thunder shower up here just northeast of frederick, maryland. headed towards union town, union mills. it will eventually be in southern areas. now it's a pocket of moderate rain moving on the northwest side to bethesda. that's headed up to the 270 corridor. a few showers moving into charles county. be umbrella ready. on the up side, it is going to be anything but cold. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, chuck. another warm day today if you liked the temperatures today. going to like them today. closer to lunchtime going to be in the 60s. it's another warmup. we're in the afternoon. we expect to be in the 70s. that's going to help with some of the thunderstorms later on today. by lunchtime you definitely will not need a jacket. you don't need it

maryland has 2000 trucks out here in frederick county. as soon as they plow, well, the area gets blanketed very quickly. that is the latest from frederick, maryland. back to you inside. snow is piling up in the heart of the nation's capital. susan kennedy continues coverage from the district. what exactly are you seeing in tenleytown this morning? this gentleman is doing a heckuva job. constantine is out here. he says his english is not so good, he's not going to talk to us, but he's doing a great job scraping off the patio here. >> [indiscernible] suzanne: very happy the you are open? as always. this is how we make the guests happy. the drop -- the broccoli soup and the hot sandwich. suzanne: a little plug for pen era there. you are clearing the way, which is good, and that's the responsibility of residential withininess owners here, eight hours, daylight hours, once the storm stops you got to get out here and do a constantine is doing, shovel. what's going to get tricky is, you see, all of the stuff that my foot is in right now, when th

live in frederick maryland. we've been calling this winter's rerevenge >> left frederick moving to the south and it's coming down good. in the last 30 minutes or so we got a lot of coverage. basically a moderate snow ban now, in terms of the driving ban doing pretty slow. at little slushy trying to stick on the sides of the roads as you can see from the picture. traffic not having a problem. slowing down. once the rate of snow picks up, that's really when we're going to have a problem on the roads. the roads were well above freezing with sunshine and temperatures in the 40's. we're moving through a pretty good snow band and i anticipate that this is really going to continue to get a little bit heavier over the next several hours. roads are primarily wet now just kind of reiterate that. and i do believe that the roads crews have done a great job out here. pretreating and we've seen a couple of salt trucks earlier and i suspect we're going to see plenty more of those. at least on this band we're headed 270 south r

. >>> frederick county maryland public schools are now on a two-hour delay. ederick county, maryland, two hours late today. >>> gone are the days of the plug-in headphones that you use with the walkman, remember those? >> wow. >> why their high tech replacement is being blamed for a midnight explosion. >>> if you want to do your part to help the environment, forego >>> your favorite pair of yoga shoes or leggings may be polluting the ocean. gulf coast researchers found a lot of microscopic plastic pieces in the water around florida. they say those pieces come from anything made from synthetic material such as yoga pants. they shed what is called microfibers. when you take a shower after wearing those pants, the fibers travel down your drain and into water drains. >>> so imagine you're on a plane listening to some music, maybe trying to get some sleep and all of a sudden your headphones explode. that happened to a woman midair. the images of her burned face and hands are being shown around the world today. caught fire. australian transportation investigator sug

in maryland, montgomery county came in first. frederick county, maryland, fourth, calvert county, sixth. prince george's county. they base it on education, transportation, property and other items as well. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> thank you. >>> 4:52. our time right now. a little bit of a wet start. nothing to complain about today? >> a decent amount of sunshine. i don't want to overpromise and underdeliver. a fair amount and a start for tomorrow after needed rain drops arrive on your friday. not everybody wants a rainy friday afternoon and evening but that looks to be what's on the way. for wednesday morning, those skies are partly to mostly cloudy. the biggest factor is going to be that win direction. north breeze averaging 10 miles per hour is going to bring slightly cooler air into place. 74 degrees, but we will be dry. current temperature now 55 in frederick, maryland. 54 in winchester, virginia. 58 by the bay. if you're planning out the rest of the day, temperatures mostly in the 50s through the morning hours. but t

in maryland, frederick county, charles county, anne arundel and washington county schools are also on a two-hour delay. >> loudoun, shenandoah and culpepper county schools are opening two hours late as well. >> in west virginia, berkeley, hampshire, hardy and grant schools are on a two-hour delay. allegheny county schools in maryland are closed for a staff professional development day. that's why it's purple on the map. not because of weather. >> we are waiting to hear from everything that's in gray here. of course, all the school closings and delays are scrolling at the bottom of your screen. federal agencies in the today on time we're told. the office of personnel management says employees are expected to report to their work sites or start telework today. >> sheena, why don't you start us off this morning? >> it is cold outside this morning and a lot of people probably watching are still in bed, but wait until you step outside. look as we go through the day today. this is as we go through the next 18 hours. temperatures this morning, well below freezing. high temperatures just belo

