fairfax, loudoun, manassas, two-hour delays. frederick on a two-hour delay. prince george and washington on two-hour delays there. >> also the federal government is open today. >> time for a check the on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. let's get right to adam caskey. a busy man dealing with the aftermath. right, adam? >> getting out of the neighborhood will be the hardest part this morning, but definitely doable. 22 in the district. 18 in poolesville. we're going to get above freezing this afternoon so that will help thaw things out a bit. now this weekend, on saturday, still expecting a coastal storm to develop off the carolina coastline. then it will jog to the north and kick off to the north and east, most likely on a path that veers the snow away from our region, but very close to us, so that said, any minor deviation in this track could throw some snow our way on sunday. but should it do that, it will probably be very light with minute ma'am accumulation. -- minimal accumulation. mid 30's, throughout the extended forecast, there is that slight chan

fairfax here, we're in front of marshall elementary. we'll continue to watch the conditions throughout the area and as pamela mentioned, you can watch the school closings at the top and bottom of your screen. >> thank you, courtney. we have a similar scene in bethesda, maryland. streets mostly clear but side streets, snow and ice. of course this is what streets look like in the strict. just like everywhere else. many of the main roads clear, still slush and ice on those side streets. it was a tough trip for some amtrak customers. a train was stranded for several hours after water fell on to the track. crews resolved the problem a short time ago. >> you could encounter some problems if you're trying to fly today. all three of the regional airports are open but officials say there could be flight delays and cancellations so you should check with your airline before heading to the airport. we're going to check in with adam and ali where you can get up to the minute school closings at tbd.com, the online home of abc 7 news. >> on this vote,

the conditions, and delia is in fairfax. we're going to start with you. tell us more about the conditions where you are. >> reporter: well the snow has stop falling here in fairfax county, but it has left behind a small coating of snow on the ground. let's take a look. we're talking just about two inches or so of accumulation. this is pretty much snow that was untouched. it's pretty light and fluffy as you can see, but it's not a whole lot of snow. however, just enough snow to cause some trouble for drivers and for these folks behind me. filling up a whole lot of overtime work for those plow truck operators. 23 degrees and snow on the ground, welcome to winter wonderland, at least for the kids. fairfax county schools dismissed two hours early. >> i guess that they are happy to come out. >> reporter: but for those who had to get behind a wheel, the small amount of accumulation was just enough to cause some big headaches. like for this driver who lost control on the roads. what was it like today? >> just terrible. it's scary, but there are a lot of accident

every mall in fairfax county has coverage. some are uniform. some are plain clothes but we have somebody in every mall, basically every store looking for people to come shoplift. >> reporter: these three suspects from new york city were arrested last saturday with 50 stolen identification cards, marijuana in their cars, and a trunk lad of iphones bound for potential resnael neyo tential resale in new york. >> we see them from florida to new york. they'll steal merchandise along the way and then liquid ate the goods and queens, new york, is an example. >> reporter: shoplifting nationwide is a problem. 82% of all stores have been hit by thieves at one time or another. the fairfax county police have a warning. if you shoplift, you will get caught. barbara? wendy? back to you. >>> the senate passed president obama's tax cut compromise this afternoon. the package was approved by a vote of 81-19, showing unusually strong bipartisan support. a simple majority of 51 w required for passage. now it goes to the house. it will face stronger on that signifi

and one more shot south of town, to the fairfax parkway and we'll show you we are -- that's the fairfax county parkway, northbound i-95. and let's go to live doppler 9000 hd. and hearing from folks in swan point, flakes getting bigger. so it's snow everywhere and it is a cold day. weather computer, we've been tracking this since last night and early this morning, as it came in from west virginia, southwestern virginia and it's a mess. down i-81 and places like lexington and roanoke, seeing 2- 3 inches as opposed to here. and in pennsylvania very still going on. and column because, ohio, still snowing. and there are the advisories covering everybody and because this light blue is 3-6, well south of town. we'll break down the specifics. meteorologist anne hong will join me also. and jaycee, back to you. >>> many schools are closing early. we want to give you this important information. right now fairfax and loudoun county schools will close 2 hours early. manassas city and manassas park public schools will close 2 hours early. prince william county schools will close 1 hour early. in mary

and 27 out in reston, 26 in fairfax. the outside story, well again small weather event but potentially high-impact. thursday morning commute is fine weather-wise. thursday evening commute has light snow. good news is it's a dry snow. accumulation of either side of an inch. maybe more like an inch up toward frederick. increasing clouds by dawn. very cold. 16-24. winds no longer a factor. winter weather advisories to the south. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. doesn't mean you won't see snow in d.c. and montgomery and fairfax and prince george's. you will. the advisory is south into southern maryland. mostly cloudy and very cold, light snow late in the morning, teens and 20s. by afternoon, cloudy with light snow. about an inch, more to the south. high temperatures only 25 to 30. here is our future-cast. we'll stop at lunchtime. a trace on the ground as you cross over the river into maryland. heaviest amount to the south. fredericksberg has an inch by lunchtime. we take you through the day, sand an inch -- and an inch downt

