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dc gridlock. because of an inch of snow. with more on the way and no shows. at will smith to the list of actors not going to the oscars. how the academy plans to respond. >> nearly 10 years after a russian spy turned deske defectr died from poisoning, the report points to moscow's involvement. that the poisoning was probably approved by president vladimir putin >> reporter: the letter has led investigators to the very doors of the kremlin. the finding says that the russian president, vladimir putin himself probably approved of alexander lityenko's murder. also implicated the head of the security. >> that's a strong possibility, that he did soened the direction of the fsb, the federal security service, of the russian federation. >> reporter: the report says that these former agents, poisoned alexander li litvinenko with titletanium 210. and this was their second murder attempt. the russians called it nonsense. >> everything that's being said by the british media, referring to an open and public hearing is a lie, an outrageous lie, and i can't find any other wo

dc, total anarchy. dozens of accidents, gridlock on the roads. not a very good warm-up for the blizzard on the way. that's the small storm. the main storm will dive along the edge of that cold toward the gulf coast. is really wraps up on eastern seaboard. let's talk about the near term first. it's chilly outside, teens to mid-20s and for the most part in the teams tomorrow morning. still breezy with a dry wind. and other january day. this whole week has been classic midwinter. mainly sunny tomorrow with wins at 10-20 miles per hour. it calms down toward evening. sunset at 4:44 pm. another day to layer up. very similar to today. as we head toward the weekend. tomorrow is the start of the storm system. as we have into -- into tomorrow night, strong thunderstorms along the gulf coast. then, big shield of snow developing here. heavy snowfall falling in dc and arrives in new york on saturday morning. saturday afternoon, snow tries to push and -- in to northern new york. how far north will the snow make it? there will be a shut down in the snow not just here in new england but across the southern tier of

it's interesting because dc, things can be considered gridlock almost all the time, but this time, it's based on the weather. the transit system is shut down, and the city is basically telling anyone who doesn't have to go out should stay home. the hotels are completely sold out because people realized they couldn't get out of town. amtrak canceling their trains, flights yesterday in advance. they were not going to risk having their planes and crews stuck out, and they decided to cancel ahead of the storm. washington, dc, had a fair warning about this blizzard, and it's a warning that will stay in effect until tomorrow morning. the storm is not packing power outages, but it could be different in the suburbs there. what is so incredible about the storm, how much snow has fallen so fast, and we are not done yet. reporting live this morning in washington, i'm mark meredith. >> please stay safe for us. >>> migraines and menopause. that's an interesting link, and your family's finances could have a lot to do with how your child behaves this is your saturday checkup. >> reporter: migraines ca

they made driving nearly impossible in washington, dc last night. gridlocking roads until after midnight. more than 160 accidents in the area turned the nation's capital into a mess. >> i thought that i was going to make it up the hill. and then i realized a lot of other people thought the same thing. and here we are. >> reporter: cars that weren't sliding were left stranded. >> that's the roads. there are people stuck everywhere. >> reporter: less than an inch and a half of snow was enough to turn quick commutes into marathon trips to nowhere. >> as you can see, they didn't treat the roads, and this is what i'm dealing with. >> reporter: major highways were brought to a stand still as frustrated drivers were angry. the region was unprepared for light snow. >> it's been three hours trying to get home. this is ridiculous. i don't understand why they didn't prepare. >> it's been like this for about an hour now. >> reporter: even president obama couldn't escape the severe weather. his motorcade skidded and slog slogged its way through traffic along with dc commute

dc with yesterday's dusting. president obama's motorcade was caught in the gridlock. 20 minute commutes turned into five hours. >> this is what is a single inch does. how can we handle a blizzard? blizzard. i lived in dc northeast of my life. i don't know if i have lived through a forecast like this. >> the stores are having trouble keeping up with the rush. maryland's governor warned people to stock up on food, enough for a week. gas stations are running dry. other places are sold out of shovels and salt. the rail and bus service will be suspended friday night through monday morning. >>> airlines are moving planes out of the path of the storm. there have been 3500 flights saturday. united suspended all nights out of washington starting at 4:00 p.m. denver international tells passengers to check to make sure their flight is still delays. boston is expected to be on the northern edge of the storm. the patriots have been asked if this will change plans for the all along, the plan was the fly the denver. today the patriots confirmed the plans. they will get ready for sunday's game. >>> when the snowstorm hits, peopl

wallop that's affecting millions along the mid-atlantic coast, icy coast leading to hours of gridlock the in dc metro area. some dvers stranded in their cars for heros over the littlest bit of snow. janine is in the newsroom with the latest. it is going to be a nightmare. >> janine: it is.. a state of emergency has been declared in washington, dc, virginia, maryland, even north carolina in advance of this major blizzard this weekend, and even more may follow. 20 states in alllin a winter weather watch. they cald washington, dc,'s may go storm in 2010 snowmageddon. this storm could be worse. >> this is predicted to be the since snowmageddon in 2010. >> janine: maryland governor larry hogan urging residents to have a week's worth of supplies on handromising public works will be prepared, too. >> statewide sha has 2700 pieces of equipment that will be deployed and is ready with 365,000 tons of salt to battle the storm. >> janine: with up two to feet of snow predicted, residents are preparing for the worst. this store in chesapeake, virgrgia forced to limit the amount of snow supplies each customer

