>> make sure you continue to watch the top of the screen and go to myfoxdc.com, we have the whole list on our home page. road crews are aaa cross the area spent the night prepping the roads. >> the snow emergency in dc goes into effect just about 30 minutes from now. so you have to move your car if you park in a snow evacuation zone otherwise, you will get towed and face a stiff fine. a convoy of trucks are bringing in road supplies for crews in the district. nearly 300 pieces of equipment and nearly 700 workers on the roads. v-dot will launch 1800 trucks

by noon today. and in maryland, workers are on 12-hour shiftaround the clock trying to make sure that the roads stay open. from the airport to the stories to the forecast, team coverage for you as the storm approaches so. we start this morning with tucker with the latest on the snow. >> snow on the doorstep. it will be moving in and sure enough into the afternoon hour, the snow will become steadier and heavy overnight as we are expecting one of the biggest snowstorms in years. over the next 36 hours. radar, show you the snow off to the south and west. and you're going to see it getting closer. char letsville reporting light snow. and out west, we're starting to getsnow. will continue to close in on the immediate washington area and most areas should see snow breaking out by about the noon hour. by noon, most of us getting snow.

the warnings map, winter storm warning in effect for baltimore, washington, all the counties in pink through 10:00 tomorrow night. the counties in white,that's a blizzard warning for places like atlantic city as they have heavy snow combined with winds over 30 miles per hour. and we're concerned even here in washington along the bay who encounter a blizzard warning. 36degrees right now at reagan national. we're just about at the top of the temperature, they'll start to fall back. we'll see that tperatures start to fall back. fora look at the bigger picture, i'm going to throw it back down tour tears. >> thank you very much. and we will start that look by showing you the look at the broader satellite radar. you can see not just our area but the whole picture. right now, it is producing rather heavy rain in portions of the southeast but closer to here, it's snow. snow across south western virginia, richmond is starting

to see snow fall. and then down to the south, that's where where the area of low pressure is. it's pushing all of this to the east, northeast. there have been thunderstorms earlier this morning across alabama, georgia and florida. and and now they are seeing heavy rain there. this continues to push off to the east there. is what we call a future cast. a model that projects what we expect to see. there you see snow pushing into the area, by this afternoon. tucker said by noon you will start seeing that. it last all night and into the day tomorrow. the heaviest snow fall period we believe will be tonight into early tomorrow morning with snow falling at a rate of up to 2 cxsgconnum2 inches an hour. and by late saturday, begins to clear out. sunday looks clear. monday clear. snow developing, not too long from now. daytime accumulation 3-rbgs to 5 inches today. 35degrees during the morning

hours and now up to 36 as tucker said. the temperatures drop off starting when the snow starts. winter storm warning into effect at 10:00 this morning and last until 10:00 saturday night. that's a look at what's happening. an update coming up and all day long. back to you. >> thank you so much. of course, with that much snow comes travel troubles and flights are already canceled at local airports. >> here is a live look outside of reagan national where things are busy this morning. we are lye inside the airport now with more. looks empty. what's going on? >> reporter: i'm sorry, i didn't hear you. >> doesn't look as crowded. what's going on? >> reporter: well, it comes in waves depending on when the flights are leaving. and this morning just a cloud of people around 4:00. i guess nobody wanted to take the risk that their flight doesn't go out.

flights are taking out, but one person said, she won't believe it until she gets on her plane. that's going to change as the storm comes in. if you haven't rebooked your flight, well it may be too late. passengers arrived early not taking any chances that they'll get snowed in. the major airlines have already canceled flights starting early this afternoon and all day saturday with more flight sunday morning also expected to be canceled. now that lead to a flurry at the airport as people tried to reschedule flights home or salvage vacation plans before the storm hit. after the storm, it could take several flights to catch another flight. some people had to rebook more than once. >> until a month ago. i have a lot of friends here, but i wanted to get home. >> r: now a number of people we talked to said -- a number of people we talked to said that they called earlier in the week, rebooked and as

the storm moved earlier, they rebooked and rebooked. and a lot of people are getting creative. one couple said they are going to new york and then to north carolina all the way down to miami for the super bowl. and we ran into another former colleague who is on his way to barbados. so all kinds of switching going on. the airlines seem to be work with people as best as possible. but of course, the flights will be canceled later today. get out now. >> thank you so much. we go from the airport to the rails. reminder, if you are relying on metro, with more than 8-inches of snow, they shut down the above ground stations and we are expected to get the 8 inches. at that point, which will likely be sometime overnight tonight, only underground trains will be providing service.

