jennifer gray is here with me in "the situation room." r, the forecast you got new information all the time that's coming in. and it looks like it's going from bad to worse. >> yeah, it's constantly updating. we're still on track to have one of the largest snowfall that d.c. has ever seen. and we could see higher amounts as you move up to the north as well. i want to remind everybody that just because it isn't snowing hard doesn't make it a blizzard. blizzard has certain criteria. the winds have to be at least 35 miles per hour and visibility less than a quarter of a mile and that has to last for three hours or more. so we're not quite in the blizzard conditions, but we do have those blizzard warnings in effect including the d.c. area, baltimore, philly, as well as new york. and here's the radar right now. you can see the very heavy snow pulling in to d.c. it is right on the fringes of philadelphia. new york city you have a couple more hours before you start to see snow there. in some of these darker bans you can see coming up into the d.c

jennifer gray, thank you very much. where you are, that's where they do the official measurement of how much snow the city is getting. still a lot of foengs out there behind you? zrchlts still >> reporter: still a lot of folks. that's 59 avenue and 72nd. not now, not since that travel ban has been in effect. we're seeing fewer and fewer cars though, still a few out there on the road, but mostly people are heading into the park or doing what they should be, they are walking into the park. adam joining me here quickly with his two kids who decided to come out, just now, taking advantage of this great snow. the travel ban in effect, but you and i were talking, not everyone listenings, not yet. >> still a few cars out here when we walked over here. we're psyched to find some hills to go sledding on. >> yeah. >> this blizzard is an opportunity to have families come together and enjoy it while you have some daylight hours. >> that is what we're thinking. get some exercise, meet some friends, hope to find a hill to go down and

hundreds of homes have been swallowed by the historic flooding of the mississippi river as jennifer gray reports, more cities are on alert as water flows downstream. >> this is unbelievable. this is like totally, totally crazy, i've never in my entire life seen anything like this before. >> for missouri residents it will be anything but a joyful new year. the national weather service says record flood willing serve as the new benchmark for the merry mack river basin. >> we have taken on more water than in the history ever that i have known in our city. it is in places we've never had it before. >> flooding has submerged neighborhoods, schools, shopping centers in the st. louis area including part of interstate 70, 44, and 55. >> we are keeping back a couple of feet of water from actually getting on i55. unfortunately, hasn't been fully fruitful. we do have some water anywhere 6 inches to almost foot in couple of deep spot. >> even some homes have been swept away by the shear force of the flood waters. and watt verse breached second waste water treatment plant, sending untreated waist int

jennifer gray is live from atop a mountain of snow in washington, d.c. jennifer?> reporter: jake, when you have almost 18 inches of snow in the district of columbia, where does it all go? well, it's being brought here. we'll talk about all of it coming up after the break. on the floor! everybody down! nobody move! on the floor! hey, do something! oh, i'm not a security guard. i'm a security monitor. i only notify people if there's a robbery. there's a robbery! why monitor a problem if you don't fix it? that's why lifelock does more than free credit monitoring to protect you from identity theft. we not only use proprietary technology to detect and alert you to a range of identity threats, if you have a problem, we have a u.s. based team of specialists who'll work to fix it. we'll even spend up to a million dollars on lawyers and experts to set things right. considering how often you use public wi-fi, shop online, and give out your social security number, it's no wonder that one in four people have experienced identity theft. it's not too late to join. lifelock memb

john and christine. >> jennifer gray, thank you. new information about the huge traffic jam on the pennsylvania turnpike. officials say the collision of two tractor-trailers riding in the wrong lane, narrow construction lane during the friday night blizzard forced the shutdown. it trapped drivers in 500 vehicles for nearly 24 hours. officials are promising to learn from the debacle. the lieutenant general is an expert on big clean ups and storm preparedness. nice to see you this morning. how do you think on balance we did in the northeast prepare for the storm? i see different responses from different states, frankly. >> i tell you, you have to take your hat's off to the folks in new york and new jersey. the governors were decisively engaged and mayors engaged. what was impressive, too, is the resi resilie resilient of the city. a lot of lessons have been learned. and communicating with the people was done. we will continue to suffer now in d.c. because we invested a lot of federal money in d.c., but mostly to protect it from manmad

also jennifer gray is live at the national mall. why don't we check in with jennifer gray in washington first to see what is going on there. jennifer, tell us what is up. what are you seeing? >> reporter: don, it is continuing to get worse and worse and it's really the wind that's making it so bad because the snow is just blowing all around and even the snow already on the ground, the wind is causing it to blow around so it's making visibility pretty poor here in d.c., and look behind me, you can see the blanket of snow, the first snow flake fell this afternoon around 1:00 on the dot. we do see a couple of cars out here but really all and all, people are staying home. we haven't seen too many folks out and about. we do know that there are about 60 national guard folks, troops that will come out here around 11:00 p.m. with 30 vehicles and patrol the streets overnight. of course, the metro shutting down around 11:00 p.m. people have no choice but to stay indoors. we've seen quite a few plows trying to take care of the streets staying

