county, falls county, falls church, fauquier county, loudon, prince william, manassas city and manassas park. >> and in maryland, montgomery county, prince george's county, anne arrundel county and frederick county public schools all closed. you can find the complete list, including colleges and universities on fox5 d.c..com. > and that's where our life team coverage of the big digout. we begin with sue palka. it warmed up and the snow started melting, but should we be concerned about a refreeze. >> i think we're going to get a break. our temperatures are so mild. at 11:00 i saw reagan national temperature coming up by two degrees. probably not seeing a refreeze by tonight, tomorrow night a different story. i'm much more worried about what we may be seeing thursday morning. here's a look at temperatures right now. we got up to 51-degrees today. we're at 45 right now, the last hour 43. frederick, 36 that's the coldest spot on the map right now. a lot of places are still close to 50 south and east like

that's what people in manassas m are dealing with.ok at some video that a we shot throughout the dayay people trying to get out and a about hitting things like the grocery store that wasn't opened through the store.e. also some restaurants thatts t opened this evening. that's because some of the main roads out here were plowed, but once people got into sidestreetd and parking lots that hadn't p been cleared they got into trouble. in fact, we saw some people that had to be pulled out once they t got stuck and that is the reason why officials all around the dmv are recommending people stay inside.. hear what people who did get out and about told us about the storm. >> it's a little tricky on the side streets, but 234 is okay. o so we managed. > have the side streets where you live have been plowed at all. >> very little. they haven't been treated so they're icing over. it's going to be tough. it's good that the schools are closed for the next two days. we're worried about the kids not having -- not being able to get to school. sch the c

but it is 23 downtown. 23 manassas. 23 leesburg. now, we will factor in the winds and the wins are not strong yet. feels like it is 11 downtown. feels like it is 13 in leesburg. so we say it is a dangerous storm because of the amount of snow expected. the dangerous windchills and the high winds. the proverbial blizzard warning. low to mid 20s . you see the darker blue along 95. fairfax. heavy snow. by 10:00, heavy know everywhere. 24 gathersburg. 26 at midnight. in silverspring and manassas. still heavy snow across the board. you guys are not going to be a pure snow for everybody. it will be la plata northward. we will see what happens as we go through the night. you see where the heavy bands set up. it is possible they could set upright along i-95 corridor between baltimore and dc. so, we will just see if itsets up out toward leesburg. but there will be some areas with 30 inches by the time all is said and done. by the time we say sunday morning or say late saturday night. upper 20s . green, a transition there. sleet. and northern

a lot of teens. 50 in manassas. 18 in leesburg. 13 in martinsburg. with this kind of snow pack, i could open up even more tonight. temperatures from 12 to 28. fredericksburg. 23. by 10:00, temps rebound a little bit. either side, 32. not bad. notice the wind. notice the arrows. winds start to shift and come from the south. and that will usher in more comfortable air tomorrow and much, much milder air by sunday. so, 20s to start the day planner. 42 with full sun at 1:00 p.m. sunday, much milder, gorgeous, 56 degrees. perhaps a shower primarily late in the day after the sun has gone done monday. next seven days, tuesday, ground hog day, he will see his shad low. 54. wednesday, 63. we could hear the rumble of thunder wednesday with rain and storms. cooler on thursday. probably a midnight high. temps fall during the day. we are back to cold weather next friday with highs only in the upper 30s . >>> i think the terps answered some questions. >> here is a big question. can they make a run come ncaa tournament time? i think the answer is yes. maryland baske

as well as schools in loudoun, fauquier, manassas city and manassas park city. we'll post any new developments that come up on the nbc washington a. and we're keeping up to the minute with every closure on the bottom of your screen. >>> 4 after the hour now. >>> d.c. public school students can still get a meal today. ten different schools will open their doors for breakfast and lunch and the strict needs volunteers from 10:00 until 2:00 this afternoon. we have a list of the schools 00 the nbc washington app. i posted it on my facebook page, as well. search school meals. >>> so we're working for you trying to bring attention to the side streets, the streets still snow covered right now. many of you telling thaws plows haven't even touched your neighborhood. know let green is live in bethesda thousand winow with a street conditions there. >> reporter: take a look at this street. it's slushy, we're just off rockville pike. 355 is drivable, it's slushy, but just 15 minutes ago on this very street, elsmere avenue, a big salt truck came through to treat this roadway.

so was robert hughes around manassas. >> on helping people out. tried to get them out of a jam. >> you have seen a lot of it? >> all day. >> reporter: he could have been home all day relaxing, warm and private he knew people would underestimate road conditions or overestimate their vehicles ability. >> some cars like him should not even be out here. it is a total danger. not only that, the car is not made for this type of weather. >> reporter: even nice guys get irritated but that did not stop him. >> what are excuses people are giving you? why are they out here? >> they really haven't. they just say, "can you help?" i like to do the best they can. >> reporter: talk about risks. some were on foot. just walking along the side of the road, in a blizzard. not lucas zielinski. this plow contractor from indiana used his truck to get around. though, he admits, it was tough to keep up with snowfall. >> it's the volume that is the problem. you've got to keep going and going. you can only do one past so you got to do it 500 times. >> reporter: driving equa

