let's get started with stormwatch-7 meterologists eileen whelan and veronica johnson. toss to eileen/veronica winter storm warning in effect for d.c. and areas west from 7pm through 2pm tuesday. winter storm watch in effect for prince george's, anne arundel, stafford, and orange counties. - dry to prepare for the snow today (before 5pm) - snow likely tonight through tomorrow - highest accumulations north of d.c.; rain/snow line critical for totals - long melt/refreeze process following the storm with continued cold weather today: sun early, clouds late. snow develops this evening. highs: 43-46 winds: ne to se 5-10 mph tonight: snow, mixed with rain east of i-95. windy. lows: 29-34 winds: se to ne 10-15 g 30+ tuesday: snow, mixed with rain southeast in the morning. snow tapers off around 2pm. windy & cold. highs: 33-37 winds: n to nw 10-20 g 30+ julie toss to q right now - road crews are gearing weather - and for some, this will be the first time they've used their plows this winter. but, teams are ready across the region, pre-treating roads. you may have already seen so

we are going start this half hour with stormwatch7 meteorologist eileen whelan. good morning washington. toss to eileen - another unseasonably cool day - 60s return tomorrow - 70s saturday (first weekend of spring) - spring showers late sunday today: mostly sunny. unseasonably cool. highs: 47-50 winds: n to s 5 mph tonight: partly becoming mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 30-35 winds: s 5 mph friday: mostly cloudy. breezy & milder. isolated shower early, mainly north. highs: 62-66 winds: s 5-15 g 25 mph a deadly terror a deadly terror attack, in the heart of london. this morning - a new day starting as the full investigation ets underway. parlaiment will be open today, but the surrounding area this morning remains a crime scene. has more from london. a maryland man is facing charges crime this week in new york city. police allege james jackson of baltimore has a long time hatred for african americans. they say that hatred took him all the way to new york city this week eventually stabbing 66-year old timothy caughman to death. surveillance video shows jackson wal

meteorologist eileen whelan is timing out the severe weather. weather alert day risk of severe storms; damaging winds, hail, isolated tornado (1-5pm) - 1st day of meteorological spring - warm, wet, & windy wednesday - much cooler late week - rain/snow mix friday today: warm and windy. showers and severe storms this afternoon and early evening. highs: 75-80 winds: sw 10-20 g 35+ tonight: becoming partly cloudy with falling temperatures. lows: 42-46 winds: w to nw 10-20 g 40 mph thursday: partly cloudy, seasonable, and breezy to windy. highs: 49-55 winds: nw 10-20 g 30+ president donald trump returned to night for the first time since inauguration day - delivering his address to a joint session of congress. it was a speech filled with calls for unity - and a much different tone from the president. we want to know how you rank president trump's address to congress.... log on to wjla.com/votenow to let us know. a-b-c's maggie rulli has more. 15-18 1:33-1:35 1:38 trt=1:50 oc=soc this morning - mem response to recent threats at jewish schools and comm

let's get started with stormwatch-7 meterologists eileen whelan and veronica johnson. eileen/veronica winter storm warning in effect for d.c. and areas west from 7pm through 2pm tuesday. winter storm watch in effect for prince george's, anne arundel, stafford, and orange counties. - dry to prepare for the snow today (before 5pm) - snow likely tonight through tomorrow - highest accumulations north of d.c.; rain/snow line critical for totals - long melt/refreeze process following the storm with continued cold weather today: sun early, clouds late. snow develops this evening. highs: 43-46 winds: ne to se 5-10 mph tonight: snow, mixed with rain east of i-95. windy. lows: 29-34 winds: se to ne 10-15 g 30+ tuesday: snow, mixed with rain southeast in the morning. snow tapers off around 2pm. windy & cold. highs: 33-37 winds: n to nw 10-20 g 30+

meteorologist eileen whelan is tracking this powerful system, and will break down the day ahead, hour by hour. it's 4:xx... good morning washington will be right back. and share your snow pictures and videos at burst dot com, slash w-j-l-a, we'll air them right here and online. counties west. - winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2pm - wind advisory from 6am to 2pm for st. mary's & calvert counties - icy morning -- be safe on the roads, everyone! - steady rain/snow tapers off after 11am - windy today - even windier tomorrow (very cold!) - long melt/refreeze cycle today: bulk of the rain and snow taper off by 11am. windy with snow showers and snow squalls possible through this evening. highs: 37-43 winds: ne to nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: mostly cloudy, breezy, and cold. watch out for refreezing. lows: 20-24 feels: single digits & teens winds: nw 10-15 g 25+ thursday: mostly cloudy. windy. flurries possible. highs: 29-34 feels: teens to low 20s mph out at leeseburg, where snow continues to fall. complete coverage of this winter storm continues when we come back. winter whipl

let's check in with storm watch 7's eileen whelan to see what the day ahead is going to look like!

