couple of hours. i have been trying to keep up with our pathway to the weather terrace ever since i have been here since this morning. it pretty light. it is pretty light. don't let it pileup. we are having trouble figuring out where everything is, the fire hydrant, driveway. if you can show where those are it would be hubbell for the snow trucks. we are keeping track -- make sure you keep check on your elderly and. here are the top five. we just had a report at tran -- dallas. out at reagan we were 14. want to get into 14.4 we will

break the top 10. i remember the facts for the top 10 were 14.4 inches. one for the record books. it will be that. our record is 28. a little ambitious but it's a nice goal. as we had through this is one of our the potential mailing where we will see the bull's- eye. through hagerstown karma martinsburg and frantic. totals are lower. we expected that through reidville and st. mary county. not dry elsewhere for the beltway is a mess, capital valley is a mess. i'll keep an eye on the snowfall reports. would love to hear reports and before and after pictures. take a picture and send it our way.>> 8:01 am want to let you

know there are some -- debord reno street closed as a result. you're getting a live look at w. montgomery avenue. i 270 allison said the it 70 quarter would be pretty bad and we are starting to see a. you can see the high rate of wind at this point shaking the camera, snow coming down aggressively and the roads covered with snow as well as ice. let's take a look to the traffic cam how things are shaping up around the metro. in virginia things are slow going on i 395 towards the 14th st. bridge. we are seeing a number of disabled vehicles around town. worth noting as well we have a limited wind restriction on the bay bridge between snow houses or boxed -- nt box truck this -- the bridge could shut down after the wind speed continue to pick up. no word next.

you to see how things are shaping up. on branch avenue on southeast on pennsylvania avenue you can see not only the roads are covered on snow and ice but also the sidewalk which will be difficult for folks wanting to head out. you will need to take it easy.>> check this out. some very lucky people get a very impressive high view. business from astronaut from the space station. you can see the storm from above. it is massive. crews are busy trying to clear the snow from dulles airport. there was a foot of snow at the time when they took the shot and it continues to fall.>> hundreds of cancellations. this picture from 6 am many flights canceled yesterday.

they are expecting nothing to take off today.>> let us see what reagan looks like now.>> we know why they are not taking off. >> the wind will continue and it will make conditions nearly impossible. it is known as one of the best views in washington dc. with the snow it is not as picturesque but paul ryan is providing a live feed of the blizzard conditions from the speakers balcony. you may remember this is where the pope took a few minutes to greet everyone in dc. what a beautiful view. if you can hear underneath some cheesy music. it enhances the experience. it is uninterested live stream falling on the capitol grounds and the mall and you can find it it is uninterested live stream falling on the capitol grounds and the mall and you can find it@speaker.gov/snow speaker's office says it will be up all weekend

>> the music is funny. >> and sterling virginia let's check out the conditions. >>reporter: it happened to us and we are trying to leave and get out of the parking lot to bring you live coverage from a different location because we have been having a tough time because of the weather. we are stuck. our truck is done and we are tried to shovel out. we haven't stuck for an hour. not fun. we'll continue to do this and see what happens. we are talking about the sky -- this guy who abandoned his suv, minivan and we had been watching him spin his wheels and he refused any type of help even with our small shovel. we can't even get out. we will keep you updated.

we are off of route seven and the visibility is horrible and the wind is bad and snow intense. plow trucks coming through consistently. even if they are plowing it is not doing a whole lot of good at this point because there is too much snow too fast. we will bring you more from reston. >> just like a man not to accept help. >> she sounded winded. >> help your neighbor if you can. our coverage of the

to marco dancy nine years old missing. he was lasting around 4 pm and the 4900 block of 12th st., northeast. dimarco at a scar under his right eye and was wearing a puffy bluecoat. call the dc believe if you have any information on his whereabouts. north carolina started seeing snow hours before we get here in the district. cameras caught a car driving right in one blind spot. a couple other cars with the hazard lights on appeared to be -- overnight the/that started to melt there may refreeze this morning. closer to home baltimore mayor blake says the city is more prepared than they have ever been for the storm. our county has more than 400 pieces of equipment and more than 500 employees fighting the blizzard.>>. city is working to protect the

beaches at the snow storm approaches bringing threat of coastal flooding. this is a view of rockaway beach and cleans and you can see the walls and setbacks protecting. talk about ironic there is a snow festival that was canceled in new york city because of the snow. it is called winter gm and it's billed as the ultimate snow day. it is supposed to be held in central park but it will be the case. a local ski resort planned on bringing in fake snow but the city's department says the blizzard would cause hazardous travel conditions for those attending. the city doesn't plan on rescheduling the event. after things are over with they can practice on their own because they will be a lot of snow. >> like the other gentlemen there will still be a winter wonderland tomorrow. today is about being safe. we have allen on the phone and she is from the..

good morning. >> thanks for having us on. >> how do things look? >> for us they are looking good because this is what we do. for drivers it is not looking good. we want to make sure we keep reiterating this day off of the road. we have woken up and see a a lot of snow, more than we have seen in a while and i don't want people to think they can get on the roads. it is not over don't underestimate the store. or is a lot more coming. -- the storm. disabled vehicles on the road and a causes hazard for the power truck drivers and other motorist who have to be out. >> how long does it take to try to get the roads back to normal once the snow is done. you have a lot of miles to cover. >> we have almost 17,000 lane miles within our district. we have 4300 pieces of equipment

out right now. we ask people to give us 48 hours after the end of the storm to be able to get the roads passable. our drivers have been going through and making constant passes to try to keep up with the snow. we have been pretty successful so far. as the snow gets heavier and heavier and we get disabled vehicles, it's a child. >> we are seeing conditions deteriorate and i must complicate things for the drivers not only the snow but the blowing snow.>> absolutely. visibility is really going to be the issue today. we don't want people to think it looks great now let's go over to my friends house and you get stuck out there. it is one thing to look at it when standing still and another thing to be in a car moving. it's very treacherous, very low

visibility.>> look at our viewers to if they are watching this and want to report a road that has an axis issue? is there a phone call, app email? >> the first thing we suggest is go to the vdot plows.org website and it shows all of our plows that are in operation so people can see where they are in relation to them to see if they have a plow coming close to them or if anything has done. that's the first thing to make sure that we have -- that we are about to get you. don't give us a call. the number is one 804 roads but at this point we are asking people to hold off on that because we have all of our trucks deployed and they are going at it and it is a magnitude of a storm that there is not to say my road needs to have. they all need to be plow.>> what is the plow website keena it is

vdot plows.org. we have automatic vehicle locator and all our plows a computer based on gps. >> and you're saying as far as the resident be patients, many 48 hours before you can have someone come -- >> we ask that you give us 48 hours after the end of the storm to make all roads passable. that is interstates primary, secondary and neighborhoods. >> good advice. we appreciate your time. good luck with 17,000 miles of highway. >> thank you. let's get to andrea she is in manassas and to weathering some extreme -- stephanie ramirez who is on capitol hill. she was expressing blizzard like conditions. >>reporter: outside of the

capital building outside of the capital building their st., southwest we are seeing cabin fever start to set in for our four-legged friends to the seven-year-old german shepherd with his owner having a good time in the snow. a good save time the owner said he had a good snow day yesterday and today looking forward to enjoying -- enjoying as the snow accumulate >> it's an exercise. >> i ever and pittsburgh but have been in dc for 10 years. >> you know about snow.>> s. i am waiting to be impressed. >> this is incomparable?>> i remember the dress been above my head and 96. it's nice when the wind is not blowing. he has been having fun. >>reporter: the owner said she saw some other owners with the pets outside but the only -- they made it a block or two because it's really cold for animals just as it is for humans as well.

we're certainly excited about this. folks having getting involved on twitter. this we got this pic with the hashtag snow day nine -- #snowday9. she is amazed. i think her look that is getting sums it up. the feelings of folks are having about the snow. 27 inches and counting. #snow day nine -- #snowday9. the snowfall is significant. cars covered and so is a house. halfway through inches on the port in annapolis from jail. you can see that is a little puppy. maybe a dotson. you can see how significant the

snowfall is. this one from dave, 20 inches in gaithersburg and piling up #snow began 2016 in full force. you can see it looks like the porch covered as well as the backyard. john in bunker hill west virginia the cars are there pretty could barely make out the houses -- there's a lot of snow all over. reviewing area and well as parts of western she gave me the advice we all have for everyone to stay safe out there. you can see how significant the snowfall is in her neck of the woods as well. this one from alesia, she says 15 inches and growing. have the icstk out there. to measure how much snow is out there. this is the snowfall that we've been seeing all day even parts of yesterday as well.

