claudia coffee has that story. >> reporter: no more hankie banky at this house in bethesda, what has been going on inside this house for the past couple of months has neighbors here in an uproar. >> i just felt really uncomfortable having it in our neighborhood and having chiren especially. >> there is all kinds of people going in and out of there all hours of the night. >> reporter: according to the national coalition for sexual freedom the person that rents the home, paul picks orn or brittic lucky paul as he is called, holds kinky sex parties once a morning featuring lessons on bondage, dominance and submission. his spokesperson says he invites consenting adults usually couples, collects donations at the door but nothing illegal goes on. but all the traffic and complaints soon meant that montgomery county police got involved. however, no illegal activity was discovered. movent mopt county police have been out here already on several occasions interviewing neighbors and also the renter. now the county executive is stepping in. >> if it is commercial activity it is illegal and we wi

this is in bethesda. real pretty to look at. fun to play in when the sun comes up but not so great when you have to drive in it. >> a second round of winter weather causing a few problems with the morning commute and looks like we are ain for some more. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> of a seen the picture from all over the area. can you see a lot of big roads, this is wisconsin avenue, are wet this morning. the side roads still snow covered so you have a mixed bag out there. as you get to the more rural areas, the more snow you will find on the roads. be careful out there. thank you for waking up wth us this morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. most of the youngsterses in the washington area have the day off today. all of the delays are going to be running across the top of your screen. >> these schools are closed in virginia. clark county, virginia, culpeper county, frederick county, madison county and manassas city schools. also closed in virginia, orange, page, prince william, rappahannock and shen

so that's the situation here on river road in bethesda. tough visibility. wind, just started dying down. it was driving into our eyes when we started this report just minutes ago. now we're more into a fluffy flake. but conditions change and it's very cold out here. so bundle up. many layers and good luck. >> 21 degrees now. when i started this morning, it was about 30. so the temperature's coming down, the winds are kicking up, these drifts are kicking up tremendously out there. you know it's going to be a bad day when a tow truck is pulling a plow. and then they're pulled over on the side of the road. >> of coursing with there are private plow companies too that may be out there, but we heard that montgomery county had pulled third plows for now with the whiteout conditions as they are. we'll continue to follow that, though. and as the snow continues to fall, it's important to take it in stride. >> that means, don't wait until the end of the storm to start shoveling. so liz crenshaw is here now to tell us why that is, and how we can all be better shovlers

i'm in the heart of bethesda. peggy talked about all the people trying to get out. today the day a lot of people tried to get out. there is snow removal going on, it creates huge problems on wisconsin avenue in bethesda, it was so bad, i saw ambulances going the wrong way into traffic to get around gridlock and some people to make the normal four or five minute run in from the beltway, it was taking 45 minutes. >> this is a tough situation. >> perhaps they thought, this would be the day to get to work for the first time in the wake of saturday's blizzard. >> i thought the roads were clear. >> they were wrong. >> driving conditions are horrific. why do we have that sheet of ice and slush in the middle of the street? and people can't drive and they drive too fast. >> the lanes are closed and you got two lanes into one lane. >> on a normal commuting day, walking where i'm walking right now would be suicide. this is the right travel lane of rockville pike. the problem s the right lane has not been cleared, which reduced the available lanes going inbound from 3 to just 2

some place else, where people would like to have just a driveway is in a lot of neighborhoods in bethesda. they have never seen a plow there and let me tell you, people are getting a little bit miserable and actually taking matters into their own hands and plowing themselves out just with shovels all down the block. >> anything can happen and i don't think that we could get any kind of emergency equipment down this street in time to help somebody. >> it's cold, it's so cold, you can't take the boots off. >> it is not pleasant and we have more coming. >> i think i'm leaving, because with this storm, it's going to bring down more limbs. >> it's too scary to be here. >> right. >> you don't want to be in the house without power when the trees come down. >> well, i got a wife here who can't take it. >> that was suri wood lane in bethesda and they are hoping they get power back before it's too late, before this next storm republican gets them in. >> have you seen a lot of cars looking for gas? >> yeah, a lot of cars were coming through and looking for gas. there's nobody here now that they have

jogging basically in a big circle around bethesda in running shoes. and he was jogging on the crescent trail. so this is probably the most interesting character that i met on my little journey here. it certainly has gotten a lot windier since we started. >> it's all comparative. you were inside most of the day. this is what the whiteout feels like, looks like. how would you describe the wind gusts? >> well, it just started up a few minutes ago. it wasn't that bad. w but i don't know, 20, 30 miles an hour. it's funny when you talk wind gusts. i'm used to talking hurricanes having spent six years down in florida. you feel those 70, 80 miles an hour. this, of course, nothing compared to that. but when you get the snow in your face and it's whipping around, it just died down so it's not too bad. >> well, we're on river road. you mentioned seeing cross-country skiers on the crescent trail. we found a cross-country skier on river road. if we have it, let's show the people. oh, we don't have it. okay. >> tell the story. >> i'll tell the story. right here on

