the main delay between new hampshire and georgia avenues.estbound gude is closed at gaither road in the rockville area. as we move to the maps, and that's because of an overturned tanker truck. crews are trying to remove the fuel from that truck. as a result, if you look at this 9 news now video taken overnight, what you want to do is use 355 to redlisten and around the scene. moving to 270 southbound, everyone is moving well. little volume at montgomery village avenue but going northbound, flooding is taking away two lanes near the shady grove exit. that's the latest. back to you. >>> we want to check with our live crews. jessica doyle is in virginia, seeing how drivers are doing in tysons corner. >> i will tell you a half hour ago this parking lot here was covered in snow. we have a guy over there who's been cleaning it up. it has taken him no time to move the snow out of the way it is because the snow is so light and fluffy and people have done a good job cleaning up after the snowstorm on saturday. if you look at the roads you will see i

a couple water main breaks.ford mill and up land road closed, earlier accident southbound 95 rossville after the belt way but that is off to the right shoulder not impacting your commute at this time. as we look at the jfx if it is shiny it is probably slick you probably could see icy conditions on some of the ramps in overpasses as well be careful. >> fbi flew thousands of miles to talk to a terror suspects family. now the alleged christmas day bomb plotter is talking. >> a little marinera. lemon we call it calimari. out west they call it a nuisance. can you believe this? little bodies are different than big bodies. they need special attention and special care. nobody knows that better than children's tylenol. it works with little bodies... to reduce fevers while easing aches and pains. for over fifty years, pediatricians and parents have trusted... children's tylenol... to care for little bodies... while they're growing big. so i make them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm, flaky pastry with delicious, sweet fil

that is once you get to the main roads. this is maryland route 140, baltimore boulevard is what you want to call it, the main way to get out here from the city. you're going around like gangbusters. these are folks that are acting like it just rained or something like that. that is out because they have got out of the way of those side streets that are still covered with, how much snow? well, let's take a look here. it's about ankle deep all way down there, maybe a handful, call it what you want, make 4, maybe 4.5 inches. it's light to the touch, but we talked to a salt truck driver and said it's the heaviest snow so far, rough on the equipment. he he has been out all night. the tow truck drivers -- the plow drivers are happy. it's another snow fall for them. it's another paid day for them and even if they have a second job during the day, like this job does, that's no matter, they're going to be smiling because they know how much money is coming in. there was salt on the road from the weekend. the main roads are taken care

kim talked about it, most of the main roads are in shape. deal with sidewalks, side streets, 30 degrees outside. most of the snow departed yet another storm is on the way. mark jones, update on mta. >> good morning mta buses are operating but in some instances they are being diverted and avoiding side streets and untreated hilly areas. look on the main streets and thoroughfares if you normally catch it on a hilly street or secondary area. number 5 bypassing could you teller dale avenue and number 11 terminating east and tomb. and the 15 bus line is bypassing windsor hills using garrison to forest park in both directions. subway on time and mark train system looks good for the start. for mta transit team i am mark jones my doctor told me i had to start doing things for my heart, but i wasn't ready to give up taste. sometimes, sacrifice is the name of the game. well i've heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's going to be a challenge... sure we want to lower our cholesterol, but let's be real, being healthy is tough y

as far as the main roads, the main roads looking good this morning. side streets are where we still have ice and snow. there's a look at one of the accidents that we have working. it's on 95 in the southbound lanes just past the beltway and the sec one is 95 in the northbound lanes. watch for a wreck on hess road and a new one in columbia at murray hill road and gilford road. there's a look at your drive times around the beltway. just a little slower than the speed limit. truck drivers being cautious. back over to you. >>> we're in canton this morning with ron matz. >> reporter: good morning. thousands of pairs of shoes are on the way to haiti donated by your neighbors here in baltimore and across maryland. the program is soles for souls. within two weeks, 5,000 pairs of shoes, new and used were collected and all botched up about to be shipped to haiti. >> it's nice to be able to make a little bit of a difference from such a far away place. >> reporter: a local shoe store and moving company stepped up to the challenge. >> these people don't have a lot

main roads pretty much clear. just dealing with wet, slushy snow out there. >>> the federal government is open this morning with an unscheduled policy. several schools are closed or delayed. again, fairfax county schools are closed. alexandria schools are also on a two-hour delay. also closed to day, prince william, manassas city and loudoun county as well as culpepper, frederick, orange, page, rappahannock, shenandoah county schools all closed today as well as spotsylvania schools. >> in west virginia, berkeley, grant, hardy and jefferson county schools are closed. mineral and morgan county schools are also closed this morning. >>> in maryland many of the main roads are looking good. but things could be dicy on the side streets. news4's tracee wiins continues our team coverage. she's checking things out in prince george's county this morning. good morning, tracee. >> good morning. we're out here between harry s. truman drive and 202. this is a god example of what 's looking like on side streets. as you can see, w

