dc schools closed tuesday, open wednesday.dc government open tomorrow, tuesday no trash pick up through wednesday. hold your trash if your days are monday and tuesday and hay hope to start the process again-- they hope to start the process thursday. most main roads are passable so they will focus the effort on the less treated areas. if you haven't seen a plow in dc, they said they are working very hard to get to you. >> the district getting assurance fema will be there if they need assistance and one big thing, a decision for tomorrow whether or not federal employees have to report to work, we have net to hear a decision made on that. >> coming up, we check in on communities in northern virginia still digging out after the storm. >>> after the break, the silent killer, a big problem after blizzard 2016, what you need to know after ahh... yeah! ahh... you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. say "ahh". >>ahh... cigna medical plans cover one hu

our future cast still has it just south of dc by 5:00 on friday. but a lot of times this moves in faster than we expect. so try to be hunkered down before that. it will be heaviest on saturday morning with widespread significant accumulations, very difficult travel everywhere, not just by car. but a lot of flights we expect to be grounded. i hear they're moving a lot of these planes and jets out of the way of this big storm. here's what we're expecting. we're calling this 3.0 because we have been tweaking this. we expand the area where we see the heaviest snow in the pink 18-24 west of dc. all the way down to charlottesville. for most of dc we think it's 8-10 inches and that's a lot of heavy snow. short term we have to watch this clipper coming through. you see that in the purple. that's the winter weather advisory not a lot of snow. just enough to maybe cause some slick spots. so you've been warned about that one and here it is coming through. it will be long gone by morning. we'll have much more on the timing for friday and saturday. show you the

pictures of dc all morning. what's it like right now? >> reporter: nick, can you believe it? we're dealing with feet, not inches. i've only really covered inches, not feet. so far, we have had more than a foot of snow here in washington, dc. that blizzard started at 1:00 yesterday, 1:00 p.m., and it is still going. blizzard warning in effect in our nation's capital until tomorrow in the morning. look. this is incredible here. incredible scene of just how much snow we've gotten so far here on the streets of dc. this is actually a street behind me, believe it or not, and it is snow-covered. crews are trying to stay on top of this. listen to the numbers. we have hundreds of thousands of people who are without power. we have flights, thousands of flights that have been canceled, more than 6000 so far. airports are closed here in the northeast. states of emergency in dc, philadelphia, new york. so people are really bracing i can tell you, as far as blizzards, it's been since 1922 since dc experienced something like t

and so dc is right there. so this is the northeastern part of virginia. this is dc. here's the delmarva peninsula, pennsylvania. this is new jersey and, of course, philadelphia. those are all blizzard warnings. blizzard walkers in effect there. that's high wind, reduce visibility wp falling temperatures, heavy snow. it's not going to be fun on the east coast all the way into monday it's probably going to take to clean up this stuff and they may not even have some things ready to go by sunday. here's what it looks like in our neck of the booppedz you can see the a snow decreasing as you zoom in here. you see the snowr kind of falling apart, and the reason for that is everything is transferring, the energy, the moisture, over to the other side of the appalachian mountains and we're just left with a little bit of snowr activity. so if you go to lewis county, you can see those of lewis county now snow-free but there's light snowshower act of there. if we had a little bit farther on the east, you see mason and bracken counties along with robertson county still some snowsh

northwest dc, down into fairfax county into manassas. you go to i-95 west, still a big storm, into southern maryland, we are looking at 6- 12 or 3-6 because it will mix with sleet or rain from time to time. there's a blizzard watch for southern maryland. i think it will taper off to the north, and it's for a good reason. friday through saturday night, and okay, let's break it down for you a little bit. historic storm, and you can get your errands done by friday at noon. 1-7inches on friday, and 8-12 overnight on friday, and an additional 8-14 on saturday. finish your errands saturday morning, less to the south and east. we will come back and check about the other model and if it's going to be a prop when it finally melts. >>> blizzard 2016 coverage is just getting started continue. >> we have school delays running at the bottom of the screen. the mayor's office has already tweeted out a warning, and the mayor of dc, we should be clear about that, asking people to avoid travel and reminding people crews will work throughout the night befo

dc government will open on time tomorrow. i should also take a minute to thank all of the government employees. some you see, some you don't, who have been working 12-hour shifts, so that we could respond to this storm. we want to also remind people to use public transportation. it's back up. metro can talk a little about the schedules. but we do need you to continue to stay off the roads so we can get curb-to-curb access on all of our major streets. that's very important. and also, there is, while all of our main thoroughfares are passable, there is limited parking. so we encourage you to take the metro to get to work. also want to remind you about trash. we are suspending track pickup today, tomorrow and wednesday. and we hope to resume regular trash pickup on thursday. if your trash day is monday or wednesday, we ask that you hold your trash and put it out next week when your regular service will resume. if we need to make any operational changes to trash, given weather, we will continue to announce that to the public. i a

