the outer loop west side. -- 14 minutes on the outer loop west side. roads here are in pretty good shape. volume is going to change this. to the rows are in pretty good shape. that is the latest. over to you. >> a winter storm warning remains in effect in most of the viewing area until 10:00 this morning. >> our reporter joins us live from reisterstown. >> good morning. we are doing ok. the snow is history. the drive up here is pretty smooth sailing. the major roadways looking pretty clear. very clear considering the snow stopped an hour or so ago. salt trucks are trying to make sure the roads are not slick. they are still wet. some of the secondary roadways are pretty slushy as well. use extra time and caution this morning. a wet snow and a more compact snow than what we were seeing this weekend. the rose look pretty good right now. let's talk to sandra in the city. >> it has been quite a winter so far. i am at roland park avenue at the starbucks. check out the hill behind me. it is usually a problem spot with this type of weather. they have been foll

west side outer loop. no problems down to 32 on the beltway. looks good at the curtis creek drawbridge. easy ride on the north side at the harrisburg expressway. we will keep you posted. back to you. >> our big story this morning, breakout this doubles, stocked refrigerator, and i agree down. -- break out the snow shovels. -- and hunker down. >> kerry cavanaugh is in north baltimore. >> if you ventured out yesterday, it was a frenzy on the roads. the traffic reminded me of christmas eve, everybody try to prepare for the storm. at the grocery store is a lot of the aisles were empty. overnight a lot of delivery trucks were trying to restock for last-minute shoppers today. we are at a 711 stohr. there's a cbs. mitchell works at cbs -- cvs. >> a lot of milk and ice and cereal and salts are selling. >> that seems like a contradiction. they're using the assault for chips. >>-- the salt. we have sold out of snow shovels. >> what is your advice for anyone? >> we are open 24 hours and we are here to serve the custo

the inner loop at annapolis road. the inner loop at ritchie- marlboro.you are taking the risk and hitting the roads you are taking a risk of clogging up the roadway for the snow crews that need to get out there and get their job done. route 50, more problems at jennifer road. a new crash. crews are on the scene. we have fog warnings on the bridge. the inner loop more crash activity. drivers are losing the right lane. and then we will wrap with a wintry mix on i-95 between fredericksburg and the mixing bowl. we are seeing that ice and sleet. those are going to be the biggest problems. good wednesday morning. everybody. we are ten minutes from the 7 hour. round two, our storm coverage continues after these messages. >>> welcome back. it is a live look at a snow- covered mass avenue in northwest. in the news now, the space shuttle "endeavor" has arrived at the international space station. the shuttle's six astronauts will spend more than a week installing a new room and domed lookout and nasa says all of the picture and information collected during the firs

slick conditions, both the inner loop lanes and the outer loop directions with the building volume therelittle bit farther down near wilkens avenue, here it is the same scenario there and a few cars that are starting to trickle in on the outer loop direction as well. as for 95, once you finally do approach the exit, let's check in right near the 95 region, pretty much the same picture. so not he can actually going t a major threat but you will have to spend time digging out this morning and that is the main story. that's a look at the main lines, patrice, back to you. >>> american idol took its search for the next big star to denver last night. that is where me met haley, who said she wanted to be the first american pop country singer. does she have the voice to back the thing? >> i woke up thinking about elvis somewhere in els vegas. >> the judges were blown away by her unique talent. >> what i like about you is you're different. >> yeah. >> you're not coming in singing mary jay blige, therefore you stand out. obviously, you love that kind of music and i think you are infectious. >> tha

we have one more loop here just to show you that the clouds have been racing in. they've been lowering and thickening, finally producing the snow in the last couple of hours. >>> if you trop one millie bar for 24 hours it's considered a bomb. this is going to drop 25 millibars between now and this time tomorrow. what that creates this concavity or bowl in the atmosphere, everything has to race in to fill into that center of the storm and that is going to create the winds. i suspect here 40 mile-per-hour wind gusts or higher and probably over 60 mile-per-hour winds at the beach. we'll be back in a few minutes with the latest on the storm as it moves in. before 795, we have debris in the roadway, inner loop before hollands ferry road two lanes closed for snow removal. northbound 795 approaching owings mills boulevard, truck off to the right, blocking lanes. delays solid to the beltway, give yourself a few extra minutes. in baltimore county, a watermain break, ongoing repairs are blocking the two right lanes at westbound pulaski highway at contractors road. >> everyo

almost do a loop, much like the hurricane does. may go into new jersey like this, do a loop, and go back out to sea. it's going to be a winter hurricane for folks to the north of us. all right, through friday at 8:00, a trace to 2 inches for the metro. 2 to 4 inches north of baltimore. 4 to 6 inches in north eastern maryland and you get into the meat of the storm. 6 to 12 inches southern jersey and 12 to 24 in eastern pa and western new jersey. now tonight, breezy and cold. rain changes to snow. it's going to be light snow. less than an inch. winds northwesterly at 10 to 15. let me show you live doppler. everything right now is pretty much rain and working its way northward through laplata, about to cross over 66 and it will be rain initially. let's go back to the computer. we'll talk about what's going to happen in the next 24 to 48 hours. we do see snow midnight tonight, a mix down to the south. this is our 9 microcast model. it goes away in the morning on thursday. for the rush hour, some flurries. i don't see any heavy snowfall

