. >> steve shannon from vdot is on the phone with us. good morning, steve. >> good morning. >> tell us what your crew is doing right now. >> well, throughout the northern virginia, we have over 1,200 pieces of equipment and we'll probably be expanding up to as maybe as many as 1,400 pieces of equipment. snowing about 6:40 this morning. we've been treating roads since that time. but the guys are out there aggressive aggressively attacking this storm and i'm confident they'll do a good job zmu mentioned it's been a couple of hours since the snow has been coming down. the worst spot you're seeing so far? >> in loudoun county, route 7 and 15, but again, we've been treating those roads. they're absolutely passable. we're more concerned about the side roads right now. they're slippery. >> what's your advice to drivers this morning especially as they try to get out of neighborhoods? the major roadways will be treated. like you said, the side roads in the neighborhoods, what should drivers be doing this morning and tomorrow as well? >> preferably

well, we just spoke a few minutes ago with steve shannon with vdot. and he mentioned, my advice, stay home. a lot of people getting ready for church services. a lot of church services and sunday schools are canceling this morning. you might want to call ahead before you do head o the door. >> not a bad plan. looking at the traffic cameras from vdot, 91 down toward mt. jackson now, already starting to see that white coating on both sides of the road. the snow is reaching the ground across much of i-81 right now. that is moving east of the mountains in the blue ridge over the next several hours and will make an impact in the d.c. metro area as we get into late morning and afternoon. as a result, weather advisories and warnings have been posted. winter weather advisories east of i-95. prince george's county, the district down into southern maryland. winter storm warnings now west of i-95 includes fairfax county, prince william county, loudoun, montgomery and frederick counties in maryland. all of the panhandle of west virginia. that's where the greatest

. >> steve shannon says the wheels are already in motion. >> it's hard to do and it's the most treacherous and sometimes black ice, you kancan't see it. so we're actually mobilized and we'll be at a high level too which is between 6 and 700 vehicles out on the road. >> reporter: and the maryland state highway administration and d.c. department of transportation also getting game plans together. sunday the redskins and ravens have home games. you're asked to take public transportation as possible. and more trains running between d.c. and baltimore this even. but even with the forecast, some say bring on the cold. >> i want a nice long two week vacation of snow, snow, snow. >> not sure if that's on tap any time soon but looks like the first real taste of winter precipitation is coming. adam tuss, news 4. >> i like that guy's spirit. >> no thank you. >> watch what you wish for. >> i can wish for it all i want to. that's not what is going to happen. we can have ice and sleet and freezing rain. but all snow, not going to happen. >> this is what a lot of parents in my community are talking about

steve. >> hi, shannon. the special review board has reported to the president with recommendations on changing the way the nsa operates. the president has not made the president -- the report public or said what he will do about the recommendations, but according to one report, one recommendation is individual telephone records not in control of the government like it is now with the nsa, but it shifted to the private phone companies. meantime, the nsa is trying to become more transparent and reassure the public that the agency has opened its doors to reporters including a "60 minutes" crew that will air a story tonight on cbs. all of this after former nsa contractor edward snowden released information on the scope of the nsa surveillance. there are reports the nsa is considering making a deal with snowden to acquire the secret documents he is still holding. meantime some worry all of this has hurt surveillance overseas. >> what i worry about is there is a bit of a retraction in our ability to collect infor

shannon johnson, photographer and america strong. stevec news, raleigh. >> we thank you for watching tonight. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" later and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. abcnews.com. "nightline" later and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. >>> tonight a brake problem that triggered a breakdown on bart >> camera is not shaking but it's going to be a cold night with freeze warnings and possibility of record low temperatures. >> why there is no sign of a missing pilot and family. >> and birth of identical trip lets how rare these look alike sisters really are. >> cold, getting colder, we're expecting records to reach new lows over next 12 hours or so. >> if you thought last night was cold wait until you get through tonight. north bay under a freeze warning kicking in at 9:00 tonight. take a look at what people on the peninsula woke up tochlt a layer of frost on the lawn and a thick coat of ice on hoods of cars. >> two days ago, probably into 50 and today is

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shannon freeman in for bret baier. edward snowden leaked documents six months ago and the man facing felony charges and hiding in russia claims victory. steve story. >> reporter: today edward snowden is living in

steve hayes, with the standard. mara liasson and tucker carlson, host of fox and friends weekends. good to see all of you. >> thank you, shannont do you make of the news that we have all of the recommendations. where do we go from here? >> these came about no thanks to those on the hill. you saw this liberal senator from vermont rejoicing over that and that indicates the pressure is coming from the civil libertarian left. but this doesn't answer the question, what are they doing with the data already collected? is it safe in the government hands. and given the actions of edward snowden who was able to walk out with thisnformation and very little oversight, you have to wonder. i don't think the obama administration has received the credit it is due for its lacked standards that allowed snowden to do what he did. it has not been blamed aappropriately for that. >> and the ongoing discussion is these are recommendations. what the white house does with it now, that is in the report. >> but senator layhe said the bulk collection by the u.s. government has to end. one of the recommendations, not that the collection ends but just stor

shannon freeman in for bret baier. edward snowden leaked documents six months ago and the man facing felony charges and hiding in russia claims victory. steve doocy has the story. >> reporter: today edward snowden is living in moscow living on chips. a few months ago he had a place in hawaii. he said for me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission is accomplished. i already would be. -- i've already won. barton gelman, who has leaked some of the explosive documents last spring, spoke to snowden in person in russia last week. >> he said he is not trying to burn down the nsa, he is not trying to stop the collection of intelligence. he is trying to enable a debate in which the public can decide whether it agrees with him, that intelligence collection should be targeted. >> reporter: since snow deb wants the american public to decide the fate of some surveillance programs, one deputy cia director said he should put his own fate in the hands of an american jury. >> if you believe americans should be the judge of this program, then they should be the judge of your behavior. >> reporter: he has temporary asylum in russia. and he said if i d