make sure you bundle up before you head out. >> justin finch is bundled up in frederick, maryland.s freezing out there. good morning. >> reporter: the return to normal out here. traffic building up out here. they are finding salt on the roads to break up the icy patches that remain out here. also, plow trucks continue to circle. this morning likely salting the roads out here as well but take a look at that flag that's been flapping back there all morning. the wind has just not stopped out here all day and it has been very, very cold. it feels like single digit temperatures out here, so if you're driving or heading out this morning make sure you are layering up and not forgetting your gloves as well. as we were out here earlier we met a plow truck driver who told us that yesterday's sleet and snow kept him very busy and he told us about how long he was out. take a listen. >> a very good job. >> including you? >> yeah. i left my house yesterday at 2:00 in the morning and got home at 6:00. >> and he's back at it again this morning. as you can see, you might see some salt or snowy cond

reporting live in the mobile news room, frederick county, maryland, on interstate 70, scott broom, wusa add the schools here in frederick county have been closed. >>> the storm is impacting people getting around not only in north and western maryland but around the country as well. airlines have canceled 5,000 flights nationwide, and most of those flights are to and from new york and boston, but tonight that is having a ripple effect on flights into our area airports, and pete muntean is live at reagan tonight. >> reporter: adam, mostly delays here now. the flight aware average delay is an hour and a half, but the cancellations keep coming in. i spoke to a woman who was supposed to be on one of the flights, and the storm blew her vacation plans way off course. >> reporter: delores gains was supposed to be in florida by now, but instead she's stuck. how do you feel right now? >> very annoyed. i'm laughing, but i'm laughing because i'm really annoyed. >> reporter: delores's flight was one of york that was canceled. jetblue sent her here in hopes that she and her brother could get to ft. l

the feei frederick and gaithersburg. 7 all the way down into southern maryland. so again, the windchills down in the single numbers here this morning. even with some amount of sunshine coming our way this afternoon, windchills are likely to stay in the teens to around 20 degrees all day long. the only piece of equipment i'm missing right now are earmuffs. my ear lobes are about to freeze right off. >> okay. taking a look right now at one of our issues around town here, bradley boulevard between river road and seven locks here. so adam tuss, that's where he was for us in potomac so you can see we still have that closure right now. we'll keep an eye on that one. that is because of wires down this morning. top of the beltway, all these routes into and out of town rolling along here right now. 95 northbound/southbound here at pohick road, nice and clea the main roads really are just fine this morning. the sidewalks, the overpasses and little patches of ice here and there where you're going to see problems. right now, 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway you'

but the sheriff says her diary tells a different story.sheriff chuck jenkins/frederick co., maryland:could read the frustration, the emotional issues, the emotional problems she was having."sheriff chuck jenkins/frederick co., maryland:"talking about how she could conduct this shooting, the fact that she may have been the first female active school shooter in the country."tonight... there's sincere gratitude toward a father who had to make an excruciating decision... to turn in his own daughter... in order to save other people's children.michael doerrer/frederick county public schools:"it had to be a very agonizing decision. it's a decision i'm sure no parent would want to make. but ultimately, it was the right thing to do for his daughter. very difficult, but the right thing to do."nats (pam) nichole cevario is in a nearby hospital, undergoing mental health evaluations. when she gets out, she will be taken into custody on explosives charges. she faces up to 50 years in prison. her father has not yet spoken publicly. (steve) a mother is outraged with the t-s-a -- after she said office

when the folks get above freezing tomorrow. >> thanks. >>> out in frederick county, maryland.r reporter scott broom is calling it the great slush storm of 2017. the priority is clearing drains and laying down salt to keep surfaces that

martinsburg got 8, frederick, maryland, 10 and cumberland 10 and yes they are happy for thath snow outresort. they're working hard to get it open. college park got 2.3 inches. seen a, 3.5.. demass cuss, maryland, 4.5. we're done with the snow. w we could see a few flurrieslu tomorrow, nothing that will accumulate. but you know what, we cannotanno ditch the big winds yet andand we're going to be dealing with mainly blow temperatures and single digit temperatures just about all day long. we'll talk more about what yout can expect for thursday and a look ahead at the weekend in a > we're on a bipartisan cross country road trip/town haulp/to where we're seeing yourour questions, your comments, your suggestions, your constructivecs criticism on how we can do a better job representing yourrese interests in moving this country forward. these days bipartisanship seemsp likear a dirty word, yet two congress men from texas, one a democrat and the other a republican are making a go of it. they're driving from san and tone to d.c.. they're fielding questions from constituents and others all along