the main roads and then they move over to the neighbourhoods. not only are the problems with side streets baltimore county but northeast baltimore also snow covered side streets as well so you deaf netly want to use caution as you leave the main road this morning on to side streets. live in rogers forge, sheree johnson abc 2 news. >>> saturday we got smacked, today another. >> turns out another may come this weekend. abc 2 news linda is living in the moment. >> yes, we are here in the moment and this moment right now we are actually in the back parking lot of our station and we have 4 inches here let me show you this ruler here. the snow untouched on this car, about 4 inches. right there. not too bad. and you know, one thing i did notice with the snow it is a lot wetter than the stuff we have got before. here we go i made this little snowball before i snow in covering these snow storms in the past couple weeks you cannot really pack the snow it was light and fluffy but this stuff you can pack it good. when dealing with wet snow there is a couple

if you can get to the main roads you're in good shape. the thing the side roads are not quite done yet, and that kind of looks like this. we have one of our favorite plow drivers here. he says this is the heaviest snow he has seen so far, real rough on the equipment and rough on his back, too as he is trying to move things around. he has been working since 11:00. i guess [ inaudible ]. >> to figure out where the ankle is on you. i'm figuring about 4-5 inches, you know of a pretty fluffy snow. it packs real easy. as mike said, it's one of the heaviest snows. [ inaudible ] they're not done yet. they're getting out and about that. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. >>> two people are rushed to the hospital after a home invasion in anne arundel county. police were called to the 500 block of williamsburg lane inned on intone before 5:00 last night. when they arrived on the scene officers found two people in the home. a man in his 20s was seriously hurt and taken to shock trauma. another patient was taken to university hospital with minor injur

in the of owings mills reason and a water main break and 1 shunpikes bill. a slow go around the area. that is what you expect for conditions the way they are. and accident coming in and near pasadena. 12 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 40 minutes on 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 r

the neighborhood streets are not their main concern. that's going to be your main challenge. you should be out once you get out to the major roads. we talked to a gentleman a little while ago, a contractor out there plowing some of the sidewalks and things in the area. and he kind of described what he's been seeing this morning. >> they're clearing up real nicely. they're not working too much back in the neighborhoods yet. but even at that the accumulation of snow isn't that bad in the neighborhoods. i don't find it bad at least. but four-wheel drive full of guy, plenty of weight to push me through it. >> reporter: give yourself a little extra time and stay out of the way of the plows. we still have quite a few plows trying to clean things up here. it should be okay once you hit those major roads. back to you in the studio. >> service with a smile. what a nice attitude this morning. >> reporter: let me know about anne arundel county. >> o karks we will. >>> it looks like the snowflakes are still falling over in maryland. let's check out how the reds are there. >> tracee wilki

the main lines so far so good.'s check in moving at liberty road and here it is outer loop direction and inner loop lanes, those cars 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

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use the main straight stops.he five is bypassing clover del, 15 is diverting cheered light rail and metro is running problem free. a delay on the brunswick mine with a 20 minute delay. the at the trains are problem free. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. sandra likes to play out in the snow. did this storm behave like we thought it would? what is this a like out there? >> some are aclearing the sidewalk. starbucks as a popular location. the one of the problems with the sidewalk because they have been working for the last hour. everything is clear. i think the you delay on the roads is interesting. the snow plows have been hitting this road repeatedly laying down more salt. things are pretty good. we are kind of used to this. today we will see some sunshine this afternoon. the storm system is moving to our east. the energy is pulling out of the area. another storm will emerge from the gulf of mexico. that has been a pattern so far this year. >> we do not want to break the pattern. take a look at the snow fal

but it's paralyzed the main route across greece. and like everything else here, this is going to be about money. this is just one of 30 road blocks paralyzing greek trade with the balkans. who's the enemy? well, i'm about to find out. >> they are like the octopus, corrupt politicians, america, britain, he says. the octopus which goes take take take. >> these men farm cotton, corn, fruit and vegetables like british farmers last year they haven't had their subsidiaries paid by the e.u. the difference in greece is, though, the government here has no money to tide thm over. >> why didn't they pay you the money? >> we don't know. they don't know. so the biggest problem is that they don't know. >> they don't know. >> they don't know. >> the government. >> they don't know, or they don't want to. >> when the social democratic party returned to power last october, they promised a new start for greece. but soon they had to reveal a hole in the budget the previous government had for some reason failed to recognize. instead of 3.7% of g.d.p., t