then i think before and after shots sums it up of what it looked like before the significant snowfall and now that it's here you can see this is what the before and after looks like. keep the pictures coming we appreciate them. make sure you use #snowday9. you can also post of those on our to your account, instagram page as well as facebook page as well.>> one of the things we are concerned, #snowday9 is where you can send your pictures. one of the things we are concerned about as the wind picks up his power lines. we have a live look now from reno road in northwest dc. this is the power lines which what looks like caution tape across them in the center of your screen. the power companies remind you to stay away from those and report downed power lines.

this is reno road in northwest dc. you can report power outages if you see your neighbors having problems a power outage he can go to our website and we have a list of all the utilities and how you can get in touch with them online fight them as well and we had that information for you on -- on the website we have a link on our mobile app. >> house and was putting her jacket on take away allison. >> i was doing the math in my head a few minutes ago and now i have time to look at the numbers and get everything process and here we go, history in the making. dulles airport recorded 15.2 inches of snow . remember we are not even done yet but now that puts it in the eighth spot, the top eight snowfalls ever recorded out at dulles. reagan is not far behind. they are at 15 and that puts it

for a way -- 14. that puts it at four 4 inches away from cracking the top 10 and we know as we have been saying we have well over a couple of hours to go through. putting this in the top five is going to be pretty easy. especially out at dulles. it will keep coming down 1 to 2 in./h. the heavy stuff on and until three. out at dulles that total will continue to climb. let's look at the totals that we are looking at for history in the making. the white-collar will be totaled out at reagan national and the yellow numbers to the right are the numbers out at dulles. we have cracked the top eight

for dulles as at 15.2 and number five for reagan was only 16.6. we are sitting pretty at 14. i think we are talking top five. florida topped top three. we talked earlier the wake of a major storm, i about tuesday into wednesday we went with historic. we are talking about history here. that is a sign of how much snow. the white house is reporting well over a foot of snow, almost everybody. if you have less than a foot of snow let us know because i don't think there are many. this at allison ray. 26 degrees out there. it's very cold. the blowing snow continues. up to 32 mile-per-hour gusts.

they will not be going anywhere. the visibility is low in the air is so cold see the fluffy snow. it's hard to grab and hold onto. it is the snow that the dogs love. i will be out there with my dog soon. >> look how happy he looks. send us your pictures we love the before and after #snowday9. we do have a whole gallery. this was from last night thanks to bonnie for sending this. we are looking at a total of this is before the wind came now that we are getting the wind we are seeing the angle address going. before you measure make sure you are on a level surface and not catching one of those dressed you don't want the totals extravagant when they are really not. the wind alerts continue.

we haven't gotten reports of widespread outages yet but we are hoping the areas can be a safe storm because the winds have been reported up to 50 miles per hour. they picked this morning through ocean city and were hoping that we are far away from the end of the store. -- storm. the greater hasn't changed very much. we are seeing more areas in blueprint it continues to intensify. that's why #thunder snow is trending. it is a real thing. you get a storm this intense and with that much -- you will get that thunder and lightning out there for sure. it will begin to be intensified later this afternoon but not before we add another couple of inches. we will continue to watch them add up. write down 95 you are seeing

the light to moderate snow, see the lighter stuff for areas in the district and farther south and east that's what we did expect it will be right in the bull's-eye of our storm total net. right here north of frederick your see the darker blue up to the mason-dixon line. a little less here through frederick and 270. a few mins ago down from frederick to germantown we were in the darker blue. the light blue is no joke. that is a good inch hour. when you head to winchester and martin berg some of the snowfall totals add up. i just got some facebook pictures of leesburg and we will show those in a few minutes. the timing couldn't be on plates. -- point it is taking much of the day to get out of here. stay home and you can continue to tweet us your pictures from inside the home or maybe outside into your neighborhood. by 10 o'clock tonight still adding on the totals to charles county prince george county through st. mary's.

if seeing sleet it will turn back to snow. if your father west you get to be a little drier faster. doesn't mean you will be shoveling any faster -- selling out faster but you will shovel more snow. you'll see the drier conditions a little earlier by tomorrow everyone is done with the snow and it will be breezy and sunny and by monday with the amount of snow that we are seeing the roads are still not going to be very clear at all. i expect a lot of school delays if not cancellation because we can't keep up with the snow at this point. we are only at 8 am and no sign of stopping. keep up-to-date with your -- got a call from a lady, make sure your heating unit is cleared out. she is smelling some propane. back in be very problematic. make sure everything that is of importance get it cleared out

for the snow is not heavy and shouldn't take long to get shoveled out there in may take a while to shovel your way to do. we will keep you up-to-date on the totals in the record books that are changing as we speak coming up a little later. a 20 6 am we had a traffic alert -- a 20 6 am. from maryland. we can tell you that we have all areas south of 50 and ocean city) after this is because a rising water. we also had a limited window restriction on the bay bridge. police officials with the state of maryland telecommuters state off the road because the roads are dangerous. a look for the maryland camera, you can see from the traffic cam the limited visibility and the

significant snowfall is going to be working against you really for anyone that is getting on the roads. this is a live look and eastern avenue and see how things are shaping up. have one car on the road slowly try to make its way. that would be the northbound side. it is dangerous. it is ic. it is not only dangerous for commuters, drivers and it's also dangerous for people walking on the sidewalk. you need to be careful and use caution. it is certainly a dangerous and difficult ride let's check in with stephanie ramirez at the capital chasing down people's leading. >>reporter: we were looking for's letters, we did not find anything he talked a bit -- big game. we had the roadways to show you but the road conditions like on capitol hill and then mike from silver spring. hope you stay

warm. >> not too bad. we passed him on the side of the road and had the over and asked him, what is your story? >> i woke up and wanted to see what everything looks like. you don't have too many chances to walk the wrong way down the middle of constitution avenue. when you have the chance you should take it. >>reporter: your from the area? >> i grew up in silver springs and i live in the city>> you have been through snowstorms? >> and amber the blizzard of 96. the snowpack collapse. this one is probably a little more. what is the deal? white -- i think the the the back the redskins, they will make the playoffs. i don't think we can do anything in moderation. >>reporter: that hurt.

how -- what you think of the preparations? >> i think it has been good. everyone had a few days to prepare. the roads are in pretty good shape. there is no one out. i think people listened to the mayor and getting to out. i have only seen one or two other cars including one from california plates. i think everyone heeded the warning i was prepared. >> any advice for folks that want to venture out? >> it's not too cold, it's nice. better than sitting inside watching tv. >>reporter: you had a little cabin fever? >> yes. we still have a lot longer i guess. >>reporter: mike, stay safe. we are going to show you a shot of the roadways to get a glimpse.

this is capitol hill. we were on 1st st., northwest. everyone to keep your vehicles off because it's a lot of work to clear. look at the snow mounds already. this is what are we are seeing on capitol hill. if i see shredders i will let crowe know and there we go supreme court building in the snow. stephanie are a mere he ease now back to you. >> that's a nice shot she is driving around doing an iphone live shot and soup are we see great images. >> and the lone image of mike walking away in the red jacket.

the only one out there. >> if row -- if you are out stay off the roadways we don't recommend people walk down the wrong way on constitution avenue now surae who refused-- who talked to someone who refused help. >> reporter: we are stuck and have made a ton of progress. i want to show you this guy i don't know your name. >> bill. >> reporter: bill is going to teach us how to get out of this mess. because you have some sand. >> some sand. >> reporter: sand is it just sand. >> just sand yeah. >> reporter: we are going to walk over here and i am showing you just how bad even the parking lot is. it was not like this before we got here. >> you are the newscast so it's different story but if you put this sand behind the wheel and in front you can work your way out. so it's good to keep a bag

sand. >> reporter: at least i got a shovel right. >> yeah. >> reporter: what do we do. >> sprinkle this behind the wheel and. >> reporter: and then significant didn't know you put sand in the front but i don't know if we can put it over here. what do you think? >> well, you still can put it over the top of the snow and if it gets the right traction it will go over it and once you get going you keep ongoing. >> reporter: okay so both wheels or what. >> yeah mostly both wheels. >> reporter: okay. >> and let me get another shovel full of sand. >> reporter: we are going to check back with you see what progress we are making. but thanks so much we are not done yet. but this is just part of what's going on today. so, we will bring you more and hopefully by the end of it we will be out. back to you. >> wow. we are saying if you see a neighbor in trouble help them out. there's bill helping out our news crew we thank him for that. >> and we obviously could use

the help because we all get stuck. >> that other van is still stuck. and still refusing. >> yeah i know. >> all right. we will be right back. you are watching our coverage wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios.

