to get this on the news. we have to solve this case. >> t case sat cold until a tective took another look. thanks to advancements in technology, policeli rd other remains found decades beforehand belonged to cruz's ex-wife. cruz eventually told them he buried pamela's remains along i-95 in stafford county. the police have not yetth recovered. you can find full episodes of "dateline" on nbc.com. happening today at national harbor, president trump set to take the stage to close out this week's conservative political action conference.

the president is expected to speak around 11:30 this morning it is going president trump's first public appearance since returning early from the north korea summit this week. vice president mike pence spoke at the conference yesterday. a local environmental group is complaining t about themp national golf course in sterling, rginia. theotomac keeper network said a dozen trees were cut down and left in the potomac river. they claim it is a threat to people using the river in boats and kayaks. >> concerns are that this clear cutting caused environmental damage to the river, andhis created a potential safety hazards for kids caught to paddle in whitewater at the riverfront near the facility, near the golf course. >> loudoun county sent inspectors to the area on thursday. if there has been a violation, the county can impose fines and order the club to replant the trees. children across the d.c. area are dreing big.

feeling this spiin i inspired a delivered message eva longoria led a conversation with sotomayor. it left an impression on theen st in the audience at george washington university. >> she inspired me to be the next latina in the supreme court. that's why, i want to show people that latinas can rule. ere's so many things behind latinas and their culture that i want to show the whole entire world. >> a lot of latina eerowerment the justice talked about her journey and where it began, in the south bronx. she is the first hispanicic ju appointed to the u.s. gtpreme court. arl leaders are going to be coming together fl severa meetings to discuss amazon's plans for the county. for the next few weeks, boards membere going to meet with advocacy groups to discuss the tech giant's arrival. since amazonnn anced the hq2

plans, there have been concerns over how it is going to impact housing prices and in a couple of weeks, the board plans to vote package, which would send $23 million in grant money to amazon over theext 15 years. virginia haslready approved up to $750 million in tax rebates for the company. meanwhile, amazon is expanding its reach in the food industry.ee the "wall sjournal" with this interesting report. the tech giant is planning to launch dozens of grocery stores across the country. now, the grocery cha is expected to be separate from whole foods, which aowzon already. the stores will be smaller and less expensive. amazon's first grocery store o couln up in los angeles by the end of the year. we're told they're alsoooking talking about d.c. for another location. astro duts in d.c. will have a special ingredient in its chocolateth by cake donut. for a limited time, the new version of the treat comes with

a cbd-infused chocolate buttercream. that's the component of marijuana which doesn't include thc, which can have the psychoactive effect. cbd has been used to treat y. anxi it's been used to treat pain and other issues. it's reported the treats are only available for the next couple of weeks. if they prove to be popular, that could be extended. turning now hockey. first place is now up for grabs in the capsn metropolita division. last night, the capsti dng the new york islanders on the ro, 3-1. the boys were laser focused on the ice, facing off against their old head coach, barry trotz. trz led d.c. to win the stanley cupast year. ow, the caps are tied with the islanders for first place in this tightn divis race. they will stay in new york to take on the rangers. that's gorng to happen tw afternoon. 6:09 is your time now on this saturday. more than three decades door to or, delivering mail to generations of people in a

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there's an axandria neighborhood that will be missing a special friendhis morning. for years, ronny roup has been delivering mail. now, he's retiring. he spent thi week saying good-bye. julie carey reports on his special touch with people and dogs that hased endeim to customers. >> reporter: inside main post office, a giant retirement card from coworkers, wishin ronny roup well. it is outside, on his route, where ronny's alwayso loved be. >> i just love going out there. dae whole 32 years, i called in sick four . you know, i just got up and went. >> reporter: in that time, you