schools in fairfax county, loud down county, -- lowdon county. >>> in maryland schools are opening two hours late and these counties in west virginia are two hours lit, berkeley, grant, harding, and schools in ham pshire county are closed. check anytime at wusa 9.com. right now good morning to annie, who is in for howard. she has weather first and we are just hearing prince georges county is also on a two hour delay. >> reporter: good morning guys, happy friday. no surprise with the delays out there. still some areas may see slick road conditions. the major roadways not looking too bad. we are talking about subfreezing conditions on your friday morning, so bundle up once again. here's a look at your day planner today. sunny skies as low pressure has moved off, onto the east. can this morning, looking at 2 degrees. -- 29 degrees. currently in the 20s and teens for your friday morning. our satellite and radar picture showing that system has moved off to the east and we are now seeing partly cloudy to mostly clear conditions, to start off your morning. your highs for today, okay the good

fairfax county parky, building in volume.i-66 had that problem near cub run over to the shoulder but manassas to centreville is going to be particularly tough after that. looks li we're in better shape, fair oaks headed down toward the capital beltway. out to the rails we go, just seconds ago weid receive word from metrorail there is an orange line disruption at the east falls church station. so there are some delays on the orange line. that just in and we'll keep you updated on that. vre, nodelays. marc brunswick 870, 890, 892 delays and penn 503 also delayed this mning. eun. >> jerry, thank you. and get ready for what could be a mess on the roads later today. vdot has more than 200 plows prepared to keep the streets clear. once this weather -- winter storm arrives. it could be a mess. news 4's tracee wilkins is live in vienna, virginia, wh more on the snow preps. good morning to you, tracee. >> reporter: good morning, eun. vdot spokesmen are saying that they are anxious to show the folks he what they c do after lessons lear

fairfax county police are cracking down on shoplifters this holiday season. i'll have a report. >>> coming up interesting capitals desperately need a win. donovan mcnabb dodges the drama but his coach does not. >>> the senate today passed the tax cut compromise with strong bipartisan support. the bill extends tax cuts and unemployment benefits. it now goes through a difficult battle in the house. >>> the defen lawyer for george huguely are questioning the cause of death in the case of a former girlfriend yeardley love. today a doctor call by the dense that theutopsy suggests love may have died of a heart problem, not from blunt force trauma to her head. as the medical examiner has concluded. >>> a nightclub in northwest d.c. could reopen after a man was beaten to death outside of it. it is callhe dc9. the workers at the center of the investigation are no longer employed there. charges against them were dropped. >>> d.c. police have a solid piece of evidence a rekroent home burglary because the suspect apparently decided to gloat about what he had done. >> the

fairfax schools are operated on a two-hour delay. it is not just this robot other neighborhood roads. we have been keeping an eye out. we have yet to seize now applies come on the neighborhood rose. vdot says their main priority is the major commuter lanes to get in and out of the city. >>> thank you. ben eisler is a live in bethesda. >> because it is friday, we will have fun here. this is the word of the day. courtney robinson is cooler than we are here so she is making fun. we saw our first salt trucks for the work of the day is " mitigate." that is a lesson in severity. -- that is to lessen in severity barry we have not seen many salt trucks or snowplows like yesterday. this is wilson lane which is completely clear very the problem has been the side streets. the road to the left as part still pretty covered in snow. it is troublesome for drivers trying to get through. on the above all, despite montgomery schools being delayed, the roads are significantly better. we sell one solid track but no ambulances or snowplows for the road,

these are not windchills, these are actual temperatures. 25 in fairfax and reston and sterling. we're also looking at mid-20s now as you work from bethesda toward rockville and 23 in gaithersburg. 26 in beltsville. and 25 in laurel. now satellite picture, radar combined, there is the storm taking shape. it will have mix of snow and ice and rain in parts of the ohio valley and back down into the southeast. as far as we're concerned, at least we have some good news. it will be snow. and we're looking at good snow pushing into missouri and a mixed bag through st. louis and back into nashville. we'll zoom to the south and east. we had freezing rain in northern alabama earlier today. that has pushed off into northern georgia north of atlanta near peach tree and dekalb. clouds are just about to roll in. they are just entering eastern sections of kentucky and tennessee. so we'll start out clear until midnight and then the clouds roll in and we're looking at a cold, cold night. the winds will diminish. it's a small weather event but may have a high-impact. thursday morning commute is ok