welcome back to our coverage of the blizzard of 2016. send us your pix on hashtag snow day 9 and we want to show them online. >> if you don't have to be out show them for the comfort of your home or your backyard. do not go out andrew mccarren is in blizzard conditions and she was saying it's disorienting because you don't know where the sidewalk begins and the street begins and it's not good thing andrea. >> reporter: yeah.

andrea it's very dangerous out here now. not only have we accumulated over 22 inches it's really the wind gusts. that is creating the blizzard conditions. i don't know if you can see behind me. you can't tell like you mentioned, where the sidewalk ends and where the street begins. these are drifts i am getting up to well probably deeper than i should be climbing. in the last hour or so, i only seen three vehicles attempt to pass the road. a snowplow a vdot car and a national highway transportation administration vehicle and they were go slowly and they were slipping along. we have a bit of a dilemma on our hands. i am going show you and then i am going bring in my colleague photo journalist james hash and

that is we have a couple dilemmas work. james come on out and let's tow tell everybody the road we took to get here the road we created to get here is now impassable. so we are pretty much stuck here. the gas station is closed. we are about to make it an effort to hike about a half mile to a cracker barrel restaurant which last night promised it would stay opened. they were incredibly gracious to vdot workers and us and they shut down. so now we are kind of stuck out here. james come on in. and tell me what it is you are seeing behind our suv. >> so, the vehicle is a pretty capable vehicle but the problem is ear rinning into high centering. we are basically as heavy as the vehicle is, and this applies to anybody with a four

wheel drive regardless of how capable your vehicle is, if the tires can't get to the pavement, you have no traction and what's happening is the snow is now it's now so dope that -- deep that. >> reporter: i am watching you. >> that the vehicle is basically floating now on a snow like a boat. >> reporter: you can see we are basically-- oh sorry about that. we are standing on about a foot of compressed snow and so, i am going to go behind camera and you -- dish want to see what they can see and you keep describing this james. >> so what's happening is that the vehicle tires can't get all the way down to the pavement. the pavement is somewhere way under here actually and we are not on the pavement so the tires are not making any traction. so even though we have all fourwheels spinning, we are not going anywhere because we are

not actually on the pavement. so, the shovel we brought in yesterday basically what we are faced with is digging out a little bit at a time. >> reporter: let me pan off and show the one coming down. >> right on. that's a private plow. they are contractors. >> reporter: you know, that's the first plow i've been able to even spot out here in the last oh half-hour or so. they have a real dilemma -- dilemma as well. i spoke with couple. a couple drivers. they say it's absolutely pointless. they cannot keep up. they were telling us last night that they couldn't keep up with the extreme volume of snow. earlier i shot iphone video and there was plow stuck trying to plow its own way out on sudly road behind me also if you look

up at the flag, snapping in the winds. >> the wind shifted. >> reporter: it shifted directions. and we are going to try to figure out how we get out of here and in the meantime, we are going send it back to to you. very, very dangerous conditions. i have been covering storms for about 30 years and i have not seen anything quite like this. i can see i-66 from where i am standing two or three cars that's it. >> andrea mccarren. >> reporter: did u you have a question. >> no we have to let you go to try to get the tires unstuck. >> reporter: are you seeing the wind shift. >> i am so definitely go and find a place to shelter and hide behind so you won't get blown away but they have a dilemma the wheels-- they are rotating but not touching the ground. >> she is in manassas and we have seen some of that in dc

and bethesda where makia is and locks like she has someone to talk to. >> reporter: whoa caught up with the lovely couple here taking a walk through the neighborhood and they are enjoying this bit of a winter wonderland here. so tell me how do you feel about the conditions here? now we have a runner. how do you feel about this. >> beautiful day in the neighborhood. >> reporter: oh. >> it's like northern minnesota where we are from. >> reporter: that's right. we saw you all walking randomly in the street where are you heading. >> nowhere. just to look around. have a good time. >> out for a walk in the day. it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood like i said. it's wonderful. >> reporter: now earlier the sidewalks weren't in the best shape and they aren't in lot of places so, how have you all been able to-- how have you managed to get around? >> just walk put on your boots and walked. >> reporter: joy slipped or ing. >> i no you walk -- have you slipped or anything. >> no you walk around and we

hold onto each other. >> reporter: good idea. >> together we will fall. >> reporter: something interesting before we let you go you said you were look for a wedding ring. right over here last night and tell us what is that all about. >> a ride -- lady and her husband were playing in the snow and lifted her hand in the air and the ring came off landed in the snow and it was a platinum and diamond ring and i hope she left a note in the restaurant because maybe someone will try it and i told her to pray to st. anthony for lot of and -- lost and found. >> reporter: you hear the situation inform you came across a wedding ring at tasty diner it belongs to someone here. thanks very much for your time. and now as far as the conditions here guys, i mean you can see we have been out here all morning. we saw a couple of snowplow trucks come through within the last half-hour to an hour so you can see where you can the black top is visible now.

something that was not the case before. we have another walker and what are you doing out here? >> i am here for breakfast at the diner. >> reporter: you are hungry. >> yes. absolutely. >> reporter: now tell me i will walk with you you are trying to get inside and get worm. warm. >> in -- to the curb i am trying to find a place that isn't too deep. >> reporter: i say what do you think about the conditions. >> well, it's pretty serious. >>reporter: this is not a easy walk. >> people who love snow it's great if you have nothing to do and no place to go. otherwise it's pain. >> reporter: how far did you walk. >> just three blocks. >> reporter: in this? >> yes. it was not the walking up it was getting out onto the street because most of the snow banks are as long as my legs are so trying to get in over that

that's why i am sort of look at that spot. >> reporter: trying to get back around. let's try to figure this out together because i got to get back myself. the snowplow trucks came by and not too long ago creating these huge snow piles. >> make it on a hill. >> reporter: you got it? all right. i am a little taller hopefully. don't fall okay. get you through here. i created that path right here. >> if you fall on this you are not likely going to get hurt. >> reporter: not likely? i wouldn't take the chances though. here you go. what did you say. >> dina has-- this diner has been here this is the 8 0th year. and. >> reporter: you are a popular -- it's a popular place 24 hours i know you are happy. >> 24 hours a day get breakfast

any time. >> reporter: you get inside and get warm. >> thank you. >> reporter: and as you can see, this morning i've done hits inside the tasty diner. what did you say ma'am? >> no mercy on you guys. you are out here even with this. >> reporter: we are fine we are braving the storm. you take care. and ace mentioned you have -- ace mentioned you've seen -- as i mentioned you've sented conditions out here this -- you've seen the conditions out here bad worse and obviously, a little better enough for some people to make their way to the 24 hour diner here. and something a lot people are happy it's still open because a lot of places around here are not. this place was a complete ghosttown earlier this morning. when we got stuck, we are going take another look at our vehicle here. you can see the snow is a lot higher than it was earlier. so, we are going to. >> he had shovels to get out. you can see the foot traffic slowly picking up. we are catching more walkers

along woodlawn avenue at intersection of norfolk avenue and people are really just making their way out here. a lot of hungry people. this is another employee here. he works for the tasty diner. how about you sir what are you doing out here. >> just getting out to see what the wasteland is looking like. >> reporter: what do crowe think about it? >> i think america is not competitive bankrupt and moralely and financially egyptians are fighting for freedom and dignity. >> reporter: all right. so a lot of people coming out here to sort of taking it all in. and you can see tasty diner employees they are busy at work trying to shovel out the sidewalks and get it ready for anyone else who is hungry that decides to come out lost live in bethesda now back to you guys in the studio. >> nice job helping lady through the snow. >> we saw runners not just people walking in but runners getting their morning run. >> people are used to this. surae has been having problem

after problem in sterling virginia they are trying to dig out our truck other people digging out their vehicles what do you know? >> reporter: we are out. we are out good samaritans all around i can't thank enough station 39 firefighters took the shovels and dug us out and bill from falls church saved me but i want to tournament camera around, look -- turn the camera around. look at. this so we have a snowplow truck stuck in the snow. he has been working overnight and we have another driver here trying to pull him out. this is on route 7 going eastbound. so, pretty mauch ghosttown all the way around here. -- pretty much a ghosttown all the way around here. we actually before this structruck we ran into a family and the saguy id i wesh i didn't leave the house. that's truly the message here today. he had his wife, his kids and he was stuck and good

