good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. well, this sounds familiar. let's start our morning with school closings. in virginia all of these schools are closed today -- well, howard bernstein is here with our weather. angie goff has our traffic. we begin with howard.

>> yeah. >> you are done. >> i'm speechless. i'm sitting there yesterday looking at the models and how much moisture is coming and say i can't believe twice in one season. >> this is a weatherman's dream. >> you know something, when i was excited in december. now it is like okay, i'm not so sure. talk about what is happening. winter storm warnings are up. i want you to see the scope of the storms. warnings out to ohio and now on long island, to the carolinas, all the white counties have winter or storm warnings. pink counties, delaware, coastal new jersey blizzard warnings and some could be extended closer to us later tonight. we'll see if the winds pick up enough. that's the key right there but the snow is coming. we are watching the moisture move in from the southwest. snowing already toward roanoke and blacksburg. i think places like charlottesville may be snowing by 7:00 or 9:00. if we can hold off the snow

until noon it might be good. if it comes in earlier, the school closings won't be early enough and we don't want the kids on the roads. 35 national. 30 up in martinsburg and gaithersburg. right now i'm thinking 9:00, cloudy and 35. some snow around noon and heavier snow by 5:00, if not by mid afternoon. could be several inches on the ground by 5:00. >> angie? >> thank you. overall so far so good outside on our roads across the region. 95 northbound lanes are wide open lorton to the mixing bowl. on the inner loop in virginia switching it to the maps all is a go from 95 past annandale and 66. speaking of the interstate, take it outside. nice and light light to inside the beltway. we will bring you over to 270 southbound. no tieups out of frederick past germantown to the split. and wrap it up with the capital

beltway. here's the outer loop. we are doing okay. a live shot at university, hardly any volume on the inner loop. back to you. our super storm coverage continues now with our crews on the ground. county road crews just finished plowing a half foot of snow from tuesday and now are loading up again. kristin fisher is joining us live with more from silver spring, maryland. good morning. >> we still seven hours from the start of this new snowstorm, but crews here in montgomery county are already on the streets. in fact, the maryland transportation -- excuse me, the maryland state highway administration loaded 2200 trucks with salt yesterday. we're told some hit the capital beltway for a quick pretreatment before they turned in on thursday night. let's put this in perspective. this will be the third significant snowstorm in seven days. in fact some of the salt from last tuesday's snowfall is still on the roads.

but a spokesman from the maryland state highway administration says that's where the similarities stop. he is predicting the storm to be much more severe than tuesday's snowfall. >> it appears to be a heavy snowstorm, opposed to other ones that have been light, fluffy, now plow it one time, and one shot of salt. doesn't look like that will be here. this is about managing expectations for people out there. >> keep in mind there's only so much these road crews can do until the snow stops to fall. authorities are telling everyone, don't even consider driving from friday night until at least sunday morning and even then you want to be careful about hitting the roads as people attempt to get to super bowl parties and what not. use public transportation whenever you can. they are urging everyone to hit the roads as early as possible friday afternoon. if you can beat the evening rush hour today, do it. the snow will already be

falling hard by the time most people are heading home. there's one sure sign people are taking the storm seriously. and if you have within sight of a grocery store last night you were part of it. jessica doyle is in falls church, virginia with more on the mad rush to stock up on food. good morning, jess. >> of course kristin just talked about the preparations going on outside. we are talking about the preparations inside. we are here in falls church. as you can see behind me, the bred truck is here. that's right. they have a fresh load of bread. that may be a concern for a lot of people. we want to show you the scene of what it was like yesterday in a lot of area grocery stores, long long lines. people stacked up. i was talking to folks at the giant and they said they were jamming from the 6:00 a.m. start time a yesterday all day long. people coming in for the toilet paper, bottled water, the bread. the typical stuff people go out to shop for when we get major

snowstorms. this weekend is super bowl sunday so people are getting beer and hot wings and the food they want to serve their guests if they can make it this week. but we want to give you a reminder, too, folks. if you are out today and if you are out buying food supplies for the weekend, keep in mind there is a possibility you could lose power. so you need a couple of staples on hand in case you can't cook. peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, tuna fish in packages premade are good staples to have on hand. when this opens up at 6:00 a.m.,ly go and see what they have left and let me know if you need anything. >> i stacked up on the bread and pancake mix. so i'm ready. officials in the district are preparing for the impending storm, as well. a snow emergency declaration goes in to affect this morning. they have 270 pieces of snowplow equipment on stand by