the water main break on stevenson. and the pipes filled region has a lane closed. keep your speeds down. southbound 95 an accident as you approach 195. another accident location for you. six minutes on southbound 95 down toward the fort mchenry split. it is a slow go this morning. if you can get out early to warm up your car and clear of the snow, it will work to your advantage. if you are traveling on the topside of the beltway, so far so good. roads are passable. the side streets are wet. you will see some ice and slick spot out there. be careful and you should be ok. in live view of traffic. researching for the accident on 95. hopefully it is not there. that is the latest. over to you. >> our big story this morning, the weather and road conditions. crews have been out all night trying to clear the roadways for the commute this morning. >> we will check on how it is affecting schools. we will check with our reporter in reisterstown. >> i have my own unofficial way to measure these no -- measure the snow. i stick my foot in here. we do not have that much. it is on

the main arteries are clear. you will probably notice plows out and about even though it is interesting. a lot of maryland and virginia and d.c., they have pretty much blown their snow budgeets for this entire year but they're reinforcing the fact that you will see snow removal in your neighborhood. >> the crews are not going to run away. the truck will be on the road. we have maintenance crews to work throughout every event. >> now, there are some places, some cities around here that are actually not even treating the roads because they said they were already treated just from this past weekend storm. i think they are trying to save a little bit of money there. areas in maryland too that are trying to use more sand and salt because we've already gone halfway through the salt supply. for those of you that are just waking up and heading out, keep in mind, it may take you a little bit more time to get through your neighborhood, get to the main streetwhich do appear to be clear and be ready to shovel your walkway. t

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the main storm is gone.tle area of some light flurries, snow shower activity extending to the west of washington now and it is moving to the east southeast. it is through parts of faulkier for the most part. eastern faulkier and warrenton as you go up 29 toward manassas you are seeing that. manassas, most of prince william county, western fairfax, a light snow or snow shower. i want to zoom in here as we head to eastern loudoun now, seeing heavier on the eck keys. this is nothing like what we saw. but to the west, around dulles to chantilly and route 50 between olney and chantilly toward fairfax. haymarket and gainesville seeing a couple of flurries right now. just about seneca and darnstown, and montgomery county. as we go in to fredic, up 15 through point of rocks, frederick, urbana getting in on light snow action as well about to clear out of eastern washington county. middletown, meyersville you may see a few flurries and one more stop on the doppler in to carroll county. you think finksburg in the east.

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a lot of the main roads are looking very good. we have plows out. rhode island avenue, for instance, is down to the pavement and that is a great sign. and so i think it's not going to take very long for us to get the main roads back into good shape. we are still working on some of those residential streets that need to be plowed again. we are working on those now. >> we have been hearing reports in the last 48 hours that a large percentage, i heard different figures, between 35 and 40% of the district snow removal equipment was in disrepair and needed to get fixed. what is the status of those repairs and how much of the equipment is not functioning properly? >> well you know, that report was really about, at the time that it came out, we had been about 25% of our trucks that were down, but that is not the situation now and it is really a situation that fluxuates. we have trucks that need to be repaired and trucks that are being put back out on the streets. so it's really not unusual for a storm like this and the wear and tear on the trucks for there

wash water main blake's -- watch water main breaks at milford road. number one 95 at 175, an accident there. a life of traffic on 95 northbound at 32. getting word of the disabled vehicle in a different area of 95. that is the latest. >> accumulating snow is gone. we should get snow -- sunshine breaking through the clouds. an exception could be the mountains. snow showers will remain there. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. around 40 degrees. a lot of this will knelt of by the time and get to the -- a lot of this will melt off by the time we get to the morning hours. >> the nominations are out for the biggest night of the academy awards in hollywood. >> ladies and gentlemen, you are not in kansas anymore. >> a big budget sci-fi fantasy that everyone has seen. the other is a small budget war trauma that hardly no one has seen. nine nominations for both "avatar" and "the hurt locker." the director of both movies used to be married. they are now divorced. and the animated fantasy "up" was also nominated for best film. and "precious" also got a nomination

