manassas city and manassas park public schools will close 2 hours early. prince william county schools will close 1 hour early. in maryland, prince george's and frederick county schools will close 2 hours early. and all after-school and evening activities are canceled. anne arundel county will let students go home an hour early. in west virginia, mineral county schools will let students out two and a half hours early. of course road crews in our area have been prepared for today's snow. they started last night. salt trucks began pre-treating highways and area roads. >>> in manassas is kristin fisher standing by to give us information on what is happening out there. kristin? >> reporter: well it's been snowing here in manassas for over two hours now. and check it out, we've already gotten about i'd say an inch, inch and a half. now this is a main artery into manassas. this is centreville road. you can see the main roadways are still looking good right now. it's the side roads and the parking lots where we are starting to see some trouble. and that's also th

manassas city schools opening two hours late. we should mention all federal agencies in the washington region will open on time this morning. >> all reported closings and delays running on the bottom of your screen. you can also find a list on nbcwashington.com. >>> and we're taking a live look outside. we have 25 degrees out there this morning. and looks like we still have some clouds above us. i don't know. if s that right, tom? i did see the moon when i was driving in. >> it's now set. it will be up again tonight and well be able to see it again. this morning it is frozen solid. any untreateded surface is an ice rink. 20 degrees. farther east-southeast, low 20s to mid-20s near the bay. away from the waters on the eastern shore, low 20s there. it's below freezing throughout most of the region. western maryland, west virginia, the mountains there, they are into the upper teens and low 20s. a little disturbance across the ohio valley zing just to our north. southern end, slight snow into western maryland. shenandoah valley, a few

also a two-hour delay in fairfax, loudoun, manassas city and manassas park. calvert county, charles county and st. mary's county closed today and a two-hour delay at frederick county, montgomery county and prince george's county and washington county today. >> as we speak about what is going on with with the bush tax cuts. it is on to president obama's desk for a signature. >> we have more. >> the house of representatives passed a temporary extension of all of the bush tax cuts. >> the motion is adopted. >> the 858 billion dollar tax plan will extend the bush tax cuts for all americans for two more years and extend unemployment benefits for 13 ponts more. 9 million americans. and i approve credit aimed at boosting the struggling economy. the average u.s. household with an average income of $50,000 will continue to keep its tax cut of over $2,000. the most content, aspect of the bill, the wealthy americans making over $250,000. president obama promised to roll back these cuts but the president backed down. none of the provisions in this bill are paid for so as

it was nine about and hour ago in manassas. -- about an hour ago in manassas. cloud cover moving through but the snow shower activity that we had around here yesterday afternoon and even the flurries last night, that is out of here. we should have a nice evening tonight although a little on the cold side. yesterday's daytime high was in the mid-20s. today, about eight to 10 degrees warmer. i think it will feel pretty good out there this afternoon although these temperatures well below where they should be. we have at possibility of more snow shower activity, maybe more than that on sunday. details on that in a minute. >> we'll take the eight to 10 degrees, that's if sure. >> it will feel better. even though -- that's for sure. >> it will feel better. crews were treating the roads in virginia and the district during the height of the snow as well. some people spent the night at reagan national. the snow caused many flights to be delayed or canceled. >> i was just thinking enjoy the roads before the potholes. as those truck continue through the winter, they start

mid-20s in manassas. barely above freezing in fredericksberg, only 32 in culpeper. satellite picture, radar combined, clouds entering southwestern virginia and eastern kentucky and tennessee. that's the leading edge of the system we have to deal with tomorrow. because of that, winter weather advisory posted south of town, calvert, fredericksberg, stafford county, doesn't mean you won't see snow in manassas and d.c. and gaithersburg, you will. and we'll break that down in a minute. and overnight, increasing clouds by dawn, lows 16-24 and winds west southwest at 10. we'll come back and tell you if it's snowing in time for the morning commute and how much will fall. >>> a ring of suspected mexican drug cartel members goes down after a joint sting operation between the feds and d.c. police. the group was reportedly looking to bring and sell large amounts of crystal meth here in the d.c. area. our ken molissina explains. >> reporter: streets like those are where drug investigators say crystal meth was headed before they busted men that are mexican nationals and claim to

manassas city schools and loudon open twog hours late.deral agencies in the washington region are expected to open on time this morning. therefore, all employees should be there. look for a complete li for closings and delays at the bottom of ourcreen and on nbc washington.com. >> maybe those delayed starts could help the commute. tom, you got stuck in a lot of traffic. >> it was not fun yesterday. you add an inch or two of snow and it really snarled things yesterday. this morning we're dealing with the freezeup in the wake of that snow. anything tt's untreated as that frozen solid. by the way, you students in prince wiiam county, even though your schools are closed, belmont elementary, stay up. i'll show you photos of my visit last week, in 20 minutes. prince william county, only 20 degrees. 20 around the bay and lower part of the eaern shore. in the teens to near 20s. they may get a little light snow from a disturbance out of the ohio valley later this morning andduring the afternoon. that should mainly stay up in pennsylvania. for us,