samaritans montgomery county fire all the way here off duty dug him out pulled him out and he was look i shouldn't have left. and good idea for anyone trying to even think about venturing out. we are seeing the process here good samaritans helping people who are stuck and really trying to do their jobs. these are the folks who say please stay off the road and let us plow. and look down here off route 7, this is a neighborhood look how much snow. look at all of this. i just want to show you and he is really stuck here. and we know exactly how that feels. two hours later, we are-- you see the live truck back there. all the way on route 7 there's deon waiting for me but i wanted to show this process. it's taking a long time. this guy, he is at his which the's end so -- wit's end so i

won't bug him. how you doing? i got a thumbs up there. and they are trying to dig out. but these are guys who have spent night trying to dig other folks out. so, that's the latest here. i don't know if you want to stay with this but i will be happy to keep this picture up. yep. but it's freezing and it's snow and wind is blowing. all right guys, mike andrea that's the latest. still spinning his wheels. >> hold the shot we want to see if he is able to get out wi the truck. looks like he is going to have difficulty there. >> reporter: i am holding the shot my fingers are frozen but i will do that. >> sorry. >> reporter: we are holding the shot. >> one more try. >> reporter: it's okay. it's okay. but, one more try. you know this guy is really really stuck here. i mean we are across route 7. oh, boy. >> come on baby. >> it's spinning. >> reporter: let's go.

come on give it some gas. look at this. look at this. oh my god my fingers. okay. come on. >> one more time. >> reporter: i will hold as long as you want. come on. oh. look at that. >> doesn't look like he is going either direction. >> it's not. >> reporter: i know. >> me too. >> reporter: the good samaritans did, they put sand in the front and in the back on top of snow everywhere and it worked like a charm. yeah. come on. come on he is trying so hard. >> they tried to do the sand. >> reporter: i won't-- i don't know if. >> all right go inside and warm up your fingers. >> weep keep you updated on that. >> and that's heavy truck and it has dual axels on the back and could probably use more weight inside the vehicle. >> good morning.

>> good morning. i came down wisconsin and saw cross country skier. >> right. >> that gentleman we saw interviewed with the commit cal comment i saw him with a -- political comment i saw him with a snow blower no bigger than clicker and it will take a while to do this and we are now in rare fied air in the top 10 in terms of snowfall. let's go to the computer and i think we will add to these numbers i still feel we are going to see pretty good snows until about 3 this afternoon. dulles is 4/10 away from the --excuse me national. dulles number 8. baltimore 12.5 and frostburg 17 germantown 17 inches as well. so, rare fied air. we have to get you know over 16.6 to get in the top five at national. we have to get over 18 to get in the top five at dulles. remember this is the crazy winter of 09 and 10 and we had two top ten storms in the same

winter. never happened and that's the only december blizzard in thetop 10 on record. okay. live look outside. live weather cam 26 look at wind chill feels like 11. winds gusting to 32 miles an hour. pressure continuing to fall as this storm continues to deep ann little bit of the that is great before and after picture. you know what, those dogs love that. gibby my dog not so much. he is not exactly grooving on it. okay. montclair about 4 inchs although that looks like quite a bit more. i would say 10 or 14 inches. okay we still have the wind alerts along the bay. winds in this area on the west side of the bay and over the delmarva will get gust in excess of 50 miles an hour but inland, in say district and prince george's county montgomery county and back to fairfax and loudoun wind gusts 30 to 40 miles per hour. okay hoare is the snow. and it's going to taper off a

little bit and has heaviest banned are north and to the west. and i think the system passes to the east and we have another upper support back in the valley that's going to swing through and that will drag the snow back in here one more time for about 6 hour or four hour period and this is the heavy activity north of warrington and north of manassas and over towards fairfax and back to dc and it'ssnowing and it's not heavy. the blue intercads the heaviest of snow and this is your heaviest ban north of germantown clarksburg to fred rake pretty good ban and these bands are heavy heading towards hagerstown and martinsburg and berkeley springs as well. futurecast well, we know it's snowing by 4:30 futurecast has snow across most of the metro area. i think it will feel back in and by 8:00, still a little bit

snow a little late and he think it's hang on a little bit long and we will see accumulating snow moderate occasionally heavy snow until 3 p.m. and we will clear out tonight and temperatures had fall pretty far tonight. wind chills below zero by the time we get to tomorrow morning. so, again, shovel frequently and every four hours or so slow down a little bit and maybe give your sea of break. keep snow off the heat pumps they don't like to be covered in snow. winds gusting to 40 and i would say stay on the first floor and in case a limb falls on the roof. check on elderly and keep firehydrants and mailbox dug out please. okay, snow potential for the one of our models here, has still pretty big numbers and i don't know if it's going to make it into the rare fied air but that gives you an idea of how much moisture this system has. and that's one reason why the nor easters are so incredible because they can tap the gulf of mexico and atlantic ocean with pretty much unlimited

source of moisture. high termsp will hold -- temps will hold in the 20s across the board and srnl below freezing -- certainly below freezing across move thest metro area. above freezing down to patuxent river and maybe into calvert county. can we switch to 17 for -- oh sweet. this is like ground breaking for us because it was always so difficult to get reports not going back in here get reports of snow. now they are coming in and we can query these and this is just i am tell you just cat's meow. so we will click west of dc and we will see what comes up. and we have got pretty impressive reports now. so we have got let's see shan tilly -- chantilly 18 and we have got chan it willy 18 and probably -- chantilly 18 the best number we can find and query let's query over to the south down towards laplatea because the guys had a really heavy band of snow in southern

maryland from i say about 8 last night to midnight. amounts not crazy these are not that new. this is old and some of them i have from laplatea well over a foot tall timbers had 11 inches overnight by i think 11 at night and you can go down and see if we can get something tall timbers around leonardtown and these are all, there's one 6 p.m. and able but they have not been updated in terms of the morning times. so, we will go back to that as they become more updated but again, i think 10 to 20 is pretty much commonplace now across the metro area. i have. >> i have a friend in gaithersburg the snow is too high for the snow blower. and it's a full-size snow blower not like the one you saw. >> on main street bethesda. >> he didn't do the four hour

increments. >> and you say it's going to come back but if you do it every fourers who it's less taxing on your back and you are making a little dent. >> a little dent and it's dry snow and i steams i bring my leaf blower to show just not environmentally sound i get that. but it's a lot of fun. i didn't do it this year but i think it's dry enough to blow it around and that's easier to lift and bad for the wind which causes drifting. >> winds later today? there's a heavy breeze out there here in dc. >> it's going to get heavier and higher winds all through the day. >> okay. >> we are rewriting record books and we will have more after the break. if you misplace your discover card, you can use freeze it to prevent new purchases on your account in seconds. and once you find it, you can switch it right on again. ♪ you're back! freeze it, only from discover. get it at discover.com.

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>> #can't see a thing. look at this picture. this is the tower where hundreds of flights have been canceled and will be canceled for the next couple of days. blizzard 2016 the snow is still falling and blowing and we are here for you throughout the duration of the storm. >> thank you for joining us this morning. when it is all said and done this can go down as one of the top storms of all time. we are close. >> we are already at dulles top 10 in close to the top 10 in national. with that said heavier bands of pulling off and we'll talk about that. for 10th away needs -- dulles recorded 15 two and up with it at number eight.

baltimore 12 recorded 15 two and up with it at number eight. baltimore 12.4, germantown 17 inches reports around culpepper and stephen city as much as 20 inches of snow. here is the list and this is on our website. we have to get over 16.6 to get to the top five in national and 15 for dulles. it's possible for the big one . i thought the 32.4 would be pretty safe at dulles but with that said we have another 5 to 6 hours of it -- accumulation until he goes to light snow. temperature 26 and feel like it is 12. it's cold outside. it will get colder as the wind picks up. they will continue to back around the northwest as we go through the day.

i am a sucker for dog pictures. before and after. the funny thing is it doesn't look so happy here but she should be happy because it is now. it is very vague. montclair almost 14. it will be hard to measure because of the wind. our snow stick, we are trying to measure but we have wind at every direction. when dollars in effect st. mary's county -- wind alerts. secure loose objects. here is the storm and you can see the heavy bands hammering new york in northern new jersey. it has pushed a little north of us. we still have snow in richmond.