tree to topple near the intersection of 64th street and ridge drive in the cabin john section of bethesda. it crashed in the front yard of a home and onto a street. no one was injured there. >>> topper shutt is standing by in the weather center. he's got more on this wind alert. >> reporter: can you imagine if we had these winds when foliage was on the trees. fortunately in the summertime we get winds that just gust. we've had strong winds for 12 hours. let me show you the gusts. the wind advisories are in longer in -- no longer in effect for us. they are in the mountains but they're still 22 in baltimore. here's the highest gusts. 52 at national and 59 in frederick. these are incredible. 60 in leaseburg and 71 miles per hour wind gust in martinsburg, west virginia. that is within 3 miles of a hurricane force wind. that's unbelievable. they're going to be slow to diminish and gust at least until midnight. snow showers tonight. breezy and chilly tomorrow and on sunday. a quick peek at doppler shows snow showers from frederick to 270. we'll talk about where those are headed and the potentia

bruce leshan is live in bethesda and so the question, bruce, is too much or not enough? not a question about your shovel. that's about you. >> reporter: that's about me and i've had it, lesli. i've definitely had it but what's been amazing to me is how many people have not had it, how many people really recall just loving this. we hit the sledding hill in bees that da here at stone ridge school and -- in bethesda here at stone ridge school and i couldn't find a single kid who didn't say bring it on. let's have this storm friday and have some more storms next week. we're loving it and a whole lot of parents kind of felt the same way which was also a bit surprising to me. here's somebody else who says bring it on, modern body shop up in kensington. this nasty, nasty winter has been very, very good for business there. they had four cars in that had things like broken axles from sliding on the snow and slipping into the curb, but if you're -- and i heard you -- you'd like to escape someplace warm, lesli, here's an idea. the americas cup starts in sunny spain next week and yo

it was on the tracks at the bethesda metro stop on the redline. trains had to share one track between friendship heights station and medical center. we're told the insulation along the rails apparently caught fire. it's a problem triggered by wet conditions along the tracks. there were no reports of any injuries or damage to the cars. the station remained open during the incident. trains are running normally once again. >>> mounting pressure from the federal government on toyota's global recall. a hearliing on capitol hill addressed toyota's troubles. >> but some of today's testimony added to the confusion. liz crenshaw is here to sort it all out. >> it was a bit confusing this morning, wendy and jim. today ray lahoud spoke before a house appropriations subcommittee on transportation and spouted out a powerful piece of advice to toyota drivers, but then he clarified his statement. >> if anybody owns one of these vehicles, stop driving it, take it to toyota dealers. they believe they have the fix for it. so what i said in there was obviously a miss

are you still in bethesda, or where are n you now?> as the snow begins to fall, there's something i'm worried about. check a look outside, you can see just like here on new hampshire avenue, just like everywhere else, you will be driving around, relatively clear, then you lose a lane. there's uncleared lanes, etcetera, and as the new snowfalls, it will be more difficult to see where those berms are. it's going to be a pretty serious problem for drivers. this lost situation created a lot of gridlock. it's a great example of the problems today. >> is this a tough situation. i thought the roads were clear. >> driving conditions are horrific. why do we have that sheet of ice and slush in the middle of the street? and people can't drive and they drive too fast. >> the lanes are closed and you have two lanes into one lane. >> on a normal commuting day, walking where i am now would be suicide. this is the right travel lane, and of course, the problem is, the right lane has not been cleared, which is reduced the available lanes going inbound

>> hit it. >> there is chris gordon on riveroad in bethesda.s behind us, a lot of the stores and restaurants in this area closed, we have guests come in to russ hamel was kind enough at our request to come out, along with sergeant pete davidoff. commander hamel tell me what you're doing today and what yu're advising. >> we're out here because we saw two guys standing out here freezing to death we wanted to make sure that you're okay. if you don't have an emergency please stay off the roadways, give these emergency crews a chance to clean up the roads. give the police officers and firefighters out here a chance to respond to true emergencies. so if you do have an emergency stay home, enjoy the day and watch news channel 4 and have a good day. >> i read it to you almost literally last time we had a storm back in december, you were on 270 and it was very, very difficult driving at that and we, as i say ran into each other, we got a chance to speak. how would you compare this snowstorm to that one and the one we had the other day? >> it's funny bec

these are side streets in bethesda. cars taken off the street into driveways, trying to get out of the way so that the streets can be plowed. so thn can get some clearance to be able to drive. some only have a few tire tracks. trees and limbs are full of snow. wind hits them. those are the conditions on side streets. even the main thoroughfares. i many driving with a portable mi microwave on top of an suv. very difficult driving. we have a portable microwave sending a signal back. take a look at wisconsin avenue as we are approaching chevy chase now. you are going to have a difficult time finding any people on the streets. there are very few. in bethesda, there are bars and restaurants open, but very few people in the area. we are coming up to a hotel here in chevy chase. i'll stop at the light. difficult driving conditions. you have to be courteous and make sure you give yourself time to stop at the light. these are realtime conditions. this is what's happening that we can bring you because of our portable microwave. >

