chris baker back to practice. chris baker back to practice. we go one on one with wow.he internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. ♪ >> we are getting closer and closer to the big game sunday. prep in full swing. the team back on practice the third straight day and they were really focused out there, but there was one planar was really in a good mood. chris baker was back at practice. showing off his dance moves. one day after his wife gave birth to their first child. i think he may be a little declear yous. he was all smiles. this has been a great year for baker. prepping for a second career playoff game. and now, becoming a father. we caught up with the new dad today after practice. >> a little bit of slip, you know, b

so congratulations to baker and his teammates were very happy. >> did not participate with chris bakerfe had a baker. noninjury. baby girl. congratulations to chris. hopefully, she looks like his wife. [ laughter ] >> i'm just happy for him man. i know he is full of emotion now. i will be the god father of the baby obviously. i'm looking forward to meeting her. i hope everything goes well. thank god for everything. that wife bounced back. >> you see babysitting for yourself in the future? >> yeah, but i don't do the overnight babysitting. i will do it for a few hours. fill them up with candy and everything and then give them back. >> oh, he will love that. just give them tobacco at tend of the day. >> right. and by the way, tomorrow, live at 2:00 out here,ly be going one on one with terrance knight. you can watch live on facebook at 2:00. it will be interactive so you can ask pot roast some questions about babysitting. >> we have much more out here from redskins park. we will be here at 7:00. thank you frank. guys we will send it back to you in the studio. >> we have half an inch of ra

chris baker is johnny on the spot. hallmbles, but deangelo gets it back. he was ruled down by contact. that did not stop him from giving his mom the ball and a kiss. he finds jamison crowder for his third touchdown of the quarter. in the second quarter, or history. cousins throws the past to crowder for a 27-yard gain. cousins becomes the all-time leader in passing yards for a single-season, schroeder's 29 --year-old record. theredskins led 24-14 at half. colt mccoy in at quarterback. he fires deep 2 ross. the redskins win. they finished the season with a winning record at 9-7 as they get ready for the playoffs. >> it was important. 9-7 sounds a lot better than 8-8. we thought it was important to go into the playoffs with rhythm and momentum. >> we could have went through the motions. we came here to play. it just goes to show that we have got great leaders. it is a game that we do not need. we always go out there and fight for the redskins name. on this team,on we cannot afford to lose anybody. starters, backups, all of that. i am proud with the way they

even chris baker was back after excused absence yesterday. >> chris baker or the man they call "swaggy" may be known for sacks on field. off the field he accomplished something more special when he and his wife welcomed a baby girl on thursday. >> he came up with the name himself. >> i looked online for the unique name with unique meaning. i came across aria. i loved it. e the teammate and the head coach sent him congratulatory texts. >> coach gruden talked smack to me. >> his wife had a baby. a baby girl. congratulations to chris. hopefully she looks like his wife. >> for the family the timing couldn't have been better. >> i call her my super bowl baby. she will be the good luck charge. >> what do you think of the swaggy's daughter having a baby as good lung? >> i hope so. hopefully it's good luck for them. robert: good luck baby. he isn't the only one welcoming new member to the family. cam newton and his girlfriend kia proctor had a baby boy and he named him "chosen." chosen sebastian newton is the full name. it's unique. if the redskins beat the packers sunday they will play the pa

. >> chris baker is bringing hampton university swag into the playoffs. the defensive line will try to contain a quarterback with 31 touchdown passes this season. >> it is to make our job comfortable and when he is's off the spot, get him on the ground. he's one of the best quarterbacks in this league. >> he's explosive, he makes every throw. tight windows, moves around in a pocket, buys time. >> as for the one wearing burgandy and gold, 11 in the last three games alone. his goal, not to do too much. >> i think it's important that i stay within myself. the coach does to help the offense. >> if he relaxes and plays the game and distributes the ball effectively like he has all year and let them do the work for him, i think he will be fine. >> and corey, the center that missed all but five games with a neck injury is off into reserve. he is expected to play on sunday. and carey williams a veteran quarterback is brought in to replace jarrett who is doubtful for sunday's playoff. >> good job, nathan. see you later tonight. surprising news from high school foot

aaron rodgers---smothered in the endzone for a safety---washingotn with a 2-nothing lead thanks to chris baker out of hampton university-- early second quarter---skins up 5- noting after a field passing in his first

