we turn the landover, wherever possible to the national park service to add to national park service parks that already exist. we enhance the product, if you will. >> gettysburg is not such a motown at the time of the -- small town of the time of the civil war. there are banks, houses, like this one on the countryside. you have world living -- were reliving -- rural living. this is one of the many houses where you will have one, two or more occupants tending a small garden. the battle would descend upon the town and forever change it. the really arrived, afternoon of july 1, 18 63, 1 of the bloodiest days of the civil war already and he comes upon a horrendous scene. the terrain is dotted with hospital operations. his side was winning. he would have seen a scene of devastation to not only humans, but also the terrain, structures, fences. degree everywhere. ris all over the place. evolutions into the -- abolition movement. he purchased this house for mary thompson. they had eight children. by the time of the battle she lived alone. is thought to have been here in the house as robert e

we restore the land, then we turn the land over whenever possible to the national park service to add to national park service parks that already exist. we enhance their product, if you will. >> gettysburg is not such a small town at the time of the civil war. there were churches, inks, to -- banks educational institutes , two and houses like this one dotting the countryside. you have rural living with people tending small farms. this is one of the 10 roads that lead into gettysburg, and one of the many houses where you will have more than one occupants living life. the battle of gettysburg would descend upon this town and forever change it. as robert e. lee arrived on the field on 1863, that is one of the bloodiest days already. thlee comes upon a horrendous scene with hospital operations beginning. the union army in full flight. it made him happier that his side was winning, but he would've seen a scene of incredible devastation to not only humans, but to the terrain, to the structures, to the fences , and just debris all over the face. this house was owned by a very famous individu

we checked with national park service.. they say the permit ends today - so it should be take down at some point throughout the day. starting today - it's going to be a little bit harder to reach roosevelt island. this morning the national park service is shutting down the parking lot and parts of the nearby mount vernon trail. both projects are due for much needed facelifts. the closure is expected to last until late spring. you'll need to park at either or colombia island. must see video out of louisiana. a high-speed police chase ends with a truck going airborne and landing on top of another car. it all started when a deputy stopped the driver of the truck for speeding. as the driver spoke to the officer outside, the passenger hopped in the drivers seat and took off. the suspect was an escaped work release participant. miraculously--no one was hurt. happening right now - the party is over on bourboun street. you're taking a live look at what's left of mardi gras celebrations in new orleans. this morning - it's time for c

q: yeah, well, i just spoke with the public information officer with the national park service. they are trying to stay optimistic about all of this. but things aren't looking good. i was out here yesterday. about a lot of the blossoms that looked healthy don't anymore. just like these right here. things aren't looking good for the famed cherry blossoms. petals and the trees are staying brown and buds cover the snow. both sign of the damage done by extremely low temperatures. >> they are not only brown, they are sort of wilting. they have had cellular structure damage. ultimately they are just going to continue to die off and fall from the tree. q: the unusually warm february sped up the blooming the national park service predicted a record early bloom. but now the early sprouting flowers are suffering frostbite due to the freeze. at 24 degrees, 90% of the blossoms can die. it was in the low 20's overnight. and temperatures are expected to be in the low 20's again for the next two nights. all of that being said, the national park service still expects the full bloom by stymied n

both the secret service and the national park service have made public plans to change this white house fence, to raise it higher, to raise the base higher too, to make it more difficult to climb. we checked with those agencies in recent days. neither have changed those plans despite the quick succession of recent fence jumper, and neither has announced a timetable to actually get the work done. as for today's accused early morning fence climber, the secret service checked her bag and found no hazards, no weapons. visitors outside the grounds late tonight saw a secret service vehicle and officers all along pennsylvania avenue. marci wahl is in court tomorrow. erika, there have been so many fence congress now intervening too. >> we appreciate you being with us here on a sunday night at 11:00. thank you, sir. >> announcer: and now your storm team4 forecast. >> it was a dreary and chilly days. temperatures 30 degrees cooler than yesterday. right now i'm tracking rain, drizzle and fog on storm team4 radar. take a look at these lieght showers in parts of district, montgomery, prince william