let's turn to meteorologist jennifer gray on the national mall where generally after a big storm, there are a lot of people who just want to be out on the mall because it is so gorgeous and have their snowball fights, et cetera, but it looks deserted behind you. >> yeah. fred, it's beautiful today. blue skies, we're seeing the snow, you know, still on the ground, and it's just a beautiful sight. romantic feel here in the city. of course, you have the capitol behind me. first time we've really been able to see the capitol because it has been just so awful for the past 48 hours visibility has been next to nothing. but kudos to the city and all of the crews out there overnight trying to get these leroads cleared. a lot of the primary roads are looking better. the secondary roads not the case. that's why people are still urged to stay indoors for another day. schools are closed. the metro will have limited service. it will take a while for the city to get back up and running, but with a little bit of melting today we'll have a refreeze so it will be hard for people to get out and about foam

to jennifer gray now for us. when you look at the difference a day makes, no more whipping winds, no more snowfall but now it's all about the big dig. a lot of people point to washington and they say always seem to struggle so much with a little bit of snow let alone a lot. how are they doing? >> yeah, they're not used to it. mid-atlantic. they're almost up there in the northeast with some of the cities that deal with it quite a bit, but they really don't, you know. and kudos to the city officials and the crews are out all night plowing these streets because a lot of the major thoroughfares are looking much, much better. but it's all those secondary roads and roads in the neighborhoods, those are the ones that are going to take a while just to get this city back up and going. this is a big city. it is going to take a while. the other concern will be the temperature. it was beautiful today. blue skies, temperatures got right above freezing, but we did see some melting. so on the sidewalks, the streets especially.

jennifer gray in washington, d.c. sarah ganum in philadelphia, ryan young in new jersey. but first, this hour, we are following breaking political news. with just nine days to go before the iowa caucuses, the editorial board at the influential paper "the des moines register" is announcing its endorsements for the democratic and republican presidential race. joining me now is lynn hicks, opinion editor for the "des moines register." thank you for joining me. >> thanks, poppy. >> break the news for us on the air. who have you decided to endorse? >> on the democratic side, we are endorsing hillary clinton. for the republicans, we are endorsing senator marco rubio. >> all right. walk me through the why. let's begin with that republican endorsement of marco rubio. why that choice? what did it come down to? >> well, we felt that senator rubio has the chance, the opportunity, to chart a new direction for the republican party. we met with the senator twice. we were impressed with both his knowledge and we had questions about his experience, like a lot of people do, but we feel he

let's bring in the latest with cnn's jennifer gray. >> reporter: john and christine, day two of the big dig is beginning today. we have a lot of snow to clean up. the crews have been out all night long to get the roads clear. i can tell you, pennsylvania avenue has a stack of snow on top of it, however, some of the major roads, a lot of the major arteries are getting plowed and clear. even in the downtown area, the roads are not clear. that is why the schools are closed today and the federal government closed down today as well. it is just going to take time to get this city back up and running. on top of that, we had a beautiful day on sunday. blue skies, temperatures got above freezing. we had a bit of melting going on. it will be dangerous. we will have black ice and again, that's another reason why they canceled school as well as those government offices. it is going to take a while to get this city back up and running. we have been talking about incredible snowfall totals. dulles, ranked number two as snowiest storm ever. reagan ranked number four. the storm definitely lived up to

let's turn to meteorologist jennifer gray on the national mall. let's take a look at where you are. how's it looking? oh, it looks gorgeous. it just means, you know, it's kind of a ghost town, isn't it, in some parts? >> reporter: it almost feels giddy being out here after what we've experienced the last two days alongside everyone in the nation's capital. it was a brutal, brutal 48 hours. and now you have a blue bird sky, visibility for miles, and just white all around. it is actually very beautiful. and kudos to the city officials and all the people working around the clock to try to keep these roads clear. a loft the major roads actually in pretty good shape. it's just those secondary roads that are still having some trouble. that's why a lot of people are just trying to stay home and stay indoors for yet another day. as you said, schools are closed again tomorrow. congress has actually suspended votes for this week. so, yeah, the city will be pretty quiet for the next couple days. you know what, this was an epic snowstorm. it definitely lived u

