we will zoom in and looks like around germantown and boyds to seneca. some dark blues. some inch and hour snow rates returning to the region. on the south and east side of town i think there is sleet mixed in. could be sleet toward woodmore and east of bowie. we have a lot of sleet and freezing rain to the east. out to the west, we are going to fairfax county and looking at moderate snow springfield to manassas. chantilly, dulles looking at moderate snow. as we widen out the picture we have a few areas starting to pick up with the snowfall around prince william county in the mountains east of martinsville, lovettsville and loudoun county. eastern loudn in to montgomery and parts of frederick and carroll. this is the heaviest snow we are seeing. go to the computer and talk about what we are expecting. we are looking at the moisture that's been coming in. the coastal snowstorm will develop, and is deepening here. but the upper level storm is here and that's why our storm is increasing. it has increased in pennsylvania also where they are getting moderate to heavy storm, a

gaithersburg, germantown, southern loudoun county, ashburn near dulles airport, mclane and western fairfax county getting a band of very heavy snow. getting moderate snow right here in washington. some moderate snow in southern maryland as well. the wider view of the radar is showing the storm situation is getting snowier as the last several hours did show an increase in the snowfall. now, as you see it's all filling back in again with all snow across most of the region as we have an upper level disturbance and an area of low pressure now situated over west virginia. as that gets off the coast it' going to explosively develop a coastal low pressure system which is just going to only increase our winds and also give us a burst of snow later in the

germantown five inches there. three in falls church, virginia. smithsburg, maryland one of the highest totals so far at ten inches. blizzard warnings, those are going to go in affect at 10:00 a.m. wrapping around washington right now in the appalachians out west. northern maryland, howard, baltimore and frederick county. the closest to the district. anne arundel county in there, too. as you cross the eastern shore, all of delaware is in the blizzard warning. and the winter storm warning for us until 7 p.m. >> it is going to get really dangerous around here once the winds start to howl, blow and drift. whiteout conditions along with any damage the winds will do. 20 to 30s right now and winds not bad out of the north northwest at 8 miles an hour and the wind chill 23. the storm is back to the midwest and us blizzard warnings to new york city and long island. as far as how much snow we are thinking a general six to 12 when we are done. some spots north and east, frederick county, north and east a foot or more. same in the mountains. less down south.

germantown is seven. dangerous storm. 6-12 until midnight. i just saw some new guidance in the weather office. i could be a thrill low for the morning. we could -- little low for the morning. we could be 3-6. not crazy snow but significant snow. and then 1-2 in the afternoon. blizzard conditions through tonight. no doubt about that. and the winds really won't pick up, though, until after midnight. so the visibility will be down and satisfying one of the criteria. but you need winds too. they haven't picked up yet. they will. here is a look at the satellite picture, radar combined. we see the rain working its way up the bay. and we see also some rain back into charleston, west virginia. this thing is really going to explode. and when it does, we'll probably see the heaviest bands of snow between midnight and 4:00 a.m. it's snowing pretty good now. just wait. these are the blizzard warnings. it includes pretty much everybody east of i95. winter storm warnings continue everywhere. the blizzard doesn't stop on the he county line. heavy snow overn

delayed from 118 germantown road to montross.t's 16 minutes in the car for these drivers right now and finally wrapping up in bethesda, another down tree at ridge road and 64th. andrea, back to you. >>> coming up on 6:49. right now we want -- want to take you to hampshire, new hampshire. it consumed a hotel and several businesses an entire block is destroyed. this have on the ocean on the new hampshire ' coast one hour north of boston. the same storm fueled these flames. nearby gusts came close to 70 miles an hour. we're told flames could be seen for miles them good news here. no one was hurt. >>> the maryland senate unanimously approved a bill on thursday banning bisphenol-a in bottles and cups for children under 4 years of age. it is a controversial chemical used primarily to make plastics. the ban takes effect in 2012. it is similar to laws passed in connecticut and minnesota last year. >>> a teenager's impression didn't work. a 14-year-old skater grabbed the back of a dc fire truck looking for a ride. it happened at sheridan

