. >>> the arlington county board is being led by a millennial >> tom fitzgerald sat down with 32-year-old katie crystal -- the board's new chairperson >> good evening, this is a remarkable change, not just politically but generationally here in arlington county. katie crystal was born in 1985. anybody born between the early 80's and the mid 90's. now, understand, this is a group that does not always get the most favoritesible media coverage. they're too self-centered, no the as likely to get involved in politics. they are cynical. these are all things that have been put based on millennials, and this is something that chairperson crystal said she wants to change the narrative about, and she wants to do that by using herself as an sample her, leading the government in arlington county >> this is a generation that is actually incredibly passionate about having jobs with purpose, voluntaryism. and the sense of wanti ourselves. i think when you give young people opportunities to plug into local government in a purpose-driven way. they flock, rise to the occasion. >> now, crystal may be a mill

she said she wants renters, millennials here in arlington county to become homeowners in arlington countything that is so important we take into the next generation. one of the reasons i talk so often about afford ability to in rental and opener housing because i want to see that story continue county's future from tax standpoint >> absolutely. i mean, to have the next generation of homeowners is really important. >> reporter: fact is no matter who was going to be the chairperson here this year, they were going to be faced with very real challenges, metro is always on the table. also the uncertainty over what any federal cuts might mean for local governments but also know this. chairperson crystal will not be a 33 -- 32-year-old for long be she's got a birthday, coming up, on january 21, she'll serve out the remainder of her one-year term as a 33-year-old chairperson, not a 32-year-old. we're live in arlington county, tom fitzgerald fox 5 local news. >>> from young to old now. you know, there aren't many 93-year-olds showing up, but vito, perilo isn't living an other life. he was sworn in

arlington county schools are on a two hour delay. larry: montgomery and anne arundel county on a two hour delay. st. mary's and calvert county schools have closed. kids in d.c.,e schools are opening on time. get up and get going. list of closures and delays on the bottom of the screen. roadways. julie is tracking that. let's start with veronica johnson. veronica: if you have to go outside, make sure you are prepared, dress in layers. temperatures are below zero. this morning, even layered up, i have been shivering. mind, all the signs of hypothermia. you don't want to feel lightheaded or dizzy. we talk about heat stress, but there is a thing called cold stress. it is minus four in d.c.. minus six lovettsville into leesburg. traveling, the cold temperatures down to atlanta. freezing, atlanta, georgia, even around nashville. and the other thing we may have to worry about. julie: tell the truth, the reason everything hurts is because you are trying to dance like a new robot from the jay-z video. veronica: i thought you were going to say

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arlington county schools are on a two hour delay. larry: montgomery and anne arundel county on a two hour delay. st. mary's and calvert county schools have closed. kids in d.c.,e schools are opening on time. get up and get going. list of closures and delays on the bottom of the screen.

spotsylvania, prince william, rappahannock, westmoreland, stafford, fairfax, loudoun and arlington county are all closed. fredericksburg and manassas city schools are also closed. anne arundel, montgomery, prince george's county schools are closed today. the federal government is on a two-hour delay with the option for unscheduled leave or telework. >>> we want to begin with a look at the storm team 4 forecast. with what we can expect. >> it's an incredible winter storm. we have winter weather advisories and storm warnings that go up and down the entire eastern seaboard. so just an enormous amount of impact if you're trying to go on the roads or the rails or the runways today. you need to plan ahead. everything is going to take longer. i suspect a lot of flights may be canceled as well as the school closings. you can track it on nbc washington app as well. >>> my colleague sheena parveen is out on the weather deck. >> don't remind me, chuck. i am outside. in the wind and the snow. it's still snowing in the district. currently, though, it's 24 degrees. feels like 8 degrees. these are nod w

arlington county schools two-hour delay. exandria city and falls church city schools two-hour delay. fairfax county schools closed. loudoun county schools closed. prince william county and spotsylvania county schools are also closed. stafford county schools are closed. manassas city and manassas park schools are closed. also in virginia fauquier county, culpeper county, warren county and page county schools all closed. >> the federal government is open on see all the latest closings and delays scrolling along the bottom of your screen, also on fox5dc.com and on the fox5 news and weather apps. >> now fox5's team coverage of this deep freeze begins, of course, with mike thomas. >> yeah, ladies, good morning. unfortunate news this morning with the wind chills getting below zero for much of the region. unfortunately it's here to stick around as you head through much of your day today and much of your day tomorrow as well. 14 degrees here in d.c., nine in gaithersburg as well as westminster. doesn't really matter what the air temp

in the last hour alone, fairfax, 11, and arlington county schools say they are closed for the day. autria: in maryland, prince george's county as well as montgomery county schools all closed for the day. for now, d.c. public schools, you are just on a two-hour delay.