and 10 in manassas. and 11 in silver spring.n by 9:00, we are at 60 in culpepper and 13 in hagerstown. this is with full sun. but by 1:00, in the low to mid- 20s. and below freezing again tomorrow. and then by 6:00 p.m., we are back in the low to mid-20s. and temperatures will not fall quite as far, quite as fast tomorrow night. but still, a pretty cold night by our standards in terms of averages. let's talk about the wind chills, this is the forecast, 10:00 tonight, kind of feel like it is 1 below in martinsburg and zero in gaithersburg. by morning, below zero, minus 6, in bowie, and minus 4 in leesburg and minus 2 in manassas. by lunchtime, nothing to write home about, and still feels like essentially in the single digits. cold as 5 in hagerstown. 12 in fredericksburg. and we go through the afternoon, this time tomorrow night, wind chills are still in the single digits, and north and west of town, an even 12 in manassas and only 15 in fredericksburg. but tomorrow, it is going to be another very, very brutally cold day. tonight

maybe 30 in manassas. 32 culpeper. by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night, feels like it is in the teens and the 20s so essentially, treat tomorrow like a winter's day with highs in the upper 20s though we are going 30s to 40. 38 by 11:00 and 40 by 1:00 p.m. next three days, pleasant on saturday. 48. some areas might touch 50. mid 50s on sunday. lows will stay above freezing for three days. nice on monday. 54 on tuesday. ground hog day. he will probably see his shower again. rain and thunderstorms possible on wednesday. that could be a significant rain. hopefully all the snow will be gone and we are back in the 40s colder next thursday. >>> counting down to superbowl 50. we can now count on our fingers how many days are left until the big game. ten days until the broncos take on the panthers right having lots of devices in your home can really slow your internet down. so keep things moving with 100% fiber optic fios, the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. it's no wonder we're ranked highest in customer sati

wake up to 17 degrees in ashburn. 15 in manassas. 26 in dale city. 25 in brentwood. 20 degrees in aspen hill. 22 in waldorf. the forecast tomorrow, sunshine in the morning. afternoon cloudiness. highs to 46. warmer on sunday. early next week warmer than that. we have updated seven-day outlook coming up in a few minutes, maureen. maureen: doug, it is still possible schools could have delayed openings next monday. you can be the first to know by signing up to get text alert from the school district. go to wjla.com/text. leon: virginia state police say it's the factor of an accident that left three seriously injured. happened i-66 in centreville this afternoon. a vdot worker and a stranded driver where a pickup truck went off the road and hit the stranded car that pushed in the two men. pickup driver charged with reckless driving. all three drivers are expected to recover. maureen: the state department will not release 22 of hillary clinton's e-mails because they contain top secret information. department spokesman says the e-mails were not classified at the time they were sent. but were l

temperature is 43 manassas now, 42 downtown and 42 in fairfax. moves through quickly and temperatures don't fall off the table. not arctic air, a little colder air behind it. by the time we get to midnight tomorrow, upper thufrpts to low 40s-- 30s to low 40s but colder air is moving in and we could see a couple flouries wednesday morning-- flurries wednesday morning. tonight, not as cold. fog in the forecast, warmer air to roll over the snow pack, that is a fog machine, basically, and black ice. 26-32. here are lows for tonight. everybody is right around freezing. just enough to make black ice, or allow black ice to form. 30 for a low in manassas, 31 fredericksburg and downtown 32. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, breezy, cold. you need your sunglasses, don't leave home without your sunglasses any day, the glare is still going to be bad. 26-39 tomorrow morning. winds pick up too, southwest 10-15. by afternoon, mostly cloudy, breezy, we call it chilly. 40-45 with showers, winds still southwest at about 10-15. day planner looks like this. it is abo

kate, 25.5 inches of snow in manassas. steven green with a picture o the white house looking oh, so white driving yesterday afternoon. it's a bitter cold start in quite a few spots. the single digits. it's 22 in washington. planning out the day, temperatures in the teens to low 20s downtown by 8:00. up in to the upper 20s. freezing today. plenty of sunshine, so there will be some melting. transportation impacts, all three of our airports completely closed for your the day. very limited. limited rail service, call ahead. if you have the amtrak track, only the southbound will be running if those at all. those in philadelphia crippled by the storm. no metro today. i'm guessing there won't be anything in the way of the metro service. metro tomorrow, extremely icy and slushy, it is going to be an ugly day to get around. my outlook for school, no chance for school tomorrow. i don't think there's any chance for school. i'm not the one who makes those calls. i think by wednesday, at least some of the districts may be able to get o

manassas and culpeper as well. manassas and culpeper have gone up in temperatures.ill limit the widespread slick spots on sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways. any big weather features that we can see, we have shifted the wind ever so slightly to the south. they are not as strong as they were yesterday. cool, but we warm-up tomorrow. sunday into monday, the warmer air coming in, mild afternoon. fronthere is a weak coming in, with a chance of rain, very mild before the chance of rain. i have seen information where the rain develops monday night into tuesday. that's the general idea. let's get in close. resetting now, overnight tomorrow morning, morning low temperatures, freezing baltimore and frederick, manassas might get there, more widespread temperatures above freezing. plenty of sunshine tomorrow, northwest stones pushing 50 degrees. from hagerstown, charlestown, winchester. mid-50's. i have 56 for the immediate here, we could be pushing 60 in some places south and southwest. a mild afternoon. a look at the front coming in with the possibility of sprinkles mond

culpeper,ld luray, manassas, in the 30's. the temperature starting to fall bluely under the clear skies. a lot of sunshine earlier today, but we are in one of these patterns where it is colder, chile than we have been after record warmth in november and december. cold, plenty off of sunshine, cool. a cold front tomorrow night and this is truly an arctic cold front. parisien cold, northwest wind monday 15 to 25 with wind gusts higher. yep, you are seeing this correctly, there is a chance of a snow flurry. let's reset the forecast overnight, closer to where you are. could be mid 20's as far out as manassas, culpeper, bwi marshall a 29, 33 downtown. lots of sunshine tomorrow in the forecast. a bank of clouds with the arctic cold front, a chance of precipitation. low to mid 40's, upper 40's to the north. i have 51 in washington. 53, the, waldorf, 52, 50, 52st zones 48 and culpeper. a chance of a snow flurry. may want to get out there because there is a chance in the futurecast at 1:00 in the afternoon, a chance of snowflakes, but

