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tonight the 9news now weather team has issued a severe weather alert. that storm we've been telling you about all day is now here. snow and sleet are already falling in the western suburbs, and they are heading for us. >> to make matters worse, it's going to be changing into meeting raincoating everything

with ice. topper shutt is in the weather center. >> that is the bad news is there is not going to be pure snow. the snow will last a little longer and the sheets, both of that can ut -- owe sleet, both of those can cut down on ice. as we start to moist 10 up the atmosphere, the temperatures fall. 27 in gaithersburg. even downtown temperatures are now below freezing. in fact, 30 at national. and 27 up in gaithersburg. 30 in frederick across the divide. it's only 19 in oakland. so, once again, we are looking at a winter weather advisory for now through tomorrow at 1:00. that covers the entire metro area. even into southern maryland. i don't think it's going to be a problem east of 95, but you are under initial advisory. you can see most of it is in the form of snow. very fine snow really from hagerstown to frederick down 270 out 66 and now it's spread into our eastern suburbs as well. i think we're going to see some

accumulation of snow. we talked about that earlier before it kicks to sleet and then freezing rain. by 7:00 in the morning, here is the problem. notice if you are west of 95 and even either side of 95, it's still a mix. denoted here in the magenta color. so temperatures are going to struggle to get above freezing. dc north and west all day tomorrow. so most of this activity is going to be snow, sleet or freezing rain. the good news is it gets out of here pretty quickly tomorrow afternoon. we'll come back and talk about how much snow could fall and how much ice could accumulate when we return. snow coming down on the western parts of virginia around 9:30 tonight, and that is where we sent ken molestina. he is out in leesburg. what is it out there like now? >> reporter: look what i found. winter. it finally came out here in leesburg. the western area of the washington region. this is exactly what crews in our area have been preparing for all day long. they lined up in gaithersburg

like a drive-thru service. dozens of salt trucks loaded their beds and one by one they hit the roads in anticipation of freezing rain and slick, icy streets. highway officials in maryland began what they called deicing process hours ahead of the event. >> stay home, make our job easier. >> reporter: and just so you get an idea of how much salt is inside this dump, take a look behind me. this is more than 30,000 tons of salt. the salt is then used to fill these trucks over here. the trucks behind me, some of these can hold any where between 10-18 tons at a time. >> well, the auto body shops would love it if we did not put salt down. this year's companies would love us to put more salt down. so you can see it's a necessity. >> reporter: this is the man in charge of loading the salt on to the countless trucks that pulled up. the job of making roads safe for motorists during icy conditions

is no easy undertaking. >> i wish i could load them faster. it would be so much better. but we'll probably load out 5 or 10,000 tons. >> reporter: even though it isn't a snow event, the over night conditions expected to sweep through washington are being described as treacherous for drivers. >> black ice maybe. other people not being cautious enough. >> reporter: others, however, are skofg at whatever -- scoffing at whatever the weather system will be. >> i think we all should head home and enjoy the evening and you all should probably do the same. >> but you'll probably not because you're on duty. >> reporter: yes, we are live and we are on duty. and so is the man who said this would happen. topper shutt, in fact, was right. so, of course, this freezing rain, the light snow shut coming down on us right now. crews have been out on the street since about 8:00 today deicing and preparing for all of this stuff going on. they're going to be out here for the rest of the evening trying to make this safe. if you're watching this story

from home, you probably want to stay there. that's the safest place to be tonight. we're in leesburg. >> absolutely. and it's picturesque behind you. thank you for that. we are hearing about some closings for tomorrow. here is the latest list. let's start in maryland. prince george's county public schools have moved the time for all extracurricular activities anne arundel public schools have cancelled all activities tomorrow. be sure to check out wusa9.com for any closings or delays that come in this weekend. and we want to know what it looks like in your neighborhood. all weekend long you can file a storm report at wusa9.com. you may remember a story we did here wednesday night about a professional photographer that grabs montgomery county police grabbed him by the neck and slammed him into a police car. that caught the eye of a secret