in dc. most of the plows will be dc trucks. roughly a 0 -- 50 of those are private contractors. mayor fenty explained the city's plan of attack. >> we will be approaching this storm as we did the storm in late december, right before the holidays. we will get our first full shift out at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. those shifts will work 12 hours and be prereplaced by another shift, the exact same size. we will probably have that going up until at least sunday, maybe in to monday. >> reporter: the mayor also said residential streets will receive the same amount of attention as the city's main roads. again, a snow emergency is in affect in the district as of 9:30 this morning. we will bring you extended coverage all weekend long. tomorrow you can wake up with me bright and early at 6:00 a.m. as we bring you the latest on

our super storm here on 9 news now. we will have more snowstorm coverage throughout the hour. coming up, the head of toyota will respond after the car manufacturer issues another massive recall. and officials want more money from fairfax county's cash-strapped bug. you are watching 9 news now.

in the news now at nine after the hour, a leading japanese newspaper says toyota will recall 270,000 prius hybrid vehicles, but there's been no official word yet. the automaker admitted on thursday the antilock brake system in the 2010 prius is flawed. a recall on the vehicle will add to the millions of other toyota models recalled because of sticky gas pedals and toyota's ceo plans to hold his first news conference since the recall. the fate of ten american missionaries is now in the

hands of a haitian judge. the group was charged with child kidnapping and criminal association for trying to take 33 children to the dominican republic. the judge will review the evidence and could render a verdict in three months. scott brown is the newest senator for the state of massachusetts. he will hold the seat of edward kennedy. it gives republicans the 41 votes necessary to filibuster. we will have the latest schools closing or closing early. and tai shan has reached his homeland. another historic snowstorm. number seven was the last storm of all time we may see better.

welcome back to 9 news now. we are back with a rundown on the school closings and early dismissals. a lot of closings were announced yesterday. most in virginia. --

as well as business and federal government closings. check it out at wusa9.com. we are not the only ones crazy about giant pandas. here's a look at the coverage of tai shan's arrival this morning. they waited 30 minutes from the time the special fedex plane landed with tai shan and the panda from atlanta until the crates were unloaded from the plane. >> bittersweet. >> bittersweet but very important as far as preserving the breed and seeing more little tai shan's.

>> glad they made it. >> want to make a note. wearing the black and gold for the saints but more important wearing red. heart disease is the number one killer of women and this is wear red day. >> i was wearing red yesterday. >> you were ahead of the times. >> story of my life, andrea. story of my life. show you live doppler hd. right now picking up returns. we call in the makings of a doughnut hole with the radar beam. when it hits the clouds far away it is picking up moisture. we will have to watch it the next few hours. the hole will get tighter around us as the snow lowered and eventually will reach the ground and we will see that happen again. this may take three to four hours to happen here. if that happens, it might be mid-morning by the time we get some of that snow to start, even earlier in places to the south and west. roanoke to blacksburg reporting snow already. let's get to it. the forecast first, windy, snow

developing. will be heavy by this afternoon in to tonight and tomorrow. snow tapering off later in the afternoon. there's going to be a lot of snow and wind, maybe near blizzard conditions. looking at mostly sunny, still cold and 32 degrees. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, we know some kids are going. cloudy and cold, 28 to 35 and sun is up 7:10. this afternoon the snow will get heavy. two to six inches. some mix southern maryland, the northern neck, fredericksburg, highs in the mid-30s. getting colder as the day wears on. heavy snow, windy, too. another five to 15 more tonight. lows near 5330. northeast winds gusting over 30 and the snow and wind taper late in the afternoon. a foot south of 30 inches west. we may see 15 to 5 here in the washington metro. another historic storm. highs near 30. we can see the moisture coming in from the southwest to the