this is what it feels like. 13 in washington. 9 in manassas, 14 in leesburg.e have these winds 10 to 15 miles an hour. they're gusting up to 25 miles an hour at times some of really what we're experiencing are these windchills. the good news is the winds will start to settle down. if you want to wait until after lunchtime to go out and shovel, it might be a good time to do it. maybe you won't get the blowing snow. back to you in the studio. >> you've got it. the snow that fell is going to stay in place, although it's compacting down. reagan national, 14.89. that ties all time for the records being kept. that marchs the same total for the blizzard 20610. bwi/marshall all-time max numb for this particular storm, 29.2. and at dulles, 29.8. all time. ores, 40.5 fell in shep herds town. panhandle of west virginia. stafford didn't get quite as much as southern maryland. quite an astounding storm, guys. >> thanks, tom. >>> we have breaking news. the us dp s repor usgs reports e earthquake hit. it's 160 miles from anchorage. first reports say it was 6.4. that has been

temperature wise okay. 40, manassas. 42 fairfax. wet everywhere. the good news is it moves out pretty quickly. by 7:00's residual clouds, all the rain and showers are gone. by 9:30, a few residual clouds but temperatures still rebounding. 40 in manassas. 43 fredericksburg. 44 downtown. 41 gathersburg. not a bad day tomorrow. just a little bit breezy and by 1:00, we should be 50 in dc. maybe 52 in fredericksburg. a little breezy tomorrow. keep that in mind. day planner looks like this. increasing sun. 48 by 11:00. 50 by 1:00 p.m. so sunday we will get the chance of a flurry in. 42. much, much colder. bitterly cold monday. only 27 for a high. the next seven days only 30 tuesday. 34 wednesday. low 30s on thursday. maybe snow showers wednesday night. not a huge deal. highs again only about 31, 32. >>> okay. strassburg is staying for a while. >> some good news. some good news today. he began the season just so so right? then it got worse. he went on the dl. got hurt again. came back. finished on a three-game winning streak. that makes it hard to truly g

highs tomorrow from 52 from frederick to 59 in manassas. south and west mid-60s tomorrow for areas like charlottesville. on tuesday, a high of 50 degrees. it is ground dog day. 100% that you're dialing with rain. a look at that high of 63, record to beat at reagan national, 65 gris.ing tuesday n wednesday could have heavy raining and blocked storm drapes that could lead to flooding. so if you know of storm drains in your neighborhood where you live, probably a good idea to get those cleared out before wednesday. the other big factor, how much snow will melt and when. we want to melt a lot today and monday so the storm drains can absorb it. so we'll update the forecast pretty much in the morning and evening. i'll be this again tonight and chuck tomorrow morning. on thursday, it's partly sunny and dry, a i whigh of 47. more normal temperatures friday and saturday. >> so if he sees the hshadow, more winter? >> yeah. i lived in punxsutawney, partly sunny there, so i think he will see his shadow. very scientific. >> i don't put anything into tha

. >> fredericksburg, manassas, and manassas park schools are already on a two-hour delay. the federal government is open as of now. this is just the beginning. we'll put the schools and buildings scrolling on your screens. back to you. >> thank you, erika. >>> it is a "storm team 4" weather alert day as we get ready for the next big storm. >> chuck bell, if that was just a taste, i can't imagine what we're dealing with on friday. >> everybody's all looking on the weekend, and i mentioned yesterday that little clipper coming through. it didn't leave an inch of snow some place but, boy, oh, boy, that was just an inch. imagine what's coming. today's the day to get ready. get your saw, your water, gas up your car, make sure you have plenty of medication. decide where you're going to be when the sun goes down tomorrow. you're going to be in that same location tomorrow night, all day saturday, all day sunday, and probably into monday or tuesday as well. be ready to find somebody you like because you're going to be spending a lot of time with them over the weekend. watch out for

with the clouds, 50 in manassas. hagerstown, 45. an then, here comes the rain. and the showers by 6:00 p.m. a little bit of activity toward leesburg. it will move to the south and the north. west of the divide there could be a brief mix. by tomorrow night, boom. it really comes in here. look at the red. thunderstorms possible down into southern maryland and northern neck. and some pretty good rain if you have plans tomorrow night. but, temperatures in the 40s like a march evening tomorrow. 30s to start. 45 by 11:00. 50 with clouds. mostly cloudy skies by 1:00 p.m. we are okay saturday after some morning showers. 51 in fact. pretty good day. colder on sunday. afternoon or evening snow showers. that will lead to a cold stretch. monday, tuesday, in the 20s . low 30s on wednesday. sunshine, near 40 next thursday. >>> quarterback superbowl ring is on the auction block. we will have that story and we ask another former redskin if he would ever sell his superbowl ring coming up. wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi

look at our temperatures. 40 in d.c., 39 in manassas, 39 in fredericksburg. still on the mild side this time of night. mar vinceville, 22, and in lorraine. we have cloud and fog and what we will continue to deal with tonight. heads-up, could be areas of dense fog and already seeing some around the manassas area and culpeper as well. not as cold as far as weather, a big weekend storm we will talk about it and the roller coaster temperatures coming up. >>> thank you. tonight in fairfax county, teachers, parents and students are showing support for a bold budget presentation, one that requests more money for fairfax county public schools. for the past nine years that school district has had to scale back on spending. tonight, the district superintendent said she's done cutting the budget. she wants smaller class sizes and better pay for teachers. for her, it's non-negotiable. >> we're losing great teachers to other jurisdictions. we opened the school year with 200 vacancies, unheard of in fairfax county. >> she says it will be tragic if it is not fully funded. y

we have a look at the road conditions in manassas, virginia. >> reporter: folks in manassas are actually listening to stay off the roads. this is a main thoroughfare through manassas. it intersects with 66. very little traffic on sudley road. there is not a lot of traffic here. it is about 50-50. for every car you see, you will see a plow coming through here. we have seep numerous plows, just dozens of them hustling up and down sudley road trying to keep up with the snowfall. we talked to a couple of them who are at the gas station. they say right now, that has been the biggest challenge. it is coming down. despite the plows coming through here every couple of minutes, i mean the roads are still covered. they are still dicey. still just not a good situation to be driving in. we have 66 right there. you see that vehicle turning on to the on-ramp. 66 a major highway. really taking their time to get on to the interstate there. there is an overpass and that is 66 that passes right over sudley. you can see a little more traffic on 66. so it is tough to say that nobody is out and about in this

heavy snow now in manassas and crossing over 66. this is live. this shows you the snow a little better a little more clearly and this is live so if you are out 50 boom you have heavy snow in chantilly and all the way out really and sterling moderate snow we'll say a little heavier around fairfax. these bands will continue to develop and move off to the north. so folks in leesburg get ready for heavy bands. rockville heavy bands. potomac and even up into poolesville it will move essentially due north. temperatures, brrr! low 20s but now what it's keeping it a fairly dry snow which is a good thing. 21 manassas. 23 leesburg right now. these are current temperatures. these are not wind chills. and 23 downtown. now, it feels like it's nine in d.c. feels like 10 in frederick, 11 in leesburg and 11 in manassas and 12 in leesburg and the winds haven't started yet. we think wind chills will be around 0 by the time we get to -- after midnight and early tomorrow morning. futurecast, 8:00 tonight, we have snow across the board. low 20s. no surprise there. by

and 24 in manassas. and 24 also in fairfax.ning, we are looking at teens. 19 in silver spring. and 18 in gaithersburg. 17 in alney. 19 in bowie. and 17 as far south as la platta and fredericksburg. a pretty good arctic air mass really. by 9:00, low 20s. pure sunshine, yes. and then by 12:30, 1:00, temperatures are struggling to get to 30 degrees. this is with full sun. so maybe 30 in manassas and leesburg. still in the 20s up towards hagerstown. and along i-81. and then by 6:00 p.m., temperatures are going to fall quickly tomorrow night. in fact maybe even colder night than tonight. in the 20s, already, about 24 hours from now. and then by 10:00, walk the dog tomorrow night, and 19 in minneapolis. and 19 in culpepper and 21 in fredericksburg. and only 20 in dale city. and get ready. tonight, clear skies, breezy, and coldest so far, and 12 to 22, and winds northwest at 10 to 15. i was typing those numbers in and i haven't -- my fingers barely would type them. is it really going to be 12 to 22? yes, it will be. it just hasn't bee

fredericksburg 17, single digits manassas, 18 winchester. the reason why it is so cold so quickly, the clear skies and a fresh pack of snow allows nighttime lows to drop into the single digits in the north and west, 15 to 18 inside the beltway. mainly clear skies will help. through the day tomorrow, after a very cold start, we eventually warm to near 30 degrees by noontime. the middle to upper 30's for the afternoon highs later in the day. heading out the door later tonight, any treated sidewalks that may have melted water on it have probably frozen over, even treated areas with rock salt does not work quite as well overnight in terms of the melting. things will refreeze, so be on the lookout for slick sidewalks and roadways early in the morning. more from the belfort furniture weather center in a few minutes. jonathan: in addition to the federal government, the d.c., maryland, and virginia governments also closed monday. this was sony and museum, national zoo, at all area national parks will also be close -- along with the smithsonian museu

maybe 32 in manassas. maybe 33 and culpepper.t of the northern and western suburbs, at freezing or below. by 6:00, temperatures fall again quickly. in fact, less wind tomorrow night. temperatures falling more quickly and lower tomorrow night. and it will be 30 downtown. that is 24 hours from now. it is already 25 in gaithersburg. and in the mid-20s in manassas, fairfax and tyson. by 9:30, low 20s already under clear skies tomorrow. for the day planner, it looks like this. twentys, to start. maybe 31 by 1:00. remember those are downtown temperatures. the next three days, not quite as cold on wednesday. 40 degrees. going in the right direction. and thursday, 50. a little more mild and still dry. the next seven days, rain on friday. a break on saturday. rain for the game on sunday. temperatures, upper 40s. cold again next monday but clear. >>> the wind is blowing out here at redskins park. i'm live. a lot of great things came out lot he season including a of broken records by kirk cousins. we will hear from him coming up. . >>> read

