larry: eileen whelan, warmer weather is coming. there are danger spots to be aware of. eileen: not only the ice but also the fog. later today, it will be fantastic. do not risk travel this morning. the national weather service around 4:00 this morning issued a dense weather advisory including much of the area. visibility is less then .25 miles and they are in so many areas. just above freezing at reagan national. a this burg, manassas, chantilly. that is why we have the risk for icy conditions in neighborhoods and sidewalks. we will see with sunshine, above freezing temperatures and improvement. germantown,z is in the good news today is tha in several days that we have been above 40 since christmas day. it will feel great. icm foggy this morning. let's check in with john gonzalez. montgomery county schools on a two-hour delay. john: schools are on a two-hour delay. everything is encased under ice this morning. folks in germantown say it does not feel as cold as it did yesterday but it is still below freezing. take a look at the abc 7 stormwatch mobile app. 22 degrees and

eileen whelan has been live all morning long out in storm trak 7. how are the roads looking, eileen? veronica,, my gosh, the roads are not good. we are in upper marlboro, heading south on route four. our photographer, vanessa, is manning the wheel. she said this is officially not fun. this is route 4, and the roads are snow-covered.

eileen whelan is here with the great news. eileen: who would have thought 40's would feel so good.esterday felt amazing. friday, in the 60's. even though we are tracking the warm-up, don't befuddled. you do want to coat heading out the door. reagan national down to 28 degrees. most of the water from yesterday has melted. it was liquefied overnight but we could have had a maybe re-freeze but not too much of that this morning. have cloud cover for the morning drive but aside from that, it will be dry. sign up at 7:26. out today bite to eat around lunchtime. 40 degrees at noon. low 40's today. overnight to night, we could have more fog developing. we will talk more about that coming up. now over to this crash? julie: they collided blocking the ramp to the inner loop. sky track 7 is above the scene right now. headedmp is still closed northbound on georgia avenue. the ramp to do you want to the inner loop and take you towards college park is closed because of accident cleanup. -- wee heavy-duty records have heavy-duty records of the screen. ,f you come off the outer loop the ramp that w

eileen whelan is tracking the 60's. eric: it is unbelievable -- eileen: it is unbelievable. in landover. in ashburn, 62. it is kind of a springlike start to your finally friday, but it will not be sunny today. grab the umbrella heading out the door. some of the steadiest rain falling through charles county. those showers are moving off to at north towards bowie annapolis. picture the kids have the umbrella as they are waiting at the bus stop, but they will not even heavy coat. temperatures for the middle of april. you will get a little bit of a lull in the rain. if you are going out late tonight, it will be warm. 11:00, 60 degrees. after about midnight, we get gusty thunderstorms with a powerful cold front. julie, tomorrow morning at 7:00, these are your windchill temperatures. it will feel like the teens and 20's. coming up, i will let you know if we need to worry about any wintry precipitation with the cold. julie: so what you are saying is it will not be cold until we come home from the club? [laughter] eileen: exactly. crash, seneca road, police are on the scene. order t

we are joined by meteorologist eileen whelan. record-breaking chilly? eileen: we could have one of the top five coldest new year's since 21900. 23 degrees today was the high, the fourth coldest on record. this is no joke. right now at reagan national, 17 degrees. the temperatures teens, but it feels colder. right now in gaithersburg, subzero wind chill readings. feels like seven degrees downtown, nine degrees is what it feels like in manassas and quantico, 3 at andrews. a wind-chill advisory for the entire region until 9 a.m. dangerous cold, but the skies will be clear. the new year's day forecast and a look at another arctic blast coming our way late next week. more on that in the extent outlook. kimberly: we will look for that. less than an hour from the part of the night everyone is waiting for, saying goodbye to 2017 and hello to the new year. one of the hot spots is old town, alexandria. q mccray is live at first night, where the crowd has been a little thinner this year, q? q: just a tad thinner. this is a live look at the say hello, everyone! >> h

let's get right to eileen whelan.. watch for ice & patchy fog early this morning - first day above 40 since christmas - warming late week; 60 by friday - much needed rain thursday through saturday morning - back to the cold by sunday today: partly to mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 43-49 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. cold. lows: 22-26 winds: n 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy. seasonable. highs: 42-47 winds: se 5 mph breaking overnight the first high stake meeting between korea in two years. adrianna hopkins is following this at the live desk. one of the firs the two focused on the upcoming winter olympics. north korea agreed to send their athletes, officials and cheerleaders the north's top delegate called it a new year's gift to the korean people. but the nuclear issue is not resolved. when the denuclearization was brought up by south korean delegates -- the north did not acknowledge it. today the two sides are expected to discuss the possibility of resuming family reunification visits and of co

isria: eileen whelan tracking where some of us will be getting into the 40's today. anth