amtrak has canceled most of its service in the dc area. you can get the updates at myfoxdc.com. it set off ashopper frenzy with storms like this. the shovels and the ice melt are selling out a. long with battery, generators and other splice. expect the long lines there and the packed parking lot which is what i found at the grocery store yesterday. a big crowd yesterday and a big crowd again this morning. >> reporter: well, yu know, we experienced that yesterday at the grocery store. and i have to tell you, one of my close girlfriends said, could you please tell everybody to be nice at the grocery store. don't yell, don't push, don't throw things and drop things. this is what the line is. and i do not expect the line to get any better. in fact, it's gotten nothing but worse since we've been here at 5:00 a.m. it's been interesting to see what people buy.

the milk stuff, she has lobster tails over here. i said i was coming to her house for dinner. will you make me some when i'm stuck tomorrow? >> why not? come over. >> reporter: okay. so she wins so far. you got some healthy food in. >> there oh, yes. >> reporter: are you ready for the big spleen. >> i am. i am. i'm from boston area so i'm used to this. no big deal. >> reporter: no big deal. you're very nice. is anybody else smiling today? >> reporter: oh, look, you have a big site i'm so happy. >> but i'm supposed to go to florida and th flight has been canceled. >> reporter: i'm so sorry to hear that. >> i have sunday reservations now. >> rporter: i'll keep my fingers crossed. >> suddenly the company that's going with us is arriving and i emptied my house of groceries

so. i thought ill be in florida only six days now. soy wish i could come with you. >> reporter: i'll be in the snow and thinking about you. sounds wonderful. a line back to aisle 20, but the shelves are stocked so. come on out. i don't think i'm going to get groceries today. i'll go with bread and water. >> wicking it. thank you. >> do what you got to do. this is silver spring, maryland. and we believe this is the heated pool at the y there. folks doing laps. 35degrees more power to you folks. got the snow on the ground, but the pool is warm this morning. getting in the last workouts before the blizzard of 2010. >> that's having some fun despite the weather. the down side that you might not have thought about. remind you, if you get caught away from home, the best thing

to orthodox hunker down and shelter in place. but in case you lose power and heat, there are showers opening in some areas. the red cross is running two shelters. both open at noon. don't wait until you get strand. bring blankets, food clothing and medicine to last for up to three days. no pets aloud. fox 5 will have special coverage all weekend long. on the air from 2:00 this afternoon until 8:00 to want. and back on the 10:00 news and from 6:00 in the morning tomorrow until 11:30 tomorrow night stay home if you can. and tune in. and a programming note for all you nascar fan, the budweiser shootout set to air this saturday night from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. still on the, a but it's been moved to our sister station, my 20. complete coverage here on fox 5. and other news, remember

the dc cop who pulled his cop eight snow ball insight on u street in dc? source say that the police chief is leaning toward firing the veteran detective. he was off-duty at the time and was video taped gun in hand looking for whomever threw snow balls at his hummer. the decision is still a time away. trouble keeps coming for toyota. another recall on the horizon. but the news isn't all bad.  ring ring ring ring

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schools, a three-teared early dismissal. elementary at 12:30. and high school at 1:15 today. in addition to that, we talked about the federal government going home four hours early today. dc city government will close at 2:00 this afternoon. >> all right. the latest that we have in. and of course, we invite you to go to myfoxdc.com on the home page. we have the whole link. updating them. and myfoxdc.com, tomorrow we're going to on all day long. there's lay place where you can write in and tell us what the total is where you are. in your neighborhood. give us your name and location. you can be specific if you want but the town or neighborhood that you're in. and we will have those throughout the day tomorr. >> send your photos in. if you have a flip cam or something and take video, we

may use that on the air as well. talking all day tomorrow. >> very good. a quick look at the weather. we want to start with radar. and show that you the snow is getting closer. not all of what you are seeing is hitting the ground. not in dc yet, but off to the south and west. that's where we're seeing that hit the ground. the broader pictures. the sat lie radar. the snow, the storm is underway. again, it will move in here in just a little bit. actually, just got a note from a viewer in virginia. sit knowing at this time along 81, about 35 miles south of winchester. thank you for sending that in. current conditions at reagan national airport and across the region, temperature now is 36 degrees here at reagan national. can we get that to go? not going? not going. we want to go to view.