c-n-n's jennifer gray reports. (connie fan/resident) "this is unbelievable. this is like, totally, totally, totally crazy. i have never, in my life, seen anything like this before." for missouri residents it's going to be anything but a joyful new year national weather service says record flooding will serve as the new bench mark for the meramec river basin, and parts of the mississippi river aren't expected to crest until later tonight (mayor michael polizzi, fenton, missouri) "we've water in history ever that i'e known in our city. it is in places we've never had it before." flooding has submerged neighborhoods, schools, and shopping centers in the st. louis area ... including parts of interstates 70, 44 and 55. (tom blair, missouri department of transportation) "we are keeping back a couple feet of water from actually getting on i-55. unfortunately, that effort hasn't been totally fruitful. we do have some water, anywhere from six inches to almost a foot in a couple of deep spots." even some homes have been swept away by the sheer force the flood waters, a

now to jennifer gray in freedom plaza in washington, d.c. that's pretty close to the white house. nick valencia in fairfax, virginia. jennifer, to you first. how many more hours can we expect these conditions? it looks so much better where you are now than it was a few hours ago. i wonder if the heavy winds are headed up here to new york and new jersey. >> well, we are finally starting to taper off in the d.c. area. i think we have another band or two of heavy snowfall before it is all said and done. it will be snowing here at least through the midnight hour and tapering off quickly after that. every now and then you will get one of the gusts, there it is like that. luckily, things have been better overall the last hour. this is 14th street right behind me. it has been regularly plowed. a couple of cars have gone by. pennsylvania avenue, not a chance. there's about a foot of snow over pennsylvania avenue, which is crazy considering this is the nation's capital. we haven't even been able to see the capitol or the white house because visibility has been so low. in fact, snowfall rate

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jennifer gray bundled up and reporting there. a little to the north and across pennsylvania, the blizzard left hundreds of drivers stranded on a major highway for almost an entire day. the city of philadelphia has ended the snow emergency. sara has more on the cleanup efforts there in the state. >> the pennsylvania turnpike commissioner apologizing after what he calls a tragic situation. motorists stuck on a 7-mile stretch of a turnpike for almost 24 hours when no one could pass through the roads. a review of the situation underway as the cleanup continues across the state. in i don't recollecyork, pennsy airport hanger roof collapsed. the state receiving anywhere between 20 and 30 inches in some areas. in philadelphia, schools remain closed on the monday as officials continue the cleanup putting the snow into dump trucks and hauling it to snow melters to get rid of the snow. kids cooped up inside all weekend enjoying a release of the energy sliding down the steps here in the philadelphia museum of arts. enjoying the aftermath of

jennifer gray live for us tonight in washington. thank you. >>> if you are plannig to get on a plane tomorrow, you may want to bring your favorite book, something great to read, because right now all d.c. metro airports are still shut down, that is rippling throughout the country causing a lot of delays and consolations. more than 3,500 flights are canceled in the u.s. today, nearly 4,000 more flights delayed. nearly 1,000 flights already canceled for tomorrow. 17.8 inches of snow fell at washington, d.c.'s reagan national airport, the fourth largest snowfall ever recorded there. 28.3 inches of snow falling at virginia's dulles international airport, the second largest snowfall they've seen. and at baltimore's airport, brand-new record 29.2 inches of snow. rene marsh live at reagan's national airport. do we know when things are going to be somewhat back to normal? >> reporter: yeah, poppy. we've been poking and poking because we want to know what the situation for the d.c. area will be. we have not received official word as yet. an

we are going to start with jennifer gray who is live this evening at the national mall. we have been watching the snow pick up since she started doing live shots. what are the conditions like there? >> we are getting it. we are in the thick of it. it is going to get worse before it gets better. behind me you can barely see the washington monument back there. we have 4 to 5 inches. with the winds blowing 15 to 20 miles an hour it is blowing the snow all around. that is what we have been seeing for the last hour or so. the storm prediction center put out a discussion talking about the snowfall rates at 1 to 2 inches an hour. some areas around d.c. will see higher snowfall rates per hour for the next several hours. so this is when it is all going to start to begin. and we will continue to see the accumulations build and build and build. of course we are expected the national guard troops to come in, about 60 of them with 30 vehicles. they will be patrolling the streets throughout the evening and on stand by in case they need them for anything. we have been seeing plows. the

jennifer gray, thanks. as we said, thousands of flights are cancelled right now including just about everything going through some of the country's busies hubs at washington's regan national and beyond cancellations, the enfire facility is shut down which is why rene marsh comes to us from an empty terminal. amazing to see that empty there at this time on a friday night. >> reporter: anderson, this storm brought air travel to a complete standstill in the northeast. i mean, take a look. it's a friday night and this is what the situation is here. we're pretty much the only ones in this airport here at this point and many of the cities had a direct hit from now through sunday, more than 7,000 cancellations. we expect that number to continue to go up, anderson. people are not able to get on flights at this point. this is an issue and of course the wind gusts ideal to land and take off for that matter. >> so any idea when that airport may reopen? >> reporter: so that's the big question. people want to know, you