northeast. still in southwestern virginia for the most part. charlottesville, richmond. they may see the snow by 7:00, 8:00. we will watch as it advances from the south. most areas this morning are still on the relatively mild side. in the lower 30s with the temperature at national at 35. the winds are calm and the barometer is falling. low pressure is heading this way and 30.30. this should make the top ten easily. near blizzard conditions at times and some mixing south and east. around the house. mark the down spouts where the drain is. mark the fire hydrants. mark the storm drains. hopefully we won't need that. keep it free of snow. a lot of energy south. look at the moisture flowing in from the gulf of mexico. upper energy back here you can follow it is moving east and ganging up on us. by the end of the day, high pressure and cold air and we

expect a lot of cold air. here's the accumulation map. the folks down south have been inching. totals may be below a foot in reedville. they are that's our best guess. tomorrow's high 3 # 29, sunday 32. we will watch what will happen on tuesday and wednesday. hopefully snow showers and nothing more than that. it is 5:18. here's angie. >> isn't it bad when we hope for just snow showers. oh, go gosh. thank you for the very detailed report. good morning, everyone. glad you could join us on this tgif. feels good to be friday. 95 and the baltimore washington parkway out of baltimore doing

fine. smooth rides on bowe roads to the beltway. take it outside and show you 270 southbound. volume around the father hurley area but no problems toward the split. we are tracking the taillights in virginia on 6 eastbound. we are incident an accident free from route 50 to the beltway. and then on i-395, no problems out here as well from the beltway. we switch the camera over. showing you the nice clean commute toward the bridge. and finding drivers at speed at pennsylvania avenue, branch avenue and crane highway. that's the traffic. back to you. later this month, the national transportation safety board will hold a three-day public hearing in to last june's fatal metro crash. the february 23rd hearing is expected to focus on the accident. you'll recall nine people were killed on june 22nd when track safety signals failed to work leading to the crash. the fairfax county school board

has approved a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal years. board members increased the funding request by jack dale by $24 million but dale had asked the county for $58 million in additional funding. the board hopes the additional money will avoid an increase in class sizes. the total budget of $2.3 billion must be approved by the county board of supervisors. the other quarterback in the super bowl talks about being the underdog. and the caps give up five goals, but could their offense keep the win streak alive? sports is next. but first let's see who has a birthday this friday, february 5th -- we'll be right back.

good morning. i'm brett haber with the wakeup sports. if we told you the caps would give up five goals last night you would think it the win

streak would end but there are a million ways to win a hockey game and 6-5 is one of them. visiting the rangers last night ovechkin is starting one goal behind. crosby with 36. make it 37. that's a nasty wrister. 3-2 pass pass lead. new york would score three unanswered to go up 5-3 until ovechkin goes between the legs of the defender and caps within one. in the power play on the third. tom using the screen from the point and tied at five and five minutes later another man backram had his and we have a 12-game streak. they go for 13 tonight against atlanta. college hoops last night. maryland visiting florida state. game tied at in the second half. terps are running. moosly and he had a 18.

the sing finishes for the noles. you know he is not passing. high off the glass. terps win 5-2 in the acc now. manning may be the star of the primetime drama but check out the number on drew breeze he had more touchdown passes than manning and the highest quarterback rating in all of football at 109. could it be he might be the star of the super bowl? he is a four-time pro bowler and as big of a star in new orleans as manning is in indianapolis and while he and the saints are underdogs on sunday, brees says so what. >> it doesn't matter if we were favorites or underdogs. anytime you are the underdog you can use that as motivation. er that good football team. they have proven that. we are a good football team and i think we have proven that. i can think of no two other

teams that would be better for this game. >> indiana connection, drew breeze gutted from perdue in indiana. if you haven't picked up what you need for the weekend you may find many shelves bare after a huge rush on food. we will have a report coming up. things are running well so far and airlines are planning changes for later in the day. it is 5:26. here's angie. >> traffic is light toward the beltway. more on the roads around the region and the super snowstorm heading our way when 9 news now returns. ooh...