a live shot of 2 70 south out of germantown. some kids will get to take the day off or going to school late and that's what it contributing to this and that's why it looks better than unusual in germantown. but keep an eye out for the icy stuff. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> turning now to breaking news we're following from southeast washington. three children seriously hurt in a fire this morning. this happened at an apartment building in the 1900 block of naylor road and we're told the children were pulled from the fire and have been taken to the hospital. joining us on the phone right now, pete parringer from d.c. fire and ems. good morning. >> good morning. >> please tell us the update on the fire and the condition of the kidsa you know it. >> they are very serious. this morning we were dispatched to 1920 naylor road. we arrived with smoke coming from the second story. we found three children in the back bedroom, they all appeared to have suffered smoke inhalation and their conditions are pretty critical

you can see, for the most part, around baltimore we were in the 40s. 45 germantown. millersville 4 degrees. a lot 48 degrees. temperatures now fallen off. we are vndown into the upper 30s. still above freezing. still melting even now past sunset. now it is time to turn our attention to the next winter storm. all of these counties shaded in blue under a winter storm watch. this kicks in midday friday. early friday into midday. that's when our first chance for snow begins to come in out of the west. looks like a long event. a few fair weather clouds across the state. no immediate weather concerns tonight or tomorrowor tomorrow night. enjoy the clear weather tonight into tomorrow. big area of high pressure keeps it nice and holds that bad weather at bay for another day or so. it is as we get into friday things change. major storm brewing across north texas. it is spinning up strongly here. well defined area of low pressure back across phoenix picking up moisture out of the gulf of mexico. this will be sliding east over the next 48 hours. tomorrow night looking fine. int

we have volume around the germantown road area. overall but no significant delays to tell you about. route 4, route 5 and 301 no issues to report on any of these roads, as well. look at south capitol street and the suitland parkway, not a lot of traffic here anymore. some drivers are stopped at a light. picking up duke to seminary and 66 eastbound free flowing from route 28 to 123. more drivers are hitting the roads. back to you. >> thank you. >>> two of the reggies competing in sunday's super bowl have something extra on the game. reggie wayne is co-starring in the body by milk football ad. the ad featuring them is in the "usa today." the player whose team wins will appear solo in monday's ad. >>> if you hurry up this morning you might be able to catch this weekend's new movies before the blizzard. that's coming up. >>> and we have ideas on keeping the kids entertained. in the examiner, republican lawmakers in maryland craft a plan to cut $2 billion from the budget by eliminating more state jobs and medicaid expansion. >>> a woman

slow go is between germantown road and 370.ver to the maps we go, route 4, route 5, crane highway. no issues to report out here. take it outside and show you 395. things are starting to slow down from duke to seminary. i'm saying plus five minutes and that is building. keeping it going. we take it to the maps. some issues on the train to tell you about. met throw is on time. vre is on schedule. take note, they are running extra trains starting 12:55 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. after getting word that government workers will be getting out of work early, four hours early to expect more congestion on the trains and then amtrak we are hearing they are not going to have any service available this evening. as far as marc riders are concerned getting word that 890 on the brunswick line has been cancelled. 92 is the next train. back to you. >>> a story that is new this morning, fairfax county leaders approve a budget overhaul for county schools. the school board approved it last night. it asked for $82 million from officials, $24 million than

that's another all alternative. 270 southbound we are tracking volume between 118 germantown road to 370. good news northbound. the flooding we were seeing near the shady grove exit is cleared. all lanes are wide open. on the outer loop at university an accident is holding steady. looks like that delay between new hampshire and georgia avenue. drivers are forced to tack on five to ten minutes for that. overall not so bad. in the district we are tracking inbound new york avenue. looks like the delay from the times building to bladensburg road has set in and we will round it out with the maps in northeast dc. we have been watching this since early on. in northeast, north capital is closed because of some police activity. i will give you one more camera. we didn't forget you about, virginia. 95 northbound, some volume between the prince william parkway and lorton and crash activity at the fairfax county parkway. now, back to you. >> our team of reporters is out on the streets to bring us the latest conditions from both sides of the potomac. let's start in maryland. >> kristin fisher is

