at light rain. around the district, some scattered light rain out there, so really not a big mess. we still have a winter weather advisory in effect until 8:00. north of us, frederick, jefferson counties. this will be coming down earlier than expected. my friend, jeffrey thomas, from facebook sent this into us. myersville, maryland, getting some snow. it did not stick to the roads. most of it just grassy surfaces. just over an inch of snow. half an inch. hagerstown, about an inch. and stevens city, virginia, getting almost an inch. so, for the rest of tonight, scattered light snow. that will be coming to an end through tonight. rain still south and east of town. then, partial clearing over night. lows dropping down into the mid 20s around town. we will be below freezing and

concerned about some slick spots developing overnight into early tomorrow morning. many of those bridges and overpasses and untreated surfaces. we'll talk about how your weekend is shaping up, where we see some cold air coming this way. derek, back to you. >> thank you, anny. the snow is beginning to taper off a bit. in fact, wets of town it's already stopped falling. ken, i guess it's not as bad as it was. >> no, derek, a couple hours ago we had some snow. it never did manage to stick to the ground. but even that stuff is gone. really, there isn't much out here other than just some cold rare dropping. you can see there was some snow. anny was talking about this. some of the snow sticking to the grass and the plants and that sort of thing. you know what? the best thing about the snow not sticking, of course, out here in leesburg is the traffic. take a look back over my shoulder. you can see the traffic here is flowing freely. there haven't been any tieups

or backups or even any accidents or wrecks to report. at least not in this area out here by the leesburg outlet malls. again, you know, the snow that was here earlier today stuck around for about 30 minutes. now it's gone. back to you. >> thank you ken molestina. about 30 miles north of where ken was, the snow began falling early and fast. as scott broom found, the slick roads were never really an issue there either. >> trying to get everything done. >> it started early at frederick county, and rattled a few nerves. >> my husband is working in dc today. so i'd like to have him home sometime this evening. >> traffic built steadily as this federal government announced unscheduled leave and tell commuting to begin getting workers home early. >> i wish i was a federal worker, too, i'm going to work. i work retail. we are open for everything. >> this is no blizzard, but the highway administration in maryland is gun shy.

issuing a statement recalling this rush hour storm last january 26. >> i've been here 40 minutes, haven't moved an inch. >> that left some commuters stranded overnight in their cars because plows could not move through the rush hour gridlock. >> they are saying 2 to 4. i guess we'll see what happens. >> the highway officials go home early and stay away from plows trying to clear. meanwhile, the snowplows lined up to prepare for the first snow to seriously threaten a weekday rush hour this season. plow drivers just happy to get some work after this wacky warm winter. >> i miss the overtime. hopefully we get plenty of it so we can make extra money. >> at the higher elevations, reminders that winter can be beautiful as long as you don't have to drive. and now this evening, we had to come a long way out to find snow on the ground. despite all the warnings today, that gridlock never

materialized. and that's good news. in frederick county, scott broom, 9news now. >> okay, so we do want to know how much snow you may have gotten. you can submit your storm report to wusa9.com. >> opening statements in the yardly love murder trial. george huguely beat her and left her to die. defense attorneys argue the young man from montgomery county had no idea that he had hurt her so badly. bruce leshan was in charlottesville for all of today's developments. >> the first photograph of huguely in nearly two years looking much thinner, it is just before the prosecutor told jurors that he beat yeardley love and then left her alone in her room barely able to move, unable to summon help until she died, possibly as long as two hours later. then the prosecutor quoted an e- mail, huguely, allegedly sent love two days before killing her. you said you would get back

together with me if i stopped drinking. then you went and believed mike burns. i should have killed you then. here's reaction from a potential juror who almost made it on the panel. >> i'm not sure if it was first or second degree. i don't think it was premeditated. >> but you are convinced he was involved already? >> oh yes. >> huguely's lawyer admits some, but not all of it. no reason, nothing he did to her that would cause george to think this would be the horrible result. and then the defense attorney quoted from the police interrogation of huguely just hours after love's death. the detective, did you hit her head into the wall? did you crack it? huguely, no, you guys said she had a black eye and a bump on the head. she's not dead. i didn't. i did not. i never did anything that could do that to her. bruce leshan, 9news now. >> and another prince georges county police officer off the streets tonight after being

charged with driving under the influence. maryland state police arrested corporal, derek numer around 10:30 last night. they say the 13 year police veteran was off duty in his own car when they stopped him. prince georges county police suspended numerous police powers and they are investigating. rick santorum, some folks call him the beaver cleaver of the republican candidates for president. well tonight, must be feeling good. he has an extra kick in his step as he campaigns across texas. and why not? he pulled off a clean sweep, winning caucuses in missouri, minnesota, and colorado. >> one of the great gifts that i had in my political career is that no one ever thinks that i could ever win anything. >> i guess he doesn't mind being the underdog. mitt romney has been down playing his losses from last night and vows that he will be the last one standing at this summer's republican convention.