eileen whelan has that, and your weekend forecast.. coming up. storms, after severe windstorms swept through the great lakes and the northeast. the wind was so strong it uprooted a tree -- buffalo. and -- near cleveland -- winds gusted up to 60 miles an hour. a home security camera caught this frightening scene. you can see that little girl open the door -- and hold on as the door was nearly blown off its hinges. fortunately, she wasn't hurt. - weather alert this morning - rain/snow mix could cause some slick spots - drastically cooler with gusty winds today - cold weekend ahead - watching next tuesday for a coastal storm with late accumulating snow and wind possible today: morning rain/snow mix. windy and cold. pm flurries possible. highs: 43-48 winds: nw 10-20 g 30+ tonight: clear and very cold. feeling like the single digits and low teens. lows: 18-23 winds: nw 10-15+ mph saturday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. cold & breezy. highs: 34-40 winds: nw 5-15 mph coming up. chilling video of an chilling video of an armed altercation on the streets

eileen whelan has details on the wicke break. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been nked highest in customer tisfaction by jd power 4 years a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. and verizon wireless customers can stream tv on the fios mobile app, data-free. get the best. go to getfios.com - another warm day; have the umbrella - risk of a few strong storms this afternoon (2-7pm) - rainy day friday - as of now, dry for nationals opening day today: mostly cloudy. morning showers. pm thunderstorms. highs: 70-74 winds: sw 4-8 mph tonight: gradual clearing. lows: 49-54 winds: n 5-15 mph wednesday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. cooler, but seasonable. highs: 64-67 winds: n 5-1

stormwatch meteorologist eileen whelan will break down your forecast.. coming up. hy we've been ranked highest in cutomer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. get the best. go to getfios.com windy - refreeze likely tonight & tomorrow night ice - milder friday into the weekend today: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably cold and very windy. highs: 30-35 feels: single digits to teens winds: nw 15-20 g 40 tonight: clear to partly cloudy. breezy and cold. icy spots likely. lows: 17-23 winds: w 5-15 g 20 mph thursday: partly to mostly sunny. still unseasonably cool and breezy. highs: 39-43 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph coming up-- a bank robbery g

let's get over to eileen whelan fore-check on the weather and then traffic. eileen: take a look, you might be saying -- what is this? you can't see anything. fog,at piece you kind of visibility, less than a quarter-mile, the national weather service has issued a dense fog advisory. this advisory is in effect through 9:00. at times his abilities will be less than one quarter of a mile. just use caution. 49 degrees is the temperature right now, it will climb, but ite the fog -- improves, will shape up to be a warm afternoon. partly sunny by 1:00, 68 degrees, and there may be an isolated shower or even an isolated thunderstorm for the drive home. for the day tomorrow. we will talk more about those chances in about 10 minutes. let's get up to the roadway to see how the fog is actually looking with suzanne kennedy. to you, good morning eileen. we are on 270 southbound right now, this is what it looks like with light rain falling here, and in the distance you can see some fog. too bad are it's not but it's certainly not the kind of morning where you want to rush out

toria: let's send it over eileen whelan. the freezing rain advisory in effec washington. allegheny,ations, washington counties in maryland, and west virginia and even frederick county, virginia. there may be a few spots of freezing rain, pockets of ice, so use caution. this is ahead of a warm-up that will bring us highs in the 60's later on today. i will zoom in on live doppler radar. alleghenyng into county. cumberland along route 40, interstate 68 him a there may be a little bit of freezing rain. i would love to hear your report, anyone watching from this area, if you could shoot me in the network connect with me on social media. most of this as it continues to move east will be moving into areas where temperatures are above freezing so not that big of a deal for us. here in the dmv, we may have a sparkle in the morning. otherwise, this afternoon after lunchtime, climbing to the upper 50's by 3:00, low 60's by 5:00 p.m. turning out to be a really nice day. we are on track to get to 70's later this week and. more on that in 10. julie: we've had a number of accidents. we