there's one around germantown. en burnie, spots like that. and when these come through, they come through with more gusty winds. look at that one area of moderate to heavy snows once again moving through montgomery county, about ready to pass over the potomac. you folks around vienna and mclean, falls church, you'll see that over the next hour. veronica, i think you're joining us. there is something from the snowiest february ever. we're closing in on that. 1899. >> that's right. we're in second place right now with over 30-some inches of snowfall. this, again, the images from the blizzard of 1899. we've got another one to show you there from crowley's. this is columbia avenue with the big mounds of snow. we have surpassed that with over 55 inches. you mentioned syracuse. i looked at what other cities average around 55 inches. hartford, connecticut, 50. minnesota, rochester, st. cloud in minnesota, 50 inches. and right down the road, beckley, west virginia, they average around 60 inches. their elevation is so much higher than ours is right he

another at the seneca valley high school in germantown. the warming center on richard montgomery drive in rockville will also remain open. a reminder, pets are not permitted at any of the county's warming shelters unless they are service animals. >>> of course, bob was talking about just how heavy this snow is. emergency officials are warning people to be mindful of the risk of a roof collapse. especially dangerous if you are on the roof at the time it collapses. look at this. this was earlier today in prince george's county. fire and rescue officials say a homeowner was trying to get snow off the roof of his garage. he'd just left the roof and was descending a ladder wn the building collapsed. he was thrown about 30 feet and suffered injuries. the roof didn't collapse on this building but it is sagging. this is a safeway in the oadland center plaza in ashburn. the weight of all the snow has led officials to deem the building unsafe. today workers were trying to clear the snow off the flat roof. officials are determining what repairs need

five in germantown. fairfax county, falls church three inches. starville 3 1/2.andale five inches and for viewers out in west viriginia, martinsburg five inches and of snow. and cherry run, that's in morgan county, 13 inches of snow going on there. we have blizzard warnings to talk about. those are going to go on at 10:00 a.m. this morning east of here. anne arundel, baltimore, howard county and north in to frederick county and in to west virginia. 10:00 a.m. to 7 p.m., blizzard warnings in affect. the rest of us we are under a winter storm warning until 7:00. martinsburg, west virginia are the only county that watches us that is not included in the blizzard warning. >> also down 81, pretty much not in it except for washington county in maryland. we are looking at temperatures this morning. 20s to the north. still a couple of spots above the 30-degree mark. cambridge 34. saint indigos 37. and the winds are going to watch them. 25 cumberland. 29 winchester and gust in the mid-20s here in dc. we will see the winds increase a lot between now and 9:00. by 10:00 the b

germantown road. traffic is moving here. right lane is blocked at germantown road. back to you. >>> for those that have to drive tonight you should package emergency kit in the car in case you get stuck. it should contain -- >>> if you were counting on metro to get you around during the storm, don't do that. above-ground rail service will be suspended for a time once the tracks are impassable. this happened during the holiday storm in december, as well. >>> stay with 9 news now for the latest on the weekend super snowstorm. we will be with you all weekend. we will have continuing coverage on our website as well as wusa9.com as well as updates on the facebook and twitter pages. so follow us there. we will be on the air all day on saturday beginning at 6:00 amount and then again on sunday morning with wall-to-wall super storm coverage. >>> coming up we will check in at reagan national airport where dozens of flights were cancelled today ahead of the storm. and top? >> pretty good snow here in northwest. we will use our old-fashioned stick here and say about an inch an