here's a live look in frederick maryland, little bit of snow. not sticking the roads are little bit wet but it will be had a long night for the road crews who will be out there. thanks for joining yancy >> i'm tony perkins, several school districts cancelled classes, we'll start with virginia. fairfax county, prince william, loudoun, manassas city and manassas park city schools in virginia all closed. >> in maryland, montgomery, anne arundel, howard and frederick county schools closed. >> dc public schools, say they will have a decision by 5:00 a.m. they haven't decided yet. you got to get up early for that. as for the federal government, the office of personnel management will make a decision at 4:00 a.m. wake up at 4:00 to find out if you can sleep in. >> we will have team coverage. we begin with sue palka and gary mcgrady tisha lewis, team of reporters we'll start with sue. >>> it's basing as we expected. we picked up about a half inch to an inch. while roads but they will get snow covered. it will be wet, heavy snow these plow drivers are go

frederick, maryland, loudoun county, western howard county, some slick patches. there could be some more snow squalls in the afternoon hours. this would headed toward brandywine, waldorf and toward southern maryland. by lunchtime today, 42 degrees the temperature. armed with gloves, hats, scarves. windchill in the teens tomorrow morning. bige: we are looking at a mess right now, not only on 395 working her way toward the 14th street bridge, but with delays as you continue over toward the exit for the gw parkway. the first entrance is closed because of a water main break. we will check and lie with sam sweeney in a moment for an update. let me take you north of town this overpass at clarksburg is closed because of an accident and because of icy conditions. over to the far left side of your screen is where the outlets are to put it in perspective. clarksburg road 121 is closed until further notice. at least five cars involved in this crash. we are waiting for someone to come out and treat the highway. we are seeing problems as well in buckeystown road out there was

the target is going to be closer to frederick, maryland, up 270. that will be more than 10 inches. but a sharp cut off to the south, just about an inch in southern maryland. steve: everyone likes to concentrate on how much snow we will get. impact on the commute as you go to school tomorrow and work tomorrow and driving home tomorrow evening? ofore 7 p.m., not a lot problems, no problems. when it starts to get dicey is tomorrow evening, 7 p.m. until -- until midnight. that is when the snow moves in. early tuesday morning into midday tuesday is when we are looking at the heaviest snow for the d.c. metro area. coming up in a few minutes, the timeline of the snow arriving, when it will be gone. plus come if you have travel plans up and down the east coast, what to expect. crews,y: for some road the approaching storm will be the first time they have used their snowplows this winter. until that happens, teams are spreading out to make sure that the roads are ready for whatever is coming. the timing of the storm will help road crews once the snow starts falling. >> especially when we look

also delayed, schools in frederick county, maryland, and frederick candidate, virginia. in addition, berkeley county schools in west virginia are closed today. hampshire .morgan county schools are opening two hours late. in maryland, washington county schools are on a two- we have all the delays at the bottom of your screen and we're posting the additional one owes social media. >>> now for a look at how your day is shaping up, melissa mollet will have a look at the roads in just a moment. >> but first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and lauren rickets have a look at these bitterly cold temperatures. >> sheena is the smart one. she headed to florida. >> i couldn't believe it. i found out when i came in. i thought she had the day off, but nope. good for her. >> feels like 19 in leesburg and manassas. four things you need to know about the weather, number one, another frozen start this morning. more sunshine today than yesterday, but that northwest wind will be back by later on this afternoon. some saturday rain showers look likely as temperatures may actually be bri

she lives in frederick, maryland. last year she was jailed while she was visiting her native gambia. during an anti-government protest. she says she was just a bystander. a shakeup in leadership helped clear the way for her return. her family will be at dulles to meet her when she arrived at 7:30. she is a naturalized u.s. citizen. >>> former president barack obama picking up a major post-presidency honor. he's just been named the 2017 winner of the john f. kennedy profile in courage award. the award is given to public servants who have made courageous decisions of conscience without regard for personal or professional consequences. kennedy's daughter caroline says mr. obama provided young people of all backgrounds with an example they can emulate. she'll present him with that award in may. >>> nbc 4 responds to a complaint about a water bill that was too high. now racing to upgrade its equipment. >> reporter: today is the 150th anniversary of howard university. but today the president and his administration were met