let's start things off this half hour with stormwatch 7's eileen whelan. to eileen - sunny, less humid today - rainy friday - seasonable and mainly dry weekend - nice for opening day! today: mostly sunny. cooler, but still above average. highs: 64-67 winds: n 5-10 mph tonight: mainly clear. much cooler. lows: 34-41 winds: n 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy late. a bit cooler. highs: 55-60 wizards won a division title, jimmy carter was in the oval office.. and they were called the bullets.. it's a 38-year drought - the longest in nba history - and it ended in los angeles overnight.. -- john wall scored 34 points and led a 4th quarter comeback.. in a 119-108 win over the lakers.. it's their 4th victory in a row.. the wizards are having their best season in decades under first-year scott brooks.. with 45 wins, they have a shot at their first 50-win season.. since 1979, when they reached the nba finals.. a new season at nats park - now just five days away. this morning, we're getting a look at what's new inside the stadium. our john gonzalez

eileen whelan has your cherry blossom update. collects all eyes are on the cherry blossoms. last week, it was predicted that be so webloom would have to give you an update. especially how the blossoms fared. right now, they are in the second stage. see them. they are looking a little bit better than they did last week. until wehave four more reach peak bloom. we aren't as mating warmer than average temperatures today, tomorrow and wednesday so that will probably help aid with the process. as we head into the weekend, back to weed to her -- back to winter like temperatures. to bloom by next tuesday. so we will have to see how all of that fares. but we are your bloom watch station so stay with us for the latest. back to you. cold weather out there. >> the blooms are doing ok. we will see upcoming if there is the potential for winter weather. don't get alarmed. but look to the week ahead. stage two.ady in last year, the bloom was march 25. and this year they are talking about anything from march 14. a march 14-17. nextbly as early as tuesday. the earliest it has ever been is ma

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let's get this half hour started with stormwatch7 meteorologist eileen whelan..rmwatch7 is monitoring the potential for snow this weekend. stay with stormwatch7 for updates. - warm & windy today - have the umbrella; showers today - from warm to cold by the weekend - snow possible sunday today: warm and windy. showers likely, especially late. highs: 65-70 winds: sw 10-15 g 30 mph tonight: cloudy. showers likely. windy. lows: 46-52 winds: sw 10-15 g 25+ wednesday: mostly sunny. mild and breezy. highs: 63-68 winds: w 10-20 g 30 mph breaking overnight. another major tornado outbreak in the midwest. already, there are more than two dozen tornado reports and hundreds of severe weather reports. thousands of people are without power, hundreds of homes are damaged. here's abc's kendis gibson with the soc following breaking news out of prince george's county. a car crashes into an apartment. john gonzalez is live.. and john it seems like these accident just keep happening. trt 15 out ... flying thru here all the time. now -- a desperate search for whoever killed a potomac

eileen whelan with more on the concerns. she is at the tidal basin. with the recent snow and dangerously cold temperatures, everyone is wondering how the cherry blossoms are faring. by last week on wednesday, they reached stage four of the bloom cold is not helping. our guest is here to tell us a little bit. how are the trees looking at this point? >> we see a lot of brown on the more advanced stages. there are six stages the trees go through. stage five, are puffy, light. see a lot of the white blossoms, we are seeing damage on those. we are going to take some cutting of some of the earlier stages, take them back to the office, see if we can force them out, let us see what is inside and if there is damage in the early stages, or whether they have been protected by the bugs. eileen: we always talk about the critical temperatures. those are.t >> starting at 27 degrees, you can see damage to the blossoms, perhaps 10% loss. get three degrees lower at 24 degrees, and you can see as much as 90% loss on the blossoms we are at 27 degrees a little bit before

eileen whelan tells temps will go-- straight ahead. speaking of hot -- we're breaking down the hottest movies premiering this weekend -- after the break. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been nked highest in customer tisfaction by jd power 4 years a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. and verizon wireless customers can stream tv on the fios mobile app, data-free. get the best. go to getfios.com weekend. 97-point-one wash f-m's "loo and chilli" join us with their box office preview. toss to wx 70s tomorrow - showers possible this morning - spring showers late sunday -