might he's developed a reputation. >> people are excited tsee me, to see me come, because i've been a fixture in the hborhood for so long. you know, it's just -- i'm like a legend out there, you knre? hee is, you know? it's like i'm always there, you know? they can always depend on, well, ronnie will be here. o reporter: unlike most us, ronnie's favorite day to work is saturd t, especially whenhe weather is mild. >> about 70 de,ees, you kn a little wind blowing, those are the good days. you know, and o saturday awhen peoplere home and i get to see the people on my ror:e. >> repor there have been a few bad days though, sad days. >> the bad days is when you see peoples p away. aye been on the same route for 32 years. i've seen a lot of people pass away.ro that's h. you know? >> reporter: ronnie says he's aguided by mail delivering philosophy. >> i always treat other people's

mail like it was mine. you know? it's my mail. i treat their mail the way i want my mail to be >> reporter: and he treats the people on his route like neighbors, e un bringing the trash for older folks. now in his 60s, ronnie keeps a fast pace. back in the day, he remembers he used to have t to stop in for coffee or watch his beloved tar heels play. >> i'd watch half of a north carolina champions p game and still finish my route in eight hours. i was that fast, you know? >> reporter: thi week, his final week, ronnie was forced to slow down. customers wanting to pass along gifts to get and give a good-bye hug. >> i'd do it again. i love it. i'd d it another ten years if i thought i uld. reporter: the heart is willing, but these legs that have walked thousands of miles in 32 years, time to give them a rest. in alexandria, i'm julie carrie, news 4. >> way to go, ronnie. a live look outside.

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klein. the company's massiveas dat may be making strides for science, yet it also poses some rious questions about privacy. but wojitski says your participation doesn't have to be prm innocent. >> if you don't want to participate anymore, withdraw. >> there is a setting to withdraw on 23andme's website. 80% of customers who have opted in say they can haveat their and dna used for research. the story was one of several loods atn dna testing from doreen this past week. you can see the rest of them in our seriesy going to the nc washington app and searching dna. all right. a check now of our forecast, lauryn ricketts. know my phone is talking to me >> randomly talking to you. that's fun. >> i need to opt out of that. >> that's fun.

i like that. we have snow on the way. >> okay. what the deal with this? i know -- >> it's changed. >> -- it depends where you are, too, clearly. >> there's going to be a sharp cut-off of who is going to see all rain, and who is going to be snow. i'll see you o the futurecast. d.c. is in the middle in terms of tug of war with warm air and cold air. we fall on the middle of that. north and west of d.c., generally where we get the snow, that'll be thet chance to see some snow later on throughout the day tomorrow. mainly during the afternoon. today is going to be dry. we've got a dry saturday. who would have thought?ve the first time it seems like. dry saturday here for us. it is going to be cloudy. weould have some afternoon sunshine, but it is going to be few and far between. now, for sunday, we have snow moving in through the middle part of the morning and into the afternoon. early afternoon. your early morning is going to be dry, but the rest of the day going to be wet. now, monday, dry and breezy. tuesday, ptlysunny. for the next plan of a12 hours,

there's slick spots out there. they're doing de-icing on the bay bridge at this moment. that's what maour news partner from wtop said. i b called themore walking into the studio. 32 in the shenandoah valley. watc out for thebridges, ramps, and overpasses on the way out. alere's also a little fog out there. this snow and rain that we had last night has moved out of here. 're looking a lot better and drying out, thank goodness. continuing into your saturday morning. this is where i was talking out the temperatures, where we are seeing possibly some icy patches o there. otherwise, along i-95, for the most part, those temperatures are above freezing. again, loudoun county, mont gom roy cow montgomery county, be careful when you head outdoors. upper montgomery, loudoun, listen, we have heavy snow possible tomorrow night and earl rly, early monday morning. tomorrow morning from midday, after 10:00 a.m. until2:

p.m., the middle part of day, there is going to be a sharp cut-off, as i w telling david, between the rain/snow line. it is moving quick. it'll be outf here by monday morning's commute. this is what we are thinking. oh, yeah, we could see 4 to 7 inches north and west of d.c. i think mainly 2 to 4 inches from win chester up through frederick county, maryland. a coating to around an inch. i may have to take this line down a little bit. i'm waiting for one more piece of information to come in here. generally speaking, this is what we're going to be seeing as we head through tomorrow and into monday. again, here's a look rightnow. starting at 1:00, here's the snow. now,s.atch what happ look at this rain/snow line along i-95. the heavy sw falliomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, watch, it fluctuates back and forth,hen the colir wins t t overnight as temperatures drop. 5:00 a.m. would have a nice dose of snow, greater than 2 inches, especially north a west of d.c. we'll show you the teday