up to 20 inches of snow is forecasted to blank the dc metro area -- blanket the dc metro areach the mayor warns it's aextremely large storm. >> unless you have to be out tomorrow afternoon, residents and commuters should get home as early as possible on friday. >> reporter: residence are-- rest depths are stock up. things. >> reporter: district officials say they are pretreating side streets and main roads ahead of the storms and want the plows in place. an inch paralyzed the nation's roads iced over leading to hundreds of accidents. president obama's motorcade got stuck in the traffic nightmare. but dc's mayor is getting ahead of the next storm. she is closed schools friday and she is declared a state of emergency as did maryland virginia and pennsylvania. >> more than 50 million people will be affected by the snow event alone. >> reporter: portions of new york and new jersey are under a blizzard watch. bulldozers building sand dunes along the coast to protect against storm surge. dc's mayor was anxious to show off the city snowplows. some 500 of them of various sizes along with about 40

and dc mayor muriel bowser. blizzard seem to turn the soft-spoken mayor into a one-woman fountain of information. >>> and last but not least, weather forecasters. >> high 5! >> reporter: major props here. the weather forecasters were all over this. there was plenty of warning. the blizzard did what they said it would do, which gave the rest of us plenty of time to do what we had to do to prepare for it. >> did you role around in the snow like the panda? >> i did no. ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >>> a lot of people in this region woke up today with a serious case of cabin fever. >> and some of them found a cure making their way outside. fox 5's photo journalist ne

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it's now gusting to 38 in dc, 7:00 a.m. ocean city has got a wind gust of 73 according to this prediction, which is what it is. but that's really darn close to category 1 hurricane strength. it will cause problems even if the snow doesn't. we're still gusting over 40 miles per hour here in the city this afternoon and all of this is blowing and drifting and starting to load down the trees and the power lines and that's when we start looking at potential problems going toward. it's finally settling down by sunday morning. it will still be quite breezy, the accumulating snow ends tomorrow night and we are grateful to all of you who are sending your pictures and we know things are going downhill fast we will keep you posted. >> for now we'll send it back up to tony and shawn. >> one of the things sue and caitlin mentioned was those heavier bands coming through. it looks like one of them will be approaching prince george's county shortly. ronica cleary is monitoring the action. >> how are they managing the situation tonight? >>

i just heard gwen say it's 34 in dc. let me tell you it feels much colder than that standing out here. tomorrow will be bone chilling cold. you mentioned earlier today we did see some flurries, a few flakes, that was exciting for everyone but it did not stick around. no substantial snow whatsoever. i did mention that dc cold emergency plan. that means emergency shelters are now open because of this cold. also warming centers are available in public buildings and free public transportation for anyone who needs to get there. we haven't had very many cold days this winter at all and because of that it's easy to forget that frostbite can happen quickly. we were just talking to people who were shopping in georgetown to get their feelings about the sudden change in temperatures. >> i'm from north carolina so i'm kind of hoping that it's not too bad. yeah, i mean, how it is now with like the light snow is cute d fun. >> i hope it stays like it is now. i know it's probably not going to but i'm enjoying it while it lasts. >> i ho

the mayor dc asking everyone to be off the streets as of 3:00 pm. we have still seen some people walking around, some drivers on the roads behind us. but the hope is that they are off the roads tonight when the wind, which could be sustained 35 miles per hour, really picks up. >>> the bay area got a taste of the cold front with thunderstorms instead of snow. storms sent a tree crashing through a tampa home in fact. the owners of this house in south tampa came home to find an oak tree had pierced the roof. it came through the second and first floor as well. the owners feel fortunate that no one was home when it happened. >> it's like a jungle. that's miles of pink insulation all over. just strewn everywhere. >> reporter: the family has a lot to clean up. they have to have the tree removed, then obviously the roof repaired. >>> it is getting cold and windy. >> dave joining us now. >> we're at the tail end of this. we're all clear on the east, now, picking up the cool air and the wind. rain chances through the early part of the day tomorrow. and then o

dc government will open on time tomorrow. >> the mayor also said dc public schools will reopen on wednesday and trash pickup has been suspended until at least thursday. >> around our region side streets are still a mess tonight. a plow got stuck earlier today while trying to clear a street in gaithersburg. >> just look at this video behind us here it's crazy. and one neighborhood resident's are uncertain about exactly who is responsible for clearing their roads even. ronica cleary is live with the story? silver spring tonight. >> reporter: yes, i am live. i'm in the fairland green community in silver spring. right now a bobcat is coming through this side street. this is a wild story. the reason we came down here today is there was some major confusion for these residents. basically the situation was that the main street they live on needed to be plowed by the county and then this back cul de sac needed to be plowed by a private contractor basically run by the homeowners association. the incredible thing is if you look at these streets, they look like they've been plowed but they haven't. th

