bit of lightning associated with that. we'll also been a able to seeble some of the snow coming down oun in garret county. first a check of temperatures because this is going to be pretty dramatic.rama it hasn't gotten to the beltway yet or to 95. it's 45 in the district, but 32 in cumberland where it's alreade been snowing. then we look up towards pittsburgh. they've got a lot of snow on the ground. 23-degrees. it's 9 in chicago. as you can also see we have a al wind advisory. this is a very important part o the story. the snow showers should not cause too many problems, but bu i've got to tell you you that gusts of 30 to 50 miles an hourn begin and they will continue until midnight.id we recorded this just a littlele bit ago, so skiers you haveave something to look forward to, not only is the snow falling ouw there and it's kind of tough to see, but it's going to be coldcd enough for them to make more. but very strong winds expectedwd out there.

i'll keep track of it. i'll let you know what we're hearing on social media andnd we'll have new updates as we get them. > developing tonight, violentt, crime is typically rare inar charles county, maryland, butnd, the sheriff's department isif already investigatingf' its secd murder of the year. early this morning a man wasan killed inside a home in waldorf. >> fox's emily miller join us with the details on this. >> this is one that has a lot of people talking reporter roar it's rare, two already in 12in 1 days of the year. police say this murder was notan random, but it's still terrifying when you wake up in the morning with two men with masks and guns storm inside your house. two men and two women werewome inside this house on tuesday morning. just after four a.m. two masked men came inside. they shot one of the men multiple times and that 24 yeart old was pronounced dead at thehe scene. this was not a random attack.

this house was targeted.arg we're working on determining a motive. according to police, the maskede men roughed up the second man. he escaped. one woman in her 20s ran away. i think they saw what was going on and did the best they could to escape the violence.io the second woman in the househos was not injured and stayed onsty the scene. police say that the masked gunmen demanded money before shooting the victim. the sheriff's investigators were at the crime scene until middayi they towed away this mercedes from the driveway.driv the broken side window was bored up this afternoon. and the owners of the house wits the renters were inside but didn't want to talk to us. i don't want my face objection m to the form i don'yt want you au around here. >> okay. >> i have nothing to say. > neighbors were interviewed by police. none seemed to know the the renters. there were like four different people living in the house.

some were black, some werebl white. this is a quiet street with thei train track on one side and the business on the other. has anything like this ever happened on your street.tr >> no, never. n there's people walking aroundaru here. last year there were only fourfr homicides in all of charles county. and this one is the second homicide in just the first fewfs weeks of the year. theç sheriff's office calls it extremely unusual and points out that the two victims were both targeted. the masked gunmen are still onar the loose and the sheriff's office are looking for them. they also said they're working on notifying the next of kin for that victim before they release the name to the public.e we are going to update you asyou soon as we get the details onn that murder.urde emily miller, fox5 local news. n > tonight we are hearing from metro riders who say they don't feel save because of crime during their commute.comm your response was overwhelmingre after our story last night aboui a couple who was attacked by a

group of teens at the metrothe center stop. one viewer said at 6:00 a.m., 6/1/250 and have taken marshal arts for years. he says i am six one,one, 250 pounds.25 sorry, i'm reading off the tell prompter here and it looks completely different than thent quote on facebook. and i don't feel very safe on metro. many of you complained about the lack of police presence including this post saying that no metro cops, no guardian angels, you have to protect yourself. another facebook post, this isok the main reason i haven't been h on the train in sometime. i'm always hearing about howow many transit police they have, but where are they? yourhey? comments tipped us off to yet another attack. he was punched bias many as 14 teens who then tried to steal his bike. we dug the police report up for the case. this happened on christmas eve around 7:00 at night.