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four hours early and unscheduled leave is in affect.

check out any other school jurisdiction at wusa9.com. again, welcome back. angie will have the traffic and howard is starting us off with when will the snow start. >> citgoing to start i believe mid to late morning. and could get heavy rather rapidly. the early delays i hope the timing works out. the early closings because if they are not early enough. >> if you have a flight out to the super bowl, i had this question last night. i said well, in the evening around 5:00. i said move it out. >> get out as early as you can. some flights are cancelled. get out as early as you can. let's talk about the forecast here. they want to show you this moisture source. it goes to the gulf of mexico. storming in florida, pouring in lane and the moisture is coming toward us. at the same time you have upper energy in the plains and about to move in to missouri. this could be a 30-hour long snowfall. remember tuesday night, six or

seven hours this could be four or five times longer in snow durationing and more intense. that's why we are looking at two-foot totals. 28 in oakland. 30 at the shenandoah valley regional airport. we have upper 20s in manassas. 233 pax river. you will see mixing in st. mary's. perhaps a little snow at 9:00. by noon it is snowing and by 5:00 snowing heavily. it will be difficult to travel by 5:00. right now we are 35 and waiting for the storm. >> thank you, howard. we are half way through the 5:00 hour and still looking at a pretty nice commute out there. 95 northbound everything is clear past the prince william parkway to the mixing bowl. the next stop is the inner loop where everything is nice, green and clean from 95 past braddock road up to 66. even in maryland, we are checking out the outer loop. a nice drive here, as well. everyone is at speed. a little volume north of the district but overall no real problems and wrap it up inside

the district. here's the live shot of inbound new york avenue. everybody is moving nicely between the times building, past florida and beyond. back to you. thank you. have you completed a checklist of what you will need to get through the second blizzard of the season? our super storm coverage continues with our crews on the ground. jessica doyle is live from falls church with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. you know the eck presentation, don't squeeze the charmin, hands off of my cottonnette else. it is hard to get toilet paper after the run on in stores yesterday. you can see the snacks have arrived here. earlier we had the bread trucks here. we have had windshield washer fluid on stock here. i talked to the crew and they said they were jamming as of 6:00 a.m. yesterday. we want to show you what it was like at area supermarkets yesterday. long lines, a lot of people in the store. a lot of baggers helping folks

out. people getting toilet paper, water, milk, bread and staples you want to have on sand and of course the storm is butting up against the super bowl. so everybody is getting hot wings and pizza and getting ready for the parties. the snacks will obviously come in handy. we want to tell you, too, there are problems in the area. sometimes getting gas when we have storms like this. people recommend you go to the gas station this morning and fill up while you are on the way to the supermarket. this opens at 6:00 a.m. this morning. we will check it out. back to you. >> this is the latest round for road crews throughout our area who seemingly have been on the clock almost 24/7 since mid december. kristin fisher is checking on the streets and gas stations in silver spring, maryland. what have you found out? >> we are finding this gas station is getting pretty busy for such an early start to this morning. we have seen several cars pulling in to the gas station. that's what you want to be

doing. these places will fill up quick. get out early and get the gas while you can. this will be the third significant snowstorm in seven days. in fact some of the salt from last tuesday's snowfall is still on the roads, but crews are already on the streets here in montgomery county, pretreating the roadways, especially on the capital beltway before the next winter storm hits. this winter has made it tough for local governments to stay on budget. a spokesman for the maryland state highway administration says they are over for their budget for the year and that's before the monster snowfall. it has been tough on the crews in charge of keeping these streets clear. >> a lot of hours put in on the weekends and the last four or five weekends have been relentless. throw in a tuesday/wednesday storm this week and what looks like a full weekend this weekend is very tough on the men and women that do this. >> reporter: keep in mind these men and women can only do so much until the snow stops falling. especially if we are getting

two inches an hour over 36 hours. there's only so much they can do. if at all possible, authorities are urging everyone to stay off the streets friday night in to saturday night and sunday if you can. if you have to go out, authorities are asking everyone to keep at least some sort of an emergency kit in the car. bring food, water and especially some very warm clothes because if you get stuck it will be a long time before you get any help from these crews because, you know, with this much snow falling it is tough for aaa or police. anyone that may be able to help you out. stay off the roads if you can. back to you. a heavier snow could weigh down branches bringing down limbs and power lines. power company officials say they should have what they need for the weekend and know how to contact their power provider. >> one is to be prepared and the other is to make sure to notify us if they are without power. often times people assume that we know, but in fact that's not the case.