there go, 36 at reagan national. 34 at dulles. the forecast for today, you know it, snow develops here shortly. later this morning, 35 for the high today. more snow tonight. heavy snow. more about that coming up. we want to get to alison seymour. by the time you're done with the storm, kick back, relax and watch football. >> that's right. because you can watch the great commercials and which is had what i like to do. super bowl sunday has become nearly as well known for the off beat and funny ads that make their debut during the game day festives. and chris is a principle at marketing. he joins us this morning. nice to see you again. >> great, thank you. >> i think the last time you were here we were talk about tim tebows appearance as far as his serious@.

really will it feel out of place? >> it may. what's happened, it's take tennessee spotlight this year for the advertising buzz. and it's going to be carefully looked for and watched by the audience. and it has played a pretty critical role in the conversation around the super bowl this year and magnifying. >> is that the big buzz or are we not waiting for the new bush ad? or new ce ad? >> well, i think that's it. but many of the brand advertisers are going to be following the same strait jus they have followed in the last several years. very similar. using humor. going to be using animals, using children, using all the different devices that advertisers typically use to engage audiences. i don't think many surprises there, but the audience is eagerly awaiting the ads. >> let's get to some of those.

but let's look at etrade, the baby is back. the talking baby that we all love. here's one of the ads. >> this is my friend frank and his retirement plan. >> one golden crown. >> how long have we known each other? >> they have tools, man. they'll help you nail a retirement plan. >> two golden crowns. >> the used of winning are the same as being mauled by a bear. >> frank. >> you didn't win? >> i want to show you something. my shockface. >> fierce, can you lose with a talking baby? >> not with this one. they have, they've done this one correctly in the past. and had great success with it. and people love the ad. and the dead pan humor with the baby in these scenarios that we can all relate to are a recipe for success. >> they are like at a

convenience store, hanging out with a guy playi the lottery. it's so outrageous that it's funny. all right, another one. i'm not sure, are they all running during super bowl? not sure, is this a series? >> i don't believe that all of them will run. but and they haven't released which once will be, but these are highlight that we had. >> check it out. >> at least he got his dying wish. >> a jumbo casket full of doritos. out of work for at least a week. >> pick up the cereal. >> put it back. keep your hands off my momma, keep your hands off mydorits. >> okay. i love these kind. the physical humor, the love of the chips. just going completely out of

character. is this going to be a winning series? >> some of them are not balancing the humor with the violence quite effectively. but some of them are. and i think that sort of impassioned outrageous, you know, position that some will take for their chips will communicate the intent of the it. >> dog putting on their train collars to their owners. i like it. does that make me childish? >> no. and i think these were, these were selected from user generated ads. they had a contest from an audience based contest to see who could develop ads to pick for the super bowl. >> these are ads that were carefully select through the audience using social media. and good company. >> now this is from

homeaway.com. it puts new a rental space as opposed to a hotel. small company coming out in a big way at the super bowl. >> that's a great strategy if they can sustain. a company like this will immediately embed their brand in a huge population and they need to continue their efforts to make it effective. but it's a great starting point if they have the budget to do it. >> a short film about hotel room. >> at homeaway.com, represent a house. >> back on the road. vacation '10. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> i'll be watching. >> i will absolutely be watching. >> thank you so much.