moving to the beltway, the outer loop is clear and the inner loop as we switch the shot, just got word of an accident and then take it to the district. north capitol street between v and channing, police activity is holding steady out there. the good news is they are directing traffic. inbound new york avenue no problems from the times building to bladensburg and 95 northbound moving at speed fredericksburg to the mixing bowl but getting reports of snow and slush in express lanes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in other news this morning, an arrest has been made in the murders of a mother and son from dale city, virginia. police have identified the suspect as 47-year-old natalia wilson of arlington. police say she knew the victims. the husband found the bodies last night when he returned from work. no word on the possible motive. >>> andrea, it seems the saints and colts along with hordes of reporters got together for super bowl media day. it is the first big event of super bowl week but had to be moved indoors because of rain. we have the story. >> you would be surprised what super bo

here's the outer loop. we are doing okay. a live shot at university, hardly any volume on the inner loop. back to you. >>> our super storm coverage continues now with our crews on the ground. county road crews just finished plowing a half foot of snow from tuesday and now are loading up again. kristin fisher is joining us live with more from silver spring, maryland. good morning. >> we still seven hours from the start of this new snowstorm, but crews here in montgomery county are already on the streets. in fact, the maryland transportation -- excuse me, the maryland state highway administration loaded 2200 trucks with salt yesterday. we're told some hit the capital beltway for a quick pretreatment before they turned in on thursday night. let's put this in perspective. this will be the third significant snowstorm in seven days. in fact some of the salt from last tuesday's snowfall is still on the roads. but a spokesman from the maryland state highway administration says that's where the similarities stop. he is predicting the

the inner loop is doing fine moving at speed. and wrap with 95, outside no problems to report out of fredericksburg, past quantico to the springfield interchange. back to you. >>> our special storm coverage continues with the latest closings and delays next. plus, we put moms, teens and bus drivers to the test. the frightening results when people try to text and drive. that's next. >>> hundreds of flights were cancelled before the first flakes of snow hit the ground north of us and it looked like a good idea once the snow started falling. this was the scene in row chester, new york. crews struggled to keep the runways clear. >>> schools are dealing with delaying schools and cancellations today. -- swiss for the latest winter weather. if you are at work get updates at wusa9.com. follow howard's forecast. go to the traffic page to check out live cameras and upload your snow pictures. it is all at wusa9.com. >>> there are also sorts of conflicting studies out there about texting or talking on a cell phone while driving. one said the

as the storm does a loop, this will do a loop much like a hurricane.best chance for accumulating snow will be early on friday. satellite picture, radar combined, we have one little storm in the midwest and this is kicking this storm out and forcing this storm to develop further out to sea. good news for us, it will pass far to our east, it gets up to new york city, it does a loop and comes back around. that's what will generate our snow tomorrow night and on friday. no matter which way it goes, we talk about winds coming tomorrow afternoon. next seven days, 30s tomorrow. 35 on friday. flurries on saturday. 40, and low 40s on sunday. march 1, first day of spring, 44. not bad. 44 also on tuesday. a bit cooler next wednesday, but still dry. temperatures in the low 40s. >> thank you, topper. we can all, you know, dream about that spring weather, but the nats are enjoying all kinds of good stuff. >> i think cautious optimism is a position to take on the nationals. i don't think they are going to the playoffs, but i think they are going to be better. and due

just a little bit of late volume on the outer loop from i- 95 to 270. still about a 20 to 25 minute ride, but it looks like it is easing a bit after 7:00. checking out real time maps, our sensors not tracking any incidents heading westbound, still slow. those red and yellow cars are bad news past 123. and we have an accident to report. this is root 50 and some possible lane block cadges here. be aware of that. and as we head live into the district, the wizards game started a few minutes ago, be a little bit busy downtown, but metro running on time. >> all right, thanks patranya. >>> a simple misstep appears to led to the death of a trainer at sea world today. it happened at orlando park and it may not be the first time this whale was involved in a deadly accident. erica fisher is live in orlando with the latest on this. a lot of folks shocked, erica. >> reporter: well derek, this is certainly a devastating day for the family of this trainer, as well as this park family dawn was 40 years old with a decade of experience in training killer whales. in fact,

both inner loop and outer loop, dry pavement between the wilson bridge and college park, but we'll keep an eye on that throughout the hour. >> thanks, jerry. >>> the winter weather blast will have a major effect in the skies. air travelers could be in for some massive delays if they get out of town at all. cancellations are certainly in the works, and many passengers are currently trying to change their flights. tracee wilkins join us live from reagan national airport with more on the last-minute rush. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. things have slowed down here at reagan. that's because people got here early this morning, trying to take care of those rebookings and trying to get on some other flights. this all started after southwest airlines made that announcement yesterday, that ned no plans on flying any planes out of bwi and dulles this afternoon and this evening, that they were also canceling all of their service for saturday and they were planning on canceling some for early sunday morning. so folks rushed to try and get some other flights. now things are ca