looking at the screen, these are the numbers for dominion virginia power and pepco. the power agencies say you should also call if you have downed lines. stay away from power lines and do not try to remove debris from them and if you plan to use a generator make sure to operate it outside and the number for the utilities are on the website at wusa9.com. well, if you hope to travel by train this weekend, you probably have out of luck. amtrak cancelled most of the service today from washington to points south. a few other routes have been shortened. the northeast corridor is operating so far so good. it may be more crowded than normal at the airport as people try to fly out ahead of the storm temperature things were running smoothly last night at national but united airlines has cancelled all transatlantic flights out of dulles. and southwest cancelled all flights from dulles, pwi and philadelphia. when you can't be with us,

you can check on the airport and road conditions anytime at wusa9.com. click on the traffic heading right there on our home page. and we'll be bringing you extended coverage all weekend long. tomorrow wake up with me bright and early at 6:00 a.m. as we bring you the latest on the super snowstorm. michael jackson's doctor is expected in court today. that story is coming up. plus, we will have ideas on things the family can do indoors while the blizzard rages this weekend. it is 5:38. here's angie. we are traveling 50 westbound from from the bay bridge to bowie and the beltway. a quiet ride on this friday. what's in the news now. that's next. stay with us.

in the news now, police say the person who killed a virginia tech student was probably very familiar with the area where her body was found. the remains of 20-year-old morgan marying on the were found last week in a field outside of charlottesville three months after she

disappeared following a rock concert. michael jackson's doctor is expected to be arraigned later today. conrad murray's attorney says he's negotiating his client's surrender. sources tell the associated press, dr. murray will be indicted for involuntary manslaughter. the pop superstar died from an overdose of prescription drugs last june. the family of an american missionary arrested in north korea says they can't wait for him to get back home. robert parks father got a call yesterday saying his son would be released after admitting he was wrong to cross the border from china. he has been in custody since christmas. we will have the latest on school closings and early dismissals coming up. it is 5:41. here's howard. we are okay but by the noon hour, if not earlier the snowstorm will start and it will pile up before it is done. we will have the snowfall

accumulation map and the rest of the forecast when we

here's the latest school closings and dismissals -- you

can get the latest on other closings at wusa9.com. here's a look at the system moving in to our area as it pummeled alabama with rain yesterday. the storms continue through the overnight hours and some forecasters there called for up to 4 1/2 feet of rain before the rush hour. and howard's doing -- >> half a foot. >> four and a half feet of rain. wow! >> howard is doing the math on that one. snow up to here. >> half a foot of rain is still a lot of rain. there's a lot of moisture rich system and then it will tap the atlantic moisture. this is gulf of mexico moisture. it is going to bomb out as we call it once it gets to the

coast. the low will deepen explosively. that will create a lot of wind and blizzard warnings are in delaware and southern new jersey. some may have to be extended closer to the bay. we will have to watch that for you. if you are going to be with us or at home, wusa9.com if you go to my blog, i have listed the top ten snowiest winters in history. we're not there yet but we very well could be there by midnight we maybe top three before the storm is over. a tremendous thing there. go to the blog. the chat room is open, as well. i have a link on my blog and facebook and hb at twitter. mid 830s today and the snow developing later this morning in to the noon hour. heavy this afternoon. several inches on the ground by dark. saturday or tonight in to tomorrow, heavy wind and snow. it will be drifting and blowing of the snow.

some mixing in the southern suburbs. accumulations are lower. saturday, the snow and the wind will taper off later in the afternoon. and then sunday, 32 and sunny. a couple of schools going. momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, cloudy and cold, 28 to 35. sunrise is 7:10 this morning. i don't think that anyone is staying a full day today. they are closing early. snow in traces. two to six by dark. some mixing south and southeast. mid-30s with a northeasterly wind at 10 to 15. heavy snee tonight, windy too. some mix south and southeast. hoping it doesn't get toward us. it will make things sloppy. northeast winds 15 to 25 and snow and wind taper late. a foot south near 30-inches in the shenandoah valley the way it is looking now. >> going up to new jersey, pennsylvania through our entire area to north carolina. these are the blizzard warnings on the coast. this is a major storm. looks like the moisture is coming up toward us.