out to west, 26 in fairfax and 27 in reston. and these are the straight temperatures.here is not much of a windchill factor tonight. but it's plenty cold. 32 at college park. 26 in laurel, and even 28 over toward davidson and down toward andrews. small weather event but potentially a high-impact. why? because the morning commute is fine but the evening commute could see light snow and it doesn't take much to throw into the monk wrench. accumulation of about an inch and more toward the south, toward fredericksberg, seeing 2 inches and richmond might see 3 or 4 inches. stay off i-95 south. tonight very cold, 16-24 and winds west southwest at 10. so the winds calm down for a change. look at the lows. plenty of teams in the -- teens in the burbs. 18 in rockvilles, 16 in gaithersburg. upper teens in college park and bowie. and plenty of teens to its west. fairfax 19, reston 18. 17 in sterling and mid teens for leesberg, manassas and out toward middleberg and upperville. now there are advisories to the south of town. and this kind of shows you where we think the bull's eye w

at least for the kids, fairfax county schools dismissed two hours early. for those who had to get behind a wheel, the small amount of accumulation was just enough to cause some big headaches. like for this driver who lost control on tree road. >> what was it like driving so far? >> terrible. just terrible. i mean it's scary. there are a lot of accidents back there. >> reporter: 1,400 plow trucks were out plowing and salting and sanding the roads. anita brikman small -- a small snowfall, but a lot of people clearing the roads. >> we'll continue to clean it all up. safety is the big priority. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in prince george's county where schools were closed two hours early today, right at the height of the snowstorm. this accident didn't look bad, a banged up front end of a school bus and a back end of a prince george's county plow truck damaged where it was struck when the bus slipped. the jolt between the two big vehicles sent the plow driver to the hospital with back injuries and one student on the bus had a suspected asthma attack. elsewhe

fairfax county, snow is now accumulating. heavy volume spotted across the 14th street bridge, but leaving a good pace. in maryland's, no problems along interstate 70, in and out of baltimore, 270 started the roads. back to you. >> thank you. >>> redskins fans have had a lot of rough mondays. yesterday's loss was particularly tough to take. >> they needed a late touchdown to tie game. in overtime. he could not handle the s nap. they lost 17-16.

>> we're out here in fairfax and you can see, just take a look at this side street.

the areas of white is snow, especially in leesburg and chantilly and fairfax and manassas and particularly sali, dale city is an outward into stafford and fredericksburg and southern maryland, a drifting to the east. if this noel taper off later this morning, 1 inch accumulation. high temperatures in the mid 30's. breezy and gusty. tomorrow will be similar, but not as much snowfall. high temperatures near 30 degrees tomorrow and gusty. natt lisa baden. >>> in virginia there's an accident north of the on board burg exit.horn duroch googled through the icc work area. no issues on 270. the beltway seems to be handling its own. more on traffic in a little while. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are on storm watch this morning. a winter weather advisory is in effect in our area. >> wet pavement and falling temperatures could cause problems for your commute. courtney robinson is live right now. >> good morning. we are looking for ic areas, especially on the roadways. last night beginning at 6:00 p.m., vdot trucks were treating blaze. there was quite a bit of rain yesterday. there was standing w

blair will speak at a hotel, the fairfax hotel at embassy row i northwest d.c. the center for global development is hosting this event. blair will talk about creating the africa governance initiative which 0 operates in sierra leone, rwanda and liberia. >>> 4:38 is your time now. 21 degrees out there. ahead on "news 4 today," the freebie that could be coming to two local airports. >>> plus why michael vick says he'd like to own another dog some day. >> a >>> weather and traffic on the 1s early on this thursday moing. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we have some snow on the way. right now the radar showing it advancing. here's the radar over the last couple o hours. it's moving quickly. in west virginia, snowing now, parts of the shenando valley to near charlottesville, continuing to advance east and all these couies in lavender under winter weather advisory. includes just about all of virginia, west virginia, much of maryland and the district of columbia and eastern shore. cold enough for the snow to stick. we're only in the teens to near 20 degrees now. so we'll

blair will speak at the fairfax hotel at embassy row in northwest d.c.t is hosting this event. blair will talk about creating the africa governance initiative, which operates in sierra leone, rwanda and liberia to help produce poverty through better government. >>> 5:38 is your time now. 23 degrees. right now you may need that morning cup of coffee. but it may surprise you how many children rely on a daily caffeine jolt, as well. >> also some incrible video showing just how cold this wintry bla is. what's underneath all that ice? >> and next, inching closer. the snow is almost here. your weather and trafficre next. st ♪electronic santa song ♪electronic santa song i want a robosan 4000. [ mom ] the one no one could get. toy stores are reporting long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mom ] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holiday shopping on citi specials. with the money i saved, i bid onli -and got exactly what he wanted. -a robosan 4000! [ television ] introducing the new robosan 5000. [ mom ] at least for now. [ male announcer ] make your