a group of teens approached thea man while he was riding his bike on eighth street northwest. the victim was knocked down and punched. he used a bicycle lock to defend himself and eventually got away. fox5's marina maracco isina following the story for us tonight. she will be hearing and we will be hearing present the victim coming up tonight at 6. more than 80 lawsuits filed today against metro on the one-year anniversary of thathat deadly smoke incident on thet on yellow line.line the lou suits were filed on behalf of passengers who survived being trapped on theeig trains in the smoke-filled tunnel for 45 minutes beforei help arrived.arri their attorneys say metro has refused to tell survivors what was in that smoke that chokedokd them and what caused thethe incident in the first place. you get this urge to just tellel people you assume you're save when you're on the train andtrai you're down in a tunnel, but we know from experience that if the wrong thing happens at the wronn time, metro is totally unable to actually protect us or to

respond and save people if something goes wrong. metros of ons say they cannotano comment on the lawsuits. but the agency's new generalgene manager says metro is taking steps to improve safety.sa breaking news out of thethe pentagon now.pe there are reports the crew of two small navy books are beingre held by iran.ran a pentagon spokesperson says the boats were moving between question eight and iran whenran they lost contact with emilyt co miller this.mi they havell received assurancesu from iran the crew and vees alsr will be returned safely and promptly. secretary of state john kerry has been speaking with iran'sra' prime minister to resolve thereo situation as soon as possible. what you are looking at here, that was a snap chat, in case you're not familiar with them.ri this was taken at the white house showing the hours leading up to president's state of the

union speech. yesterday they promised a behinh the scenes look. according to a blog 60 percentpc of americans between the ages of 16 and 24 are on snapshot. in just a few short hours sh president obama will deliver hil final state of the union address. the white house says the address will differ from traditional speeches of years past. they say it will be less aboutut laying specific policy ideas for the years ahead and instead more about setting an optimistic tont for the country's future.utur one of the topics the presidentr is expected to speak on is the issue of gun control days afters after he used his executive powers to expand background checks for gun buyers. there will also be in a single l empty chair in first lady'slady michelle obama's box toobam represent all of the victims of gun violence. fox5's tom fitzgerald join us now with more on what we can expect tonight. >>reporter: it's a big night up on capital hill.hill

we wanted to give you a littlege bit of independence h the scenes of what you probably will not see. this is stratry hall. up until the time of the civil war this actually was the house chamber until they built the larger wing that you're pam witr now the president ising whying to address congress in the house of representatives. r the entire us senate is going to come through this room and after it's all over this area is going to get filled up with all kindsl of politicians trying to spin the speech one bay or another. what are we going to hear to tonight? this is going to be the first chapter in what the obama administration is their own personal history of this administration. this is president obama's lastlt state of the union message. it is no loss on folks up hereee that this is coming just weekst before the first votes are casts in the iowa caucus.auc we're told the white house is going to paint a very optimistic picture of what has gone overone with this administration over the last seven years and also highlight progress it says it it making on issues like

controlling isis as and as you said, gun control. make no mistaken, the president might try to sore with these words, but he is a claim duck. c in one year a new president will be sworn in. laura and sarah just a few moments ago you were stalk talking about that snap chatsnap they have going along simultaneous with his speech.pec that's no accident. this speech has been losing viewers steadily. consider this, president obama'p state of there union last year garnered 31 million viewers. 3 that sounds like1 a lot, but consider his very first onefirs seven years ago, that brought in 51 million people.on p the white house knows over the years these speeches have waned april they're trying to doo whatever they can tonight to get every eyeball and ear plastereds to those tv sets. we're going to be here all night

long bringing you instant feedback. and also reaction from southrom carolina nikki hail i who willho be delivering the republicans' response. tom fitzgerald, fox5 local news. > tonight the father of murdered d.c. journalist charnice milton will be d.c..c. delegate homes norton guest atto the state of the union address.s milton was shot to death last may. she was changing buses at goodod hope road southeast when a man grabbed her and used her as a human shield while a teen opened fire. milton says she wants to use hee death to call attention to rainr in gun violence across our country. a d.c. businessman who runs his own polar energy country will b a guest of first lady today.od earlier we got a chance to talk with mark davis. he grew up at a small town in georgia, played basketball.

