we have the windchill advisories till noon. still a lot of slick trees. check out some of the snow totals not just from the weather terrace but our weather watchers who submitted that through wusa9.com. danielle in kensington about 6, 6 and a half. leonardtown even at 5.8 inches. it was still snowing when he sent that report in in washington, d.c., rye here, 6 inches. -- right here, 6 inches. martinsburg closer to 9. this was really a legitimate snowstorm, anywhere from 3 to 3.5 on the low end to upwards of 10. you saw scoot broom across parts of frederick county. it's blowing around. the way you do it, you try to get out in an open area, take several measurements and average them out. >> moments later it's swept away and then back again. >>> today will be problematic with the cold. the windchills this morning. they're really down there. yellow alert day in effect there with temperatures by noon in the mid-teens. 17, 18, somewhere in that range is where we'll stop. potentially 20 but still very cold with those winds gusting at times to 30 mile an hours. w

windchill advisory till noon. back with a very cold seven-day forecast. more snow and when we could see a few more flakes in just a few minutes. right now over to monika with another look at timesaver traffic. >>> the beltway in prince george's county looks final but coming in on route 50, the bay bridge is under a wind warning. they're at 40 to 50 mile an hour winds. also an update on metro. the glenmont station is temporarily closed. they were having a power problem there. they're asking you to use wheaton as an alternate. again glenmont station red line is temporarily closed. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> wasting no time, lawyers for former virginia governor bob mcdonnell have already filed a motion challenging a federal grand jury indictment. >> mcdonnell and his wife maureen were indicted on corruption charges yesterday. mcdonnell stands accused of accepting illegal gifts, luxury vacations and large loans from a businessman who was seeking special treatment from the state. prosecutors say the gi

new at noon, justin bieber behind bars. the 19-year-old arrested, accused of dragracing and driving under the influence. our stormwatch covers continues. the deep freeze, from water main breaks to school delays. theld's here and around nation. we will reveal which musical guest will be stopping at nats park this summer and how you can get tickets and head of the crowd thanks to abc 7 news. >> mark herring calling the state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. democrat saidted he will no longer defend it against federal lawsuits. brianne carter is live with more and what it will mean for the commonwealth. >> autria, it is a political shift. attorney general mark herring just had a press conference announcing he is joining a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on gay marriage. it is what he calls -- after a legal review, he called the ban unconstitutional and oppressive. herring says he believes the freedom to marry is a fundamental right, not based on a policy preference. there are two cases in court challenging the commo

noon, two men are charged with using a stun gun to shoplift from home depot. police say they used this weapon yesterday afternoon in the store in annapolis. officers say the men loaded up the shopping cart with power tools and then workers tried to stop them from walking out the door. they then pulled out the stun gun and made its mark until the employees back off. charged with assault and theft. >> target says the hackers responsible for the data breach got in by stealing an electronic credential. target has not named that vendor. the company did say it is now limiting access to some of the computer systems. the data breach involved 40 million cardmembers, as well is personal information from an additional 70 million shoppers. the southeast still paralyzed by the snowstorm. slept at school tonight tomorrow. >> it could be more than just a habit. you may see more caffeine use, coming up. panda's escape from the national zoo now appears to be permanent. eileen is back with the forecast you are going to want to hear. just how much of a warm-up can welcome back.

we've got a windchill advisory till noon. windchill warnings where windchills will be below 20 below. our windchills generally zero to 15 below in most of the area this morning. 17 for the high with a few 20- degree readings. 9 tonight. that's in town. 2 to 3 in the cold spots with lighter winds. tomorrow a chance for those snow showers midday and afternoon, 22 but we're going to keep it just green. don't think we'll see a big deal out of this. sun returns but remaining cold on friday, highs the low 20s. the weekend shows a little bit of warmth all relative on saturday with a high of 35 butle snow showers. looks very cold on sunday. a clipper monday to our north may bring us a few flurries 27. another cold shot tuesday, highs in the low 20s. real cold stretch of weather. not as cold as last time but a much longer duration cold outbreak that we're dealing with. let's go to monika samtani. we've got school delays, closings, government delays and just a lot of mess. >>> a lot of messes. what's helping with all the delays and sch

abc sevenom the broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at noon. on your side. >> let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. we have live team coverage of the map of the winter storm bearing down on the east coast. taking a live look outside right now, all eyes are on the skies. we prepare for our first major snowstorm of the year. where a continued stormwatch. on continued stormwatch. here's a look at the forecast. >> we are looking at the heavy snow coming down, chelating very strongly at this time. some of the heaviest bands are right along the eastern beltway, stretching east of i-95, we are also looking at for some heavy snow coming down an inch or so per hour. manassas, into fairfax as well. let's take a look at some of our weatherbug cams to give you an idea of how much is accumulating. you can see just a nice coating here, with the temperatures dropping to 26 degrees. we take a look at our next weatherbug camera, a near whiteout with visibility becoming poor as the snow comes down. here are some preliminary snowfall totals. westminster about fo