. >> i'm andrea in germantown, where late this afternoon, montgomery county school officials delivered two letters of apology. one from roberto climeto middle school. >> an american flag flies outside the middle school. when a 13-year-old student refused to stand before it during the pledge of allegiance, a teacher called school security. >> if they did something wrong, i think they should apologize and they did the right thing by apologizing. i believe when you stand up for the pledge, it's a sign of respect to america. >> this afternoon, the school system sent home this letter, stating it was the teacher, not the student who broke the law. students were told no one will be permitted to intentionally embarrass you if you choose not to participate. >> i'm scott broome at the national transportation safety board, where we learn today metro officials apparently ignored a written warning about the electronic system, it uses to keep trains from hitting each other. the focus is on electronic signalers. metro had been warned in writing in 2004. do not mix electronic components or they might

we have an accident going northbound at 118 germantown road. you are slow approaching the scene. going to the maps. southbound bw parkway, losing a lane at 202. it is starting to clear out. end with the road closures in northeast dc, or excuse me, southeast dc. naylor road is shut down at 19th as crews investigate an apartment fire. that's the latest. now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> we begin with a developing story from southeast washington. three children were rescued from a burning apartment building earlier today in southeast. >> it happened on naylor road and 19th street. the building has been evacuated. kristin fisher is live with the story. >> good morning, bruce and andrea. as we speak, three children are fighting for their lives in a local hospital after a fire broke out in their apartment building at 6:00 a.m. this morning. this is the three story apartment building, and located five houses down on naylor road in southeast dc. now, this fire broke out inside of the kitchen of one apartment on the second floor. firefighters arrived shortly after 6:00 a.m. we spoke wit

where we're seeing delays building up right now, montgomery village area very light approaching germantown. after that drivers pick the pace towards clarkbsurg. moving onto 66, not seeing any traffic, nor accidents on this route. so far so good crossing my fingers for folks on 66 moving well to route 123. finally we'll go to metro vre mark one running on time. good news there. >> thanks, patranya. >>> we've got some new information tonight about toyota. it was another day of confusion and mixed messages for toyota drives caught up in the massive safety recall -- drivers caught up in the massive safety recall. during a hearing in the federal budget transportation secretary ray lahood today said if you own a toyota affected by the recall you should stop driving it. >> my advice is if anybody owns up with these vehicles, stop driving it. -- owns one of these vehicles, stop driving it. take it to a toyota dealer because they believe they have the fix for it. >> that comment added fuel to the fire. then afterwards while talking to reporters lahood reversed course. >> what i said in there was ob

but we are seeing heavy snow and we've had some reports of thunder snow off in the germantown area.t to show you the heavy bands in fairfax and montgomery county. this is where it's snowing more than likely perhaps 2 inches an hour or more. much of fairfax county, you have really from the river down through 395 or almost to the wolfson bridge or the american legion bridge, we are seeing the snow to beat the van. this is the stuff that will come down. it will be really tough to measure. 2 inches an hour or more for annandale, springfield, alexandria and toward reagan national, mclean, fairfax, falls church, vienna, toward reston and great falls. and then into montgomery county, seeing some of the very heavy snow as well through seneca, up river road through potomac and it is extending now into the upper part of the county as well. we're seeing some brighter colors from gaithersburg to germantown, clarksburg, west of bladensville on brink road it's coming down really strongly across by ridge road up to damascus. we have a lot of heavy snow and that's just half of the equation. we want

germantown and back through western portions of maryland, including baltimore city to d.c.. so a lot of heavy snow wrapping in with the system. and looking at the bigger picture. the storm is stretching back over the midwest. and involving folks back there in ohio. as well as indiana. double o wrap through the area bringing the moisture into cold air. and we could get rumbles of thunder tonight. do not be surprised. with heavy snow. we could have lightning in the clouds. and we will continue to see that one to 3-inch an hour, as we go through the overnight. not only dealing with that. but heavy gusty winds. looking at winds right now at 24 miles per hour in baltimore. 22 dc. dover at 21. gusting in the 30s. that's why we have blizzard like conditions out there right now. i tell you, do not go out there if you don't have to. with the latest watches and warnings. here is meteorologist jessica starr. >> thank you, vytas. >>well, this is a dangerous storm. that's why we have blizzard warnings in effect right now for baltimore city, and dc. pg county. arundel county, harford coun