tried to play in the nba, but was cut. he played basketball overseas, and then he came back tottot district. five years ago he began his solar energy company and says not am african american are involved in this. we still have less than 6 percent african american participation. and that's something that we are addressing here in the district of columbia and trying to make sure that we have a more diverse workforce. davis says his company tries to help lower income residents obtain solar energy.rgy. solar energy can help people save money on their heating bill. > mr. president, we're about to start. mr. president, how exactly aret, you planning on helping smallma businesses grow and prosper besides simply providing taxx

breaks? at a time when americans are struggling to pay for daily necessities, what is your plan to help students pay off all their student loans? do you think that same sex marriag will be legalized in all 50 times. >> not snap chat but this friday president obama will be answering some tough questions. he will hold an interview conducted on youtube. they will ask their ownown questions, as well as some submitted on social media. if you have a question that you like to ask, use the # you too ask obama.obam > for those of you who live around the area, tonight's address will cause some closures.cl first street betweentwee constitution northwest andt independent avenue southwest. independent avenue between firsr

street southwest and first street southeast.thea and first street between independence avenue, southeast and constitution avenue northeast.t. also, constitution avenue first street northeast and southwest.h if you didn't catchall those,ath which i'm sure you did not, youu can head to our website. the full list is there. or if you don't need to be around cap l toll hill, stay away. > instead of being torn by your kids and your entrepreneur goall why not bring your kids to work. one place a local woman created while one tomorrow. the decision to turn to fundraising on the internet tont start a family. protect yourself should you come across a curious bear.urio and you remember this, the viral video, bears aren't the probleme

this time, though. right here in our region, aregi different predator is becoming a problem. we're going to tell you where and what you need to know toto protect yourself and your family and we will not be doing that. that's reporter involvement. wheel ' be right back. .

according to experts, you shoulu avoid direct eye contact withwih the bear, don't runaway. instead back off slowly. waive your arms to let the animal know you're human. don't yell, stay quiet unlessiet the bear attacks, then scream and throw things at the bear.t t if the bear acan thats, curl upl into a ball on your side or lay flat on your stomach. a above all, stay calm.alm. quite the animated report. yes. who can forget that viral video of a reporter demonstrating howo to survive a bear attack. right here in our region it's a different predator that is becoming a problem, key oatkey teas, while we're not going to act out what you should be doing during a key oat ' encounter.

fairfax county says it has seen an increase in coy oat 's. the biggest threat is for pets. so don't leave your dogs and cats outside by themselves. they are typically attractedattr close to home by trash. keep your garbage in an animalml animal-proof container. store your trash inside until the morning of pick tup, if possible. if you do spot a coy oat ', it's recommended that you waive your arms, like you saw. another loud noises, bank pots and answer. sprinklers around your home or a fence can also keep them away. pots and answer, take them out. scare them away.way i see them in my neighborhood and i thought it was a dog at first. it was dark out. > he just kind of ran away.

a margie german shepherd. >> they do. > coming up, your risk forfor cancer may be tied to somethingn you probably eat ever day. we have some shocking new information. doctors just published about the common dietary ingredient andin how it causes the cancer to develop. a new app to help you manage your office power ball tool.ol. and the nfl panel backs a stadium bid by the oakland riders and san diego chargers in los angeles. sports is on after the break.

> sorry to say this, but your risks for breast cancer may becc tied to how much sugar you eat. a new study published links higk sugar intake with a higher breast cancer risk.