newt gingrich, he is focused on next month's super tuesday contest in ohio and he is pleased with his showing last night. he did come in second in minnesota. however, he is still the only candidate without a win. >> we all know neither gingrich nor santorum will appear on the ballot in virginia after both of them failed to get enough signatures to qualify. but the general assembly in virginia is on the verge of changing that law, trying to mike sure that sort of thing doesn't happen again. the house of delegates passed a bill that eases requirements for candidates in the commonwealth. under that measure, statewide candidates would still have to get a set number of signatures, however, more people, including the candidates themselves, would be allowed to collect those signatures. now off to the state senate for that one. and a new poll shows romney now trailing president obama in virginia. the poll shows 47% of likely voters in the state would pick the president if the election were today.

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drivers in frederick county beware. you pass a stopped school bus, you might land an even bigger fine. county commissioners unanimously approved a plan last night expanding its school bus camera system. under this new ordinance, drivers caught on camera passing a stopped school bus will get a ticket in the mail. the county also plans to install the cameras on an additional 30 to 40 buses. 11 have cameras installed last year. >> today a pastor who was running for a d.c. council seat led a protest at a speed trap. the council candidate is ben bennett and the place he calls the speed trap, grant avenue in southeast. bennett says that stretch of road is the bottom of a steep incline and drivers pretty much have to ride their brakes all the way down. >> if you are doming down this hill and you have a lapse or a

moment of thinking about the speed you're doing and you get to 35-miles an hour, you are going to be ticketed and that is unjust. there are better ways to control that. >> bennett says ticketing seems to be making money, rather than making the traffic safer. he says the fines are especially tough for elderly residents who live on fixed incomes. it looks like the snow may be heading out sooner than we thought. anny will let us know when we're in the clear. but first, hate going through all that airport security? who doesn't. there's a new program coming to all three d.c. airports that may make it a breeze if you are eligible. we'll tell you who can get to it up next.

the european aviation safety agency is requiring all air bus a380 planes to be checked. the agency wants to make sure there are no cracks. it does not require airlines to ground the plane. today's mandate extends a previous order that required inspections. >> not many people like going through airport security, but there could soon be an alternative for the removal we all had to deal with. kristin fisher reports on the tsa's new precheck program that is coming to all three airports in the washington area by the end of this year. >> i travel 140,000 miles a year and i think anything that makes it go smoother and the

less intrusive would be great. >> this frequent flier would be the perfect candidate for tsa's program. he's a u.s. citizen and part of a frequent flier program. but precheck would not help these women, who are strip searched by tsa officials late last year. >> she says you pull your pants down, please, and she pulled my underwear down. please remove your pants. that's what i did. >> they are not eligible because they are not frequent fliers, but their horror stories helped spark the changes announced today. >> tha is about more than just speeding up travel. it's part of a fundamental shift in how we approach aviation security. >> secretary announced the expansion of precheck to 28 of the nation's businessest airports, including reagan, dulles, and bwi. program is currently being tested at seven other airports. how does it work? we simply sign up for the program online before you fly. >> so when the person arrives,

they will have on their boarding pass embedded in the bar code the fact they are part of the tsa precheck program. >> if they are deemed low risk, directed to the hassle free security line where they won't have to do this. a luxury for frequent fliers, but not all passengers think it's a good idea. >> sending a signal that okay, i don't know. i think i would rather keep it the way it is. >> the program should be up and running here at reagan national by the end of march, but dulles and bwi, they won't get it until the end of 2012. at reagan national, i'm kristin fisher, 9news now. >> this is going to happen. do you though back cups of coffee to stay awake sometimes? a harvard professor has a new way to get that caffeine fix and it's just as easy as breathing. it's called the aeroshot and it's a tube of inhaleable caffeine. it sells for $299 in new york.