you walked up to bethesda? >> yes. walked from van ness to bethesda. >> reporter: what is it like? >> the sidewalks are really bad. it's piling over, climbing over a bunch of piles. very little shoveling. >> reporter: how long did it take you to get there? >> a couple hours. >> a couple hours for one cupcake. what is it about snow that makes us snow hungry? 's gng to snow. i've got to eat. one final shot, doreen. this is the sidewalk here. this was clear. this was clear and almost dry just about an hour ago. you can see the snow is starting to stick here on connecticut avenue. so watch out. >> it looks like it's starting to come down, pat. we want you to -- we see you've got your flaps down. now button up your scarf. >> okay. i'll do that. >> one more thing, pat. what kind of cupcake? >> it was one of those red velvet chocolate cupcakes that are so delicious. >> and it's gone, right? >> long gone. long gone. >> just checking. thank you, pat. >>> chris gordon is out in montgomery county. he's got a report on what's going on out that way. chris? >> well, i don't have any cupcakes. it

. >>> i am lives in bethesda where strong winds ripped down trees and power lines. i will tell you about t >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. >>> high winds have caused serious damage and power was out in thousands of homes. julie parker is live in bethesda. >> this is a neighborhood with large, older trees. these are the kinds of things everyone worries about with windy weather like we had today. some of the trees have come crashing down. this could have ended much worse. the road was shut down after a large tree toppled over. police say there was a crash. the drivers were not hurt. the whipping winds created power problems across the county. this woman lost power after a loud noise from a nearby utility pole. >> it was on and off and on and off. there was noise associated with it, and then there was no power. >> they got the light and heat back on after eight hours. >> i have four players and a big down coat with a scar. >> walking the dog and running errands became uncomfortable. >> i am trying to pay my gas bill. >> i am trying to keep my hea

we have almost two inches now in bethesda. and we have almost three inches down in mechanicsville in st. mary's county. so their snowfall totals are coming in. go to our website at wusa9.com and fill them out. six to 12 in extreme southern maryland to the delmarva because i'm telling you it will mix with sleet and rain before it is said and done. clarksburg three inches. -- going. this is sort of what we call presnow, bonus snow before the main act develops tonight. it is still a dangerous super storm. we are not trying to scare you but to tell you it is a serious snowstorm. conditions are as bad as they will get during wenter in the mid-atlantic. another two inch evers before it is said and done. and then we get going. 6:00 p.m. to midnight, six to 12 inches. probably hear thunder and see lightning and that's common with a storm of this magnitude and a storm that is this intense. and then midnight to 6:00 a.m., an additional six to eight inches. remember, 12 to 20 inches. only average downtown 18 inches for the entire season.

in bethesda, we have a downed tree at ridge drive. it has all the lanes blocked at 44th street. back to you. >>> it will be a great day if you have your mind made up to make the most of it. best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolley says the choice is yours to be happy. >>> good morning. this is willie jolley. today's live better tip for success is focused on helping you overcome this challenging economy. it is taken from my new book -- all the economic calamities are not the way god wants us to live. that's why i wake up every morning and give thanks for another day and opportunities to live my dreams and not my fears. that's why i'm grateful every day for life and opportunity that life offers. that's why i wake up every day and say good morning, lord. rather than oh, lord it's morning. that's why i say every day isn't going to be a great day because i have life and i have a choice to make it a great day or not. i cannot choose what happens to me. i cannot choose what happens around me but i have some control over what happens in me and i choose to be happy, gra

john hanrahan starts our team coverage live in bethesda, what do you see at this point. >> reporter: i am at the west wood shopping center and see how crowded this parking lot here. there is a big giant supermarket in this shopping center? been like this all day. given the fact that we already have snow on the ground from a few days ago you would think people would have the equipment to handle the next round, but no. snow brushes were stilling at the hardware store in mount pleasant and the only snow shovel left was the one for employees for use on the sidewalk out front. this small store has sold 50 shovels in the last few days and expecting another shipment of 50 friday morning. the weather was weirdly warm but because of repeated warnings of the storm to come people began stocking up early. we spotted traffic jams as early as 10:30 in the morning on river road leading to the whole foods supermarket in montgomery county. i see you have the essentials here, toilet paper. >> and gran old laand milk, i am all set. >> hemp gran noll a. >> absolutely. >> i didn't realize that is part of

. >>> bob barnard is live in bethesda. how is it looking out there? >> reporter: i'll step out of the shot. we missed a couple of highway plows that went by. this is right to left old georgetown road heading into the district then democracy boulevard across the way, you see metro buses are riding. we saw a couple of state highway plows go by. there is a lot of slush here. you can see the sned di -- steady snowfall. we were in gaithersburg the last couple of hours. we hope to show you what we saw there in a couple of minutes. the ride down was fine except there is a lot of ccumulation on the road. the slushy stuff that can be tricky if you are going too fast. we didn't have any problems down 270 from gaithersburg. you see people are taking it easy. even though there are plows out here and they are trying to keep up, it's basically next to impossible because the snow is just falling so steadily. going up and down 270 going north and as we were going south, we saw a lot of big heavy snow plows out there. they are doing their thing. fewer and fewer people

