because of lingering ice issues, spotsylvania, king george and spotsylvania county schools are closed again this morning. saint mary's county, calvert county as well as fredericksburg city schools will be open - but on a 2-hour delay. remember, you can be the first to know if your child's school makes a schedule change. just go to "wjla dot com slash text" to sign up for text alerts. a big day for the trump transition team. at least 9 of the president-elect's cabinet picks will be on capitol hill this week for confirmation hearings. and the first ones up-- attorney general nominee jeff sessions and his pick for homeland security secretary, general john kelly. ac trt=1:46 oc=soc donald trump's cabinet picks... gearing up for a congressional grilling. on the hot seat today - retired marine general john kelly, tapped to be secretary of homeland security?and alabama senator jeff sessions, trump's choice for attorney general. his hearing could be confrontational. 31 years ago, sessions was rejected for a federal judgeship over allegations he made racist remarks... charges he forcefully den

understand that spotsylvania county schools have already close of this morning. the decision whether they will keep it on a two hour delay or change it. crews have been working to make sure the roads are ready to go this morning. autria: you might want to check the microwave in the back of your car, sounds like your breakfast is ready. designation means that extra services are available to help people living on the streets. this weekend people set up a heated tent and handed out soon for the homeless. don't forget that we always have the latest weather alerts and up-to-date forecast on our website, wjla.com. jummy: french police arresting 16 people in connection with the armed robbery of kim kardashian in her paris apartment. back in october the armed robbers stormed the apartment, tied her up and locked her in a there we will update you on any safety information. l disobedience. larr incident. -- he had reportedly told the fbi that he had been hearing voices about the islamic state, but he was able to keep his gun after being hospitalized. larry: dangerous weath

spotsylvania schools and king george county schools in virginia are closed... the same for calvert county schools in maryland. right now, stafford county public schools is on a two-hour delay. you can also check the ticker at the bottom of your screen for all of the latest closings and delays-- or log on to our website, wwjla-dot-com. of course-- the cold weather extended much farther th deadly storms landing a one-two punch across america over the heavy snow. alabama, cars skidding helplessly off icy roads nats video of car sliding off road the rehan 4-thosuand flights cancelled ? and 8-thousand delayed over the weekend. "we were finally allowed to board that plane, only for the crew to find out the water system had frozen overnight?" thousands facing the disappointment of not making it out on time. sot lucy brown: "i wanted to meet my grandson and be at his chistening, but i'm gonna miss that " farther west-- the winter storm sparking floods across california and nevada. in california-- state police have rescued dozens of people after rising waters trapped th

. -- spotsylvania courthouse. warren lost the esteem of grant and meade for his lackluster performance in the wilderness where his attacks bogged down, his fault, not theirs, for giving the orders, right? a relentless forced march. they find two divisions of cavalry blocking the road. by the time the fifth corps is back on the march, confederates have just barely beaten warren to spotsylvania. why is he given the most important job if yes lost their confidence -- if he has lost their confidence? as they get to the crossroads, ren, because he is thinking he is fighting cavalry come is pushing his men into combat upon their arrival on the field. they are winded and tired. but come a time -- but, time is of the essence. so, uncharacteristically, warren throws them into combat without overcautiously waiting until every piece was perfectly in place, which he's castigated for, and goes forward and makes these piecemeal attacks and just barely doesn't break the confederate line. of course, he gets criticized for not lear

spotsylvania county, it's johnny g. e arinch or two on the asphalt e as we twin be a factor. there are icy patches. you will want to be careful, especially on the sidewalks, overpasses, and bridges this morning.

in virginia - spotsylvania and king george county schools are closed. stafford county is on a two-hour delay. you can see e bottom of your screen. highs: 27-31 winds: w to sw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. continued cold. lows: 16-2 julie toss to john julie toss to john meanwhile out west - a winter storm is battering parts of bringing heavy rain, strong winds and even ice and snow. right now states of emergency are in effect in northern nevada.. as rivers are rising to their highest levels in more than a decade, forcing thousands to evacuate. in northern california, at least 3 people have died from falling trees and flooded roads. and in the heart of wine country.. vineyards completely underwater. we are following some breaking news this morning. police in france have arrested sixteen people in connection to the armed robbery of reality star kim kardashian. according to multiple french news outlets-- . police used dna evidence from the scene to track several masked men broke into 36y breaking news overnight in the district... d-c police say a person

in virginia, king george country and spotsylvania county schools still closed today.dericksburg city schools and madison country schools have a two hour delay. >> to maryland now