j jennifer gray, thank you for the surprising update.of nashville, tennessee. yeah, nashville. this is not what you are used to seeing there, and traffic just inching along on that ice. they are not used to snow and ice on the roads on a regular basis, there and i also want to show you some live pictures from further east. these are from roanoke, virginia, and our affiliate wvbj, and the cars are not out there on the road, which is a good thing, but the governor is concerned about the northern part of the state, that the washington, d.c., area. he has also activated upwards to 500 members of the virginia national guard to fan out and help people who are in need. especially in the rural areas. on the phone with me, cotton who is a spokesman for the virginia state national guard. thank you for joining me, cotton. give me the state of the union on the job right now, because i can only imagine that you have got hundreds of people coming into active duty who need a lot of assignments, and their job is going to be real tough. >> well, thanks f

our meteorologist jennifer gray joining me now from washington. sort of a slow roll for d.c.to get things back up and running, huh? >> reporter: yeah. you just covered it. i mean, so many things are still going to be closed tomorrow. the streets are still not in tiptop shape as you can imagine. i mean, look at all this snow. we had so much snow that dulles ranked as the second snowiest storm ever recorded. reagan at the fourth. and so a lot of people have never seen snow like this. it's just going to take a while. the plows were out all day long, and most of the major thoroughfares are cleared out for the most part, but a lot of the second daary roads includin roads right here in downtown are still not plowed so you can imagine how some of the residential areas are looking if some of the roads downtown aren't even cleared out of the way. so it is just going to take time. 400 additional pieces of machinery have been brought into the city to help speed up that process, but everyone just needs to be patient. one thing to note is that we had a little bit of melting today. tempera

jennifer gray, thank you so much. residents up and down the east coast are bracing for a potentially record shattering storm. the national guard has already been deployed in washington, d.c. cnn correspondent chris frates joining me live from the national mall where earlier today there was a major protest, a march, anti-abortion, chris, you're standing near this major washington, d.c. thoroughfare, what's it like there? what's the visibility? >> reporter: well, the visibility is getting worse, jake, as you might imagine. i'll take you down toward 14th street which as you know on any other workday would be pretty busy, but pretty abandoned right now. and that's because they asked for everybody to get off the streets by 3:00. it appears people are doing that. and while it looks like a pretty picturesque scene here, jake, don't break out the sleds. don't bring the cross country skis. officials are saying that you should stay inside. we heard muriel bowser talking about how this is a life or death situation, and her emerg

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jennifer gray reports. "this is unbelievable. this is like, totally, totally, totally crazy. i have never, in my life, seen anything like this before."for missouri residents it's going to be anything but a joyful new year national weather service says record flooding will serve as the new bench mark for the meramec river basin, and parts of the mississippi river aren't expected to crest until later tonight history ever that i'e known in our city. it is in places we've never had it before."flooding has submerged neighborhoods, schools, and shopping centers in the st. louis area ... including parts of interstates 70, 44 and 55. "we are keeping back a couple feet of water from actually getting on i-55. unfortunately, that effort hasn't been totally fruitful. we do have some water, anywhere from six inches to almost a foot in a couple of deep spots."even some homes have been swept away by the sheer force the flood waters, and waters have breached a second wastewater treatment plant this morning ... sending untreated waste into the meramec river the missouri red cross has opened s

jennifer gray is now also in this weather as well.'s got a different vantage point there in d.c., but nonetheless, probably equally miserable. jennifer? >> reporter: that's right, martin. we're here in freedom plaza. this is basically the bull's-eye for the storm. and we have been snowing steadily since 1:00 yesterday afternoon. overnight, really picked up. very, very -- now and very gusty winds. we're still feeling those winds and we're still under that blizzard warning here in the d.c. area. we're right here at freedom plaza, and i don't know if you can see down pennsylvania avenue. you can barely see the silhouette of the capitol. visibility is next to nothing. i would say probably about half a mile or so, which is actually better than what you would see in actual blizzard conditions. i have this little yardstick that i made actually in our hotel lobby, just to give you an idea of how much snow we've seen. right where i'm standing, we've seen about 11 or 12 inches. but keep in mind, with all of this wind, a lot of this snow is blow