from frederick, maryland, a nice sunset, but the temperatures already 29 degrees. with the windchill's come a lot of us are looking at these cold temperatures. quantico, 239 winchester. the cold tonight will be a little tough on the cherry blossoms. if you are out and about, it will feel more winter light. home, clear skies, but the system to the south, this is not a problem. earlier this week it look like it would tracking here sunday. not an issue now. over the pacific northwest, this wave of low pressure could bring monday nightnow into tuesday. still a lot of questions where the low sets up. overnight, mid 20's. close to 24, 25 right around the d.c. metro. the early part of the week, we start off quiet, but monday night the snow potential. the latest on that in different scenarios we are tracking, coming up. kimberly: it will be another night of hand wringing for cherry blossom lovers. temperatures below 27 degrees could wipe out 10% of the blossoms. degrees, itbelow 24 could be a 90% loss. the trees would not be harmed, but the blooms would turn brown and fall

two people killed in a multi-car crash on i-270 in frederick, maryland. the crash happened just north of baker valley road just before 10 last night. state police say a chevorlet corvette was traveling north at a high speed when it changed lanes and hit a volkswagen jetta. the corvette then went off a guardrail and hit several trees before stopping on an embankment. investigators in fairfax county gearing up for another day of searching for human remains--believe to be dumped in a wooded area. john gonzalez is following this story. john we understand police are saying it may be gang related? new developments this morning in the fatal shooting last house party in a woman is under arrest this morning. 27-year-old monique williams is charged with accessory after the fact. she is being held without bond. police are still looking for the primary suspect in the shooting... 37-year-old jason johnson. he is considered armed and dangerous. federal authorities still at work this morning investigating threats made to a virginia mosque this week. it happened tuesday

fairfax county -- and loudoun county and frederick county maryland schools are among the school systems operating on a 2-hour delay this morning. you can find the full list of closings and delays at wjla.com. they're also scrolling at the bottom of your screen right now toss to eileen . - cold morning; watch for ice - sun today will help with melting; remaining unseasonably cool & still tomorrow night through sunday am - no sign of any big warm up today: mostly sunny. breezy & unseasonably cool. highs: 39-44 feels: teens early to 20s winds: nw 10-15 g 25 tonight: clear and cold. lows: 18-28 winds: w 5 mph friday: am sun, pm clouds. showers after 5pm. highs: 46-52 winds: s 5 mph eileen toss to johnny john toss to julie right now - preparing for his next battle. in less than two hours - he releases his first budget. overnight - we're learning new details about some deep cuts. sam sweeney is live in the newsroom to break it all down. president trump yesterday's ruling on his revised temporary travel ban. a federal judge in hawaii blocked the ban, hours before it was supposed to take effect

jummy: that is the last time we talk about about punxsutawney phil. , ag: in frederick, maryland lot of blue sky and 30 degrees. this is a live camera at the st. john's catholic school. ,ven with the cold temperatures if we can get sunshine there will be some decent melting. the problem is we will head to the low to mid 20's tonight so whatever melts will re-freeze. we will have melting and then it will run across roadways and sidewalks and parking lots and free solid again tonight. after that, things are looking a little better. we have areas of clouds coming across the mountains, northwesterly winds, and some wind chills and the teens and 20's across the area. satellite and radar and a little more detail, have had flurries across the area, mostly in pennsylvania, they are drifting to the southeast. a couple of flurries are not out of the question. i think we will wind up getting more sunshine than yesterday but it will not be a crystal-clear day. temperatures in the upper 30's to about 40 before slowly falling overnight. overnight lows in the mid to upper 20's, a big change of her

tom: back live in downtown frederick, maryland state highway administration will have their crews out all night long and into rush-hour tomorrow morning because of the potential of re-freezing. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. stay connected with the stormwatch team around the clock by following us on wjla.com, facebook, twitter, and the stormwatch 7 app. jonathan: for the first time we are getting a good look at body camera video from a high-speed chase in montgomery county. as anna-lysa gayle reports, the man spend a lot of time behind bars. [sirens] >> what is the closest cross street? anna-lysa: when officer spotted brandon malone in his toyota camry, he was going 87 miles per hour and a 55 mile per hour zone traveling south on i to 70. instead of stopping, he cap to driving -- kept driving when he heard the sirens. he had been released from jail and was on probation for burglary. this body camera video is the reason for his return to prison and his 10 year sentence. he got high on pcp and led the police in a high-speed car chase. anna-lysa: they wound up in a gait

jay in prince frederick, maryland, independent. good morning. caller: good morning, how are you? host: doing well. 100% believe in term limits, not just for the supreme ourt, for the president, which exists. but for congressmen, also. i believe the biggest problem in washington k s the fact that you have these past generational congressmen in the house and the senate. i mean, if the president has to have an eight-year limit, so should definitely the house. that is our biggest problem right now, i believe. clearwater, kansas. morning.d caller: yes. on this particular issue, i looking at some of he rulings the supreme court itself has made, in particular, airline pilots. they ruled number of years ago limited to a 65.cific age, i think it was someone told me recently that was changed to 70, but they way and they think it is good for airline pilots to mandatory retirement age, then certainly the thinking that it would be good for the supreme court to have kind of limit due to ofancement of age and method thinking and their legal analysis of everything. is.t's where my opinion host:

. >>> on i-270 just south of frederick, maryland, all northbound lanes are shut down near baker valleyd south of the monocacy river. >> the frederick news post tweeted this photo of the scene. you can see one of the cars mangled off the shoulder. we're trying to confirm how serious the injuries are here. expect northbound 270 to be closed for some time in this area. >>> good evening. now to those storms. they only lasted minutes but the cleanup will last for days and weeks for some homeowners in our area. >> tonight, the winds are still gusting and there are more big changes coming our way. check this out, doug is tracking snow that could impact our friday. this after we hit almost 80 degrees today. >> we'll have more from doug on that in just a bit. but let's begin with the damage from today's storms. news4's shomari stone has more. >> reporter: the good news is that the homeowner is okay. however there are people in this neighborhood that are concerned when these storms come through here, this type of damage can occur. >> i'm a little frightened, actually. >> reporter: karen angstrom

we said frederick, maryland would be the big winner and that's exactly what we saw. frederick with ten inches of snow. you all got that. winchester at 8.1. vienna, 3.5. national zoo coming in at three inches. they were definitely held down in some areas because of all of the sleet that we saw across our region. we're seeing some more snow. this is another band forcing its way down in towards montgomery county and may clip into the district here over the next hour or so. it's all wrapping around our big nor'easter. look at that storm. it is a monster. 30 inches of snow in upstate portions of pennsylvania. we'll continue to watch that, but the big story tonight is going to be the refreeze and the very cold temperatures. tom kierein outside right now. we could set some records here. >> that's right. you could probably hear the wind whipping through here. we've got gusts of wind around 30 miles per hour. you can see the latest radar that is showing snow showers just off to our west. there are things you need to do with that refreeze coming tonight. make sure, first of all

take a look at day, highs beautiful, 63, well above average. 64 fredericksburg. 63 in frederick, maryland. great across our region. take a look at this the numbers falling and they fall fast. tomorrow afternoon, 37 by the noon hour. so very cold air. windchills in the 20s and 30s tomorrow. we're talking one cold day. windchills near freezing all afternoon. the chill actually sticks around a little bit. we're talking about a half and half weekend. i'll break it down for you, when the cold air mov warmer air moves back. >>> t.j. henderson's girlfriend and 2-year-old son died in a car crash on the suitland parkway earlier this month. tomorrow he's going to bury them and his co-workers are doing what they can to support him. henderson is a part-time driver with unity towing of springfield. his boss said it's been heartbreaking to see him struggle the last few days so they started raising money to help take some of the pressure off. >> it hurts me being in this house by myself, being in the same building, seeing the two precious -- >> reporter: henderson still needs help burying his wife ebony

citizen who lives with her husband and two daughters in frederick, maryland, and returned to her native country of gambia last april. that visit turned into a nightmare when she was arrested mistakenly, she says, near a demonstration protesting the government there. she was ordered to spend three years in a notorious prison. a change in administrations in gambia meant she could finally leave the country. >> i'm so glad to be home. >> i'm so glad and my kids are hugging her. so thank you. >> among the milestones she missed, her daughter's graduation in may. fanta says the first thing she wants to do when she gets home is >>> h.h. gregg is closing 88 stores in virginia, maryland and ohio. the electronics retailer announced the closures as part of its turnaround efforts. it identified underperforming stores and decide to cut them. we have a full list of affected locations in our nbc washington app. >> the first phase of the construction project along beech drive will take longer than expected. phase one from tildon to rock creek. that stretch was set to reopen this spring, but now the park

already some thunder and lightning near frederick, maryland.of a wet and stormy start to the day for our friends in northern maryland. more rain chances coming in later this afternoon. grab the umbrella. you will not need an insulated jacket. it will be warm. >> you'll need a raincoat around lunchtime today. that's when we have more rain likely in the forecast followed by thunderstorms later on district so it is warm this morning. 59 leesburg, 59 quantico, 66 in fredericksburg. you do not need a jacket this morning. pack a rain. pack an umbrella for later today. here's your planner. 7:00 a.m., 60 degrees. noon, 67. low 70s. tomorrow very different. we'll talk about that coming up. let's get a check on the roadways. >> good morning, sheena. inner loop, we had an accident working the lane. that is cleared out. no other issues on the beltway. outer loop after four that one has cleared out of the way as well. that is good. that was a work zone there. taking a look top of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop okay. all of those routes rolling along