a slushy, dirty mess is what we're finding in this bethesda neighborhood. high shoulder over here too, this is what you will see in a lot of the residential neighborhoods. areas that have not quite been plowed yet. the good news is this seems to be a very light and fluffy kind of snow so you should be able to get through it fairly easily unless you live in a neighborhood perhaps that there is quite a few hills, maybe a hill you have to trek up or down in order to get to work and that is the case just a little bit further away from here. i was speaking with a man earlier who was was out here clearing off his truck who said in years past when they've had ice, it has been a big problem. >> i saw a salt truck go through earlier and they prayed salt on this hill but i always park at the top of the hill pause we had an ice storm and my truck slid completely around last time so i knew to park up here where it is flat and go right out to the main road. >> reporter: so a lot of this, you just heard him, is just experience and learning how to deal with this and knowi

being done at the national naval medical center in bethesda. he left around 7:00 this morning. the exam is sd to be just routine. the president got a clean bill of health during his last check up. >>> some of the most telling images of the aftermath in chile are pouring in from the websites we use every day. how social media is really telling the story of the chilean earthquake. >> talk about a close call, two planes collide on the runway at reagan. how did that happen?  in times like these, we need to give businesses all the tools they need to succeed. it's the only way to grow our economy. broadband investment and innovation provide companies new ways to start, grow and create new jobs. even in these tough times, broadband companies are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to connect businesses with each other and their customers. so as washington crafts a national broadband plan, policymakers need to get it right, and build on what's working. broadband for america. >>> a close call at reagan national airport. two u.s. airways planes clip each other's wings. o

stacy cohappen is in bethesda. we learn that apparently a majority of people only keep about one day's worth of food in their house. >> apparently. >> reporter: i get it. people who were unprepared if december don't want to go through that again. we just got a shipment here in bethesda. these shelves were empty about a half hour ago. they are now being restocked. that is true of many of the the sexes here. certainly things we had in common missing were popular super bowl items, the chip aisle empty. sodas, empty. back there at the meat counter, all the ground beef empty. they are getting shipments in. you want to see what it looks like yesterday. i bet we have some footage of that. not only in the grocery stores but the hardware stores, there was nothing. people were grabbing everything off the shelves, snow shovels, ice melt, essential items that people need during snowstorms, it just wasn't around. this disbrient here -- this giant here is open 4 hours. if you want to get what you need, it is worth getting out of

you might sneak in a 19 in great falls, 23 bethesda, 21 silver springs. once we clear out tonight and the winds die down with snow cover temps will fall pretty quickly and even with freezing temperatures those bridges and overpasses will have slick spots. right now 39 in gaithersburg, 39 vienna, 40 fredericksburg and upper 30s in hillsboro, front royal and 36 in romney. tomorrow mostly sunny, a cold start 20s and 30s, a tad bit breezy early northwest 10 to 15. by afternoon partly cloudy, seasonal, high temps low 40s and wind northwesterly at 10, a very nice day tomorrow. thursday's necessities haven't changed. sunglasses, windshield wiper fluid and clean your headlights. we're all kind of used to this anyway. satellite picture radar combined, there's our storm. it will eventually take shape in the western gulf of mexico and then move northeastward into about the tennessee valley, kind of die out there and then reform off the north carolina coast which in many ways is a classic scenario for us. we don't have the cold air we had in december. that's why we w

we are at the 24-hour giant in bethesda where the lines are now already forming. let me show you what it looked like this morning. store was gutted. they had no produce no, bread, no eggs. now, they have gotten shipments in since we first arrived here around 4:00 this morning. it is bakery truck arrived. say you them restocking eggs and milk. produce still empty here but that is all right. can you make do with what they have. super bowl-like items are gone. chips gone, sodas. they have a few of the perhaps less popular sodas but the truck are getting in here all the time. i was just inside and saw large pallets of various items being unloaded. if you need to do your grocery shopping, if ou have flexibility, it is probably advisable not only to avoid the snow, but to avoid the lines, to get out here as soon as you can. the line are already building. the parking lot is nearly full and it is 6:05. see you soon. >> my sweet husband made the trip to the grocery store yesterday and said it was nuts. >>> to the roads now and already stretched thin by three storms, the tr

one in the bethesda area, one in the silver spring area. those constantly stick in my mind. >> reporter: two women were killed 24 years ago. >> we can't overlook the lyon sisters from 1975, two young girls, 10 and 12 years old, who turned up missing walking home from wheaton plaza. >> reporter: clearly the work for bob phillips is not finished. he may be retired, but he's not quitting. >> i still enjoy it. i still have the desire, the energy. i have no thoughts at this point about not doing it. >> reporter: joe krebs, news4, washington. >>> it's hard to think about a snow shortage with all the snow we are seeing, but that's exactly the case they've got in vancouver right now where there isn't enough snow on whistler mountain, home to the olympics ski and snowboard competition. organizers are trucking the snow in. it's being loaded on to trucks 150 miles away. hauling snow wasn't in the olympic budget and it's proven to be very expensive. >>> same pattern. it's interesting we get an el nino tends to be warm and wet, but not snowy in the nort