big congrats to chris baker and his wife jamila.coming up on news 4 at 5k clo, desean jackson speaking for the first time in the locker room and how resting dallas week did him some good. i'm carol maloney at redskins park. >> good luck getting sleep for the next couple of months. >>> prince george's county executive is challenging his counterpart inis wisconsin to a friendly wager and it will be root beer versus coffee. he's putting off 8:00 kofy from landover and troy trekkenbach has locally brewed root beer. and i would have guessed he would have offered a chunk of cheese. >> i would have bet on that, too. >> we know you're excited. so we want to see your fan photos. this man sent us a picture of himself meeting quarterback kirk cousins. send us your photos, tweet or instagram them to nbc washington and use the #skinsfans or you can email to isee@nbcwashington.com. >>> powerful and symbolic. a big honor for one local congressman and how it could have an impact around the world. >>> it won't cost as much to fill up the tanks in yo

that is chris baker, swaggy.yesterday he celebrated the birth of his newborn daughter and i asked him after practice what it's like to be a new bad. >> it's a humbling, a blessing experience to see my baby court and to see my wife standing there strong, delivering the baby girl is just happy. >> i'm happy for him. i've been basically through the process with him and praying for everything to go good and i'm throwing his football and it will be one hell of a year for swaggy. i'm just happy to, you know, be in this locker room and be able to see him. >> a playoff game and i've got my baby girl and everything is happening just the way i want, you know? all i need now is a great win on sunday against green bay and it will make my week complete. >> everyone at the park was happy for papa swaggy. the timing of his daughter's birth couldn't have been better. >> i call her my super bowl baby so hopefully we'll make it to the super bowl and she'll be my good luck charm. >> we'll see if she is a good cluck charm and busy w

chris baker you have to be concerned because you know how good he is at extending plays and getting outside of the pocket and throwing it long so we have to do a good job of keeping in that pocket aaron will scramble around and make plays it's been documented we;ve all seen that and i think we all understand the sense of urgency to get as much hats around him and just stay in coverage as long as we can or until that whistle blows" packers against the redskins, sunday at 4:40 on fox 43. washington is a one point favorite. wild card weekend begins tomorrow with two games on saturday and two more on sunday. the afc teams kick things off with the houston texans hosting the kansas city chiefs, followed tomorrow night welcoming mike tomlin and the pittsburgh steelers. sunday afternoon, the vikings and seahawks will play in minnesota, the tempature expected to about one 1- degree, followed at 4:40 by the packers against the redskins on

talk about former hampton part now tackle chris baker support his whole first half action nice job on presley what he expected to play in it slightly torn achilles but he had the doctor put him up by brian gardner hampton native spots up and drops of three eleven forty six thirty seven of the braking at sixty second ad spot to with a six goal run to sean taylor with a fade away that would lead at seventeen hundred to three then the sling discuss way back in for just short on the drop hide and go glassy gets that kind of a game short. then let them twenty three points knocked down a three four fifty six fifty five lead. pirates answered reggie johnson cans a jumper puts them back in front sixty one to sixty than johnson get defensive. the fact he's headed the other way. this layer put them up seven and sixty seven sixteen a game high twenty nine points james added sixteen as they win eighty six seventy six as head coach ted joyner was victory. no i'm not huge on norman avenue over the place was about to set it on the environment the school would be sold. let's talk of voting in march o

former hampton part now washington redskins defensive tackle chris baker sport in school first as pirates finishing up the half strong loyal job on presley when he expected the play is a slightly torn achilles we had a slam there and then before the end of the half. the tampa native brandon routh weingarten nailing down to three led forty three thirty seven yet sixty second ad spot to make an early push to sean taylor nice fade away good part of a six over any at seventeen then for the lane swim back and for taylor the outlet to jeff short who gets the land the old physical there an front one short letter with twenty three knocks down a three pointer for fifty six fifty five the pirates and reggie johnson cans a jumper for one point lead sixty one sixty. then johnson getting defensive. the steel that leads to lay open a seven point advantage. we had a game high twenty nine points one more for good feeling when chavis with sixteen points. pirates over spot to eighty six seventy six their first in the bn was enormous and the moms being a mom a resident in the new evidence that the president