. >>> and now we want to head northwest of the district to frederick, maryland. >> justin finch is there live for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. since we last saw you we've added some layers out here. the hood is up, the scarf is on now as well. it feels like the temperature has dropped. we see now the temperature says 21 degrees overcast out here and it feels like 8 degrees. i agree with that and also too, we have wind speeds out here showing 15 miles per hour. the wind has been the culprit for us out here. it's whipping back and forth and it's very, very cold. i do want to show you the pike out here. as you can see, it does appear clear here just from the 277 ramp out here but you will find slushy icy spots. we met a driver out here this morning who drive in the elements yesterday. >> terrible. six hours to make it home because of the sleet and stuff. so -- >> reporter: and that driver also telling us he had a six-hour drive on 270 yesterday. a lot of it because of this here on the ground. this icy slushy snow that we're still seeing this morning. however, after the freeze

and then also coming along 70 and 270 up towards frederick county, maryland. this is continuing to lift out of here, we'll see fog overnight and some drie can't rule out showers early tomorrow morning as you head to work. then round two, or round three tomorrow afternoon, we'll time it out, let you know what to expect, and that's coming up in about 15 minutes. guys? >> all right, we'll stay with you. developing now, an officer-involved shooting here in camp springs. that officer was called to a house along beechwood drive for a family dispute around 6:15 tonight. a 29-year-old man walked out of the house, armed with a knife. they say that officer repeatedly told him to drop it, but he didn't. that's when the officer fired. the man was hit in the thigh. he's expected to make a full recovery. >>> the american civil liberties union is suing four d.c. police officers over the arrest of a transgender woman late last year. it all started with a noise complaint. jackie vincent spoke to that woman tonight and has video of the arrt. a dinner party guest shows d.c. poli

could be cold and rainy, maybe even wet snowflakes for our friends and neighbors up towards frederick, marylandmuch of it will actually stick, but by friday night, windy, clearing and way colder weather moves in for the weekend. for now, let's go over to lauren rickets for a check on how those temperatures will be responding today. >> yes. those temperatures are actually going to rise. we're talking background mid to upper 60s for daytime highs out this today. temperatures right now at 48 degrees. we'll continue to see those temperatures move on up. it is going to be a little on the gorgeous side because we will have some sunshine. the winds are going to increase. so it is going to be on the breezy side out there. clear skies, temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. definitely enjoy this warm-up today before those temperatures only top out in the 30s for the weekend. more on that and more on that friday morning commute, coming up. right now, let's talk about the commute for today. >> problem on the beltway here this ramp to southbound in springful, that ramp is shut down because of an overturned

fairfax county -- and loudoun county and frederick county maryland schools are among the school systems operating on a 2-hour delay this morning. you can find the full list of closings and delays at wjla.com. they're also scrolling at the bottom of your screen right now toss to eileen . - cold morning; watch for ice - sun today will help with melting; remaining unseasonably cool & still

we'll swiv from camera to lack at maps as you make your way frederick maryland 270 northbou through frederick you hilt a crash scene blocking center lanes. be prepared for that one. traffic right now on the southbound side of 270 is pretty slow. you can see that line of yellow from 70 down through urbana it's a 20 minute slow down average speeds checking in. once you again top gaithersburg things on up and heavier volume to the beltway. wire and polls down closed after ali lane fairfax. if you are taking metro today good news we're not satisfying delays on safe track surge 12 wrapped up. allison and steve. >> we are tracking metro this morning. safe track shurj begins does and today transition agency in virginia officials hold a news conference to talk about impact. this is final surgeon yellow and blue lines in the commonwealth and it will be done in two phases. >> also happening tod hours take effect of customer call centers monday through fry 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m. to 6:0 p.m. the move says metro 1 million a year and increases social immediate yeah has decreased over the past

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. >>> out in frederick county, maryland. our reporter scott broom is calling it the great slush storm of 2017. the priority is clearing drains and laying down salt to keep surfaces that today from icing over as the temperatures plummet tonight. equipment operators told us refreezing will make piles of wet snow as hard as concrete. any water on untreated surfaces will turn into a dangerous glaze of ice. >> it's hard on the equipment. hard on people. takes a lot more time to push around the wet stuff than it does the nice fluffy stuff. >> it's heavier that wet stuff. school officials in frederick and montgomery counties maryland won't announce delays or closures for tomorrow until they're able to check out the refreezing situation overnight. >>> virginia's governor called up a couple hundred national guard troops. >> bruce leshan spent some time with the guard. he joins live with the view from there. hey, bruce. >> reporter: it ended up being mostly a training and reconnaissance mission for the troops at they sure had a blast