bethesda into silver spring, no accidents, just a lot of volume on this wednesday night. an earlier accident that has been cleared. all lanes are going by. and checking out the worst drive times we are seeing right now on 270. this is the worst one. 495 to the spur. about 12 minutes and below speed on 66 and 495. 17 minutes, but the arrow going down means the trend is easing. we are hoping to see that as the hour goes on. >>> two men are under arrest accused of raping an 11-year- old girl. police say the men grabbed the sixth grader last night as she was playing at a park near her home. the men drug her to their apartment and raped her. >> you know, why? why would you do it to anyone? >> police say the child was able to show them where the suspects took her. officers then arrested the suspect, melquicide sorto, and marcos torres. >> debra sterling worked as a cashier. she has been charged for four counts of embezzlement and one count of forging a public record. the investigation is on going and sterling may be hit with more charges. handles about $200 million in revenue e

i'll never forget going through the bethesda naval hospital with jack murtha and seeing how, when he talked to our troops who suffered incredible injuries, he had that same directness, that same pride, that same confidence in engaging these soldiers. what happened, how did it happen? was it an i.e.d.? was it trip wire? was it pressure-act visited -- activated? he knew everything about the experience of the soldiers. he wasn't sentimental, he was direct, he was blunt, and in that strength he was warmed and encouraging and respectful to the experience of the soldiers. it's something only a person with jack's strength of character could do. we all know that jack was endlessly challenged by the press for the so-called earmarks and i remember he took the criticism as though it was a grain of salt and when asked, he would hold up a document saying, this is my power, it's in the constitution and i take care of my people. we lost a great man. i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> to address the house for five minutes. th

adviser from the wise investor group and dan kaplan, senior mortgage consultant at monument bank in bethesda. thanks for joining us. >> randy, let's start with the 529. explain to folks at home who may not know what it is how it can help you? >> it's a plan that instituted specifically to help you put away money for college. it could be for your children. it could be for someone else's children, a nephew or even yourself. but the benefit is that you put the money in to it and it grows in a tax-deferred basis until you need it. when you take it out as long as you use it for qualified college expenses you are not paying tax when it comes out either. >> it is a great deal for parents. what are the best ways for parents to approach this? >> most states have their own specific 529 plan and it's probably for most people the best way to do it is they can go to the state program of through a financial adviser. but you don't have to use your specific state program. if you like the program in another state you can use that one, as well. the key is to get started and start to put money in. a little bit

wisdom martin live in bethesda with the latest on the mad dash to the stores. >> reporter: brian, it's been a very busy day here at this giant grocery store. you can see at this late hour inside, there are still people, still long lines as they get ready to get all the grocery and supplies they need as they get ready for this big storm. you know, there are two places as you mentioned that people normally go when they hear word that a storm is coming. one is the grocery store. the other is the hardware store. tonight we talked to customers in both places as they prepped for the big one. at the wisconsin avenue giant, the lines are long. customers are scrambling to grab groceries in anticipation of a major snowstorm. >> busy and steady. nonstop. >> reporter: water, milk and toilet paper are in high demand here. they have restocked the shelves several times and it's still not fast enough to keep up with the demand. >> it's never this busy. >> reporter: as far as supplies go, ace is the place for many tonight. amy cochran got caught off guard last time by the snow. >> i was in an apartment

we are seeing it light up from bethesda to rockville.looks like east of 270 and east of germantown, coming up to 108 there you will run in to moderate to heavy snow. big picture once again. we have the storm system spilling in with the snowfall as the upper low starts to get closer. show you this on the weather computer if we can. you will see the action is starting to come in. we have a storm system offshore and then the storm over ohio and kentucky moving in now. the snow is exploding in pennsylvania. we will see some of that especially in the northern hours. devon lucie is out on the terrace. it. >> is a steady light snow beginning to fall down. we have storm reports coming in and we can get a great help from you at wusa9.com, submitting your reports. bill, also telling me in schmitzsburg, maryland ten inches reported there. mountains of berkeley springs from susan, seven inches of snow snow. parts of fairfax and spotsylvania two inches of snow. we expect more and even blizzard conditions that have been issued north, east and west of

in bethesda, bradley boulevard was shut down because of downed power lines. and in frederick, barns collapsed. 50 cows were inside this barn c collapsed. >> any time you can walk away from a farm that is an active farm and there are animals and able to continue their business, you've had a good day. >> we were there as the fire department helped free the last cow. >> they own that farm and they say that they have been very concerned with the snow today, because they were worried that other buildings would collapse as well. they even took the time to get on top of one of the roofs and shovel the snow. they said it was about four feet deep. live in frederick county, 9news now. >> all right lindsey, thanks for that. >> we thought it was over, at least in the western and southern portions of our area, but the snow has returned as the storm gets larger and reverses its course in some respects. more coverage of this snow event when we come back. >>> back on our extended coverage of this second blizzard of the week and we are joined by greg who is joining us via sky