coming up at 5:00, chris baker was back at practice after the birth of his baby girl yesterday.find out why he is already calling her good luck. jonathan: no question. alison: it is often pain to feel be a redskins fan. but after missing the playoffs the team is back. jonathan: they are. cheryl connor picking up the team coverage in newsroom with stories of super fans with no off-season. >> you got that right! it's been three years since the last playoff game. before that, five-year wait. we wanted to catch up with the people who hang in there. those who keep up burgundy and gold all year long. they touch every room. the redskins tree is still up. they will keep it up through the weekend. when it comes down to it, loyalty is still there. so are the pictures. patrick says that there was a big change before he could marry renee. >> she was a dallas cowboy fan. i was able to take one from them. >> it was just easier to convert. >> easier and a must. she hasn't looked back. coming up at 5:00, we dig in their wedding a -- wedding album. there was a redskins theme to the author. plus

or perhaps in part now washington redskins defensive tackle chris baker support to speak with time running down before the half line toward the hampton native spikes and drops down a three pointer a the break he added sixty second spot to making an early six zero run to sean table with a nice fade away jumper that is good at seventeen is the cut into three and issued then jumping back in front when jeff short led them with twenty three points knocked down three of his own for fifty six fifty five lead the pirates and reggie johnson canning the jumper for sixty one sixty advantage when johnson get defensive. this leads to the lay up with a seven point advantage sixty seven sixty game mark twenty not one more time this one coming when she does what she was sixteen the slam good pirate over spot to eighty six seventy six their first in the mirror and i was in on wednesday the month when obama visited in the know we haven't read the news coverage of the most herself in this environment but i think that will be will be more fun the cast plays but the foot of the virginia on the road at number s

. >> did not participate with chris baker his wife had a baby girl. congratulations to chris.ly she looks like his wife. >> right now with a newborn, just get out of the way. let mama take care of everything and you know, come to work and play hard. >> do you think she's going to be a dancer like him? >> i'm pretty sure if she grows up watching her daddy dance for 18 years i'm sure she'll pick up something. >> and runaway from home, maybe. >> he's got some moves, man. >> called her baby swag. >> congratulations. >> definitely. e spepecially the timing. and he thought he was in the clear are you more worried? >> why would that be worrisome? what the heck is going on kind of thing? >> no. >> everyone's picking them to win! >> why? >> for a change. >> that's it. >> the confidence is up around town and that's a good thing. >> we love that. >> makes me worried. it does opinion. >> let's get it on! "nightly news" coming up next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> breaking news tonight, a roller coaster plunge on wall street. global shock waves from a market meltdown

chris baker also tweeting this out and his support for flint. >> good for them. >> that is good. >> good way to go. nice move. >> that's our broadcast for now. stay tuned, folks. we'll get through >>> developing news tonight. a monster winter storm bearing down. blizzard watches up, in some places forecast for the kind of snow they haven't seen in 100 years. 50 million americans acing for impact. >>> on the attack, sarah palin hits the trail with donald trump. and what she said about her son's domestic violence arrest, ptsd and the president, raising eyebrows. >>> roller coaster plunge on wall street. retirement savings taking another hit as the price of oil continues to fall with no end in sight. >>> new developments in the toxic water crisis in michigan. what did the governor know and when did he know it. >>> and a rescue. a hollywood star turned real-life action hero. "nightly news" begins right now.

chris baker is a new father.e was back at practice with his teammates after missing yesterday's session to be with his wife and his family and his newborn taughdaughter aria. take a look at this new photo, papa swaggy. you see his baby girl. >> it's been a good season for baker and he's hoping his new daughter brings this team a little luck in the playoffs despite his head coach giving him a hard time. >>> coach gruden talked a little smack hoping that the baby looks like my wife. i wanted that, too. i call her my super bowl baby, so hopefully we'll make it to the super bowl and she should be my good luck charm. >> that would be nice. everyone is looking forward to sunday and it should be a great atmosphere at fedex field. i know the players are extremely excited to be back in the playoffs. chris? wendy, i'll send it back to you. >> thanks for joining us. "nightly news" coming up next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. >> and this weekend at the expo. >> yes, indeed. >>> breaking news tonight. officer ambushed. horrifyi