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270,000 prius hybrid vehicles. more on the details as troubles continue for toyota. >> yeah, this was the last thing that toyota needed this morning. the president of toyota usa says the push is on to get the car accelerators fixed as soon as possible. while the president of the entire company apologized promising better quality control. letters go out today to owners. meantime, it looked like the auto maker could be preparing a recall of the prius. >> reporter: it looks like the 2010 prius could be recalled. more than 27 5 0,000 vehicles could be recalled. >> because of the other kearns the other pedals, it may have caused confusion w the prius, it's a hybrid and the braking system works differently. >> reporter: toyota has yet to comment on the report that was published in japan.

but if true, it comes just hours after a spokesperson said the company wasn't convinced a recall was necessary. however, a u.s. department of transportation inquiry into the prius may have influenced the auto maker to reconsider. >> taking action and restore confidence in that car. >> reporter: eight models including the best selling camry have been recalled, affecting millions of vehicles. >> i'm a little concerned. basically, the safety, my wife drives the car. i'm hoping they're being honest about the fix. and i'm going to give them an opportunity to prove themselves. >> reporter: and if you thought that was bad, there's word the auto giant is also investigating possible problems with the brakes in its luxury lexus hybrid. so we'll continue to follow this story. i'm sure there's more to come. >> thank you. and we are still following

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9:32 right now. before we check in, we continue to take a look at the storm approaching. cue the jaws music there. is virginia right now as we head, traffic on 77 and 81 as we're getting closer and closer. we've had reports of flakes already. sneaking up to the west a little bit. >> graphics, storms coming. and reports of snow falling.

>> new reports. and i'm going to show you radar in a second. and it's zeroing in on the washington area. >> such a huge storm. but as the bull's eye right here. >> yeah, once the snow starts to fall, it takes a couple of hours to reach the ground. and then we're off and running and then heavy snow around. >> not going to want to go back in the water. >> no, another snow flake. >> you're ready to call it a winter. >> yeah. yeah, reports of snow off to the south and west. and you can see the snow flying at this hour in places like charlottes virgin islands fredsburg, starting to see some flakes. here in washington, not yet. i just looked out the window. but in the next hour, i wouldn't be surprised if we don't start seeing the light snow flakes and it will fill in

and we should be dealing with a light to moderate snow across the washington area by early afternoon. push on. satellite radar. what's going on here across the area. this is the atmosphere just getting saturated. nothing touching the ground but certainly off to the south the west with snow falling at this hour and a lot of rain. look how big the storm system is. very, very impressive. tapping into the gulf moisture, look at the thunderstorms fired up earlier today. look at the rain train there across southeast georgia and western florida. reports of fooding down here. you get idea. this is pushing off to the north and east and once it gets off the coast, it's going to explode into an old fashioned nor'easter and a powerful one as the low pressure bottoms out

by saturday morning. for us, steady, snow during the course of the afternoon today. and heavy snow tonight. in fact, snow fall rates could reach 1 to 2 inches an hour overnight tonight. and then finally out of here by tomorrow morning. temperatures right now, we might be able to escape sticking on the's for the next couple of hours. temperatures above 32 here in washington. january1922, we had 20 inches of snow in washington. and you can see 20 in 1899. 1979, to the 8.7. and december, 16.4. the top six sit possible when all is said and done will measure if top ten. more on snow accumulations in a second. 36 in washington. the next hour or two as the atmosphere cools down, won't stick on the break they'll quickly falback and then off and running. i want to toss it down. i showed you the top storms in

history. this is going to rival it. >> yeah, it really is. we think it will wind uin the top ten. unusual top two top ten storms during the same winter. of course, the big storm back on december 19th. we, you know, we look at the forecast and we tweak it a little bit as time goes by. we haven't tweaked these snow fall totals. we feel comfortable. let me show them to you. before it all ends saturday night. generally speak from washington to baltimore to fredrick, east, 16 to 24 inches from the storm whit ends. down to the south and west, 22 inches or more. that's what we call the sweet spot. and that's close tore the mountains you will see there. and off to the south and east,

we believe that you will get a little bit less snow, but still a lot. 8 to 16 inches. some will depend on sleet mixing in. there's some indications that you may get a ittle, but more and more has gone away as time as gone by. here's the forecast. winter storm warning in effect in about 25 minutes. 24 minutes. it last until saturday at 10:00 at night. snow develops shortly here in the area. daytime accumulation, 3 to 6 inches. our high, 36 degrees which is where we are now. tonight, heavy snow accumulations. the rates could be 1 to 2 inches per hour. overnight low, 28. the other thing to know, the winds pick up, 15 to 25 miles per hour. overnight, i would not be on the roads. whiteout conditions, accumulations during the