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in maine, causing flooding in coastal areas. this is what one man in gloucester saw. >> trees went down. i went to open up the door and the whole roof blew off 20 feet up in the air. you can see the back. it landed almost on a house. >> in upstate new york, hundreds of cars and trucks got stuck when snow shut down the i-84. the 40 mile stretch of highway was closed for about five hours yesterday. there was so much snow the state troopers used snowmobiles and a tvs to rescue stranded drivers. central park got almost 21 inches of snow making february the snowiest month in the city's history. some truck drivers were surprised by all of this. >> new york is known for keeping the roads really i am peckably clean. this is odd, never seen this before. >> get up to a certain point with the tow truck, pull one guy out and it's like a domino effect. >> how does it look where you are? who will see stormy weather today. we will get an update from karen in just a couple of minutes. >>> seaworld will start doing killer whale shows today for t

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the main headlines, the chief executive of toyota has apologized. he says they are setting up a committee to raise control. >> four men facing criminal charges. the second at the hospital and joined on the line now. what is the latest can you tell us? >> we don't yet know how many people are caught up in this second blast which only happened about 25 minutes ago. as you said outside the emergency ward of the main hospital. >> about 40 young men on their way to a major procession. today is a major shia festival. this is precisely what authorities feared would happen. they had to other major cities to protect the processions but bombers were able to get through. >> at the time of the festival, the community would be a potential target? >> yes. only 40 days ago, which is the last major festival, there was another bombing everybody feared this was going to happen again today. >> thank you for joining us. prosecutors were admitted. all four face charges under the best acts they say they totally refute reporting more than half of you will the charges. the

main roads looking pretty good. we are in rogers forge. the main roads look good, traffic is picking up out here. pretty much they are just wet at this point it is the side streets where you might see a little problem. here in rogers forge, these side streets are a little bit snow covered and tricky to manoeuvre on. state highway administration has been out all night long salting the roads to keep drivers safe. they have 1100 pieces of equipment on the road statewide. not only are these problems with side streets in baltimore county, but a look at northeast baltimore or side streets are also covered use caution as you leave the main roads this morning and head out on to those side streets. our continuing coverage continues this morning with linda talking about shoveling safety good morning. >> reporter: hey, we are here in towlson right behind our station in the parking lot. we got 4 inches. take a look. 4 inches. i have got to tell you we thought you know we got some snow we might as well have some fun. a little minisnow man. pizza snow m

the system on the right will be them up -- will be the main system. this is going to reinvent itself. we are at the mid-atlantic coastline. according to the projected pathway of the storm, this should put us into the snow zone. this will become the have the zone, with this system. we are talking about heavy accumulations. they have just been dropping the warnings across the region as this comes to an end. tomorrow it will be 43 degrees. friday and saturday, we will see the next storm system -- the next storm system, and we will see this through the afternoon, going to saturday afternoon. we will have a much better idea by this time tomorrow. this may be a major storm. i want to remind everyone, send us the measurements of snowfall to weather@wjla.com. >> be careful when you get to the highway. now that we have more action -- more of the neighbors are getting out. we have several accidents to a port -- to report. a portion of north capitol street has been blocked your budget and have it. the looks to be some police activity. southbound, it was clear ne

the main player is that huge area of low pressure across new york. believe it or not, that same storm has been there all week. it's going to do one final insulting lap through parts of the keystone state before it heads out to sea. the results here will be breezy and cold night. improving weather on the way for late tomorrow afternoon into the day on monday. that area of low pressure moves away. you see the continuation of mountain snows on the western side of the appalachian mountains. for us, just partly cloudy skies for tonight and tomorrow. breezy and chilly. temperatures dropping back down into the mid 30s by 11:00. high 20s through low 30s tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon. highs back into the mid 40s. the all-important seven-day forecast, relatively quiet weather tomorrow and monday. the west-northwesterly winds kick up monday afternoon. tuesday night into wednesday we are watching out. it will be a storm coming up off the carolina coastline. it does need to be watched. obviousl it is still too early to be pinpointing amounts and timing of that.