defensive end chris baker saidai we will learn from this and wene will win a super bowl. future is bright. b basically the same thing thatnga coach jay gruden said, thatt the lots stings but the futurete for this football team is bright. >> no, i mean, they, you know,no they paid for their ticket.ic they can do whatever theywhever want. >> very disappointed.appote >> will it be better next be ben season?seas >> yes, it will. i guarantee it.ntee it. >> how bad was it?as >> it wasn't too bad butwa't unfortunately we couldn't keeplp it up. >> reporter: you look like y you're cold though. t >> i am.>> i >> reporter: was it reallyr: bad in there. t >> not really. >> reporter: next year.te n >> next year. we get 'em next year. 'em >> reporter: kirk comingorte back? back? >> i'm sorry. >> oh, yeah, yeah.h, y >> reporter: you keepingee him. him. >> they better pay him.er payim. >> reporter: no more rg iii.orii you're done.you're >> rg ii di is in the rear-view mirror, baby. b >> reporter: so it doest appear that the rg iii era here at the redskins so muchs you heard jay gruden me

a moment. >>> new jersey governor chris christy says major roadways in the state are all open for this morning's commute. >>> side streets may be challenging, meg baker is live in newark with more information on the situation there. meg, good morning. >>> good morning chris and mary, the good news is here buses are running here in newark, you could see the line of buses up ahead look at this one next to us. the roof is full of snow. not sure why this was able to pull out of the lot. you can see the tires submerged to the right. waiting for a tow right now. the travel ban here in newark has been lifted we are driving down ferry street. we are right by newark penn station where people are the trains are running but dangerous look at this woman walking out in the street these roads are slippery you'll have to take your time here they shouldn't be walking in the street but have no option because not all the sidewalks are plowed. we've been going down trying to go down some side streets you can take a look to the right, that one is clearer than most. some cars completely stuck in the row. we witnessed one man trying to get cardboard underneath his tires b

meg baker joins us in the kings bridge section, meg. >> reporter: chris and mary, chilling start to this monday, police are still searching for that suspect said to be a homeless man that stabbed a mcdonalds employee to death right here in this parking lot on 236th street and broadway. we spoke to family and friends of the man that died. former over night manager was stabbed to death outside the fast food restaurant. >> >>> the suspect was in the bathroom for an extended period of time when he ordered him out and went into the parking lot. that's when he stabbed garcia in the neck and chest. left behind, a shoe and cell phone. they say homeless people use the mcdonalds daily to use restroom or sit inside. >> if a homeless person show up we say you can't be here, if they start getting aggressive we would just tell them to leave before we just call the cops. >>> garcia's father answered the door at his riverdale apartment. >> i'm sorry but my mom is devastated. >> he was just coming out of work, an honest earning man, a family man and he was just a great person and the fact that this happe

chris wragge. >> welcome to cbs 2 news, let's get to our special team coverage. >>> meg baker and andrea grimes is in lower manhattan, that was it, you just saw it i want to show you where that storm is, where it is headed in the city, it is calm, it is quiet, it is it is chilly, we'll be dealing with gusty winds, 21 feels colder with that north wind, it is a complex system. i'm making headlines across the country that ice now down into parts of alabama, up into and through kentucky and wrapping into north carolina, that's today. by tomorrow morning around this time we've got flakes falling in the city then it is a rather hasty exit on sunday. the problem is it is an all day deal tomorrow, so you're easily going to see that 4 to 8. that blue line, the 8 to 12, very close to the city. that could pivot up and include parts of brooklyn and queens or it may retreat a bit down into more of summerset and middlesex county, the bullseye to the south and west, it is going to be very challenging around the nation's capitol. some of the models have two feet of snow for d.c., just for fun i'll show you little

meg baker is live in mineola at the nassau health department headquarters. meg? >> reporter: chris and mary, positive for the meek mosquito- born zika virus. two of the patients are said to be in new york city, one in monroe county, one in orange county and one here in nassau county. the zika virus has been linked to a birth defect where babies are born with small heads. it's being spread by mosquitos throughout latin america. so far, it's not been found in any mosquitos in the u.s., but the types of mosquitos that could potentially carry the virus are found in this country. in fact, in warmer months, those mosquitos can be found in regions where 60 percent of americans live. that's about 2 hundred million people. nyu's dr. tara says doctors here are bracing for the likelihood of more cases. >> out of five women, only one exhibits symptoms so the other four don't have symptoms and may still have been exposed and may still develop defects in the fetuses and the the fetus, we think, is relatively high. >> reporter: she says some people infected with zika virus have few or no symptoms