and also manassas, only 23 downtown. by 9:00, it doesn't warm up much.in frederick. 19 in olney and 21 in bowie and then by 1:00, 26 now in manassas. only 27 in fredericksburg and la plata with a lot of sunshine looking inviting tomorrow, but pretty tough as you go outside. by 6:00, it is now 18 in hagerstown. 19 in winchester, only in the low to mid-20s downtown. by 11:00 at this time tomorrow night everybody in the teens, straight temperatures. let's talk about the windchills. this is a forecast windchill, so it will be a snapshot in time and 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, these are what the predicted windchills will be. 11 in frederick. seven in hagerstown. only 15 in fredericksburg. now, we'll advance it ahead back in to the single digits, feeling like six in gaithersburg and only four in martinsburg. so again single digits and teens is what you want to dress for tomorrow. clear to partly cloudy, windy, flurries are possible. lows are 18-24, becoming northwest at 15 to 25 and gusty. look at the temps starting out at 24 and ending at 26 by 1:00. they barely

now we are here in manassas at manassas shopping plaza again a the parking lot what's lot w interestingbout this and nows i'm talking to my photographerte joe what's interesting about's i this some people parked in his h parking lot.g lot. then came inside the restaurante to grab a bite of pizza and lool at their car now. n tell me about what you'reou'r strategy for yourself and forf d your co-workers to make suree everyone stays safe.ta s most of us live close to the to stores. we have been had a lot ofave enh practice over the years we haveh four we'll drive vehicles weehic make sure we carpool altogether. the shopping center people areep very good about keeping the aret clean for us and the city of cif manassas and all the ems peopleo know we're here tepp us out as o well it's a team effort by b everyone.eryo. >> joe, you mention to do me that when you do those moments m last of without power andutowera obviously we're all crossing oun fingers and praying that doesn't happen but it's only been for aa few minutes tell me about that.t >> we're been lucky through theh years we've never

and 19 in hagerstown and 34 in manassas and a very cold night tonight and we're tracking the storm system and we saw a lot across the area and you can see it around the chicagoland area and not a big system, but it is gaining strength and it will move into our area during the day tomorrow. so what are we going to be seeing and tonight's headlines and tracking that clipper and it's an alberta clipper and these are fast-moving systems and we'll start on the milder side and that means rain to snow showers and most likely first and many areas switching over to snow and then we've got big-time cold and if you thought today was cold, just wait until you see how cold things are on wednesday and we'll talk more about that and what is the best chance to see accumulating snow from this system coming up in just a minute. >> thank you. >>> developing right now, defense attorneys for jesse matthew requesting a charlottesville judge throw out crucial evidence. it's evidence prosecutors believe could convict matthew of hannah graham's abduction and murder. graham was a second-year uva student from fairf

by 2:00 p.m., we have snow to fairfax, manassas, leesburg. much like our little snow last night, it will accumulate quickly. folks for screaming about seeing snowplows. they don't plow an inch of snow. doesn't do any good. boom, we hit the entire area at about 4:30. you are trying to decide to keep workers, if you are across the river in montgomery county, keep them until 2:00 p.m. get them out of there. manassas, leesburg, send everybody home by noon. so, day planner, fading sunshine. cloudy, 9:00, 11:00. snowbreaking out at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00. 32 for a high. next three days, six to 12 inches saturday evening. 31, seasonal on sunday. we have a yellow alert day that sunday because of cleanup. rain showers possible tuesday. back in the 30s on wednesday and thursday of next week. >>> once the washington area emerges from snow of 2016, you may want to crank up your cars though stay out of it. aaa recommends you clear off the snow and ice completely, switch the headlight to low beams so drivers behind you can see your taillights. you want to be see

hats off to the folks in manassas that built that. that was not done lightly, that's for sure. live look outside, it's our weather cam, 36 downtown, and some areas are above freezing, and again, i caution you, even at 36, the roadways can be at 32. keep that in mind in terms of black ice. okay, look at the 3-degree guarantee. now i'm so excited about this. in my wisdom yesterday, i lowered the temperatures, i don't know why. miss it big or go home. 42 and it was 46. the forecast tomorrow of 43 for the high. some things to do, remember your sunglasses, even if we are talking about a mostly cloudy day. don't leave home without your sun glasses in the car. wipe your headlights, and watch out for black ice pretty much every morning, and keep your tail pipe clear of snow if you're idling and trying to dig out. >>> temperatures hovering around freezing everywhere. 31 in gaithersburg, and 32 in fairfax. 9:00, clouds are rolling in, and some folks are above freezing. 37 in winchester, and still only 32 in hagerstown. a decent day. you saw a couple of showers going through, and 2:00 and

lex ya, falls church, fredericksburg, manassas city, and manassas park city schools all on on a two-hour delay. the federal government thus far is open right now. we're putting all the closures on the nbc washington app. i tweeted them myself. they're also scrolling on the scene as well. >>> d.c. public schools went on a two-hour delay, so add that to your list. d.c. public schools now on a two-hour delay. >>> "storm team 4" meteorologist telling us we're going get at least 2 feet of snow. so far we know the city has 20 new plows in its fleet this year. the mayor has already asked the national guard for some vehicles and she's ready to ask for more help if it's needed. a reminder, if a snow emergency is declared in the district do, not park on the snow emergency routes. 'll probably get a big fine and get towed too. >>> governor larry hogan says they're ready for the big blizzard. state agencies are coordinating all available resources to clear the roads and manage potential incidents. >> salt on hand because we've had a very mild winter so far. all the gase are champing at the bit to pl

and manassas park and hillcrest estates and we'll see this through the area and with this fast-movingvent, hard to say who will get more and we're going anywhere from a light coating to as much as an inch with it wrapping up and ending by 10:20 p.m. it's well below freezing and these are the roads that could get slick. right around the beltway, down i-95 and quantico and fredericksburg and gaithersburg and howard county, 29 there and a winter weather advisory that goes up until midnight and all of the way up into areas of baltimore and the next event for us, a crippling event and we've seen it move up as a crippling event and there are highways closed and power outages throughout the area and an impact that could go to the early part of next week, monday, tuesday and perhaps wednesday of next week. >>> police have identified a man found shot to death outside of prince george's countiy and the investigators searched for a flyer for what killed him last night. this happened in the midtown square apartments along west village avenue in the suitland area. there are cameras in that buildin