nighttime hour, 10 to 15 inches. snow during the day tomorrow. very gradually, deintensifies and then becomes, wraps up around 6:00 or so. sunday, cold. no melting. monday, no melting. tuesday not only no melting but maybe additional snow on top of that. more about that later. back to you now. will thank you so much. the district of columbia has declared a snow emergency. what does that mean? early w pay close attention to the snow evacuation routes. these are along major roads that crews plow first. drivers can face hundreds of dollars in fines if they don't move their cars. the airport a disappointing place. >> travelers are rushing to change last-minute plans including one very important passenger, they caught secretary of state hillary clinton this morning. this was just a few minutes ago

as secretary of state clinton was trying to get out of town. now live once again from the airport with more on the big escape. >> reporter: good morning. you know, i bet secretary of state hillary clinton didn't have much of a problem rebooking any flights to get out of town. she looked set. i gave her a waive and asked her if she was getting out of town, she said, yep, the snow is coming. like a lot of people, she is getting out of town before they get snowed in from the storm. sit slowed down a bit here. but all the flights right now seem to be going out ontime. but as the day goes on, those will change to canceled. passengers began arriving at 4:00 a.m. this morning, almost two hours before the first flight left. the major airplanes canceled

flights starting this afternoon and all day saturday. people trying to get home and salvage vacation plans got online and on the phone trying to find another flight. airlines are waiving change fees, but even with that, it wasn't easy for some colts fans headed to the super bowl. >> reporter: it was very difficult. everything was sold out. they tried to put us on separate day, separate plane, flying sunday morning cutting too close for comfort. we're doing two lay-overs. going to new york and then on to charlotte and on to fort lauderdale. >> i was thinking about running a car and driving tall way there. that's how desperate we were. >> reporter: now that couple, their super bowl tickets cost a lot more than the plane tickets so. whatever happened, they were going to get down there for the

super bowl. if you don't get out today, you probably won't get out until at least sunday. we are even expecting some flights sunday morning to be canceled. the airlines say they'll re- evaluate the situation sunday morning. they have re-positioned planes as well. and they hope of the some flights taking off again on sunday. but if the last snowstorm is an indication, it could take days for them to get back on schedule. back to you. >> are you seeing more colts or saints jerseys this morning? >> i've seen a few more saintier sis than colts. i warned those folks headed to miami that they might find saints fans on the plane. >> i think so. play nice before they get there. thank you. you might find long lines. a different place, but

crowded nonetheless. she is at an area grocery store. house it going now? >> reporter: well, this is what you might call the express line in other places. the self-checkout and scan it yourself line. and it's very, very long. i et all the way back to the end of it. way back there, how you doing? rook at that. everybody's doing okay today. i'm told this is a big help. s what this? >> this is the scan it so. scan your groceries as you shop. and then you can take it off and bag your groceries yourself so you're in and out in much less time. >> reporter: except for today. >> except for today. >> on a normal day. >> reporter: how you feeling about the situation today? >> it's okay. >> it's okay. >> reporter: you're in a good

mood. you've got good food. >> we could break it out and have a snack. >> reporter: salsa, chips, people buying good food. >> soup, we could have a picnic right here. >> reporter: and everybody seems to be in a good mood. and in the last live shot and people thanked me for mentioning it, good karma here, but everybody seems nice. is that your experience? >> fabulous. we had that woman with the baby go through and everybody said please go up to the front co- conspirator you let her. >> huge ne, oh, sure. yeah, she had a screaming kid. >> reporter: isn't that nice. did you get your catted to that you needed? >> i got dog food. >> reporter: look at, that can't let the dog. don't forget about the pets.

the grocery stores are open. the giant is planning on staying open. it's going to be a long wait. put your smilely face on and do your best and get some good food. snowed in. don't get the healthy stuff. >> yeah, you're right. at this point, you might as well go for the good stuff. hard to believe that's the express a link along the top to share your

snow video pictures the like. yesterday's big story of course was the favorite furry friend leaving dc. and now he has arrived safe and sound in china. and we will take you to the welcome ceremony for him there. see, we can still see him, even though he's not here anymore. >> miss him already. charges have been filed against the americans accused of trying to take haitian children across the border. details on that story up next. don't go anywhere. 9:43 now. 