is happening on the roadways, so far the coast is clear, no snow to talk about, but inner and outer loop lanes are cruising along up to speed there. the entire stretch from 95 up toward 83, we're looking at an 11-minute ride, 53 miles per hour and 54 miles per hour with just an 8 minute clip from he 83 all the way up toward 795. that is a look at your morning travels, patrice, back over to you. >>> we are just a few hours away from what will be a major winter storm. road crews spent all of yesterday preparing and today it's show time. megan gilliland is live at the baltimore city falls salt yard with more of their strategy. they have been working hard this winter, megan. >> reporter: they are patrice. we have had a couple of storms under their belt and spent most of the week loading up trucks. but right now silent, the calm before the storm. these crews are at home resting for 12 hour shifts that will begin when the first snow flake falls later this morning. it's a huge job ahead of them. we're talking about a major operation. here in the city over 300 workers will be out in full force.

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 live in downtown silver spring. kristin? >> it stopped snowing here in four corners about two hours ago. in total we had five inches of snow and for that much snowfall i have to say

you want to take it slow on the ramps and those bridges as you just saw on the outer loop. and in northeast dc, north capitol street is closed between d street and channing because of police activity. now, over to you. >>> we want to go outside for a ground view of what commuters are facing this morning. >>> 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is joining us with more. >> hi, kristin. >> good morning. i'm happy to report it is a very nice morning. it stopped snowing. the roads are looking really good and i want to take a moment to stop and smell the roses because in my opinion i think this is the most beautiful snowfall of the season. the stuff is sticking to the trees. i got my cup of coffee from the 7-eleven across the street and people seem to be in good spirits. take a look back here. these parking lots. we are at the woodmore shopping center and they have been working nonstop to make sure the sidewalks are clear and the parking lot is paveed and we haven't seen any problems. them roads as i heard jessica doyle say in virginia the roads are actually soaking wet. there's n

let's begin with the live shot of the outer loop.are tacking on five to ten minutes to make it from university to georgia. tracking the head lights. moving to 66, hello, virginia. things are filling out between 50 and 123 but no incidents. keeping things going. here's 95 moving well from the prince william parkway to the micking bowl. no tieups or problems to report. and finally good news on inbound new york avenue and northeast dc. those lights a bladensburg road have been fixed but the delays have not. we are still backed up to the times building. remember wusa9.com for all the traffic needs. just look for the black and gold banner at the top of the home page. >>> hundreds of gas stations ran out of regular grade during december's big storm so people are making sure today their tanks are full. kristin fisher is live at a gas station in silver spring, maryland with more on that. >> i'm happy to report that regular grade fuel is still available at this exxon station in montgomery county. we are on new hampshire road off the capital b

it's picking up inner and outer loop lanes moving through towson. that is a look at the morning commute, patrice, back over to you. >>> we are just hours away from what will be a major winter storm. road crews spent all of yesterday preparing and today it's show time. megan gilliland joins us live at the baltimore falls road salt yard with more what they have to do. i see the mounds mind you -- behind you. i wonder how much they are going to go through with the storm. >> reporter: they have this entirely filled to the rim the roof of this building and they are going to go through all of it. there was not much salt left in hereafter the earlier storm and throughout the week they have filled it in here. right now it's calm here. it's the calm before the storm, but we are expecting the crews to wake-up from their long rest and prepare for what could be a long weekend for them. in addition to all of the road situations that have are going. we have ed mcdonough here with me and you guys are busy, busy. >> we have had conference calls the last two days wi

it will loop de loop inland. snow squalls through friday in orur area. we will have one to 3 inches. rain will move in tonight, changing to snow. snow showers as the winds pick up. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night, the strongest winds will pick up. winds at 50 miles per hour. that will be the biggest part of the storm for osprey >>> let's go to jay korff who is alive and arlington with how people are preparing for more snow. >> agencies, drivers, and families are preparing and wondering, what are we in store for this time? just when we started seeing much of the snow that paralyzed the regi for much of the winter it finally melting, there is word of more precipitation. regional transportation agencies are gearing up for the possibility of accumulation. >> i am looking for warmer weather. we did not lose power less time. we were fortunate. >> she is ready for -- her main fear, with twin boys in tow, is the possibility of wind gusts of knocking out power grid >> we have our flashlights ready to go. it is easy to keep ourselves warm, but when you have

it will do a little loop inland and back. through tomorrow morning, and tomorrow night, thismakes -- these are the totals. only a trace, maybe 2 inches. if we go further east, it maybe three or four. 2 feet of snow in some areas in new england. 40-50 mile an hour winds. that will take down trees and power lines. there is the outline for the next seven days. big wind. it still may be wendy over the weekend, but many of it through sunday, monday, tuesday. >> when was the last time we had four straight days of th weather? >> i can't remember. >> there you go. >> while we brace for another storm, another family thinks it is a bit much. >> we will explain [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] achievement: starts small... and dreams big. achievement: makes big moves... ...and takes baby steps. it helps you keep the lights on... ...and it knows when to turn them off. achievement: is all around us. a part of our very lives. at pnc, we help make achievement happen. pnc. for the achiever in us all. and in hard times, sometimes, a bel