to expand it if possible throughout fairfax county and then the region.you would like to sign up, go to our health page on wusa.com for a link. >>> caught on tape a new tactic thieves are using to steal cars in st. louis. now that is a 1987 blue ford tempo you're seeing right there being pushed down the street by an old pickup truck. police say in the past eight months they have abingdon harford three people for using -- they have abingdon harford three -- arrested three people for using trucks to steal old cars. the owner of the truck said he had plans to donate to it charity. >>> good smother tan in minnesota may think twice before ever offering anybody a ride. the 26-year-old man thought he was doing a good deed when he offered a 70-year-old woman a ride to the bank on wednesday. here's the deal though. she allegedly robbed that bank at gunpoint. and used the man as her getaway driver. the woman is now in custody, and police say she was acting alone. >> a homeowner near denver finally caught the given who has been damaging his holiday -- grinch who has

of us to be aware that there will be enough snow to cause problems even into the metro area so in fairfaxnd randall was added. that is for the likelihood of enough snow to coat the ground, one maybe two inches for some of you. down to the south, there is a winter storm warning in that purple color and more down there where the jackpot is, we will be on the northern edge of the snow. you might get into frederick and you're not in the winter- weather advisory that begins at ten in the morning. some towards the mason-dick online may not get enough to cover the ground. it will just give us a glancing blow but it is the first winter weather advisory. rewill go it again, late morning to early afternoon for this to get going so it spares the morning rush and tapers off tomorrow night and will impact the evening rush and the three inches for central virginia. this will be close to the one inch amount and it is south of dc is the jackpot, the snow will get thick and they will have to treat it. it will be a dry snow because temperature will be so cold. a big streak of snow from the central plains a

thefts from retailers are up this holiday season in fairfax county.olice have made 140 arrests during the shopping season. that is as many as last year with 10 days still left until christmas. john henrehan shows us how organized rings are targeting stores. >> reporter: this holiday season, some of santa's helpers in the mall are not wearing special outfits. and this seized merchandise is not going to good little boys and girls. these items are evidence collected in the case of an accused shoplifting ring. plainclothes fairfax county police officers were tailing two suspected shoplifters in fair oaks mall last thursday when they were called by store security officers to one of the bigger retailers for two other suspects. >> they started stuffing merchandise into the bags. we waited until they were ready to leave. once they exited the store into the mall parking lot, we made the apprehension. >> reporter: in the suspect's car in the mall parking lot, police found plastic trash bags filled with merchandise some of which had come from different malls on

there's an accident between the fairfax county parkway and backlick road.ant to be careful on the northbound side of i-95 in the newington area. overall generally the beltway looks final. we'll zoom in over to i-270 where there is an accident as you -- there was an accident on the northbound side at shady grove road. southbound side you've got this now to deal with as you head down from germantown. about a 25 to 30-minute ride. now to your travel times. on the inbound side of i-66, route 7100 to the beltway 15- minute ride. 495 from 95 around to 270 really only 12 minutes. not bad. 95 in from 216 to the beltway a 9-minute ride. coming up in my next report, we'll update you on the accident down in alexandria on the beltway. >>> 6:32. just a few hours the senate will cast its vote on president obama's tax cut compromise. the deal with republicans would extend the bush era tax cuts and also extend unemployment benefits. but already house democrats say they are ready to fight back. they want to make some changes, especially to the estate tax provision. senate m

right now light snow in fairfax, prince william, stafford, charlottesville. that is advancing north on i-95. there could be a dusting already there. and winds are beginning to pick up. right now the air temperature are at or a little bit above freezing. and the road temperatures are above freezing. the snowhat's falling is likely melting on the roads. it's going to freeze up, though, over the next couple hours, chris. peak wind gusts 30 miles per hour. it's frigid out of the mountains now. they're only in the teens. we could get a dusting to an inch midda strong winds this afternoon and mostly cloudy. highs mid-30s. dropping below freezing by 5:00 or 6:00 into tonig. a look at tuesday, wednesday, thursday in ten minutes. how is the affic, jerry. >>> looking good. 66 through vienna, fair oaks, you can look very closely. you casee the snow coming down to the right. just a good indicator what we're up against for the morning commute. roads may not freeze, however, ey are certainly getting wet. 270 from frederick, most of the way to the beltway, gaithersb g gaith