spotsylvan spotsylvania, prince william, westmoreland, stafford, fairfax, loudoun, arlington county schools all closed. manassas city and alexandria schools closed as well. anne arundel, montgomery, prince george's county schools in maryland are also closed today. >> the federal government is on a two-hour delay this morning with the option for a scheduled leave for telework. >>> well, good morning. we are watching the snow very closely. here's a live look at the radar. we're seeing the snow bands across the area, except winchester, warrenton. maybe flurries in inland, in the district, much of northern virginia, maryland, the storm system centered offshore. all snow this morning. as you head out, keep in mind, a lot of the roads are snow-covered except the main roads that have been continuing to be treated. those are just wet right now. temperatures are well below freezing or about the mid to low 20s. this is why the snow is sticking. it's still sticking. if you are heading out any time soon, drive slowly. keep your distance. here's what it looks like by 7:00 a.m. we'll see the snow taperin

arlington county police are asking four your help these say this map gave the teller a note demandinghe cash he ran off. if you have seen him call police. >>> a major health and fitness club decided to batch certain types of programming sxvrkly cable news. as "fox5" korey cough map reports about getting favorite news shows to favorite lifestyle programs but one they're turning off cable news networks >> new year new you how the saying goes lifetime fitness. they're off cable news. no more cnn fox news msnbc or cn. >>> push. >> it's a decision that comes with mixed reaction. >> gym being respite away from political conversation. i think it's already. i think it's good. we should focus more on commonalitys in the space. >> as gym goer that appeals to me if what i would make your company is in d.c. >> skyler and people schedule workouts around their shows. >> if that's what motivates you hey deep to yourself and stay right. >> we had to put signs out because people were coming in pretty frustrated. so we said hey pleads come in force -- >> lifetime is not the first to enact a ban. ymca p

arlington county police say this was their swat team and they were executing a narcotics search. they would not provide many details, but any time they use the swat team, they say there is an elevated threat level. >> they were taking it extremely seriously. ms appear to be flash grenades. the suspect appeared to be ok. this was shocking to see in very low crime crystal city. >> maybe the whole scene lasted five minutes. then they were gone and it was just plain closed people with the vehicle. tom: tom roussey, abc 7 news. nancy: the president's lawyer sending a cease-and-desist letter to the publishers of a bombshell book other plans. how they are fighting back and how local businesses are changing their plans as a result. jonathan: a serious warning about a salad staple. "what if" more of the came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of e

arlington county schools you are closed. alexandria city schools, closed. ls, closed. loudoun county schools, you are closed. prince william county and spotsylvania county schools closed. stafford county schools are also closed. manassas city and manassas park schools are closed. >>> also in virginia, fauquier county, culpeper county warren county page county schools, you are on a two-hour delay. >> d.c. public schools are now closed. d.c. schools had been delayed two hours but within the last 30 minutes made the decision to go ahead and is opened today but operating on a two-hour delay. federal workers do have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >>> well, so far this hour we have been to ocean city and other parts of the eastern shore down to southern maryland, old town alexandria. >> let's head to prince george's county right now. that's where melanie alnwick is. she's in laurel. good morning, mel. >> reporter: good morning. one of the things we noticed here if you also look at our front facing camera, a lot of people still getting up

manassas city, manassas park city, arlington county, culpepper and fauquier county schools opening twors late today also. >>> it's now we're following this morning. we're talking about that black ice. it may be to blame for this crash that left an apartment complex badly damaged in bethesda. a woman's suv skidded off the road and smashed into this apartment building on clarendon road. all three families living in the building were displaced because of the a damage. the driver was trapped in the suv and had to be rescued by firefighters. she is in the hospital with serious injuries. >>> customs officials made a big counterfeit bust at dulles international airport. nearly 400 pairs of fake air jordans were found being shipped to an address in alexandria last month. real air jordans retail for more than a hundred bucks a pair. if nerp real, they would have been worth $55,000. >>> president trump is back and his legal team is deciding the possibilities of president trump sitting down for an interview. it's unclear conducted by robert mueller himself. >>> many crimes, especially violent one