it is making aleut the loops -- a loop-de-loop. only gusty wind, not high wind. the snow showers continue off to the north and northwest of the storm center. the average height today is 50, and we are at 29. 35 in woodbridge. 34 in annapolis. it only feels like 20. that is war in damascus. 28 downtown -- that is warm in damascus. the gusty wind will stay out there. the winter weather advisory is just to the north of the metro area. tomorrow will be breezy. the storm will continue tto weaken. we're looking ahead for what might be coming next week. it is up possible southern track storms. partly sunny and breezy with a flurry on saturday. that is the latest. >> good deal. could you hear everybody cheering in the newsroom this afternoon? it was unbelievable. >>> the united states hockey team advanced to the gold medal game. the red, white, and blue scored just minutes into the game and then the floodgates opened. they had six goals in the first. they advanced to play the winner of tonight's's game between -- tonight's game between canada and slovakia. >>> there is c

there is that loop that may bring us some extra snow tonight. windy and colder tomorrow. upper 30's. light snow here and there. the wind will relax this weekend. temperatures slowly warming. by next week, we should be in the '50s. not going to happen as we stay cool through this stretch. now we go to lisa baden. >> i will take it. nothing good on 395 is happening. let's go live. accident between duke street and seminary road. itas been there awhile. hov is slowing down to look. look at the backup leaving springfield on 95 northbound. maybe not. we will go on over to the camera at the beltway. look at all the highway trucks on stem by just in case they need to spread more chemical on the road. >> we need a dose of spring. tickets to the annual white house easter egg roll are up for grabs. they are being distributed online through a lottery system. the theme is ready, set, go. it is tied into the first lady's let's move initiative to fight childhood obesity. children 12 and under and their families are eligible to attend. >> look, there is green grass. >> hard to remember w

the outer loop i believe is on the right-hand side of the screen and inner loop on the left front fendersee one open lane. they're goal in bad storms like this is to keep one lane of travel open even on the major interstates and that is why people are encouraging you to not be on the roadways today it is very, very hazardous driving conditions. take a peek in anne arundel county at route 50 and 97, we have a crash reported on casing clear road on the ramp to 50 westbound. possibly the ramp will be closed and the westbound span at bay bridge, you're going to see the left lane closed as plow have been making passes on the bridge. all that snow is getting piled up. so expect that. fog warnings posted at the bay bridge. it will be slow going up and down the corridor. we have ice under the snow. so take your time. so here we go with the crashes. westbound liberty road on the ramp to the inner loop that is closed because of debris in the roadway. northbound 895 past lumbar street remains on the right. and southbound harford tunnel toll plaza, there's a crash. and route 900 east at route one, w

west side moving without delay. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 12 minutes on the west side of an. seven minutes on a 95 south from a 95 towards the harbor tunnel. if you are traveling on 95 at white marsh, it's moving well. no delays. everything looks good towards the tunnel. the northeast corner checks out fine. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning, preparations under way for a massive snowstorm headed our way. >> a few hours in to you -- until the precipitation begins. kerry cavanaugh is in north baltimore with more on the efforts. >> seems like people are trying to get out and about a very early this morning, to get a jump on the storm. i went to the store yesterday and it was almost millais. some people are coming out earlier this morning trying to make a last-minute runs, doing whatever they can before they have to get to work. we are at the 7-eleven store. it has mostly been delivery trucks trying to replenish the bread and milk and cold medicine, the things that flew off the shelves yesterday. aside from the grocery store, people preparing t

second batch of snow is starting to lay along the roadway and heavy volume report along the inner loop lanes net. unfortunately that congestion will 10 as we make our way down to route 40 taking a live look here you will see it is really a mess along both the inner outer loop lanes and do watch out for advice ebility traveling tonight. we have our fair share of accidents unfortunately. we have a crash on green mount avenue at east 23rd street and another accident this is going to be right at pemlico road at oak ford avenue. if you are using the jfx watch out for heavy delay traveling northbound up to the top side of the belt way. it is going to be a very heavy and awful ride if you are traveling that area. do stay at home. don't travel the roads. that is a look at the very messy evening travel travels. back to you. >> thank you lawrence jo woman is dead after fear at her wood lawn home. broke out yesterday evening in the 2000 block of loyal port. deep snow added to difficult task of fighting the fear but crew say it did not affect their response time. the woman's body was found inside.