he said maine roadways are looking pretty good. the secondary roads are still pretty dicey. -- he said mainn roadways are looking pretty good. >> there could be snow and ice underneath because it was pretty warm and then froze and turned into ice. >> we do expect temperatures to rise which will help melt some of this snow before get the next wave on friday. >> thank you. >>> 5:51. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we will check in with adam caskey. he is an rockville. >> we are off 355. 355 is just wet. the side streets have some slush. getting out of your neighborhood is where it is the hardest with the plows have not necessarily made it. it may be slippery on the roadways. we are 28 degrees in rockville. we had about four inches in rockville. every branch of the trees are covered in snow. it is beautiful this morning. everything has a layer of snow. it is gorgeous. we want you to e-mail your totals. whether@wjla.com. british embassy, 5 inches. look at stephen city. 6 inches. thank you, jeremy. maureen is happ

in a country with few main roads, it's a major overland supply route for coalition forces, running from neighboring tajikistan, via kabul, all the way to the southern provinces. it would take two months before najibullah heard back from the taliban. he was told to meet a taliban intermediary, who would take him deep into the hills of baghlan province. they arrived at the insurgents' base just before sunset. this was not a place where journalists had traveled before. >> on that night, when i reached the guesthouse, i was thinking, "what shall i do? what did i done? why i came here?" >> narrator: for the next two weeks, najibullah would be given permission to live among the insurgents as a guest, and to document their daily lives. over the course of several days, he began to film-- at first, being shown mainly what the men wanted him to see. >> narrator: the men told najibullah they had ambushed this american armored personnel carrier, which they referred to as "a tank." >> narrator: najibullah found no evidence nearby to support these claims. indeed, little here was as he expected. it tu

the main roads are looking really good. haven't seen any standing snow on any of the roads. once you get to the side streets you have to watch for your driveways. plan for extra time in your morning commute this morning but you know what, so far so good. washingtonians should be getting used to the winter weather. but the one thing that sets this snowstorm apart from the others it is absolutely beautiful. it is so nice to be out here this morning. it is not feeling too cold an the trees are beautiful. the snow is really sticky and wet and it is creating this beautiful white tree state. as you drive down the street and make your morning commute. i know it is cold and rough waking up this morning but at least you have got some pretty scenery to look at because of the snowstorm. bruce and andrea, back to you. >> agree with kristin. we ought to be used to this by now. >> we should be used to it and there is a study that says if you drive a pretty route it eases your commute. i'm not sure if they mean during the wintertime during snow but a pretty commute eases your commute. >>>

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montgomery county will launch 900 plows to clear the main roads. montgomery county has more than 4,100 miles of residential roads. some have not seen a plow like this section of berkshire drive in bethesda where one resident cleared out a walking path with a snow blower days ago. >> i've lived here for 25 years. we usually have -- usually comes after a while. berkshire hasn't been touched. this is the first time i ever remember it not being touched in so long. >> reporter: do you hope to see a plow differebefore the next s? >> yeah, but i don't think it's going to happen. >> reporter: how have montgomery county plows performed? i asked the county executive if he's satisfied. >> it's been a daunting task but i think i'd give them a b-plus. the challenge for us more importantly have been the loss of power. that creates a real challenge for any jurisdiction. i think overall we responded quite well. >> reporter: there are still neighborhoods without power like this section of silver spring where a downed line has left two dozen residents in the dark. >

the main roads appear to be fine. we have seen snow plows out here.ming to the grocery store, be prepared to deal with long lines and have patience and be careful in the parking lot. that is the latest. back to you. >> wisdom, i'm curious. for people that have never been there before, it's -- is everyone just at the grocery store? what about the other stores in that shopping area? >> reporter: the stores are open. there are people in the stores. the main focus is here. this is where we have seen the majority of people coming in and out. if you go inside this store, i'm telling you there are cashiers at every register. there are lines backed up from the front of the store back to the meat department. if you look in some of the sections, there's little there. so, the focus is on getting the food, getting all those items that will be essential in se they get stuck. there are people that are getting ready for the super bowl. you have the super bowl crowd then the crowd anticipation this major snow that is starting to happen right now. wisdom, you just tou

the main roads were in great shape. a lot of the roads looked like a rain event rather than a snow event. a lot of water on the roads but that doesn't mean commuters didn't have some issues. >> right now the roads are looking good other than being wet and stuff. they have been keeping them good and keeping on top of it. other than the side streets i have seen, the main roads look like really good. >> the side streets can be challenging and vdot will continue to hit the streets trying to get the snow and ice out of the way. a note of caution for midday and evening drivers, obviously there's water on the road. temperatures are cold. note of caution, keep speeds down and keep a safe distance between the car in front of you and stop signs and intersections intersections. >>> well, all of the know that we have seen is breaking several local budgets. virginia budgeted $80 million for snow removal this season. but the money is gone. the state is now dipping in to its emergency fund and every snow fall takes maryland deeper in