fairfax and loudoun county are the only three places -- and falls church are the only three places in the country with a median income of over $100,000. >>> the obama white house wants to make sure workers can keep working, even during snow days. the plan requires agencies to let more federal employees work from home during bad weather. last year, the government shut down for days and thousands stayed home on unscheduled leave during blizzards. >>> i hope it does not start looking like that here. >> it will not be that bad tomorrow. it will be a nice, little touch of snow. enough to get to in the mood for the season. a dusting to a couple of inches. we will break that down for you. here is a time lapse of the sun rise over the bay. there go the cumulus does not feel fantastic. it is 31 at reagan national airport. it will probably rise only a couple of degrees in the afternoon hours. look at the wind gusts. 25 miles per hour. it is breezy. the wind chill dropped down into the teens. yesterday's high was 28 degrees. 19 degrees below average for this time of the year. here is the local s

fairfax county schools, falls church, loudon closing two hours earlier -- early. manassas city, manassas park, of prince william county one hour early, prince george's county schools are closing two hours early. and that is a rack of that. -- wrap of that. we have team coverage. we are going to start with meteorologist adam caskey tracking the snow all morning long. >> it is snelling everywhere across the region. -- snowing everywhere. some of the darker gray spots especially in that loudon county, some of the darker green is enhanced snowfall, moderate snow. otherwise, light snow. there is this whole round bowie, trust me, it is snowing there. it is just a new phenomenon with the radar. light to moderate the the rest of the afternoon. looks like it will taper off toward the evening rush hour. five of stock -- 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. it should start wrapping up but south of town is where we will have the best chances for snow potential, or a higher potential. 19 degrees to morning with sunshine. one to two inches likely, two to 3 inches likely and a slight chance o

upper teens for fairfax. mid-teens for reston and sterling. leesburg and middleburg, upper teens as well. straight temperature that is. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. windy. very cold. windchills in the single digits for the kids at the bus stop. teens, 20s again. now, by afternoon partly cloudy, breezy and cold. take the winds down a notch. windchill still holding in the teens though. highs struggling to get to the freezing mark. that's an improvement compared to today when we hit 28 and winds westerly gusty. next three days windy and cold on wednesday. little bit of light snow on thursday. not a big storm but as we know from the snow showers yesterday doesn't take much in terms of impact. we could have an impact on the thursday evening commute. chilly on friday but dry back to the low 40s. next seven days. clouds come in very quickly on saturday. light snow possible. saturday night into sunday still possible for snow as the coastal storm develops the question is will it be close enough to the coast to give us substantial snow or will we es

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fairfax county schools a two hour delay.d ricksburg city schools under a code green, king georges county school closed. orange county schools and page county schools are closed. >>> prince william county schools are also closed. employees are under a code red. stafford county they are all closed and stafford employees are under code two. in west virginia berkeley, grant, hardty, jefferson county schools all opening two hours late. in jefferson, it is no a.m. pre kindergarten. mineral county and morgan county schools two hours late. federal government opening on time. quantico marine base code yellow. charles county maryland circuit court two hours late. again, you can get the complete list for public private charter governments everywhere at wusa 9.com. >>> annie is in for howard bernstein this morning. she is out on the weather terrace of the doesn't seem nearly as windy as it has been this. >> reporter: warming up a little bit. the snow is dry and fluffy, so at this point, no good snowball making stuff. but later today i t

fairfax county has seen the demand double in the last year and is expecting it to climb still. >> we are bracing for the demand because christmastime we expect that santa will bring a lot of e-read evers to a lot of people. >> librarians are familiarizing themselves with the technology and devices. >> we get a lot of questions during the holidays. >> reporter: first thing to know is the kindle is not comparablable. but sony, apple and smart phones are and not all titles are available are. >> not all publishers are allowing all libraries to access the e-books. for us it is great for the customers. budget cuts have meant smaller staff and shorter hours. now digital services allow the community to access the pub like library even when it is closed. >> patrons have to down load free software and may have to wait to borrow popular titles since the library has to buy each copy it lends out but the collection is growing. >> e-audio books, e-videos and e-books. they are creating a virtual library branch. >> reporter: and securing the library's place in the community. >> thank you. >> reporte

fairfax 1.5. dulles just under an inch. eight tenths. and bwi under a half inch. brandy station comes in a big winner at 4.5. so lesser amounts towards the north and a little bit greater amounts towards the south and southwest. but we're starting to see some breaks in the cloud cover. we're going to get the temperatures really starting to fall. from around the beltway area to the east still in the 20s. and that is nice. but there are a number of teens on this map. thank goodness the winds were light. we didn't have the blowing and drifting of snow. that would have caused whiteout conditions. it would be dropping the temperatures down even faster with wind chills in the single digits, but you don't need the winds. here's the outside story, still going to be slick. it's going to take time for the road crews to continue to retreat and retreat. it's the only way we're going to see this start to go away, because the temperatures are not going to help us out. some melting with the air temperature tomorrow slightly above freezing for maybe two or three hours. it doesn't