service agent that called us with a story the same. >> reporter: it caught his eye because the same thing happened to his son the day before thanksgiving. grabbed by the throat and thrown into the police car. but the boy was in handcuffs and feet bound. he was abused while taking pictures in wheaton. >> the officers grabbed me by the neck. i really felt for this photographer, you know, when i saw that story. >> reporter: john piles is a retired secret service officer who for 23 years guarded president s and worked the streets. when montgomery county police officers came to his home in november to take his son for a school recommended mental health exam. >> the officers that were up here were extremely, extremely professional. >> reporter: his son jake was subdued. >> i refused to go. >> reporter: he was handcuffed

and had restraints put on his legs. >> they were professional throughout the whole incident. >> reporter: he was led from his apartment and when a fourth officer got out of his car. >> he grabbed me right here, dragged me across the street and it wasn't like he grabbed my neck. he actually grabbed my throat and just pinched to the point where i just couldn't breathe at all. and then after my dad said very clearly please don't hurt my son, he slammed my head into the hood of his car. >> very unprofessional. and it was abusive. excessive force and police brutality. >> reporter: it left these marks on jacob's neck. the county says the department has more than a million contacts with the public every year leading to complaints about 1, 100 eth percent of the time. >> although this number is low, we take all of these complaints very seriously and we try to investigate them as thoroughly and completely as possible. >> reporter: the captain says

the department encourages anyone with a complaint or complement to write, call or e-mail, a captain, a lieutenant, six sergeants and a county attorney are all hired to investigate. more than a million contacts with the public. in 2009, there were 82 complaints. 87 complaints in 2010 and 105 last year. well under one-tenth of 1%. an investigation is under way in the garcia case and john piles, the man you saw in our story, has yet to file the former paperwork in his son's case. we'll keep you up-to-date. >> thank you, gary. well, tonight police are still searching for two suspects after a home invasion this morning in maryland. this all started around 11:00 a.m. with a 911 call with the suspects still inside. the police arrived just as they were fleeing from the home. officers arrested one suspect after a foot chase. the others got away.

a manhunt ensued with tracking dogs and a helicopter, but the officers couldn't find the suspects. here is what they believe happened. >> we believe three suspects forced entry into the home, stole items from the house while residents were inside and then fled the area. >> police say two college students were the ones in the house when the intruders broke in. they had some minor injuries from fighting off the invaders. a nearby elementary school was but the f put on lockdown but -- put on lockdown but police lifted it once they knew there was no threat. john marshall highway is closed nearby where a train hit a semi. fortunately nobody hurt. we have no word when the road will reopen. the ramps by i66 also closed. this is the second train accident in that crossing in the last month and a half. in less than 8 hours, voters in south carolina will head to the polls to make their pick for

a republican presidential candidate. tonight there is a front runner in the state. that is newt gingrich. in a brand new poll, the former house speaker is on top with support of 42% of the voters. and now the former massachusetts governor is trying to downplay the expectations. >> i think i said from the very beginning south carolina is an uphill battle for a guy from massachusetts. >> well, romney does have some extra support tonight down there. virginia governor bob mcdonald. he officially endorsed romney saying he can appeal to democrats and independence. tonight some occupy dc protestors could be occupying some dc jail cells. police arrested a dozen protestors today who rushed the steps of the u.s. supreme court. at least one person was arrested inside and charged with unlawful entry. the others were arrested on the steps. and things got a little testy.

>> get back. . [ bleep ] >> get back. >> i didn't touch you. >> back down. >> you are obstructing justice. >> the occupy group was protesting a supreme court decision back in 2010 that removed most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections. still ahead tonight, a bit of a medical marvel. meet the guy who got a 3-inch nail stuck in his brain and lived. plus the viral video that has the whole area talking. it's a list of things you hear people say in dc,

time and illness taking that iconic voice from us. eta james died today after a

battle with leukemia and diabetes. she was between r&b and blues and pop music. she influenced many artists. she starred on the hollywood hall of fame. and while the entertainment world marks the passing of etta james, we lost another musical great this week. one most of you probably don't remember. but derek does. >> anita, his name was james walter castor, but to fans like me, he was jimmy castor of the jimmy castor bunch. a tight groovy dance band that will always be most remembered for a whole crop of funk tunes from the 1970s featuring a bizarre cast of characters. i was just a kid when they came on the radio. ♪ got to find a woman ♪ got to find a woman . >> that woman turned out to be his biggest hit bertha butt and

