the graupel we saw earlier, the graupel was what was bouncing. it was not sleet, but graupel. a little bit different. look it up. out there right now, what are we dealing with? nothing. we don't have any rain, snow graupel, nothing around our region. it is to the north and east here. take a look at the wider picture and you see where the storm is between washington and new york city making its way to philadelphia and new york. as a matter of fact, we have live pictures up in the new york area now. driving on some of those roads, yeah, they are really under the gun. this is the situation, from around baltimore and towards new york city. if you're driving i-95 north, you really want to watch out there because it is going to be a mess from this storm. it is not a big storm, but because temperatures were so cold, even a half inch or dusting creates a problem on some roadways. still seeing some outside now. we are going to continue to watch, notice the weather advisory has been canceled for our entire region exceptions of eastern shore. if you are heading out 50 [ inaudible ], stil

i'm glad you're -- [ laughter ] >> me and my graupel.s, of course, are here and people are celebrating in style. >> it's that time of the year again to see who has the tacky est wardrobe. certainly not you. >> here's one. >> today is national ugly christmas sweater day. tons of you have already shared your pictures. keep sharing them. check them out. apparently the more accoutrement the better. bells and sprinkles. >> blinking lights. >> and everything, the more the better. pile it on. >> weather it's storm your own creations, you guys did deliver today. not too late to share your pics of your ugly sweaters with us. be sure to tag nbc washington. get the dog in on the action, too. >> that dog does not look happy. shamed. >>> well, the wizards are set to take on the clippers for the second time this week. we'll recap last saturday's crazy finish. and get you set for tonight coming up in sports. >> but first here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on nbc nightly news. >> jim and ahn, as republicans prepare to pass a tax overhaul tha