richmond virginia 25-30 inches0 of snow dc has never had a snowstorm like this since record-keeping began in since 1871 get these numbers all the way up into new england. there's new philadelphia is that eight-day forecast for us the next chance of wet snow monday night into tuesdaynd in late thursday into friday of next week a couple of clippers but school closing station film able to move on is not itself tuesday. i'm sure the planet bread and milk is been cleared i can see it residence in the path are gearingde up for sure. schools are canceled in washingtone dc in states of emergency are not in place andla for states for the heaviest of the snow is expected to start eight minutes just ahead for this driver did to save his customer moments before he became a massive fireball. as we head to breaches a live look at traffic on the in about bridge petty harkin will have a closer look at your commute welcome back it is 5:17 a.m. on a friday morning. that's a busy morning here in the studio just doing a little exercise getting in those steps. you're traveling over in cleveland heights

this is a heads up to dc we have someme extremely strong went dc is under a blizzard warning ten statec under a winter warning.w this is a major systems has really cannot snowfall amounts they adopted myriad us even charleston west virginia hit with a foot and a half post couple of inches it's going to shut down the whole lot of trouble her husband on the east coast were not going to o see much aside from some flurries.s couple of weaker system monday night into tuesday the little thursday into friday. will shut down trouble for more than a couple of days we appreciate it. thank you. 6:35 a.m. is your time let's check in with patty harkin she has an update on traffic for it's so far been a very nice the southern portion of 70 went you can seent you doing nearly 70 miles per hour if you are expecting someone or maybe taking off he may be want to check ahead with your airline to see if anything is running on time. the westbound to jim's as you head out the door's 70 eastbound on 77 westbound after for maybe a 50 minute ridesfo todd and kristi. 6:36 a.m. is your time. there's the shooting

and right now 44 at dc, quantico, also at annapolis. 42 for baltimore. gaithersburg at 39 this hour while dulles is at 41. but here's where you can see that line of that cooler air. 32 at cumberland, 36 at hagerstown and that's the area that will stay prch under the gun for cold conditions over the this weekend. we have this low pressure system moving in, this pretty strong stream of moisture going to set us up for heavier rainfall saturday night. as this system approaches, between the two of them is what we call a tight pressure gradient and all that really means is gusty winds. those winds will pick up by sunday and then we'll see some wind chills and we're going to see this rain gradually taper off just in time for that game. overnight tonight with the rain and drizzle we're talking 40 degrees for dc, temperatures into the low 40s and upper 30s pretty much everywhere. and for tomorrow heading out, keep the umbrella handy. by midday 48 degrees and i just can't rule out the showers continuing popping up here and there throughout the day. be aware of tha

washington dc is not the only area. it is expected to be the most impacted by the storm. affected as well. >> 20 states have been impacted and currently 12 of them are under some advisory or warning. this is just starting to wrap up. tonight is the night we could see historical snowfall for washington dc all the way into baltimore. here in northeast ohio all we can do now is watch and definitely keep them in our prayers as the storm system continues to move. this is akron and summit county. sitting under mostly cloudy skies. temperatures slightly warmer this morning. we will see cooler air track back in as we head into tonight. good morning to the islands and sandusky into kelly island currently at 24. avon area, you have a lake backwards. also dealing with breezy weather. out towards kirkland into the chardon area, 24 degrees. inland locations from akron into the lower 20s. this cooler air is tracking in from the west and it is cool air from indianapolis to detroit. that is allowing us to see temperatures only into the

maybe dc is next. >> he needs one of those trackers. >> thank you, tommy. >>> alaska has been jolted by a 7.1 earthquake, and it has knocked items off the store shelves and jolt nerves early sunday there were no reports of injuries, but four homes were lost to explosions or fires following the quake. >>> tragedy in a canada knew. they are mourning a mass shooting there. a teenager has been charged after four people were shot and killed and seven injured at a canadian high school. it was on friday at a school in saskatchewan. it's the school is on a native reservation. >>> check this out. oh, that's beautiful. yes, scott kelly and tim peak shared a series of snapshots for the northern lights. >> it was taken from the international international space station. they also have pictures of the blizzard actually in progress. >> i totally nerded out on his picture. it's on my twitter page as well of the thunder snow, and it's so cool! >> okay, i digress. here's the outlook. a few clouds and not as freezey, bu