also taking a live look outside this noon. jacqui will be back with he >> toronto mayor rob ford admits a new video is authentic showing him drunk and slurring his words in a jamaican accent. take a look. >> [inaudible] -- they try to tell me >> the video was taken on monday inside a fast food restaurant. board was wearing while talking about being under police surveillance last year. ford previously said he would stop drinking after he was already caught on video smoking crack while drunk. he says this latest video has nothing to do with his ability to do his job because it happened on his own time. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell is not expected to speak publicly again before his court appearance on friday. that is when mcdonnell and his wife will be arraigned in richmond federal court. prosecutors indicted the couple on 14 counts of corruption. mcdonnell spoke briefly tuesday night apologizing for accepting star from former scientific ceo donnie williams was as neither he nor his wife wrote the law. democrat jennifer

windchill advisory in effect across the area today and tell noon. even a warning across western maryland because the windchill factors are going to be near dangerous levels. it will take probably somewhere around 45 minutes to 60 minutes for your skin to freeze. frostbite. up, don't you bundle have exposed skin, we will be ok. 11 degrees in d.c., negative five windchill. 6ther windchill temperatures, - in manassas. some concerns we have throughout the day today, it will be windy and cold. blowing and drifting snow will be possible through the morning. road salt is less effective when we have temperatures like this. single digits on the way again overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning. no song expected until the weekend. -- no sawing expected until the weekend. is all pushing out. everybody across the mid- atlantic and northeast will see some improvements. not much heading down the pike. with a clipper system in the midwest. i think most of that will stay to our north and just a few clouds tomorrow. look at this in southern california. some of

the heaviest snow coming in between noon and 6:00 or 7:00. temperature also steadily be dropping all day long. concern after the snow stops tonight that we'll have blowing and drifting of snow that could create ground blizard conditions mean ing that the snow will be blowing across the street in front you've creating a visibility problem. going to be down between 5-15 degrees. i'll have more about timing and we'll talk about snowfall totals more specifically coming up when i see you again. let's get some breaking traffic news. what's happening, amanda meadows? >> we have reports of an accident that turned into a police event on the inner loop near route-50. you're running into some delays thment this is right before you get to 50 and all lanes are closed. there is a slight slowdown there on the inner loop. here is the deal. you are going to get detoured because all lanes are blocked. they are detouring you and you'll exit on the route 704. stay to the right and rejoin left-bound 50 and exit the inner loop past the crash. it is a bit of a work

>> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news at noon. on your side. >> a rare snowstorm in the south is still causing problems. the mayor of atlanta is reporting the city has had 790 car accidents, including 14 with minor injuries. we will have more on the aftermath of the snow and those stranded in cars still stuck. but first, taking a live look outside. we are also still dealing with the effects of that snow and ice. who iso jacqui jeras joining us with a look at the forecast. >> quite a range across the region. snow. half a foot of we will put on the weather map to show you. south and east, had the heaviest snow. reagan national, .9 inch of snow. low play the picking up .3 inches. temperatures have stayed below freezing. that has allowed all that snow to stick. you can see on our stormscan, it is pushed out of our area. still i see in the coastal carolinas. -10 is shut down. our windchill is nine. we should make it to the middle 20's this afternoon. skies are looking good. we have a warm up on the way. more on that coming up in a few

all the flights there have been stopped until at least noon today.ere at reagan, not only dealing with flight delays and cancellations, but if you're going to drive to reagan this morning, take it very easy because the roads and overpasses surrounding the airport are pretty icy this morning. i can see from behind my photographer, there are a lot of trucks on the rams trying to clear the ice and snow. if you are coming here make sure you give yourself enough time and take it very easy. reporting live at reagan national airport this morning, john gonzalez, abc seven news. >> good advice john. 4:20 seven now, some maryland lawmakers in montgomery county will announce support for raising the state's minimum wage. state senator raskin will hold a news conference this morning in kensington to raise maryland's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. right now maryland's minimum $7.25 per hour. sotomayor are temporarily block the obama administration from requiring in order of catholic nuns in colorado to comply. government lawyers have until today to respo

at 5, noon to 5. moderate snow and that's going to be a difficult time to be out on the roads through the evening hours here at 7:30. things start to wind down by 11, 12 after dropping a half a foot of snow, give or take, and 10 inches north and west of d c. a red alert, 29, temperatures dropping through the day. 10 tonight with low single digits and a windchill advisory kicks in at 6:00 p.m. until noon. 19 tomorrow, very cold, blustery day. 22 on thursday, with some flurries. by friday. well, still cold, 23, saturday milder and more snow showers sunday into monday. let's turn it over to monika samtani. she has the latest time saver traffic. >> the roads have been aggressively pretreated in maryland and virginia. we have an accident unrelated to the weather right now, but it's a big one, and i'm going to zoom into it right here on our traffic feature. inner loop of the beltway, southbound 495. heading for route 50, the john hanson highway. all lanes are shut down. let's lock at it live and explain wha