autria: let's get a check of your forecast with eileen whelan. eileen?g-time warm-up in our forecast. our winter weather advisory going into effect around lunchtime this afternoon. as i take you hour by hour, temperatures will continue climbing up to about 31 degrees by lunchtime. but any time after lunchtime, we'll start to see the risk of some freezing rain. even though temperatures will be above freezing the road surfaces well below freezing. so we could have some icy spots but angela, this warm-up late week, looking fine. angela: beltway blues in montgomery county. cleared the crash but we picked up a new crash. this one is letting us squeeze by on the right lane. i-95 to the om i-270 spur in. the in the meantime, we continue to block a lane on northbound i-395. 40 minutes from the beltway in springfield to the bridge. larry: ok. we'll get traffic, whether and news updates. autria: "good morning america" is back on abc 7 or stay with news channel 8 for the latest local news all at college inn we craft a deeper, richer broth because every detail matte

eileen whelan has been live all morning long out in storm trak 7. how are the roads looking, eileen? veronica,, my gosh, the roads are not good. we are in upper marlboro, heading south on route four. our photographer, vanessa, is manning the wheel. she said this is officially not fun. this is route 4, and the roads are snow-covered. we have seen so many road crews out here treating the roads. road temperatures are in the mid 20's. and sliding. when you went to bed last site, prince george's county was under a two-hour delay. waking up this morning, prince arege's county schools closed today. driving around today, it is definitely a good decision. if you don't have to be on the roads, definitely do not do it. the disabilities -- the being reducedre as well. tomorrow morning, prince george's county already on a two-hour delay. with highs of 10 degrees, it will be very icy. julie: absolutely, and those wind drifts are a problem. from "live! with kelly and michael45 -- from 4:45 until now, you can see the precipitation continuing to fall in some areas he

eileen whelan has a check of your forecast. eileen: i don't want anyone to think th i major winter storm we are tracking later this afternoon. we are actually going to get plain old rain falling from the sky, but it has been so cold for so many days, the ground is below freezing. here is the precipitation off to the west. i wanted to zoom in right now because nothing is falling from the sky. the clouds are thickening. it is right around the lunchtime hour that we will start to see the winter he weather move into movedn -- wintry weather into western areas. where you are seeing this purple here around 3:00 in the dmv, that is going to be rain falling from the sky and possibly freezing on the trees, on cars, maybe even on the roads, bridges, overpasses. by 8:00 or so, it is going to be plain rain. than most of the wet weather is out of here by 9:00 or 10:00. we will see less than 0.05 inches of ice accumulation, less than 0.2 inches of r possible overnight. a warm-up coming our way later this week. tomorrow, the first time above a

eileen whelan? eileen: it is warm and wet. dealing with a little bit of fog.ers, it will not be raining the whole day. you can track showers on your stormwatch 7 weather app 36 tomorrow. feeling like the 20's. it will be cold and dry for martin luther king jr. holiday pay the next chance of precipitation coming tuesday with a clipper system. julie: right now, 395 northbound before the 14th street ridge. this incident involving a pickup truck blocking the right lane to 31 minute ride from the beltway to the 14th street rates. a sinkhole forming long southbound georgia avenue. stay to the right to get by. red line singletrack in between grover and medical center do the track problems outside of medical center. larry: get traffic, weather, and use update anytime with the abc 7 app. autria: join us for one more hour of good morning washington. want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, star of "the leisure seeker," donald sutherland. end fi

eileen whelan has the news. eileen: small victories. national harbor. this fog advisory expected to end at the top of the hour. we will check in with meteorologist brian van de graaff on news channel is still the case. 38 degrees. sunshine will warm temperatures to 40 degrees by 11:00 a.m. 44 degrees by 1:00 p.m. enjoy the mid-40's today and tomorrow. 60 degrees by saturday, then turning colder by the second half of the weekend. julie: right now trying to burn off some of this fall, we are looking at a crash on the west side of 66. we also have delays on the outer loop on the east side of town as you push north of andrews toward 50. right now a 25-minute commute. finally, eastbound on the icc, this class -- crash cleanup continues to block the far left lane. that is the traffic watch. larry: get traffic, weather, and news updates anytime with the abc 7 app. does it for "good morning america," so flip over to news channel 8 for the latest local news all morning long on good morning washington. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan

larry: let's get to eileen whelan for the latest. eileen: dangerous cold.eens. full sunshine today, but the high temperature only 27 degrees. overnight tonight, low temperatures ranging from nine to 16. still going to be bright with the just-past full moon. early morning sunshine but clouds thickened. 33. while you are sticking, -- sleeping, the coastal system could bring some snow and ice to southern marylan turning windy and dangerously cold friday, saturday. highs only in the upper-teens, but wind chills in the morning and night will be below zero. 43 degrees next monday. we could have some precipitation, but fortunately it is looking mostly like rain. julie: can a little slushy out there, especially among new hampshire avenue. it is the scene of the water main break at oak -- oakview drive. university boulevard, or a combination of powder mill and riggs road working well as the ultimate. another water main break, st. barnabas road near wheeler road. the right lane getting by. also rhode island avenue still tied up at crittenden street for those coming o

