those high amounts, 14 inches steven city. west maryland with 15 inches of snowfall already on the ground. we've got so many hours to get through here during the overnight period. getting reports of a handful of power outages as the winds pick up throughout the east. already they are up to 30 and 35 and could go as high as 40. >> the regional radar is showing the snow. here is the drier air trying to come in. the storm beginning to reform. by morning it will be around the norfolk area, a vortex that will slowly drift out. unfortunately this snow and pattern will be continuing for a number of hours into the early morning hours. because of what we see already and because of what was yet to come throughout the night at one to two inches an hour in some areas, we updated t accumulations, even in the washington area, 20 inches to perhaps as much as a little over two feet. i think there will be reports up to three feet of snow. that mixture is still occurring a bit does keep amounts down. even the at the tail end, you folks down the

the spots up to the west up against the mountains, steven city, augusta, up into frostburg already between three and six inches of snowfall. again, we've got a long ways to go with intense rates tonight. one to three inches per hour and a forecast of 18 to 24 inches. we could slide into second or third place on record snowfalls for a season. meanwhile,hile that might sound amazing in itself, we know we've already had one storm, so this would be two record snowfalls in one season. >> yeah. that's unprecedented. we've never had two of our top-ten snowstorms here in washington occurred in one winter season. let's go back to the graphics. i wanted to show you that's the area -- there are spots getting a mixture now. might be some sleet. this is typical really of storms like this as they get going and because we still have that boundary of some of the warm atlantic air just beginning to get in on us at the midlevels of the atmosphere. the same time, the cold air is still trying to hold forth. where those greens are, there could be a mixture. moderate snows. we'll continue to see the warning and

karen in mineral county said it started at 93 and 9:05 snowing in steven city and frederick. we thank our weather watchers for that. submit your storm reports at wusa9.com. keep track of the storm and we will be here all weekend. show you a couple of cameras. take you to mount jackson along i-81 in the shenandoah valley. i-81 is good and the grass is whitening up from the snow. take you to charlottesville, we are looking at i-64 down there. this is where we have been seeing quite a bit of snow. still they are keeping the roads wet but it is building up on the shoulder. let's talk about the forecast. next three days look like this. -- sorry about that. we don't have snow yet but it is knocking on our doorstep. warrenton and winchester, mineral county, fredericksburg wasn't reporting snow but just south it is snowing there. some snow could break out in the next 20 to 30 minutes fredericksburg and southern maryland, as well. if it is not here by 10:00 it will be here shortly after in the metro and the first few hours should be light enough. the afternoon where things pick up. yo

stevens. as we look around the city, no problems pretty clear as we see downtown from the tower. back to you. >> nice shot. 5:31 a.m. after two and a half feet of snow this is nothing but we have to take a little time to get going. >> allow yourself some time. what we will face once we walk outside hello linda you look nice and warm. >> i have lots of layers on. that is the key. so what you will be facing this morning, probably the hardest part is when you walk out your door because side streets, neighbourhood roads still iffy main roads looking great. here in towel son we have our ruler tells us 4 inches we got 4 inches, so when you walk out the door you will have to do shoveling this morning and we have tips for you because shoveling if you don't do it the right way can lead to bigger problems. especially with people with heart conditions. let's look at these tips we have put together for you. shoveling does a number on your heart so you want to keep somethings in mind if you are middle aged or older, those people are more at risk and if you have a heart condition, shoveling th

stevens. as you check around city cameras, it is looking good both directions this morning.back to you. >>> real quickly before we get to jamie. 6:17 a.m. february 3rd. time to say happy birthday. gorgeous kids from our area. rhea jackson is celebrating her 13th birthday. brandon turns 7 and jamie and i decided he is like madonna, one name, brandon. nicolas walters, 2 years old. happen by birthday you guys look great hope it is a wonderful day and natalie, cecil county 3 years old she is loved very much by her grandparents and family her dad is now in the airforce recent ily back from afghanistan what a great birthday present natalie turnling 3. if you are like natalie having a birthday we would love to mention it on the air send us an e-mail with all the information about your friends, family member whoever it is who is having a birthday morning show at wmar.com include all the info and give us about a week so we can get it on the air. get it to us so we can wish you happy birthday. >>> hey kids, how to raise some money. how you doing. >> good. >> a great question from juli

. >> so we begin tonight with miranda stevens live in canton with the latest on how baltimore city is coping. hello. >>reporter: hi karen and jeff. we are here in canton where you can see the snow is definitely coming down a lot harder. it's thicker and starting to stick to roads and to cars and speaking of cars, we are in phase 2 of the city's snow emergency plan and that means if your car is parked along a snow emergency route, which you will know from signs leak this one up he here, that you will need to move it by 6:00 o'clock tonight or else risk it being towed. obviously the point is to clear the street so that snowplow can get through them. city has even december egg natured some school parking lots and city garages where you can park your vehicles if you have no other place to go. one canton manager we talked to says his experience has shown that a lot of folks don't heed the signs. >> some people leave tonight find more people coming down the park here. so if you are leaving your car on the street you are taking the risk of getting hit i suppose. >>reporter: and for more on t

, i am delighted to be able to welcome to the podium a fabulous mentor and alumni, steven williams, from the great cityrateful for this opportunity to introduce benjamin jealous because of my relationship with the naacp over the years. one of my current staff people is the president of our houston chapter of the naacp. our keynote focuses on emerging trends and leadership styles. our speaker, being who he is, can talk about anything he wants. benjamin jealous is the seventh president and ceo of the naacp, which is an organization that has had some impact on all of us. he is the youngest person to head this organization over its hundred year history. he has served as director of human rights at amnesty international and executive director of the national newspapers publicist's association. and he still remembers his colleagues. being at the helm of the naacp, mr. jealous has focused on redefining the naacp. he is focusing on recreating the power and impact of that organization. he just told me that he had increased revenue of that organization by about 30%, which you know is a challenge in this day and

city. i'm noblessed to introduce energy secretary steven chu.helping promote a greener more energy efficient environment. he is playing a pivotal role in economic recovery, overseeing the investment in billions of dollars in our funds, including our energy efficiency and conservation block grant. he's a key leader in the administration's effort to set a new direction on how we with address climate protection. this is an area where the efforts of more than 1,000 mayors have both inspired and strengthened national leader who's are now struggling to enact federal climate legislation. our energy block grant program has for the first time forged a new partnership between the federal government and cities and counties throughout the united states. he is bolstering our local initiative on energy and climate protection. these resources, especially now, have allowed us to continue our progress as we struggle during this recession. and mr. secretary, we need your help. to make sure that our block with grant is funded again this year. [applause] >> it can