schools were canceled in spotsylvania county. the other thing we have been noticing more of in stafford county is the roads with the white residue left over from all the salt and brine that crews used to pretreat and also to stay on top of the snow that was falling over the weekend. stafford county schools decided to open two hours late today, as well as frederick, fredericksburg city schools. it was the schools in spotsylvania today that were canceled. just because there are still too many patches of ice on the secondary roads, and some of the sidewalks. a lot of children use those sidewalks to walk to their bus stops to walk to school. better safe than sorry. tomorrow might be a different story. we understand that vdot crews are very busy. over the past 72 hours, they were on 12-hour shifts trying to stay on top of the snow. not a major snowstorm, but it is so cold that whatever is left away this morning. and thatthe situation, is what we have in stafford county. back to you inside. jummy: it is a little bit warmer than it was

maybe i can top that spotsylvania report like this. inauguration does not look that cold at least writing now. >> and you heard martin saying that gets metro going. >> absolutely we need mild temperatures this is brutal cold unaccustomed to this in washington long range forecast doesn't have cold air and that long range forecast goes usually when it comes to big air mass changes they play out pretty accordingly and if this is the case we're not sure if we will have precipitation or not yet but it does look like we won't be overly cold come up august ration day. it would be nice to get a day like this thursday that's coming up in the 7 day. the last ves tajs of light as we look at the sunset and life you have of national harbor in maryland beautiful site there as mgm standing tall and bright. let's get to weatherhead lines i think a lot of people yearning for this headline. gradual warming trend. key word as we go to maps is gradual. you won't feel it when we step outside tonight and not feel it tomorrow morning. and you won't feel it u

starting in virginia king george country and spotsylvania are closed today and fredericksburg city and madison county are on a two hour delay. >> in maryland, caroline county, dorchester county, queen anne county and calvert and kent are all on two hour delay. find a complete list of closings and delays scrolling on bottom of your scene and fox5dc.com and "fox 5 news" app. >> 4:0 is the time metro says they're not obligated to help marriage passengerss in event of emergency. they're asking a scj to dismiss lawsuits stemming from the 2015 carol gluvr death at the le d.c. fire ignored obligations to took to undertake. d.c. is going to file a similar motion filed by riders. >> happening today the u.s. senate begins confirmation hears for president-elect cabinet nominees. >> general john kelly homeland and jeff sessions for attorney general and a number of grumz are opposing sessions and want to make their voice heard. live on capitol hill with the story, mel. >> reporter: good morning, guys, that hearing will get underway 9:30 this morning and usually depending how pop lor a hearing is th

southern maryland, spotsylvania, the neck, not included. farther west, that is a freezing rain advisory. they have the storm area in effect. western illinois. they have a patch of precipitation, mostly rain and a little snow mixed in. that might, some of it might get in here at 10, 11 tonight. but the bulk will move in overnight. and here is the way we see it on the future cast. with it arriving 3:30 in the morning as snow. the wetsnowflakes. not the real fine ones. temperatures are still above freezing. but these are the areas, more you are below freezing the best chance of the icy spot. especially on the bridges and the sidewalks, the elevated surfaces. at 8:00 in the morning around the freezing mark. this is where we are. a little warmer, by a degree it's good. we hope it's 33. a little lower will contribute the possibility of more ice. this is freezing rain and sleet. luray to fredericksburg in the morning but during the day, the snow is going to lift to the north. most of the freezing stuff is everybody else should have plain old rain

he took part in the battle of gettysburg, spotsylvania, and wilderness.was in all of those, and excited for bravery -- and cited for bravery. he was shot five times in total. been spotsylvania, he was shot in the chest. he had a bible in his coat pocket. that sort of spent the bullet. hit inn he took a bad the leg. they left in the four dead. he took up his rifle and aimed at the incident -- and aimed it at them and said, get me to a hospital. >> they took him to a field hospital. his wife found out about it. she was refused permission to come to the battlefield. she wanted to take him home. the officers refused. she went to president lincoln and got a private meeting. imagine doing that today. he wrote her a pass. she went out to where the fighting was and took her husband home. he was through with war. he had been shot up pretty bad, a lifetime of pain and such. he started establishing churches across the western states. a few years later, he decided that he must the army. he could not be a fighting man, so he rejoined as a chaplain. arizona.ioned ihim

in spotsylvania county schools are closed.virginia fairfax countyaxcoun schools are delayed two hours.ts also a two hour delay for quantico dod schools.sch the complete list is scrollingcl at the bottom of your screen s and on fox5dc.com. >> we have our team in place. p. mike to my mas is talkingalki weather, erin is talking roadsgs and so i guess we'll go ad hadaa and start with you, mike. mike. >> why not. let's do weather first anderst d we'll talk which is actually winding downd here in and d.c. t the worst wrt of it came through about anughon hour, hour and a half ago. ag quick burst of heavy snow it'sws what put down all of theth accumulation you'll see. mostly on the grassy surfaces. generally wet roads around the immediate d.c. metro area. ar. first round is light snow justst about to push out of thet to puu region and maybe a little bitli heavy snow still left downeftdon across portions of lower lower southern maryland.sorn mar more details on the weather in e a bit but now let's do traffictc with erin como. >> 5:02.