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kristin fisher is in bethesda with more. >> reporter: good morning. do you want the good news or bad news first? >> oh, just give it to us. >> all right. well, the bad news is, as you know, it's going to snow and it's going to snow a lot. so much so that no matter how much these crews work, when you have up to two incheses of snow falling every hour there's no way the roads will remain clear. the good news is that crews are hitting the streets hard here in montgomery county. check out what you can see behind me. we have seen a steady stream of trucks getting filled up here at one of the montgomery county salt domes all morning long. what they are doing is going out and pretreating the main and emergency roads before the storm hits. once there is three inches of snow on the ground they will start to send out the plows. now the county says the primary focus is keeping the main roads and emergency roads cleared. once it stops snowing we will see the crews working the smaller street and the neighborhoods. if you live in montgomery county you may not see a

he stayed in bethesda last night. you can hear me. >> i can hear you.lity is well under a quarter mile, i'll tell you that. you drive with your hazards on. power went out briefly in bethesda. it's been restored. i would not recommend travel. it's pretty bad. >> now, top, you will make it to the station. any other cars out there, are you the only one out there? >> no. i'm not the only one. i'm crossing two cars and i have a truck in front of me at brandywine. they have some hazards out. there's a few folks out and some walking. >> let me throw this out to both of you. you talk about the accumulation and you say 6-12. >> 6-12 today. >> and with the blizzard-like conditions, that's misleading. i could walk out and be hit by two feet of snow. >> you don't know how much. it's tough to measure. you'll get the blowing and drifting. the old snow has custed over and we've had several inches overnight and again this morning. that's what is blowing around and that is what is hitting you. jessica was out there and you can see the big flakes too, she was the only on

a couple of independent reports around the bethesda area. also just got a call from someone out in charles town out in west virginia. and he said he has a gas powered snow blower and he was able to move the snow but just barely. it's almost like two or three feet of snow. so he said what we've been saying in your teens or maybe 20s, you don't have a gas-powered equipment to move it. he says he recommends not moving it and i agree. even a little bit of snow moves tons if you're moving two inches over average size of driveway. we'll go down to the south and we're seeing very heavy bands down in here and almost to fredericksburg. we're also seeing the rain. and it's going to get into -- we talked about this -- into southern st. mary's county. that's why your snowfall totals are less than ours, and that's why we did that. you'll go back to snow tomorrow. you'll end in snow tomorrow. don't worry about that. you'll get pretty of snow. but you're going to have a little bit of a mix tonight. let's go to the computer. we have new totals. thanks every

he went to the bethesda national medical center for the exam. an hour-and-a-half this morning. after the check-up, he met with wounded warriors. at sea word in orlando, killer whale show is going on as people packed in to see the first show since the trainer was killed. no trainers were allowed in the water for yesterday's show. central indiana mother is furious over a fundraiser at daughter's school that apparently aimed to match boys and girls in grade six through ten. michelle everett's 11-year-old daughter brought home the survey and the mother says she contacted the superintendent and said match-making could effect pregnancy rates in the community. those are the top stories. back to you. >> shannon: thank you, caroline. people in new york continue to dig out from this week's latest winter blast. if dealing with the snow isn't difficult enough, thousands are in the dark and in the cold. nicole johnson from fox affiliate nyw has the story. >> reporter: throughout westchester county, folks are still feeling effects of the storm. more than 24,0

inside the beltway and just north of town, around bethesda and chevy chase, around east- west highway, very heavy banding. around silver spring and chevy chase, out river road. here's the east-west highway. very heavy snow there and also on the beltway from greenbelt down to lanham and over to fedex field. we have no shortage of snow, but as howard mentioned last night the signature will be wind and i think that is undeniable. the back edge of the precipitation is right here but it is not moving. we will watch that carefully. it will pull to the north and east. it will taper off today. look at the wind gusts. this is a bad sign. gusting to 46 miles an hour best of town. that is blizzard conditions now. 32-mile an hour wind gusts at national and they are going to get stronger as we on. visibilities in some spots under a quarter mile. and that is the definition of the blizzard. to the north, quarter mile in gaithersburg, quarter mile in frederick. less than a quarter mile in dulles and a quarter mile in fredericksburg. especially where the band of snow is really where the blizzard condi

. >>> the news edge on maryland where the party may be over for a bethesda manual. paul pickthorn apparently holds sex parties in his rented home off river road once a month featuring lessons and bondage, dominance and submission. he invites consenting adults, collects donations at the door. nothing illegal happens. neighbors have voiced their concerns, though, their anger, even calling police on several occasions. now montgomery county is investigating. >> i just felt really uncomfortable having it in our neighborhood and having children especially. >> if it's commercial activity, it is illegal. we'll take every step within our existing laws to in fact enforce and to put this out of business. >> ike legal g.t.e. says the tenet was issued a -- ike leggett says the tenet was issued a warning he can no longer collect donations since it makes it a commercial business. >>> the snow flakes are going to fly when? >> why didn't the panda story lead into weather. the first snow flakes probably begin maybe as early as 10:00 a.m., probably by 11:00 or 12:00. they start in the