researchers say myself who were fed die sugar. researchers say the study shows the importance of limiting sugar consumption. there's great news for a young cancer patient who has had so many people pulling for her. he five year old lee a still is now cancer free.free lee a is the daughter ofof envelope defensive lineman devon still. her football dad went on twitter to share the good news sayingayn she really did beat cancer. beyond thankful forum a the support yawl showed us. lee a was discharged from the hospital today and dr.s tell the family that she won't need to bb coming back any time soon. also won over the heart ofhear labron james.ames she hung out with him withith labron after the cavaliers-wizards game last week and he posted this picture fromm

uncle labron.abro such great news coming out of this. and what cute pictures. i love it. everybody is talking about that. a lot of talk about a new stadium for the redskins, ateds least we're not moving acrossaco the country. that's the problem, there's somr teams that are legitimately looking. it's kind of a fight right nowig much it's a soap opera and we love that sort of thing.hin compared to where they might be moving from, whatever stadium controversy may erupt here overr the redskins has nothing on what's going on right now in new york city. three teams looking to move toto la but there's only room foror one. nfl owners are serious about aou plan on move the signed san diego owe chargers and thehe oakland raiders into one stadium into suburban la. a panel approved it already. it's been two decades since they had an nfl team.eam the two teams that share the bow

homette of a stadium makes jerry's world look like a play school playground.play it would cost $1.7 billion to build. > s that he's it.t >> that's a drop in the bucket.k compared to what it costç to filled fed ex field 20 years ago that would be $83 million.$83 in the meantime last night's college championship game turned out to be a guts i battle. number two battle, the crime son tied entering with one loss. number one undefeated chem sen with 10 minutes to go in the game. tied at 24. a pop kick to the right side, freshman marilyn hum friday came down with it.h that was a guts situate call april then two plays later, a wide open oj howard, 5 # yard

touchdown giving bam a lead. the fifth career title andtitl fourth title in seven years. how about that stadium? massive and huge. >> it looks like a space ship. p that's the the thing. everybody is going to out dout each other. > don't make that decision. a lot of people talking right now. d.c. law says firefighters should be held accountable forco their action. ac but the d.c. fire departmenttmen hasn't been following that law all because of a loophole. desperate couple cans trying toi fund pregnancy.reg we're going to tell you oneone couple's efforts to start a family. work, play, dash, a creative new idea for moms who want to taketo their kids to work. stay with us.s. we're back after the break. oh remotes, you've had it tough.

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this is fox5 local news at 5.5. d.c. law says firefighters should be held accountable forao their actions.cti but the d.c. fire department hasn't been following that law all because of a loophole thatoh you need to know about.abou ignoring the law allowed a a firefighter to retire that made a mistake that may haveave contributed to the death of a toddler. he'll get his full dispension and no discipline. >>reporter: d.c. fire chief gregory dean said today he hasas no excuse for not enacting the regulations required bylaw, a bl law that would have forcedced lieutenant guy valentine to face a disciplinary process beforeroe being allowed to retire. last march according to investigators lieutenantator valentine heard a call go out

for a choking child just threeu blocks from his station, but s failed to he that the call. valentine said he didn't takedin the call because he wasn't dispatched and he didn't knowidn the house on warren street where the toddler was in distress was just three blocks away. the firehouse where he waswas assigned is at the corner of warren and wisconsin. the report says the lieutenant'i engine with a paramedic on board was not dispatched because a communications tablet installed in the engine had become disconnected and dispatchers at the 911 center didn't know the engine was in service at thehe station. still, investigators concluded the lieutenant heard thehear emergency on the radio and should have taken the call.all. our goal is to find a way toay correct this, make it right forr the family and for the city. but at the same time we accept responsibility. we have a move forward. we have the regulations.egul we're having our legal team goem

through that and put them in place. > the toddler, martin questions that was on live support several days before he died. his father told us yesterday that he was extremely upset and sickened to hear no one will be held accountable for martin'sari death. the d.c. city council voted unanimously in 2014 to holdold firefighters accountable for ac their actions and prevent themhm from retiring before facing discipline. the law was enacted last year,yr but the fire department failed f to abide by the rules and didnd not apresident do the regulation as required by the council.ounc this has been a continuing problem that we've had, that the council's had with the executive, meaning the mayor anr all the executive branch agencies for the last 40 years, they oftentimes think that they can avoid the full effect ofull legislation by avoiding the rules. i cannot tell you how disappointing and even maddening it is not only for this