spotsylvania county public couni schools also dcelayed.> in maryland theolnglo school systems are closed calvert county dorchester county queen anne's countynne'st saint mary's and talbotnd t county. you can find list, complete list o f closifingnd ls and delays atst .ur web site. just go to fox5d.c.com.5d.com >> ♪♪>> >> now let's get to mike and, yeah, bitter cold temperaturesro in the teens it's unbelievable howld it' chilly it is when youp outsid start this monday off.t is m now, if there's any good news ns it is that temperatures thishert today. ut then the starthat b believe it or the warm coming l bit. bit. traffic time with erin como. >> 4:46. schools on delay in parts of del virginia and maryland.aryland. use calling on the roadsllin especially the secondaries.onda watch for icy spots and slick same story as you make yourou way out on onovg forward reviews in fact i don't thinkn't many of them have been completed yet. slowdown on the process wants aa three business executives with net h into the billions. thine office oto ethics di

chelsea was from nearby stafford. 34-year-old taylor grew up in spotsylvania.e was the father of a 5-year-old, a 1-year-old and has a baby girl on the way in march. peter is one of his many friends now grieving his loss. he tells me the victims had been out celebrating. both women in the truck named chelsea. here on robert e. lee road, the vehicle flipped and crashed. initially only the front seat passenger was conscious. >> she was trying to put out the fire that had started, i believe, in the back seat. the driver came to and was able to bust out the passenger side door. the truck was on its side. i believe when he went back to get the other two out, the car had blown up. >> reporter: favreau and wolf died at the scene. no charges have been filed yet as the investigation continues. coming up, i'll tell you more about the go fund me efforts on behalf of both these victims. >>> advocates on both sides of the gun rights issue gathered at the state house in richmond today. lawmakers are set to consider a number of gun related proposals this week. gun control advo

no classes today in spotsylvania, king george, or westmoreland county.alvert, you are on a two hour delay. go to wjla.com/text to sign up for text alerts. turning to capitol hill, a big day ahead, 10 days away from donald trump taking office. autria: lawmakers -- larry: lawmakers are getting to work to confirm the donald trump cabinet picks. sam? sam: hours questions put to the test today when we see what could possibly be the most heated confirmation hearings of the trump administration. jeff sessions is the controversial pick for attorney general. the last time he was up for confirmation was 31 years ago. the senate rejected him for position. sessions will likely be grilled on the trump campaign promises, anduding the ban on muslims mass deportations. john kelly will face similar questions today, but kelly is much less controversial and has been confirmed by the senate five times in the past and is expected to be easily confirmed again this time. we should mention that history will be made when new jersey senator cory booker will testify against jeff s

stafford and spotsylvania county , public schools in fairfax, st. mary's, charles, even prince george's county, running on a two-hour delayed this morning. you've got the total list of closings and delays at the bottom of your screen right now with coverage continuing with -- ok, we will get to john gonzalez and a bit, first we will get to veronica johnson. veronica: 30 minutes of a winter weather advisory and after that we could see a few light snow showers here in their hanging on for just a little while longer. thata look at the roads, really is the story. for quite some time, the snow getting started at around midnight for most people. wind, that's one of the weatherbug sites. live information right now, the big winners for areas like opal, stafford with about two inches of snowfall. kids at the bus stop this morning, know that we are seeing a handful of delays right now with temperatures ranging from 29 to 34 degrees this morning. could be some icy patches until about late morning from the temperature gets above freezing. i think that this even