or eileen whelan. eileen: good morning. it is cold. 15 at reagan national.ing 30 miles per hour plus today. our wind-chill numbers are still below zero. wind chill advisory in effect until noon. our high is only 19. same deal tomorrow. it is going to be another windy day with a wind-ch sunday, lighter wind, still cold. you will want to wake up with us on "good morning washington" monday. julie: after all, i'm sure they still -- kidd: traffic? julie: hi. we are still looking at this problem along the water main break. 27th street before you reach virginia avenue. northbound rock creek parkway diverted eastbound on to virginia avenue with the southbound lanes still open. there is no access from i street over to westbound 66. again, the crews are telling us that this will take anywhere from 10 to 12 hours to make those repairs. that is our traffic watch. back to you. larry: ok. autria: thanks. larry: get updates anytime. autria: live tv, people. life, tv. that's it for "good morning america." come over to news channel 8 want some inspirational stories for a cha

autria: let's get a check on the forecast with eileen whelan. eileen: 55 degrees today. through your lunch hour and picking up the kids from school should be dry but sher track the showers on the stormwatch 7 mobile app. we will have rain tomorrow in two waves. but it will almost feel like a springlike day. when you go to bed friday night it will be warm but waking up saturday morning, temperatures in the 30's. a blustery day. a wind chill factor dealing like the 20's. sunshine on sunday. at the freezing mark for martin luther king holiday. next week will be a cold week. and then looking ahead to next weekend, temperatures start to moderate. waiting for things to improve on the beltway. looking at a lot of red on the map. check this out. a 45 minute ride from manassas to the beltway. there are no accidents but it is just volume. we have delays following a crash on the gw parkway headed out to the scenic overlook. and a crash on new york avenue that is the watch. traffic, news and weather updates anytime from our mobile at. archery a co good morning america is back or sta

larry: eileen whelan has more. eileen: good morning, guys.ay, temperatures continue to climb. a lot of cloud cover. 42 degrees by 2:00. we talk about around 44. driving home, it will be nice and dry. sunsetting at 5:05. little bit each and every day. tomorrow morning, a little patchy fog. temperatures in the 30's. showers by the evening. has the umbrella friday with short sleeves. turning coal for the second half of the weekend. julie: just when i thought i could get rid of my uggs. springfield to the american legion bridge, 25 minute commute. it is having an effect for those traveling near route 7 advertising on the ramp -- and tysons on the ramp. authorities at 117 are checking for a grass coming out of germantown into gaithersburg. that is our traffic watch. autria: thank you. that does it for "good morning washington." we are on abc 7. larry: that is right. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, film and television star taraji p. henson. and from the hit drama "the americans," matthew rhys. and we continue our "jan-you-ary"

eileen whelan is on the road in storm track. but we start with veronica johnson in the weather center. (location) happening right now - a winter blast slamming the east snow even falling in northern florida for the first time in three decades and its not stopping there. the winter storm now called the bomb cyclone" is headed north.. passing over the dc area right now. abc's stephanie ramos has more. now you can expect to hear the word "bombogenesis" today, as people "bombogenesis" today, as people discuss this winter storm. for more on just what that means-- lets head back to veronica johnson in the weather center. for the latest forecast at your forecast at your fingertips - download the a-b-c seven stormwatch app right to your smartphone. coming up-- crazy in love. a wild chase ends with a kiss, a taser, and felony charges. we'll show it all to you.. coming up. for the latest forecast at your fingertips - download the a-b-c fingertips - download the a-b-c seven stormwatch app right to your smartphone. from fire-- back to snow

eileen whelan is on the road in storm track. but we start with veronica johnson in the weather center. (location) so - just how big of a storm system... are we talking about?? seen from space!! take a look. this was the view from a nasa satellite. and while some parts of the south are seeing snow... for the first time in decades -- the north is bracing for almost unheard of cold. in fact -- by the end of this week, parts of the northea colder than the planet mars... which at last check -- had a high temperature of minus 2 degrees. happening right now - this winter weather making life very difficult for student returning to howard university. student athletes tell us that the dorms are too cold to take showers! tom roussey is on campus with the issue -- and the impact it's having remember, you can get alerts when your child's school is closed or delayed -- sent right to your is closed or delayed -- sent right to your phone by signing up for our closing alerts at wjla-dot-com. those closing are also scrolling at the bottom of your