school districts that have already canceled classes top, in virginia, fact quarter loudon, manassas fairfax and prince george's county schools, in maryland, prince george's county g and mount, you can find theind folies of all the delays. d they are scrolling at the boom of your screen. scr you can also find them on our screen fox5 d.c..com...co > in the districts, the mayor says the schools will be back open for students tomorrow. >> the plows are making progress, but some of the side streets and the sidewalks piled high with snow. matt ackland life in the northwest tonight on how the districts is digging out. hey, matt. m >>reporter: hey sean and tony, a little bit of breaking news o for you.f fo we are learning from the mayor's office that so far the cost of getting rid of all of this snow has reached $12 million. that's over twice what was budgeted for this year alone. you were talking about side streets. they're an issue throughout the districts.stri many of them have been cleared, but even in some of the busiestusie areas like right here along 14th street, take a look at this street h

and it feels like it is 17 in manassas. only 21 in waldorf.the winds are going to be a little bit of a factor tonight. so coldest so far, and our lows in the teens tonight. bus stop temperatures, 12 to 26. and those are actual temperatures, and cold tomorrow. but with light winds. and that is actually a good thing. and still dry, and a little bit milder by thursday. so future cast, tonight, 10:00, we want to walk the dog and you will be finding temperatures in the 20s. and the wind chills are in the teens tonight at about 10:00. keep that in mind. by morning, 18 in gaithersburg. 18 in fairfax. and look at this. 17 in fredericksburg. and la plata. by 9:00, in the low 20s. by lunchtime, we are only about 30. that's with full sun. again, good news, lighter winds. day planner, 20s to start. and 31 with sunshine by 1:00 p.m. okay, wednesday, not as cold. 40. going in the right direction. 50 on thursday. and just a few clouds coming in late. next seven days, friday rains return on the afternoon. a break for saturday. more rain for the game on sunday

24 in hagerstown, manassas andsd dulles both 21 degrees.gree so, cold start for everybody.ry we're going to warm it up into i the mid 40's today. tod it will be a fairlyit w a f comfortable day. at least it will be noticeablyoa more mild than yesterday andterd the best part less wind than t yesterday so it won't be thatt t biting cold that we had aroundun here on wednesday.ednesd but we do have more clouds inorl the forecast.recast. what's happening warmer airpenii trying to work in. actually -- it's actually it's bringing a few snow showers to northern pennsylvania. here you go. 46 this afternoon, sun and s clouds not as cold. c we'll have the seven day. the we'll look at the week.ook we got a holiday on monday.on we'll talk about that coming up. >> thank you. >> sounds good. g >> what's going on erin in then world of traffic this morning.ni >> not such great things. gw parkway northbound we havewev a new crash by spout run. this is a big problem thisem t morning. 66 on the eastbound side a crash by 123.by 1 you can see we're down to just the outer left lane of trafficra getting by.ing

northwest dc, down into fairfax county into manassas. you go to i-95 west, still a big storm, into southern maryland, we are looking at 6- 12 or 3-6 because it will mix with sleet or rain from time to time. there's a blizzard watch for southern maryland. i think it will taper off to the north, and it's for a good reason. friday through saturday night, and okay, let's break it down for you a little bit. historic storm, and you can get your errands done by friday at noon. 1-7inches on friday, and 8-12 overnight on friday, and an additional 8-14 on saturday. finish your errands saturday morning, less to the south and east. we will come back and check about the other model and if it's going to be a prop when it finally melts. >>> blizzard 2016 coverage is just getting started continue. >> we have school delays running at the bottom of the screen. the mayor's office has already tweeted out a warning, and the mayor of dc, we should be clear about that, asking people to avoid travel and reminding people crews will work throughout the night befo

manassas and frederickburg vre, we are closed today. and norbeck road at muncaster mill, that was pretty nasty yesterday. looking better today. and gw parkway still shut down between spout run and the beltway because they are trying to do the snow removal. was supposed to wrap up until 4:00, but it will last until 6:00. >>> we're following a developing story out of california, the municipality for thr manhunt for three inmates continues and we're learning new details on how authorities think the trio managed to escape. >>> and what metro is doing to make sure they open today as scheduled. >>> a lot of places are near freezing right now and that's something we're keeping a close eye on for the dreaded refreeze. chuck bell will have a closer look at thand the next 24 hoursn just minutes. >>> in california, police are asking the public to help them find three escaped inmates. more than 30 search warrants have been served since the manhunt began last friday. officials say they cut through steel bars and plumbing ducts before climbing on to

anddria manassas closed. clo in maryland, howard, montgomeryw county and saint mary county schools are closed. prince george's county publicic schools already had a scheduled day off. d.c. schools have also closed uc for the weekend. that is not that common. you will see a complete list co scrolling at the bottom of youro screen throughout the next 90 minutes. > we have team coverage on this monster blizzard. >> hi, shawn and tony. we are watching our blizzard taking shape down along the gulf coast intensifying around the te arkansas area.as there have been a lieutenant of tornado warnings today. first things first, we have somo updates to tell you about. yesterday we were in a blizzard watch. that means blizzard conditionsbz are possible. now we are in a blizzard warnini which means blizzard conditionsz are now expected. by this time tomorrow night i i would imagine that we'll have our first several inches on then ground already. let me take you to the map andap you can see that this is a big a.m. of even ex