tom: at station two in arlington county, the cold weather is taking their biggest weapon, water, and using it against them. waterwant to circulate through the structure so the water on the inside will not freeze and bust the tank. jay: and in the middle of the interview -- >> there you go, responding to a fire now. jay: within seconds they were gone. arrival, they are ever vigilant, knowing that anything that gets icy can make their jobs that much harder. this fire scene was thankfully modest and they were not out in the elements too long. earlier in d.c., firefighters had to use flares to get up the icy ladder and frozen hoses could not be rolled back up into the fire truck, so they had to improvise with a pickup truck. fire the three top tips to prevent a fire -- keep the home heating system maintained, assure that your chimney and flues are clear and clean come and keep space heaters at least three feet away from something that could burn. video from southeast d.c. showing the danger of freezing temperatures. the water main break turning the street into a skating rink as the tempe

arlington county schools and manassas park schools on a two-hour delay. >>> let's get another check on your weather and traffic now. could be a bit of a slick drive into work. we'll check in with melissa. >> first, sheena and somara, there's concern because of the black ice out there. >> there is a concern. that's why we have a weather alert day. >> i was slipping and sliding on the way to my car and fog. >> if you see anything wet out there, it could very well be ice. we have a lot of temperatures below freezing. we'll look at that in a second. the radar is dry. that's good this morning. the patchy ice is issue. especially in parts of northern maryland and northern virginia where we have temperatures below freezing. the fog is also a big issue this morning. gaithersburg, less than a half mile. clinton, manassas, less than a half mile. warrenton down to zero. as you wake up and walk outside, temperatures around freezing by 7:00 a.m. we'll warm up this afternoon and let's take a look at the current temperatures. somara, how cold is it out there? >> warm in comparison to the past couple

american water or the arlington county department of environmental sciences.of the cold weather is an influx of mice. many of them are securey ing to find food and shelter. take a video of mice secureying around a department store, forman millions. if you want to prevent these little pests from targeting your home, make sure to match up any holes, remove trash and set up traps. i know the mice are probably more scared of us, but i wouldn't have been able to pull out and record that. what's weird about mice. i don't mind thesm. you me hear me say that all the time . i'm just feeling sorry sorry that are trying to survive. >> they just freak me out. >> i have things that freak me on you, but they don't usually have fur on them. this cold might be one of them. it feels like it's been going on forever i was looking back to christmas day is the last time we even touched 40 greece and of course it went downhill all day. we actually started christmas at my house with >> that's always fun when you're having people over? a. the wind is better now. so we're not dealing

. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ y2i1zy y16fy >> arlington county police askingng robber. take a look at the surveillance images, from december 22, police say this man enters a wells fargo bank on north mckinley road in arlington. they say he passed a note to the teller, and demanded money. after getting the cash, the suspect fled the scene foot. >>> dc police are still digging for leads in a liquor store burglary that happened nearly two weeks ago. take a look at these surveillance images of the suspect. police say he entered irving wine and spirits on mt. pleasant street northwest, grabbed some money from the cash register, and took off. if you recognize the man, you're asked to call police. >> and, a dc man is facing human trafficking charges tonight. abby vans accused of bringing missing teenage for frederick to work as a prostitute at a hotel. investigators say, the 16 year old girl is a run away from prince george's county. authority took the girl to the hospital for an evaluation. she was later released to her parents. >>> and a desperate search continues

now let's head over to virginia where arlington county schools are on a two-hour delay. urch city schools also on a two-hour delay. fairfax county schools are closed and loudoun county schools are closed. >> prince william county and spotsylvania county schools are closed. stafford county schools also schools closed. also in virginia fauquier county, culpeper county, warren county and page county schools are all closed. the federal government is open on time today. of course you can see all the latest closings and delays scrolling along the bottom of your screen. also on fox5dc.com and on the fox5 news and weather apps. >> we have just heard from frederick county, maryland, schools. they will be on a two-hour delay today. still no word from d.c. public schools. they're on time as far as we know. >> okay. >> all right. >> good morning to you. >> things in the district don't seem that bad for driving. >> it doesn't but i think with the cold like a lot of people saying maybe we need time to bundle up the kiddos and whatnot. >> for sure. >> we're going to talk about the water