a day of wind warnings to watch out for. >> live on skype outer loop of the beltway. in the end there was damage but it was not widespread. that's good news. and so is good news that the wind is kind of stopped blowing this car around tonight. reporting live, scott broom, 9 news now. >>> modelling the behavior, both hands on the wheel. >>> fewer out on the roadways after out for debris and power lines, right, patranya? >> watch out for winds and drivers trying to get around. the toll road to alexandria, a 10 to 15 minute delay. on the other side of 495 i-95 to route 50 is jammed. a live shot at silver spring, this is an area where we have downed trees in the area. shut down right now between georgia and lay hill road. downed trees on top of power lines. we've been seeing this in many areas. take randall road as an alternate and finally a wrap up in the district where it's busy. it's friday, no rain, no snow but of course the winds. we have signal lights out in many spots there so do use kaupgs and treat them as a four-way stop. back to you. >>> now to a story you'll o

we want to take you to the outer loop in maryland.extra five minutes from new hampshire to georgia. that's just volume. 66 eastbound, things are stacking up 50 and 123. slow approaching the beltway. here's 95 northbound in virginia. jammed up between route 1 and backlick. no incidents or accidents. >>> we have a short list of school closings and delays to bring you this morning -- good morning, howard. how are things there? >> things are okay except for the power and we will show you the downed lines here in the middle of the road. they don't present a hazard. we have been told they have been deenergized. sop the only one lights are the ones generated by our truck. morning winds are the big concern for power companies. crews have been busy working on fry street. think were replacing a pole and two cross arms. that impacted 500 customers in that area. so we have seen what heavy winds and freezing storms can do to power lines. even drives skidding on slick roads and striking poles lake in this instance here. we have been told it doesn't

on the outer loop in maryland, everything is nice and dry and smooth. live from university. inner loop is fine, as well. we will take it to the district. live from 15th and pennsylvania. few drivers are out on the road. no issues to report. and in virginia roads are clear here. 395 northbound a smooth commute to the 14th street bridge. remember, all the traffic needs at wusa9.com. just look for the black and gold banner at the top of the home page. andrea, back to you. >>> the radios look good right now but the heavy amount t of snow will make a mess of the roads. plow and salt crews are already hitting the roads. kristin fisher is in bethesda with more. >> reporter: good morning. do you want the good news or bad news first? >> oh, just give it to us. >> all right. well, the bad news is, as you know, it's going to snow and it's going to snow a lot. so much so that no matter how much these crews work, when you have up to two incheses of snow falling every hour there's no way the roads will remain clear. the good news is that crews are hitting the streets hard here in montgome

they will move back and make a loop back into the jersey area. and slingshot out there.make the loop tonight, that's going to increase the chances of showers, the snow showers rather. you can see the whole precipitation shield that is coming back around coming right through the metro area. again, northeast of the river. that will be your best chance of the accumulating snow late tonight and tomorrow. and maybe a trace for them south of town, down towards fredericksburg. that's about it. next seven days, cold tomorrow, in the 30s. maybe a flurry left over on saturday in the 40s. and it is quiet on sunday and monday. back in the 40s. upper 40s, in fact, for monday. another little storm will be south of us over the tuesday, wednesday time frame. we'll watch that rather closely in the low 40s if they stay south of us. and then we're back in the 40s next thursday as well. hold off, it will be windy. >> all right. >> it will be bitterly cold. >> and you know, speed is one thing in baseball, that a few people are talking about. always power and decent. if you have speed at the

both outer loop and inner loop between 95 and 395 looking good. >> thanks very much. power companies are getting ready for a possible widespread outages in our area over the weekend. they will have service work crews working throughout the weekend but not know where to go unless you call. dominion virginia power customers should call 1-888-667-3,000. pepco should cl 1-877-737-262. bge customers should call 1-800-685 opinion 0123. >> virginia lawmakers are taking a snow day. floor sessions have been cancelled. >>> area residents are getting ready for the possibility of being stuck at home for a day or two or perhaps even longer. >> pat collins has more about those last minute preparations. >> going to snow. >> going to snow. >> going to snow. >> it's going to be big. >> reporter: how big? >> real big. >> reporter: how big? >> it's going to break the record. >> reporter: what do you think? >> i don't predict snow, women or elections. >> reporter: the milk is selling like hot cakes. how many days supplies? >> we got a family with two dogs i hope so. >> ground turkey, fre

lanes or the inner loop stretch up toward 95. speaking of 95, let's check in moving through baltimore right now, right near the 395, running reasonably well on the northbound lanes starting to accumulate the volume on the southbound lanes toward the >>> it's been nearly a year since the federal government opened its checkbook to the tune of $8 billion. now jeff barns checks on the spending in recalling the recovery. >> reporter: for nearly three decades, richard lively hood has been badges and plus. >> when i started in 'eight '81s all done by hand. >> reporter: richard struggle to stay afloat continues. >> we have lost in the vicinity of 20 to 30% of business in the last year and a half. >> reporter: but with tough fiscal talk coming from washington d.c. >> in we don't move swiftly to put this plan in motion our economic crisis could become an economical catastrophe. >> reporter: with the pass of american recovery of reinvestment act. >> when they started talking about stimulus, we got excited. >> reporter: but the excitement tu