dc) "we are very sorry for inadequate response." but the single inch of snow and ice that caused the gridlock was nothing compared to the the icy jaugnernaut headed for d-c today... ...bringing up to 30 inches of snow by sunday. (mayor muriel bowser, washington, dc) "we will treat this event as a homeland security and emergency management event." i'm reid binion, reporting airports are also getting ready for the storm... thousands of flights have already been canceled. if you are traveling this weekend, it's important to know what's going on with your flight, before heading out to the airport. be sure to check flights online or call the airline for the latest information. former president bill clinton stumped for his wife hillary, over at the advanced technologies academy. fox5's cyndi lundeberg was there and has more on that event. "if you want to want to say yes at the end of the next term you will elect hillary" former president bill clinton spoke to a packed auditorium his message for voters... hillary is the candidate for nevada. - hillary will give the american dream back lifelong democrats... nats go hillary! and new voters weighed

dc with yesterday's dusting. president obama's motorcade was caught in the gridlock. five hours. inch does. how can we handle a blizzard? >> we are preparing for a blizzard. life. i don't know if i have lived through a forecast like this. >> the stores are having rush. maryland's governor warned people to stock up on food, enough for a week. gas stations are running dry. other places are sold out of shovels and salt. the rail and bus service will be suspended friday night through monday morning. >>> airlines are moving planes out of the path of the storm. there have been 3500 flights canceled for tomorrow and saturday. united suspended all nights out of washington starting at 4:00 p.m. passengers to check to make sure their flight is still planned and stay up to date on delays. boston is expected to be on the northern edge of the storm. the patriots have been asked if this will change plans for the travel to denver. all along, the plan was the fly the denver. today the patriots confirmed the plans. they will get ready for sunday's game. >>> when the snowstorm hits, people on capitol hill wi

hillary clinton is in iowa. washington dc getting a small taste of winter forced to spend hours in icy gridlock overnight, ahead of the monster storm expected to strike this weekend. lana zak reports, at least one state has issued a state of emergency and airlines are already altering flights to and from the mid-atlantic. lana: d.c. is preparing for an epic brothers learned with a trial run -- blizzard with a trial run. >> i am also declaring a snow emergency. lana: the mayor promising to be better prepared after less than two inches of snow fell wednesday, leading to this. >> it took me an hour to get four miles so we decided to walk , and it is icy on the roads. lana: even air force one was caught in the icy conditions. well residents prepared for the impending storm, many on social media were frustrated. this person taking aim at the those first snowflakes snarling traffic and causing accident after accident. 776 traffic crashes reported, nearly 400 calls from disabled vehicles, and with forecasters predicting up to two feet of snow in the mid-atlantic, grocery shelves have been picked bayer

dc) "we are very sorry for inadequate response." but the single inch of snow and ice that caused the gridlock was nothing compared to the the icy jaugnernaut headed for d-c today... ...bringing up to 30 inches of snow by sunday. (mayor muriel bowser, washington, dc) "we will treat this event as a homeland security and emergency management event." airports are also getting ready for the storm... thousands of flights have already been canceled. right now there are 12 cancellations. if you are traveling this weekend, it's important to know what's going on with your flight, before heading out to the airport. be sure to check flights online or call the airline for the latest information. now fox weather 24/7 with les krifaton. high clouds push through our area friday with high pressure holding on the rest of the afternoon. a storm system starts to slide toward us friday night and that will bring us a threat of some light drizzle in las vegas saturday afternoon into sunday morning. mount charleston is expecting some snow showers and breezy conditions from this system. by monday drier air returns. temperatures are trending from the next 7 days. h

gridlock as well as last night. even the presidential motorcade was caught on the streets for over an hour. dc's mayor apologized for the city's poor response. >> we are very sorry for inadequate response. we believe that we did not provide adequate resources at a difference in last evening's commute. >> tammy: the mayor promises the weekend will be prepared. asheville regional are preparing for the upcoming storm. american has canceled all flights out of asheville and charlotte tomorrow. delta is planning to exchange fees. and united is offering refunds for canceled flights as well as waiving ticket change fees friday through sunday. and stay with news 13 as we prepare for this winter storm. we will continue to provide updates both on air and online. check wlos.com for school closings and our facebook and twitter pages for our latest developments. and when you see snow, send us your pictures to pics@wlos.com. we'd love to see them. >> frank: coming up, all eyes what are the two big factors behind recent plummeting prices. >> tammy: a barber shop that's selling more than just a haircut. now on t