instance, and this instance is c bad case of it, allowing this loophole to continue, but thehe council encounters this so many times where we have agencies who simply don't do what they're told to do, don't do what the law requires them to do and this is another instance of it. the lawyer for the quest that family sal sam bring saysays ignoring the law passed by thete council is quote, truly unforgivable am you may recallra the council enacted the law after another lieutenant retired with full benefits despite d facing very serious charges forc not going to the aid of cecil millions. paul wagner, fox5 local news.. > in tonight's health watch it can be heart breaking. more than 5 million people in the us experience infertility and after months or even years of trying to start a family many

couples turn to ivf or even adoption. but that could be very costly, both ivf and adoption can exceed $25,000. so now more and more couples arp turning to the internet, askingn their friends and their family for donations to support them on their journey towards starting a family. this is the go fund me page for sympathomimetic yeah and iron som bruise which they launched two months ago.go. they're from frederick. it tells their story describingc their hopes and their deviationa through thisnd ivf process that they've been through after realizing that they were unable to conceive on their home. the couple turned to ivf after shelling out thousands of dollars they are now done andno they are now looking to adopt. even that could cost more than $50,000. so they've raised 500 $50 so far in their campaign.

somebody is out there looking to donate money and i want toto have -- i want to make a donation to a good cause -- everybody kind of has to pick their own good cause. i mean i think we have a lot oft love to give as parents. as hard as we've had to work too try to have these children, they certainly would not be taken for granted. and they're not the only couplel doing this, hundreds ever couples turn to go fund meun trying to raise money. fascia and brandon beam fromfrom baltimore launched theirthei campaign to pay for ivf a couplc of months ago. doctors tell them they shouldhol have no problem receiving, butei the insurance that brandon hasas through the military doesn't cover the treatment so it's going to cost them $20,000 out of pocket. so far they have raised 130-dollars. if you're interesting in contributing to either of these couples you can search for the first couple's page chimbrus anh

the second couple can be found under fascia elizabeth. i'll post those on my twitter page.pa it's very hard. it's not justç ivf and adoptio, but many people turn to go fund me for medical expenses andnd other things. the point she made in the video is everybody choices what their cause is and if someone can relate and want to help out inn some way, then so be it. more power to them much it's a real dilemma for a lot ofot parents these days figuring outu how to be the kind of parent they want to be and still earn an income, too. very tough to balance.alan one virginia woman has come upac with a business designed to help some of these problems by creating a space where children can play and their parents canan work.wo fox5's jennifer davis visited this new business in industryn even a, virginia. it is called play, work or dashr and it is the first of its kindi for our era. this company says it provides people to much what yourour

children while you work there or dash out for a meeting. you can pay as you go. you can sign up for a membership. but there are no long term ter contracts required here. this is just one mom trying to help other parents create theret personal and professional lifean they really want. every day can now be take youre child to workday for dianaana higher. because she's found her way toay this one of a kind new business in industry even a, it's callede play, work or dash. diana drops little sam off inoff the play area and then she heads upstairs to the can collaborative workspace to begio her job as a part-time medical education consultant.cons it doesn't take sam long to happily get used to his environment. > and that frees up his momma to work without worry and stilll check in on her son in person or on camera whenever she wants or

he needs. at homie was really hard to schedule calls and get enough time to work in between naps. it just wasn't he liable enoughu i'm able to go back part-time now with a job that i loved and still spend time with my son. > sharing the space this morning, lazy tank upstairs and her nine month old phoenix below. what can you do here that you can't do at home? >> concentrate, focus, complete one task that i started. > this notetive environment is the brain charge of nicole dashh who ran a daycare before realizing there was a better wat to help families work and parent. how to be able to do both and bd able to focus on your family and focus on your entrepreneurial goals or business goals for yourself while not sacrificing your idea of parenthood.are there's meeting space, workspace and a conference room for

