dumfries, northbod 95. the left side blocked by an accident. delays headed inround. a new pblem in upper marlboro, we'll look at that coming up. >>> our team isusy worki for you, tracking the winter weather conditions across our area. >> nicole jacobs is check out the roadways in loudon county, virginia. how is it looking? >> reporter: well, rain, rain and more rain. we'll go ahead and give you a look at the roads this morning. we're o 267, dulles toll road. the roads aslick. there's a little bit of ponding and a cause to be careful. and to give yourself some extra there is a two-hour school delay for loun county public schools. i would venture to guess by that point, there would b few problems, if any at all. so, i would ventu to guess, loudon county, definitely lucked up on this one. again, all we're seeing i rain this morning. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. our coverage of this blast of winter weathon continues ne and in the nbc washington app. you will find an updated liste n th school closings and delays, as well as the latest forecast alerts.fic >>> it is 6

dumfries and galloway might takea linger on. dumfries and galloway might take a while to clear.ite breezy across the board. clear skies and light winds across the south east. lots of sunshine around. the rain pushing into the north—west corner like i mentioned. by the end of the day most places should stay dry. a degree also warmer with a high of 16 celsius, well above the seasonal average. into the weekend it stays mild. a bit more clout across the west. the best of the sunshine further east. temperatures around the middle teens celsius for them next week high—pressure will re—establish itself. it will stay settled with spells of sunshine. very mild by day but at night to be chilly, perhaps with a bit of mist and fog forming. temperatures well above the seasonal average. hello, i'm ross atkins. this is outside source. these are our top stories: president trump says venezuela is making a "terrible mistake" in blocking food aid entering the country. he met the president of colombia. we will play some of the press conference. also spanish politics... the government has failed to g

well to discuss this further we're now joined by roberto dumfries here co-founder and c.e.o. of iraq miss investment manages welcome to the program now the u.s. planning to put those sanctions against the russian national debt could that be harmful to the u.s. investors. well it could be harmful to all of us to as we have seen by that big surge. in the bushies above. russia politically. that is one of the reasons why i also will these agree that russia it is just another way for the rest of the bridge go off their strategy which is a goal sided of course instead of it being their russia as one of the main this is their main object is the target of their policies. well those behind the bell say it means they could sanction key state banks is that likely or do you think it's just a bluff again this goes may be going into a global strategy the us says it's going to be even badness as our having quite some hard time in in the clear it was these because the course of the banks in the us are making that very very very dim in the you know difficult and it is of course the stance aga

dumfries and i-95 just kind of eet and you can the snow on the sides of the road. 270 southbound gettinglume this morning. little bit s there. inbound 395 also a little bit of a delay and marc and no brunswick and no vre. as for metro, take a look here. all line stations open and no delays right now. going to be running every 12 minutes because of the lighter volume expected. bus limited service on the main roads only. guys? all right, melissa, thank you. >>> 6:55 right now. here are four things to know. the family of a kentucky sdent who was face to face with native american activist nathan phillips. e newspaper falsely accused him of ineigating is incident. >>> 27-year-old dentist ibraheem samirah won special house district 86. ie second muslim member and he could be sworn later this week. go to nbc washington app to see the elects.n resu >>> 39 states are in the path of this same powerful winter storm that is dumping snow, ice and heavy rain on more than 200 million people. is video is from kansas. dylan dryerill look at the big picture on this storm later on "toda "today." >> we want

clouds across scotland and northern ireland will take a time to fizzle out, might hang on across dumfriesld temperatures in suddenly if use favoured spots could reach 15 or 16 celsius. as we head on into friday, a similar story, lots of sunshine around, fairly breezy because the far north—west were the weather fronts may bring rain to the west of northern ireland and scotland, but we hold on to the sunshine and favoured spots, north—east scotland, north—east wales could see 15 or 16 celsius. as we head on into the weekend, much of the same, high pressure with us, it looks like a weather front could bring pressure with us, it looks like a weatherfront could bring more pressure with us, it looks like a weather front could bring more cloud to western parts of the country, saturday and sunday. best of the sunshine further east. temperatures reaching the mid—teens. and then into next week, much of the same, high pressure still with us, when's light, weather front at bay, sunny spells, and very mild. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8.00: the prime minister faces the threat o