manassas city, manassas park, of prince william county one hour early, prince george's county schools are closing two hours early. and that is a rack of that. -- wrap of that. we have team coverage. we are going to start with meteorologist adam caskey tracking the snow all morning long. >> it is snelling everywhere across the region. -- snowing everywhere. some of the darker gray spots especially in that loudon county, some of the darker green is enhanced snowfall, moderate snow. otherwise, light snow. there is this whole round bowie, trust me, it is snowing there. it is just a new phenomenon with the radar. light to moderate the the rest of the afternoon. looks like it will taper off toward the evening rush hour. five of stock -- 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. it should start wrapping up but south of town is where we will have the best chances for snow potential, or a higher potential. 19 degrees to morning with sunshine. one to two inches likely, two to 3 inches likely and a slight chance of three to 5 inches. let us go to ben outside. >> flurries began trickling out around 9:30 a.m. and it

but flash of lights are enough to slow youown as you come in through manassas.again lanes over and no weather-related issues this far west. new york avenue looks pretty good. minimal traffic light delays as you head through northeast en route to northwest. out on the rails -- oh, i'm sorry, american legion bridge also moving along very nicely both directions. getting a lile ahead of myself. now out to the rails. metrorail and vre doing all right. marc brunswick 870 and 890 are both delayed. brunswick win days. joe and eun? >> thank you, jerry. >> 6:23 is your time now. 21 degrees. a new report takes a look at how the commute is changing in our area and when you shouldn't lee for work. >>> and how d.c.'s marion barry had his car stolen and why it is an obvious but still a very good lesson for all of us. >> a news 4 health alert. kids and caffeine. we have the surprising results next. >>> it turns out adults aren't the only ones getting their daily caffeine fix. rearchers at the university of nebraska say out of a survey of 200 kids, 75% had caffeine every day. ch

manassas family is in mourning tonight. there son sean cutsforth was killed this week in afghanistan. >> reporter: their car sticker says it all. these are proud parents of an army soldier. but now those same parents are left with heavy hearts knowing their son isn't coming home from war. >> he was my baby. he was there for me. >> 22-year-old specialist sean cutsforth was killed by small arms fire in afghanistan according to his family. they say he had been there since february this year. >> he was doing what he wanted to do. he wanted to serve his country. and he was proud to do it. >> reporter: according to his loved ones he was also proud to help his friends back here in his community of manassas. he graduated from princeville district high school. those close to him say he had a reputation for always lending a hand to anyone who needed it. >> great young man that helped huge number of people. >> reporter: the soldier's family and friends tell me he was not only a giving member of his community but he was also a star ath

manassas city, two-hour delay. orange county closed. page county closed. prince william county closed. rappahannock county closed. jefferson county two-hour delay and morgan county two-hour delay as well. we will be scrolling closures across the top of your screen all morning long. let's talk to meteorologist adam caskey. we had that snow that you were talking about. now we're dealing with some of the aftermath. >> yeah, there are some slick spots. it is definitely doable today. here is a look at our temperatures. 25 in the district. 17 at dulles, airport. hagerstown at 17. annapolis at 23. we will become sunny today and that will help melt some of the snow, especially with our temperatures climbing into the mid 30's. as for the weekend, looking rather cloudy on saturday and a slight chance of a few more snow showers on sunday. looks like a coastal system, we're going to keep a close eye on that. we could be talking about more snow but right now just a slight chance of a brief little bit of snow on sunday. >> we have a tractor trailer accident on the outer

out to the west, 17 in fairfax. 15 in sterling. 14 in leesburg and manassas. these aren't windchills these are actual temperatures. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. windy. very cold. windchills 0-10. and hats aren't real fashionable but i would put a hat on. teens and 20s to start. winds north west at 15 to 25 and gusty. now by afternoon. partly cloudy. breezy and cold. notice i'm saying windy, breezy. windchills in the teens all day. temperatures will struggle to get to freezing tomorrow. at least make it into the low 30s. westerly winds at 10 to 20. and gusty. today we had wind gusts of 40 miles per hour. washington monument was closed so the wind is not nearly as big as a factor tomorrow. next three days. low 30s tomorrow. windy to breezy. little bit of light snow on thursday. again, primarily late morning and afternoon and actually a better chance south of town. fredericksburg. 34 for a high. a break on friday just chilly. partly cloudy. temperatures in the low 40s. all right, next seven days. saturday cloudy skies increasing very quickly and i think light