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finally came back. that's him right there, about to land. liberty was left toch over two eggs by herself when justice disappeared. she'sating a fish there. didn't let justice have any of it. get your own dinner. upset. the birds screeched at each other for a bit, then justice posed on a nearby branch. 's in the doghouse for a little bit. >> there was another bird, i b thought, malds that got involved. >> i thought there were two. >> there's a triangle. they have yet to agree to a sit-down interview. this is the drama we need to figure t. >> investigative team trying to figure that ous i uper excited to see they were back, kind of cordial to each other. >> looks like in the nest they have a little snow. they might get some more sunday into monday. >> 100% we'll get snow tomorrow. it depends on where you are, north and west of d.c., may get a little more snow. that tends to the case it is coming quickly.

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>> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. hi there. lcome back to "news 4 today" on this saturday morning, the 2nd of march, 2019. the first weekend in march.or goodng to you. i'm david culver. want to get you to stormeam 4's lauryn ricketts. she's in the weather center.

folks were hoping marin would warmer spring weather. not the case. you're tracking yet another winter storm. this morning, the real concern, maybe some icy patches? ches ah, some icy p definitely out there early on this saturday morning. mainly through the shenandoah , vall upper montgomery county, western loudoun. the bridges, ramps, overpasses. you have heard it before. that's where we'll see icy patches this morning from the rain we got last night, as well as the little bit of snow. good news, it's out now. didn't move out until the middle part of the overnight. looking better early ord this sa morning. still, we're dealing with cold conditions out there. e fog. be careful. you can see that right behind dave, too, the picre from reagan national airport. the fog a little low. not only are you not going to be able to see the icy patches, mainly black ice. anything shiny, take it as ice.o ver, you won't see the potholes. that has been a big issue, even through the overnight and early this morning. wtop was telling me a lot of people have been dealing with that.

just wrecking their cars overnight. be careful with that. the sun coming up in about 20 minutes or so. temperatures out there right now, we'reelow the freezing mark for portions of the shenandoah valley, especially by hagerstown. be careful out there as you make bur way out the door. it might a little tricky as you make your way out the door tomorrow have snow on the way. winter storm watch in effect. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >> lauryn, we'll check in then. heartbreaking a story. a toddler is killed, allegedly at the hands of an 11-year-old. babychild was watching the boy alone last week. as you can imagine, the boy's family is heartsick. they are devastated. they want to make sure the adult who was sup to be watching the baby is held accountable. jackie benson has the interview you will see only right here on news 4. ♪ happy birthday to you n reporter: pax davis's arrival into this world was much

ticipated, and his short life was filled with love. his mother, tanya davis, and her partner, jennings, lavished him with care and attention from the top of his head t tips of his toes. >> how could you hurt an innocent baby? he's so sweet. anybody that knows my baby, they know my baby is sosweet. he's loving. when you see him, it's love. >> reporter: what happened to paxton after davis dropped him off at babysitter's home on pearl drive in suitland saturday night?je ings was out of town for work. it ended in his death. the babysitter l 11-year-old daughter sunday morning. davis got a frantic call the boy had been fallen off a bed and been badly hurt. by the time she raced from d.c. to suitland, the ambulance she tter to call baby was there. they began a life and death vigil at the ebeds that ended four agonizing days later. >> just fm the injuries, a