cnn meteorologist jennifer gray reports from the especially hard-hit d-c area - where more snow is expected throughout the week. millions of people are digging plowing and bulldozing their way out from under the blizzard that blasted the east coast over the weekend. the deadly winter storm caused roofs to collapse and was responsible for accidents like this one between a snowplow and a train in connecticut. more than two dozen people were killed - including a mother and baby - who died in their car from carbon monoxide poisoning. and it's paralyzed some places that were in its path, most notably washington dc (chris geldart, washington d.c. homeland security and emergency management agency) "this was a we are dealing with removing a lot of snow. it's not just plowing off to federal government told employees not to come to work, and washington dc closed public schools. even the metro remained partially closed for the morning commute. (mayor muriel bowser, washington d.c.) "the roads still dangerous.we are still in a snow emergency in washington dc." the district's slow cleanup is being compa

the snowfall winding down, but warnings still in effect for much of the region jennifer gray has the very latest reporter pkg-as follows-- the massive winter storm clobbering the eastern united states from southern virginia to new york city one of the hardest where the snow plows are out in full force.. along with the national guard. the dc police chief got her hands dirty as well, as she helped push a stuck cruiser. the city's mayor said 300 9-1-1 calls friday night -- were all answered. (mayor muriel bowser, (d) washington, dc): "this is an emergency event, and we are very much still in our emergency response phase." for the most part, the city is ground to a standstill with most roads deserted. the capitol dome ... the washington monument .. the white house are nearly invisible in the blizzard conditions that are expected to continue into the overnight hours. nearby dulles airport-- empty. the airport barely visible, the few remaining planes covered in snow. meanwhile, in centralkentucky, some drivers were stranded along a 35-mile stretch of interstate 75 for as from friday aftern

jennifer gray reports. <<(connie fan/resident) "this is unbelievable. this is like, totally, totally, totally crazy. i have never, is unbelievable. this is like, totally, totally, totally crazy. i have never, in my life, seen anything like this before." for missouri residents it's going to be anything but a joyful new year national weather service says record flooding will serve as the new bench meramec river basin, (mayor michael polizzi, fenton, missouri) "we've taken on more water in history ever that i'e known in our city. it is in places we've never had it before." flooding has submerged neighborhoods, schools, and shopping centers in the st. louis area ... including parts of interstates 70, 44 and 55. (tom blair, missouri department of transportation) "we are keeping back a couple feet of water from actually getting on i-55. unfortunately, that effort hasn't been totally fruitful. we do have some water, anywhere from six inches to almost a foot in a couple of deep spots." even some homes have been swept away by the sheer force the flood waters, an

the town of valley park and jennifer gray is there, how does it look this morning? lots of high water. >> yeah lots of high water. looks like we're standing at the end of a boat launch but this is actually highway 141. and you can see at the end there interstate 44 and believe it or not the water has gone down considerably actually. it's gone down almost six feet if you can believe it. but we still have a long, long way to go. it is going to be at least until tomorrow or sunday before things start to look a little closer to normal where we are. right around st. louis though, the mississippi river there is cresting now. will most likely do that throughout the entire day so the water is still very, very high. a lot of places still vulnerable. you are talking about the levee concerns. they evacuated people in that area a couple of days ago and the latest update says the levees are holding fine. but it is still going to be a fluid situation until those waters can start to recede. so the weekend is going to be a very crucial time to watch all of that as the waters contin

brianna. >> jennifer gray for us, thank you. >>> when we cover these storms, it's really easy to getto cost to rebuild. but one story from this storm brings our attention to the people who are affected by this dangerous weather, the victims. 27-year-old petra ruiz was killed by a tornado in texas last saturday. her husband was facetiming with her as the tornado hit. he spoke to dan hagerty with our affiliate ktvt. >> reporter: reuben has bought flowers for his wife in this very shop for a decade, but this will be the last time. >> she loved red roses. >> reporter: 27-year-old petra ruiz died saturday when the massive tornado that tore through garland passed right over her car on i-30. the mother of four was on facetime with her husband when she was swept away. >> she started just screaming. she screamed and scream and scream. her phone went blank. >> reporter: he tracked her with an app on his phone, rushed through the scene, broke through the police line and found her. >> i grabbed her. started talking to her. i said petra wake up. >> reporter: petra died in that car, one of eight l

but jennifer gray, to you first, my friend. the snow has clearly started to fall. now the snow flakes are getting bigger and fatter. these are wet, heavy snow flakes. so that's what we talk about when we talk about possible power outages in the d.c. area. they are going to log on to the tree limbs. we are going to be possibly seeing power outages. the national mall closed at noon. there were thousands of people on the mall. now it looks like people have scattered, which is good news. there are cars on the road. people are urged to get off the streets within the next hour or so. we have seen several plows go by, so that's good news. this is going to rifval one of the worst snowstorms in the nation's capital. we're in this for the long haul. we are going to see heavy, heavy snow and the winds are going to gust 60 miles per hour or more. we could see blizzard conditions after dark. . >> folks in washington have an hour to get off the roads. this is when the d.c. mayor mapped out the district's game plan with her weather emergency response team. nick valencia is in fai