inner loop and outer loop around 202. no early issues to report. the drive around i-270 and northbound i-95 as you begin the commute, all travel lanes are open. be careful. lots of road spray. lots of sand and salt on the roads this morning. eun and kimberly, good morning. >> good morning. how was your commute? >> it wasn't bad. >> the roads that weren't plowed, i wouldn't want to drive on them. >>> we are out all over our area checking out the conditions in your neighborhood. >> let's head to tracee wilkins who is keeping tabs on things in largo this morning. how is it looking where you are? >> it was looking good coming down central avenue just basically wet roads, a few spots that maybe the plows missed. but things are looking pretty good. we're on mpt la vin ch yeah way. this roads between harry s. truman drive, right near 202. roads were looking good frnlt then you got into the side streets, the areas where there are neighborhoods, it doesn't look add good as the major roads. the folks will need to be careful as they're leaving out. by and lar

however, inner loop of the beltway at allentown road, initial reports of an accident.should be over to the shoulder. in town, rock creek park weigh % atwater side drive is closed because of icy conditions. park police set up a detour. on the rails, doing okay for the most part, metro, vre, brunswick 870 is 23 minutes late this morning. >>> we're bringing you live team coverage of this winter weather. we've been out all night checking out the conditions before you have to head out in it. >> news4's megan mcgrath is in northern, virginia. she predicted this to be a slushy mess. we begin with tracee wilkins in largo. >> reporter: with we just saw a plow come through this way and they knocked down a lot of the slush here on the secondary road. but roads are, of course, very wet because we've got the slushy wet snow. susan with prince george's county is with us. you have been out doing a lot of work, taking care of the roadways. how are things looking so far? >> roadways look good. crews have been out since late yesterday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. we pretreated the roadway

moving into maryland, an outer loop accident at darcy road. you're still losing three right lanes because of it. 270 seeing a few drivers out this way. and here is inbound new york avenue, giving us an idea of how major thoroughfares are looking. a lot of side roads are still covered in snow with ice. >>> and snow coverage looks across the potomac. our jessica doyle is in alexandria. what do you see out there? >> reporter: well i'll tell you the snow is still coming down but it's sort of an icy, rainy, snowy mix. it's very cold and miserable out here on foot, which a lot of people are. this is the building behind us. this is the hotel monaco. this is where a lot of national guardsmen are saying to help out. and we caught up with a crew of folks in from out of town that are helpingment and i caught up with a lady named jeanette who is in town and this is what she had to say. >> where are you from? >> we're from the department of forestry and we have 7 of us from an incident management team yesterday that help with the eoc. >> reporter: and what

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the american legion bridge, right side the outer loop, left side the inner loop, right now traffic is very light. th's the way authorities wish it to stay throughout the day. be very aware of that. i-270 southbound as you head out of gath erls burg. let's take a look at south capital street, snow packed, ice packed. please stay off the roads yet again today. let the crews get out there and clean it all up. sounld like a broken record. eun and joe. >> an important message, jerry. i think we need to continue to tell people it is dangerous out there. >> it is very, very dangerous. >> stay out of the way, as you say, so they can get the work done. jerry, thanks very much. >> 4:43. 30 degrees t. snow started falling this morning around 3:00. >> coming up, the latest on the power outages and road conditions right now when our special winter storm coverage round two continues. >>> our time right now is 4:46. yes have 30 degrees in the nation's capital. somebody is out for a very early morning stroll. good time to get your exercise with no cars or vehicles. looks like he's walking right down

this is the outer loop. little congestion between new hampshire and georgia avenue but no incidents or accidents to report. going to the maps again, i want to show you the bw parkway, heading southbound at 202 we have crash activity. looks like metro and vre. the trains are on time but marc has a couple of problems here. camden line 840 is running 50 minutes behind. and we know 842 and 847 are 20 minutes late. that's the latest from the rails and roads. now, back to you. >>> we have been with you since 4:00 this morning bringing you updates on the weather. >> doesn't seem that long. >> we will go live to jessica doyle. she's at tysons corner. >> i want to show you guys this is a little guy that my daughter brought home from school this week fairfax county public schools in preschool has been focusing on snowmen lately and he's smiling because he had has a lot of company lately, a lot of snow but today it stopped snowing here at 3:00 the morning. vdot was out all morning long and you can see traffic was picki

we had this looping. and notice how the bands of snow are moving east to west. counterintuitive but we get the low pressure off the coast and the back edge of the precipitation. so not so unusual in this type of situation. it will rotate around this way and the heaviest precipitation in terms of snowfall is up to the north in howard county. we have been watching this now the past 45 minutes. very heavy snows. two to three inches an hour up 32. this is the heaviest snow we can find right now. to the east of 97, this is georgia avenue here and here's route 32 through clarksville and out 108 toward columbia. this is a heavy band of snow and some heavy bands toward colesville and new hampshire avenue, briggs cheney road, as well. look at the wind gusts. they are here and this will be the signature of the storm. the winds are gusting at dulles to 43. 43-mile an hour gusts at national. in fact, look at how the contours are. we are in the bull's eye of the heavy snow and in the bull's eye of the high winds on the coast right now. georgetown, salisbury, gusting to only