it seems confusing, but baker my monologues are like a philip nolan -- what's his name? chris nolan. >> they are like a ray of sunshine. there is a laser beam of focused light. in the end you agreed with me. >> you brought it back around to the key points. >> have i my little boy and my daughter who went through the youth sports programs. i have seen horrible behavior, bad behavior. good behavior. these are kids leagues. you are trying to foster competition. you can do, win, creative and pro-active. a good sports man ship models. if you have one better than the other, use that for your team that they are practicing harder and maybe they want it more. maybe that's why it is better. don't push the kid doing better because they can't man up and they are women and girls. >> we get the point. >> it is like "the incredibles. ". >> did you see that movie. >> i am. >> when i did high school i was in track and cheerleading. my dad said if you are not winning, go cap that girl work harder. i said dad get me afternoon -- get me an ice em crew. and there is the fact you have something to

meg baker is there live this morning. meg? >> chris and mary good morning. it is brutal out here with these winds. that's really powering the storm where we are already seeing flooding here. this is the inlet that you are watching. the ocean meets the bay and we knew this was coming. high tide happened around 6:48 this morning and up over the bulk head these waves come and it's only going to get worse. the next high tide is at 7 tonight. the mayor warning people do not come outside. in the case it is no longer voluntary and he wants people to get out of here because of the flood waters police will be going door-to-door to assist people. there's someone outside here which maybe shouldn't be on the roads. harold you come here every morning right? >> i come to the 7-eleven here every morning every day. >> to watch the sunrise? >> no i enjoy the area. i've been living here for a little over 40 years. i used to live on the water. >> why are you outside? this is pretty dangerous right now. >> i'm used to this. this is normal for this area. >> okay. well you better

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baker and michael barr. thank you for this debate. really appreciate it. chris hayes is up next. >>> politics gone wild.>> i have been watching politics since i was a 6 year old asking my dad about generalizen hower. that was 1952, the year the political power was thrown out the window. it's when a small group led by another war hero decided they were not going down to defeat the same old losing candidates. we saw another shakeup in american politics eight years later when a young war hero from massachusetts broke the old rules and got elected even though he was young, catholic. i wish i could say we were in for the same kind of excitement in 2016, the kind of excitement

baker and michael barr. thank you for this debate. really appreciate it. chris hayes is up next. >> right-winging.in! >> wow! wow! >> trump-palin take two. >> we're not going to chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill, down! and hold these folks accountable. >> tonight, ted cruz gets his own high-profile backup in the brewing republican civil war. >>> then, team hillary goes there on socialism. >> it is very hard, i think, for most americans to see how

chris, good morning. a lot of people are putting bets on today's game including you. >>> so here is the thing, governor baker had a little wager with the governor of missouri and basically said depending which team loses either kansas city barbecue will be coming up this way or boston cream pie cup cakes will be headed down to missouri. the good news with all of this, all of the donations will go to local food banks there is a little good in that our counterparts at kc tv, cbs station in kansas city missouri actually sent us a video for yourself. >> good morning to the city of boston we are the morning team here in kansas city also the home of the chiefs and confidence they'll go in foxboro and we wanted to make a wager the morning team on wbz channel 4. >>> here is the deal if the chiefs some how lose, we will wear patriots gear on live television and eat some of your precious baked beans. >> not sure if you eat bake beans. >>> and eat some of our delicious kansas city barbecue. >>> boom. >> see you saturday. >>> all right. obviously danielle and i saw this video and we're like, no way are we going to be ou

cbs 2's meg baker joins us live from manasquan where residents are worried this evening. meg. >> reporter: chris and kristine, we're standing next to the inlet. you can see point pleasant across the way. this is an extremely flood- prone area where the ocean meets the bay and the manasquan river isn't too far off. so the mayor is telling residents they have to be alert of this forecast. the sunshine, the ocean flat and many residents walking with the calm before the storm. it may cause to us ask for voluntary evacuations. >> reporter: manasquan's mayor is hoping the three-foot berm on the beachfront is enough to prevent a major crisis like superstorm sandy. >> the army corps of engineers about a beach replenishment a couple years ago. supposedly we have enough to protect us from a 100 year storm and this will be below that threshold. >> reporter: the public works department was busy security property near the inlet a flood-prone area where the bay meets the ocean. the river is also a potential hazard. >> if we get a nor'easter which we're talking about, usually this whole area manasquan this end

