joel d smith is out there and jessica starr is right here in the city. all of them have the latest on the current conditions out there. we're going to get to them in a few minutes. first we want to start with school closings and delays. charles and montgomery county schools are closed today. frederick and harford county schools on the other hand, are opening two hours late. and just remember, whenever severe weather hits, be sure to tune to fox 45 morning news, our morning news ticker will have the latest closings, traffic delays and conditions. the ticker updates automatically and it even runs during commercials. so just make sure you check it out before you head out this morning. let's check on the roadways. candace dold is here with the traffic edge report. >> reporter: thank you, patrice. of course, it's going to be that ice and slush that we have to deal with. we want to show you what it looks like out there. here it is rogers forge. people are digging out at 5:00 in the morning. we have the mess that i has accumulated on the road. it's going to cos

joel d smith is live in westminister. megan gilliland is reporting from baltimore county, and jessica starr is here in the city all with the latest on the current conditions out there. and because of the snow we have some school closings and a few delays to pass along to you. here is a look at school closings that are closed. anne arundel county, charles, dorchester, montgomery county and queen ann's and talbot county schools closed today. opening two hours late, allegheny county, baltimore city, cecil, frederick, harford, st. mary's somerset, washington county and worcester county schools, again two hours late today. and just remember whenever severe weather hits, tune in to fox 45 morning news. our morning news ticker will have all of the latest closings delays and traffic conditions. that tricker updates automatically and it even runs during commercials. if tour heading out on the roads, candace dold is here with what you can expect in the traffic edge report. good morning, candace. >> reporter: good morning, patrice.

. >> how do the streets look this morning, joel d smith live at metfield in north baltimore, with a look at that situation. >> reporter: guys, this is one of those roads that we have been to a lot. we have seen the progress, we are here today, and the roads look better than we have seen in the past. the thing is more is coming down, more of a sleet kind of a mix right now. let me show you right here, this is fresh snow and sort of a glazy layer of rain that turned into ice. now we have this sort of sweet mix falling right now as things have changed over a little bit. the street itself, it looks like it has for a couple of weeks -- sorry a couple of days, it feels like weeks. this vote has not been touched at all. over here you can see how deep that is. that is atop of what that was already there so that street hasn't been touched. and these cars were dug out. these were easily seen vehicles. now they are covered by the new layer, 5 or 6 inches of snow on top of everything else. we are over here without too many problems. we can see pavements on falls road, and slushy areas right there. t

joel d smith is live at westminister, megan gilliland is reporting from baltimore county, and jessica starr is here in the city all with the latest of the current conditions out there. we want to keep you up-to-date. said that, we want to keep you up-to-date on the school closings as well. here is a list of the schools that are closed. anna run dell dale, county, ally county, baltimore city, baltimore county, cecil, frederick, harford county, st. mary's and washington county schools are two hours late today. and just remember whenever severe weather hits, tune in to fox 45 news. our morning news ticker will have the latest closings, delays, traffic conditions, that ticker updates automatically and it even runs during commercials. we need to check on the roadways, candace dold is here with a look at the traffic edge report. good morning, candace. >> reporter: unfortunately it's going to be all about the dig out this morning. we want to show you, this is what the main lines look like. here is 695 moving at 83. you can see the cars are moving and the roads look pretty clear so no snow th

joel d smith is live at santoni's to see how people are preparing. you know that we all have a list to prepare. >> reporter: you always have a list. hopefully you won't need any of this stuff. they still have winter supplies like that. that is fine. if you need potato chips, that is something else you might consider getting your order in quick. look at the potato chips that has been slammed. people are shopping for the winter storm and the super bowl. you just got off of work and what are you preparing, the snow or the super bowl. tomorrow there may be a -- slammed, some people are preparing for the super bowl. >> it's still early. i got a time to get back out to shop for the super bowl. >> reporter: you got bad news. >> yes, i did. i got to work the day of the super bowl. >> reporter: why? >> i got to make the bread. >> reporter: when you're making the bread. you're going to make more dough. >> definitely making a lot of dough. >> reporter: we will be working with you. get some sleep and is get some rest and enjoy the snow if you can. >> watch it co

joel d smith is live at sn oorks santonis'. and we have been talking about snow, i've almost forgotten that the super bowl is this weekend. >> reporter: take a look at the potato chip aisle. not much left. it's a good deal. a dollar a piece, people took advantage of that. if they're going to be snowed in a super bowl weekend, you got to have your chips. let's see what else with rob santoni. good morning, again. >> what have you learned over the years. what moves people, and what time do they come in when they learn that snow is coming. we learned it never gets any easier. there's always a panic. $50 to the weather man and he will say anything. but you know the busiest times, it is typically after work. yesterday it was no. it was busy all day long but the peak hours were after the rush hour. >> reporter: we have people at the register right now. it's 5:30 is the morning. you guys are open 24 hours usually so people can come in anytime. how does it work for the people who are working for you. it's a busy time. yet it's tough to

how road crews plan to keep up with mother nature, straight ahead. >>> i'm joel d smith, live in east baltimore where the grocery stores have been slammed. you can still get your shovel but if you're looking

joel d. smith shows us what it looked like in medfield at the height of the storm earlier today. >> hopefully you guys can see me, as the wind and the snow gets on the camera to make you feel like you are out here with me. apologize if it is foggy. that's how it feels for us. medfield elementary way over there in the distance. harder and harder to to see as the blizzard conditions intensify. i am here with a guy trying to take care of the block. you are shoveling every hour or so? >> every hour. >> what's the reason for that. >> trying to keep up with the weather. keep it from being too deep the all at once. >> you have lived in maryland all of your life. have you seen anything like this? >> nothing. maybe 96. last time. >> you are hanging in there. thanks for what you are doing. >> you know, this is really unprecedented. talk to anybody. never seen anything like this. but moving beyond it and getting to what needs to be done. which is digging out and moving on. walking up to the store. and survivi

the last time we checked in with joel d smith in north baltimore, things were harsh out there. that still the same. joel, we can actually see you. it's amazing how this changes. >> last time we could barely see you and poochy. >> we got names this time. max and george and they are being taken around by christie and marcos, what do the dogs think of this? >> they are loving it. they love playing around in it, but for us it's just a little cold. >> christie, for you. have you had enough of this yet? >> no, i like it. >> i'm home on maternity leave. >> it's good. it's fun to have my husband home helping out. >> how far did you actually walk. you took out the whole area? we have seen rough roads here. >> we do like a block because our neighbors have plowed out our entire block. >> you took care of it yourselves. >> yes, we took care of it ourselves. >> they have seemed to move enough snow for one lane to get through. >> i don't know if we can do it. >> have you guys tried to get these cars get around, the low riding vehicles. >> i pushed 8 cars out of this road. they get stuck and