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the inner loop, word of a disabled vehicle. the vehicles that are hitting the road out there some of them are getting stuck. in anne arundel county, things will get windy and snowy out here. route 24 is close -- route 424 is close. they are using ridell road to get around this. live from the key bridge, losing one lane in both directions in and out of arlington from the snow of the weekend. it will get worse as more snow continues to fall. that's a quick look at conditions. now, back to andrea. >>> we'll have more on efforts to clear those roads coming up. >>> plus, if you think you have it bad, we may have found the woman with the worst storm- related caughtage story yet. to help my patients avoid dental problems i recommend act fluoride mouthwash. act works with calcium to rebuild enamel. to avoid dental problems act daily. >>> welcome back. road crews have been working continuously. jenny mccord is joining us from vdot. how are things going this morning. >> we have pavement on the interstate. pretty much everywhere else is s

for was a crash on the inner loop near port river road reported. -- there was a crash on the inner loop near river road. south on the american legion bridge, an accident and only the right lanes were getting through. as far as traffic on 270 close to 28 to an shady grove road, they were doing some repairs to an overhead signed. beach drive is closed because of icy conditions in the park. it was closed near the zoo. i am trying to find the parameters near beach drive. do not attempt to drive through the park. you'll have to take massachusetts avenue or one of the snow emergency routes instead. >> thank you. >>> the snow has tapered off in d.c., but the effects will stick around this morning. >> stephen tschida it is live in northwest. tell us what you see. >> it is very still out here. we will show you how much weight of accumulated. we are not far from dupont circle. i would say it is abt four and a half, maybe 5 inches of snow. look at the streets. this is a side street. it is quite clear. the assaulting that started yesterday seems to have paid off -- the assasalting that they started

it's done a loop and hit some areas twice. we're on the southern edge as high pressure builds in. we'll keep wind warnings in effect. i think we don't worry about snowfall through the afternoon. forecast for the day, 38, mostly cloudy through the afternoon and into the evening. and windy conditions. breezy overnight. keeping it in the mid 40s on sunday, monday and tuesday. otherwise, you know, giving what is going on, fairly good conditions through the weekend and into next week. >>> thank you. where are the travel troubles? >> there are a bunch of them. we have a vehicle fire and one on black rock road. we have that wreck on route 24. and another one on route 24. 152 at fox meadow court. a downed tree. a downed pole in how howard county. win restrictions on the bay bridge. there's a live look at the west side of the beltway starting to see some brake lights at liberty road. same goes for 95 at whitemarsh, you could have to tap brakes between whitemarsh boulevard and the beltway. there's been a lot of people wondering about the toyota recalls, visit toyota.com. >>> foul morning to

wide open loop. there is a chance for a three-point game now for mississippi state. >> this is right here. there is a fou. and there is now willing to give him the three in this game. he hasn't shown he can make it. so there is macklin and smith in this shot. down seven for eight here in the second half. there is is better than normal. there is five minutes to play. bulldogs down by six. there is varndo down the floor for varnado and the bulldogs. and there is a time out. >> sometimes you call them for strategic reasons and sometimes, because guys are tired. why is there no double team against varndo? excellent d right there by the gators and take a look at our star watch update. >> varndo doing his normal work. 16 points, 11 rebounds. he had a double double this year. there is 12 points. arkansas 17 points, 12 rebounds, 10 blocks. there is parsons doing great things. and this times finds for the three. which is the only basket of the day. then, execution of the inpound play. there is this drive. end

let's check in moving at liberty road and here it is outer loop direction and inner loop lanes, thoses are cruising along, just a bit slick. just use caution but no major concerns. moving on the top end of the beltway, favorable conditions, still moving from the pikesville region all the way toward the 83 and eventually toward parkville. now we do need to check in on 95, though. there's an accident on the southbound lanes that is right near the beltway. we want to show you that vicinity there. here it is, you can see the flashing lights on the side, not causing significant delays. we will keep our fingers crossed on that one and hope that does continue there. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, back over to you. >>> the search for the next american idol is on in denver. remember bikini girl? meet bikini boy. >> you can tell my abs to go ♪ >> yeah. >> the judges didn't even stick around long enough to weigh in on his performance. >> bikini boy -- >> don't move your head like that, it's not a good luck. >> no. >> i want to finish. >> that's kind of rude. i think you like stay

right now this is on the outer loop here, and it's colesville, between 95 and bw parkway. that's actually college park, route 1. this is where the accident is blocking some lanes there. but otherwise looking good on the capital belted way, between the two belt ways looking good. derek back to you. >> quick question. as the traffic slows down, does the real-time map shows traffic slowing down because of snow or does it not -- does it -- is it clean and green because there's not many cars? >> that's a great question. usually the green is because they're going at speed. but right now we're seeing green because there's not a lot of cars out there, but the yellow we still see out there, there might be a lot more cars on some stretches than others, but definitely not the typical rush hour we're seeing out there. >> all right, thanks for that. and we'll be right back in a moment. stay with us. seen. as we know the situation has changed and the sun has gone down. we have jenny mccord with the virginia department of transportation on the phone. earlier tonight we knew this was goin

everything else is moving pretty well. 11 minutes is your drive time on the outer loop east side.affic in harford county. the accident scene is north of this. traffic is forced off their at mountain road. some delays on eastbound 50 approaching bay bridge. that is the latest. now the latest on the buses and the trains. >> we are looking pretty good out there. allow your bus extra time to get to where it is going. no major delays or diversions to report at this time. metro subway is on time in both directions. no delays on the brent declines or camden -- brunswick lines or camden lines. >> things will be quiet on the way to work or school this morning. the roads will be ok despite some snow sightings. hd doppler showing the snow tapering off for a baltimore city. we have steady snow in cecil county and towards the eastern shore. rain mixing in at times. that will be the basic story of this event. we are safely above freezing in most spots. there could be icy spots with the pennsylvania line. 33 in the rock hall. there are two parts of this system. an area of low pressure near ohio.

