there,plaud their effort but nothing can compare to our snowball fight in dupont during snowmageddon. >> quite the situation out there. >> we are going to get incredible temperatures and wind chill factors by tomorrow morning. the good news is, it is kind of a quick blast of cold air. the bad news is is is going to be dangerous if you plan on being outside at length. you need to address appropriate for the weather and keep that in mind. this morning, couple of little hiccups. we have some rain showers, but the temperatures on top of the, 45 in d.c. -- well is well up rose above the freezing mark. andh out for bridges overpasses west of i-81. our temperatures are this -- the warmest as we are waking up this morning. the cold front will pass, we think, late this morning. we will expect to see another round of light rain showers. we could transition to light snow showers. little to no accumulation is expected with those. the big story is the cold. in spots. is an issue it is down to about half a mile in reagan national. the dense fog advisory that was in effect has been dropped. it will

remember snowmageddon? we've got quite a while the goat to that. that.hile to go for gaithersburg, feels like 5 downtown. feels like 9 in annapolis. for those of you that will be going out and doing some shoveling, just make sure even though you will be working up a sweat, it is all most more dangerous because your body is trying to perspire but also to stay warm. i would assure you a -- i want to show you a cool lapzxse that shows this storm system. it is rapidly moving over -- moving out of the region. temperatures are bitterly cold. 4 degrees below zero. with the windchill down to about 20 degrees below zero. really cold air. today, sunny and blustery. 5, but feeling like a single digits. tonight, some spots in the single digits paid tomorrow, not as cold. low to mid 30's. it feels pretty nice. 42 on sunday. as another storm system approaches, that could bring some rain. than today.n colder highs only in the teens. >> sorry -- >> oh, no, not again. >> looking forward to the 30's. >> go figure. they're coming tomorrow. >> can't wait for that warm

this is not going to be a snowmageddon, but we will be seeing heavy snow. it is going to be coming in that afternoon into the evening commute in terms of everything peaking. that is the people get out and everything is fine and then they get caught in the afternoon. you need to get out and do whatever you need to do. our wind-chill factor is 34. the snow will be developing by the middle of the morning. that is what we're expecting. this is just for the metro area. 4-8 inches. now it is possible we could see higher amounts and i think it is going to be isolated. we're not going to see one big swath of the same numbers across the region. 8-10 inches possible. what are the chances we get less? less than 5%, so not great. we expect to see 4-8. plan on that but be prepared for more. what i like about it is that it shows the heaviest swath of snow just to the north and west in d.c.. aithersburg towards ashburn, odbridge, could see slightly less numbers. d.c. itself, 5-inches is a good number to think about. 7:00, no problem. 30 degrees. by 11:00 we're going to be

it's snowmageddon. >> we don't want to say that, though.riends. >> friends, absolutely. >> listen, it's not polar vortex two, but it's going to be cold, right? >> it's going to be cold, and we're going to see measurable snow here. >> okay. >> 58 more days? i thought it was almost over. >> counting them down. >> thanks, janice. all right. the queen is turning over some of her responsibilities to prince charles. so if you were king or queen for a day, what would be your first command? >> you got an idea? >> not yet, but i will come up with one during the commercial break. we'll read your best ideas next. oh! progress-oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on progresso.com. >>> so we asked if you were king or queen for a day, what would be your first command? >> dave says his first command would be, bring me coffee. >> tara, i would make bill hemmer a duke and allison a duchess. thank you. marty says, everyone

. >> reporter: snowmageddon in a major city, an auto graveyard on the interstate, semi trucks jack-knifedndoned by the hundreds, others struggling. over 1,000 accidents were reported in the city of atlanta and the greater area. look at these school buses, children stranded inside them. nearly 100 children were stuck on buses until about midnight. >> i was super scared! i was like, if i don't get home to my parents, i'm like, i'm going to freak out. >> reporter: other kids had to sleep at their schools. >> we spent the night, all the teachers and the staff set up gym mats. >> it took a long time for daddy to dig out. >> that's right. >> reporter: good samaritans tried to free cars that had been stuck for hours, while the national guard came out to help stranded victims. >> first priority was look for people that were stranded, you know, hadn't had any food or water, and to bring that to them. >> reporter: trucker greg schrader had been stuck in his truck for 23 hours when he spoke to cnn. >> seen hundreds of accidents. i'm not stuck on anything. there's just nowhere to go. >> reporter: all

. >> reporter: next door during that same so-called snowmageddon, new york city mayor mike em bloombergd for being in bermuda when the storm hit. he faced residents wondering why their streets were still clogged days after the blizzard. >> their response to the storm has not met our standards or the standards that new yorkers have come to expect from us. >> reporter: weather can make or break politicians everywhere. when chicago got pummelled by two huge blizzards in two weeks in 1979, its mayor michael blandik took the heat for a botched cleanup. he had the misfortune of a primary the next month when voters had memories of unplowed streets and uncollected garbage. jane byrne defeated him in the democratic primary and was voted in as chicago's new mayor. on the flip side, handling a snowstorm well can go a long way. back in that new jersey 2010 snowstorm that dogged christie, newark's then mayor cory booker managed to win hearts and minds with his hands-on approach literally one shovel of snow at a time. tweeting about his efforts every step of the way. >> if you want to get a love lot