during his stay here, new rape charges were filed against him in nearby arlington county. franklin is sentenced for his crimes in fairfax county, he'll be prosecuted in arlington as well. though he says he is innocent, he might decide to enter a guilty plea. >> if you're innocent, why not fight it? >> because, like, i have -- i have fear in my hearin regards to, likewhat will happen if i do. i don't want the worst punishment. i always keep in mind the worst punishment and what can happen, you know, if things go wrong. so i try to keep it in my, you know -- >>> coming up -- >> i'm the one person that motivated everybody on the block as far as, you know, reading the bible and doing everything that's right. >> josh franklin and darrick elmore plead their cases to avoid disciplinary segregation for fighting. >> this guy frank is -- he's crazy, man. now i got to be disciplined because of this guy? i just don't -- i don't think it's fair. ♪ do you want clean, stain free dentures? try polident. the four in one cleaning system kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria, cleans where br

in the last hour alone, fairfax, 11, and arlington county schools say they are closed for the day. autria: in maryland, prince george's county as well as montgomery county schools all closed for the day. for now, d.c. public schools, you are just on a two-hour delay. scrolling on the bottom of your screen. larry: the federal government opening today on a two hour delay. certainly telework is an option. autria: it is all hands on deck here on "good morning washington ." we have our entire team on your side. we have been on the air since 4:00 a.m., getting you and out the door early. we say good morning to you at 6: 01. i am autria godfrey. larry: i am larry smith. veronica johnson is with us come our meteorologist. you saw the picture from brian bell, it is beginning to move inland. know we were talking about this yesterday, we never said it would be a major storm system, but it is enough that could cause some trouble. right now, you can see that spin, and look at that jog off to the east. it is starting to make its way out of here and to the coast. also down in d.c., as the richman

arlington county s.w.a.t. team took jacob hill to custody thursday afternoon and he is charged with the multiple drug offenses including possession, selling a controlled substance. they were surrounded by the office and the residential building. >> death toll from the apartment fire in the bronx is up to 13. 27-year-old man died of the injuries last night. the man's wife, two daughters and a niece also died. the investigators say the fire started when a 3-year-old was playing with the burners on the stove. larry: only on 7, fire sweeps through a home barcraft area. this is not known what caused the fire. there were no injuries. >> for months "7 on your side" have been tracking the porch pirates. you know what they are. people are stealing packages off the front doorstep. now there is a break in 30 of the cases. two teens arrested in prince george's county thought to be connected to the dozens of the cases in largo and upper marlboro. we can't show you the video. police are not identifying the 17-year-olds. som

is this about technology security or merely another attempt nancy: arlington county schools have a two-hour delay tomorrow. we have a lot of closings and delays in the newsroom. we have put them on the bottom of the screen. you can see them at wjla.com. >> developing now the white house is banning personal cell phones citing security concerns. the trump administration will no longer allow staff or guests to use them in the west wing. starting next week employees will only be allowed to use government issued devices. nancy: the administration says the move is designed to protect white house technology systems. busy mike carter-conneen reports, some wonder if it's really about if it's stopping leaks to reporters. the white house policy requiring any personal devices entrance was announced today after the release of salacious allegations in the new book "fire and fury," about the inner workings of the trump administration. press secretary sarah huckabee sanders denies the personal cell phone ban is any sort of response. >> that is a ridiculous characterization. this is about the security and t

we give arlington county police if you have information. >>> in fairfax county police looking for threeen who stole credit cards and used them at search department cards stolen back in late november and offering up $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest >> this may surprise people, there is a new study that shows many people use drugs while at work. detox.com conducted a survey more than 1100 people and found seven in ten americans admit they've done drugs on the job. the in reality and also in the food service industry. believe it or not, educators ranked third on the list. people working in the healthcare field were ranked fourth. it will be a little while longer before serena williams returns, she said she's not ready to compete. she lot an exhibition last week. this was a big surprise, after she won, came out she was pregnant with her daughter at the time. she took time off from the circuit to give birth in september. >>> maryland basketball took on michigan state down by one, miles bridges hammers homes the dunks, later in the half, spar tens up two. he slams down the d

arlington county schools are closed. fairfax county schools are closed.. prince william county and spotsylvania county schools also closed. stafford county schools are also closed. manaas park schools closed. >> also in virginia, alexandria city along way fauquier county culpeper county warren county and page county schools on a two-hour delay. >> d.c. public schools also on a two-hour delay this morning and the federal government it's opened today but operating on a two-hour delay. federal workers have the option for unscheduled leave or unschedule telework. >>> let's get to caitlin roth. caitlin what's the very latest. >> the bomb cyclone as it's been dubbed recently is performing well offshore. locally of course it might be a little underwhelming to you but the snow has coated the ground and causing issues out there. that's why we've got some of those delays and cancellations which is a good call especially in southern maryland where they're under a winter storm warning. blizzard warnings up and down the coast including ocean city maryland where our co