the bertha butt boogie. i never did know what that dance exactly was. jimmy castor also did songs about king-kong and count drak la, and i imagine -- dracula, and i imagine that could make it hard to get the respect. they called him the everything man. and, i tell you, he was groovy. i dug him. i treasured his vinyl albums. and when i reached out to tell him about that on facebook last year, he was kind enough to write me back saying thank you for supporting my work. i read today that he actually made more money in recent years as hip-hop artists as kanye west started sampling his songs. respect. late but not too late. jimmy castor passed away on monday. he was 71 years old. anita. >> thanks. if you had to define the way people in dc talk, what do you think the catch phrases would be around the district? there is a viral video out called stuff people in dc say.

and, yes, we clean this up a little bit for tv. but is the video hilarious or hurtful? lindsey mastis checked it out. >> original. >> where are you from originally? >> this is a video called [ bleep ] people from dc say. >> we probably said that a few times. >> it's not dc ling owe at all. >> the video was kree -- lingo at all. >> the video was created to go viral. in two days, the video got 300,000 views on youtube. but it's getting mixed reviews. >> you got your cupcakes in there. restaurants. all of the different clubs. it represents all of the different parts. >> dc native royaled them say people in dc don't talk like this. >> it's an english basement. >> no. this is the lingo. >> we don't call cigarettes, cigarettes. we call them jacks. >> depending on who you ask, you're going to get a different opinion. it's all about perspective. and it just may also be a

testament to what the city is all about. >> some people just have a different look. do you know what i'm saying, a different view. >> reporter: there is one part of the video that had everyone smiling. >> that is dc. >> what about cupcakes? >> cupcakes. never heard of cupcakes. >> cupcakes. >> reporter: love it or hate it, your opinion may have to do with whether you grew up here or moved here. >> where are you from originally? >> from pittsburgh? >> reporter: in washington dc, i'm lindsey mastis. >> now, what do you say? share your opinions about what people in dc say with us on our wusa9 facebook page. a true if he had cal miracle. a chicago -- medical miracle. a chicago man accidentally shoots a nail into his brain and somehow he survives. he was using a nail gun in his workshop when he recoiled and he started bleeding. he thought the point of the gun m just hit his head and -- gun

had just hit his head and cut him and the nail gun fired and that sent a three and a quarter inch nail right into his brain. check out the x-ray. the next day he wasn't feeling too well and so he went to the hospital and they found a nail and he was a little shocked. >> i'm still in shock. i still can't believe he had a three and a quarter inch nail in the middle of his brain. >> that nail end was just millimeters away from the part of the brain that controls motor functions. doctors, however, removed it today and they say, they say, he's going to be just fine. >> that's amazing. >> although now he has super powers. [ laughing ] >> what the heck, man. >> i have a nail gun at home. you have to be careful. >> be careful with that thing. >> it can happen? >> i know. >> the weather guys lose their eyes. we had a lot of storm reports. i want to thank everyone for the storm reports. fort washington has a dusting already. st. mary's a quarter inch of

snow. keep them coming. here is the deal. it's not going to be a snow. it's going to be a sleet and freezing rain event. the only good news, i think the sleet may actually cut down on the icing. that's good. a live look at the terrace. we already have a coating. very dry, fine snow. and here is a live look out with the weather cam. if you look you can kind of see it's obscured a little bit. that's the snow if you look at the spot there. see the spotlights. you can see the snow falling and this is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. okay. well, temperature wise, 28 now at national. we talked about this. how dry the air was. the surface temperature will fall and meet the dew point. the dew point is now 23. the temperature is now 28 at national. it's going to be very hard to scour the cold air out tomorrow. 28 in great falls. 27 in reston and sterling. even 26 in lateenzville. here is a look at live doppler.