fairfax near mt. vernon, alexandria, they're getting moderate snow.rince george's county as well and howard county. this is advancing north. we're going to have snow from time to time and all the way through midday. right now temperatures are at or below freezing. that snow is sticking mainly to the grassy area it has accumulated on some of the side streets and sidewalks. gusts around 25 mileper hour. frigid in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia. a bit milder on eastern shore. but we are going to he passing snow showers here through midday. so a dusting to an inch of snow likely in many areas, in fact, in a few spots around stafford and sponsylvania. we will fall out of the 30s. sunrise, 7:17. sunset, 4:47. back into the 20s after sunset. winds overnight tonightusting to 30 miles per hour wling through the trees. clouds racing through. by dawn tomorrow, near 20 degrees. windy and cold tomorrow, tomorrow night and wednesday as well. highs only near freezing both days. lighter winds. frigid but lighter winds friday and saturday as well. st

his dad used to be the commander of the fairfax county police district station. after dalton was diagnosed, fairfax police started escorting santa to visit six kids at georgetown. >> the dodge challenger? >> reporter: this year, santa's elves were dalton's friends from westfield high school. for some, it was the first time they were here since he died. >> and it's hard. >> reporter: he met dalton in seventh grade. >> and -- to see the other people are suffering from what he went through and tame, you know, i know he fought hard. when i think about him, i have the happy memory. >> and you have to live life to the fullest. he was a role model for all of ouren froms. >> reporter: for patients, it helps. >> and there is a lot of good spirit and a lot of joy going around. >> reporter: it remind me it's christmas. because when you in the hospital, you just thinking, you know, what you're dealing with and some, oh, christmas is here and is on the corner. >> reporter: some kids are too sick to make the journey downstairs for the festivities, but don't worry, santa travel

his dad use today the commander of the fairfax county police sully district station. after dalton was diagnosed, fairfax police started escorting santa to visit sick kids at georgetown. but this year, santa's elves were dalton's friends from westfield high school. for some, it was the first time they had been back here since dalton died. >> it is hard because you don't think about why he is not here with us. >> reporter: artie picket met dalton in seventh grade. >> it is sad to see that other people are still suffering from what he went through. at the same time, i know he fought hard. when i think about him, i have really happy memories. >> reporter: for patients like victor, it helps. >> a lot of good spirit and a lot of joy going around. >> it remind me it is christmas. when you are in the hospital, you are just thinking what you are dealing with. then suddenly, oh, christmas is right on the corner. >> reporter: now, some kids are just too sick to make the journey downstairs for the festivities but don't worry. santa travels. >> ho, ho, ho! >> this is magical. >> m

thanks. >>> a fairfax county judge sentenced a serial killer to death. s convicted of killing two students in the '80s. they were killed in restin in 1988. frado was coicted of their murders in 2008 but a paperwork error required him to be re-sentenced. >>> the security guard who protected the florida school board membersrom a man trying to kill em opened up about their heroing experience. the man, clark duke, was in the room with a gun. he knew it was serious and tried to lure him outside the board room. when that didn't work he went in and faced him head on. >> he fired the shot at the superintendent. i thought he was dead. i just opened the door and he and i went at it. man, he wouldn't go down. he was moving a lot. he fell. i could see his arm. he was still shooting at me. i acally saw him laying there. and i thought he was already dead. then i saw him pull the gun to his head. when the superintendent came from behind that counter, it was like seeing yourirstborn child. oh, my god, he's alive. i just started crying. >> wow. jones, a retired police of

so is montgomery, arlington, fairfax. windchills in the upper single digits. arlington, fairfax, monday gotg counties. winds gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour. and it's goingo actually increase a little bit later today. western maryland, west virginia, many locations near 10 degrees. they did get snow yesterday. only around0 on the eastern shore and around virginia tidewater as well as the northern neck. over the last 12 hours streams of snow off lake erie, wtern pennsylvania. may make it into the mountains of west virginia later today. this morning for the bus stop, layer up. it's going to be windy with sunshine. teens and low 20s. here's today's forecast. this afternoon near 30 with winds gusting to 40 miles per hour. sunrise, 7:19. sunset, 4:47. clear this evening. clouding up after midnight. light snow this time tomorrow evening. maybe a dusting to an inch possible during the day tomorrow. two inches farther south. low pressure passes south of washington. upper 30s on friday and saturday. should be settled been awe a coastal storm might give us snow on sunda

. >> reporter: here at fairfax county's patrick henry branch library you can check books out this way or you can check them out this way, by downloading them onto an e reader right from your home. >> it's great if you're traveling or a commuter taking the metro. you don't have to carry that extra book with you. >> reporter: for the last few years public libraries across the country have been building up their digital book collections. fairfax county has seen demand for e books nearly double in the last year and is expecting it to climb still. >> we're bracing for the demand because at christmas time we do expect santa's going to bring a lot of e readers to a lot of people. >> reporter: to get ready librarians are familiarizing themselves with the technology and devices. >> we get a lot of questions especially now during the holidays. >> reporter: the amazon kindle is not compatible, but sony's e reader, the nook, apple devices and a few smartphones are and not all titles are available yet. >> not all publishers are allowing libraries to access the e books, but for us it's great for ou