. >> in virginia arlington county, alexandria city and falls church city schools on a two-hour delay. fairfax county and loudoun county no school today. you're closed. prince william, spotsylvania and stafford county schools also closed. manassas city and manassas park schools are closed. >> also the federal government is open on time today. you can see all the latest closings and delays, they are scrolling along the bottom of your screen. and also on fox5d.c.com and on the fox5 news and weather apps. >> let's get right to tucker barnes for a first check on our forecast this morning and i can only assume from the school closings it's because of the cold because we're not expecting accumulation, right, tuck. >> i think it's a combination of some of the leftover snow and ice from yesterday and certainly these bitter cold temperatures and the wind chills right now pretty extraordinary here. getting minus numbers for just about everybody. there are your wind chills. you probably heard the wind howling all night long as it's been blowing out of the north and west gusting over 30 and there

region in job growth, better than excess county, arlington county, montgomery county, loudon, we are ahead of each one of them and that's because of this significant economic development projects that you've brought here and funded here. without that this could not have been possible. there's a report on your desk that shows the job numbers and you'll be very happy to know that we lead the state of maryland and the entire region. therefore, today's round table discussion is about the potential negative impact of the proposed federal tax regulation, tax laws. this could have a significant negative impact on not just realty, or the real estate companies, but also on the average citizens. we are going to be probably the most negatively impacted by this legislation. so, today, you're going to hear from our leaders, senator van hollen, congressman hoyer and congressman brown on what these issues are, how we can be a united front in making the changes more conducive to our citizens, our realty industry, our unions and our taxpayers. thank you very much. once again, welcome to the economic

county are on a two hour delay. >> fairfax, loudoun, prince will july, arlington public county schools all on a two hour delay. mannasas public county schools you're operating on a two hour delay. >> sfav ford and king george county schools on a two hour delay. fredericksburg city schools also delayed two hours. complete list scrolling along the bottom of your screen and and on the "fox 5 news" and weather apps. >> all right. let's check in quickly with mike and erin. mike, we'll start with you. >> guys, watch for slick spots remaining on sidewalks and untreated roadways and parking spaces and major road raise are important in my opinion. sun comes up this afternoon and temperatures above preezing. something to look forward to. >> unfortunately this morning a mix of fog, slick spots and water main breaks impacting reagan national. i'll get you around all those issues and try to keep you safe this morning, guys. >> all right, thank you, erin. >> if you're waking up with us now at 5 a.m. the the big story now is hazardous road conditions depending where you live. some places are above freezing and some are below

prince george's county collects trees. arlington and fairfax county will take them on your normal trash day but only the first two weeks of january. tree collection starts january 13th on your regular recycling day. that's a lot of information. put it all in one place. >> that's right. after listening to that story, i usually want to wait to put my christmas tree down. i take them down right after christmas. don't want to risk it. search christmas tree in our app. >>> if you took ak overnight, you may have seen the moon. >> we took pictures of it for you, i think. >> there it is. the moon appears bigger and brighter than other full moons do. they are full when they're closest to the earth in their orbit. if you missed this one, don't worry. the next one will be here january 31st. hopefully less cold. >> go outside and look at it. >> january 31st, less cold? >> fingers crossed. >> it won't hurt as much next time. >>> we have a couple school districts delayed today. >> hampshire county in west virginia on a two-hour delay and clark co

arlington county schools you're closed. alexandria city schools closed. fairfax county schools, you're closed. loudoun county schools closed. prince william county and spotsylvania county schools you are also closed. stafford county schools closed. manassas city and manassas park schools are closed. let's stay in virginia. we're going to let you know that fauquier county culpeper county warren county and page county schools, you are on a two-hour delay. >> all right. in d.c., public schools which had been on a two-hour delay now closed so no school in the district of columbia. >> and the federal government is opened today but you're operating on a two-hour delay. federal workers you do have the option for unscheduled the d.c. government is opened on time. >> let's get to our team coverage across the region. some of the most impressive images though coming out of ocean city maryland. yes, the palm trees look pretty in the summertime. the boardwalk looks amazing. everything covered with snow. >> all right. cori coffin is there. i was hoping that you were rep