all you need to do here in dc is call 311. reporting live in georgetown, alexandra limon, fox 5 local news. >> the people in our region may have felt their house shake this afternoon. if you thought it was an earthquake, you were right. a small earthquake hit about 2:00 near the borders of west virginia, virginia and maryland. the quake was a 3.0 magnitude. glory said she felt it and judy in harper's ferry. it was centered just south of harper's ferry and was felt dozens of miles away. so far waive heard no reports of any injuries or damage from the quake. >> police say they're looking for a man who has been peeping into homes. this is an image of the suspect. police say the incidents may have started on december 29th in the springfield area. they say the man looked inside occupied hoemtion and ran away. the suspect is believed to be in his late teens or early-to-mid 20s. >>> new cell phone video shows an attack on a green line train that seems to have started following some sort of altercation on metro. >> fox 5's marina marr

. >>> a snow plow catches fire and explodes on a dc street. a story only on 9. >>> good news for the millions who have seen and loved the video of the panda rolling around in the snow at the national zoo. thanks for joining us, i am bruce johnson. >> i am jan jeffcoat. we have not heard about whether the federal government will be opened or closed tomorrow. it will take several days, though, for all the streets to be free of the snow. >> that is right. black ice will be a concern as the snow piles slowly melt away. chief meteorologist topper shutt is tracking the temperature highs and lows. >> bad news tonight, temperatures will be around freezing or below north and west. looking at some black ice tomorrow morning, not nearly as cold tonight as it was last night. right now we havetomies in the 20-- temperatures in the 20s and 30s. 32 downtown, 30 silver springs, 30 in fairfax and down to the south a little above freezing, 33 in fredericksburg. black ice is simply water that is frozen, looks black and wet but it is frozen. be careful also walki

we have more from washington dc.>> reporter: people spent the morning digging out the washington dc, 2 feet of snow on the ground in the nation's capitol, enough to close the federal offices and schools today. the residents are not used to shoveling this much snow. >> a lot of people are not fit to do this. it is dangerous.>> reporter: many of the streets remain unplowed and impassable, and some had decided to stop near the street, getting out of the car and walking where they need to go. >> we are still in a snow emergency in dc, and we are operating on a seat.>> reporter: at least five states have reported getting at least 30 inches of snow, new york city has lifted the travel ban, and schools are open, but many in the burrell's like lanes are finding this slow going. and a message for the city officials. >> come down my block every once in a while. >> reporter: the flights have service in baltimore and ella delphia. more than 12,000 flights were canceled over the weekend, and the airline officials say it will take some time to get everything back on track.>>> the impact from the m

it's the band's first appearance in dc. tonight's concert. he will perform at royal farms arena aapril 20th and tickets for that will go on sale next week. i did not see tom fitzgerald today so i'm wondering if he's going to the show. >> huge fan. >> coming up, president obama announces rules for closing the gender pay gap. >> information pay companies may soon be required to disclose. >> and who won the ratings race last night? fox news or donald trump. we're going to be breaking down the numbers next. >> why schools want parents to stop wearing pajamas to drop off their kids. the letter from one principal that has gone viral. we're back in just 3 minutes. >>> a vdot worker is being treated at the hospital. >> fox 5's emily miller is live at the hospital now with more. emily? >> reporter: well, vdot said they sent one of their safety patrol officers to help a stranded motorist on the side of 66 today. it turned out the safety patrol officer and the motorist ended up in the hospital and that safety patrol is here. he's been treated for a seri

wal-mart is backing out of plans to build two stores in dc. mola lenghi with more on why city leaders and residents are so mad. >> reporter: this is the skyland construction site where wal-mart was supposed to. go construction on the mixed use development will go, but it will do so without the big box store. the retail giant pulled the plug on the giant. the neighborhood was looking forward to jobs and cheap goods. wal-mart blind sided the district. >> it's an outrage that wal- mart would walk away from this. >> reporter: they are walking away from the skyland development in southeast, slated once to be the center store. >> they have three stores in the city, and they were obligated to build more on the east end. >> there's nothing east of the river. we need someone coming in east of the river to provide jobs and accessibility to, you know, shopping. >> reporter: former dc mayor, vincent gray says he worked for years tirelessly with the retail giant to help the specifically economically challenged area. >> i vetoed the wage bill so it would no

