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georgetown pike is the overpass you can see. they have report at old dominion for possible overturned vehicle. jonathan: look at this behind us. >> for the second time in a week, the tornado outbreak has struck the midwet. people in several states are cleaning up after two dozen reported twisters. >> nearly 30 tornadoes from kansas to illinois. watch as the winds rip the roof from the building. that moment twister was spotted east of kansas city. captured live on the ground. >> just outside of kansas city took brunt of the weather. >> seeing a transformer blow. that is when we have seen the rotation of the tornado. >> nearby in other communities this airport leveled. houses destroyed. >> unbelievable. this is scary. >> the conditions were so bad the drivers were forced to pull over. it knocked over semis from wyoming to kansas. in minnesota, trees were toppled down taking down power lines. unlike last week's outbreak, no lives were lost. >> thanks be to god there was no fatalities and the clean-up process is beginning. jonathan:

eastbound georgetown pike, near difficult run bridge, a crash there.ound 66 at the rosslyn tunnel, you can see those showdowns, but the crash is on the shoulder. that will ease things quite a bit here. when we come back, a look at travel times. eun? >> thank you. 6:32. preparations are underway to clear runways and train tracks now. >> news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss live at ra reagan national airport. >> there's going to be two big impacts here. let's start with metro. when we get anywhere over 8 inches of snow, metro starts to rail service. so we don't know how much will fall and where, but that's something to keep an eye on if the snow total starts to get above 8 inches. metro has already started to make changes. metro access will stop running today at 4:00. certainly with the snow falling tomorrow you can plan there will be a bunch of changes. from an airport perspective, my goodness. a lot of people getting out of dodge already before this thing hits. we have already seen widespread delays and cancellations in other parts of the country,

angela: on afternoon, we are hearing from virginia power, telling us georgetown pike, which has been closed for most of the morning and now into the afternoon, will remain that way for quite some time. we had a poll across the roadway -- we had a pole across the roadway. the big picture map not showing a lot of red, but we have a closure in the district. metropolitan police say take an alternate route. we have a fire on u street, with major problems being caused on b street. an accident in greenbelt blocked the right lane. the trip to lanham is going to be a bit slow. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: we have a developing story out of the middle east. at least 30 people are dead, 50 wounded after a gunman shot at and military hospital in kabul. the islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack. the attackers were dressed like health workers, and afghan forces had to fight them floor by floor. the country's president condemning the attack during an international women's day speech. closer to home, ntsb officials are in mississippi, investigating a dead

georgetown pike at bell view road, all lanes shut down. have a bit of a fire there because of the hot wires that came down. 95 southbound and 619 triangle everything out of the way. one mile back up there. outer loop near bw parkway, crash reported there. you can see a little bit of a slow down on the east side of the beltway. >>> thank you, we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next, stay with us. >>> rain falling across much of southern maryland, but it's drying out from frederick to martinsburg. current temperatures upper 40s and low 50s. don't be fooled. skies will be clearing, we'll be back to breezy today and mild, highs into the 60s today and tomorrow. in fact, near 70 tomorrow. >>> chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> back to "the today show" after this short break. ♪ >>> we're back at 7:30, wednesday morning, march 8th, 2017. gearing up for our first big plaza concert of the year. i'm so excited for ed sheeran to take our stage. do you think he'll bring that gadget he uses on stage? >> i think i

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that started near the georgetown pike up to the 270 spur. nues out of bethesda past georgetown road across the top side. a little worse past colesville road here. the delays extend toward 50 into landover. report of a crash earlier. moved to the shoulder now. but that is adding to the delays. i should mention the bound baltimore washington parkway have a crash. it continues back to 202 northbound stretch and is a huge mess. that is all for now. back to you. alison: thank you. ahead at 6:00, cruising in the passing lane could soon get you on the wrong side of the law. where the lawmakers are debating fining people if you block the left-hand lane. plus, we have video you have to see. a police officer and a runaway cow go head to head. you will want to see how this one ends. that is coming up at 6:00. larry: mooo-ve out of the way. while they look like the famed northern lights these are the less photographs southern cousins. last week passengers boarded a flight to see the southern lights. each traveler paid $2,800 for the eight-hour trip that

around the georgetown pike. jonathan: thanks.coming up next at abc7 news -- a massive breach at the c.i.a. the major wikileaks document dump. what does it mean if the u.s. cyber security secrets end up in the wrong hands? we will look at it next. alison: new at 5:00, pandas! what we found out about the beloved bao bao after seeing this video of another adorable pair of pandas today. jonathan: stormwatch7's veronica johnson with a look at friday on "good morning washington." >> thanks, jonathan. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- we are on storm watch tracking where to expect the worst snow and rain for the morning rush. >> plus all you need to know to beat the crowds and get around town for the rock 'n' roll marathon. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington." announcer: coun alison: many in washington are sounding alarm bells whether would-be terrorists are benefiting from the would-be wikileaks document dump. kristine frazao has reaction from c

. >> dealing with big delays on upper loop and we have a crash georgetown pike and another lirp loop crash by university boulevard. as you make your way 267 to

most traffic with a camera on the beltway, the inner loop and outer loop are running slow by georgetown pikeyou are passing through there, it's slow and then we have the accident by van doran street that is back to the woodrow wilson memorial bridge or indian highway -- indian the paratransit service and tomorrow they just announced they will run on a r schedule. i mentioned they are having trouble with gcs -- gps on the manassas line but the announced tomorrow they will run on a s scheduled for tuesday and they will make the call by 4:00 if they suspend service all together. for the metro, you might see someone running late tonight if they are on a metro bus. it could be delayed or detoured and tomorrow, they run on severe snow service and only major roadways will be used and metro access is already closed. >> thanks for the updates. we want you to help us tell the story of this late-season storm. there are some ways to share pictures and video. >> yes. send an email to yourpics@wusa9 and use #snowday9. blow us up on social media and share pictures and video on our wusa9 facebook the gang i

new accident reported on the outer loop between the american lea john bridge and it looks like georgetown pike reportedly blocking a right lane. jonathan? jonathan: trenice, thanks. hey, you remember the cuisinart recall? >> the last thing you want to do is serve a guest in your house and have them slice open their mouth. jonathan: you might not be able to use the processor for several months. how long the process is taking? we have that coming up next. tomorrow's the day besides video games. every day is a gift. especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto... a breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, i want to see teddy bait his first hook. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. do