. >>> new details this noon on a fatality along the caltrain tracks. authorities confirming a woman was struck and killed by a train in redwood city this morning. san francisco-bound train hit the woman shortly after 6:00 at the jaynes avenue station. the victim's identificy hasn't been released. no word why she was on the tracks. the morning commute was disrupted for hours and at last check caltrain is single- tracking through that affected area. >>> a santa clara woman is recovering this afternoon from injuries caused by a house fire. kiet do on how the smoke alarm likely saved everyone sleeping inside. >> reporter: the flames were so big and the heat was so intense, the neighbors couldn't even get close enough to knock on the door to make sure everyone was okay. >> residents of the house reported the fire. >> it was concentrated in the second story and the garage area of the house. it took us about 40 minutes to have full control. >> when i first looked out the window, it was a small fire right in front of the van. and then i woke my husband up to c

>>> now at noon fire investigators in san jose are searching for a possible arsonnest that has residents on edge. >> he put my children's life at risk. >> plus we have new video showing one of the fire set. >>> and the number of people affected by that has ballooned and numbers ahead of the play off game. >> complete news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2news at noon. >> good afternoon, i am tori campbell, a deadly crash is under investigation as they look into the possibility the driver was part of a sideshow and they are looking into that. we have this report on that. >> yes, they are looking into whether this is a sideshow. now the girl died and police are investigating whether they were part of the sideshow. >> we were not here but we here about it and we check the utube videos when we hear about it. >> now the driver was wearing a seat belt but the passenger was not and several people scattered when police came and would not talk. they have been repairing the fence here. we did hear they have video but have not seen it yet. back to you. >> thank you, a hearing was he

the heaviest snowfall should be between 12 noon and 7:00. temperatures will be dropping all day long. the temperature is at 38 degrees , that is the warm temperature of the day. some blowing and drifting of snow will be a concern, even after the snow has stopped falling. our feels like temperatures are between 5 and 15 degrees. super doppler is showing you the snow is starting to move in. 81.is still west of i- it continues to develop and intensify as it moves towards us. we will be in the sweet with all of this. 34 in frederick. showxpress forecast will you that it is still cloudy and 9:00. be 10:00 or 11:00 before the snow gets steadier. windy at 4:00 this afternoon. we will talk about wind chill minutes.nd a few let's get more information about conditions. you have been checking out the roads as well, eileen. quietalexandria, it is and i am all layered up and staying relatively warm. it is not all that bad this morning. in alexandria, our storm chaser temp is 39 degrees. past half hour or so, the wind has started to pick up. that will be

till noon tomorrow.it is because of a stream of moisture that's heading our way and it's going to fall on top of the snow that we already have in place. so right now, we have those clouds in place basically south to north. they are going to increase as we head through the overnight hours. just a few clouds right now, but increasing into the overnight. the rain approaching from the south as well, and that will move in on top of the snow. then it will freeze and we could have some areas of just slush, but it does look that everything will freeze up again as we head into sunday night and monday morning and that will lead to some black ice situations, so both sunday and monday are yellow alert days in the first alert weather center. it's below freezing in frederick and leesburg, 28 degrees. 32 in culpepper and orange, so right at the freezing mark in both locations. but it's 26 in hagerstown, 25 in manassas. we do have cold temperatures out there. on satellite and radar, you can see there's a little bit of c

it will be in effect until noon. there is a wind chill warning and you could see the windchill down to -20 this morning. it will make improvements and will be diminishing later on today. it will be a frigid day. there is a system moving through the great lakes and most of the moisture will stay and approach tomorrow. we are not worried about additional. there maybe some in maryland. there are clouds associated with it, more than anything else. cloudy skies and greasy and cold. the temperatures on the thermometer are between 12 degrees and 16 degrees. it will be steady throughout the day. and, temperatures depending on how much cloud cover, it could impact things. it will be in the double digits in the outlying areas. they will be in the single digits. 19-23. there is a look at the seven day forecast. take a look at friday. it will be freezing until saturday afternoon. westa few spots north and might not get above that freezing mark. it is a big chill that is the big story. let's go to traffic and get the latest from

we're going from noon until 1:00 as well. we still have time to get you all your home did you know forecast. there's your all-important seven-day forecast. how about an 8 tomorrow morning? and a 21 for a high tomorrow afternoon, back down into the single digits. maybe not above freezing until saturday afternoon. >> wow! so the snow will definitely stick around? >> it is here and what we get is here to stay for a while. >> kids are going to be so happy to hear that. sunshine right after and the snow is gone. >> most people don't become snow haters until they have a job. >> thanks a lot. >>> right now, new jersey governor chris christie's second inauguration ceremony is under way. he took 60% of the vote in november's election over democrat barbara buono. organizers canceled the party scheduled tonight on ellis island because of the weather. christie's second term is already surrounded in controversy, though. his administration is being investigated for allegedly ordering traffic tie-ups on the gw bridge as political retributio

foggy, frosty, temperatures mild in the mid-to-upper 40's and cloudy by noon and 58 to 62.it is very mild air mass with low-to-mid 60's and by 7:00, mild and humid with low-to-mid 50's and not too bad this evening. beyond 9:00 or 10:00, drizzle could develop lingering for tomorrow. we have issues this morning. leyla gulen? >> behind you, on the bay bridge we had an early accident that has cleared off the bridge. this is reported beyond treasure island in the westbound direction but we have 18 miles per hour speed so it is heavy traffic although c.h.p. took three vehicles off. we have 20-minute delay as you make it away from the maze to san francisco. we have this new accident westbound 580 at livermore, blocking the slow lanes there and 23 miles per hour is the top speed and slow generally from the altamont pass to livermore and it opens up as you get closer to dublin and the foggy conditions, southbound, 101, you can barely see the headlights making it in the southbound direction so reduced visibility, use low beams not the high beams and drive carefully. >> new developmen