the blue indicating the heavier snow is up 15 on the north side of i 66. there are pockets of decent snow in quantico and density and down towards dumb freeze. -- germantown that's now. this is the heaviest bands we have seen. this is good snow. almost 2 in./h between urbana and frederick. it will be tough going and hopefully know is on the roads. futurecast snow for 30 p.m. -- 4:30 pm. by attila p.m. i think we will see all the snow east of 95. we will begin to clear out later tonight. wind picks up in temperatures in the teens. tomorrow morning when chills

anywhere from five hello to about five above. historic storm, shovel frequently. every four hours. woke up this morning and you didn't hit your alarm you have a lot of snow since you went to bed. winds up to 40 miles per hour. stay on the first floor and check on the elderly. snow potential gone hog wild. this is too much snow. we are looking at the possibility of 18 to 24 inches knows with more to the west and through shenandoah valley where you can have over 24 inches. highs today cold. don't think we will clear 34 degrees in the immediate metro. you will in southern maryland.

you'll make it above freezing everyone else in the upper 20s with wind chills, single-digit all day. people -- keep that in mind. only keep the kids after 30 to 40 minutes registered -- stretches. tomorrow sunshine returns temperatures in the 30s. light at the end of the tunnel. >> 9:05 am. we will watch the storm that has pounded and blanketed our area with snow. speaking of snow we have a limited restriction right now on 50, the bay bridge. you are getting a look at how things are shaping up just west of the bay bridge. high wind and snow leading restriction. no anti-locks trucks -- empty

box trucks or houses. they could potentially close the bridge. it is not closed yet, just a limited winds restriction. let's go live look at the maps right now and show you how things are shaping up to we had disabled vehicle all over the natural on the edge loop the top side of the beltway on the outer lip. let's take this and see how things are shaping up. west montgomery traveling southbound you will see heavy snow and ice. a live look just how things are shaping up to show to that image on 50. in other parts of -- significant snowfall country meeting this lake road, icy conditions at this point. a live look at new york avenue. you can see how things are shaping up there. 16 16 k st. a few cars on the road. not only the road but the sidewalks as well. folks that will head out be

careful and aware of the conditions because it can be dangers out there. we'll have much more coming up. you look outside you probably have a foot of snow but it's long from over. we are talking 6:00 pm.>> stephanie ramirez has been driving around the nation's capital, all the beautiful monuments and snow. seeing how things look outside the window. stephanie, where are you? >>reporter: we are near chinatown, i st. and we have been driving looking for folks. we found a snowball fight here. robin, why is the snowball fight happening?>> we are here as a group from florida and a

lot of the kids were here for the march of life and a lot have never seen snow. visit their experience. -- this is their first experience. washington has been wonderful. everyone is taking care of each other. we are having a good time and thank you washington. >>reporter: what was it like when i got out here at first>> >> they were comparing it to the sand in the south saying this is kind of like that. they are having a great time. maybe we will come back sometime without the snow. >>reporter: there goes our cross-country skier. this is what is going on in downtown dc. we are near chinatown.

there goes a potential snowball at us. people are having a good time. are you guys called you? -- cold yet? we are showing you the roadways, cross-country skiers there is a good 4 inches packed on the ground. we saw a couple hum these -- humvees and police departments checking the area. even the humvee was spinning -- losing traction on the roadway. make sure if you have to be on the roadway please make it an emergency. we were trying to get to a van that was stuck on the other street nearby. we are going to try to get over there. hopefully get you an update. that is what is going on here downtown dc. i am inside now we have

been here all morning in bethesda you can see the business here is really picking up. this place has been open 24 hours. seven days a week. they have been so generous to many other people who made their way to the diner early this morning. certainly not an easy walk for many of the employees here. the customers who have been streaming in. i speaking with alan and he came in for a hot plate of food and tell us how do you feel what you're out there? what you think about the condition > they are horrible. it is tough going. >> the tasty diner has several locations. the one in spring is also open. how do you know -- feel knowing

all these places are closed and this place is open? >> it is absolutely amazing. it's the only game in town. they are great people. >>reporter: hot chocolate i had earlier. very good food and drink before we talk to a few more people, check out the cut. his name is out, alan snowden he spent the early morning hours he went out to pick out -- up employees to prepare for the rush that they expected later on this morning. as you can see it is picking up. there is a level food on the grill then there was earlier. we are talking to a couple of other people that stopped by and here is one of them. >> my name is matt. >>reporter: what was it like getting here?

>> not too bad. we walked behind the snow plow. the sidewalks are bad. >>reporter: snowplows hit the road but a lot of snow for crews to clear. you want to give them the space they need. we have to go back to the studio. we have this just in from prince george county twinning a picture of a water main break. he says they have seen to 14 inches of snow. let's turn to the phone i think we may have from prince george county, paulette jones. >> i am here. >> good morning. it is not as good a morning as you would've hoped with the more -- water main break. where is it and what are you doing?>> this is the first

that i am hearing of a water main break. we are just hearing that in the fire chief said there was one employee. what would be the plan of operation to get to it complicated by several inches of snow? >> i would say that -- >> there will be some difficulty. i am on the roads right now headed to our command center and i can tell you that these roads are still covered. it is difficult for anyone to get through.>> as far as the number of pieces of equipment and the conditions, this was a huge challenge, how do you feel prince george's county was prepared for the storm? >> we were well prepared.

we started pretreating the rose on tuesday and wednesday and we knew that this was going to be a significant event and we knew that it would primarily be a plowing events because of the amount of snow and we have deployed over 350 vehicles and we are working 12 hour shifts round-the-clock with the full complement of staff in place. we were very prepared. >> paulette, were you able to do it with the staff that you had in place as well as get some outside help? >> yes. we are using a complement of contractors to assist us in our operation for the event. >> what road are you on right now? can you describe the conditions? >> right now i'm getting ready to get on for 95. it looks like it's down to one lane.

-- two lanes open here on for 95. and i am surprised because i do see several vehicles on the road and i am hoping these are critical any sense of vehicles that have to go to work and not focus out on the roads because you should not be out traveling on the roads right now.>> we really need the opportunity -- the snow continues to fall and insignificant but we really need the opportunity to plow the road without this mccarthy someone on the road that is stuck. we need the opportunity to plow the roads without the interference of cars on the road. >> this is obviously a trick you have made before. under normal conditions how

long does it take and take into account the conditions right now how long do you think it will take? >> i was looking at the update earlier that i received and it looks like minimally we've received at least 10 inches to 1 foot of snow in most parts of the county and we expect another 6 inches at least and it's my understanding that we don't expect precipitation to really stop until early hour until 2 am on sunday. with that being said it will be an ongoing operation and this was an event that may take a couple days to at least have a major roadways passable your

drive from home to command center would take how long on a normal day? how long will today take? >> actually, i am just leaving our hotel and that was on mccormick. i've headed to darcy road. i left about 10 minutes ago and i can honestly say i am now at exit 15 a on central avenue and we are doing fairly well right now. that is a driver probably would take about 15 minutes or so. 50 to 20 minutes. -- we have stopped vehicles in front of us. >> we will elect you concentrate on your drive. dry sacred -- left you

concentrate. dry sacred -- driver. >> a massive fire near atlantic city. this is condominiums right across the bridge from atlantic city. several of the condominiums have been destroyed by the fire. we are not sure how it darted at this point or if there are any injuries. we will keep you updated. on the coastal winds are worse. tracking the storm up and down the east coast major interstates close this morning in north carolina. savard troops have responded to nearly 600 racks and more than 600 service calls for drivers have died. in north carolina. we want to let you know as we are following the blizzard it is affecting that have this game. it will be post phones.

and the wizard game is off.>> stay off the roads. not only today but tomorrow. the travel will be impossible as well until we get time to clear things out to the you are shoveling and we want you to keep up with that this noc is coming. we will look at all your tweets and thank you for your tweets #snowday9. i will have a picture coming up later that i find amusing. they are finding the weather to be dangerous in some areas. we get such a good morning that this is headed your way. we're getting reports of over 20 inches of snow for areas off of the west. maryland panhandle and a lot of reports a 20 inches down through west virginia. in the teens and upper teens and 20. these pictures look very similar for areas. new update