jennifer gray is live "outfront" there. historic snowfall now almost certain from the numbers. jennifer, what are conditions like where you are? >> reporter: well, erin, we're continuing to see conditions deteriorate minute by minute. in fact, just a couple of hours ago, out here on the lawn, you could see just grass. we didn't see any snow. it was coming down very light. you can see a blanket of snow behind me. i would say it started at 1:00 on the dot this afternoon but in the last hour or so it has really started to pick up. you can see this very fat, wet flakes. it's heavy snow. and that on top of the winds we're expected to see, 30 and 40-mile-per-hour gusts, it's going to result in power outages. luckily, no one is on the street. every now and then we'll see a car and you see salt trucks that. is good news. people are heeding those warnings. i think a lot of it has to do with what happened a couple of days ago when d.c. got an inch of snow and the entire city was at a standstill. it's good that people are at home and now coming up on a weekend, we're good to go. people are

. >>> hi there, meteorologist jennifer gray in the nation's capital where the snow is falling at onehour, it has been this way for the past several hours. and we are continuing to see those snowfall rates pile up. the nation's capital behind me, you would never know it because visibility is next to nothing. the good news is people are staying home, they are not out here in this. winds are gusting at 35 to 45 miles an hour. and that's going to be the story as we roll into the evening hours. on top of that, we're going to see wrap-around snow, as this lull continues to push to the the east, we'll continue to get very heavy bands come through here at times, it is going to slack off, but just like you're seeing now, it's going to -- this is the definitely stacked up into the top 10 as far as the snowiest storm ever, and we're waiting to see those final -- those final numbers as we go forward in the next six to ten hurst. i also have my colleague valencia, and nick, you're in fairfax? how are things looking for you? you've been in some pretty brutal conditions throughout the day? >> repor

jennifer gray live at the national mall. we see, you know, behind us, washington. take it away. look at the live shot. it's coming down. >> it really is, these gusts of wind, it will blow the snow. it's been difficult to tell how much snow we received because the wind is blowing the snow all around. that gets the visibility down to zero. you can barely see the washington monument behind me. i believe we have got about 4 inches here where i'm on the national mall. we are expected to get much, much higher amounts as chad said. we could get 30 inches or more. it is going to be a long night here in d.c. this is going to continue into tomorrow as well. so during the thick of it tonight we are going to see snowfall rates at 2 to 3 inches per hour on top of that you're going to have winds at 20 to 30 miles an hour with gusts up to 60 and higher. so we are going to be in this for hours and hours. this is not a fast-moving storm. it's a very slow-moving storm. we are still going to possibly see snow for the next 24 hours or so. so we are going to see incredible amounts of snow. a lot of

and jennifer gray is out there on the national mall which is closed to the tourists because of the weather. and jennifer, it is not bad now, but it is about to start, and when do we expect the snow to start and how long will it come do down? >> oh, it is game time, wolf. the first snowflake fell 1:00 p.m. on the dot. so we have seen very tiny snowflakes for the last five minutes or so, and finally starting here on the national mall. expect the snow to continue for the next 36 hours at least in this which is nothing. the snow is going to start coming down in buckets, and we are also going to be seeing very, very strong winds. i want to show you something though if i can, wolf, looking behind me, because there are thousands and thousands of people on the national mall, and there is a march scheduled for 1:00 p.m., and these people need to get home as soon as they can. and the national mall has closed to tourists like u you said at noon, and however, there are still thousands of people out here. so, it is a little unsettling to see all of the people. we know what just a little bit of the snow

jennifer gray, thank you so much. now to virginia where we have our nick valencivalencia. some of the 14 deaths from this storm occurred there. roadways stale mess. >> reporter: we just got an update from the virginia state police according to the office of the medical examiner. five deaths in the state of virginia contributing to the severe winter weather, four of those dying as a result of hypothermia. those temperatures were hovering around 20 degrees, today more than a 15-degree difference. we had 34 hours of straight snow. that essentially led to about 30 inches of accumulation. we're here at the virginia department of transportation where salt trucks, plows, spreaders, they're still getting ready to treat those roads pap lot of them you see here have just come back from their missions. we were talking to one snowplow driver who said he was working for 24 straight hours. a lot of them also working for 12 hours straight. this is the kind of material they're using to treat the roadways. some is sand, a little bit of salt. it feels like hard grass. such impressive work.