the national weather service reportedly projected smaller snowfall totals before the storm hit. but after a monday afternoon conference call decided not to reverse its public forecast. the national weather service meteorologists say they stuck with their forecast out of fear people would mistakenly think the storm was no longer dangerous. >>> well, the forecast was spot on for other parts of the northeast. albany, new york for instance is digging out of more than 20 inches of snow. kenneth craig has more. >> reporter: snow plows were out in force early wednesday morning in buffalo, new york. trying to keep the roads clear. in binghamton, new york, a record 30 inches of snow fell tuesday, making travel difficult. the state capital albany also got more than 20 inches. in new york city, about 7 inches fell. much less than forecasters predicted. meteorologist jeff barradelli says the path of the storm was closer to the coast than expected. >> it was able to get the warm air just a little bit further inland. so instead of it falling as pure snow and rain and sleet and that limited tot

that makes it the fifth deadliest of the parks managed by the national park service. leading causes of death, drowning, car crashes and falls. the ggnra consists of land in marin, san francisco and san mateo counties. the deadliest park in the united states, lake mead national recreation area in nevada. yosemite took the number two spot with 150 deaths from 2006 until 2016. >> isn't that interesting. not something you think about when you are going to a park. but there are beautiful vistas, maybe people don't pay attention. definitely paying attention outside today. i had hail, too, where i live. >> everybody who did see it had it come down pretty hard at times. for the morning pea-sized hail and a lot of snow at times the, down to as low as 2,000 feet this afternoon west of the los altos hills. right now san jose breaking out the sunshine, but look at the temperatures. only 47 degrees, the sunny skies, snow capped mountains off to the east. palo alto had a pretty good downpour pass by. also small hail. we'll show you how things look on the radar. you can see that trac

years from now, we are very concerned that there will not be the 200th anniversary of the national park service. >> reporter: grace lee heads the national park trust. they raise money for 20,000 kids to visit parks every year. >> they've been studies that have shown, of the 300 million people that have gone to national parks in the last couple of years, each year, that a very small percentage are young people, and an even smaller percentage of them are children of color. >> see the u.s.a. in your chevrolet! >> reporter: 50 years ago, the national park service partnered with a.a.a. and chevrolet to reach returning world war ii veterans and their families, creating the generation of park users we see in parks today. aging baby boomers remain the largest percentage of park visitors overall. >> what we're feeling now is there's a new generation that is more urban, more diverse, maybe first generation immigrants to the united states. maybe they came from a country that did not have public lands or parks, or a tradition of that. and so, we are reaching the kids and they're bringing their parents to t

the national park service says cold weather is more of a threat to the blossoms than the snow. and temperatures could dip into the low twenties during the next three nights. the national park service says if temperatures dip down to 24 degrees, 90-percent of the blossoms could die. winter was over--

that got national park service. news about the cherry blossom blooms. we get that story from amy aubert. amy: one week after the big announcement was made the national park service is switching it up. take a look at video we shot today from the tidal basin. you can see the buds coming out. but peak bloom is now later march 19 and ending on the 22nd because of chilly temperatures. they used the recent temperature data progression of the blooming phases and the next seven-day weather forecast to determine new dates. the original dates were in the week prior. amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the official word white house easter egg roll would go on. they posted april 17 as the date for it. today the press release confirmed the date and saying details on the ticket lottery will come soon. larry: tonight after the prosecutors dropped all charges against a woman used of missing bethesda's man credit card. donohe disappeared from his parent's house and a week later they caught a woman using his credit card. the prosecutors have dropped the case against

the national weather service just updated a new advisory for parts of the south bay.ou have heavy rainfall across this area that continues in scotts valley, morgan hill and livermore, because of all the rain coming down and coming down 11ly. look at the yellow -- heavily. we've seen an inch o7fan hour. that's impressive rain. that continues to make its way in parts ÷of campbell, lighter toward los gatos. millipedees there's rainfall and stretching north. more cells through fremont. union city heavy amounts of rainfall. that continues to make your way toward livermore and pleasanton. couple bands of showers toward oakland. you can see hayward is getting rainfall. finally catching the backside of the cold front. more scattered showers but more rain on ñthe way. maybe snow too. we'll have more in a few minutes. >>> we have team coverage of the rain tonight as it is back in full force. a look at how conditions are there right now. >> just when we thought it was over the rain has come upon us at berkeley. it's been consistent after 8:00 on saturday night. it's been pouring