ten american missionaries in haiti have been charged with did kidnapping for trying to take children out of the the country. their lawyer says the group's

leader knew that they needed official papers to get across the boarder and did not have them. the attorney believes nine of the missionaries did not understand what they were doing and said that he will do what he can to get those nine released. some of the parents gave them away willingly adding to the confusion. they hoped their children would have a better life. -- he landed in china along with another panada from atlanta a identify hours ago. he was in the special travel crate that he left in yesterday yesterday. both panadas belonged to choi that. the trip brings an end to the panada diplomacy. a process that started back many the year 625. >> great we can keep an eye on him. we have good news here on

the home front from the economy. finally. the unemployment rate dropped in january by a what is your occupationing .3%. but perhaps more from a psychological standpoint action, fell from 10% to 9.7%. that's the lowest rate since august. the knew not all that good, we lost another 20,000 jobs last month, but that's more than the 5,000 jobs expected. on wall street, investors seemed to like the news. mixed is better than the 200- point drop yesterday. today,an appropriate one for this one. >> she is at noah. basically, the folks that figure out the weather out there. and taking a look at the treasures there. going to check in in a minute. it's 9:48 on this friday

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exhibition tomorrow. >> or so we thought. snow may have a little bit to do with that. it's called treasures of noah's ark. >> really it emersioning you in their world of earth observation. they do a lot of important work that informs and helps us all. and so we've done air, sea, and now land. >> yep. >> reporter: and i think a few people might be familiar with this. >> this is a gps. a lot of people have them in the car. we use gps a little bit differently. we use these to measure he land and how the slander moving. this is a much more expensive version of that. and it can give us position on

the earth's surface to about two centimeters. >> reporter: and you take the information. and the importance is? >> we make maps with and it we understand where hazards are are. we can can do storm help, flooding, flood modeling, things like that. >> reporter: and take it down, we really wouldn't have gps and be able to get to where we needed to go without you. >> that's right. >> reporter: there you go. you understand how these people are. and with the display, what's fun is it takes you through noah's history. >> that's right. we've been doing this for 200 years, since they came back, thomas jefferson surveyed the coast. and esstially these are instruments that we have been using since then. a lot of different instruments that take different kinds of measurements that we use to

create the maps. >> reporter: if you're impressed with the old stuff, wait until we show you the new stuff. >> so light detection in ranging is like sonar but with a laser so. this machine here basically since around. shoot out a laser beam and paints the entire place where you have it with the laser. and they bounce off whatever's there and figures out where the laser points are in space. >> reporter: what is this used for? >> one thing we do with this is airport runway survey. we bought this to help map airports. one thing we do is we do survey of airports to help pilots know where they are, where the obstructions are. we work with the, foraa to do that. that's an application of this. >> reporter: it's taking the

picture and then come over to the computer and we can see the image displayed? >> that's correct. this is a real quick image of what we just did. >> reporter: there we are. >> yep, there we are. that blue area, our shadow zones. but did some scans earlier. but the real cool thing about this is that once you do this, this is a three-dimensional representation so we can move around within the image and see what's here. >> reporter: where do you go from here? >> well, the best thing is we take it into the marsh. i have the best job. i get to take the tools that we have used to look at, to create the maps. and the same science and technology, we take out into the coastal zone to understand the process within the coastal

zone. >> reporter: you are the best at noah, according to you. i have the best job at channel 5. thank you so much. myfoxdc.com is our web site we have a link to their website. and what you need to know, the treasures of noah's ark, supposed to open tomorrow. not going to because of weather. it runs for one week, here through next saturday. we have a link to theirs at myfoxdc.com. they follow the federal government schedule. if you are watching the closing and it says on monday the federal government is closed, this exhibit will be closed too. once it's open, it's absolutely free. like i said, a lot more than just weather. but on this day, when a snowstorm is headed our way, we're glad that thy do weather

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