our meteorologist, jennifer gray in washington. what's it like there? >> reporter: coming down like you would not believe. just in the past two hours, i guess, it's been coming down just like this. visibility less than a quarter of a mile, and the capitol is behind me. you can't see it at all. in fact, you can't even see on the other side of where i'm standing. we've been measuring the snow all afternoon. we've come up about 3 inches or so. now about 13. however, that number varies, depending on where you are. in fact, totals that we've been seeing around reagan, almost 15 inches of snow. this is at 1:30. keep in mind, it's been coming down at this rate. i know those numbers are going to go up. dulles has had 23.5, and again, still coming down very, very heavy. those numbers will go up as well. these are definitely top ten storms. we're getting up there. will it be number one? i don't know. we're still going to be in this another six hours, eight hours possibly. maybe not quite this heavy, but we're going to see a lot of snow. the good news is, you real

jennifer gray has the latest forecast. jennifer, millions of people are still feeling the impact. look like we're going to see near about as much snow as we did with this last storm, but this isn't what people want to hear after digging out from this last monster storm. snow consecutively for more than 30 hours. this was an epic storm, and it definitely lived up to all of its hype. let me show you what we're facing later in the week. here is the american model. as we move into midweek or so, we're basically looking at just rain across washington, d.c., new york. it all depends on how close this low gets to shore. doesn't look like we're going to have much cold air along with it. looks like it's going to mainly be a rainmaker. another model showing basically the same thing. we're not looking at huge snowfall totals by any stretch of the imagination. this is new york central park 26.8 inches of snow. 0.1 of an inch of snow to tie that record of the most snowfall ever in a storm. reagan ranked number four at 17.8 inches. there is a little bit of a controversy in d.c. surrounding that

jennifer: a gray afternoon with cloud cover. we're at 25 for hamilton and cincinnati. 28 at lunken airfield. temperatures have fallen off a couple degrees. we're only going to recover by a it's not much of a variation into the next couple hours. we have high visibility at ten miles with the clouds around. satellite and radar combined showing there are some breaks in the clouds overhead. we're probably not going to see a lot of sunshine with it, but i do think we have some morning to late morning sunshine possible with the quiet start. notice the snow showers to the northwest will be pushing in later for the early part of the afternoon and through our afternoon hours. so right now, quiet conditions. wlwt radar, no sunday morning snow expected. but a few afternoon snow showers in time. the high today, only 29 degrees. that's well below where we should be at 39. but that's going to feel good, compared to where temperatures are going the first half of our work week. we'll talk about the wind chill advisory and accumulating snowfall

gray. jennifer: with a blue hue. navy, you think? jonathan: i could see navy. i like a stroke of peach on the horizon as here comes the sun doing its things. just a very early color. wonderful to see. look at the large bank of dark. jennifer: i like the break in the clouds overhead. the hope for sunshine today. breaks this morning. sun mixed in this afternoon. overall, we're going to see a lot more in the way of clouds in comparison to yesterday. it's a little thicker than a half moon, but right there. jennifer: good for sunshine mixed in with clouds for the afternoon forecast. visibility is high at ten miles. no problems with fog this morning. especially because winds are high. south winds have been up around ten miles an hour through the night. you're not going to get fog to develop. temperatures, most of us upper 40s and low 50s. one cool spot, lunken, is at 43. dry conditions on the wlwt radar. we have clouds out there, but no precipitation. i think we keep the radar dry all morning and midday and a good portion of our afternoon. and temperatures today sail

gray. >> jennifer: we are seeing precipitation over parts of miami-dade and broward county. all morning long the keys have been soaked and continuing to see showers this afternoon. where we haven't seen rain quite yet hollywood beach and this will change. cloud cover, dreary, just overcast conditions and neighbors really hard to get out of bed and get to work and makes it really hard to stay at work. i know, don't worry, i am with you. temperatures right now will warm up out of the 60s. low 70s, ft. lauderdale. 67 degrees key west. much warmer weather pattern is taking place. 68 in pembroke pines. 65 in marathon and 71 in pompano beach. by the afternoon temperatures will be in the mid-70s and keep the cudz kloudz around and showers around and the start of a very wet weather pattern. this afternoon light to moderate rain over parts of south florida and the worst of the weather won't move in until 6:00 today6:00 today and then continuous steady showers. right now showers over 75, over portions of ft. lauderdale beach and heavy rains soaking the keys again. they have not seen a

jennifer donelan, abc7 news. jonathan: attorneys for one of the officer charged in the death of freddie gray say he may have had back problems before he was arrested. caesar goodson's attorneys say that freddie gray complained of a bad back before the arrest. but the medical examiner found no evidence of a previous injury. goodson is next officer to go on trial in the case that begins january 11. coming up next at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- update on the dubai hotel fire. what it looked like when the sun came up and the investigation is now in full swing. kimberly: a chase that started in prince george's county and ended montgomery county. how started ahead. jonathan: important homework for high school seniors and college students. why you should be working on the applications as we speak. we will tell you why coming up. steve: i'm steve rudin in the belfort furniture weather center. with the arrival of the new year we finally have a shot of colder air and a shot of the really cold air for the upcoming week. more coming up. for the girl scout meeting... okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many

jennifer: the real panda is so mucccuter. >> yes. >> all right, south florida. take a look at this ve picture. and looking gray. and this will take our temperatures cool so far this afternoon. still in the upper 60s. hialeah ready at 71. seeing more sunshine there and a loo at the satellite so you can see where the cloud cover is. high pressure building or moving i should say over the atlantic. that is going to bring us back that east wind later this afternoon. highs in the low 70s. >>> that does it for now we thank you for watching "the chew" is next. see you back at 4:00.