including in the temple within the unit's boundaries will allow the national park service to provide technical assistance to the building's owners with regard to repairs, renovations and maintenance that will preserve the historic integrity. our nation's historical sites and parks provide us with the unique opportunity to share the very spaces in which the generations lived and worked. at these sites, americans are able to met forically walk in the footsteps of our nation's founders and those who followed them and perfectlied their vision of our country. at this time of division in our country, it's important to look at leaders like martin luther king jr. who promoted unity and dignity of the human person. congressman lewis' bill before the house today will expand opportunities for americans to learn about the legacy of dr. king and other icons of the civil rights movement. i urge adoption of this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. brown: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time

three to six inches prediction from the national weather service. three to six inches in south jersey. blizzard in north jersey still under way. live look in philadelphia, four to six inches. much more west, foot to 18 inches in redding, p.a. up in new york city, they predicted two feet. it's not happening. four inches plus in central park. six out in laguardia. less on the south shore of long island. still two feet with blizzard conditions. let's go up to boston driving along i-495, national weather service predicting eight to 12-inches in boston. look at how much more is to come. d.c. you're finished. philly another one to three. it's up to 32 degrees here. mostly rain. boston much more to come. adam some changes? >> you're right. what happened and what continues to happen, this system being driven by upper level winds. that's what steers these things. maybe bringing it just a little bit closer to the coast. you get that warm air in there. we have seen at times light show but mixed in with rain. when you get the rain it doesn't provide as much sno

the national weather service has issued a wind advisory for just about everybody.right now but i'm tracking gusts in gaugersburg 25 miles per hour. the overnight and early morning hours, gusts to nearlyú2 50 mi an hour are possibly and could lead to spotty power outages and it's going to drive down that feels like temperature tomorrow morning. take a look at what you're waking up to. keep in mind this is after we hit 80 degrees today and tying the record for march 1st. tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. it's feeling about 38 in washington and 31 gaugersburg and 61 in nancy. i'll have more on the timing coming up and the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin. >> news4 is working for you to highlight the faces we see every day in the community and bring you their stories. >> loudon is one of the wealthiest countiesxl?r in the country but the most generous to help people in need so a local group sought to change today. they launched its faces of loudon awareness campaign and designed to help residents see the need so they will be more generous and give more. some neighbors t

the national weather service has reported 20 tornadoes in four states... that includes a twister in centrail il

you know, there are a number of initiatives that talk about national service. in fact, i think ironically, you mentioned stan mcchrystal. he's decisively engaged in one of them. i think that's a very admir admiralable idea. i grew up in a generation of people that viewed you know, service as something you should do as a responsibility and that's why i came in the u.s. military. certainly never intended to make it career, i was raised with hey, you need to do something for people other than yourself, so i think the idea of national service and the idea of contributing to our nation in whatever capacity your skills make you able to do that is a good thing. >> in the fourth row, woman, two people in. florida. >> hi, thanks for coming. caroline hawk, defense one. i wanted to follow up on something you said a bit earlier, that there have been changes in the campaign against the islamic state and terrorism. that doesn't quite reconcile with some of the messages we've been hearing coming out of the coalition the pentagon broadly, wait for the 30-day review that was wh

look what's happening down to the south, around the national service weather and mt. hamilton to the east, yes, the snow starting to add up, scattered showers in san francisco. here's the pattern that's fueling these low snow levels and hail producing storms. cold air driving down out of canada dropping right on top of the bay area. so tonight snow levels at times with these heavier showers below 3,000 feet. we could at times see a mix of wet snowflakes or sleet even below those hilltop levels tonight as our temperatures tomorrow morning starting the day in the 30s and 40s, which means a lot of snow-capped higher hilltops. we'll let you know how long they'll be in the hour by hour outlook coming up ten minutes from now. >> not just hail. even low snow in places like the santa cruz mountains. nbc bay area's marianne favro joining us from skyline boulevard. your outfit says snow. >> reporter: it certainly does, terry. about 15 minutes ago it was really snowy here. in fact, i caught a little snowball in the bagy, but alas it has melted already. but i do still have some e

people to ask, so what happened with those weather forecasts. >> we've heard reports from the national weather service 2 >> it's going to snow hard and quickly. >> reporter: armed with predictions from the national weather service. >> snow and rain are expected to begin. >> reporter: government officials sounded the alarm monday. but that day some of the agency's models were already changing. it appeared crippling snow could miss large cities but they didn't downgrade the forecast until early tuesday morning when the storm was already under way. >> no one model nailed this storm. >> reporter: david robinson said it posed a dilemma for weather service. >> i think there's some room for discussion whether they should have been a little more forthright. >> reporter: new york city shut down after a forecast called for as much as 2 feet of snow. the storm dumped only about 8 inches. lost business and productive in the northeast cost $2 billion to $3 billion according to moody's analytics. ok told "cbs this morning," we always want the most accurate and timely information as possible. there's no telling if o