southbound on the brakes leaving germantown toward the lane divide.'s a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> and remember, if you want to check out the live traffic cams you can, as well as up to the minute radar and check traffic delays at the airports, it's all online at myfoxdc.com. >>> so are you sick of the snow. snow magedden, snow mg. >> what is snow mg? >> like snow my god. >> oh. well wisdom mardin has more. >> reporter: after digging out of two major snowstorms there is another round of snow on the horizon. >> i'm tired of it. >> this time it's a few inches and not several feet like the previous snows. >> two inches or two or three feet. two or three feet i would be concerned. i'm just buying food because i need it. >> we're not concerned. we're from new york and so we're used to it. >> reporter: people are rushing to store to scoop up milk, bread and eggs and others. add rotman's it was just another shopping day. although there were a run on these. >> the shovels we got in this week are half gone or three quarters gone and people are p

where we see the green on radar in montgomery county from gaithersburg, germantown, southern loudoun county, ashburn near dulles airport, mclane and western fairfax county getting a band of very heavy snow. getting moderate snow right here in washington. some moderate snow in southern maryland as well. the wider view of the radar is showing the storm situation is getting snowier as the last several hours did show an increase in the snowfall. now, as you see it's all filling back in again with all snow across most of the region as we have an upper level disturbance and an area of low pressure now situated over west virginia. as that gets off the coast it' going to explosively develop a coastal low pressure system which is just going to only increase our winds and also give us a burst of snow later in the day temperature near 30 degrees. everything falling is sticking. we have a blizzard warning as well in the highlands of west virginia for very strong winds developing later this afternoon. all these counties in pink, southern new england, down in the ohio valley under a winter storm w

and one in germantown at seneca valley high school. keep in mind, don't bring pets or they won't let you in. those are the conditions here. it is ugly and sounds like it is only going to get worse. >> you take it easy out there, too, kristin. thank you for that. >> i'll do my best. >>> with a look at conditions in prince georges county, we go to armando trull with more from the county command center in forestville. >> reporter: this receive command center where they are keeping track of the impact of the blizzard of 2010. they have cameras monitoring key intersections throughout the county and computers that have things like temperatures, 21 degrees fahrenheit. though it says it feels like seven. says it is foggy and the payment temperature is 24 degrees. and with us right now is prince georges county executive jack johnson. keep us up to date on what is going on? >> thank you very much for being here. i think the camera here tells it all. it is blizzard condition. it is whiteout. we can't see. many of the drivers can not see. so we ar

moderate snow once you get past germantown on 270. let's go to the computer and we'll talk about a couple of things. the signature of this storm, it's a dangerous coastal storm. but winds and drifting, that's going to be the signature. we'll get our share of snow. snow tapers off late tomorrow evening. winds will pick up between 20 and 40 miles an hour by late tomorrow afternoon and considerable blowing and drifting is likely. here is our snow potential map. this is on our website at wusa9.com. 6-12 across the immediate metro. less to the south. charles county, st. charles county, calvert county because of the sleet, 4-6 there. the bulls-eye is north of town 12-20 inches. i do not recommend travel between dc, baltimore and philadelphia tomorrow at all. here is some snowfall totals. two inches here. 4.2 in alexandria. seven in smiths burg. arlington has three and fredericksburg has three. we'll break down the snow and talk more about the wind. anita. >> topper, thank you. >>> here is the look at the very latest. the federal government

roads are really slick and a sheet of ice is reported on 124 east between germantown road and belvoir avenue. a lot of cars getting stuck and sliding around. be safe. that's what we are hearing on twitter, facebook. a lot of people are talking about the storm this morning because you can see this stuff is just gnarlly. we have been getting about six inches of snow here in gaithersburg since it started to fall. and it is stacking up here in this big snow drift. look at this stuff coming down. under all of this is the ice from last saturday's storm and you know what, that storm on saturday, people on dwighter and facebook, all the social networking sites were calling it snowmageddon, snowvechkin but we are new names. people are calling this storm, snow end in sight. snow he didn't and my personal favorite cluster flake. this is a cluster out here this morning. and we are seeing road crews hitting 355. we have seen a lot of plows and standing trucks but when you see this much wind, this low visibility and this much coming down it is really tough. this is a shell station in gaithersburg.