mid-teens down towards fredericksburg but feels like six in manassas and leesburg. now feels like 8 and that is the downtown temp. out west briefly. some good news for skiers. more snow in the rockies. this is going to be our little storm that we will worry about on thursday and will track into the southern plain states and then track into the tennessee valley. still appears that the best chance for snow will be south of town on thursday. we will keep you posted. thursday afternoon and thursday evening's rush. out story not one but two chances for snow in the next five day. windchills tonight still the story. zero to 10 above. wednesday still blustery and cold. thursday some light snow possible and then the legit weekend storm is still possible saturday night into sunday. that's the timefer that. for tonight, clear, partly cloudy. windchills in the single digits. lows 14 to 22 and winds still north west at 15 to 25 and gusty. the wind advisory has been canceled. 14 tonight in gaithersburg for a low. 22 again downtown. 16 in bowie. upper teens for fairfax. mid-teens

gaithersburg is up to 28 as well, manassas 16, a little bit of cloudiness out this. we'll have some from time to time tonight. low in the city down to 24. winds will remain light out of north, northwest. tomorrow morning i think we'll start off with clouds, but it it will probablien the best chance tomorrow to see the -- probably be the best chance tomorrow to see the sunshine, middle 30s by noon and 34 degrees at 5:00. most of afternoon for us looks like it's going to be mainly cloudy. next five days while have generally temperatures in the 30s. it continues to be a very chilly december. again storms stayed east and south sunday. monday we're cold with some clouds, 36 degrees. next chance of light snow will be on tuesday and again looks like the rest of december will stay below normal with the temperatures. hey, lindsay is coming back with sports when the edge continues. stay with us. >>> good evening. when asked on wednesday if he felt he would be the starting quarterback on sunday, donovan mcnabb replied yes, yes indeed. if only he knew then what he knows now. it

from 66 from manassas past an accident here at route 50 on the left shoulder.ks like as you head to route 2 -- 123. watch for that delay. if you are planning to head on to the beltway north of town, outer loop delays from 95 to georgia avenue and that will take you about 15 minutes. >>> weather, weather, weather, the "early show" is next and they will have more on the storms in the midwest and we will hear from the father of elizabeth smart. >>> next news is at noon. until then get weather, traffic and news at wusa9.com. >> see you tomorrow morning at 4 5. have a great day.

other spots, last hour, manassas was nine degrees and it was 19 in winchester.y computer is freezing up. let's go to hd radar real quick. i want to show that you we don't have anything going on across the area. very quest cans -- very quiet conditions there. 25-degree at reagan national. 25 in quantico. 21 in fredericksburg. i want to focus on the weekend for you. as we get into saturday night and sunday, we'll watch a system get going later today down in the gulf of mexico. these are always ominous storms when they get going down here. it will track up the coast and you out to the sea but the computer models have been trying to they the storm close to the washington area. temperatures will be plenty cold for snow around here during the day on sunday. and i can also tell you the best chances for snow will be south and east of of the city. that is where the heaviest accumulations will be during the day on sunday as the storm system tracks off to the east. mostly sunny skies. a little warmer. 35degrees today. winds out of the north and west at about five miles per

manassas, 30 degrees. you get the idea it will start to stick out to the west as the snow continues to fall here for the next couple of hours. winter weather advisory. partly sunny and cold this afternoon, 37. that is our current temperature, wind out of the north and west gusting to about 30 miles per hour. the five-day forecast featuring lots and lots of cold. tomorrow, breezy conditions, in fact, downright windy with winds gusting to about 30 miles per hour. for the next several days, temperatures trending well below normal. we'll get all the way up to 40 by friday. let's get to on-time traffic. julie has the latest. >> i do. >> talking about the snow off to the west off of 66 and in some places, it is starting to stick. be careful again with the elevated passages. also on northbound i-95 as you travel northbound approaching thornburgh, already had an accident there. be careful as you travel north of the 118-mile marker continuing into stafford and farther north. no problems here in dumfries at 234. dry

manassas coming in at 21 degrees. the current windchills in the d.c. are 10. sterling out toward herndon, ashburn. 4 degrees in winchester coming in with a windchill of2. i think we can easily see numbers below zero tonight as far as those windchills are concerned. we're gog to be talking more about that, plus there are two chances of rain in the forecast. wind and how much. i'll show you coming up in my full forecast in a little bit. >> thanks, doug. >>> the senas expected to pass president obama's tax cut compromise later tonight. the measure isxpected to meet tougher opposition in the house. they'll vote for, but they don't have to like it. steve handlesman joins us with the latest. >> the late set maybe tonight. if it happens, it will look like bipartisanship, which sometimes up here comes from warm and fuzzy or patriotic feelings. most of the time comes when both parties up here for different reasons happeno want the same thing. th's what's happening maybe tonight on taxes in the senate. >> there's rare unity on on side of congress. >> this senate will ov