it is snowing in lynchburg and roanoke and blacksburg right now. as we look at doppler hd, don't let this tell you it is snowing. it is all upstairs. we have a whole here that will shrink around us as the snow level lowers in the atmosphere. later this morning, we will see the snow break out. right now that is not happening. it is not too cold either. cold enough, just got to be 32 where the clouds are. as we look outside, temperatures right now mid-30s in washington. 28 manassas. culpeper 30. cambridge 32. easton 30 and in the shenandoah valley we have 30-degree readings. steve in cross junction called in with a 29 this morning. our temperature at national is 35. the dew point is 24. we could get some evaporative cooling as the moisture moves in. that will help to moisten the atmosphere and brings the temperature down. when we get the snow flying we'd love to hear from you. go to wusa9.com and fill out a storm report and tell us what is happening at your house.

we will talk about accumulations if we can. down south heim thinking a half a foot to a foot. and then across southern charles, calvert, 12 to 16. micking here even in king george. for us 16 to 24 generally with that bulls eye in central shenandoah valley right now. and we may have to tweak this but that is the guess so far. blowing snow with the wind later today and tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow 29. dry on monday and maybe a system bringing us snow showers. hopefully not more than that on late tuesday in wednesday. >> thank you very much. same story. a little volume picking up on the main thoroughfares. begin with 270 southbound. we have volume around the germantown road area. overall but no significant delays to tell you about. route 4, route 5 and 301 no

issues to report on any of these roads, as well. look at south capitol street and the suitland parkway, not a lot of traffic here anymore. some drivers are stopped at a light. picking up duke to seminary and 66 eastbound free flowing from route 28 to 123. more drivers are hitting the roads. back to you. >> thank you. two of the reggies competing in sunday's super bowl have something extra on the game. reggie wayne is co-starring in the body by milk football ad. the ad featuring them is in the "usa today." the player whose team wins will appear solo in monday's ad. if you hurry up this morning you might be able to catch this weekend's new movies before the blizzard. that's coming up. and we have ideas on keeping the kids entertained. in the examiner, republican

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it features three snow boarders who get stuck on the slopes in frigid temperatures and with no one to help. i know, rite. and in our metro mix minute, don't let the snow blow your super bowl sunday. metro mix's jason adams mapped out the ten best super bowl bars and parties in town. listed is everything from a full hour of penny drink gin and tonics in arlington. we are talking a big game on a really big screen, i'm talking about a movie theater, folks where waitresses come and bring you your booze. metro mix is the one stop shop for super bowl sunday, visit.metro mix.com to pick your party. we have a report the fashion for paws fund-raising season has officially kicked off. fund-raising models gathered to celebrate one of dc's elite

fashion events of the year. the show, which is april 10th, benefits the washington humane society, and pamela will emcee the show that hopes to raise $350,000 for animals in need. designs from nicole miller, sax fifth avenue and the fashion institute of design and marketing will be featured this year. thank you for that report and now it is your turn. visit my blog at oh my goff.tv. enlist in covering our community today by sending in your events and pictures to share on the air. >> it will be a long weekend with record-breaking snowfall. if you are wondering how to keep the youngsters from bouncing off the wall, peggy fox can help. >> reporter: every parent knows kids need to jump around a bit and expend endless energy, but over the next few days that may be a little difficult. >> i can take a couple of inches, but two feet might be

scary. >> reporter: this man owns several little gyms and may have to close his business because of the snow. he is planning to keep his own kids busy once they are tired of sledding. >> what are you going to do with five kids. >> shovel the neighborhood and make extra money. >> reporter: some moms look at it as an opportunity for family time. >> we will have a checkers playoff this weekend, connect four is always great and scrabble. >> we have chocolate milk but never hot cocoa. so this will be a perfect opportunity to take care of that experience. >> it is important to make plans but remember mother nature is unpredictable and even with the best laid plans you have to be prepared to switch gears in case the power goes out. >> i haven't thought about that. i think we have a lot of candles in the house. >> reporter: her family has bigger things to worry about than keeping busy this weekend. she could be getting a new baby sister. >> this baby is supposed to be here in a next which is next week but it could be anytime

now and the snow has us very nervous. >> they have a four-wheel drive and grandma is here to help, too. >> a lot of tension at the moment. >> reporter: she won't be driving unction, however, because she is from south africa and has never seen more than a dusting. peggy fox and 9 news now. >> what a rude awakening for her now. if you would like to share ideas for keeping the kids occupied, log on to momslikeme.com. we already have a long list of school closings and early dismissals so we want to get to it. we start in maryland. these schools are closed --