we have had frederick county, maryland, 8 inches of snow so far. okay? lots of snow there. that's going to be where the jackpot ends up being but closer into d.c. we have had a snowfall total so far, snow and sleet combined manassas 3 1/2 inches so far, out in leesburg snowfall totals above 5 inches, in purse pursival5 inches of rain too. >> thank you. wind gusts 30, maybe 40 miles per hour, here's a wind gust tracker. wind gusting to 33 downtown but now this is a futurecast so these are temperatures, the precipitation and we are going to see a pretty good band of snow, this is 10:00 a.m. and we see snow everywhere in the metro area. look what happens between 10:00 and noon. everybody gets a little blast, burst of snow, and that will add another couple of inches, especially d.c., north and west, those are your snowfall totals. temperatures now above freezing and some rain or snow showers continue all day. i think mainly it's going to be in the form of snow showers, the atmosphere is going to be cold enough to support snow even though surface temps will creep well above free

heavy snow ashburn as well and in addition to that maryland and portions of frederick ma mar this morninglooking at map aside from cameras in virginia other problems now upper marboro and westbound pennsylvania avenue reports of several fallen trees in area of ricky martin road and traffic getting by slowly. aside from bw parkway tree down 32 and heavy traffic 95 corridor between baltimore and beltway in capital area. keep it to "fox news morning". we'll get you around all of the snow and tucker has the latest own the forecast >>:23 now investors laser folk ised on start fed meeting rates. joining us now lauren simonetti on this snow day today. no rest for wall street. quick, two things today. one fed meeting and two repeal and replace of affordable care act. why do these matter so much to investors. >> investors care about healthcare once we can figure out what is going on with repeal of owe ba bama care as cbo scores the american healthcare act the republican version of it and paul ryan speaker of the house paul ryan comes out saying hey that is actually better than i thought. once we g

schools in frederick county, maryland, and frederick county are all on a two-hour delay today. jefferson county andbackerly county schools in west virginia. we have allse also in west virginia, hampshire and morgan county schools are opening two hours late today. and ma maryland, washington county schools are on a two-hour delay, as well. >>> now we turn to look at your forecast today. >> we again with chuck bell for a look at this fridgit weather. chuck. >> frigid, back to you. >> you're right, another cold start to the morning. temperatures everywhere well below the freezing mark yet again. and a little bit of a breeze out there has windchills back down into that 10 to 0 degree range across most of the area. a very cold start here this morning. there is a little good news in the forecast. we'll have more sunshine today than we had yesterday. more sun than anything else. breezy at times this afternoon, so it will feel cold once again. but actual air temperatures should be 5 to maybe even as much as 10 degrees milder than yesterday. and then tomorrow, friday, finally dry for mo

. >>> frederick, maryland, got some of the highest snow totals in our area, at least ten inches up there. you can see the accumulation in this neighborhood. scott macfarland spent the day in frederick and joins us now. >> reporter: such a busy day for the snowplows here in frederick county, jim. the snow piles are much higher. this was the light powdery sno a storm for sledding. a storm for snow blowers. a storm of snow men and some slick spots. a traditional snowstorm in frederick county. matt kiper was excited to break out his gear for the first time this year. >> it took overnight to get the snow blower working. it took a lot of warmup but it did a good job. >> reporter: some snow covered state roads near thurmont but most of the mess was on top of the cars and the driveways. >> it's been easy this winter. this snow isn't that bad. it's light. it's pretty fluffy. >> reporter: an uglier scene south in gaithersburg where a snow removal truck operator mistakenly knocked down a traffic light. in the montgomery county highway services war room they monitored 400 crews grappling with the sl

frederick, maryland. that will take us to 10:00 until 11:00. today, we will be looking at flurries coming through. a system passing east of us. the wind will be quite strong, bringing all of that through our area. we have a cold front that will continue to allow our temperatures to drop. this area of low pressure coming into west virginia, as that comes east, it is going to tap some of that cold air and moisture coming together. we really think that will be martinsburg down toward winchester. look at the hourly forecast. 9:00 a.m., d.c. things will start wrapping up and we will be left with flurries. flurries for the afternoon. 45, the high temperature for today. wind chills will be in the 30's. tonight, wind chill's in the teens. we will go from the umbrellas to the heavy coat later. how about the weekend? i think you will have to break out a couple more layers. julie: we will be anxious to see how many layers our friends running the rock 'n roll marathon and half marathon, even the 5k, how many layers they will be bundled up wearing. we could