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. >> fairfax county schools closed early. >> i will try to get home somehow. struggles onkup roads. >> the stranded mother got to her four year-old, although she had to do it on foot. >> as for brian, there is a happy ending. he gets to play santa claus today. his big white sleigh delivered him to the top. it was not easy. >> applaud came through late this afternoon and treated -- a plow came through late this afternoon. now we worry about ice. >> like a commercial for pickup trucks. brad bell caught up with some folks. >> we have not seen anything quite like kris van cleave's hill. the storm came with a roar and left with a whimper cars are moving along fine. let me show you how much snow -- 2 inches. boy, it made problems for people. it is hardly the sort of snow we got used to last year, but this being the washington region, we have to get used to it all over again. >> i have spawned so many times coming year. -- spun so many times coming here. >> i've seen a lot of people back words on the side of the highway for not thinking smartly. >> he was driving dow

census data shows fairfax, arlington, loudoun county, howard county montgomery, alexandria and falls church are among 17 places in the united states where more than half the residents have at least a bachelor's degree. fairfax and loudoun counties along with falls church are the only three places in the country with a median incomes of more than $100,000. we are rich. [laughter] >> 22 degrees on this wednesday, 6:12. >> 1 companies discoed is 43 pages. at one company is 43 pages. >> the bitter cold snap, that's coming up. >> one more day in jail for the founder of wikileaks. the latest on the legal battle >>> checking our top stories on this wednesday morning, the bitter cold weather will stick around at least another day. it's taking the big toe. firefighters had a tough time battling the blaze in landover. and dozens of a desperate residents are in the cold after of orla problem at their building apartments. >>> a virginia man was arrested after he used facebook to threaten metro. the fbi said awais younis of arlington told a friend that he would use pipe bombs to kill people on me

south of washington, prince george's county, fairfax, and prince william.is is rapidly moving east. the thing s it is so cold, this snow is sticking, not going away. 20 degrees around the region, all of this coming from a rapidly moving west to east area of low pressure, that right now is moving out of eastern kentucky it will move off to the east. and it will to the north, just an inch, up to five inches, thankfully, melty tomorrow, and saturday and sunday. it looks like suay will be snow-free. colder than average into next week. >> check on the road conditions. steve? >> we will start with a map, here. this isn't the sum total what have is going on rit now. many, many accidents. still snow on the interstates, we will look at what the american legion. snow cover on the major intetates. back to u. >> on saturday, barry parked his carutside the encarnacion center. barry left his keys in the ignition. it was recovered in ward. >> the career development center lped unemployment residents get jobs, and their ged. >> this is a student at strive for success, and

another car was hit in the fairfax county. they said the bus was traveling up to 95 miles per hour on the 66 it to the dallas access road. the driver alone was arrested. headquarters,le's their speed records are posted. they were shocked when their drivers was accused of speeding and causing four hit-and-run accidents. >> as soon as there is an accident, even the minor one, are drivers are trained to reported instantly. >> the question that remains to be answered tonight is why did all this happened? that is what virginia state police, arlington county, fairfax county, and airport police have gathered to figure out including interviewing the driver and other people who were victims and witnesses to all of these crashes. reporting live in arlington, gail penney dr. abc7 news. >>> new details on the man arrested after allegedly trying to blow up this building. the suspect's mother says he was entrapped by the government. we're live in the baltimore where he arrived in court today. >> for the first time in court, we are hearing a

and fairfax passed one. palo alto passed one. there is malibu has one as well. i know more than 10. >> there is 10 city was a ban in place. september, lawmakers in sacramento rejected a bill that would have made the state the first to do away with plastic bags there is supporters hope enough cities will ban the bags. >> and this is a day for the umbrellas out there. >> yes. and is going to continue that way. >> we'll see a break there is stormy weather throughout the weekend. and there is a look at what's happening now looking at a good part of the district of downtown san francisco. and rain is sort of tapering off here now. it's still raining, here is a look of the wide path of rainfall and there is snow nauling now but this is mainly light rain from parts of the north bay and parts of sonoma and napa county as well. and south and east we're getting steadier rainfall now. there is tracy we've got heavier rain and there is some moderate rain towards gilroy and hol lifter. there is heavy down pours there now. and there is our rainfall totals nearly nine-tenths o

