this is i-270 up around route 117 which is up toward clopper. so we're looking at that. so north of town, another picture here, we'll go up to the beltway at connecticut avenue. we have that to show you as wellment on the north side of town where the snow moved in later, we are doing okay. good job for the highway department there. south of town, it's been a different story. it snowed earlier and it is awfully cold so anything not treated is having a problem. we have route 29 at warrenton road, i believe we can show you that traffic camera, we have all sorts of issues with the highways. especially the back roads. look at the snow. this is a lot of snow. half inch, three quarters of an inch, locally an inch in a few spots but enough to cause problems with slick conditions here and there. and one more shot south of town, to the fairfax parkway and we'll show you we are -- that's the fairfax county parkway, northbound i-95. and let's go to live doppler 9000 hd. and hearing from folks in swan point, flakes getting bigger. so it's snow everywhere and it is a cold day. weather

construction clopper road and in virginia northbound i-95 between route 1 and route 642.n in the right lane. i'll have more for you in my next report at 4:41. >>> here are some stories we're following for you this wednesday morning. >> the senate is expected to vote on president obama's tax cut compromise. republicans are warning, though, if it passes, house democrats should not change it or they say the whole deal could be jeopardized. some democrats are worried that the measure right now is tilted too much in favor of high income earners. >>> mike, you may have known this but i bet patrick did. there are more than 160,000 different toys on the market this hole say season-- >> holiday season. >> we show you which ones are topping sales and maybe catching on with your kids. >> reporter: teacup piggies, scwirchgies, they're among the hottest selling toys this christmas but which one will captivate your child? >> the average family in the u.s. spent about $300 per year per child on toys. >> reporter: toy expert and kid at heart chris burn showed us around toys are reduce. >

clopper 2 flew over it. then it will be sent to v irginia. that's where it will be dismantled. two more ships will follow its next -- follow it next month as the federal government starting cleans up all of the decaying ships that are polluting suisun bay. the ss bay is the 14th ship to be removed from the fleet since october 2009. >>> 8:55. a lot of people are looking for birds in the bay area right now. it's part of the golden gate audubon society's bird count for the northern part of the peninsula. this is knew video from the group which started at 6:30 this morning, looking for all types of birds. last year they recorded 159 separate species. we talked to one bird count ira little while ago to find out why they do it. >> it gives as good perspective on the bird populations. so some years -- some years there are a lot of species across north america. sometimes there's none. >> this society is one of 2150 groups taking a bird census today. >>> an area near lake tahoe will be the site of the winter's first survey today. this is the first of the series that will cool cau light