president of the united states does not get stuck in traffic, but gridlock got in the way of his motorcade. it was after an inch of snow fell in dc. the big storm hits friday and saturday. it could bring one to two feet of snow to the dc area. >>> the buffalo bills a breaking a gender issue. she spent seven years as a player personnel assistant with the jets. before that, was a game day special events intern and college scouting intern. >>> for the second time in three years the patriots come to denver to play the broncos. game featuring pay pay versus tom brady. this time, gary kubiak will be leading the broncos against new england. >> it has always been outside looking in. this is my first time to be a part of them. special people, but two good football teams. >> we managed to find a few more united in orange magnets. they will be handed out until they are gone at 6:00 in the king soopers in castle rock. tomorrow afternoon, we will hand them out at 104th and washington in thornton. a full list of stores for the next few days is at 9news.com. if you don't have a ticket to the game sunday, there are options other than sitting at

dc. forecasters are uring people in the area to just stay home if they can. road crews are pretreating the highways hoping to avoid a repeat from wednesday night's gridlock. meteorologists forecast between two to three feet of snow will fall in washington, d-c. people also flocked to the grocery stores and cleared the shelves! (mos)"we sold out of everything!" this wal-mart in washington sold out of bread on wednesday. hardware stores are also seeing an increase in sales. they can't seem to keep rock salt or shovels on the shelves. people in raleigh, north carolina rushed to fill up their carts before the winter storm. folks lined up in grocery stores with baskets filled with bread, milk, water, and other essentials. gas stations as people topped off their tanks. meteorologists predict more than a half inch of ice and up to three inches of snow will cover the area. it's a busy morning in the super doppler 10 weather center. meteorologist jeremy wheeler is updating his rain and snow totals, while also working on a new blog. you'll be able to find it on wavy dot com later this morning. ice woes. freezing rain poses a threat to many people loosing power. 10

dc but yet they cannot clear the snow. >> janine: couple couple of inches and there is gridlock. >> calvin: oh, my gosh. all this stuff going on. >> janine: it's true. i know. >> betty: after this weekend they may budget for that. they may just have to this. a lot of snow anticipated there. rain has been the story for us. rain-cooled still in fort lauderdale and miami, in the upper 60s, winds from the south-southwest out at mia. that lets us know the cold front certainly has not cleared our area. but the upside to the forecast, it's going to become less rainy through the evening, although it's still pretty document there, isn't it? we are looking at our last little -- preeti damp. we are looking our last line of showers right now. you are see some of those showers cross 10 muddle keys moving toward marathon. eventually those head out to the atlantic side. then this batch coming into northwest miami-dade. eventually this is goingo close in on the turnpike and then more rainfall around broward and are it is more concentrated between weston, coral springs, also fort lauderdale. infall rates have not been t

dc. forecasters are uring people in the area to just stay home if they can. road crews are pretreating the highways hoping to avoid a repeat from wednesday night's gridlock. meteorologists forecast between two to three feet of snow will fall in washington, d-c. good morning, hampton roads. let's check ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") winter storm county nc, southampton, surry, james city counties, and the peninsula to all points northward today into tomorrow. winter weather advisory up for bertie county, hertford and gates counties, suffolk, isle of wight county, and the peninsula. more could be added later this morning or around midday. today: mostly cloudy. wintry mix forming by later this morning and really kicking in by midday. this will be snow, sleet, and some rain at first. through the day it will gradually change over to rain in the metro area, but not before accumulating on the ground. highs will be in the 30s with near 40 degree temps by the evening. winds ne 10-15mph. tonight: wintry mix turns into all rain in the region except the northern fringe of the viewing area. lows near 40. winds ne 15-25mph with gusts to 45mph. saturday: rain becoming s

gridlock. what usually takes about twenty five minutes for the motorcade to get from joint base andrews to and ten minutes to put that in perspective only an inch of snow fell in dc last night so you can imagine what will happen friday and saturday when a major storm arrives the storm is expected to bring one to two feet of snow to the dc region coverage of the winter weather continues on good morning america. oh man this morning he has been dubbed the miracle man this week twenty six year old justin smith got a chance to think the hospital that saved his life. last winter someone found smith nearly frozen to death literally on the side of the road he had been out there for twelve hours the corner and the police on the scene thought he was dead but doctors use a machine to one of his blind weeks went by before justin actually woke up and realize what happened to be the last thing i remember was waking up thirty days later my family or am i not been heard and this is it's amazing it's something i've never heard of and i can't thank everyone enough smith made a full recovery did not suffer any long lasting health effects doctor say that his core body temperature wa

gridlock caused by snow and ice. they didn't get that much snow but it caused problems. the city failed to respond in clearing that ice off the roads. schools in the dc area will be closed tomorrow and government offerss will close at noon. that includes federal government offices. >>> residents are staying inside for a while in new jersey. milk, eggs, bread frying off the shelves and buying a lot of non-perishables and bottled wate water and dealing with the snow. the new york city area is storm. new yorkers. >> every new york kerr help out as always w textbook nor'easter this will get cranking tonight and tomorrow. i would not say if there is a location in the mid-atlantic that gets more than 30 inches maybe close to 3 feet by the time it is said and done. we're on the southern side. and and check out the cameras. and still a lot of high clouds as we head across the area. and mainly cloudy. and showers and storms. and strong to severe potential. and north this time you cannot rule out a couple of storms. mainly straight line wind damage that's the biggest threat. the blizzard from washington, dc out to new york city. father west and 2 inches of sno