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sot mayor muriel bowser /washington dc ive lived in dc-p&most of my life. and i dont know that ive lived through a forecast like this. its an extremely large storm. it will last for 36 hours. ) much of the northeast is in the blizzards crosshairs. nats storm surge is a big concern along the coastline. washington dc, virginia and pennsylvania have already declared a state of emergency before the storm even arrives. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. suggested tag: airlines are allowing passengers to rebook for free to avoid the storms. now is the time to have newschannel three s vipir app. you can track the winter storm right from your smartphone or tablet. and just in case the lights go out - you can still know what s heading our way. download the free app now by heading to wtkr dot com - slash- apps. we )re learning more about what of accused killer, jesse matthew. matthew is charged with killing u-v-a student hannah graham. during a court hearing today in albemarle county -- investigators testified that they seized several pieces of bedding with red sta

rightnow the bulls eye is on washington dc. of course, you cankeep track of the storm on our website on abc action news and on www.abcactionnews.com, search for abc action news. >> reporting live, i am ashley yore. >> take a look here, this is a scene in washington dc. alive look of the white house themayor is warning resident to hunker down and put. >> washington dccould break record could break records. >> wendy as you see, it is already snowing and snowing heavily at the washington dc area. >> it will shortly make it all the way down to richmond sdb turning to ice around charlotte. folks who are trying toget to charlotte or some where else. you will have largedelays there and nafk, ice is in fact, ice is really difficult to travel. they are pushing into the area and leaving to a cold and windy forecast for part of this week. we'llpinpoint details coming up >> breaking news right now, a 4 student arrested today in threats of using a knife against other student. of the 14 years old. michael is joining us life. what can you tel

>>> blizzard 2016 slams the dc area. snowfall in for hours. strong winds that just won't stop. >> people who refuse to stay inside tying up emergency crews. >> poor visibility. you can see how deep the snow is until you are already stuck. >>> now, major roads being shut down and questions about when schools and governments are open again. i'm lesli foster. >> and i'm adam longo. we have a lot to go over, our garrett haake awaits whether schools will be open monday, mola lenghi tries to talk with some drivers. >> but we begin with our chopper shot who has been tenacious all day and the red weather alert isn't over, yet. right? >> not yet. the snow is tenacious. it has been snowing between 30 and 36 hours and minimum hard between 20 and 24 hours. here's the radar, snow pushing through the metro area. heaviest activity is finally offshore and as the system moves offshore it will take all of the bands of snow with it. so, i really hamman, it was very impressive. the latter part of the storm did impress me. it was an impressive storm to start but s

my giant. >>> a dc family tonight is heart broken. the 73-year-old man found guilty of wreckless driving charges in a deadly hit-and-run on the bw parkway essentially walked away today a free man. >> stephanie ramirez tells us he got probation instead of jail time. >> 38-year-old rick lawrence is the man who died in the hit-and- run almost a year ago, the night of february 1, 2015, and the man who struck him said nothing when he left the courthouse. feet shuffling is the only thing we heard from earl peter, as he walked out of the green belt u.s. district courthouse. a judge sentenced peter wednesday to four years probation, and continued his restricted license status. meaning he can still drive even after the february 2015 hit-and- run that killed a 38-year-old father of five, rick warren. the victim's fiance julia pearce. >> it is a sad day. >>> justice wasn't served fair. >> it was almost a year ago when police say warrant, his fiance and a minor had pulled over on the baltimore washington parkway to change a flat tire and had haza

(mayor muriel bowser /washington dc) "i've lived in dc most of my life. and i don't know that i've lived through a forecast like this. it's an extremely large storm. it will last for 36 hours." craig boswell: much of the northeast is in the blizzard's crosshairs.. storm surge is a big concern along the coastline. washington dc and virginia have already declared a state of emergency before the storm even arrives. ((brian loftus)) airlines are for free to avoid the storms. let's send things over to sherry with a check on the weather. sherry.. this storm is expected to be big./// ((sherry swensk)) yes this is going to be a blockbluster winter storm - with major snow... ice... rain and wind. all converging on the eastern states. .......... with the clash of air masses - there could even be volatile tornadoes across the south. with watch boxes already posted in areas south of the cold and freezing rain in east texas and into louisiana. but the threat will stretch into florida by tomorrow. ................. winter snow could pile up between one and two feet in

controversy in 2,000 to pay tribute to a a palestinian martyr, a post in which he said, come to bury dc not gary dc not to praise it and said that there is no problem with terrorism but a problem of the united states, referring to posting on social media as entertainmente >> i do not endorse or advocate or practice violence and i've always tried to fill my duties which are to my family to thisal community, to the university and ni to the students and i shall do so for as long as i am able.a >> the students students in his class on thursday said that they were not considering withdrawing .u . >> and this class to graduate so it's not like i can just drop it , regardless of what i hear. >> someone canvassing that it is best for him to resign, a question that he did not want to take but needed that needed to be asked., >> what i'm asking, students are asking for your resignation, would you consider that? >> no sir, that's a question of speculation so not going to go there. >> he is not charged with anything, and he is a tenured not removing him from the classroom.ty >> so the students said