dry by noon and mid-50's. high clouds and sunshine and upper 50's to low 60's by afternoon and cooler in the evening because of the lack of clouds. drizzle inland and mid-40's. mid-50's by noon. clouds open to sunshine. partly cloudy and 60, warmer this afternoon. cooler in the evening, mid-to-upper 40's. the coast will have drizzle through the only. clouds slowly open. they will linger. we will be in the mid-to-upper 50's for the afternoon. leyla gulen? >> we take you to san bruno and we have report of a soily vehicle spinout on the off-ramp off of eastbound 380 complaining there is rain that could be an exaggeration because it doesn't seem there is any rain but it could be drizzle that caused the slick conditions and with the moisture, now, the oil that accumulated could cause slick conditions. be careful heading out. we have 43' trailer that is traveling along highway toward 17 and we have a possible big rig that is stuck. that could hamper the commute. details ahead. >>> we have breaking news from the sout

if not all the flights until at least noon. reporting live at reagan, john gonzalez, abc seven news. autria back to you. 4:50 six now. rupert murdoch is dumping his stake in a chinese television company. sergeant jv operated several mandarin channels and murdochs company is selling its 47% stake to start china. madests say that the mogul the decision because of restrictions on trade in china. and south sudan are forcibly recruiting civilians to march on the capital city of juba. a spokesman from for the south sudanese military. this latest development comes as representatives of the once actions gather in ethiopia for peace talks. the fighting in that country has overshadowed efforts to extract a peace deal from

noon,e noon -- new at prosecutors say kashif bashir shot officer laboy in the head. laboy survived and was in court today. police say a deadly shooting in rural prince george's county was an accident. around 1:30 this morning, a man was found dead along croom road in brandywine. neighbors reported hearing gunfire in the area. always have not released the man's identity. right now, rescuers are still searching for a sailor who went missing when a navy helicopter went down off the coast of norfolk. trash ast you the breaking news yesterday. five people were aboard, two of them died, and two others were hospitalized postop the navy is trying to figure out why the chopper went down. news at noon,bc 7 chris christie, addresses the scandal. the new action he is taking amid allegations he rigged a traffic jam for political revenge. rodman issues an apology for his angry outburst on live tv. ladies, listen up -- the >> we want to get back to our developing news -- the washington redskins have reportedly hired jay gruden as the team's new head coach. he 46-year-old was most r

these are the current temperatures at noon. well, noon to us. 2:00 their time. they are issuing all sorts of freezing rain advisories down to the deep south even into new orleans. it will make its way to new york, which is 39. i think i saw a 43 things are better. a couple of systems moving through. it will add to what looks like a wild week for most of the country. for you, the systems continue to drag across a lot of high clouds. on the mild side, partly sunny, mostly cloudy. 48 in tahoe. very mild there. it's not this system we're worried about. you can see where this is driving. it's the one out here. that's the one we hope has a little bit of oomph to it. it's a cooler pattern. there will be clouds. that's for sure. but any rain, we'll have to wait until late wednesday or thursday. right there. that's what our forecast model does. that's it. that's it. that's not a lot. afternoon that, things like look they go dry. high clouds, 60s, maybe isolated 70s down towards gilroy. but that would be it. it will be a cooler week as temperatures slide into the upper 50

here is the best chan of -- chance of rain to the north and by noon it fizzles.le tomorrow for the commute is not out of the question. the best chance of light rain is in the north bay through noon to 5:00 and it makes the downward trip to the rest of the board of inquiry midnight to 4:00 moving through the heart of the bay and 4:00 to 8:00 it is moving through the south bay and by 9:00 it is again. up to .1 ince to the south and half an inch in the north bay. seven-day forecast shows two cooler days with another slight chance of a shower across the south bay on sunday. leyla gulen? >> an accident is hanging around in fremont. a car hit a tire in the road northbound 680. it does not appear to be slowing traffic down. hopefully the debris can be pushed to the shoulder. this project will wrap up northbound 680 between 280 and hoffstatter three lanes are blocked until 6:00 so the cones are coming up and we will have all lanes in commission. southbound i'd is -- side is not affected. the nimitz is the usual pocket of slowing. across the richmond-san rafael bridge, si

by noon, 48 degrees with mostly sunny skies. 47 at 5. that's dropping down from a high of 49 degrees. which will reach around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. in our weather head alones, it is nice today, but then overnight tonight, a clipper like system approaching. this one, is doesn't have a lot of moisture with it, but it will be cold enough so that every little bit of precipitation that falls will fall as snow. snow showers on tuesday morning. more snow during the afternoon on tuesday. and we will get a powdery accumulation out of this system. right now, we are right at the freezing mark in leesburg and martinsburg. 30 degrees in hagerstown. 37 in frederick, but 40 still in fredericksburg on satellite and radar and you can't see the system yet. it's basically along the north and west along the u.s. canadian border. i wanted to show the model forecast as to what kind of precipitation we're expecting here in the dc metro. you can see it moving toward us from the north and west, and this i stopped at noon on tuesday. you can see that this par