. >>> fund-raising efforts are growing for two people killed in a fiery crash in spotsylvania county last week. >> the victims, a young father and a woman celebrating her 21st birthday. the crash happened on a rural stretch of robert e. lee drive not far from the spotsylvania courthouse. >> reporter: it's hard to miss the spot where two young adults lost their lives. friends have erected large crosses in honor of chelsea favreau and taylor wolf, a father of two with a new baby on the way. a friend left this basketball at the crash site to recognize wolf's love of sports. >> he was a happy guy. he just wanted to light up the did. >> reporter: peter played some football with his good friend that saturday. the next morning facebook delivered the horrible news of the crash. >> it's very hard. >> reporter: favreau and wolf were dead. it was wolf's roommate and good friend at the wheel. a front seat passenger survived. the four had been coming home after celebrating favreau's birthday when the truck ran off the road, flipped and caught fire. the front passenger was conscious at first. >> s

spotsylvania county public schools closed tomorrow. st.ary's county public schools delayed two hours fredericksberg city schools delayed two hours >> let's check in with sue palka for the latest big snow they had down toward spotsylvania. and down into st. mary's county because of these temperatures we have not been above freezing since friday. at reagan and dulles and the tie temperatures only the in 20's. shield your eyes if you if you don't like it cold. 24 in the strict. which good because it pick put you wanted by one degree in the last last hour, 19 for gaithersburg and winchester. what's different about tonight, cold windchill not outrageous we've seen it colder. feels the single digits but speaking of that wind, i want to show you in the because they're strong because but because within the direction exchanging. you see those arrows pointing from south to north, so a south wind gun especially in the upper levels of the atmosphere and that means a gradual warming trend is about to begin. and i do mean gradual because it will certain

did include prince william county to stafford, now we are adding in rappahannock, culpeper and spotsylvania counties. it is southern maryland, down i-95. we will look for not a lot of snow, but it is the timing that is the issue. it could lead to slick spots early tomorrow morning. quite a bit of energy pushing through. the heavy snow in west virginia will be heading our way. what we've got going on, through the rest of the evening, everything that falls will melt. overnight, 12:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m., we will see the most intense snowfall and that could lead to slick spots, especially elevated roads, overpasses, bridges, and sidewalks. i will show you who will see the most coming up in about 10 minutes. officials treated -- officials will launch cruise at 10:00 tonight. the director tells us despite the early treatment, you need to be careful when you hit the roads. keep an eye out for plow trucks and salt trucks. >> don't crowd the plow. as our crews are working, safe tomorrow morning. will work alls night to make sure roads are clear when you get up and head out the door to work or scho

spotsylvania schools and king george county schools in virginia are closed. the same for calvert county schools in maryland. the stafford county public schools are on a two-hour delay. they may reassess in the watch "good morning washington" for the latest. district leaders are offering additional services to those who need it. d.c. has an overflow shelter on standby, available to help the homeless. some community members are stepping up to lend a hand. anna-lysa gayle is live at the mcpherson square metro station. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: kimberly, right now it is very difficult to even stand out here too long. i cannot imagine what it's like for people sleeping outside in the cold at the metro station. it has to be extremely painful. these are some of the individuals officials are concerned about. with temperatures dropping into the teens overnight, d.c. has plan,ted a cold emergency many extra services are available to help those living on the streets. >> i've never been this cold before in my life. anna-lysa: community members also noticed the need. on this

southern maryland, stafford, spotsylvania, the northern neck not included in the winter weather advisory. the roadway temperatures are all in the 40's to low 50's. that is very good news. the trend is unmistakable. trend is unmistakable. the winds pouring in from the north as the moisture will surge from the west. that will override the surface. the computer models, the snow in the area. minor accumulations of slushy wet snow. at the time it starts the temperature should be involve freezing. most area is at or below freezing. if we are involve freezing like south and east of washington it's no problem. sloppy. but in the areas that is at or below freezing the problems will continue. that is why the advisory is in effect for 6:00 tomorrow everything. most precipitation should end by sunset and shortly thereafter. slight chance of the precipitation sunday morning. but i wouldn't worry about that. we will head to 40 or 42 in the afternoon. the ice accumulations are a trace. a little more in the higher elevations to the west. 34, a remarkable change tomorrow. then sunday is 44 wi dr. martin

mary and spotsylvania school districts made the decision to close tomorrow. freezing temperatures made this a good weekend to hunker down and stay indoors. but it is back to work for many people tomorrow morning in the frigidaire. >> gwynn kicks off tm coverage with the latest with the forecast, hi, gwynn. >> hi there, we're starting noe next day or so and we'll get a warm-up as the week progresses that's good news. let's take a look at highs for today. we struggled but could not make it out of the 20s today at all. and we should really be in the 40s. no such luck and those wind chills definitely kicked in toda with some gusty wind and we still have wind chills that we're dealing with. right now it's 19 degrees in the city and clear skies and only expecting a few clouds in the overnight hours and the wind chill factor is at 9. so that means that is what it feels like if you step outside. taking a look elsewhere the current wind chills we have actually three degrees what it feels like in winchester this hour and to 2 game rzburg and 2 baltimore and look at wes