the vale of york, the solway firth and across the border into scotland, dumfries and galloway and towardsextra bit of time for yourjourney might be worth allowing an extra bit of time for your journey if you might be worth allowing an extra bit of time for yourjourney if you are setting off over the next hour but the good news is the focal clear. scotland, england, wales, for the first part looking fine and sunny. northern ireland missing out on sunshine for most of the day, cloudy and breezy but not cold. temperatures around 11 degrees in belfast, where we see sunshine it will be one for the time of year. highs today of 16—17d. around eight 01’ highs today of 16—17d. around eight or9 highs today of 16—17d. around eight or 9 degrees warmer than it should be at this time of year. these temperatures we see are more like those we would normally get in the late pa rt of those we would normally get in the late part of may. overnight tonight we keep clear weather for england and wales, mr fog we keep clear weather for england and wales, mrfog patches we keep clear weather for england and wales,

across england and wales and here we have some mist around the home counties, sussex, patchy fog in dumfries3 or 14 but widely it is 11 to 12. the average february temperatures at this stage all six in the north and nine in the south. we are well above. overnight, a new weather front comes in from the west introducing thicker cloud and splashes of rain. into western scotla nd splashes of rain. into western scotland and northern ireland. there will be breaks in the cloud across england and wales and here in rural areas, he might get the odd pocket of frost and equally some patchy mist and fog. that leads us into marrow, high—pressure anchored across france. you can see how it is keeping the weather front out towards the north—west but it is pulling in around it, some warm or mild, lovely air. tomorrow we will start with the patchy mist and fog. it will lift and even sunshine around it will mean the cloud will thin and bright. temperatures 12 to 13. tomorrow, somewhere could easily hit 14. high—pressure drifts further east by tomorrow. weather fronts towards the north and the north—west. that

a bit further north on the irish sea coast, and cliche coast and cumbria, dumfries and galloway and thenf cloud over night. but helping to keep temperatures up, as is that south—westerly. even with the sky is clear across parts of the midlands and the south—east, we are still looking at a minimum of 6—7. some spots in western scotland and northern ireland at ten. not a great deal of change on thursday, still the same sort of flow. less cloud perhaps. not unbroken sunshine but a cheerier day in prospect. the prospect of another degree or two on those temperatures. it's all thanks to the high pressure over the western mediterranean. come friday it runs out of influence across parts of scotland and northern ireland. a weakening weather front will increase your cloud. further south, watch out for a bit of mist and fog which may linger. that could bea and fog which may linger. that could be a real issue but look at this. where the sunshine pops three, we could on this day be looking at 16-17. could on this day be looking at 16—17. does it last into the weekend? yes, 16—17. does it last into t

and it's places like here in dumfries and galloway where those effects are being felt.ed to me. it's too simple now. john paul was killed by a combination of methadone and etizolam. he was found by his brother christopher, who is also a heavy pill user. do you want to stop? can you stop? no. it's too far gone. i've been taking them from when i was 14, 13 years old. i'm now 35. i hate taking drugs. facebook said there is more it can do, and after being contacted by the bbc, it removed 26 accounts linked to the sale of illegal pills on the site. 2017 was a record year for drug deaths in dumfries and galloway and in scotland. local addiction services here say that the internet is a game changer in the area's relationship with drugs. chris clements, bbc news. and you can watch the full disclosure investigation, ‘these pills may kill you' on the bbc iplayer police in canada have filmed dramatic pictures of ice on the niagara river in canada. this huge frozen mass is called an "ice tsunami" and it happens when high winds cause the rapid movement of ice boulders, piling them o