25 inches -- 24 to 25. total keep adding up. 30 inches. white house looks dark and i think that the visibility is love. it will stay low for the rest of tonight when the air clears the sun will set. it will be hard to see. 26 degrees. i was just outside with my dog and it is so treacherous out there even just walking down the sidewalk. even a you are shoveling it is easier to get on the sidewalk it is very slippery and temperatures will get better won't get much above freezing until monday and even overnight low will dip get down to the 20s. i want to show you this. very briefly this morning and we took a little bit of a lull but the wind. we are back up to very high winds. we are not seeing any

reports of widespread power outages that we are not in the clear yet. we still have to go through mid afternoon before the wind subsides. we saw six in opera wind gusts over through ocean city. now up to 50. you are seeing 30s, 35 miles per hour gusts of the wind directions from the north. we are not done yet. once the wind turns northwesterly we will see the wind number start to go down. snowfall potential, yes. winchester come up front royal at least 20, maybe 22. anywhere within bold you're seeing a lot of reports in frederick. into the 20 inch range. this blue area is a loop -- it's nine -- it's 9:21 am for

the past three hours it hasn't moved. i had a guy called me this morning asking when it will stop in shepherdstown west virginia? i said not for a couple of hours and he said i can't keep up with it. i have my snowplow and i go down the road and before you know it they are calling me to come back. it will continue for a while. they will clear out earlier for the west. you will see the snow kicked out a little bit earlier than areas to the east. we still have a good couple of hours to go. you can see the spinning action. not seeing a lot of clear areas unless down. i asked her reports of single- digit snowfall totals and we had one. keep us updated at @allisonraewx. >> he has been on the road headed to ocean city and he is

there with his life reports the blizzard of 2016 they were worried mostly about the wind there, scott how is looking? >>reporter: i am talking to you there is very significant flooding. take a look behind me time of water at the interstitial intersection -- let me show you some video i shot quite dramatic video on the boardwalk just a short time ago. the ocean is touching the dunes and sewall. winds are crashing -- waves are crashing over the seawall and there is minor damage that will occur because of that allison talked about the very heavy wind that occur down here. after 60 miles per

hour. anywhere from 20 to 40 consistently. a little lull in the storm but it is expected to pick up again in a couple hours. when i happens the tide will be decreasing. i will hop in the car and take you for a ride. on this camera think what i need to do is probably turn around because this is a little too deep for the old ford escape. we will make a turn here. a lot concerned over damage. the damage i have seen on the beachfront as far as speech and erosion has been very significant. a lot of the walkways and crossovers for a walk down to get on the sand had been torn up. a lot of the fences from the beach have been torn up. once you get into the city you have minor flooding a people trying to move the cars and hopefully nothing significant there and a little torn up

siding and roofing. this is a well fortified town. that is what you see. you can see it is dry here on philadelphia avenue. flood warnings in effect, high warnings wind warnings in effect. the snow has melted. >> you are having some problems with your microphone and hopefully we can get it fixed. from the coast back here to the dc area we believe in the mist of the snow is a reagan international airport. things are close there at the blizzard of 2016 continues. #snowday9 is where you can send your photos and don't forget that wsa app, you can track the storm. at free download. we will be right back. beyond natural grain free pet food

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house. we couldn't see rig reagan national airport in the last live camera shot. >> very nice. >> it was. >> the snow is crazy. but also just the community coming together. >> love always wins. >> it was a nice day for a white wedding. despite the snow in nashville, this couple said i do. it was so cold, the ride and groom used facebook to find a fur jacket. as you can see, one of their facebook friends came through. this weekend is a great time to be a cat owner. because they don't have to go outside. >> but for those of you who venture outside. you might as well put them on tv. >> i know we're saying stay inside. get out of the elements. but you know, those with pets, we know, you have to think about it at some point. we know your dogs love the snow. we also love your videos and pictures of your pets.

so don't forget to send us your pictures of your pets in the snow of blizzard 2016. hashtag, snowday 9. if you want to hashtag petpics9, they love that as well. hopefully he doesn't get plowed away. remember, you gotta keep your pets inside as much as possible. maybe a lot of short walks, instead of the several long walks. so stay safe out there. and send us your pictures. [ inaudible ] >> he does a great job. >> exactly. >> sweetest dog. been around here in the newsroom. let's continue our coverage of blizzard 2016 now. >> and makia, is she still in bethesda or she moved? >> i'm live outside of bethesda. trying to get my gloves on

here. as you can see, still looks just as wad as the last time i saw you guys. the snow plows, they have been through a couple of times. but as you can see, the snow is still falling. so it's not really allowing the improvements to really stick in place. if you look down the street here. you can see more people out on the roads, and the sidewalks. a lot of people, surprisingly, have just been out, taking it all in. some of them really enjoying the view here. this winter wonder land. it's another guy coming in to tasty diner, which by the way, is really -- business here is really picking up this morning. it was just employees in there. and now, you gotta look around for a seat. here comes more folks, coming on in to get a nice hot meal. you know, as the snow continues to fall. it is still pretty windy out here. definitely a bit gusty. but earlier, the winds were really, really powerful out here. but you guys like to talk to us

for a minute? >> no thanks. >> you're hungry? all right. no problem. yeah, you can see, the snow is still coming down. the wind is still blowing. a snow blew did make its way through this street here this. is norfolk avenue. and it meets with woodmont avenue here in bethesda. and you can see, since the snow continues to fall, it's just covering up that blacktop all over again. so not the ideal conditions for anyone to bring their cars out on the road. i posted a video on my twitter page, makia w usa 9. they came up the road am and they got stuck. a good samaritan happened to be behind them and dug them out and helped them gu get through. but again goes to show, guys, seriously, don't even try to brave the roads. you don't need to. here comes more folks walking in. tasty crowd picking up. all locations, laurel, silver spring and here in bethesda,

all of them are open. and this has been the only place open all morning long. they're always open 24 hours a week. and they were accommodating a lot of hungry people in the area. you can see, we have another vehicle here this. person is with the county. and they're doing just fine. but no matter what vehicle you drive, still it's just best to stay home stay inside. if you do walk wherever you go, do be cautious. a couple of times, i almost fell off of a curve. because you can't really see it. it's hard to tell exactly when the street meets the sidewalk itself. so just be extra, extra cautious. and again, we'll just be keeping an eye on conditions out here in bethesda. again, not many improvements here. but that's to be expected. the snow is supposed to continue falling just for a few more hours. again, take heed. stay warm and stay safe. we'll head over, toss it on over to surae chinn.

>> reporter: we are out. we are out. good samaritans all around. i can't say thanks enough. station 33 firefighters dug us out. but listen. we're not the only ones. i want to turn the camera around. look at this. so we've got a snow plow, truck, stuck in the snow. he's been working overnight. and we've got another driver to pull them out. this is route 7, going eastbound. pretty much a ghosttown all the way around here. but yeah, we actually, before this stuck truck, we ran into a family and the guy said, i wish i didn't leave the house. that is truly the message here today. he had his wife, his kids. and he was stuck. and good samaritans there. montgomery county fire, all the way here off duty, dug him out, pulled him out. and he's like, i shouldn't have

left. and good idea. for anyone trying to even think about venturing out. but we're seeing the process here of good samaritans helping people who are stuck and trying to do their jobs. these are the folks who say please stay off the roads and let us plow and looking down here off of route 7. this is a neighborhood. look how much snow. look at all of this. i just want to show you. and he's really stuck here. and we know exactly how that feels. two hours later, we are -- do you see our drive truck back there? all the way on route 7. there's deon, waiting for me. but i just wanted to jump out and show this process. taking a long time. this guy, he is at his wit's end. so i'm not going to bug him. >> how are you guys doing? >> i got a thumbs up there. and they still try -- still trying to dig out.

these are guys who have spent the night trying to dig other folks out. that is the latest here. >> all right. that's surae chinn, reporting from sterling, virginia, where they're still having problems, getting those trucks out. you know, with the full moon this weekend, high tides will be running higher than usual. this is drone footage from before the storm hit friday. crews have been working, shoring up a mile-long sand dune, which had been built after superstorm sandy, there in new jersey. and check this out. isn't this gorgeous? >> gorgeous. >> this is the blizzard of 2016 from space. astronaut scott kelly tweeted this picture from the international space station. and you can see the city lights under layers of snow-filled clouds. it is just out of this world amazing. >> absolutely beautiful. now, you can see it from there. it's pretty. down here on earth, there's a lot of work to do. turning to the phones, we have virginia governor terry mcauliffe. >> he was very concerned

yesterday about what this storm would mean to virginians. governor, how are they fairing this morning? >> well, listen. thanks, mike, andrea. great to be with you. we've got a lot of equipment. 13,000 pieces of equipment. 2500 state employees. and 7,000 contract employees right now, throughout the commonwealth. we've deployed. put down almost 69,000 tons of salt. we're on top of the situation. we've had significant snow obviously. city of fairfax, 16 1/2 inches. loudoun, 15. you look at winchester, 16. and more snow coming today. we've got our crews out there. working hard. i just really implore folks to stay off the road. i believe midnight tonight, the snow will have exited the commonwealth. and let our crews do what they need to do to get these roads open and passable. and i appreciate everybody really staying off the roads. but it's a lot of snow. we're out there. we've had three fatalities.