single digits for manassas. and if you, like a lot of people, or try to keep up with the snow without a whole foot to shovel, keep in mind that these are the temperatures you are stepping outside you. make sure you are bundled up. the wind will be brutal. as we work our way into tomorrow morning, most of us are looking at wind gust right around 40 miles per hour closer to the dc area, to the coast, you can see 63 miles per hour in ocean city. approaching tropical or excuse me, hurricane force wind as we work through the area further east. we will hang on to this breeze all day long. that is why it will be tough to get out there. about a foot and half to two feet of snow. by this time frame, the kids will want to enjoy it. but the windy weather sticks around with gusts up to 40 miles per hour. finally, by sunday evening, we will see the land back off. that will happen for us about the day, but it will still be on the windy side. 32 degrees with us tomorrow, we will deal with snow pretty much all day long will sta

and if you near virginia, 66 from manassas to fairfax to the beltway running a bit below speed. approaching the beltway from kwamtco. don't forget, tune in to wtop 103.5 f.m. as you get in your car. >>> thanks, kim. that soft drink that comes with lunch may come with a warning label. the label could help in the fight against childhood obesity. >>> plus giving ray gone national airport a new >>> welcome back at 6:15. nine people have been arrested for stealing from the transit agency. seven station managers and two other employees collected pay-for-fare cards and allowed them to ride for free. they would then transfer the balance of those fares to plastic smart trip cards and resell the smart trip cards at a decreased price. >> one example was there was $100 on the card and resold for $60, so at a discount. >> metro did not put a price on how much it cost them. they say it shouldn't happen again. >>> metro has two weeks to decide who its next chairman will be. the "washington post" reports northern virginia congressman jim corcoran may have an edge over d.c.'s jack evans. metro a

recommended to be done take. 12 in manassas, 22 now at reston town center. temperatures today will get above freezing. more clouds coming in later this afternoon. should keep us from being quite this cold tomorrow morning. so there is a little good news there. but do plan on an icy start here this morning. refreeze droughoutlook, more sl this afternoon and a refreeze on your friday. more on that coming up. how many snowplows are on the roads this morning? >>> overall if you take a look at this6e0m map, we're pretty l volume as we should be around 6:00 a.m. we do have some spots reporting icy patches, snow banks on the side of the roadways that have not cleared out of the way. one of those spots inbound 11th street bridge report of ice there on the bridge. outer loop ramp to westbound 50, we have one lane open. we're not seeing the spinouts that were reported earlier to us on 50. seven locks at tuckerman, still have that crash. 95 north at 234, still have the issue, but it is pretty much over to the right side of the roadway. i'll have travel times for you in

with a view of how things are going there. >> reporter: manassas is buried. >> it has not stopped. maybe they are going to stop storm. [ laughter ] >> storm, all day. >> reporter: there are people right now, like george sofaro digging the town out. >> it's hard. it's not easy. there's a lot of snow. >> reporter: you're going to keep doing it all night? >> yeah. >> reporter: you have a lot of work to do. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: these guys are mostly out of sight. blending into the storm, shoveling a sidewalk you may be on this weekend. >> it's for me, but i have to go do it. >> reporter: what's the hardest part about working in the snow? >> oh, man, everything, you know. >> reporter: let's be real. it's not a noble cause out of the goodness of their heart. they are making a living, but it's hard work, and they are doing it, maybe having fun, too, or maybe not. >> reporter: having fun while you do it? fun while you work? >> it's not fun, but you know, i mean f you have to do it, so we can make money, i mean -- >> reporter: you have to make a living man. >> you have to do it. >> all

wind chill is 23 in manassas. 27 in washington, d.c. temperatures, clear skies, diminishing winds and snow cover. it will get cold. we hold in the 30's with the clouds around. winds settle to northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow partly cloudy. cold way to start the day with an average wake-up of 25. many suburban areas will be in the teens. as we get through the rest of the weekend the warming trend will begin. we are set in good shape here as the last batch of snowshowers and the clouds with the front move out. plenty of sunshine. we head through the weekend. more melting. back to you. jonathan: the big dig is moving more to a melt. moving the snow to r.f.k. has become a headache. it has to get there. it arrives by the truckload. there has been a lot of truckloads. suzanne kennedy is live in northeast washington. this has created a problem for some who are nearby the area. suzanne: you are right, jonathan. if you look over the left shoulder, you can see the lot here at r.f.k. all the trucks that are lined up that have been comin

real-time temps 20 manassas sand culpeper, 40 degrees downtown. though we were still above average today, it has been so incredibly warm that today felt chilly. the next few days, cold tomorrow, sunshine, still cool, mild. then we have the arctic cold front tomorrow night. it is called. we are not just talking chilly, much colder. yep, see this on futurecast? that is a chance of a flake, if you snow flurries at best, no accumulations. sundayng the forecast, service, mid 20's culpeper in manassas, 33 downtown. the sunshine we expect tomorrow. the latest information coming in , the high dr. forecast will be going up. let's go well into the 40's, about 42 hancock and hagerstown. the media metro i'm taking this back up to 53 tomorrow. zones, is southern think close to 50. towards monday, a chance of snow flurries, but that would be the first flakes this season. highthese are 30's for the temperatures, folks, but it will not feel close to that. combined with the wind, the windchill factor, it will feel like 20's and teens. be prepared. confirms weycast

d you can add manassas city to that lit and manassas parkit city as well. to maryland.o toary. montgomery county and princemery george's county schools on aouyc two-hour delay. there's also a two-hour delay for anne arrundel countyanne schools. now originally anne arrundel arn was due to dismiss two hours t h early today. instead, they are going in two hours later.. they'll dismiss at normal time. time. also howard county schools area on a two-hour delay. tour de more from maryland now. n

