and a programming note for nascar fans. tout, the eent, nascar season set to air form night from 58 until 10:00 p.m. has been moved to my 20. we will air it, but on our sister station on my 20 because we will have more snow coverage right here. we will remind you. it's a fluid situation as we try to get an eye as to how much snow we're going of the. >>> we're still wching the snow as it gets closer and closer. book 77 now. and you can see the snow is pile up. and not too many vehicles on i- 77. if you're not familiar, just southwest of blacksburg near the virginia tech area down toward the west virginia area. so-- >> is that hilly country? >> yeah, hills, no doubt. i-81 a short time ago. so checking the traffic here. we knew it would be moving down there and then move its way up. yesterday with the awhrert, 9:00, so, working its way back. >> light snow as we speak. isn't it nice that we have the equipment and we can pedict these things in days in advance. imagine 100 years ago, all of a sudden. >> except if you had an old do

democrats, particularly ones running in red or purple states, have been trying to reach out to nascar fans the model is mark warner, who was one of the first politicians we've ever seen of any party to sponsor a nascar driver way back in his 2001 race for governor. savannah, i don't know how much nascar fans want politics mixed in with their racing, but it's become sort of a fascinating little gimmick of sorts, particularly from democrats from more urban cities like miami or in the case of mike warner, he was a connecticut carpet backer in north virginia. who knows, sometimes it will work. >> chuck, thanks for that. >>> coming up, staggering statistics on the state of home ownership in america. why some think walking away from a mortgage may be the best bet. >>> and first lady michelle obama talks about the future of health care reform as democrats try to hammer out a way to put the legislation on a forward path. >>> but first today's trivia question from the "the almanac american politics", which states have two-year gubernatorial terms. we'll give you the answer next on "the daily rundow

we have a programming note for you nascar fans the qualifying race set to air this saturday afternoon on fox5 from 1:00 to 4:00 has been moved to my 20. >> congratulations senator. >> thank you. >> and that is how democrats lose a supermajority in the senator. republican senator scott brown of massachusetts sworn in just about an hour ago on the hill. brown of course, the senator that takes over for knee late senator kid tendy's seat. brown was initially supposed to be sworn in a week from now but he wanted to get in early to vote on a couple of issues including a la bore relations board seat. >>> up next here at 6:00 the hoyas have a huge top 10 match up this saturday. what about that snowstorm? will the game still go on? the answer just ahead. how is this for irony? we are geting a foot of snow, vancouver canada can't get enough for the winter olympics they are hauling in truckloads of snow, all thanks for a warm spell that is melting the snowboard and freestyle courses, the games open next friday. >>> good evening, call it a case of pd p, post duck depression or perhaps p l l, post

. >>> don't worry, nascar fans. while we're in snow coverage, the bud wiser shootout on saturday set to air on fox 5 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. will air on our sister station my 20. >>> plan on driving disturb the height of -- during the height of the storm in consider yourself warned. there's a good chance you'll end up stuck like that. how to prepare for this and other scenarios over the weekend. >>> neighbors claim the man living in this house is hosting kinky sex parties. their fight to put an end to it coming up. >>> stay with us. the news edge back in 60 seconds.  dude, your shirt. oh, i did it to let the ladies know, i'm the right choice. i got the idea from general mills big g cereals. they put this white check at the top of every box to let people know their cereals have healthy whole grain so they're the right choice, like me. (announcer) generamills is the only leading cereal company to put healthy whole grain in every box. the choice has never been easier. for whole grain guaranteed,

. >>> and a programming note for all you nascar fan, the budweiser shootout set to air this saturday night from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. still on the, a but it's been moved to our sister station, my 20. complete coverage here on fox 5. >>> and other news, remember the dc cop who pulled his cop eight snow ball insight on u street in dc? source say that the police chief is leaning toward firing the veteran detective. he was off-duty at the time and was video taped gun in hand looking for whomever threw snow balls at his hummer. the decision is still a time away. >>> trouble keeps coming for toyota. another recall on the horizon. but the news isn't all bad.  ring ring ring ring progresso. hi. we love your weight watchers endorsed soups but my husband looks the way he did 20 years ago. well that's great. you haven't seen him... my other can is ringing. progresso. hey can you tell my wife to relax and enjoy the view? (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. - ( alarm clocks ringing ) - the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetable

for nascar fans, the bud shootout at daytona set to air tomorrow night on fox 5, this is the inauguralvent for the 2010 season supposed to air on fox 5 tomorrow night from #:00 to 10:00 p.m. because of the blizzard tomorrow, we will air it but it won't be on fox 5. we will move that program over to my 0 instead. can you watch the bud shoot outtomorrow night from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. but it will object my 20. >>> straight ahead, we are coming back wh more on the snow coverage. we'll check out your commute as well as folk are heading in. a left schools are closed. many others are leaving early. early dismissals seem to be the norm this morning. we'll run down the details coming up after the break. hi-- number two, please. would you like that to hurt now or later? uh-- what? (announcer) pepcid® complete doesn't make you choose. it neutralizes acid in seconds and controls heartburn all day or all night. pepcid® complete , works now and works later. introducing aveeno ultra-calming with active naturals feverfew. we know feverfew... has properties that help neutralize irritation... to strength

