g.w. parkway. we are clo it's crawling here. i want to show you examples of how the slippery roads are affecting us. this is in arlington near yorktown and george mason boulevard. this tree slammed into a pole here. and you saw part of the pole snapped off and landed on top of the roof. we don't know the condition of the driver now. but this is just one example of how slippery things are. let's come back to us for a second and look at the rear look at that road service. it's just dotted with the rain and wet surface there. everyone should take precautions driving out here today. back to you. jamie: great advice. something we saw in the camera is a few people dropping down as they hit the puddles. you need to be careful. this is the outer loop, continuing south from tysons to annandal bumper. you don't get a break. this is northbound traffic from 270 spur to georgetown, stop and go. the roads are wet. we have visibility that dropped. i anticipate accidents. let's hope not many but we will let you know when something happens. back

g.w. parkway on the outer loop of the beltway near great falls. you see the big picture from the traffic watch maps on the right-hand side. the best advice if you can do it, stay home. take it easy. if you got to go outside, please, please be careful. remember you can get the latest news and the traffic and the weather anytime you like in the palm of your hand. download the news app from the alison: a lot of people trying to get home. moving on to other news of the day. 48 hours after becoming the scene of a crime that drew national attention, a d.c. restaurant is back open tonight. it was sunday when the armed vigilante opened fire inside the comet ping pong restaurant in northwest d.c. stephen tschida was there as the doors reopen today. i understand that you spoke to the owner. what do you have to say? is targeted. he believes it's with the association of john podesta, hillary clinton's chief of staff that people got ahold of the e-mails that went to wikileakss. the conspiracy theory was born. throughout the day, people were coming by offering

g.w. parkway. you can see how much volume we have here. this continues to wrap around near bradley boulevard. this evening. that is a look at traffic. back to you. larry: thanks. the first result from the recount effort underway in the presidential election. peck,s long agree that lore speeds make for safer -- lower speeds make for safer roads so why are police opposing a plan to lower the speed limit? also who is now house hunting in the area and what it could mean for the incoming trump administration? that's coming up at 6:00. alison: a little more than two months away and the s jimmy kimmel will emcee the 89th annual academy awards. this comes after two successful years hosting the emmys. you can see the oscars february 26 right here on abc7. larry: well, kimmel is well-known for the late night show here on abc7. this friday night he will host the cast from "rogue one: a star wars story." you can be one of the first to for free. watch us all morning long, "good morning washington" for your chance to win a ticket to screening on wednesd

g.w. parkway on the outer loop of the beltway near great falls. you see the big picture from the traffic watch maps on the right-hand side. the best advice if you can do it, stay home. take it easy. if you got to go outside, please, please be careful. remember you can get the latest news and the traffic and the weather anytime you like in the palm of your hand. download the news app from the

g.w. parkway looks good. 66 heading outbound is not too bad. 395, the volume from the pentagon to edsall road. it's 33 from the 11 street bridge to the baltimore washington parkway. that is a look at traffic. back to you. report now and with the new year comes new laws. gaithersburg is making a change to the smoking ban. the city voted to amend the rule to add vaping and e-cigarettes to the list of banned substances. that manes you cannot smoke -- that means you cannot smoke or vape in any public property or the city owned vehicles. the new rule goes into effect on new year's day. jonathan: let's talk about what is happening outside with the weather. a lot of folks are gearing up for the weekend. a lot of folks are getting ready to travel. alison: a lot going on. doug: the travel weather conditions tomorrow and friday locally and nationally shouldn't be too bad. start would have a big screen look at the low temperatures in the morning. cold but not terribly so. low 30 to the upper 20's across the western zones. as we move through the rest of the zone, the metro area is 35 in d.c. it's 31 in g

g.w. parkway. it's outbound we see the heavier volume as we approach the capital beltway. we are in the single digits. closer here to bradley boulevard. we are seeing volume. this is on the interloop. so before you get to bradley boulevard. watch for the police activity. traveling on 359 you can see some sun glare leaving the city. 10 miles per hour. that is your southeast, southwest freeway we see slowing as well. you get a good idea here with the sun coming in of what to expect. heading northbound, b.w. parkway slower than 95. jonathan: i'm still going to quintuplets. the parents are getting older and they want to get in trouble. you! you forget your names. alison: you had twins. doug: twins about killed us. jonathan: get it all done in one day. doug: well, those two. we have other ones, too. alison: john said how warm it felt. doug: 50's. jonathan: it was great. doug: i wish we could keep it like this all winter. for the next two weeks in general we will stay at or above average in temperatures. let's take care of here and now. the cold front is working. 25 to 33 degree

g.w. parkway looks good. mainly just on the freeway, 295 as well as 395. crossing the 14th street to bumper. this is the inner loop heading north past old dominion continuing further into maryland. that is a look at traffic. back to you. horace: well, when it's this cold outside it's almost a shame there isn't snow around. michelle: yeah. in the mountains and at the ski slopes they depend on it. alison: that's right. today ryan hughes takes us to white tail where they are making snow around the clock now that it's cold enough. ryan: the snow guns are slopes at full speed. white tail resort is taking advantage of the bitter blast. it's looking and feeling like winter atop the mountain. >> getting the momentum built before christmas is perfect. ryan: white tail is using the automatic snow guns to coat a dozen trails on two top mountains and hoping to kickoff the season thursday or friday. to make perfect snow. ryan: the resort is at the mercy of mother nature. it didn't hope until january 7 last year so they are opening that it will mean extra green in the c