marshall, annapolis 49, manassas 39, 47 fredericksburg.e further west, still in the 40's, winchester and luray. compared with yesterday at this time, we are about 10 to 20 degrees warmer, allowing a lot of snow to melt. but a cold front will move through, which is why we have scattered showers at this time. nothing that will amount to a lot, but behind the front the temperatures are in the 30's, and that is the cooler air that will arrive tomorrow. showers on the radar, heading in closer, the capital beltway over here. further to the west, we have light snow, in blue, but will not accumulate. i the time it gets here, the snowflakes will be few and far between. 27 to 35 overnight, showers end. areas below freezing will have slick spots in the morning. the wake-up temperature, 32, fairfax looking at low 30's, same manassas. hopefully we get the rush-hour start it later tomorrow. be the temperatures will well above freezing. scattered showers right now, but look how nicely it within clears out tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. grab the sunglasses,

manassas, 16 frederick, 34 degrees reagan national airport. will fallatures quickly thanks to mainly clear skies. just a few clouds over southern maryland, but not a lot going on. 12 to 24 overnight. that means anything that melt it will re-freeze -- sidewalks, roadways, and overpasses. moral the rest of the forecast, plus a big weekend warm-up coming up. mentioned, the puddles on the road can quickly when thece temperatures drop. jay korff is live in capitol heights with how the drive is looking now. jay? jay: alison, this neighborhood gives the perfect backdrop for how dicey things could be in the morning. this pile of snow is hard as a rock. a plow insult truck came here a short time ago, the salt on the road doing what i can, but look at all the icy patches. that is the problem the people will face in the morning commute tomorrow. it could be treacherous. jay korff, abc 7 news. prince george's county is investigating a third death connected to the blizzard. in elderly woman was found dead in hyattsville after wandering away from her home.

until then live in manassas jeff goldberg abc7 news. michelle: thanks. we have now more breaking news. this from northwest washington where homes are being evacuated after an ordnance was found. roz plater has more. what is going on there? roz: we just got word from police in the last minute they declared this safe. they are breaking down this area that they had roped off. look here. this is third place, this happened midway the block in backyard of a home. we are told a homeowner found what was thought to be a military ordnance in the backyard. about noon or 12:30 today. they brought in about 20 minutes ago military officers to take look at it. and just now again we have been told that this was declared safe. they did, however, before this evacuate eight homes or so. they had told other neighbors at the end i talked to a woman home with her children not to go in the backyard. but that will be lifted and the people will get back home. we have no idea what kind of ordnance or how it got there or where it came from. we hope to get answers about that as thi

and 10:00 tonight, 24 manassas, and 25 gaithersburg. 31 downtown. and by morning, there are clouds in fredericksburg, and la platta and st. mary's county, and st. mary's city and temperatures in the 20s. pretty much primarily. and we are sort of replacing all of the teens this morning, with 20s tomorrow morning. and 27 in la platta. and 25 in fredericksburg and 26 in humphreys and dale city. clouds either side of 95. but dry. low to mid-30s. tomorrow at 9:00. by lunchtime, not a bad day. clouds, yes but not much wind and temperatures in the low 40s, that's spot-on average. this is climatologically this coldest time of the year. 6:00 p.m., about 24 hours from now, looking at temperatures in the upper 30s. maybe 34. and frederick, maybe 35 and hagerstown, and out to the west, maybe 36, and leesburg, but 35 in round hill. and then by 10:00, walking the dog tomorrow night, and clouds to the south, and 30 but still dry. all right, for tonight, clear to partly cloudy, annot quite as cold, and more clouds off to the south, and 18 to 30, and with light wind

melting, it was a pretty nice day but temperatures are already below freezing. 30 gaithersburg, 28 manassas and 28 fredericks. looking at black ice again tomorrow morning. we will look at the evening planner. 32 at 8:00 but look what happens, by 10:00, temperatures start going up. so some areas dip below freezing very quickly and rise as we get this southwesterly wind which will pick up and bring us milder air. so, black ice, again, the roadway looks wet but it is frozen. that is black ice, slow down, and we careful walking, that is as important as anything else. 8:00, clouds come in, 30 leesburg, 30 manassas, good enough for black ice, even if your car reads above 32 you can still get ice. please take it easy if you are on the roads. by 10:00 we are 33 downtown, 32 silver spring and 32 in donefry. right around freezing west and north of town. we will come back, we have a couple snowflakes on the 7-day forecast. we will explain if that is something to worry about or not. >> thank you, topper. >>> local authorities have been saying the safety is your top priority but with this amount of snow

but it is still down to 36 in d.c., dulles, manassas. you're down tot freezing mark now in culpeper, fredericksburg and frederick and below it in maertin's ^berg. once your step tomorrow morning. once again we are going to be headed down into the 20s. that's better than the teens and a few single digits that we had last night, but just cold enough that you could find your sidewalks, your driveway a little bit slippery tomorrow morning. also don't be surprised if there are a few flakes around, especially north and west. it's a strong front that is going to come through on friday, and a blustery day. >> i've got meltable weather on the seven day forecast. we'll get the process starting. > donald trump the gop debate. here's will with more on what's coming up after the break. >> ted cruz had a big spotlight after trump skipped it. we're looking at some of the moments, again, debate, donald trump event at the very. >> mr. crammer:. > as we head to break, here's a look at some of the thursday throw back photos. >> here ' kim letter bi. > that