we have right now, power outages, about -- 12,836 folks without power. we've got a whole team in place, to make sure we have folks getting back, powering through as soon as they can. and if we get the roads clear, utility trucks can do the job they can do. a couple of contractors and an individual in a car accident. one trooper was injured. but he has been released from the hospital. our airports, most of the airports are open. limited service. and the ports are still open. so we're doing everything we can. but we feel confident, you know, i was the first state to declare a state of emergency. we went out early. repositioned our heavy equipment out of the hampton roads region. where they have high wind and rain. and upped it to northern virginia, where most of the snow is going to continue to come. >> in northern virginia, the number of outages does not seem to be what it could be.

where are most of the outages you're hearing in the commonwealth? are they closer to the shoreline? >> no. this started in southwest virginia, moved up to roanoke. really, the i-81 corridor has taken a pounding from the snow. obviously, i-81, 70,000 cars and trucks. so we've got the crews there to keep that major artery open and moveable, which it is today. so you've seen a lot of the power outages in southwest virginia. and then the western part of the state. but i just got off the emergency center right now. we just got a briefing. we're very concerned about the hampton roads region. we have flooding going on today. chick teague has flooding going on today. and when the high tide comes later, we're concerned about that. so we've really got a lost issues throughout the commonwealth that we're dealing with. our goal is to keep all 8.4 million safe. stay home. we'll get your power back as soon as possible. but as they say, 13,000 pieces of equipment on the road.

snow will end late at midnight tonight. we've got all day sunday, we're going to have to get all of our primary roads through monday. we hope later monday to be able to take a first run into our secondary roads. but we need folks to work with us. it's a record snowfall in a lot of areas. >> governor a lot of equipment on the road. but do you think there is a need to call in additional help? any thought on calling in the national guard to at least help people get to where they need to go if they're emergency responders? >> it's a good question. and thursday, when i did the executive order and did the staitz of emergency, we called up 500 national guardsmen and women. and then yesterday, was requested 200 more. i signed that order yesterday. so we have a total of 700 national guards folks throughout the commonwealth, where they really help us, andrea, as you know, is in the rural areas, where there is a medical emergency, an elderly individual. can't get their medicine, can't get to the hospital. and national guard folks and

hum advice have really been instrumental and helping as we speak. we have 23 active missions going on right now, with our guards folks. somewhere in the commonwealth. so yeah, we've called up the guard. and as i say, 700, have now been authorized to help us. so we've got guards everywhere. and they are really working hand in hand with virginia state police to deal with all of the instances that we have. and deal with all the accidents. and you know, the thousands of calls we're now getting to deal with some kind of incident that is going on somewhere in the comorn wealth of virginia. >> virginia governor terry mcauliffe, we appreciate your time. we know it's a big job and a big state. >> it's a big state, but we're doing everything we can to keep everybody safe. and we'll continue to do it. just please stay off the roads. give us the time to get these roads cleared. and later next week, it will be in the 40s in many parts of the commonwealth. but really, let us do our work right now. then we can really make it and get things moving back to normal. >> all right, governor.

thank you very much for being with us, governor. playing a little meteorologist there with the future forecast. we appreciate that. allison, a little help from the governor. >> absolutely. it's going to snow for a little while longer. so yes. we are going to see the snow continue. we have been showing you the high levels of accumulation we're seeing. and they are just going to continue. i'll have the future cast and the live doppler coming up in just a bit. but if you ever want to see the doppler, and you're like, enough with the pictures, allison, i want to see the doppler, you can find it on our weather app. and it's really coming down in frederick right now. this is the picture. and we have been asking for before and after pictures. this gave us time stamps. i love this. 6:30 p.m. friday. and i know it's hard to see. but i squinted my eyes and saw it. just shy of 3 inches there on friday. and here we go, he woke up 6:30, 12 hours later, just shy

of 13 inches. so 10 inches within 12 hours. and i'm sure most of that came after the midnight hour. and this is a picture, thank you to melissa in leesburg. i found this one somewhat amusing. because the snow was just as high as the chair is. and if the snow was heavier and not as fluffy, you'd be able to sit on the snow. of course, that fluffy snow continues. the totals continue to climb. we're seeing a lot of reports, especially in west virginia of over 20 inches. and highest point we've seen so far is about 24 to 25. it's really hard to get these snowfall totals exact because of the blowing snow, of course. and it kind of causes those drifts. some people are being a little bit more cautious of what their snowfall totals are. i think it's about 18. i've seen some drifts up to 25. but more in the order of 18. here's the look we have been looking at. and this is the best camera view i've seen. because a lot of the other ones, you just can't see at all. but it is really hard to see

out there. and that is going to be the case for the rest of the day. very breezy. not very comfortable. if you're trying toich to go out, you don't want to go out. it's dangerous. it's not good. it the roads are bad. it's slippery. even the sidewalks are slippery. the sidewalks will stay slippery, until about monday afternoon. we'll get enough sunshine. and temperatures will be warm enough. that's when it will finally get the shovels down through the pavement. and get them cleared out a little bit. if you're having trouble, again, we have callers calling in and saying, i need to get somewhere, it's an absolute emergency. and your car is stuck, cat litter seems to do the job. as far as giving your tires some extra traction. so keep that in mind. 26 degrees. the dew point is at 23. still very cold. we're not seeing that heavy, wet snow. we're seeing the light, fluffy stuff. it's just too much to handle. we can't keep up with it. and we are making our way into the history books as far as top 5 storms. we're going to be there within just a couple of hours as the

snowfall totals continue to add up. and the snow is not stopping. what to expect today. we're in the midst of it. we're still in the peak time here. peak time, late last night. through midafternoon. and that is no different. we're seeing it right now. we had thunder snow reports early this morning. we haven't heard any thunder as of late. but that doesn't mean the winds aren't subsiding at all, or the storms de-intensifying at any point. we're still seeing the very strong gusts out to the east. expect the snowfall totals to continue. and we'll taper off, once the st sun sets. tonight, it will be a lot easier to dig our way out tomorrow. we'll continue to track the live radar. and i'll have an update with the future cast as well. coming up in a bit. guys over to you. >> all right, allison, thanks so much. talk about road conditions. crews have been around the clock to stay on top of road snow in washington, d.c. more than 35,000 tons of salt could be dumped on the city. by the time it is all said and

done -- and of course, right now, we're still in the thick of things. we're also keeping an eye on metro. and you might remember that metro is closed for the weekend. and if you're trying to think about using that as an alternate, you certainly won't be getting very far with that. one of our nightside crews was there, as metro workers pulled down the entrance gates to stations, and put up signs reading service alerts, metro is closed due to blizzard conditions. metro train will not operate today, as well as tomorrow. metro's website, todays that it could have a decision about service that could be made sometime on thursday. we'll let you know what we learn from that. right now, we're keeping a close eye on how things are shaping up around town. you are looking right now at the belt way there. if anything, you're seeing disabled vehicles all over the place. parts of maryland, parts of virginia and even inside the district. let's show you how things are shaping up from our camera there. looks like we don't have a picture there. you can see kind of slipping

through these on i-66, as well as 95. we have significant snow, not only on the roads. but we also have it on the sidewalks there as well. underneath all of the inches of snow is a layer of ice. serving to prove difficult. four commuters there. folks that are being forced to head out the door. our andrea mccarren sent us images earlier, showing us snow plows that were also stuck in the snow as well. you can see, very few cars on the road. for the ones that we have been seeing, they have been driving well below the speed limit. and it's definitely necessary, all things considered right now. also at issue is visibility. if it's from some of these cameras, you'll be able to see it here. at the beltway, visibility, ult as you try to head out of the house. the most important thing we can tell you again is you need to drop the speed. you need to take it easy out there. and certainly remember, if you can stay home, you should. that way, those snow plows can get those roads cleaned up.

because it's certainly something they are trying to do. and with cars on the road, it makes it difficult for them to do their job. well, right now, it's not time yet. but soon, eventually, we could come underneath the blizzard. 2016. but of course, it could be a bit difficult to start your car when it heads back to work. triple a recommends you clear off snow and ice, completely from your car. switch the headlights to low beam. so the dryers behind you can see your taillights. and of course, you want to see and be seen. and never use your cruise control, to drive on snowy, slippery and wet streets. most of all, remain calm and use common sense to drive around to your destination safely. go advice there. we'll send it to you. >> thank you. we have team coverage of the blizzard of 2016. >> stephanie ra ramirez has been driving acrosstown. she's near capitol hill, where she's with people who are seeing sledding and snowing -- seeing snow for the first time.

stephanie? >> reporter: we are having a good time moving from capitol hill. 12th and h street northwest to be exact. and i'm seek speaking with a lovely couple. steve and natalie, who tell me this was their first trip. >> yes. this was my birthday present for my husband. first time we have been away for 15 years. >> so are you going to do that again? >> exactly. >> something next time. >> tell me what you guys have been doing all day today. >> we have breakfast. and now we've just walked down from washington past the white house. just trying to go over to lincoln memorial. we're going to do the washington memorial. then we're hoping to watch the snowball fight at midday at dupont circle. >> it's going to be fun time?