also, according to the national park service, this could be a history making year. peak bloom is expected to start on sunday and it might not happen at all. year because we've never gotten to a point of so close to bloom and then winter comes. we've had years where we'll hit peak bloom and you get a heavy rain or a high wind and that gives you a shorter bloom period but the records go back to 1921 and there's not a year that shows not having gotten to peak bloom. >> reporter: so that's really a big deal. there's never been a year where the cherry blossom trees did not reach their peak bloom. what a disappointment that would be for everybody here in the d.c. area and all the tourists who come to washington to see these trees every year. so we're going to have to wait and hear from the national park service and see what happens, but again, that peak bloom was supposed to start on sunday. back to you. >> all right. darcy spencer live for us. thank you. >>> and coming up, we'll take you outside to see how the roads are looking for you this morning. make sure you have th

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news 4 christian wright live at the basin with more information from the national park service. any hope? >> well, wendy, it is really cold out here. and, clearly, the cherry blossoms, you know, they feel it, too. well, the national park service is doing an experiment right now to see if there is any hope for some of those blooms, those blossoms that are still kind of closed up and maybe haven't been as exposed to the elements. it's so bitterly cold. and icy in washington. that few people can even bear to walk around, stop and look at the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin. and fact is, so far this year, there's not much to see. the family from texas is realizing that now. >> i saw like maybe two. yesterday that were kind of bloomed but covered in snow. but the rest don't look so well. >> the cherry blossoms are like a right of passage to spring in washington. but this last bite of winter is killing many of them. today the national park service announced that the damage is done and it is widespread. horticulturalist with the park service is inspecting the cherry trees at the tida

in short, if the national weather service knew one thing was predicted but told us something else, thel weather service lied to us. that's wrong. the weather system itself is massive and deadly. at least three people died in storm-related crashes. close to 250,000 people lost power at one point or another in the mideast and atlantic and airlines cancelled 9,000 flights. most of the big snow totals came at the higher elevations. coming up here, burlington international in vermont, it got just shy of 30 inches. that's the third highest since they started keeping records. the storm stretched from florida to maine. we have images, this guy in new york, neck deep and shovelling out his car. this is boston. folks in massachusetts dealt with gusts up to 70 miles an hour. plenty of wind in yonkers new york as well. somebody trying to clear out snow in a public school. here's newark airport, or the moon. one or the other. sea of life there. this is times square in new york city. the snow pulled up after the plows come through. more on what we learned about president trump's income tax returns.

. >> peak bloom can be one of the hardest predictions to make for the national park service. we'll be streaming the announcement live in the nbc washington app. erika is live along the tidal basin now with more on how those blooms are looking at this early hour. what do you think? >> reporter: well, they've got a ways to go. indeed in washington, d.c. this is how we know that spring has sprung. so if you take a look, let's give you at this very dark and early hour, what the cherry blossoms look like. as you can see, they're still ry are on blossom watch. you mentioned it, aaron. it is so difficult to forecast the peak bloom. specifically more than ten days out, but today we will get the official peak bloom prediction from the national park service and the horticulturists that have been keeping an eye on these babies. so the peak bloom date is when you can see the fluoroets in all their pink and white puffiness. that's when you get 70% of them surrounding the tidal basin. the announcement happening about 10:30 this morning and this 2017 festival commemorates the 105th annivers

there are three other programs that authorizations expire this year one of them being the national service corps, it expires the other one is the maternal infants and children's home visitation program, and the fq ha, ha, the community health centers. all those three. you could almost package the extension with those other programs and use that as leverage. >> i know that number three is the aca, the money was actually put up if it's only a one-year extension that does get you into an election year and make things essentially tougher. what you think about that smart it could be extended longer than one year. >> what i see is that in the end the extended because of the time and they don't really have something that changes it. maybe if longer than a year, maybe they they think in 2018 they can really do something that is genuinely bipartisan and maybe left on. [laughter] >> , that will be determined by how this health care debate plays out. we only have two years on the elastic authorization and that was considered pretty good. i would not be apprised to see a be a year and at some.will hav