baker and michael barr. thank you for this debate. really appreciate it. chris hayes is up next. >> right-winging. our religions! >> it has happened again! >> wow! wow! >> trump-palin take two. >> we're not going to chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill, down! and hold these folks accountable. >> tonight, ted cruz gets his own high-profile backup in the brewing republican civil war. >>> then, team hillary goes there on socialism. >> it is very hard, i think, for most americans to see how socialism would cure the problems that we are facing right now. >>> plus, nate silver with forecasts for post palin-trump and the surging sanders, and the controversy over senator bernie sanders, the african-american vote, and reparations. >> likelihood of getting through congress is nil. >> my executive interview with ta-nehisi coates when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes with the iowa caucuses fast approaching, the two republican front runners are battling it out for the support of some of the parties' most influential power brokers. i speak, of course, of cons

chris wragge. >> i'm mary calvi. >> people are warned to keep covered up. >> john elliott is tracking the temperatures, meg baker is watching the roads but first ilana gold is outside with some commuters in long island. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. commuters are definitely bundled up. it is freezing out here. that's really the only way to say it. right now we're standing at the mineola train with strong winds on the platform. that's making conditions worse. we're seeing commuters sitting inside the waiting area doing what they can to avoid this brutal cold. >> frigid temperatures blasting the tri-state area. >> how are you holding up? >> right now my hand is not working. it's too cold. >> temperatures feel like zee ro or below. the wind making matters even worse, especially when you have to stand on the outside platforms waiting for the train. >> it's freezing out here. it was nothing like this a couple days ago. >> you can't help by shiver trying to catch a bus. it requires many layers of edge tra clothing. >> it's been so warm so this feels cold. >> long johns, basketball shorts, sweat pants. >

baker says the essex committee needs to look into this. >> elected official and private citizen. >> julie: joyce says life of legal service far exceeded any dry cleaning he was offered. >> daniel: chris christie has event in manchester. roundtable discussion at bedford police department and then an employee town hall and electronics and governor christie will be part of the next gop debate tomorrow night. >> julie: dorchester mother says if it weren't to the quick action of cop her daughter might be dead. four-year-old daughter kieesha has history of asthma but never mom ran into the street for help and flagged down police cruiser and jumped in and performed cpr. >> didn't freak out and panic, ran right to her, right away. cpr, everything, right away. it was beautiful. >> julie: one of the officers has four-year-old daughter himself and more than happy to help. we track traffic and weather every ten minutes and some of the dry times bothersome, 50 minutes 128 southbound from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. shiri? >> shiri: check out wind gusts 38 miles per hour in boston, 43 vineyard, 44 nantucket and worcester and as expected getting strong and her peak lunch time today and

chris christie did not issue mandatory evacuation orders but advise residents to get out before the storm hits. meg baker has more. >> reporter: the blizzard has hard. the big story now are the winds. and we've been warned about flooding. take a look behind me. this is the inlet. the water already coming up over the bulk head. this is the fist high tide of the day and this is powered by the full moon. so it is a dangerous combination of these very strong winds mixed with this lunar high tide that is going to cause major issues here and down the shore. over to this side there is the beech front where these houses basically sit on the beach front and there is only a three foot berm of sand protecting those homes from the impact of the storm. we're expecting waves up to 12 feet high that could really create more damage along the coastline. the winds are really whipping down here. on the jetty behind me. governor christie has issued a state of emergency. that means no one should be on these roads. you can see very low visibility here. it is awfully slippery. it is freezing and as we go through the day this f

baker says about last night's treacherous commute. plus, he shows us some of this massive operation that's in place before the blizzard hits to ensure that people are safe. chris? >> thanks, meagan. >>> just a reminder, make sure you have the washington app on your smartphone. it's the best way to send you breaking news and weather alerts during the snow. you can track the storm and even if you lose power you'll still be able to watch the slide. >>> by tomorrow night we're expecting our area to be completely covered in snow. the warning from police about venturing out in it and the one incident that you do not need to call 911 for. >>> it has us remembering other big storms. we have a list of the ten worst snowstorms in d.c. history. that's over on the nbc >>> right now the clock is ticking. first at 4:00, a blizzard warning goes into effect in the area and less than 24 hours the entire nation's capital can be under a foot of snow. doug will have an update in two minutes. >>> the list of schools that will be closed tomorrow is growing. rid now all d.c. public schools will be closed friday. fairfax county schools and prince william public schools in virginia ar