john terrett is in washington dc. first we will go to our correspondent in manhattan where a travel ban is in effect and the snow continues to fall. >> reporter: people are out on the streets tonight. cars are not allowed. people would be facing arrest. the city is getting pummelled. as you can see, like other major cities, washington dc, baltimore and fill delicatessen fee aincluded and it doesn't look like it will let up any time soon - philadelphia. >> reporter: the smart thing to do is to get away from any place that you're at. >> reporter: in the new york area the message was clear. go home. >> no-one wants to have to arrest people, but we will take any measures necessary to keep our roads clear in the middle of this emergency. >> reporter: commuter rail rhodes and subways are not running. many people showed up at new york station with nowhere to go >> i foolishly did not check the internet beforehand. i'm standing here figuring out what i'm going to do. >> reporter: hundreds of people lined up to see broadway sh

it feels like it's 25 in annapolis and the same in dc. so if you're going for any late night partying tonight make sure you dress a bit warmer because you're going to feel the bite of the season that it is. ridge of high pressure sticks around as we move into tomorrow. for tonight we're going to have clear skies but it's going to be cold. we've got that ice to be concern with. so don't forget. that ridge of high pressure gives us plenty of sunshine as we start into saturday. a few high clouds, not too bad and we see it move out and that's where the door opens up. that soherly flow kicks in. we head to the 50s for your saturday, get even warmer on sunday at 60 degrees. so here's a look at what we can expect for tomorrow. daytime highs into the 40s and the 50s. no shortage of sunshine. 43 degrees under mostly sunny skies. tonight 25 degrees and tomorrow we're hitting at least 50 degrees. here is a look at your 7-day forecast. a few changes here. groundhog day is on tuesday. what will he see? his shadow? maybe, maybe not. take a look at wedn

we are live in northwest dc, wusa9. >> they will try to play catch up this week for sure. >>> a dc man is among the deaths blamed on the weather. >> the district's first snow- related death. had he had a heart attack while shoveling snow. his name has not been released. his death is the reminder of the dangers of clearing your driveway, sidewalks and cars. they recommend taking breaks and staying hydrated. >>> a u.s. capitol police officer died after shoveling snow. he had been outside his home in magnolia for an hour when he collapsed and died. the officer leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> shoveling snow is exactly what health officials are worried about. the secondary roads in virginia. well, those will not be passable for several days. >> wusa9 is live in arlington where a lot of senior citizens are concerned. there are mountainous snow blanks plows left be behind, what is going on there? >> reporter: as you can see here, the road is looking pretty good. the snowplows have been through here. but, adam and leslie, now the big concern is side streets. now, like this street.

i wild winterstorm heading to the east coast, lot of snow falling, the mayor mayor of washington dc says it is a life or death situation . what is old is new again, browns game defensive coordinator, you might recognize the name. >> parts of ohio getting some snowfall, and weekend forecast . fox 8 news at noon start right noww just to check now with jenn harcher is outside of the south along the river valley, it is snowing pretty hard to it is a near miss for us . today, cold and cloudy, perhaps i few flurries some lake effect west towards the islands, janitors islands, and janitors in the upper 20s today,n this evening, will be cold but not as cold as it has been, tonight windchill makes it feel like 15 degrees .nd currently 21 ashtabula, and low 20s elsewhere . we do have the wind out of the east . some lake it will not amount to much, the deeper shade of blue is snowfall along the ohio river valley and alsoow west virginia, virginia, this is the more easterly have been easter we have been talking about it will continue to move up the east coast of . it'll be a quiet weekend for us .it

. >> from the south to dc and beyond. millions of people are just starting to feel the effects tonight of that massive winter storm. the issues it's already causing and the changes at logan airport. >> we're live in denver where the patriots have landed. what both teams are saying about this weekend's showdown. >> a diamond worth $20,000 ripped out of a store owner's hand. >> he took a couple steps back and bolted out the front door. >> the hunt for the thief and where police say he may turn up. >> this is a fox 25 stormtracker weather alert. >> charging up the coast, deadly mess, this massive winter storm has 85 million people in the path. right now it's hitting washington hard. you're looking live at what's becoming a white out at the white house. >> the storm is expected to durham dumpfeet of snow on the mid atlantic. causing a ripple effect up and down the coast including here in new england. tonight washington's metro system is shut down. philadelphia has already cancelled all flights tomorrow and tens of thousands o

and also a second snow dragon is coming to dc to help melt the snow. and these can dump up to -- can melt up to four dumpster loads a snow at a time. so a second one is coming to join the one that is already here. and mother nature is helping with the melt as well. and i'm joined by howard bernstein. >>> yes, sure is. temperatures in the 40s and a few 50-degree readings and we may get a few degrees warmer which is fine. a nice easy organized meltdown. and not a flood here. we will show you the afternoon's day planner. we will see a couple of showers develop as the afternoon wears on, with the temperatures climbing well up into the 40s. mid to upper 40s. and this evening, with a few showers around. especially south and east. and we will fall into the lower 40s. and north and west, we may get a couple of upper 20s. i caution you, early tomorrow morning, watch out again, for some isolated slick spots. 36 in cumberland right now. but 52 in fredericksburg. and orange. and it is 50 in reedville and annapolis. and 45 in the district. and 39 at frederick. and