as much as 10 inches in frederick, maryland yesterday. hopefully we will get some melting today. you can see what i'm talking about in frederick and bull run. national picked up just under two inches of snowfall. factor, asig mentioned today, quite windy, wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour with the possibility of more power outages today in a few branches that could come down across the area, all having the factor of the low temperatures and wind making the real feel temperatures, real feel? real deal is what julie wright would say. 20 degrees there by the late afternoon hours, tomorrow we are up to 44 for a high temperature, doing a little better. the bigger change comes on friday and over the weekend we are back to the mid to upper 50's, tracking what looks like a few flakes of snow sunday morning, not a big deal at all. week,en-day forecast next back into the 50's. julie? julie: the real? the real deal? [laughter] on thethe real deal roads is icy patches are expected this morning on your neighborhood streets eastbound 50, one car that smashed into the median, police are on the

schools in d-c, arlington, loudoun, fairfax, prince george's, montgomery, and maryland's frederick county are all on a two hour delay. you can find a complete list scrolling on the bottom of your screen... and at w-j-l-a dot-com. toss to eileen - icy spots this morning - feels like the single digits to teens today; very windy - rr 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 right now metrobuses are running under a that means many routes will be detoured and not all stops will be made. but metro says they will likely add service throughout the day as conditions improve. metroacess service will be available today. metro rails opened just minutes ago at five a-m, - and will run on a normal weekday schedule. farther north - people are digging out fro

friendly neighbors in frederick, maryland, the rain drops are 15 to 20 minutes away from leaving you. likely to be coming towards the capital beltway. grab the umbrella. have your raincoat coming. fog and rain visible this morning. afternoon temperatures back into the 70s. that is nice. be sure to keep your umbrella with you. it's all about preparation. >> it is. inner loop at 450, a crash here. it sounds like it's on the right shoulder. heads up soubo the crash hanging around blocking the left lane. response still on the scene. 95 north of courthouse, there is an issue. there's a broken down bus. sounds like a lot of folks are looking over to the side of the roadway there and we could start seeing some slowdowns because of that. rock creek parkway, difficulty getting by that work zone. this other issue on 450 between seabrook boulevard and forbes road. all lanes blocked. westbound one lane open due to a house fire. >>> 5:02. molette green live at the news desk following a recovery mission on the potomac river. >> the key bridge, aaron. someone fell into the potomac river last night.

maryland, hagerstown, winchester, this includes areas around leesburg, gaithersburg areas into frederick, maryland county. advancing east, northeast, and for us the biggest threat is that of scenes of damaging winds. it is low, but there is still a threat of isolated tornadoes, could have some hail, and maybe even a little bit of flash flooding. d.c.,ll totals north of hagerstown, frederick, leesburg area, baltimore, about one third, maybe 4/10 of an inch of area. high temperature today, 78 drop to by three :00 we the 60's. in the forecast coming up in about 10 minutes i will tell you when we could have a few wet snowflakes coming to the area. wow, bigs -- we change from one season to the next again. julie: you don't have to tell me about that. i don't want to know. [laughter] 270, fromthbound clarksburg to the main divide, a 21 minute commute. we had an incident southbound on the spur that was pulled to the shoulder, all lanes are open. that is what you divide. first street, an accident involving a bus and a bicyclist. you will find the activity here, first street and massachusetts avenue, follow

highest total still far north and west closer to the maryland pennsylvania border northern portions of frederick and carole country maryland reporting 5 and 6" s. main event wraps up later this morning and later this morning early afternoon hours. although we continue to see snow showers and potentially even snow equals as we head to late evening hours. we'll have to keep our eye on that. there's area of low pressure getting act together off the car line acoast line which means we have several more hours of this throwing heavy bands of rain which transition to sleet and then snow back in our direction. still kupd of in the thick it of it here. we have to watch for much more as we head into the afternoon hours here. there's radar. you see snow getting together off norm and west of town while look at future cast, 6:30 a.m. mixing and transition back to snow as we start to wrap things up plater this morning. let check the forecast and erin como. >>> well, 5:04. slick conditions and snowy mix causing big problems on the road. 395 northbound hov express lanes there's a truck that spup outside ways in

it's 5:33 and justin finch is out on the roads in frederick, maryland, this morning. the commute isn't too bad right now but it is expected to get worse as the morning wears on. we'll keep checking in with him from the roads. if you do notice anything developing outside of your front door be sure to send him a tweet and he could head your way. >>> erika is in the news room with some potentially bad news about one of d.c.'s greatest attractions. >> talking about those cherry blossoms. >> yeah, well, because of that cold air that chuck and lauren have been talking about moving in fast and furious, that could mean it could have a big impact on those cherry blso this is some video that was just taken yesterday along the tidal basin. plenty of pink out there because these trees are now in the fourth stage of bloom. they peak in stage six. and right now the peak bloom date is expected between march 19th and march 22nd. if you'll remember, that date was pushed back. it was earlier, but because of this up and down weather they've had to push it back. we'll keep you posted if