this is going to hit us hard throughout the day today and the peak of the storm comes between noon and 6:00. there is not enough time to get the kids out this morning and bring them back home before the storm begins. some light snow showers or flurries are beginning to push into western maryland trying to sneak into hagerstown and martinsburg. take a look at the broader scope, there you can see the clipper system out of the midwest through the ohio valley and now it is going to be intensifying as it moves towards the atlantic. it heads on up towards the north and east. it is just one day that we're really dealing with this. the snow will be peaking this to 10 inches ix are expected in spots, especially north and west of d.c.. even after the snow tapers off, we expect blowing snow to continue and that can't continue the cause problems on the roadways and temperatures will be plummeting with temperatures but a ingle digits dangerous wind-chill factor, subzero. right now, we'll head back to you. >> all right. good morning, jacqui. good morning, everyone. we are in alexandria this morning.

friday, mostly into the noon time hour, and saturday we are clearing out. you can see the temperatures staying at 21 degrees. as we go towards sunday, they come up to 40, overnight lows of 30. on monday a mix of showers and snow, and snow will continue for chicago until the morning hours. >> we'll keep watching the storm. >> millions of americans are in the new government health care plan. hours before the affordable care act went into in effect a supreme court justice blocked the birth control mandate. we report on the controversial contraceptive coverage requirement. >> hours before ringing in the new year a last-minute surprise from sonia sotomayor. just before celebrating in new york, the supreme court justice blocked a key part of the health care law, ruling religious groups should not be required to offer contraceptive coverage. it angered many religious groups. a plea from catholic nuns was granted. the white house will fight the ruling saying the law compromised us to address chuften concerns. >> the decision came hours before the law came in effect

all that and more coming your way starting at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m.ic on the one and only ford fox nfl sunday pregame show. talking about tomorrow. & wounded before the game tomorrow. >> jay: carolinas rogers is listed at questionable but they do not expect him to play. the panthers the steve smith and jonathan stewart have been questionable. i talked to ron rivera this morning and he said, look. as far as steve smith, we expect him to go and if he does go we will not have hitch on a pitch count and jonathan stewart has to show coach3ez rivera he cann it up to be active. >> curt: carolina is hosting san francisco tomorrow. before we reconvene tomorrow, purge yourself. start with you, jimmy. >> jimmy: i look at seattle team as great as marshawn lynch, they have to be concerned about their passing game. only a hundred yards running. they have to generate plays in the passing game because that is where the points come from. >> michael: i agree, jimmy. like you're reading my mind. i just don't see an offense that is dynamic enough if you get the 49ers in

>>> we begin the news at noon with a yellow alert today. thanks a lot for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. let's kick it off with howard bernstein. the second problem we're dealing with is that southern storm inching up a little bit more now. we're going to get some snow tonight. could start everyone just after dark in spots. we're at 10 in gaithersburg at noon. you folks aren't getting out of the teens today. we'll barely get into the low 20s the way it looks with our southern neighbors. the storm is starting to ta shape. there's snow, sleet, down towards the coast. a few flurries because the air is rather dry. we are watching the winter weather advisories now. st. mary's in the northern neck n is from 5 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. tomorrow. winter storm warnings in the norfolk area. i have a feeling that some of these counties closer to d. c. will have to be included in the winter weather advisory as well. here's just a closer look. you see anne arundel not in it. this could cover up to i-95 i believe by the time we get into tonight when the snow moves in. we're going to s

at 3:00, butut today was midterms and class layout at noon. let out at class noon. we spoke with one of the girls friends. but she is a great young lady. she loves the lord. i am praying for her. >> it is a serious collision. the vehicle impacted the tree, a serious intrusion into the vehicle. the injuries are indicative of that impact. closed atd remained this hour and it will stay that way for quite some time as crash investigators processed the scene. no stone being left unturned. we are live from montgomery county mobile newsroom in gaithersburg. againffic finally flows on the bw parkway after a serious crash shut down traffic in both directions. it is not yet clear what caused the crash. huxley turned to our other big story, the deep freeze -- >> we turn to our other big story, the deep freeze. doug hill joins us with what we can expect. >> i do not want to over sell the possibility of getting 232 or 33. 33.2 -- 32 or 23 at reagan national airport with a current windchill of 12. feels like nine degrees at washington dulles. a wind chill advisory in the jurisdic

he was fishing on the beach around noon. a wave hit his cooler and pulled it into the water, he tried to grab it, but he too was pulled in. rescue crews responding to the search. the fisherman's body was found 45 minutes later, about 600 yards out from where he went in. >>> the impact of our unseasonably dry weather is being felt throughout california. so far this season, the bay area has received 11 to 22% of its normal rainfall while tahoe's snow pack is 16% of normal. and a lack of snow is not just hurting the sierra, but all those who rely on ski seasons for their livelihoods. john? >> the mlk holiday would normally be a banner time for