and it contains the same amount of caffeine as a large cup of coffee. it is safe. however, some members of congress are calling on the fda to take a look at this one. they are concerned that young people will start to use it as a club drug. have we gotten that lazy that we can't pick up and drink a cup of coffee or soda? or, convenience is nice, speed is nice, it is not all that different from the five hour energy shots, you just breathe them instead of drinking them. shoot your thoughts to mcginty's mail bag. the mail bag will keep you awake any time. >> i met that professor, he has an office in paris and we did a story on that a while ago. >> it tasted like coffee and a chocolate one, i think. >> i think i'm always naturally high. okay, we have been really excited in the weather center, talking about this, a little snowstorm. but it was a little snowstorm,

which we expected. now it's pulling out here quite quickly, where doppler is quiet right now and we are seeing scattered snow showers. around the district, mainly rain event. the snow never came out to the district, it looks like, for most of today. let's zoom in and you can see not a whole lot less. we have some light rain around the beltway and points south and east, but you can see bethesda, great falls, reston, you see the pink. that's a mix. rockville, gaithersburg, only you may have a little bit of flurry action, some light snow. to brookville as well. a lot of this should be dying down. here's a look at the michael and son weather camera. temperatures are cooling down into the 30s. a beautiful shot of the white house for tonight. right now, 37 degrees under light rain. winds are fairly light out of the northeast at 6 miles per hour. right now, 37 in downtown. but 34 in manassas.

freezing in gaithersburg and frederick, martinsburg. you'll be below freezing overnight into early tomorrow morning. so, you may encounter slick spots tomorrow morning. we had a touch of winter come through today. the snow and rain ends tonight. mainly wet roads. below freezing temperatures over night, means we'll see slick spots tomorrow. watch bridges and overpasses. here's a look at the future cast. you can see this is a poll out from the west to the east tonight and then overnight, we'll see some partial clearing. and finish off the workweek for thursday into friday. scattered snow ending, some rain south and east. some wet roads. down to right around freezing in downtown. now, for thursday morning, mostly sunny and cold. watch those slick spots. temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s. the driveway and sidewalk could

be slick. especially if you live far north and west of the area. afternoon, lots of sunshine and cool. high 44 to 48 degrees. cumberland, 43, winchester, martinsburg, 45. culpeper also 46 degrees. around downtown, 46. andrew's air force base, 47 degrees. average high is 45. after a cold start, we're going to see lots of sunshine thursday and friday. temperatures in the lower os by friday. saturday and sunday, we got some cold air coming in from canada. dropping down temperatures on saturday to the low 40s. look at saturday night into sunday morning, derek. in the teens, if you have plans to be out saturday, you want to bundle up or stay inside and read a book, watch a movie. sunday's high only mid 30s. i have a snow flake on saturday and tuesday, just a chance for passing snow showers or flurries. >> cold winter weather is here. >> if you were picking an animal to watch over your flock

of sheep, chances are, bunny rabbits would be low on your contenders. somewhere in farm country where this tiny little guy is bossing around a herd of much larger sheep. check this out. your eyes are not deceiving you. that's a tiny little bunny rabbit and imposing his will on the ship who outweigh him by a factor of a now or something. we knew sheep were not the most formable of creatures, but this is ridiculous. please don't hurt us, mr. bunny rabbit. >> they have bird brains, huh? >> apparently. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back.

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in the mail bag tonight, ron from maryland very much appreciated andrea mccarren's conversation with dillon lewis. a young man who barely survived after crashing his truck while driving drunk and wants to help others. i applause mr. lewis and his mom for humbling themselves before the public about the extreme hazards of teenage drinking and driving. more importantly, what does it

take for a 16 or 17 or 18-year- old to listen to the advice of their parents? if anyone finds the answer, he or she would be rich in more ways than one. meantime, a lot of responses to the question of how much money will do you spend on your sweetheart come valentine's day. not everybody is feeling the romance. listen to this. valentine's day is over rated. it seems like the men are the only ones spending dough that day. i'm glad you said that, so i didn't have to. however, guys are not the only ones feeling cynical about it. it's my husband's birthday that day. he went to a gun show two weekends ago and bought a shotgun. i told him not to buy anything, he'll be getting a card. she ended it with a lol, but i hope hubby has a sense of humor. on the other hand, matthew may have captured the spirit. i'm married with two kids.

if i can find a sitter, that's the most romance we have seen. however, i'm taking her out to a poetry event and i plan on serenading her with a piece i wrote just for her. matthew, i love that. i hope we didn't spoil your surprise. i'm always surprised by the content of your e-mails. that's our report. i'll be right back here tonight at 11:00 along with anita brikman. have a great evening. we'll see you then. bye bye.

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