eileen whelan has a look at the cherry blossoms in northwest. blossoms areherry in full bloom in d.c. the cherry blossom pop up our, these are the same people that brought to miracle on seven, paul taylor is the senior bar manager. incredible vision, tell us more about it. paul: thank you. we wanted to share something popular and near to the community which is the cherry blossom festival or just the blooming of the cherry blossoms. ferry in this article for me, i remember growing up going to the tidal basin and we having covers that here, we have a 90 o'neill painting which is in the jeff -- of the jefferson memorial and this bar is the cherry blossom bar, we want japanese teens that. the cocktail we are making today is eat, drink, and the cherry. drinks have a cherry blossom title tie-in. paul: this has a blended whiskey, a cherry brandy, we are drink, lemond juice, simple syrup, and top it off with soda. it is a risky, cherry soda -- whiskey, cherry soda. we will be here until april 15. eileen: come down and enjoy the drinks and be immersed in

let's check in with storm watch 7's eileen whelan to see what the day ahead is going to look like! washington. toss to eileen - cold & blustery today - hard freeze tonight (bring in your plants!) - 70s return saturday - spring showers sunday today: mostly sunny, blustery, and unseasonably cool. highs: 42-47 winds: nw 10-20 g 30+ mph tonight: mainly clear. hard freeze. lows: 21-27 winds: n 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. unseasonably cool. lighter winds. highs: 45-50 winds: n 5 mph two teens in a truly heinous crime at a rockville high school. and both are suspected of being in the country illegaly. for the first time- parents got a chance to hear from school officials at a meeting last night. john gonzalez is live in rockville - john? trt 10 out ... who's looking our for her. as we mentioned - this attack, even attention of the white house. coming up at 5:30 - hear what press secretary sean about the case. new this morning.. belgian leaders..survivors and families of victims coming together to mark the first anniversary of the brussels terror attacks. jummy olabanji is at the live des

meteorologist eileen whelan will have your forecast in just a moment-- but first, some stories we havellowing overnight. f-b-i director james comey is asking the justice department to publicly refute president trump's unsubstantiated claims that president obama wiretapped trump tower in new york. comey has reportedly said the allegations are false and imply the f-b-i broke the law. several former obama administration officials as and president trump has publicly offered no proof to back up the claim. some good news for president trump regarding alleged connections between his presidential campaign and the russian government. former natinal intelligence director james clapper, coming to his defense on nbc's "meet the press" over the weekend. clapper says during his tenure, his agency found no evidence of collusion between trump campaign officials and russia agents. good morning washington. toss to eileen - cold morning - milder the next few days (50s today, 60s tue & wed) - showers tomorrow - much colder next weekend - dst begins today: partly to mostly cloudy. milder. highs: 53-61 wind

meteorologist eileen whelan has your forecast, next. - line of showers moving - cooler friday (lightsible early) - cold weekend - snow trending farther south sunday (little to no impact here) today: mostly sunny. warm and windy. highs: 64-68 winds mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 39-45 winds: wsw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. still warm and breezy. highs: 66-72 winds: sw 5-15 g 25 coming up hiding out in a movie theater! morning washington - the bizarre barricade in greenbelt. suz live tease women all over the country are staying home today - in solidarity with the movement. prince george's county and alexandria city schools are closed today because of the planned strike - and its also impacting businesses. suzanne kennedy is live in northwest washington. there are multiple school closures today because of prince goerge's county.. alexandria city.. and city center public charter school in the district are all closed today. we'll have much more on that impact - coming up at six o'clock. right now an ntsb go team is preparing to head to biloxi, mississippi to

if you liked the weather yesterday, then meteorologist eileen whelan will have some good news for youjust a few moments. first here are some quick morning headlines. breaking overnight. hawaii has become the first state to sue to stop president donald trump's revised travel ban. attorneys for the state filed the lawsuit wednesday in federal court in honolulu. the state will argue at a march 15th hearing that impose a temporary restraining order preventing the ban from going into effect on march 16th. and right now on capitol hill. lawmakers on two key committees in the u.s. house work through the night on a gop health reform measure. supporters say the bill is a key first step to replacing the affordable care act. many democrats are bashing the bill, saying it will take insurance away from millions of people. the bill is also facing resistance from conservatives who call it obamacare 2.0. good morning washington. toss to eileen - cool morning, warm afternoon - cooler beginning tomorrow (am showers; snow mixed in nw) - cold weekend ahead, but dry today: mostly sunny. warm and breezy. h