we need compulsory national service which i don't see any other way to give a sense of common purpose and activism arises to some extent out of a sense of common purpose. >> we have time for one more quick question if anyone has one. microphone is on its way. >> cautionary report of the day, 89,091, cell circuits enumerated the memorial and the congressman came and involved in some activity. >> we have time for a quick question. >> being on campus when you wipe out the troops near the pagoda they are looking down. when you get there and see a vantage point, jeffrey miller, the closest fatality, 75 yards away, 75 yards, you can read about it but it doesn't make sense to figure it all out doesn't make sense. >> couldn't agree with you more and i give penn state credit for putting together a wonderful walking tour, they have a museum that reminds me of civil rights museum in birmingham, a smaller version of that very high quality and the narration as you walk around by julian bond is eloquent so i recommend if you happen to find yourself in cleveland or akron with a little time to kill h

we need compulsory national service which i don't see any other way to give a sense of common purpose and activism arises to some extent out of a sense of common purpose. >> we have time for one more quick question if anyone has one. microphone is on its way. >> cautionary report of the day, 89,091, cell circuits enumerated the memorial and the congressman came and involved in some activity. >> we have time for a quick question. >> being on campus when you wipe out the troops near the pagoda they are looking down. when you get there and see a vantage point, jeffrey miller, the closest fatality, 75 yards away, 75 yards, you can read about it but it doesn't make sense to figure it all out doesn't make sense. >> couldn't agree with you more and i give penn state credit for putting together a wonderful walking tour, they have a museum that reminds me of civil rights museum in birmingham, a smaller version of that very high quality and the narration as you walk around by julian bond is eloquent so i recommend if you happen to find yourself in cleveland or akron with a little time to kill h

that's the word today from the national park service.expected delay on the cold that we're tracking for the weekend. >>> and you'll want to stay away from parks in downtown d.c. saturday morning. as many as 25,000 runners are coming to town for the rock 'n' roll washington, d.c., marathon. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill are debating the republican plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the american medical association represents about 200,000 physicians. today it rejected the new proposal. people here and across the country are taking part in a day without a woman demonstrations. not everyone is happy them. >> the two coincide with international women's day. "forbes" magazine is out with the list of self-made women billionaires around the world. more women than ever before have climbed into the ten-figure club. here are the details first at 4:00. a record 56 women made the billionaire list this year. that's up from 42 in 2016. their combined wealth is a whopping $129.1 billion. it's the first year that number has topped $100

apparently the national weather service is on the same page. this is the winter storm watch for most of the area, d.c. metro all the way over to i-81 and further west. a lot of questions with this. where will we see the rain/snow line, where will the sharp cut off be? a lot still to be determined. tomorrow morning, sunri keep in mind that is close to 7:25 tomorrow as we spring forward tonight. 25 d.c. a cold start, but not as breezy. through the day, mostly sunny skies, 44 the high with more sunshine and less of a breeze, an improvement from today. monday, another day where we top out near 44. increasing cloud through the day and the wintry mix showing up late into the evening, after sunset. what we do know heading into monday night, the coastal storm will develop. that is looking pretty good. the heaviest of the precipitation will be monday night heading into tuesday, but there will be a sharp cut off with the snowfall. we don't know where the system will track exactly, the location of the rain/snow line, and who will be under the bullseye. wh

this is what we have from the national weather service. the snow totals are iffy as we move across the of what we expect for the capital beltway. this is what we have. notice we are looking at sleet and rain for the immediate metro. all rain for delmarva. the further north and west we are looking for snow. heavy snow from new york city and boston. moving to the midday hours tomorrow. we will get all of this out of here. by wednesday, it's windy. cold here. temperatures are well, well below average for this time of year. this is what it looks like at 6:00 tomorrow morning. rush hour commute. there is cancellation. heavier snow from frederick to hagerstown. this is all lifting out of here by mid-morning. a few snowshowers remain for noontime. the winds will begin to kick up with the wind gusts upward of 25 to 30. how much do we expect to see in the immediate metro area? we could see two to six inches. could we see the lower end of that? absolutely. especially further south and east toward southern maryland where you may see looking at rain m