the marriott international of bethesda cut its debt by $800 million last year, much more than expected's been able to cut costs by shortening working hours, freezing hiring, and reducing investment spending. quarterly results from them next week. jane king reporting. >> 6:21, 32 degrees. another check on the weather and traffic ahead. >> the biggest order back in the nfl hopes -- the biggest quarterback in the nfl, what's expected. keith mills has a preview. >> don't forget our water cooler question: how do you plan to get through the weekend snow? email your response to us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> this is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good lu trapped in the trance of their shopping routine, some people don't notice the difference between meat and mystery when they enter... ...the frozen zone is it real chicken? or something else? some chicken nuggets and tenders look like they have mystery meat. with my perdue frozen nuggets, there is no mystery. just real all-white meat, made with 100% natural ingredients, no fillers, no preservatives, and a delicious

bethesda, arlington road, bradley boulevard, snow-covered. on the beltway, wilson bridge, looks like we are getting some slot on the wilson bridge. traffic is running along without incident or delay. a bunch of accidents on stafford county, secondary roads. we're having issues out there, but slow down and you will get where you need to go. >> people should be slowing down, particularly when they get to the bridges. >> bridges and overpasses, be especially careful. >> to the state of a emergency is in place in maryland as the snow keeps coming. >> emily schmidt is live in montgomery county with a look. >> the snow behind me looking all too familiar. they have already blown through their $12 million snow removal budget before today. that estimate the cost of removing all of this will be upwards of $5 million. i ask, ok, is this the big storm? he said, we will see. this is out the potential to foot snowfall began. a few small flakes, expected to multiplied. >> the latest updates from the national weather service is 28 inches. >> 28 inches, enoug

morning. >> elsewhere the trip around town, outer loop from college park around to silver spring and bethesda no accidents to report. lookts like things are typically slow from college park. back to you. >>> know 5:42. 32 degrees. >> all signs pointing to another attempted attack. what intelligence experts are saying. >>> where drivers are going to be able to speed up a bit legally. a speed limit increase is in the works. >>> little chance of reaching the speed limit in your neighborhood this morning. the main roads looking good. drivers are needing to take it >>> it's 5:44 rht now. this is a live picture in fairfax county where the plows are working overtime. last weekend's storm blew the budget. you know how expensive this is, but services will continue. >> more snow is coming, too. >>> federal government is open with an unscheduled leave policy. many schools closed and delayed. prince george's county, anne arundel, calvert and charles are all closed. frederick county, howard county, st. mary's count i, carroll and washington county schools on a two-hour delay. >> arlington county and falls

chris gordon is in bethesda to bear witness to that. chris? >> did you ever hear of a whiteout in the dark? it's continuing. the wind is whipping up. february 10th, 2/10/2010. think of the numerology. it must mean something. what a day. whiteout. wind whipped the snow outside almost zero visibility. yet total visibility on tv all day. we got advice from the montgomery county police. >> you don't have an emergency, please, stay off the roadway. >> reporter: we got warnings from the montgomery county fire ems department. >> very dangerous conditions as far asotorists stopping because basically their windshields are fezing over. they don't have any visibility. >> reporr: plow drivers fighting round two in the battle against the snow. this winter of our discontent. when you pullied in here, what did you say to me? >> you're as crazy as i am being out here. this is nuts. >> reporter: we saw only one cross-country skier. >> did you ever think you'd ski on river road? >> no, nope. deeper than i've ever seen it. it's great. >> reporter: and where are

these are live pictures of old georgetown, i believe, in bethesda as the roads are continuing to become most people here again staying off the roads at this point which i know officials do appreciate because, as the road crews are trying to do their work, they need those roads to be cleared so they can get the salt and sand out there and plow the snow off the roads. >> in montgomery county, maryland, they were telling people you can park in those parking garages for free. they would rather you park there than on the street so they can do their jobs and get the roads cleared. >> back to cleveland park. beth parker who is live there with a couple of people walking throughout the snow. >> what are you finding out about the conditions there. >> will, the conditions are definitely getting worse. it's sticking on connecticut avenue in a way it wasn't when we visited with you earlier. you can see the cars are moving along at a good clip but things are tting worse. if you can stay home, you probably should unless you can walk to something like these guys. rob and jackie, where are you heading.

let's take you to bethesda. berkshire drive. one half of berkshire was plowed.eep wrangler was trying to get -- trying to get up the street. she gotstuck. he had to admit after some help, she had to admit the agony of defeat. >> she hasn't seen a plow at all. not once. my big plan with my vehicle that i thought could handle it is to pack it down for the vehicles that couldn't do it as well, but i don't think that is going to work either. >> the only road that has conquered me so far. i'm pretty mad. >> we're working in the neighborhoods. we'll finish those by the end of today. we're trying to do that to prepare our selves for the storm that could dump 10 to 20 inches in the montgomery county area. that's a real challenge for us. >> now, i asked if he was satisfied. he says he would give the county's efforts a b-plus. there are some others who might be less generous in the grading. back to you. >> thank you, chris. >>> and because supplies to treat the roads are dwindling in maryland, governor martin o'malley and state officials are urging drivers to stay home if