it feels like six in leesburg and eight in manassas. so overnight clear to partly cloudy.dy and very cold. wind chills primarily in the single digits. low 14-22 and winds still 15-25 and gusty. here is the deal, if you're in the district and you see someone that is outside and needs shelter, please call the hypothermia hot line at 1-800-535-7252. all right. here is your wakeup weather. teens and 20s to start. mid teens and low 20s by 7:00. and then mid teens and mid 20s even by 9:00. we'll come back, anita, and talk not for one chance but two chances for snow in the next five days. >> busy time coming up. thank you, top. >>> right now a row of town homes is literally covered in ice after crews hose them down trying to put out a fire. the flames forced family out into the frigid night air in hyattsville. brittany morehouse spoke with firefighters on the scene. she joins us live with that story. brittany. >> reporter: these town homes are just south of fedex field here and no one was hurt thankfully. amazingly firefighters escaped uninjured given the freezing cold conditions

the areas of white is snow, especially in leesburg and chantilly and fairfax and manassas and particularly sali, dale city is an outward into stafford and fredericksburg and southern maryland, a drifting to the east. if this noel taper off later this morning, 1 inch accumulation. high temperatures in the mid 30's. breezy and gusty. tomorrow will be similar, but not as much snowfall. high temperatures near 30 degrees tomorrow and gusty. natt lisa baden. >>> in virginia there's an accident north of the on board burg exit.horn duroch googled through the icc work area. no issues on 270. the beltway seems to be handling its own. more on traffic in a little while. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are on storm watch this morning. a winter weather advisory is in effect in our area. >> wet pavement and falling temperatures could cause problems for your commute. courtney robinson is live right now. >> good morning. we are looking for ic areas, especially on the roadways. last night beginning at 6:00 p.m., vdot trucks were treating blaze. there was quite a bit of rain yesterday. there was standing w

. >>> in manassas family is mourning the loss of their 22- year old son. he was a newlywed and about to become a family. -- about to become a father. >> the future look bright. he was poised to be a father and was finishing up a tour of duty in afghanistan. this week, he lost his life on foot patrol. he was a homegrown soldier, a beloved husband and now a casualty of war. 22-year old sean cutforth died in his final weeks in afghanistan. he listed a few weeks ago, making his parents really proud. >> unfortunately, there are bad people in the world. he was able to help the greatest country in the world and help people who needed help. >> he grew up in this manassas neighborhood. he was and at the who loved baseball, winning, -- an athlete who loved winning, and baseball. the loss is devastating. >> i am trying to interpret it. >> he was married last july. he was about to become a father. wife is due in the spring. >> it hurts. i wanted him to be here. he was going to be a great father. >> today, like the family of so many soldiers, this family will head to d

down to 18 in manassas, leesburg.ersburg. 17 at fort belvoir. 25 the warm spot in college park. in washington right now 23 degrees but it feels like 12 with those winds out of the west at 12 miles an hour. nationally or i should say regionally, we've got the clear skies here. these clouds are going to advance our way tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon watch out for a little bit of light snow. could pick up half an inch, maybe an inch, enough with the very cold temperatures only around 30 that if anything is not treated, we will have a few slick spots. by friday sunny, 39. over the weekend that coastal storm may be sliding south and east of us. that's better news than yesterday. we'll watch it careful. here's monika. 6:46. she's watching the roads now. >>> we have the yellow height this morning. that's because we have a couple of incidents and icy conditions to tell you about. we'll start off with alexandria first. on the inner loop of the beltway the ramp to get on southbound telegraph road a disabled vehicle is blocking th

he graduated from brentville high school in manassas. his family said he was a talented athlete who played baseball in college and virginia beach. his wife is expecting their first child in april. specialist cutsforth was 22 years old. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange is relang at april friend's mansionn the uk while swedish authorities want to extradite him on allegations of sex crimes. >> assange spoke to reporters and claims that the swedish government has a vendetta against him and this is nothing more than a smear campaign. we have more now from london. >> reporter: waking up on the ground of an english country estate instead of britain's largest prison, julian assange can enjo the fresh air but he has a long way to go before he can secure his freedom. he is out of prison but still has to fight his extradition to sweden where he's wanted in connection of allegations of sexual assault and rape. accusations he strongly denies sayinghe swedish authorities are weighing a vendetta against him. >> this has bean very successful smear c

manassas city is on a two- hour delay. and jefferson county. the snow made for some very slippery roads today and created frustrated drivers, especially for one group of people were trying to make it up a certain tricky hill. >> leon, drivers are approaching this hill gingerly. we only got about an inch in mclean. it was enough to paralyze some drivers. kind of't drive in this weather. [sniffle] i have to pick up my little girl after school. i can't drive. >> a steady december snow has turned our roads, especially this hill, into mission impossible. >> i can be the grinch or santa claus. >> he said waiting for a break in the traffic to try his luck. >> i will have a shot to get up there. >> after watching car after car slip and slide near old dominino ion fairfax. >> iv''ve slid out twice. >> fairfax county schools closed early. >> i will try to get home somehow. struggles onkup roads. >> the stranded mother got to her four year-old, although she had to do it on foot. >> as for brian, there is a happy ending. he gets to play santa claus today.