. >> reporter: nascar fans will love that one. thank you for joining us. chris wallace right here sunday at 9:00 a.m. on fox a. >> the power player segment is fantastic. >>> snowy sidewalks and blocked streets taking center stage in the district. officials facing some really tough questions about how getting rid of all of this could have gone a lot smoother. >>> take a look at this. imagine coming home and finding this inside your house. the story behind these unbelievable pictures. we'll be right back.  >>> here's an accused thief who really knows how to clean up. take a look at the surveillance footage. you can see the well dressed guy sporting a suit and tie. he's been targetg the denver area stealing credit cards from older woman shopping grocery stores and then charging the cards to the ma >> he's going in, taking their wallet or complete purse and leaving the store in a quick manner. he wants to use the credit cards right away. >> he buys eensive items that are easy to carry and he's not slowing down one bit. the suspect is targeting women

we talked to him about that, of course don't worry nascar fans, we talked to him about his dad and talked about his racing career. he's been in a big slump recently. we talked to him about whether he will get out of that. i had never met him, really nice guy. if you care at all about nascar, you want to watch at the top of the hour. >> chris, now you have to get him to take you down to the track >> actually, i've never b a nascar race, he said he would book me off. i think i'm going to richmond. >> i'm looking forward to that one, chris. thank you. >>> you can catch chris at 9:00, he will talk to john kyle and john menendez, congressman paul ryan and dale earnhardt junior. >>> president obama is getting his first physical exam as commander in chief today. being done at the national naval medical center in bethesda. he left around 7:00 this morning. the exam is sd to be just routine. the president got a clean bill of health during his last check up. >>> some of the most telling images of the aftermath in chile are pouring in from the websites we use every day. how social media is really te

. >>> just a quick prograing note for all the nascar fans out there. the budweiser shoot outset to air this saturday night on fox 5 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. has been moved to my 0. we'll have complete coverage of the winter storm here on fox 5. >>> a soldier and a student sharing a long-distance love and american pies tracking terrorists in paris are among the new movies opening this weekend. what is worth your money and time. joining news you kevin mccarthy. >> how are you? i'm dog great. getting ready for the big storm. >> i hear we're getting a the bit of the snow this weekend. >> you think anybody will venture out to the movies this weekend. >> probably not. that's why i do the reviews. i have some dvd's to recommend as well. >> let's start with dear john. nicholas sparks sells a lot of books. he is one of those guys that his books are okay. >> i loved the notebook, the movie. i didn't read the book. i've talked to nicholas spark before. he was a great guy. >> as have we. >> i loved the notebook, the film. walk to remember, nights in rodanthe were o

beyonce, big horse racing and nascar fan. >> i can see that. >> it could happen. >> all right.ot a fan of all this wet stuff. you got to grin and bear it this morning. it is out there everywhere. we do have accident activity to report for you if you were traveling along gudey drive between picar department and gaither road. eastbound land have been reopened along gaither road -- or i should sigh gudey road. no incidents to report out of college park. crews or stand-by in case they are needed here on the shoulder. this is a live stretch here at connecticut avenue. no incidents to report right now if you are traveling in on 66. the pace not so bad continuing eastbound towards the capital beltway. watch those ramps an overpasses for some snow and slush accumulation. franklin street in oldtown alexandria at route one. that is tied up eastbound because of an accident. all, michigan avenue blocked off in each direction north capital street because of police activity and metro's red line. there was a problem with the switch. the switch malfunctioned just outside of the twinbrook stop.

. >>> we do have a programming note to pass along for all you nascar fans. the budweiser shootout set to air this saturday night on fox 5 8:00 to 10:00 has been moved to our sister station my 20. we'll have complete coverage of the storm here on fox 5. >>> now to a fox 5 investigation. the story of a family who thought they'd taken care of their funeral planning years before it was needed. >> but nothing prepared them for a grave mistake at the cemetery. fox 5's tisha thompson investigates. >> reporter: a final resting place is supposed to be peaceful. but for sue ross, visiting park lawn memorial in rockville has only brought her turmoil. >> my mother was in her 90s. it's still never easy. it's still not long enough. >> reporter: soon after losing her mother, she lost her husband, mo. >> my husband was the love of my life. >> reporter: a close-knit family who wanted to be as together in death as they were in life. >> mother and daddy bought the plots. there were four together. i remember her saying, you and daddy can go and have covery, sit here and have co

. >>> nascar action at the las vegas motor speedway and it is more than excitement just for fans.in city. casey stegall live with the best assignment of the day. >> good to see you. numbers that put this into perspective. the super bowl draws about 80,000 people. this event here drawing 155,000. and it, of course, means big bucks for the area. they come for the thrills and the racing. that is how these fans spend their money speeding up the recovery of sin city's economy. >> it's jobs. it's restaurants. it's gaming. it's entertainment. it's transportation. >> in fact, this three-day event is expected to inject more than $100 million into the region. cash that is needed badly since vegas has been crippled by re is off around 25%4 of the gt 350 and the 427 cobra that meant so much to hurricane heritages taj.and >> friday were the qualifying rounds. yesterday a race featuring danica patrick. she crashed. the big race today and it is being carried on your local fox affiliate. back to you. >> thank you very much, casey. >> you bet. >> shannon: even in this fragile economy, wall street