cracked skull, he fell off a bed, it didn't line up for me anyway. >> davis says when the couple's suspicions of foul py were made, the idea an 11-year-old may be responsible for the death,nd what she seess a betrayal for the babysitter. >> i text her, the mother, and she made it seem like she was there with my baby the whole time. >> reporter: the 11-year-old remains in custody in juvenile detention center, and she could face additional charges. in suitland, jackie benson, news 4. happening today on the bw paway, get ready to hit the brakes. crews are lowering the speed limit because of what you see there, potholes. as you know, driving o across area, the road conditions have gotten worse. repairs are not set t start there for months. here's the stretch we're talking about. be reen route 197 andte 32. instead of the normal 55 miles per hour, the national p

service has lowered the speed limit to 40 miles per deur. the is to make the area safer for drivers and road who are patching potholes. again, work on a permanent fix starts this fall. trains will be running once again at the farragut west station this morning. yesterday, smoke shut it down. tro suspended service during rush hour to figure out what was going on. we'r t told smoke was caused by a piece of plastic snow fencing, which somehow came into contact with a rail. after closing off the station and rerouting riders to buses, crews were able to remove it. several other metro stations are closed for you this weekend. the blue and yellow lines sou of reagan national will not have rail service today or morrow. buses will be running between the huntington and franconia stations, all the way up to reagan national. metro is closing the stations to prepare for a much longer shutdown of those stations that is set to start this summer.

a teenager's unsolved murder has h fnted herily for more than 40 years. inthis morn montgomery county police are asking thr your help. 're trying to solve this cold case. 15 year old kathy lynn beatty was killed after being assaulted. police released this video here, explaining howhe crime scene has changed in the last 43 years. >> and ts is an image from 1979. there's currently a shopping center there. we wanted to show where the woods were. this is an image of the trail that leads back to the woods. this is theal aread the rocks, where a lot of juveniles would hang out. she was found not too far from the cks. >> detectives hoping this video will jog someone's memory. there is a reward forin more rmation on kathy's death. meantime, it's been five

years since rudd vanished from our area. she was 8 years old whe she disappeared from a homeless shelter. d.c. police say they're not giving up trying to find take a look at this. detectives releasing this age progression photo of what she could look like lday. she wast seen on hotel surveillance video with kalil tatum. he was a custodian at the homeless shelter. he later took his own life. they believe tatum is responsible for her disappearance. switching to the west coastd intense capturing a physical fight between the san francisco giants ceo and his wife. >> oh, my god! >> "tmz sports" showing larry in a dispute with his wife, pam, in n francisco yesterday. he's trying to get a phone, it appears, and she screams and falls. see her husband ste over her. witnesses say the couple was in a heated fight before the altercation, and the cameras

on.e then turned major league baseball releasing a statement, saying it is looking into theincident. as in any other situation like this, the league is trying to gather the facts. in a joint statement, the couple says the dispute was over a family matter. the couple t saysy are they are embarrassed by the situation and have resolved the pam baer late e ir inoueder statement through her attorney. she said she took her husband's cell and lost her balance, due to a prior foot injury. as a couple, they ar happily married. 6:38. at home virginia's embattled attorney general is planning a public appearance. mark herring will be attending an inter-faith healing gathering tomorrow in leesburg. this will be his first public appearance in nearly a month, since he admitted tosing blackface. tomorrow's gathering will include the naacp, the loudoun freedomcenter x and, and other elected officials.

organizers pn to discuss issues for racial reconciliation. the largest st. patrick's da parade in the region set to start at 12:30 today in alexandria. this is the largest parade since the d.c. parad was cancelled last year. more than 2,000 people are going to be marching. they'll have a fun dog show that starts at 11:00 this morning. the dogs wl lead the parade. the parade starts ating and alfred streets and ends at lee and cameron streets in old town a alexandria. what if one of the most important parts of getting in shape is lying in bed? it's not that simple, but coming up next, fd out how important a good night's sleep is for you to be fiatfor spring. t straigh ahead, here on