>> oh, yeah. >> have you seen snow before like this? >> oh, nothing like this. no, never. >> in england, an inch of snow kind of sets the country to a halt. i said to my wife, we've seen more snow plows coming from the airport to washington, d.c., than we've seen in the whole of england. >> what do you think of the snow here? >> it's amazing. absolutely amazing. i can't believe how desolate the city is. it's just amazing how there's absolutely nobody here. except you guys. >> and we found them. of course, we asked them to talk with us. these folks have been nice enough to wait with us in the cold. it is kind of cold out here. >> it is cold. yeah. very cold. >> what would you say to the folks that are coming out here? we know d-dot did put identity a tweet, asking folks. people are coming out. >> with mad english, come out and walk around. plenty of warm clouds. and don't drive would be my advice. for all it's worth. very treacherous. >> what's amazing is some of

the roads you can go down. and other roads, you just come up. much better than being in your vehicle. >> and topper, they would like to know if they would be able to fly out on monday. they're kind of stuck here for the weekend jt. >> we hope so, otherwise being we're going to have to ask our parents-in-law to watch the kids for a couple more days. and we've already received a message, saying, please take them off our hands. >> and now you can tell them you're live on channel 9. >> that's right. we go away for the weekend and then we're on tv. >> you are not going to go away again? >> no, we will. >> what do you think of the city? >> beautiful. >> i came to washington in november, just on a business trip. quick tour around the city. ask it was so thrilling, i thought i would bring natalie to come look as well. >> what an experience, huh? >> he arranged for a surprise limo to collect us. but by the time we got here

with all the delays, the limo had gone without us. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> well, these things happen. but we're here. >> looks like you're enjoying each other's company. thank you so much talking with us. safe travel, guys. we're going to keep roaming around here and see who else we can find that would be willing to talk with us. wusa 9 in northwest d.c. >> wish him a happy birthday from all of us as well. >> very sweet. are they not sweet? >> super, super sweet. >> okay. i believe in that wind -- >> that's surae chinn, holding her ear. can you hear us, sur -- surae? >> and goggles. [ a lot of overlapping sounds ] [ indiscernible ] [ indiscernible ]

>> okay. now -- right now, one of the things that we have been trying to keep an eye on is the power outages throughout the region. if you want to make a phone call, and you still have power now, and you want to write these down. bge. dominion, 866-366-4357. as a reminder, these are at the bottom of the screen. >> petco. and smetco is 877- -- again to report any downed power outages. we want to remind if you to stay safe. adopt a hydrant. that means clear around the hydrant, any snow so that they can do a better job of keeping your property safe. >> because you, of course, know where the hydrant is closest to your property. we have been getting great tips. go look for your dryer vent.

in some cases, it can be underneath your back deck. if it's closer to the ground, and you're trying to do clothes, and you're stuck inside all day, and snow is blocking that vent, it can be very dangerous also if you have a heat pump outside. heat, sitting outside, covered with snow. not going to operate properly. >> all right. good advice. >> this is a live look at the white house. it's covered with white snow. where the obamas are hunkered down for this historic storm. nothing on the president's schedule today. so he can sit back and enjoy the warm air just like you are and watch us on wusa 9. >> and mr. president, if you take those dogs outside to play -- >> ask and you shall receive. there is the first dog bo, taking a walk. and hear the dog barking. >> not really crazy about the cameras in his face. >> your pet is enjoying the

snow, we want your pictures so we can put them on the air. hashtag, snow day 9. >> how cute. >> bo and sunny, right? >> yes. >> with the big blizzard comes the frustration of shoveling and salting. so one guy in kentucky decided to have a little fun. take a look at this. he's shoveling wearing a dinosaur costume. the decision to wear the costume was spur of the moment. he said, i can't go to work today, so i might as well have fun with it. and the video now has gone viral, with nearly 800,000 views. >> absolutely love that. so funny. and you can send your pictures to the blizzard of 2016. again, hashtag is snowday 9. >> and here's pictures we have gotten in from you so far. and they're human. and people, this is just on the deck from williams, snow day 9, 17 inches. he's in rockville. heard thunder snow early this morning. >> thunder snow.

holly, sending this, 2 feet and counting. you can see it's pretty blurry out there still. >> i like the hashtag, snow zilla. this is from monkey bug's mom. we have a bobcat clearing a path. it's nasty outside. stay safe. >> and this one is from hannah bowen. loving the snow day. >> and this is from adam. snow the dog andy on this snow day 9. >> olive's first snow day. >> very good. >> where is olive? >> there's olive. >> again, it's hashtag petpics9 or hshtd snowday 9. >> and we have another one from jan, you should mention shoveling the deck. >> why why are you sending me out in this. keep sending us your pictures. we're going to take a quick break -- no we're not going to

take a quick break. >> why would we take a quick break? >> let's head over to topper and talk about snow totals and wind and how things will wrap up. >> cg17. i need the other one punched up in here. can we do that? that would be awesome. i have a great before and after picture. this is a textbook example, by the way, of how to do a before and after picture. this is from the springfield. and we'll get -- you don't have it? well, my whole show is in that -- my whole show is in 18. we can -- all right. excellent, smithers happening, nice job. slntz, smithers. all right. so this is springfield this. is before obviously. curt did a heck of a job. check this out. ready? boom and boom. how nice is that? he's got at least, i'd say 15 inches, 16 inches. and we're getting great snowfall totals in. here's the radar. and the storm is moving up the coast.

but remember, it's not moving past our parallel. we talked about that ad nauseam yesterday. and i'll talk about it again today. we drew a line, due east into the ocean. when it gets past that imaginary line winds turn northwesterly. it's not past our parallel yet. still deep deepening. we're still lookheavy snow, pushing northwest ward, into places like cumberland and west virginia. but these bands are going to swing back around before all is said and done. we're going to have either steady or heavy snow, until -- probably until about 3:00 p.m. and probably have steady or light snow until about 6:00, 7:00 tonight. but these are the bands we've showed you, past an hour or so. big time. running from frederick through hagerstown to west virginia. north of berkeley springs. and a band heading out toward hill. even if you don't see -- if you're not in blue. but this is the heavy stuff. frederick to myersville to

brunswick. and heading off to the north and to the west at 20 miles per hour. this is a pretty good band. hagerstown had a band go through. crossing over 40. temperatures, well, 20s across the board. 27 downtown. 21 in martins burg. and 23 in hagerstown. we mentioned this yesterday. dry snow. good. it won't weight the branches down as much. bad, it will drift much of the day. factor in the winds. if you're going out for some strange reason. and you can go out and enjoy the scenery. remember, the kids want to play outside. still feels like 10 in manassas. and feels like it's 12 in winchester. but 6 in martinsburg. okay, this is a wind gust tracker. this also is a forecast this is 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. winds could still gust to 41 miles per hour. on the shore, they'll be gusting to 51. 48, salisbury.

and probably near 50 in ocean city. by 6:00 p.m. winds right now are due north. you see these arrows are still turned a little bit. west/northwest wind. by 6:00 p.m. it is passing our parallel. that will back the winds to the northwest direction. by 11:00, winds are still gusting to 35 miles per hour. 6:00 in the morning sunday. winds are still 25 to 30 miles per hour. we've got drifting ahead of us, no doubt about that. all right. an historic storm. oh, yeah. gusty storms, heavier, steady storm until 3:00 p.m. light until 37. 3 inches are possible. 24, 25. drifting snow, all night. here are the latest accumulations. centreville, 20 inches. mechanicsville, 17. 14, rather,