let's get right to stormwatch7 meteorologist eileen whelan with some news worth waking up to! even milder today - back to winter for 2 days - cherry blossoms in jeopardy thursday morning (below 27 degrees) - 70s return for part of the first weekend of spring today: mostly cloudy. some sun late this afternoon. mild. highs: 60-65 winds: nnw 5 mph tonight: clearing skies. cool. becoming breezy by dawn. lows: 34-40 winds: nw 5-15 mph wednesday: mostly sunny. breezy and unseasonably cool. highs: 41-46 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph breaking news out of wheaton. lets get to jummy lets get to jummy olabanji developing story corbon monoxide poisoning in montgomery county happening in wheaton at the pembridge square apartments building was high levels of c-o were found in the building authorities think the likely culprit was a malfunctioning water heater affected two apartments 10 people were looked at...everyone expected to be okay fbi director james comey setting the record straight on capitol hill. in monday's congressional hearing - he confirmed publicly for the first time thatthe fbi is

eileen whelan will have your forecast in just a moment, but first here are some stories we are followings morning. a change to airline security. a-b-c news reports laptops, tablets and other large devices will have to be placed in checked luggage. the change will involve direct flights to the u-s from nearly a dozen airports in the middle east and north africa. no u-s airlines will be impacted. the reason for the ban was not immedi and u.s. security officials declined to comment. direct questioning will begin this morning, in the confirmation hearing for neil gorsuch. the president's choice to fill the vacant seat on the supreme court delivered his opening statements monday. the seat has been empty since antonin scalia died last february. good morning washington. toss to eileen - even milder today - back to winter for 2 days - cherry blossoms in jeopardy thursday morning (below 27 degrees) - 70s return for part of the first weekend of spring today: mostly cloudy. some sun late this afternoon. mild. highs: 60-65 winds: nnw 5 mph tonight: clearing skies. cool. becoming breezy by dawn. lows

meteorologist eileen whelan will break down your hour by hour forecast-- and explain what this meansr alert this morning - rain/snow mix could cause some slick spots - drastically cooler with gusty winds today - cold weekend ahead - watching next tuesday for a coastal storm with late accumulating snow and wind possible today: morning rain/snow mix. windy and cold. pm flurries possible. highs: 43-48 winds: nw 10-20 g 30+ tonight: clear and very cold. feeling like the single digits and low teens. lows: 18-23 winds: nw 10-15+ mph saturday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. cold & breezy. highs: 34-40 winds: nw 5-15 mph the director of the fbi- summoned to the capitol to discuss a

meteorologist eileen whelan is tracking it's path. the top stories from overnight. i am sending congress a budget that rebuilds the military, eliminates the defense sequester, and calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in american history." president donald trump delivering his mission statement to congress last night for the first time as commander in chief. the president also called for unity, in order to tackle the nation's problems. the speech did recieve some push-back from democrats who are blasting his proposal for broad, deep cuts to some federal agencies. good morning washington. toss to eileen weather alert day risk of severe storms; damaging winds, hail, isolated tornado (1-5pm) - 1st day of meteorological spring - warm, wet, & windy wednesday - much cooler late week - rain/snow mix friday today: warm and windy. showers and severe storms this afternoon and early evening. highs: 75-80 winds: sw 10-20 g 35+ tonight: becoming partly cloudy with falling temperatures. lows: 42-46 winds: w to nw 10-20

meteorologist eileen whelan has a bittersweet forecast coming up in just a moment.irst-- here are some quick headlines. the first public hearing on russia's interference in last year's election has been scheduled for march 20th. former c-i-a director john brennan and former acting attorney general sally yates will testify before the house intelligence committee. f-b-i director james come the "day without a woman" is turning into a day out of school for thousands of students. prince george's county schools and alxandria city schools both closed today for the protest. school officials say this wasn't a political decision. instead-- hundreds of staff members have requested the day off, forcing the schools to close. good morning washington. toss to eileen - line of showers moving through now (gone by 6am) - warm & windy through tomorrow - cooler friday (light mix possible early) - cold weekend - snow trending farther south sunday (little to no impact here) today: mostly sunny. warm and windy. highs: 64-68 winds: wnw 10-15 g 30 mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 3