. >> in virginia, arlington county, alexandria city and falls church city schools all on a two-hour delay. fairfax county and loudoun county schools, you're closed today. prince william, spotsylvania and stafford county schools are also closed. manassas city and manassas park schools are closed. >> also the federal government open on time today. and you can see all the latest closings and delays scrolling along the bottom of your screen and on fox5d.c.com and on the fox5 news and weather apps. >>> now the bone chilling temperatures, they have left the region shivering also responsible for a surge in water main breaks. we've seen a bunch of 'em. >> the big one has popped up this morning on 27th street northwest. that's near rock creek park. now, this will cause traffic headaches. fox5's melanie alnwick is live on the scene with more now. good morning, mel. >> reporter: good morning, steve and allison. this became a real problem about 3 o'clock this morning and d.c. water says that the repair itself probably won't be completed until at least maybe 1:30, maybe 3:30, 4 o'clock this afternoon,

prince george's county collects trees with yard waste on mondays. arlington counties will take trees on your normal trash day but only during the first two weeks of january. tree collection in the district starts on january 13th on your regular recycling day. we know that's a lot of information for you. >> we posted it all for you in the nbc washington app. just search christmas trees. >>> 6:49 right now. d.c. police want people to stop calling 911 about dockless bikes popping up in your neighborhood. police have received several calls from people reporting suspicious activity because of the bikes. they're working with the dockless buys operators to feel with frustrations about where the bikes are placed. in the meantime, people should reserve calling 911 for emergencies. >>> i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. south korea wants one week from today with the north. north korean leader kim jong un announced he's willing to send delegations to the olympics in pyeongchang. 17 days away from the opening ceremony. they've been discussing the issue with several oth

montgomery, anne arundel, frederick county schools will open two hours late. arlington, alexandria and falls church schools will open two hours late in virginia. as will jefferson county schools in west virginia. the federal government is open today. >>> we are constantly updating these as districts make additions. you can check the nbc washington app as well. >> we let's check in the forecast first with meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning, eun and aaron. friday off to a frigid start. no doubt about that. not going to warm up much today either. 14 the current temperature at national airport. that's one of our warmer locations because it's down by the river. windchill, 3 below zero. windchills around the area, minus 5 in frederick maryland. minus 8 for hagerstown. minus 9 winchester. not quite as bad across parts of fredericksburg and stafford. even the windchills there are barely above zero. there's your daily planner. plan on being cold through your friday plan. going out to dinner or a movie with your sweetie tonight, hold them close. anything for additional war

. >>> montgomery, anne arundel and fairfax county schools will open two hours late. arlington, alexandria and falls church schools will also open two hours late in virginia, as will jefferson county schools in west virginia. the federal government is open today. >>> let's go back to the breaking news melissa mentioned that could impact your commute today. water main break in d.c. causing a major icy mess. >> here's why. take a look at these temperatures. any water that hits the road is going to turn into ice. news 4's megan mcgrath is live on 27th street to let us know which roads are blocked because of this. that's a really busy area for commuters, megan. >> reporter: yeah. it's kind of one of these strange little areas where there are all kinds of access points to several freeways, parkways and roads. it all is in this look at all of the ice on 27th street. we're near virginia avenue here at the watergate. there was a water main break. the water has been shut off. you can see what water did come gushing out, it immediately froze on all of the roads. this is causing big issue

. >>> maryland, montgomery, anne arundel and washington county schools will open two hours late. arlington, alexandria and falls church schools open two hours late in virginia. as well jefferson county schools the federal gooft is opvernment today. >>> take a look at the icy mess that we're seeing from a water main break in northwest d.c. >> megan mcgrath is live to let us know which roads are blocked because of this. looks like an icy mess out there, megan. >> reporter: it actually is. the water has been cut to the pipe. we're no longer seeing running water. you can see what happened in the time it was still flowing. it immediately turned to ice because of all the frigid temperatures that we're seeing. we've got big clumps of ice, thick accumulation of ice. this is going to take a while to melt and clear up. they did have a salt truck here a while ago. they put down salt and chemicals trying to thaw things out. this is going to be something that will stick with us through the morning rush hour today because of the frigid, frigid temperatures. this is kind of a tricky little spot here. we'