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so that we can actively help repair weakened enamel. i do think dentists are going to want to recommend the new pronamel repair toothpaste. it's such easy answer and it will do exactly what their patients need. all week long, we've been giving you important tips to get fit for spring. all the working out andating right, it's going to mean

nothing without one critical component. we're talking about sleep. molette green tells us why. >> without the proper amount of rest, all the early mornings in the gym, salads over sweet will be i vain. let's recap the four things to know about getting fit for gring. firs your plan in place. nail down which fitness routine will work for u. after that, refine your nutrition plan. the t final piece bring it all together is getting enough sleep. health experts say adults need anywhere from 6 1/2 to 8 hours every night. here's why. sleep is such a iortant part of getting fit because it gives your body the time to recover from the wear and tear. it helps you conserve energy and actually repairs as well as builds u those muscl and helps process the trients. if you don't believe me, hear from the expert. >> ihink that i you don't sleep when you're trying to get fit, it is basically the equivalent ofating junk foo and trying to get fit. sleep is so critical for your

overall functioning. if you're talng about fitness, you have to talk about mental health fitness, as well. it is not just about the body. >> now, there you have it. the journey, it's just beginning. we really want to hear fro you. i wanou to share your progress with us. send me your before and after picture, tl me you story on social media. that's twitter, facebook, instagram. use the #get fit for spring. i sign of progress, i'm in this dress. asn't able to fit in it several weeks ago. progress. >> absolutely. looking great, molette. says she's feeling healthy, too. live look outside on this saturday morn cloudy start. maybe a good day for indoor exercise. lauryn ricketts tracking some winter weather as we embark on march.

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the start of the "today" show o. nbc let's take you to new york. we have sheinelle jones and peter alexander standing . good morning to you both. what are you working on? >> good morning to you. first thing -- >> well, your weather, among other things. we have to get home at some point. >> weekend washout for tens of millions, fm heavy rain in the south to, yes, lots of snow in the northeast. it is not letting up soon. dylan will have the full forecast. ahead this morning, you better enjoy theni m cup of coffee today. why researchers are saying climate change is actuallyma ng coffee plants disappear. plus, what they are now trying to do about>> it.

and harry smith brings us the incredible story of a man who wasaralyzed from the neck down but is still able to get out to enjoy the sport he loves. skiing. >> look forward tseeing that. those stories and more when we get started on a saturday morning here on "today." vid, the challenge is, do i rain or fly home to get to d.c.? >> stay up there for the week, enjoy it from the hotel.ur i'm it'll go over well. >> it'd go over big. >> i'm worried about the coffee story. for us morning folks, it's not going to go over well. >> we'll talk about it. >> see you in less than 15. 6:47. your time on this saturday. this week aswomen's history rdnth begins, the head of loudoun county bf supervisors is pushing back against her title, chairman. she prefers chairwoman or chairperson. the delegates, all men, voted down the option. i had the story from leaesbu when i checked in with chair randall, as she goes by, earlier this week.

take a look. >> reporter: when randall was elected chairman in 2015, she had big plans for the county but seemed unsure about one thing, her title. >> my name. phyllis j. randall, chair -- chair -- hmte >> reporr: watching the clip three years later, she laughs. thinking when she started calling here's chair randall, or chairwoman or chairperson, it'd be no problem. legally, it is. the only state approved title for her position when signing off on official documents is chairman. much to randall's surprise, when delegate david reid proposed changing the law in the general assely to include chair or chairperson, it got voted down by five men. >> five menust told me that i don't have the option of legally being called chairwoman. >> reporter: as first reported, esthe deleg against the change expressed concerns that this would resict free speech because constituents would be required to call the county

executive a specific term as opposed tofal cnglith tinmgshe, is not that important. >> reporter: randall initially didn't want to dwell on the vote, telling m she has bigger issues to focus on, but acknowledged she wants it changed. >> the fact that,know, men can call themselves chairmen, while i have to be a chairman, also chair, chairwoman, chairperson, it's just silly. >> reporter: some of you weighing in or. twit chad writing, these sorts of titles should be changed to chairperson. while kristi considers chairman or any title "man" to mean mankind. randall has a simple solution. >> when you see me in the elevator, t grocery store, please call me phyllis. >> reporter: in loudoun county, virginia, davidculver, news 4. >> she says when you see her, she kps it casual, call her she'ermined to go to dphyllis. richmond and get the change good for her. i like it.