this is all primarily snow. it will stay snow for another hour or so and gradually turn over to sleet and freezing rain. i think it's going to be a prolonged period of rain which will cut down on the icing. a trace of snow from dc and south. and we could see an inch or two from leesburg up towards frederick. we talked about a little accumulation before the changeover. temperatures will be below 32 all morning. dc north and west. we're not going to be able to scour out this cold air that fast. and because we'll have some breaks in the clouds saturday night, we're going to have some slick spots saturday night. so some of this will refreeze again. here is the deal. tomorrow morning 6:00 a.m., you see the pink or the magenta, that indicates sleet or freezing rain. it encompasses most of charles county and prince george's county. you folks will get a change over pretty early. but by noon the good news is it pushes away pretty quickly. much of the activity left down to the south. once we get to the morning, it's the bulk of the precipitation. the bad news is, we're going to

be below freezing during the bulk of the precipitation. now, by tomorrow night, we get some breaks in the clouds, again, which is good and bad because it will allow us to cool off and then by sunday morning the clouds come back. so we'll start with some sun on sunday and then we'll see the clouds return. icing, we're still a little bit concerned. not as concerned as i was earlier. maybe more sleet and freezing rain. a tenth of an inch to 1300ths to 700ths inch of ice in the metro area. all right. snowfall, again, a little bit. maybe three tenths of an inch downtown. maybe an inch in gaithersburg and maybe an inch or inch and a half up in frederick. but, again, not a snowstorm. so overnight snow changes to sleet and freezing rain. lows 28-32. lows easterly at about 10. and then we look at critical hours between now and 10:00 a.m. sleet will cut down the icing. dc north and west some icing. 1-2 tenths accumulating ice. gaithersburg and leesburg will be below freezing not just all morning but all day tomorrow.

all right. next seven days. we get a little break sunday morning and then clouds come back. we could see a light mix once again. temperatures in the upper 30s. some areas are going to hold around freezing on sunday. we will bust into the warm sector if i knock temps down. only 50 on sunday. sunshine on tuesday and low 50s and that will make up for some of this. >> right? >> it will. >> okay. >> thanks. caps, my brother? >> caps, my brother, and it's not good. [ laughing ] >> they don't want to pull the trigger. caps got a little problem. and when you don't pull the trigger in a game that actually requires scoring, that's not good. nick young puts washington on his back. washington on the brink of making it 2 in a row. did they get it done? we'll tell you. it's our game of the week. anthony campbel

and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> here is some expert hockey analysis. you have to shoot the puck to

score it. pretty wise, right. never a problem for the caps in the bruce boudreau era. but currently they're fifth in the league. they don't shoot as much, they don't score as much so they don't win as much. john carlson, what is in your wallet? you ain't got a wallet. because eric stalls just picked your pocket and he scores. there is a different kind of magnet. a babe magnet like derek mcginty. and then there is puck magnets. and the puck just finds it. and he scores right there. 2-0. caps go to eakin. he has metal issues. he hits the post. they lose 3-0. derek mcginty, babe magnet. [ laughing ] >> wizards looking for two straight. 10 of 22 overall. this was the play of the game. a buck 30 to go. denver's harrington from

montgomery county. denver pulls it out 108-104. all right. when maryland travels to tempo tomorrow, they'll be shorthanded on the bench. assistant delonte hill was arrested. police witnessed his car swerving. he will not on n the court the next two -- on the court the next two days. temple is one of the teams that will be on the bubble come ncaa tournament time. they need to show out well against the owls. >> every game was a great opportunity for us to show what we can do. scoring the bank. get a lot of rebounds. hopefully get some points on the board and help our team get a win. we didn't play as well as we had been at florida state. sometimes that happens. we have to learn from it and get better. >> all right. mighty hoppers versus the lions. how about that for nicknames? all right. i guess.

st. anne drews is up first. -- saint andrews is up first. play that funky music. anthony campbell was a problem. grand theft orange. he rises up and he stays there. georgetown improves to 9-5. 51-35. >> wow. >> and you call me a babe magnet. [ laughing ]