six inches in d.c., seven in germantown and frederick, maryland, with nine inches of new snowfall, 14 inches steven city and western maryland anywhere from 14 to 15 inches. these are the amounts further to the north and west where we could get an additional 10 to 12 inches of snowfall overnight. easy to see why we upped our snowfall forecast for the area send your picture is into us at isee at nbcwashington.com. make sure you get your location as well as taking measurements how much snowfall you have across your area. >> look at the futurecast. there is that band of mixture. there is the storm by tomorrow morning, mid morning around the outer area, the virginia beach area. the outer banks of north carolina, with that circulation continuing. you see if it moves off, but it continues to feed back moisture over us. here we are 1:00 tomorrow afternoon with light to moderate snow finally as we get through tomorrow. i'm afraid 8:00 to 9:00, you folks in the eastern suburbs, we will be seeing that snow move out. very heavy snow continues overnight one to three inches per hour. doesn't get ou

the things overall moving well from germantown to the split. finally, no complaints on ma, the highway, and grange avenue. just the typical volume we see until the 6:00 hour. >>> two actresses showing up for their dc screening of their european film. >>> we are exploring some of the unusual dishes you can find in this area. >>> in the examiner in a shrinking poll of medical examiner's. >>> dcb's financial advise estimates that it will be just at $38 million. these stories and more are in today's examiner. get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >>> oh my good, what's buzzing in entertainment. on conan o'brien twitter page for the first time, he tweeted his inaugural message writing quote, today i interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to the commercial. someone help maine i have a feeling he be fine. >>> fashion forward or more like in your face. berberry showed their latest collection. kate hudson was with those wat

montgomery county, things are starting to cover-up with snow. 355 at the interchange with 121, i-270 germantown, the ramps are getting slippery. this is father hurley boulevard, that is still in pretty good shape. this bridge in the foreground, that is an elevated stretch of 370, i-270, watched the bridges and overpasses. there is not a lot of traffic. things are really starting to cover up here. be careful out there. if you have to go out, i would get some stuff done now while we have the light of day. after the sun goes down and we lose the light, i urge folks to really stay off the roads because it will be dgerous. back to you. >>> we will keep our fingers crossed. >> time is running out to get those valuable supplies. probably one of the most important things to have, a shovel. good luck with that one. >> horace holmes is live in springfield where hardware stores have been hit. >> they have been picked clean. the estimate 1000 customers came through their doors at this hardware store in the springfield. by noon, all of the shovels were gone. it was by far the hottest selling item at hardwar

i'm live in germantown, i'll have that story coming up. >>> welcome back. let's reset some of the top stories. a female trainer died after falling into the tank with a killer whale. witnesses say the whale grabbed the trainer and shook her violently. frantic guests were evacuated and it was closed down. two men are arrest the and accused of raping an 11-year- old girl in silver spring. the middle school student was abducted last night and taken to an apartment on carol avenue where she was attacked. >>> toyota's ceo apologized for safety lapses during today's congressional testimony on capitol hill. but despite suggestions to the contrary, toyoda said there is no problem with the electronics on toyota vehicles. we have new information about the controversy over a montgomery county student who refused to stand up for the pledge of allegiance and the teacher who said she was breaking the law. tonight, that student is still not back in class. andrea joins us live from the school with the latest. andrea. >> anita. late this afternoon, a montgomery county school