wind chill advisory until noon. wind chills minus 5 to minus 20 in the morning hours. winds will diminish in the afternoon, at least not be much of a factor in the afternoon and then bitterly cold, high temperatures with sunshine tomorrow, only in the teens. we talked about this last week. this is going to be the coldest air of the season and the most prolonged cold stretch. looking at new computer models, we may not make it above freezing through next tuesday. returning partly cloudy overnight, very cold with blowing and drifting snow, lows 2 above to 12, wind northwest 10 to 20 and rather gusty. break it down, this is city temps, 9 degrees at 7:00, 11 at , winds still 18 miles an hour, 15 at 11:00 and 16 at 1 p.m. next three days goes up a little on thursday, low 20s, some flurries or snow shower possible, don't see a storm with that one and still cold on friday. we are in the low 20s. now the next seven days saturday we'll try to make it to freezing. if we don't make it to freezing on saturday, we will stay below freezing through next tuesday. snow showers are possi

our day planner will show we will have sunshine breaking through at noon and mid-to-upper 50's and same at 4:00 but a scattered shower will develop at 4:00 and the chance will hang around until 4:00 tomorrow morning. the commute is a concern and here is the information. >> it is a big concern. it is started early this morning a solo vehicle spinout and overturned vehicles and we have to brand new crash northbound highway 17 where we have a couple of lanes blocked and moist roadway as we take you to berkeley eastbound 80 at powell street an accident a car that spun out is resting in a couple of lanes and not drivable so we have to wait if if -- for a tow truck with westbound traffic building to the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights are not turned on but the cash-paying lanes looking busy and the roads are glistening. >> thank you, we continue our storm watch with cornell bernard on rain patrol all morning. what are you seeing? >> i have to say rain is a strange sight in the bay area because it has been is long but we need it and it is a welcome sight. we are on highway 101 wh

by noon we're sunny but temperatures are turning cooler throughout the day. here's how you can see temperatures falling. 38 degrees at 10:00 a.m. by 3:00 p.m., we're at 35. it is breezy. by 6:00, temperatures in the suburbs only around 20 degrees inside of the belt way a temperature of about 27. brutal windchills tomorrow night and throughout the day on tuesday. again, as low as 15 degrees below zero inside of the beltway for the suburbs to the north and west. erika, it could get as low as 30 degrees below zero as far as that windchill is krnd. the chill begins to loosen throughout the day on wednesday. >> get ready for it, folks. >>> coming up in sports, wild card weekend heats up in frigid green bay. plus, the >>> the caps are not doing good. the redskins, well, you know that story. and now the wizards, are you kidding me? >> thanks for bringing everyone down before my sports cast. >> am i right? >> you're not lying. they're not playing well right now. tonight's game featured some of the league's brightest young stars. john wall and bradley beal up against

by the noon hour and the afternoon i will have more details for the weekend in a few minutes. interstates have accidents and the secondary is an issue today. there is a lot of ice and snow that is lingering. we will start off along 14th street and independence. still covered. be careful. use caution. radio.urned on your -- turn it down in your radio. radio. down your so far, very light traffic is coming southbound and northbound. in virginia has delay- free conditions, as well. >> all right. thank you very much. it is 12 degrees out there. thousands of veterans are at risk. >> how much >> all right. welcome back. we are in the middle of a deep reason outside. the good news is that the roadways were pretty passable and the crews have been busy the last couple of days. the weather is here to stick around for quite some time. >> we are on your side and the department of veterans affairs is investigating a software glitch. january 15. the initial estimates exposed the glitch and more than 53 veterans -- 5300 veterans data was altered. >> a second chemical leaks into the river. --

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. >>> now at noon, dozens of 9ers are thanking their team for a great season. >>> and dr. martin luther king, jr. is being remembered this holiday why why the holiday is now in jeopardy about liz thoughts and including his own personal use. >>> ktvu channel 2 news starts right now this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> i am tara moriarty in for torii campbell. right now the 49ers are back in wrapping up the season and a large crowd stayed up late. joining us life in from the 9ers headquarters, some are still gathering to show their support, janine? >> reporter: yes, they are wearing their year in front of the training facility and the crowd was much larger and a lot of the players were here for a team but fans want to know if they they are appreciateed. >> reporter: a crowd erupted as the team's buses pulled into the training facility and it was a devastating loss to the seattle seahawks in the nfc title game. fans are urging players to hold their heads high even though they could not get to the super bowl bowl. >> mr. a patty. >>> i home you um after a late inner except

windchill advisories until noon tomorrow. below.hill to 20 or 25 you will wake up to temperatures are around two or above. that is five below or 20 below. to 15y see highs up degrees or 60 degrees. still cold in the weekend. a good chance for saturday and monday. it will warm up again next week. but then it will get better and cold again. i thought you were leaving on a high note. >> >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, greg kinnear kenneth branagh and music from young the giant with cleto and the cletones! and now, one more thing, here's jimmy kimmel! [ applause ] >> jimmy: thanks for watching. thank for putting it all on the line. appreciate it. i really do.