adults, while the daycare hostst children up to age 8 for as many as three hours a day. it all adds up to an environmenr where moms and dad don't have to choose between being a parent and being a professional.r > you can do both if you haveyu the right environment and the right support and this was theas type of support i feed. i leave. i think and go home and can be e better mother because i've taken sometime to be myself as well. this kind of thing has beenas going on he owe it's awesome. this has been going on at gyms and yoga studios for a long time, but it hasn't been presented in a workplace beforeo even landlords said i don't understand, are people going to come to this? it doesn't makeos sense to me.e. she says she went to five landlords before.s be she's doing so well. she's going to have workshop and classes and lots of plans down the road.oad. as that one mother said she cann

complete her tasks instead ofint somebody spilled something orome got their hands on something. at that age you have to be allal over. it used to take two hours to ho send an e-mail which we all can relate to that. >> you stop with kids. all of said sen, right, i got to go back to do that. now she writes an e-mail and sends it. > we do want to talk price real quick because i think peoplehink will be interested in this. you don't have to get a full-time nanny. you can pay as you go. for $30 you get 90 minutes, ten dollars for the dare kay, 10ed0d for the workplace.or she's trying to make it somewhat affordable. if you compare it to evenven part-time daycare, it's a bigig savings. > thank you.> coming up, keeping track of those office power ball pools. of course there is an app forfo that. we'll explain. and kiss a ginger day.

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> want to be a bill so freaking bad. >> absolutely.bs > it is power ball pandemonium. the jackpot has ballooned to $1.5 billion. the largest in the world. i'm sure a lot of you areare getting in on an office power ball pool or an office powerffic

ball pool. there is an app to help. it will help you who is in which pool, who has paid.paid the catch is there's no optionno to send money to the organizer and there's no way to buy a lottery ticket. all lottery tickets must beust purchased in person. right now the free app is onlyoy available for android devices. i don't know, that's one way to handle it. instead of the paper contracts.r i've been hearing downstairs, will are you writing up a contract now? >> i know. if it happens, you got to figure it out. let's head over to tony for a a look at what's next.hat' >> will is running this thing in our news room and i think he's fining out who trusts him andand who does not. >> they want contracts and and copies of everything. i think shawn no is the only one who asked for a contract.

> it created a fire storm of controversy today.rs new breast cancer recommendations came out, yes, once again.on and some say they are just too confusing and a big change fromm last year's guidelines. what is going on here? plus,pl here's something to talk about if you like to text. at&t is bringing back anan unlimited data plan, but therebt is a catch. then, look closely, there's a car under there.h yeah, we're going to show somese incredible pictures and we're w tracking the snow here in our era. this is not a photo from our area, i promise you that.ha > the news at 6 is coming up.

the sun came out earlier and i o thought it's not going to be any snow. >> i heard that.ha > hopefully there's going to b snow today. it's sunny right now. even i, when i got out of my car

this afternoon and i said, that is a bright blue sky.e > and then it was like bam. >> it's very reminisce event of summer summer storms. the line that comes in and it'st so sunny and it all of a united states in changes. that's what we're seeing. things ever finally getting interesting out there, ladies. here's a live look outside in washington. still pretty quiet.quie we're waiting on some of the snow makes. hagerstown, maryland picked up 8 tenths of an inch. the mountains getting some decent snow.nt great for the ski resorts. for the rest of us this is some ill time snow showers. very strong snow showers across central pennsylvania.ntra this is more like a snow squall. it looks like a line of thunder storms that you would see in the summertime, but it is snownow

falling.fa really rapidly reduced visibility when you're caught under one of these white out conditions. it is this line of dark purpleul moving across i70 and if your yew in frederick, maryland,fr headsed up, ' about to get somee very heavy snows. even showing up on radar just southeast of hagerstown, of course -- we do still see it, some lightening and up intonto central pennsylvania earlier this afternoon many reports of thunder analyte thing. that indicates how heavy the snow is falling when you got the lightning there. if you are along i70 near hagerstown, please tweet us anda letse us know at fox5 if you've heard any of that thunder or seen any of that lightning. also around columbia, maryland,n a mix of no and rain showers. it was a fair day with temperatures in the 40s. the mountains, two to four inches of snow there.