we will see how much snow we picked up yesterday, about two inches in manassas. gainesville had 3 inches. st. charles picked up two inches. we are in the mid-20's locally but cooler in the outlying areas. the temperature is fluctuating a lot this morning. 90 degrees in frederick. -- 19 degrees in frederick. i think it will become sunny and noticeably warmer than the past couple of days. we should see some melting outside we had the fluffy snow yesterday but with warmer temperatures and sunshine, it will become sticky snow. mostly cloudy and to mark in the mid-30's this week and with the chance of light snow south and east of the metro area. we are expecting that a low pressure system will form of the carolinas and kicks off to the north and northeast and dried the snow away from our region. there could be a minor deviation and should that happen, we could see some areas of light snow getting thrown our way. that is mainly east of 95 sunday. the odds look pretty slim. it is a possibility. mid-30's all the way through next week. >>> on the beltway in montgomery cou

it is 15 at andrews. 16 in manassas. thanks to the warmer waters, annapolis, washington, reagan national and pax river, all in the low 20s. locally, we've got 22. gaithersburg and leesburg at 19. bwi, 18. alexandria at 20. a northwest wind at 5. that's nothing compared to the last few days. snow is marching in from the west to the east. gotta show you how quickly it is going to get here. by 6:00 a.m., it is coming. by 10:00, knocking on the doorstep. it is with us this afternoon through this evening and then it gets out of here tonight. dropping. it looks like maybe one to three inches areawide. areawide. gotta show you the snow total map as we get through the area. can't see tappahannock, 3.5. some of the closures warranted. 29. snowy today. one to three. friday, 38. saturday, 38. as we go through the weekend, we've gotten rid of the weekend storm but there could be another little snow system by tuesday. highs staying in the 30s. it is 5:16 here. richard andre? >> howard, a good morning again. it looks like still no maj

manassas 32. luray, 30 is your high for today. so another cold one. even colder tonight. no surprise there. lows tonight 24 at reagan. manassas 21 degrees. in the teens out to the west of sues in parts of petersburg and cumberland. so here's what we're talking about. we're talking about the possibility of snow tomorrow. by tomorrow morning we'll have have the clouds coming in. also, when you see this blue that is the light snow. by tomorrow afternoon, right around 3:00. this could probably impact your evening commute tomorrow. the roads could be slick as well. as far as the accumulations, not a whole lot. we're going to start with the southwest. culpeper, about .03 of accumulation. maybe a dusting in most areas. for d.c. metro we're talking around half an inch, at most up to an inch. by friday we should not be dealing with too much snow here. it's mostly an event for thursday. so here's your three-day forecast. windy today at times, still sunny. then thursday, cloudy conditions, increasing clouds for the morning, and snow likely, light snow, but it could impact your drivi

northern virginia, so far so good interstate 66 manassas all the way in but be careful. >> thanks, jerry. >>> 4:4 after the break, a snack scare inside the local classroom. >> if you can't [ bleep ] handle adversity something is not [ bleep ] going right. [ bep ]. >> the faulty locker room speech. >> the bleeps are hurting my ears. 3q lysol believes that kids shouldn't miss school days during cold and flu season. that's why we started a mission for health. by going beyond clean surfaces to healthy surfaces. by making a healthy way to wash hands. and even by working with a pediatrician to develop lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools. when you use lysol, you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, vit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>> 4:45 is your time now. welcome back. it's ti for a check of your morning's top sries. expect a tough commute this morning. many roads in our area remain extremely slick. after yesterday's snowstorm, more than 100 crashes in northern virginia alone as a result of the snowstorm. >>> this morning, dozens of stranded passengers are hoping t

from manassas on in, we're in fair shape. 270 corridor, we'll show you again. plenty of snowfall. some of that is accumulating on the roadway in the travel portion. elsewhere, accident out ofoute 50. be cautious there. south of town, we're okay at the wilson bridge. american legn bridge, might findnow there as well. >> jerry thanks a lot. the senate could hold a final vote on present obama's tax plan. legislation cleared theenate in a test vote yesterday. 83-15 in favor of extending a tax break for all americans for the next two years. president obama praised both parties for supporting the deal he worked out with publicans. many house democrats argued that the economy will take a hit if wealthy americans get the tax break. >> i mean, literally it boils down to $25 million for 6,600 families. >> the tax cut bill would reduce social secity taxes in 2011 and extend long-term social securi security. >> president obama is unphased after a federal judge shot down a key part of the new health care law. cucinelli said the mandate requiring all americans to purchase health insurance is un