county as well. we head to the west, arlington, alexandria, fairfax, prince william, fauquier, montgomery, carol countyoward county. delays here are possible. areas like washington county, panhandle of west virginia, count on school being open. definitely want to do the homework if your county is in green. so you have a good chance of a delay, if not a cancellation on friday morning because look at these brutal feels-like temperatures at 6:00 a.m. feeling about 15 degrees below in martinsburg and even 7 degrees below zero in the district on friday morning. as we head into the wen worse during the afternoon and sdple zero degrees outside. >> that's the case friday through saturday. weather alert tomorrow, friday and saturday. sunday, breaking out and we won't have the wind so not as bad as a windchill. we'll set records, i think, especially over towards dulles airport. there is a possible mix with ice and staying on the cool side as we head into most of next week. >> if you live in a condo or apartment complex, packages are piling up and lost and stolen and property managers stressed out and trying to m

county here in yellow. that could be washington, arlington, alexandria, fairfax, prince william, fauquier and carol counties and then as you head farther back to the west, you don't have to worry about turning the you can see the panhandle and washington county and winchester. but those areas that are open tomorrow, they have the best chance to be delayed on friday. 6:00 a.m., windchills, areawide below zero. i'll be posting the feels-like temperatures on my twitter page talking about the weekend. brutally cold. >> absolutely. you look at these numbers that we're talking about here, into the teens. 19 on friday and 18 on saturday. 24 on sunday as we start to break out. the dangerous cold and near record low temperatures here. not just in the d.c. area but around dulles. i think we get to the dulles airport and break those records easily. we did break a record this morning. dulles got to 1 degree. the record was 8. 24 on sunday much watching monday very closely. a high temperature in the low 30s but we could see ice on monday. that's a storm system we're going to be watching very, very closely. tuesday, a hi

counties here. anne arundel, prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery, the districts and all the points north and west of there up to the blue ridge and the shenandoah valley. the advisories, there's different timing on them. but they start across the northern and western parts of the viewing area around 1:00 this afternoon and continue until 9:00 tonight. the main threat is a little bit of a wintry mix primarily for me, anyway, i think the main concern is freezing rain. we're not looking for a lot of rain, but looking at how low the temperatures remain, upper teens to only around 20 degrees right now. more than cold enough so that freeze on contact. most of the area has not been above freezing for more than a few hours and that was last wednesday. to stay ahead of the weather, get us on social media, nbcwashington.com, our app. you can follow me on twitter, facebook and instagram. here's the situation. the cold air locked in place and the moisture literally going to ride up over the top of it. again, it's not the amount. only going to get .05 to .1 of an inch. it only takes a glazing of ice

county. as we head through the later afternoon hours, it winter weather advisory for the district in arlington and alexandria, that goes into effect at 3:00, northern montgomery county and frederick at 1:00. temperatures will be in the lower to mid 30's. 45 on wednesday. look at thursday and friday. we are looking at temperatures in the mid to upper 50's, around 60 degrees. a good time to download your stormwatch 7 weather app. watch everything move on in and move on out. bill forget fast food, because we're showing you how to make gourmet grab and go meals in your very own kitchen. i am hanging with the star of "nashville," charles esten. >> the things you learn on these cooking shows! >> announcer: then skip the drive-thru because michael is making a take out classic you'll feel good eating. plus, clinton's teaming up with nutrition ncaa joy bauer to cut the cals in your favorite

where dominion has more than 5,000 customers in the dark most in fairfax county also scattered in alexandria falls charge arlingtonrince william and stafford county. blown transformer at a substation in fairfax is to blame. >> pepco reporting outages in the thousands. some 31,000 outages in d.c. and a few hundred in montgomery and prince george's county. >> there you go as far as power this morning. the big story this morning though comes from the white house. the white house standing by vulgar comments made by president trump that set off a firestorm. >> at a white house meeting on immigration, the president reportedly used an expletive to lash out at immigrants coming into the u.s. from certain countries. >> fox5's melanie alnwick llive outside the white house with the latest more us. mel. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the president apparently dropped an s bomb in the oval office as you mentioned. this just a few key lawmakers. they were trying to hash out negotiations about striking some sort of a deal to protect immigrants that were brought here illegally as children. now, during the meeting, the president

