now, down south in lusby, there was a very serious accident overnight clearing rowsb road at olivet road. i spoke to all the d.o.t.s yesterday afternoon to gauge what they're going to do for today. maryland state highway was out treating the roadways all day long yesterday, pretreating and then they were out in full force overnight as well. they're on standby on all the major thoroughfares. same story with vdot. we'll have more information coming up. back to you. >>> monika gave us some good tips but if you do have to leave and have to drive today, it can -- can't take public transportation, edmonds.com subjects doing -- suggests doing these things before going out. run the air conditioning to remove the condensation if your windows. make sure your gas tank is at least half full. that way you avoid gas line freezeup. avoid using your parking brake in this type of weather and don't use cruise control when driving on a slippery surface. make sure you can see out your window so check your lights and wiper fluid. >> again, the temperature makes all the difference this morning. it is warmer h