, some cities encourage businesses to continue to be patient, scott mclean has more from washington dc. >> in dc, five have finally started to arrive and take off and the president is back to work as well, this city is mostly shut down, smell hit most of these cows in comes in some areas it was record, in dc, do not set a record that got a lot of snowfall and causing lots of problems, and schools and government offices are are closed to the metro is on a modified schedule and those airline flights are just now beginning to get back up and running. >> it will not be business as usual on monday as cities such as baltimore, philadelphia, new york and dc continue to dig out from the region's major weekend mayor stephanie rawlings blake said that the cleanup will take time to. >> a mask and the residents to continue to be patient, in philadelphia airport resume service sunday and that most mass transit will slowly get back online. >> we have not operated a string for a couple of days, we're people in early to make sure that they will operate, but it's going to be a slow start. >> new york t

bruce leshan is live for us in dc headquarters with this breaking story. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, police say the 25-year-old melvin latney walked away from a halfway house and immediately started attacking women on the street. grabbing them from behind, hitting them in the face and the head. fondling them and robbing them. it started around thanksgiving and police say they have finally caught up with him. >> that is wonderful. >> reporter: relief on capitol hill. it was here on eighth street that police say latney attacked his first victim the same day he walked away from a halfway house. striking her in the face and head, pushing her to the ground, and touching her breast and buttocks. neighbors are happy he is off the street. >> it is really bad. >> this is our neighborhood. we walk around here. she lives a few blocks from here. i'm glad they are putting him away. >> reporter: police say latney attacked another woman on ives place and then again on east capitol. he struck again a week later and again a week after that. >> when we realized we were possibly deal

and it is located right on the potomac river, it is south of dc. two factors that usually favor low snowfall amounts. this one was pretty far below. a lot of that is in question is the accuracy of the measuring of snow. they have to do it at airport because it's official, they have someone on staff who can take these measurements every six hours and they have to use a snow board. it's an actual board every six hours they wipe clean, get a new measurement and they add them all up. but there's some question as to the legitimacy as to the readings that occurred over the weekend. 17.8 at reagan, that's our fourth biggest snowstorm but look at dulles and bwi. so much more other measurements around washington, d.c., this is probably more accurate, were more around or just below 2 feet. we can conclude by saying you probably got closer to more than 2 feet are you are in the district and the national weather service has said they are investigating these measurements at reagan. we'll of course keep you posted. that's the latest from out here. sarah and tony

the top one the most snow we've ever had in dc. it produced 28 inches of snow in dc.t possible we could crack the top five? we'll wait and see. but we have some pretty big totals that you're going to see on our map in terms of how much snow we are expecting and a blizzard watch has already been posted for our area in the friday night-saturday time frame. lots of company with winter storm watches and warnings. the warning is what you see in the dark blue here. that is likely a little bit for the clipper coming on through but the winter storm watch that is effect for all of our area will likely get upgraded. if it gets upgraded that means those conditions are about to occur. you need to be in your home and batten down for this big storm. in an el nino year you get huge storms with a lot of moisture. the timing is in the favo of snow lovers this year. maybe too much of a good thing because this is an awful lot of snow. the storm is at the sweet spot. it literally has washington, d.c. and our western suburbs in the bullseye. just to show you how confident we have become,

live in northwest dc, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> thanks bruce for that. >>> meanwhile, the dc mayor muriel bowser is apologizing to last night's poor response to the minor snowstorm. no other elected official has done so. drivers across the city and across maryland and virginia suburbs were stuck in their cars slipping and sliding for hours because of all those untreated roads. much of the attention focused on the arrival of tomorrow's blizzard, the dc government was simply caught off guard. >>> the airlines don't want to be caught off guard so beginning at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon, american airlines is canceling flights to charlotte, dc, baltimore, all the way to new york. delta, southwest and others warn of full scale cancellations as well. most of them are waiving their fees if you want to reschedule. >>> in saint george's county, salt and shovels sold out. shoppers packed grocery and hardware stores preparing for the worse. andrea mccarren braved the crowds and joins us live inside the store. costco is one of the stores busy no matter what day it is so i can only imagine what it is like