. >> you know, craig, when we think about the mayor of new york, we were all there in 2010 for snowmageddon and mayor menino here is also spending his last day on monday, so a lot of changing of the guards and they are welcomed with this great storm that we've got in front of us here. how are folks getting to work there? are any delays happening in new york? >> yes. i can tell you amtrak told customers to expect some delays. jfk, this country's -- one of the country's largest and busiest airports, it shut down shortly after 6:00 a.m. we're told that that airport should be open for business here in the next hour or so. but as you indicated, when those major airports open, there's still that backlog of delayed flights. la guardia, newark this morning, a third of those flights had been cancelled as well. over the past day or so, more than 2400 flights canceled nationwide. it's going to take a while, obviously, for the airports to get back up to speed. >> all right, craig melvin, my twin there in new york city. we're both standing out in the cold. great to see you and thank you so much, my frie

remember back when he was city advocate, he was highly critical of michael bloomberg back in 2010 and snowmageddon hit, saying bloomberg had not gotten plows to some of the outer boroughs quickly enough. >> sure. and actually, while you're talking, craig, on the screen, we've got some footage there actually of the new mayor doing the shoveling, pulling what is known in political circles as a cory booker. but there's no -- but there's no doubt that these kind of things do test a mayor. i don't know if he has the technology that you have. when we spoke earlier, you had that oversized thermometer. i've heard some in the newsroom call it a flavor-flaf thermometer, craig. there it is. go ahead. >> reporter: you've heard -- you've heard no one in the newsroom call it that. you're the only one who called it that. but this is -- it's very trustee. >> it looks great. >> reporter: that's actually -- >> i want to get your thoughts. >> reporter: as cold as its been. >> on your show this weekend, you're covering obamacare. we're going to go to steve kornacki and liz plank on that. what are you keeping your eye

snowmageddon in a major city. an auto graveyard on the interstate. semi trucks jackknifed, cars abandoned by the hundreds. others struggling. over a thousand accidents were reported in the city of atlanta and the greater area. look at these school buses. children stranded inside them. nearly 100 children were stuck on buses until about midnight. >> i was super scared. i was, like, if i don't get home to my parents, i'm going to freak out. >> reporter: other kids had to sleep at their schools. >> spent the night. all the teachers and staff set up gym mats. >> it took a long time for daddy to get here. >> that's right. >> good samaritans tried to free cars that had been stuck for hours while the national guard came out to help stranded victims. >> first priority was look for people that were stranded, hadn't had any food or swat water and to bring that to them. >> reporter: trucker greg schroeder had been stuck in his truck 23 hours when he spoke to cnn. >> seen hundreds of accidents. not stuck on anything. just nowhere to go. >> reporter: all from a s

this was the morning after snowmageddon image for new york's new mayor.sio shovel in hand pulling a cory booker clearing his own sidewalk while giving reporters an update on progress of the city's response to the storm. his performance on this, his first big test as mayor of the country's largest city, matters to more than just snowed-in new yorkers because there's a national spotlight on the new york mayorality. also the first big test of whether or not this waive of nascent progressive populism is just a passing moment or a growing sustainable movement of meaningful reform. if mayor de blasio is to take his populist promises from ideas to implementation, he'll have to effectively marshal the city's considerable resources of municipal government, 300,000 employees, a $70 billion bum et in service of his agenda. liberal reformers beyond the city's five boroughs will be watching the city not only as a test case for the populist movement but also for its possibilities because over the past four years the most consistent prevailing image of populism in ameri

. >> reporter: to be short, no one is predicting anything like snowmageddon four years ago when i was standing in up to three feet of snow. >> 17,000 homes thought to be without power in northern maryland. >> reporter: this time the afternoon rush hour could be a mess. >> biggest we've seen since 2011. >> reporter: meanwhile, this unusually cold winter has led to a shortage of propane gas used to heat 7 million homes and businesses. the government has declared a home heating emergency, relaxing deliveries in 24 states. in minnesota's jeff dole's heating bills have nearly doubled. he's closed off rooms to ken warm, but he's worried. >> am i going to be able to keep my family warm and give them warm food? >> reporter: the forecast, more snow and bitter cold. so here on the national mall yesterday they were in t-shirts. they were throwing frisbees. today the temperature will drop from 40 to 50 degrees from yesterday, we go into a deep freeze and that's likely to extend all of the way into next week and by the way, the federal government closed today along with all of the area schools. gu