and according to the national park service, 24 degrees, that is the magic number. if you hit that or below, you're looking at potentially a 90% kill of the blooms. now, the problem is, because of the whacky weather, we had the warm 70 degrees last week and now it's freezing cold. we've got ice, we've got wind and so there were some flowers that bloomed here on the tree and that's what's in danger of dying. and again, the national park service says this may be the first time this happens ever that we don't raech peak bloom. >> with the roller coaster ride that we've had with the weather this year, you know, we had such a mild winter. then we had the record spell for february, brought the blossoms of the cusp of coming out and old man winter comes roaring back. >> reporter: make no mistake about it, national park service is watching the weather very closely. checking the temperatures and the blooms and we won't know until a few days. peak bloom is expected to start sunday. we'll have to wait and see what happens. as i mentioned there's a lot of interest. the spokes p

national endowment for the arts, legal aid for the poor, low income assistance in the americorps national service program.>>> eyesight, president trump went on record about his taxes and his comments about president obama wiretapping trump tower. he laid down key parts of his health care agenda. we have more from new york.>>> heathrow support behind the healthcare plan. during a rally, the bill that i will sign, that will be a bill where everybody can get into the room and we will get it done and we will get rid of obamacare.>> reporter: he gave an interview with the carlson. he says we will get more support from the democrats. >> shortly thereafter, there is a new bill bidding for drugs & drugs. in europe, they buy them for a fraction. >> we have to get healthcare done before tax reform.>> i will try to get 15%. i do not know we can. i think it will be higher than that.>> reporter: this comes after journalists found his tax return and is now box. >> i do not know where they got it. they have been following me for 25 years. he is not much. i have no idea where they got it. it is illegal. you're n

tom: the national park service has records going back nearly 100 years. history have they seen a year where the majority of blossoms did not come out. they are hoping this will not be the first time that ever happens. tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: tom, thanks. keep up with the crazy changes in the weather and stay connected with the stormwatch team on facebook, twitter, and wjla.com. now, there is new surveillance video after gunfire in southeast. , a gunv turns the corner opens fire on the people on this side street and on the sidewalk. nobody was hit by the bullets. shot some video of the ground later, littered with shell casings. some cars were hit. if you have information, the police want to hear from you. the police say that an anne arundel county officer was called to check on a woman. the woman's house and inappropriately touching her. he is on administrative leave, pending the investigation. busted -- the police say this guy was buying cars with counterfeit checks and reselling them. he is facing a host of charges. there are at least three ca

the lincoln monument was placed dagar site as a gift to the national park service. that happened in 2003, before the center ever came into being at that site. , placement of the was likelytue itself to arouse controversy. quite frankly going through this scb,esting dynamic with the national park service shared letters about that and it was deplorable the things that were being said. we had 2000-plus people who gathered to dedicate this monument. a very subtle thing. it's relatively subtle compared to the monolith that we have on monument avenue. a fairly subtle thing. 2003 asas dedicated in a plane flew overhead with a "sic temper tyrannus." made it through the crowd, some through birdseed on it with the intent to have the .tatue blessed by passing birds really quite stunning, but it was the letters. i read through the letters. i just could not get over the venom. and again, that is when i understood the power of the of a thinge power for some people. now again, that kind of opened my eyes the first time to really thinking about what monuments say about our communiti

anything below 27 degrees could lead to some loss of the blossoms. >> well, the national park service plans to release a statement about the blooms tomorrow noo igt. >>> we were supposed to know by december then it was pushed back to march. now there are real questions whether the fbi headquarters is going to move at all. jamari stone talks with the prince georges county executive about the delay. >> reporter: executive bashern baker is unhappy the government is postponing plans to relocate the fbi headquarters to maryland or virginia. congress must first secure funding and that hasn't happened. >> we didn't get a decision in march. we were anticipating that. but i'm still confident that i think the fbi consolidated headquarters is going to go to prince georges county. >> reporter: the fbi wants to move out of its headquarters in d.c. prince georges county has two of the potential sites in greenbelt and landover. congress needs to secure the funding. >> all we can do is make sure that our sites are ready and the things we said we'd do as a county and state are done. >> reporter: baker

the national weather service calls it quote, life threatening. dozens of flights are canceled promising to effect the nation and they're warning people to stay off the road. >> if people have the ability to work from home do so based on the early morning reports it seems people have taken that seriously. there's already significant snow falling in new york and connecticut and western mass and we fully expect it will be moving east with greater intensity. >> bill: can't say we didn't warn you, right and look who's up early. does the electricity work in that room at this hour? >> i didn't know it but it does. we have lots to report things are better, that's the bottom line. yesterday the national weather service was predicting two feet of snow in new york city and boston and a foot in philly and six inches in d.c. and we got warm air from the atlantic onshore and until about an hour ago new york city was under a blizzard warning and predictions of high winds and two to four inches per hour for hours on end and this is the front of our building. radi