folks looking sunday into monday. peter alexander is determining, ould he stay up there? probably, right? >> today is going to be fine. the rest of today is going to fi . tomorrow morning going to be dry. people headed out to church earl in the morning. then you get to brunch time, i plan everything around that, 10:00/11:00 and into the early afrnoon, that's where we'll have issues tomorrow morning. >> monday, we could see. dela >> 100%, we'll see delays on monday mornio. it is outquick, it'll be out before we start the monday morning commute. again, we have some snow and a couple inches at least north and west of d.c. >> walk us tough where this is going to happen. >> let's talk about it. outsideht row, we do have icy patches. of course, we had the rain again. it was relentless. it was a cold rain. it was pouring last night. now, we have some visibility issues. we have low visibility out there as the sun is just coming up now. again, watch out when you head out the door i was saying this earlier, too, ou news partners were talking

about this attop. tons of potholes out there, but we can't see them. we have the fog in place, and the sun isin cup right now. be careful early on this saturday morning. temperatures are frozen in a lot of spots below the freezing mark along i-81. once ain, be careful, westernn, loudpper montgomery. you know the drill and the spots. they have been de-icing the bay bridge, as well.th that's a thing for you to look out for. today's forecast, we're headed into the upper 40s. mostly clouds out there today. i wouldn't rule out afternoon ere, thenhere and clouds roll back in later this afternoon. we have the rain that passed through yesterday. a little snow to the north and west. that's where we'll probably have issues early this morning. all of this is moving out of here. it has moved out of here, and we're left with dry conditions. p us dry is going to k with the temperatures in the upper 40s. winter storm watch starts tomorrow morning. you can see as weo through western loudoun, through

frederick, then points back off to theorth and west that's where we have the winter storm watch, possibly for heavy snow. it begins at 00 a.m. tomorrow morning and goes until 7:00 a.m. monday morning. there could beelays and snow-covered roads. let's work through it. sunday morning, 8:00 a.m., we're dry. as i was telling david, headed out to church, to get some coffee, you're going to be fine for walking the dog. we could see snow sink into the southeast. snow back off to the north and west. then mainly rain event once agaieastern shore down throu southern maryland and downfredi. we advance this into the afternoon. that rain/snow line is playing tug of r, and the playground is along the d.c. area. this is going to go back and forth, back and forth throughout the evening. of course, once we get into

nighttime, temperature drops a little bit, we cool. we're looking at some more snowp trying toh in, especially during the overnight. mainly south and east rainev t. could be a little mix in between. mainly snow event north and west. we're going to have to figure out where the rain/snow line sets up. i think it is going to flanuctue and move back and forth. everytng is out by monday morning. we'll have snowy roads. monday is dry, just it'll dry everything out. 4 to 7 inches north and west of d.c., up through frederick county, the mason-dixon line. 2 to 4th through the nn shenandoah valley and the western side of baltimore. a coating to an inch here in d.c. i'm going to wait for new t.information to come again, we'll have to really watch that and to see if this is going to continu to stay on track. of course, my ten-day doesn't work. ere we go. 49 for today. weather alert for tomorrow into monday. temperatures are in the 30s. breezy on monday. pretty quiet this week. we do have some rain chances as we get into the workweek and into the weekend.

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tomorrow through the afternoon, the snow moves in. listen, it'll be ae litt of a rain/snow mix around d.c., and to the south and east,y mai rain event. temperatures will be in the 30s tomorrow. snow chances sundayin overnight early monday morning. it'll be gone by the morning commute. quiet as he head through next week, thank goodness and. >> adam and i will stay out of your way, updating the fecast tomorrow. >> i'll have it by 9:00. >> oh, this morning, too. >> yeah. >>e'll be back i 25 minutes for a for a

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