eileen whelan will have your early weekend forecast in just a moment, but first here are some storieshave been following overnight. breaking overnight. attorney general jeff sessions is speaking out about a new report claiming that he met twice with russia's ambassador to the u-s during the presidential campaign, but never disclosed that to members of congress. that's according to the washington post. overnight-- sessions released a statement calling the report false, and saying that he never met with russian officials to discuss camp several democratic lawmakers, including maryland representative elijah cummings, are now calling for sessions to resign. also breaking overnight -- police are investigating a reported home invasion and stabbing in hyattsville. it happened just before midnight. police say the suspect forced his way into a home on capital view terrace. a person inside was robbed and stabbed, before the suspect fled. that resident is now hospitalized, and there is no word on that person's condition. good morning washington. toss to eileen wind advisory in effect until 10am.

and if you want to get outside this weekend, then meteorologist eileen whelan has some very good newsor you. first.. lets take a look at some headlines you need to know before you go. after an 11th hour delay-- it's decision day again for house republicans trying to repeal and replace the affordable care act. under fire from democrats, and many conservative republicans. and now president trump is weighing in-- telling congress to pass a healthcare bill, or he'll move on to different matters. police investigating a quadruple shooting inside a waldorf home last night. a man and a toddler-- dead. police say a woman and a girl are now hospitalized in critical condition. the events leading up to the shooting are still under investigation but the charles county sheriff's office says it appears to be "domestic-related". good morning washington. toss to eileen - spring returns! 60s today; 70s tomorrow - showers possible this morning - spring showers late sunday - mild and quiet end to march today: am showers possible. mostly becoming partly cloudy late. milder. highs: 62-66 tonight: partly to

meteorologist eileen whelan has some good news for you in just a moment. some headlines that you need to know before you go. the british parliament is set to reopen today-- one day after a deadly london. police say 5 people are dead, including the man who plowed through pedestrians on the city's famed westminster bridge. the driver was later shot and killed by police. and time is almost up for the republican healthcare replacement plan. house speaker paul ryan held closed-door meetings late into the night-- trying to secure enough votes to pass the bill today. the bill has been blasted by conservatives-- who say it doesn't do enough to dismantle the affordable care act. the bill would be defeated if 23 republicans join all democrats in voting "no." good morning washington. toss to eileen - another unseasonably cool day - 60s return tomorrow - 70s saturday (first weekend of spring) - spring showers late sunday today: mostly sunny. unseasonably cool. highs: 47-50 winds: n to s 5 mph tonight: partly becoming mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 30-35 winds: s 5

this is a live view of those buds and blossoms just starting to emerge and in a couple of hours eileen whelan will be down there, purporting live with a report from the national parks service as to what their thinking is and how the blossoms are going to fare. because of the icy conditions on the side roads this morning with the delays across the area the weather will have a moderate to high impact on the area, bringing it down throughout the day because of the wind, those very low windchill temperatures, it's going to be a frigid day. wind advisory continuing today throughout the entire area. wind gusts mainly increasing throughout the midday hours, 23 today january feel for us , this weekend we will begin back to more springlike conditions. tomorrow morning at this time, 26 to 30 degrees, we will be doing a bit better for tomorrow. saturday, back to the jackets, 57 for a high temperature, but we will be looking at rain showers with snowflakes mixed in, more on that, coming up. autria: talking about suitland parkway, trying to get across the douglass bridge, all the lanes are open. it doesn'

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veronica: eileen whelan is here. so is alex liggitt and josh knight right now. the camera view from on top of storm trak 7. front of the businesses, shoveling the sidewalks this morning, trying to clean up. mainly snow here around hagerstown. the big winner in terms of snowfall, yes, it has been a heavy, weighted type of snow. they haven't seen much wind in the area, probably not going to see much in terms of wind that will go much higher than 30 miles per hour or so, but take a look at the wider view of the system w quite a bit of freezing rain coming into the southern part of the system. 17,000 power outages between stafford, king george county, and southern maryland, because of all the ice down there. we haven't even gotten to the higher wind coming in today. reporting a bit of a mix with freezing rain, sleet as well, power outage chance right here to the east of interstate 95 with higher spots well off to the west, in western virginia, for later today. snowfall amounts, hagerstown, up tog winner, just going eight inches. manassas, closer to four inches. we c