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yet the rain/snow line national weather service out of new york city just moved that line a little north. cold, slush, sleet for some. it will be windy. it will be a crazy day but that rain line looks to be winning out that slush line but this up state new york looks like maybe 2' to possibly even 3' for some. for few it's a big event for others not so much. but it's a fine line. you know, somebody tweeted out and this is true. everybody expects meteorologists to be right 100% of the time. your favorite baseball player is successful 1 out of three times. i'm chasing temperatures around and clouds and i only get a half a million. anyway. flight cancellations oh, plenty. so if you're wondering what's going on that's the situation back there. they're looking for record highs in nevada. that tells you where the ridge or the access of high pressure. to all have record highs. a little bit of a westerly breeze is trying to kick in for some. 40s on the temps 50s for some. not that howling westerly breeze is kicking in. very warm southern california. palm springs 71. spring training activities. i

the national park service is pushing back the expected peak bloom to march 19-22.was forecast to start as soon as next tuesday but the coming cold snap the reason for this delay. kimberly: doug joins us now. what do you think about that? doug: they can't pick the exact day. they say between 19 and 22. we first saw 14th. jonathan: that would be the first day ever. doug: they may have to change it again. it's weather dependent. let's start with our coverage. the cherry blossoms love these temperatures. 6 o's at 6:00. 65 downtown. 63 in reston. 61 in frederick. low to mid-60's. widespread including in annapolis and woodbridge as that hour. through the evening the temperatures will drop. clear the humidity is only 15% right now. that is rare to have the humidity levels this low in washington. but 39 to 47 is the range. no trouble making the numbers given the dryness of the air. rapid warm-up. we see plenty of sunshine. temperatures are soaring in the upper 60's. i bet one of the reporting station will hit 70 tomorrow afternoon. but everything changes when we get throug

the national park service said that the temperatures dropped below 24 degrees and cherry blossoms couldd they tell the visitors to let the ice melt naturally and don't try to shake the ice off. >>> the men's basketball treatment saint maker -- team from st. marys are getting ready for the ncaa tournament. we'll give you more on the gails trip to the big dance and their matchup to ncu. >>> serve against it. >> the battle in san francisco with the plan to open a marijuana dispensary. why many neighbors hope no idea goes up in smoke. >>> we have trouble on the tunnel there. and there's a crash westbound 24 and fish ranch road. and they are holding all traffic temporarily as they try to clear the accident out of the tunnel. >>> low clouds and plenty to go around and a little bit of drizzle and the temperatures look similar to yesterday. and we'll see what is in store for the next couple of days. it's beautiful. was it a hard place to get to? (laughs) it wasn't too bad. with the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. easy to use chase technology

so the national service has issued a winter weather advisory for the poconos. 8:00 tomorrow morning untilwhat that front will do is lift temperatures in the 50s tomorrow. and future tracker showing saturday afternoon, 73 degrees in philadelphia. however, there is a backdoor front, a cold front up to the north. new york city, 56 degrees. that front will move in overnight saturday into sunday. and that will bring us a quick change in the weather. so definitely the better of the two days will be saturday. right now, still on the cool side. philadelphia, 45. allentown, 44. wilmington, 44. cape may, 41. trenton, 43. temperatures running about ten degrees below normal. and satellite and radar showing we still have high pressure in control. that brought us all the sunshine today. and you can see it's kind of keeping the clouds at bay. here's the warm front. stretching from the midwest into kentucky. so it will take a while for the clouds to get here. so tonight, clear early, then clouds rolling in after midnight. temperatures a bit on the cool side, 36 is the normal low for this time of the year

service cannot accept the gift without literally getting an act of congress. and last time they tried, the bill died in the senate. >> it will be as i said, donated to the national park service. it's everybody's land. it has money to take care of it as well but yeah, we -- yeah -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: congressman mark desaulnier and kamala harris announced this morning they are reintroducing the bill to acquire the extra land. they seem confident they can prevail in this struggle to accept a no strings attached gift. and one day soon the public may be able to walk the same path as john muir did and let their imaginations take flight, as well. >> to commune on property where muir was is special. it's inspirational. >> reporter: in martinez, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> chaos at a local farm! >> activists break in set the animals free. but today, why students said the protestors completely missed the mark. >> and it's one of the biggest busts of its kind. investigators on the peninsula discover a massive cockfighting ring. we'll tell you what tipped them off. >> big changes coming to a fast- food favorite. the beef mcdonald's will soon be using. >> winds at the to