the other is at the seneca valley high school in germantown.at any of the county's warming shelters unless they are service animals. >>> in maryland, there just don't seem to be enough crews or supplies to plow and treat all of the roads. today a ship filled with salt made a massive dump in baltimore. all that salt is being loaded on to trucks and shipped out to the roads that need it. chris gordon has been out patrolling the roads all day long. chris, what have you found so far? >> actually, montgomery county told me that this county has sent 100 trucks up to baltimore to pick up additional salt and ice that was just shiched pped . normally they have about 350 to 400 snow plows on the streets. today they had 900 pieces of equipment on the street. but still, there are some neighborhoods that have not seen a plow. the neighborhood roads are proving to be a real challenge. let's show you. let's take you to bethesda. berkshire drive. one half of berkshire was plowed. the other half, not at all. and a jeep wrangler was trying to get -- trying to ge

northbound we have some congestion around the germantown road area and then just got word of anotherhe area, as well. few things to look out for. that's the latest. now, back to you. >>> have the day off? here's something you can do. you have one last chance to see the national zoo's top attraction frolic in the snow. >> today is the last day that tai shan will be on public display. tomorrow the 4 1/2-year-old panda will depart for china. he was born in july of 2005 and is part of the zoo's panda lease agreement with china. all offspring must be sent to china. >>> our time is 8:49. maybe tai shan can be a teacher while he's there. the 16 baby giant pandas are attending the first day of nursery school in china. their panda habitat was severely damaged in 2008 but so far they are recovering nicely. >> is that the cutest video or what? >> 8:48. >>> ahead in sports the calves go for a record-breaking win. >>> and sewell bowl media day. what some players did to really steal the spotlight. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm brett haber with the wakeup sports. it is februa

we'll check out maryland along the 270 corridor, out of germantown, this is coming out of hyatts county, it is really, really slammed. georgia avenue, that's not bad but that might be a little bit more of a protected area, but notice the camera, the winds are beginning to shift thereupon as well. crews have a lot of work ahead of them. you just stay put and let them do their thing. it's really going down very quickly out there. >> the crews have to deal with low visibility as well when they have to navigate the traffic and the bad roads. >> let go to vienna, virginia where we saw the wind really begin to pick up. >> here's kimberly suitors out there in vienna. >> just as joe said that huge gust has come in, you're talking about crews earlier, you're talking about a water main break on west maple. th just fixed it a moment ago. these crews were out here working until midnight until now. long, long hard conditions. take a look at the roads here on maple avenue. it is near white you conditions. you can see as shaun pans around here, there's a ton of snow already in vienna, virginia in fair

southbound as you head from g r germantown through rockville no incidence. metro rail no delays. vre one delay on fredericksburg train 300. over on marc rail brunswick train 872, ten minutes behind schedule. >> road crews are to discussion than latest winter weather threat. vdot has blown its budget spending the $79 million it had earmarked for snow removal. now tapping into a receive fund. if that money does run out vdot said it will clear the roads regardless of the cost. >> the plows and salt trucks are ready to going maryland. state highway officials said they already spent $50 million on snow removal this year. that's double the annual budget. weekend storms are more expensive because of long hours and overtime costs. >> in the district, 270 trucks will be out salting and plowing the roadways. d.c. mayor adrian fenty say crews will be clearing the main treats and residential treats as quickly as possible. >> we will have trucks in the residential neighborhoods immediately as soon as the snow begins to accumulate. just trying to make sure there's enough salt, enough liquid br

gentleman who had the time to tell him his time had passed and for the committee and especially for germantown's me i think you for not only eight minutes but ten minutes. >> thank you. i would like to call the third panel. >>> british foreign secretary david mellor and spoke in the house of commons about the release of u.s. intelligence information concerning the alleged torture of a british resident. earlier a british court order the government to publish details about the treatment of mohammed captured in 2002 in pakistan as a terrorist suspect and later held the u.s. detention facility at guantanamo bay. he waselead with all charges against him dropped in february, 2009. this is about 45 minutes. >> with your permission, mr. speaker i would like to make a statement on the house on the case of mr. binyam mohamad following the judgment handed down this morning in the report of appeal. mr. speaker the court of appeals has ruled in the light of disclosures by the united states court in december, 2009 which i shall describe below, the seven paragraphs which have been redacted from the original ju