heading toward the american legion bridge, the right side the outer loop, left side tinl ner loop.t is just purely miserable. massachusetts avenue and goldsboro road, treacherous conditions this morning. switching gears, take a live look at east capital street, tough sledding, you need to be sledding this morning. you heard work crews saying we can get the job done faster and better. >> thanks, jerry. >>> this is a live look at the roads in maryland where the snow has been falling fast overnight. state officials are asking people to stay off the roads so the plows and salt trucks can get through. the faster they can do that, the faster you can get on the roads safely. >> megan mcgrath is live in buoy. >> reporter: this is route 301. we saw a couple plows going by. they are out there. they're clearing the roads. we co-continuing rather to see the snowfall and we're seeing, disabled cars out there. a truck -- the access road that parallels route 303. another car that was stuck. they managed to push themselves. this access road is covered in inches of very heavy slush. now, 301 itself

up in maryland, beltway over in landover both the outer loop and inner loop around 202 looking good. basically lighter than normal volume at this hour, but that could change as the morning progresses. joe, eun, back to you. >>> thanks. 5:13 is your time. no matter how quickly the crews work the road will be treacherous. >> for many people metro is the only way to get around. we'll tell you their plans. >> the red cross says the list of supplies every person should have in their home. >> the latest track this was massive storm. already snowing and some people will have the updated forecast. our winter storm coverage continues next. >>> 5:15 is your time. 34 degrees. a live look at ronald reagan washington national airport. tracee wilkins said the lines inside and outside very long as people try to scramble to get out of town pap lot of delays and cancellations already. we'll have the latest for you throughout our newscast. another quick note st. mary's county schools are closed. >>> we do have a number of closings and early dismissals in anticipation of the storm. federal government w

on the inner loop of the perring pac way. a vehicle into the snow bank there on the right. you're looking at a 33-minute backup now to green spring avenue. there's a look at your speed sensors, down to 10 miles per hour in some spots. mortimer, at gnome. and loch raven. meantime, 95 northbound just a little slow from 195 to the beltway. speed sensors down to 21 miles per hour there. 22 miles an hour, the slowest spot between 83 and 95 on the top side inner loop again. that's because of that accident at perring parkway. there's a look at 95. no delays there yet. 15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more on your car insurance. visit us at geico.com. 1-800-947-auto. >>> still ahead at 4:00. children targeted, just miles from the scene of the columbine shooting. middle schoolers gunned down outside of class. the teacher that came to their rescue. >>> new clues in the search for a toddler's family. abandoned at a gas station. police tell us this video will help find her parents. >>> and breaking news. tragedy at sea world. a killer whale attacks a trainer in front of a crowd

. >> maryland state troopers are on the scene of a serious crash on loop 462 paradise road at i-95 harford county. we know that a van carrying, we believe two adult and three children struck the rear of this truck. this truck is a snow plow. we know medical units are on the scene treating some who were injured in this crash. our troopers are investigating. >> it sound like, first of all, do you think it was on 462 or 95. >> 462. >> this eenforces about what the governor is saying about letting the snow plows get the job done. >> it appears it was on the shoulder waiting to begin snow operations. motorist should be mindful if they have to be out. first we ask that they not be out but if they have to be out they have to let the snow plows do their work. they move in tan.com. they encourage you no, ma'am to pass them in the snow removal operations. you have to be alert. there is significant reduced visibility. dangerous situations as far as visibility before this is over. >> sometimes people think they can drive in this weather. >> we encourage people to use common sense. stay at home and let

i think work on specific elements like the quadruple toe loop or even a triple toe loop is difficults have that little bit of fear that i'm going to break my foot again. some elements are fun until you hurt yourself even then there's an element of fear involved. >> larry: is it always fun? >> it's not always fun. but i think that i have to remember to realize that i'm so fortunate to be able to do something that i truly love on a daily basis. and of course, i have tough day, but if i didn't love it as much as i do, i don't think i would get through the tough times. and my love and my passion and i guess my appreciation for the sport is what keeps me going and keeps me motivated. >> larry: congratulations, evan. you live here in l.a. now? >> i do, yeah. >> larry: a chicagoan by birth, though? >> yes. >> larry: stars on ice start touring in april. evan lysacek, the gold medal, skating champion, men's figure skating. an update last night. we aired an interview with the dalai lama. during the interview, he talked about his relationship with the chinese government, a topic the chinese emb