reporting from bethesda, elaine reyes, news4. >> dr. psychological condition associated with bad weather. it's called seeçó ed seasonal a disorder or s.a.d. >>> we're hearing from the firefighters who rescued three children from a burning apartmentbuilding. it happened in southeast d.c. those kids are in critical condition but they are alive. chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: this video was taken by d.c. firefighters responding to the alarm at 1920 nailer road. they arrived at the scene in rescuing three young girls with little time to spare. >> it was lucky that we did get there within two minutes to find these kids. >> reporter: the fire broke out at about 6:00 a.m. in the kitchen of the second-floor c d condo unit. what firefighters didn't knowÑit the time was that three children were in a bedroom left alone by their father who went to work after asking a neighbor down the hall to check in on them. when the neighbor went to the apartment, she saw smoke. thisñr video taken from a hallw camera in the building shows firefighters

could be one of the worst winters in washington ever has been smoking hot business at this store in bethesda. >> ready for this? >> born and ready for it. believe me. i'm ready for it. >> ready to go. all set up and let's make it move. >> i doubt she will use that shovel. i think she has helpers at home. >> reporter: just about everyone who came out had a snow shovel or two hour three. >> just shut it down and watch the super bowl. >> ice melt is flying out of here. we can't keep up with it and we have another shipment coming in. and 5000 shovels coming between now and 2:00. >> we allocated extra time for shopping because we knew it would be crowded. >> this will be the first one that taller than she is. >> what do you have? >> shovel. >> big shovel. >> small shovel, just for you. are you going to shovel. >> yes. >> reporter: but one store's great business is misery for another. >> i'm the proprietor of the hair salon here, and saturday is my busy day and this is the third one, beginning with the saturday before christmas, which is my busiest day of the year and now another saturday. >> you

literally thousands of these documents came from that basement archives that were talking about in bethesda. and your father was a great friend of mine. you know, albert materazzi, his nickname was the brain. and after the war, the braves quarreled away literally tens of thousands of declassified documents and had so many of the contacts that i needed and convinced chappell to interview me and everything else. and it was through your father's efforts that this book -- it was possible. i'll never forget it became tuesdays with the brain instead of tuesdays with morrie. i go down to the basement and i would spend hours in these archives sifting to these old documents. and your dad was quite the perfectionist. and it was all about making sure everything was right. and we would go off to an italian restaurant, drink wine that afternoon and just pour through these documents. and it was through his sort of document boot camp that so much of this is possible. >> thank you. the one eyed partisan at the end of the village, did he confirm things you at rd known. did he tell you new things? what was t

the eggs and hash were sizzling, the coffee hot, and a building crew from just down the street in bethesdaonsumed a mammoth breakfast, after working nearly round the clock since the last snow. j.b. butler hasn't been home in days. >> i have not seen my house. >> suarez: harold brown says they aren't even close to done with their work. >> when i came out this morning, i didn't realize how bad it was, i had the company across street pushing snow right over to us. we had to plow ourselves out again. >> suarez: this is wisconsin avenue, a major north-south artery in and out of the district of columbia and adjacent montgomery county. it's a point of pride for jurisdictions to keep the streets open even when the snow gets bad up to a point. today the blizzard and whitehout conditions got so bad, even the snowplows were pulled. virtually everything in washington was closed. the federal government shut down for a third straight day, but that didn't stop congressman jim marshall of georgia from making the most of the morning. >> you don't see washington like this and i have never run down the middl

the temperatures are about 31 degrees outside, 32 degrees in bethesda. roads may seem nice, but the side streets are obviously still a little bit slippery. the last update was at midnight. you can call me and leave me a message, i would love snow totals. we have seen as much as 5 inches of snowfall. although it is still dark out, it is getting brighter at the space center. you can see a little bit of writing in the sky. we are hovering around freezing -- and this is not necessarily the cold air that we had over the weekend. you can see a nice little shot here, as the snow was coming down in frederick. 31 degrees in oakland, md.. here is your forecast. once we are through the cloud cover, we will get some sunshine. temperatures will be in the lower 40's and things will be clearing out. it will be cold during the night, and beautiful tomorrow. another system is moving in for saturday and we will keep an eye on this. >> it will be a long drive this morning, and stopping your car will be the most dangerous part. expect what you usually find in your neighborh

david kerley, abc news, bethesda, maryland. >> a lot of people moving into hotels and hitting the groceryanticipation of this storm. just what should we anticipate? accuweather meteorologist eva joins us with the latest. good morning, eva. >> good morning. well, thank you, jeremy. the radar is already looking menacing across the mid-atlantic. interestingly enough we picked up a bit of icy mix in areas like d.c., that's that pink showing up, in the early morning hours of wednesday. this actually cuts down on the amount of accumulation that will follow. but don't be fooled. this cold air sinking in on the back side of the storm in which case the heavy snow will continue in d.c. throughout the morning hours, moving up the i-95 corridor toward new york city, eventually getting towards boston. that really is what's making this storm different from the last one that hit over the weekend. new york city barely got a trace from the last storm. they may get over 1 foot. and even towards boston picking up 3 to 6 inches where they were barely untouched by that last storm. we are talking about some ve