. >>> in virginia, prince william county schools are closing three hours early. arlington and alexandria city will close two hours early. falls church city schools are on an early release schedule and day care will close at 4:00 p.m. there. a lot of other districts canceled classes because of the extreme cold. the early dismissals and cancellations are closing in the bottom of the screen and they're in the nbc washington app. >>> let's head causing these delays and early releases. >> along the periphery we have the wintry weather and this is going to be causing a real headache for that evening commute. i want to show you where it is situated and the leading edge is crossing over the i-81 corridor. the pink color on the radar is denoting the sleet, freezing ra rain that's getting ready to fall and we are under a winter weather advisory and goes into effect until 3:00 p.m. and this will be impacting the entire evening commute and we have those early dismissals from school. a wintry mix which means black ice. we'll detail this a little bit more as well as take a look at the f

in virginia, firefighters were called to homes in annandale and in arlington, and in maryland there were 12 fires in montgomery county alone this weekend. >> and there was a tragic end to a fire in annandale, a 94-year-old world war ii veteran wasn't able to make it out in time. news4's amee cho has been talking to folks who knew him and joins us live from the neighborhood. amee? >> reporter: meagan, his name was louis they called him mr. lou. he loved to have fun and used a walker and maybe that's why he wasn't able to escape in time. >> lou! >> reporter: you can hear the terror in this neighbor's voice as she shouts out for her dear friend. firefighters later discovered louis never made it out. >> he was a good man. we wish we could have do something for him, could have helped him. but so sad, mr. lou, he couldn't move. >> reporter: neighbors say he served the country as a world war ii army veteran. and although he was 94, he didn't let his age get in the way of enjoying life. >> he told us stories about marching around and things like that. just a very delightful elderly gent that we got to be friends with. and i'

county schools all opening two hours late today. maryland. allegheny schools on two hour delay. now to closures. d.c. public schools are closed. virginia, prince william, west moorland. stafford, fairfax and arlingtonurg, alexandria city school closed as well. >> prince george, friday rick county school. all closed. the federal government is on two hour delay this morning with the top option for unscheduled leave or telework. now let's check on the forecast. turn back to meteorologist. >>> good morning. talking about the snow. chuck will be up in just a second and melissa give you an update on the traffic. here's a look at the snow. seeing deterioration across the district. some bands trying to snow themselves out to put it in the best terms as the snow system beginning to pull away. still snowing. temperatures below freezing. which means the snow that is falling will keep sticking. here are the totals we expect. not much, but the big issue is the road. that is the main concern. head over to chuck to see what we can expect. >> i wish i had better news. it is going to stay viciously cold around here for quite some time to come. today's temperatures will peek out in the 20s. we're already in the mid

county schools closed. we have two hour delays now in a number of locales. fairfax, loudoun william and arlington all on two hour delay. >> stay in virginia, spotsylvania, culpeper, king jorn koujy schools on a two hour delay. fredericksburg city mannasas, mannasas park schools delayed two hours. >> and in maryland, montgomery, prince george on howard country schools also a two hour delay and anne arrundel and charles out country schools also delayed two hours. >> frederick, st. mary and calvert calverty schools on a two hour delays. our tucker barnes continues team coverage with a look at the forecast. tongue tuck. >> it's all about black ice developing overnight. i can tell you i slipped in the parking lot walking in. there's certainly black isa round the the area. temperatures below freezing for everybody. and that's big concern. look you have temperatures back in 20 sz. of course mixed precip yesterday. there will be slippery spots here. good news once the the up we should see quick improvement. highs mid 40s. and dense fog advisory. this is not making things a whole lot of fun either were vi

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wane spotsylvania county schools change their status they're now closed and frederickburg city schools also closed this morning. >> virer, fairfax, loudoun, prince william, arlington, culpeper, you're on two hour delay. delayed two hours. >> in maryland, montgomery country prince george own howard county schools on two hour delay and anne arrundel and charles county schools delayed two hours. >> in maryland still frederick, st. mary and calvert county schools you're on a two hour delay and complete list is scroll ago long the bottom of screen and always updating on fox5dc.com and on the the "fox 5 news" and weather apps. >> and our team coverage of early morning warm conditions rolls on depending where you live there will be vick spot and there will be heavy fog. >> "fox5" mel smell drive around fairfax county now checking out road and sidewalks conditions. she join us live from restin this morning. good morning, mel. >> and stop village center here me restin. there's fog in the air. one thing we noticed everyone is kind of doing this little you have to do icy parking lot shuffle if you want to get to either starbucks or giant this morning morning or even cocoa fi