>>> thanks for joining us for the news at noon. breaking news out of virginia beach. we have just learned that a navy helicopter crashed, 18 miles off the coast of cape henry in virginia beach, this morning. the u.s. coast guard is reporting five people were on board this helicopter when it went down. and an active search is under way. officials say an 87-foot patrol boat out of portsmouth and a small boat out of station little creek are responding. and we will bring you more information as soon as we get it. >>> other other top story, water companies around the region have their hands full. they are fixing as many as 40 water main breaks caused by the historic cold weather. it is the most recent break that crews are working on to fix here in the district. and authorities hope to have this water main break repaired along connecticut avenue in northwest, in time for the evening commute. now the cold is making it harder for the crews to make the repair, just to dig in to the ground, before they move on to the next water main break. so we could be seeing warmer temperatu

. >> you said it was first reported at noon?>> reporter: the school spokesperson noon eastern time. >> an hour or 10, 15 minutes from now. and you wonder how they are secowering the buildings. what about the injuries? >> reporter: it was hectic in the police office. they jumped off of the phone and they have a lot going o. >> i bet they do. we'll so whether or not this can be resolved quickly and peacefully. that is the website at perdue.udu. and so we are watching this and we'll get the updates passed along to you. >>> a year since president obama took the second oath of office. ally talked about the accomplishments and which items he did not accomplish. >> if they are extreme conservatives they have no place in the state of new york. that is not who new yorkers are. >> demand for an apology. and new york governor andrew cuomo and the official asking for an apology is coming up. >> and how a bird hunts prey. >>> there is new fallout after andrew cuomo set up a fire storm with this comment. >> who are they? are they these extrem

from noon to 2 through the heart of the bay and then by the evening, it is over.ut not cancellations because it is less than .1". coolest tomorrow, mostly mid-to-upper 50's and near 70 degree temperatures and records on tuesday, when, and thursday and keep our fingers crossed we don't have poor air quality. >>> this morning, glass door website is revealing the results of the career resolution survey for 2014. the top three: most went to get a pay raise. that is universal. and look for a new job. use all vacation days. 3 percent of employees said it was the resolution to get their bosses fired. >>> >>> we have breaking news, a confirmed fatality on the oak large maze with a look from sky 7 on westbound 580 beyond the 80 split a motorcycle was traveling along and ended in a fiery crash. we do have one other vehicle involved but the backups are immense as you make the drive away from oakland to san francisco with more details coming up to a moment. here are seven things to know. the oakland police are investigating a fatal car crash at the port of oakland after slamm

so the chance of some light snow from about noon until 4:00 p.m. little or no accumulation. that evening commute tonight is looking fine as far as the weather is concerned. but this morning, there could certainly be icy spots out there on the sidewalks, as well. you do want to be cautious of that. here's our high today. 26 in adams-morgan and bethesda. 25 in fairfax and upper marlboro. again, maybe light snow showers this afternoon. also this afternoon we're looking at breezy conditions. a high will be 26 on the thermometer, but tell feel more like 16 degrees outside in washington. ten in leesburg. seven in martinsburg. it will feel like single digits. tomorrow, starting off your friday, it feels around zero for most of us. and then the further out areas like hagerstown, winchester, and frederick, feeling anywhere from about three to ten degrees below zero. so the cold sticks around tomorrow. high of only 22 degrees. plenty of sunshine. so once again, we'll be worried about icy spots. early saturday morning. for saturday, breezy, high of 36 degrees. some light snow is possib

. >>> now at noon, jahi mcmath has been safely transferred to a new facility, the new details we just learned about the transfer after undergoing a procedure about a month ago. >>> and they are investigating the first homicide of the year after a deadly stabbing. the clues they are using to help them solve the case. >>> dozens of canceled flights, because of the weather, we will show you what is going on, on bay area flights. . >>> good afternoon, we begin with breaking news where the fbi just announced an arrest at the chinese consulate. the fbi made the arrest less than 15 minutes ago. he is 39-year-old fang, but there is no motive behind the attack. the fbi says a device fueled by gas was detonated at the consulate and nobody was hurt in the fire and the lobby was damaged. >>> jahi mcmath has been declared brain dead and here is more on her transfer. we just heard from the mcmath family attorney, good afternoon brian. >>> we just heard from the attorney as well as jahi mcmath's uncle. they say jahi mcmath was successfully transferred from children's hospital to this new care facili

until noon tomorrow for all those areas shaded in blue for much of the area. air temperatures are four degrees to 14 degrees by morning. we're keeping our eye on a big development from a winter storm from houston, texas, all the way to southeastern virginia. a congressman from florida who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession has resigned. he submitted a letter of resignation to john boehner. in november, he admitted to buying cocaine from an undercover officer in dupont circle after spending a month in rehab, he went -- he said alcohol was the root to his problems. >> senator john mccain's voting record is being criticized by his own party. senatories centered the for what it called a long and terrible record of working with several democrats. endorse, not support, or campaign for mccain. the party also causes record a disservice to our state and nation. mccain spokesman declined to comment. >> latest tonight on the bridge scandal enveloping chris christie's administration. they voted today to pull the resources in the form of joint bipartisan committee. the g