the main system starting to form is off the carolina coast line. it will merge with the l uc at the top of your screen kirk it will be a mass of big storm. well over a foot of snow and over two feet in parts of massachusetts. the wind will increase and they will be picking up later today, especially by about 11:00 a.m. you'll feel and see the difference. it could cause some problems with the saturated ground. with more on what to expect, we will go back to brian in the studio. >> it is kind of a prolonged system. we had a round of this morning. then a bit of a lull. and it will delay loop and moved southward in the evening and it may bring some precipitation. the wind is the story. snow coming to an end. we will see some clearing in southern virginia. sunshine peering through. the wind will pick up later. it will be over 50 miles per hour. the wind is the main concern for us. 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

those are some of the day's main stories.'ll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: next tonight, the debate over talking to the taliban. the "new york times" reports today that pakistan is offering to broker talks among taliban factions who operate from pakistani soil. but will diplomacy work when nations are already at war? that is the topic of a debate now underway in islamabad, washington and kabul. margaret warner reports. >> warner: even as the u.s. pours more troops into afghanistan-- triggering more fighting and casualties-- u.s. and afghan officials are moving to find a way to settle this eight-year war politically. for years, afghan president hamid karzai has talked about reconciling with elements of the taliban to end the conflict with no result. he renewed the offer at his inauguration in november. >> ( translated ): i am calling on taliban brothers to come back to their country. i want the international commun

they moved their main fighters out. they want to send the message, the karzai government cannot protect people in the capital city. >> thank you again. >> thank you, martin. >>> some economic news from around the world starting with japan airlines. one of the country's biggest victims of the recession is it lost many of its passengers. the company that continues to operate today announced a staggering loss for the first nine months of last year, just under $2 billion. that was up from $1.9 billion for the same period a year earlier. the company told shareholders, customer, and creditors, it was deeply apologetic. iceland whose economy you'll recall ravaged by a banking crisis is hoping to get a lift by joining the european union. it moved closer to that goal after the european commission voted to open talks on iceland's membership in the eu. but there will be strings attached as we hear from this report from deutschesvehla. iceland will have to settle its disputes with other eu companies. >>island's landscapes could be

but the main issue, i really think the main issue, regardless of how much you measure and i know that's just for post parity blizzard warning means three hours and 35 miles per hour sustained winds and snowfall at 1/8-inch an hour. we're going to have that most of the day and winds gusting miles per hour. the snow we've already had from saturday and sunday. the snow we've had from last night. the ice we've had this morning and then the snow on top of that will make this storm worst than any other we've seen this season. this is not grandstanding. this is reality. so please prepare for potential power outages because i expect that. >> abc2news.com there's live chats going on. chris wrote in and said if you're going to the store to get milk and eggs. most of them are out. sounds like chris has been to many stores and had no lucks. >> check the expiration. >> now debbie writes in. she's ticked off. she lives in bagley avenue. she said no plow has come through. they've called 311 and they're pleading for help to get to work. >> i would be ticked off too. >> scott, runza warehouse who was li

street businesses and main street jobs. you can't run the economy without capital investment. >> you and i are singing the same song. i know it's easy to hate rich people, rich people are the most likely to employ people. that's just a fact. >> just a factoid. >> you can't legislate behavior and ultimately this, is going to impact those who are trying to make more money. >> all right. already i've given dan fitzpatrick the nobel prize for economics. peter is always hanging in there. i have one for you, i did not see it in the notes, health care. government takeover of health care, obama whatever we're going to call it care is dead in the water. will that help health care stocks? >> well, i agree with you, but the government is still hugely involved with medicare and medicaid, and as more people shift into those programs the government will be more involved. my only concern with health generally is because of their influence the economics are all messed up. every day there's a new reimbursement rate. the rules constantly cha

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now the county says the primary focus is keeping the main roads and emergency roads cleared. once it stops snowing we will see the crews working the smaller street and the neighborhoods. if you live in montgomery county you may not see a plow until saturday evening and when it stops the county says it will take 60 hours to clear the roads they are responsible for. bad news for people trying to drive to super bowl parties this weekend but for road crews it means they will be working continuously now through monday. hunker down. this will be a long one. back to you. >> we will have a party in the newsroom. thank you. >>> virginia has been under a state of emergency since wednesday. yesterday governor mcdonnell said the state is focusing resources on our region. >> we replenished the salt and sand supplies. we redirected some of the trucks that were at hampton roads last time to come up to northern virginia because this looks like where the heaviest snow will fall. >> reporter: virginia is using money from its emergency maintenance fund to pay for snow removal. a snow emergency