entire budget of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, the entire budget for the national park service, and i should give you these thumb numbers because they're interesting. $8 billion for the e.p.a. $5.85 for the noaa. $3.1 billion for the national parks service. $2.9 billion for the department of energy efficiency and renewable energy program. $1.6 billion for the fish and wildlife service. and $1.2 billion for the u.s. geological service, you still don't get to that $54 billion. and there's a whole bunch of others that are in that list. but you still don't get to $54 billion even if you remove all those agencies. so the work that we have to do is really to have people understand that if we are going to cut nondefense discretionary spending by the amount that he is talking about increasing our defense budget by, our military spending by, then you are going to have to cut into the very programs that help middle class families to continue their lives and have dignity and respect and pull themselves up and know that they are going to have food on the table and a roof over their head an

the national park service says more than 66 gray whales were spotted, that's the largest number counted during this year's migration. gray whales move north from their breeding ground off mexico to their summer feeding ground off alaska. their migration continues through may. >>> a new warning about takata air bags right now. honda telling owners of vehicles that may be equipped with the effective air bags need to be changed right now. 2001 and 2003 models pose the . a recall of takata air bags involves as many as 42 million cars. we're talking 19 different automakers. at least 11 people, including three in california, have died because of the defective air bags. we have a list of all the affected cars, go to abc7news.com. >>> san francisco-based open table and celebrity chef michael voltaggio are teaming up for a new campaign targeting no shows. >> have you seen bob and mimi? bob? mimi? >> sorry, chef, they didn't show. >> in this new psa called book responsibly voltaggio is looking for a couple who didn't cancel their reservation. this lack of courtesy is taking a huge bite out of rev

i don't envy the national park service for trying to figure out that date. such a warm february and today, 80 degrees, record high for march 1st. you would think it would be really early. that's what we're on track for. however, looks trying to make some sort of come back here, these next couple week, we have know snow in the forecast friday and possibly another chance in the long-term before they bloom. the whole key is get that snow out of here and all that wind before they bloom. because then there's no turning back. that could, of course, delay the start date of when we expect the cherry blossoms to bloom. we got other weather headlines for you. thunderstorms that came through earlier, not so big a deal. a lot of wind gusts kind of high. briefly moved through. they came and went quickly. more showers expected tonight along this cold front, northwest winds will be gusting over 30 to sometimes even over 40 miles an hour. that's colder air moving in which will mean it will be a much chillier thursday and so chilly, in fact, on friday, small system could del

where you see that yellow area the national weather service has extended our beach hazard statement for our local beaches due to dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. temperatures average high in san francisco 62. going with 72. look around the city today you will see kenny choi running around in his shorts and t- shirt. concord and san jose 78. what a day is he shore today. meanwhile 70s will be common around the peninsula to high 70s. 78 rose garden district san jose. 74 mountain view. still a stiff northwest wind late day about 15 to 20. oncord, clayton and walnut creek all mid- to high 70s. 67 bodega bay. the full forecast minutes away. here's roqui. >> thank you, roberta. it is 4:38. let's take a look at the bay area roads >>> starting with the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights start slowing you down around 5:30 but for now, you are looking good. just 7 minutes between the maze and downtown san francisco. moving over now to some east bay roadwork on 880 in both directions that's between stevenson boulevard and whipple road and stretches until 5 a.m. so keep a lookout for c

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>> reporter: we took our top question to the national park service asking what will happen and what's the critical temperature? >> 27-degree cents magical number. you get to 27, and that's when we could see damage on the blossoms, especially the ones that are further along in the blooming process. >> reporter: a few degrees cooler at 24, and we could see brown blossoms like these and then 90% of them gone that is unprecedented. what would the place look like? >> we are seeing the tial basin, and it would be much more sporadic than we are used to. >> reporter: some blossoms will survive, and we will have something to look at. >> worst case scenario, there will be blossoms and blooms around, but not as many as we are used to. >> reporter: one final question k anything be done, growers protecting their crops from cold snaps k these be protected as well? >> there's not we can or would do and these are natural resources from the grand canyon. the national wash service lets nature take its course and not interfere with the natural process. >> reporter: and back here live from a windy tidal