noon-year-old vladislav miftakhov was arrested in pennsylvania attending college for engineering. vladislav miftakhov was born in russia but lived the last several years on the peninsula with his family. >> some places in the united states could see the coldest temperatures of the season as an arctic blast sweeps the midwest with some reading as low as 55 below zero. the natural weather service says california will feel 100 degrees warmer than some of the places today. >> two survivors of the boston marathon bombing and openly gay player and stanford graduate will be guests of first lady when the president delivers the state of the union address with special coverage tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. audacity punk took hold "album of the year" including new zealand sicker -- singer. >> tracking for, live doppler 7 hd shows change in the air mass is here and the question is, when can we translate this into rain. that is in the "7 on your seveny forecast. >> the fog could be slowing you down in the north bay or south bay. we have one accident in fremont with the mass transit updates ahead. >> w

from noon to 2:00 it moves through the heart of the bay and 2 to 5:00 it moves through the south bay..1". as far as the seven-day forecast, temperatures are coolest tomorrow and look at the surge of 70's next week. >>> if i could borrow your word "puny" to describe traffic but for 580 between tracy and dublin but the dumbarton bridge shows top speeds and the san mateo bridge not much traffic and pretty friday lite as we take you along the peninsula headed between burlingame up to sfo and to south san francisco you can see nothing but top speeds and maybe a little bit of a slow down at 58 american to 80 between daly city and south if you are making the drive into san jose. this is eastbound highway 4 at willow pass road a big rig is block one lane and the driver is asleep and it is causing a bit of slowing eastbound. watch out for that as we head to the north on highway 37 top speed there offer to 101. >> a plane crash caught on camera from inside 9 cabin and what passengers did to survive as the plane filled with water. >> manage to thing about as you go to work, a survey reveals the

but first, new details in the case of a woman acaused of attack >> welcome back to 9 news at noon. a woman charged with stabbing a man and attacking a pregnant woman is behind bars. 46-year-old katherine johnson is waiting in jail. she broke into this home by pushing in an air-conditioning unit and attacked the pregnant woman with a broken tiki torch. a man who tried to protect the bomb was stabbed by the intruder. he had surgery at a local hospital and is expected to survive. police say everyone involved knew each other. >>> more guns were sold in virginia last year than any other year. the richmond times dispatch showed state police completed background checks for nearly 480,000 gun sales last year breaking the record of 432,000 set in 2012. the biggest increase happened in january when transactions increased more than 115% over the previous year. in the meantime, dc gun owners who register their weapons before 2011 need to renew their registration. the washington times reports gun owners will get a notice giving them a three-month window to reregister. the dc firearms law passed

>> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is the news at noon. on your side. >> a rough start to the day for students in fairfax county. are expensive technical problems due to freezing temptress. there is already a short schoolday. >> a long way for students and their parents today. the schools were closed all week. today they decided to open two hours late. that did not go as planned, the buses, many of them you see here behind me. 1500 busesld that are in the fleet. many of them are having significant mechanical problems. this is across the county due to freezing temperatures. parents of received e-mails to make sure that their children are not waiting outside for too long today. it was too late. we found some parents that never receive the e-mail before leaving the house. we found a large cluster not far from where we are here. they waited for the bus with them. that was more than 20 minutes late. one parent was already late to work, she said that that was way too long in this cold. >> they were home all week. to turn to the bus. the kid shou

i noon, it will be close to 20. i think we will hit 25 this afternoon. that is almost 20 degrees a below average. right now, let's get the latest on the roads. we have an accident overnight. amanda. >> that's right. it is under investigation in rosslyn, virginia. our traffic tracker is out there. he is ready far away from the scene, but if you look in the distance, you can see the blue flashing lights in the police car blocking off fort myers drive. this is before the key bridge. you can still access it, but they have a fort myers closed off. northbound lee highway has to turn right onto nash street and left onto key boulevard. if you are coming from 19th street, you have to turn on north lynn street to access the key bridge. we also have water main breaks along duke street and jordan. the left lane gets by. the beltway, beautiful. major interstates are good to go. we have quite a few secondary water main breaks throughout virginia and maryland. not looking too bad on 95, either. back over to natasha and audrey -- autria. is 11 degrees. let's talk about

. >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc seven news at noon area on your side. >> not your average smash and grab, thieves used an suv to steal an atm. honoring the dream. -- turned into a day of action. we start today on storm watch. all eyes are on the skies. an event could bring some of the several inches of snow. jacqui jeras has been tracking it. >> i think we're all going to get in on the action, actually. it is hard to believe if you look at their now. the skies are generally clear. it is beautiful. the windchill factor is hardly there. it is 49 degrees. andry weather will come in temperatures will plummet tonight. march will come in with this clipper by tomorrow. a winter storm watch is issued for the entire area until tuesday. this is our best thinking right now. you may need to adjust this a little bit on and off the day today. our best chance for snow is beach it -- between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.. we will get a little more or little less dependent i were you are. the heaviest oh will be south and east of d.c. the windchill will be brutal. if you look across the