frederick, 19 degrees. 19 in manassas. culpeper, 23.ner for today, skies will become partly sunny. it is going to be very cold, very windy, wind chills in the single digits and the low teens teens. maybe a snow flurry or two touring the course of the day. high only in the upper 20s to about 30 degrees. that will be it. coming up in about 15 minutes, today's edition of ask weather identifies and today we are going to talk tornado history. the question a great question. the answer is impressive. >> okay. >> you mean your part of the answer or the answer itself? >> just the answer itself. >> a little self-promotion. >> we are seeing icing conditions out there on the roads that apparently caused at least one stent so far. stacy cohan with a look at conditions in silver spring. >> reporter: it has been a challenging morning to be quite honest. this is georgia avenue. we are just outside the city near blair road and you can see there is a lot more traffic so the tires against the road will help melt off some of of the problem. in this far rig

three in manassas. that is your wind chill temperature.ur actual temperature is 23 degrees right now in washington. here are how much the winds are gusting. 25-mile per hour wind gusts in washington. 32 in manassas. frederick, that says calm. that is wrong. we've got strong wind gusts all through the region. the forecast for today looks like this. winter weather advisory in effect until 9:00 this morning for washington, d.c. and some counties to the north and north and east. partly sunny skies. windy and cold this afternoon. high today in the 20s to about 30 degrees. winds gusting up to about 45 miles per hour. five-day forecast, it remains cold for the rest of this week. our average high is about 48 degrees. we won't see that for quite some time. breezy tomorrow. still, 32 degrees. thursday, clipper system could brick us some snow showers, maybe some light accumulations. friday, partly sunny, saturday, sunny. that is a look at the weather. now, let's get a look at traffic with julie wright. >> slick road conditions. we cannot emphasize th

right now we have gusts to 30 in winchester and manassas, 30 in baltimore. 37 cambridge and 81 at the pax river -- 31 in pax river. temperature-wise, upper teens in the shenandoah valley to frederick to 23 in washington and also in easton at 23. there's the wind chills this morning just to make it feel better for you. 6 manassas, and 9 in washington we have to worry about the wind and snow showers this morning. wind advisory until 10:00 p.m. currently 23 with sustained winds at 18 and the dew.a bone dry five degrees. the next weather maker will be sliding to the south on thursday. look at the next few days, snow showers and windy around 30. 32 tomorrow. breezy and 36 on thursday. maybe a few flurries or snow showers south of washington. after that, well, friday and saturday, potentially over 40. saturday night could be a coastal storm on saturday in to sunday morning. a little cooler behind that. this could slide out to sea. that one has potential. we will be watching it. 5:17. here's monica with the time- saver traffic. >> crews with out overnight treating the roadways, especially in

manassas. 4 in haggerstown. we talked about this last week being the coldest air of the season and it is. we are going to zoom out to the west. we have a weak little storm pushing into the rockies and eventually this will be our chance. ironically we don't talk about this often, better chance will be south and east of town on thursday. and ironically still the bull's eye for the weekend storm may be south and east of town. stay tuned. no tracking any snow showers tonight. looks like we will be fine. still some leftover flurries in the mountains. that's just about it. here is the deal. not one but two chances for snow in the next seven days. one on thursday. and one over the weekend. tonight windchills 0 to 10. wednesday still blustery and cold. light snow possible thursday. could impact the evening commute. legit weekend storm is possible saturday night into sunday. for tonight clear to partly cloudy. windy, very cold. lows 14 to 22. translate that into 0 to 10 above if you factor in the wind. lows. plenty of te

the wake-up temperatures, 15 toward manassas. and bull run and 25 i town. then tomorrow, temperatur back into the 30s once again. there's my cautionary snow flake for sunday. i don't want to pull it all the way out and then hve to risk putting it back in. we're also watching a slight chance of snow as we get toward tueay and then clouds building back in late nextweek. we'll have a close eye on christmas day. >> a lot of folk will be happy to hear that. >> all right. thank you. >>> still to come, your taxes won't go up next year after all. the latest from capitol hl. plus this weekend, retailers are stepping up les to get you in those storms. >> reporter: i'm liz crenshaw. why do some stores change their return policies during the holidays? [ male announcer ] are you watching cle? here what you should be watching: your cable bill. because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. call now for this special holiday bonus: over 25 hbo and cinem

manassas is at 19 degrees. annapolis is at 20 degrees.r forecast for today looks like this: windy, cold, a few snow showers possible, we're seeing that right now out toward reston, 30 degrees and there are the strong, gusty winds up to 35 miles per hour. five-day forecast, tonight bitterly cold. overnight lows in the teens. it will feel like the single- digits, or close to zero. tomorrow, breezy and 32. temperatures remain below normal for the remainder of the week. could see some snow showers on thursday. that's what is happening with the weather. now here is julie wright with an update on traffic. >>> tony, still very busy out there on the highways this morning. we have a lot going on. especially traveling out to the west coming inbound off of the dulles toll road. that's where we had the stalled car at the main toll plaza. that has cleared. delays inbound in from hunter mill road. also finding delays if you are traveling on the other side of town coming inbound along 66. slowdowns working in from fair oaks toward 123. slow traffic cont