dc. >> people spent the morning digging out cars buried in snow in washington dc. about 2 feet of snow on the ground in the nation's capital. more than enough to close federal offices and schools today. residents around here are not used to shoveling this much snow. >> people are not really fit for this job. >> many streets in the city remained on passable. some drivers are deciding to stop near the street, and walk where they need to go. >> we are still in a snow emergency in washington dc. i'm operating under a state of emergency in the district as well. >> and washington dc is not a long. -- not alone. at least five states reported 30 inches of snow. many people in the outer boroughs by queens, are finding is slow going on foot and on the roads. 89-year-old joe has a message for city officials. >> at the airports, flights resumed at reagan national in washington dc and there is limited service in new york, baltimore and philadelphia. >> people should be expecting larger than usual crow

dc. we got into dc, and every time we turned around we saw another truck. especially on massachusetts avenue. we were looking at blacktop for a lot of that trip and when we got out here to wisconsin avenue, which we're going to show you right now, this was in pretty good shape. we've noticed a few things and i want to show you this because this is something i would say in about the last hour or so started to develop. look up at that street light up there. we're seeing these large or icicles starting to form right now. we saw a couple of them when we were down in old town. but you look at the size of those things right now, that's probably about a foot and a half. the reason for this, we were feeling this back and forth all night between sometimes it felt like rain, sometimes it felt like ice pellets. now it seems to be a pretty steady snow. but for a while there when that mix was going on, every time it was mixing it was almost freezing immediately on the windshield. so we got to a point at one point where i said, you know, to paul the camera man we just be

i'm the mayor of washington dc, its sunday, the sun is out in washington dc, and we are very happy toere at one of our salt domes, where our crews are hard at work to provide the latest in our regular updates on blizzard 2016. today we are really focused onditioning out washington dc, today is day one to big out from 2 feet of snow. it isn't forecasted to get above freezing today. our goal today continues to be to make the major roads passible and to do as much as we can on secondary roads. that work will continue for the coming days. we are very happy to report that a lot of new equipment arrived in washington dc today, that is being dispatched for this part of our snow recovery phase for this storm. this has always been our plan. we expect more than 400 pieces of equipment to arrive at rfk and other locations today including plows, bobcats and dump trucks. this will more than triple our snow removal equipment. we are asking residents to stay off the streets, the crews need access to the streets to clear them safely, so we can get dc back. first of all we need you to not only keep yo

this storm has the potential of being the biggest in dc history. the all-time record is 28 inches of snow back in january of 1922. >> winter storm conditions have halted air traffic in the travel nationwide. 600 flights have been canceled. 64 in denver canceled because of the storm. it is a tale of contrast. the high in denver was in the low 50s , tomorrow, we will be close to 60 degrees. sunday, we return to the reality of january in colorado. just in time for the afc championship game. danielle will have more in a few minutes. >>> another school shooting this time in canada. a gunman killed four people in a high school in far northern saskatchewan in la loche. investigators are not discussing a motive at this time. >>> at home, arapahoe high school's shooting affecting how schools look at safety. claire davis was killed by a classmate who turned the gun on himself. reports are that the school district missed warning signs. went to the state capital where the legislators are looking over them. jonathan gonzalez joins us with more. >> reporter: tha

in washington dc. during the great depression, she led one of the most famous health programs in history, the mississippi health project, through which she brought medical care to 15,000 destitute sharecroppers and tenant farmers. some of whom had never seen a toothbrush, let alone a medical doctor. on the eve of world war ii, she alpha, theappa sorority of african-american women, where she worked to bring more women into the visions of power in this government. in the 1950's, she was president of the national council of negro women, and used that platform to advise presidents and testified before congress on key civil rights issues. in the 1960's, she went to selma to join sncc and its voting rights campaign. she traveled to the third world during that decade as an advisor to the state department to bring best health care practices to foreign service workers working in third world countries. in the 1970's, old and ill, she nonetheless led a delegation to international women's year in mexico city. she

with some dc artists. that's why this encounter also stood out to him as a positive interaction with police that he wanted to share. so he decided to reach out and fox 5 this. reporting in oxon hill, alexandra limon, fox 5 local news. >> we're glad he decided to fox 5 this. >> i like that expression. he's created something. >>> now to a fox 5 follow-up. we told you about a suspected case of animal cruelty at a home in rockville. last week the animal services division seized 66 dogs from a house. those dogs have been cared for at a shelter. now some of them are ready dpor adoption. take a look at them. we caught up with one woman who adopted one of the dogs over the weekend. >> i've been looking for a puppy or a dog. and the one that i had picked was already going home to somebody. so they called me up and said that they thought they found the right dog and here she is! i'm so excited. she's beautiful. >> oh, she's so precious. >> police tonight are still investigating the rockville homeowner who had the do