gray ``out there this morning and look ``at the low lying fog. ``how pretty is that? ``a warmup will accompany the ``color. ``meteorologist jennifer schack ``will tell us about the temps ``which their upward trend on this ``sunday, january 24, 2016. ss [captioning made possible by wwwlwt-tv] ``jennifer: today, i've been here ``three years at channel five. ``jonathan: congratulations. ``that went fast. ``jennifer: it did. ``jonathan: this is meteorologist ``jennifer schack. ``i'm jonathan hawgood. ``how are you? ``jennifer: good. ``the fog, been watching it ``because of the concern of it ``being freezing fog. ``haven't seen anything blanketing ``any certain areas. ``citycam makes it look like there ``may be a problem. ``lunken is reporting five miles. ``five miles at the station in ``wilmington as well as cvg. ``evidence of fog out there. ``temperatures in the single ``digits in spots. ``degrees. ``hebron at 7. ``harrison at 9 degrees. ``we have clear skies and light ``winds, allowing some fog this ``morning. ``but dry conditions, wlwt radar. ``we'll keep the radar dry today. ``mostly sunny skies. ``today. ``we end up above freezin

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gray. >> typical for january but we are going to brighten things up with some bridal gowns and jennifer always brings us up. she is outside. >> it's sunday and windy andnd you're bringing it all to us today. >> move got some cold bouncing around out here but you knowou what has changed outside right now?a the last half half-hour it has it started to snow here. you see in seem that live shock this is very light but you have a little bit of a sugar coatingg on the sidewalk side so it is it is going to continue to push in through the area.. everyone is going to get some snow today.. the snow of course the green that you see is a moderate band ofof y snow that is moving through avon, avon lake, sheffield is likely getting a moderate good burst and if you haven't it's i going to move in the next five or 10 minutes. temperature wise it is not bads but it is going to get worse. we have a cold front that continues to work its waywo through the area. western areas have already seen snow but the colder air will be behind that front-end it is going to get cold around here. single-digit lows and throughou

gray. >> "fifty shades of grey." >> i'm sticking with the solid colors. do you like them. >> i like those solid colors. good tv stuff right there, solids. >>> jenniferopez look at that outfit. >> solid mustard. >> i saw this last night. >> what did you think? >> i said yes. >> i did, too. >> yes to the dress. now i've seen on twitter some people don't like yellow, that it washes out your face but i think it's good. so we brought in another one of our fox panels to discuss this dress and all other dresses last night. >> i like this. >> an on line article making waves among parents telling moms and dads you need to just grow up. >> oh, grow up. >> what modern parents are doing wrong and how it's impacting their children. >> if you would like the hear what you're doing wrong, mom and dad, hang around. >>> now, this futile effort to get to 600,000 likes in our facebook page, we're not getting very far. if we can get to 7,000 by 9:19 i think we got it. 500 new jersey thousand. 597,000. if that happens i'll imitate olivia wild and pour a bucket of milk over my head because it is national milk day. >> wow. >> you see that. >> yes. >> national milk day. >>

gray. dwayne johnson, smoking red, kevin hart, a special shade of green. >> i'm going to make up. this is alligator green. >> reporter: and trains were trending. with jennifer lopez, jada pinkett smith, and laverne cox. >> i feel awesome. the train is high maintenance but other than that, i feel incredible. >> joining me now is joe zee, editor in chief of yahoo! style. and co-host of fab life. thank you, joe. >> thank you. >> high five. dress. we'll let you do that. >> i love that we were of the same brain. >> we were mind melding. >> we were. i have to say first up. causing a lot of ruckus was brie larson. she won for "room." she looked so stunning. let's say she got the memo when we said golden globes. she was shimmering. which was a big trend of the night. and, of course, i love the cutouts. let's look at the cutouts on that dress. cutouts has been a main stay of red carpet gowns. for awhile. she did it in a discreet way. i love the choker neckline. this was custom by calvin klein. >> i spent time with her. she said it was heavy. and she loved that because it felt like armor. it made her feel safe. >> then it did hombre to the bottom. the train was delic