fairfax and loudoun county and manassas city schools are on a two-hour delay. >>> in maryland, prince george's and montgomery yoiptd schools are both on a two-hour delay n west virginia, hardy, berkeley, jefferson and morgan county schools are all on a two- our delay. and the federal government, it is open today. >>> the refreezing may be the issue this morning in addition to the cold out there. >> absolutely. things have gotten hard. >> and possibly black ice out there. >> yes, this is true, will. when the sun gets up, we'll warm up the atmosphere and we'll probably melt off most of what is on the roadways later this afternoon. >>> let's look at current conditions and right now, we're in the 20s. gurvir is not in the 20s. 25degrees at reagan national. >> i can see him in my rearview mirror. humidity, 66%. most of the area in the teens here so a hard freeze. looking at the satellite-radar. some clouds passing through but today will be the nicest day of the week. temperatures will top out in the mid-30s. a lot of sunshine by later this afternoon and the best part, the wind will lighten

montgomery, arlington and fairfax and points west, many locations in the upperteens to near 20. weather watchers reporting this morning. south and east of washington, southern maryland and northern neck of virginia, low to mid-20s there. on the eastern shore away from the waters, many locations there are just near 20 degrees. so this is another cold morning comparatively for us anyway. out in western maryland, west virginia, many locations there in the low and mid-20s. there are a few flurries coming from the west and the disturbance passes to the east out of the ohio valley. over the last 12 hours we have seen this activity off to the east. generally tend to go dry. there are few flurries and snow showers in pennsylvania. south, just a little bit of cldiness. it should be breaking up mid morning to late morng. then we'll get sunshine breaking out after that. we ought to get a little bit above freezing. we could use that a little bit of melting. th is not going to occur until noon time, 3:00. sunris 7:21. sunset 4:48. so whatever does melt today is going to freeze back up again.

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we are right by route 50 in fairfax. the roads are looking great. they are clear. the snow is melting in the turn lane. the only main concern for people on the roads is side streets and sidewalks. be very careful when walking down the sidewalks. the side streets are not plowed. they will be slick with black ice. one thing i have been talking about is people get a bad rap of freaking out when snow occurs locally. i asked a few people if we freak out when it snows here. >> yes. we had 1 1 point -- 1-2" and people freak out. i agree. >> i don't understand it. the problem is i'm from chicago. this stuff makes me crazy when people close schools early and they open school late. >> i agree. most of the schools are closed today. i think that is okay. they are kids and the school buses have a hard time going around. a lot of people left work yesterday at 2:00. i stayed until 6:00. i have relatives in wisconsin. >> reporter: the con -- consensus with them is we overreact a bit. i will not say i agree or disagree. tucker mentioned snowballs. the snow is not great snowball wea

temperature wise, we are down to 31 in fairfax. let's give you a look at the forecast as we head into the overnight hours. some high clouds over night. as we head through the day tomorrow, it will be partly cloudy, but an overcast will develop and it will be in the mid 30's. we only have a limited impact of flurries from parts -- flurries in parts of the area. >>> thanks you so much. crews have been working to clear the roads of ice. many still face an icy commute. gail pennybacker is live in falls church with more on the current road conditions. >> i can tell you driving from arlington out here to falls church, you can see a lot of traffic is moving. when you come to the traffic lights and you need to stop quickly, we are seeing people fishtailing because there is black eyes on the road. driving is a risky proposition. people are trying to get out of their neighborhoods. >> i spawn out of my parking lot -- spun out of my parking spot. it was not good. >> it was not perfect. but it was not bad. >> schools are closed in prince willi

. >> reporter: in downtown fairfax folks were running err ban err --er and -- errands. 25 degrees still cold. really surviving this cold, surviving this wind. all about layering from head- to-toe. i still have the big boots and ski socks. it was a cold day but you bundle up you can do it. >> you stopped by a christmas tree lot. did they have business on a cold day like this? >> they were shuttered inside the trailer. the wind may cost them some money. we will have their part of the story at 6:00 p.m. >>> national weather service closed the washington monument today due to the high winds. officials say sustained winds of more than 35 miles an hour can be a safety hazard for visitors waiting to get inside. >>> delayv for air travelers throughout the day delays from the local airports to laguardia and newark were up to 50 minutes. best advice is always check with your airline before you head out to the airport. >>> overnight dusting of snow caused early morning problems on the beltway. a car spun out and hit a guardrail. another car spun out on the inner loop near colesville road. >> they

after he was diagnosed at age 11, he and his father, a retired fairfax county police officer, went to georgetown university hospital. >> when he was on radiation, he would come up to georgetown. >> villegas of spain, and brought pure joy -- after so much pain, today brought pure joy. >> it's a blessing because of was not able to give them something for christmas. >> today is a double celebration. it is the dalther son's birthdad his brother became a bone marrow donor. he is on the path to recovery. being surrounded by her son's best friends is the best she