manassas, that windchill is 5. i think we will see some aas with windchills below freezing -- or rather below zero. so does the national weather service. that's why they have a windchill advisory for areas y see highlighted in blue. frederick county, virginia, warren county, virginia. also down toward madison county. we're looking at windchills belowzero, maybe down toward minus 10 to minus 5 overnight. that's how cold it's going to be. even though the rest of the area is not under a windchill advisory, we're goi to see windchills close to 0 tonight. a few clouds streaming in from time to time. the main area of snow has been moved toward the north, up the toward philadelpa we've seen some snow bands toward philly. for our area, not much in the way of that, like we saw last night. we saw some areas that did see some that snow. cold overnight tonight. very windy overnight tonight. temperatures dip don into the teens. and then we've got a storm system that i think will bring us snow on thursday. i'll talk more about t

they've been gusting up to 22 miles per hour in washington. 30miles per hour in gaithersburg. 30 at manassas. 26 at dulles. so with those winds blowing so strongly and gusting so highly, it gives us wind chills in the 20s. it feels like it is 21 degrees right now in washington and check it out. elsewhere, wind chills in the teens now. 18 is what it feels like in gaithersburg. 19 at dulles. 16 in manassas so a very cold day and these blowing winds throughout the course of the day. the snow will be a morning event. forecast for today looks like this. winter weather advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. light snow early. maybe accumulations up to an inch. maybe a little bit more than that down towards fredericksburg where they've been getting more significant snowfall. partly sunny today. cold this afternoon. 37 we think was our high a couple of hours ago. we are at 33,000. temperature are going to hold steady or drop off a bit -- we are at 33 now. on thursday and friday, temperatures back up into the upper 30s and low 40s. this is still well below normal. now, let's get to julie wright and get an

an hour in sterling, 30 miles an hour in manassas. there is a wind advisory back to the west including frederick county into virginia well for winds up to 35 and 50 miles an hour, especially along the ridges. a wind chill advisorys wind chills could easily get down below zero in those locations. right now we're in single dig s digits. feels like 2 in hagerstown. an extremely windy and cold night tonight. the same tomorrow. we'll see potential flurries tomorrow. then we'll watch a system on thursday. right now if it does come into the area, it would be snow, but the latest thinking is this system should remain just to our south. partly cloudy, windy,very cold. it's going to feel more like 5 to 10 degrees as we move through the day tomorrow. high temperatures only in the upper 20s to lower 30s. wind chills 10 to 18 degrees. probably one of the colder days we've seen in a long time. and now i have it dry but still on the cold side. >> all right. all right. thanks, doug. >>> sti ahead, a special ride through area streets lead santa to som

maybe an inch and a half manassas. certainly less to the north. more to the south. as we go through this afternoon and this evening, we see how the totals start to get above 2, 2 and a half inches manassas. 3 in charlottesville and to the tap hannick airport. here is the next three days. 29 today with the snow. the coastal storm is missing us. we'll stay cold. 30s sunday and monday. next tuesday, another clipper may give us some snow then. highs to 31. richard andre is standing by with time saver traffic. >> howard, a good morning once again. luckily, dry roadways in the area for the most part. we do have ice in the district to watch out for. ice to deal with. rock creek parkway at p street. take it easy. an accident at prince george's county southbound on laurel buoy road. use a lot of caution going through there. roadwork i-270 northbound at falls road. also southbound 270, those construction zones should be clearing. capital beltway, inner loop. inner loop at old georgetown should be clearing. that construction northbound 95 still a clear shot on up to the mixing

so it's going to snow in culpeper before manassas.l snow in manassas before it snows in gaithersburg. by about 1:00 or lunch time, it should be snowing across the entire metro area from dc to baltimore and down into fredericksburg. and then after that it will stay snow, and that's the problem. thus the advisory has been expanded. there could be a little bit of a mixture through the south of fredericksburg as we get into the evening hours. let's talk about how much. 1-2 inches is a pretty good bet. five inches by midday. at first the north will be a little behind but then i think as we go into friday and thursday night, everyone will see 1-2 inches, maybe 1.6 up in frederick and maybe two and a half inches down towards fredericksburg. tonight increasing clouds by dawn. very cold. 14-24. dry. tomorrow morning mostly cloudy. light snow developing. teens and 20s. now often do we talk about winds developing in the teens. very cold. by afternoon cloudy and cold. light snow. 1-2 inches. more to the south. high temperatures 25-30. and quite f