gusts to 50 miles an houran h possible. that is for the whole dmv upmv towards baltimore. the wind gusts right now about 20 to 30 miles an hour, look at frederick, the front and the heavy snow pushing on through. with the snow we've got rapidlyi dropping temperatures and some very frigid wind chills. temperatures are still in then 40s in the washington, soas nothing is going to stick if it falls. the cold air is trying to outng run t the snow, but it's just nt going to happen. ha even though we have some pretty treacherous conditions on the roads back towards i70 it is quick moving.ovi 23 pittsburgh, 12 in columbus. by the time we hit 10:00 p.m. the temperatures will be fallinl pretty rapidly and the wind wild be increasing. it will feel like it's 13 in washington. by early tomorrow morning we are talking about single digit wind chills all across the area. here's the set up for snow thiss

evening. it is very fast moving so by after 8, 9:00 we probably won't see anything.thin that dusting probably just along the maryland/pennsylvania border, more snow out towards the north and west.est. up in the mountains where we did show that. look how cold behind the front. very chilly starting at 20. we moderate there on thursday, late showers, friday into saturday. we warm up enough that the next storm should bring us rain. many of us maybe not seeing some of the flakes. if you let us know, and then we turn old coulder towards the enr of the week. that is your seven day forecast, but i'm also told it is resident ginger.

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red heads. today is national kiss a ginger day:you may have noticed the #e with posts like these, people across the country ready to pucker up for a red hair. even food chains are gettingttin involved. jimmy johns had this exchange with wendys on twitter. wendy's logo is a red head. as resident red head here, it is my duty to point out the hot ginger celebrities you should bl thinking about kissing today. first on the list, prince harrya he's a royal and he's a red a r head.he he's my pick. actor eddie red monday and singer ed shear and. as for the gorgeous red headedad women your options include emma stone,est laura and sarah fishe

and nicole kid man.an our twitter poll for the can is, ed shear and is actually beating out prince hairy. and for the ladies, sarah simmons against nicole kid man a and you are winning by a landslide. you are making that up. >> no, i did not. i was so ready to say delete, delete. but we have two special gusts. bring them in right now before it goes away because it's nationalç kiss a ginger day.ay. these are the fabulous -- hi, guys. if we're going to have somebodyo kissing gingers we have to brinv in the very best of the best. these are d.c.'s hottest models from paul whartons modeling. guys, thanks for coming in.n. can can i just tell you, we wen

all out for you. > oh, my god.. hi, guys. >> hello. > thanks for coming in. joining us tonight, fox5 news at 6 arthritis now. this is fox5 local news at 6. let me just say that was quite a surprise, sarah. while tony gets his microphone on -- we all just saw that. >> it is good to have you guys with us at 6, i'm shawn yancy'ms and i'm tony perkins. >> snow showers are falling -- l should say it has not affectedh the evening rush too much.uch. sue palka joins us in thes weather center. she's been keeping track of everything that is going on.

>> how much is it snowing. >> actually the biggest snowt squall is to the west of us andd it's going to showing up in places like frederick and leesburg. it's been out to the west. where it's been coming through it's been dropping a half inch to an inch. let me show you radar because you'll see what we're talkingtak about. this has produced whiteout conditions on the highways.ig we're going over to our other computer system. the storm that we're keeping ane eye on, the squall line, i should say, has been able too produce a little bit off lightning and when that happens it's capable of dropping somesoe snow. clearly closer to home. t we've had some mixed light rain and snow showers, a trace reported out toward fairfaxtowa station. a lot of other areas hagerstowne picked up a quit inch. we got 1.8 in frost burg. that line is continuing to move to the east. and when it does, it makes it really hard to drive. i want you to watch out, frederick, that's