gaithersburg is down to 16 and manassas, d.c. 25 degrees. everybody will be experiencing a real cold night and real hard refreeze. you can see what the lows are, single digits to the west and mid-teens in the suburbs, about 22 degrees in the district. want to talk about the weekend quickly because this will be an important forecast. let's see if we can't jump right through this and get to the weekend. the track will be key to what happens sunday. if the storm is closer to the coast, that will be a big snow, maybe not for us, but for someone, especially long island, philadelphia, will have to watch that. if this track changes, maybe it starts to slide farther out to sea, that's going to mean no snow. we think it's close enough now that we could get a little bit of snow. coming up the coast it would take you out and watch what happens. i'll pause it at sunday at 8:00 in the morning. that's snow for southern maryland and the eastern shore. it continues out to sea, but some of that would be very heavy snow for philadelphia and manhattan. you can

gaithersburg 23, manassas 16.stown down to winchester temperatures right at freezing if not below. winds will continue light out of the west and northwest. by tomorrow morning a few more clouds, basically some high to midlevel clouds and not a whole lot of sunshine tomorrow. i think we'll get some. northern areas up into northern maryland, southern pennsylvania, you'll probably get more than anybody, temperature tomorrow only up to around 35 to 36 degrees for high temperatures. we'll have a little sun tomorrow morning, tween 7, so a chilly start. -- 27, so a chilly start. 35 at noon and by noon as the clouds pretty much overtake the entire area we'll be right up to about 35 for a high. it will be an early high temperature. this is futurecast tomorrow evening at 5:00. notice the snow here very close to southern maryland, okay? very close. if it does touch you, it will be very light. this storm is going to it stay offshore far enough that we don't have to deal with any snow. as a matter of fact, sunday around here i

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on 66, a broken-down car in manassas is now out of the way. route 7 inbound near the fallston road, an accident is along the left side of the roadway. back to you. >> 6:42, 21 deg >>> we are on stormwatch this morning. the winter storm that dumped several feet of snow in the midwest is now causing major problems in the southeast. karen travers as more on the ice and sleet now threatening that region. >> it is showing no signs of easing. the snow was followed by ice in parts of the midwest. this is frozen solid. in the southeast, sleet and freezing rain been turning roads into skating rinks -- rain turned roads into skating rinks. at least five people have been killed. >> folks, you have to be real careful, especially if you have a loved one in the car with you. >> residents of minnesota are still digging out. officials are concerned about how this will be affecting their budget. >> we have to plow. >> the roof of the metrodome which collapsed on monday will not be fixed in time for the monday night game. the nfl moved the game to university of

expect to find a little slowdown starting to form on 66 out of manassas, but it is open inside the beltway. eastbound to get to the roosevelt bridge, 95 in virginia is starting to see more action. northbound is open out of fredericksburg. red on the right is going southbound. we hope to have newschopper 7 in a little while. for now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a bitter cold morning on the streets. that is exactly what to dozens of people are dealing with around the area. >> brianne carter is live in bethesda with more. >> that's right. this is another day and another round of cold weather that we are experiencing this morning. this is having an effect all across the region on people who have had to deal with this without heat. another round of bone-chilling temperatures. >> its freezing. >> dozens of people in this case of an apartment complex found themselves without heat after an electrical problem with the boy. the section of the department has been declared unsafe. the displaced residents were kept warm. in landover, firefighters worked to battle a blaze. >> with 20-degree temperatu

traffic on 66 out of manassas -- normal delays in centreville. we go in that -- go now to newschopper 7, looking at traffic where it merges to the beltway at falls church. the beltway is moving from left to right. it looks great. more to come. >> it is 6:41 and 21 degrees. >>> rock'n'roll's class of 2011 -- some of the new recruits to the hall of fame. >> please don't. please. [gunshots] >> a dramatic school board when i saw all the jobs disappearing, i knew i needed to find a better way to support my daughter. at age forty, greg flowers went back to school. i got a job as a computer applications engineer. but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like greg, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, my job, it should be my choice. don't let washington get in the way. >>> a horrifying, dramatic scene at the florida school board meeting was caught on camera. a gunman threatened to kill officials. the suspect lay dead in the

temperatures at this hour 19 in gaithersburg. 21 in manassas.n the wind, that is the story. for above at dulles. saddam above that gaithersburg. we will see the numbers continue to fall. the blustery conditions will feel more like single digits with a flurry now and then possible. tomorrow will be partly to mostly sunny with a chance of a passing fleury. winds gusting to 20 miles an hour. the gusty winds are being provided by low pressure over eastern canada. the winds will diminish tomorrow, opening the door for low pressure to go just south of our area, perhaps giving us snow showers before the skies clear friday and saturday. computer bartels right now suggest we could have snow on sunday. we will have more about whether that will happen. that is the latest. >> thank you. >> i was at redskin park all afternoon. it was quite a ride. hunter has been released and there are reports the redskins may star rex grossman against dallas. that is surprising because donovan is coming off one of his best games of the season. i asked about the report sees