jonathan: because of lingering ice issues, spotsylvania county schools will be closed again tomorrow.chools's county and cowart county schools will be open but on a two-hour delay. -- calvert county schools will be open but on a two-hour delay. just sign up for text alerts at alerts./text for text michelle: one of washington's famed landmarks went dark for a second time in a week. this time it was not just the lights on the washington monument that turned off, it was even the critical lights at the top that warning airplanes. hour. richard reeve joins us live from the national mall with reaction and the search for answers for what happened tonight. rich? richard: michelle, they are calling it a ground fault, a gap in the power system that affected not only the wires at the bottom of the washington monument that illuminate the monument itself, but all the way feet to the aviation lights. they were so concerned that they alerted the faa. this hiking group was on the national mall when it happened. >> i said what is going on. that is super bizarre. richard: the washington monument shroud

have a winter weather advisory overnight and into tomorrow -- calvert county, charles county, spotsylvania. we think flurries to the metro area, a dusting south and east. the further south and east you go, the closer to the storm you get and the more snow you will see. windy and cold on sunday. jummy: thank you for joining us. news atbc 7 fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we're offering incredibly fast 150 meg internet, hurry, freddy, you're gonna miss it! coming. i can't believe he is doing this. it's so fast that in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, held by gary watson... fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live ream it... ...while his mom downloads how to se a dislocated shoulder, all at the same time. gary. this is your last chance to get incredibly fast 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79.99 per month online for the first year, plus a 150 dollar visa prep

>>> frigid temperatures and snow still on the ground in places that mean changes for tomorrow, spotsylvania schools made the decision to close tomorrow. fredericksberg city schools are delayed. maryland, schools are delayed two hours. let's check in with sue. the question is, when is the warmup? i know you got one on the seven-day. >> we sure do, it's going to be a gradual process. temperatures haven't been above freezing since friday. now, we are going to go above freezing tomorrow but it's cold tonight and we're going to go see temperatures dropping a little bit more. these were the highs today, not to 32 today. and we got a little bit of cloud cover out there. notice the win of the south at ten miles per hour. we still have a windchill of 12 degrees. but that south breeze will begin the process of bringing gradually out of the deep freeze. temperatures are in teens, north and west in many places to about 23 degrees in the district. we dropped another degree in the district. we're not going to go see a whole drop tonight. maybe a few more degrees, windchills you can see in the mid and upp

spotsylvania , king george and westmorelan be closed again today because of lingering ice issues. on a 2 hour delay today: saint mary's. calvert, fredericksburg, page and madison county schools. toss to eileen - finally above freezing today (wind chills still in the 20s) - warmer late week (50s tomorrow, 60s thursday) - multiple rain chances - colder weekend; unsettled (wintry mix possible sat.) today: cloudy and cold. breezy. highs: 36-40 winds: s 10-15 g 25+ feels: 24-28 tonight: periods of rain. patchy fog. lows: 33-36 winds: sw 5-15 mph wednesday: partly to mostly cloudy and milder. rain possible before 7am and after 7pm. highs: 48-54 winds: s 5 mph toss to suzanne breaking right now... d-c police are looking for a person. 22 year old alexis taylor was last seen a week ago near u-d-c and the van ness metro station. police say she may also be known as jonathan sharp. anyone who may have seen her should contact d-c police. developing now.. rockville police are investigating a hate crime.. targeting a jewish couple. someone left an anti-semitic letter.. and egged the car belongin

earl: the question was about emory upton's attacks at spotsylvania on may 10, 1864. it was not unusual in terms of, i should not go that far, i think his attack was unusual in the sense that he planned it better and he organized it better and he executed it better. the problem with that attack as it was with all attacks in the civil war, you had initial success breaking through. what do you do to follow up, that is always the problem in the civil war. how far does the next line have to be or how close does it have to be in the first one to be -- to offer effective help? nobody figured out an answer to the problem. and oftentimes it was too far back and it went in too late, or if it is too close, it is hit by the same fire hitting the first line. i think that upton probably did it better than most other people, but that is a matter of comparison. good question. >> you mentioned automatic weapons, machine guns in world war i. i know that the president was offered to gatling gun fairly early in the civil war and yet he seemed to reject it, thought it was a unique idea,

highs: 48-54 winds: s 5 mph because of lingering ice issues, spotsylvania, king

joyful kids, unhappy parents in spotsylvania county, stafford, calvert, and st.schools all closed tomorrow. other schools opting for a two-hour delay. tomorrow will be another storm team4 weather alert day. you can track all the closings and delays in the nbc washington app. it's on my facebook page as well for you tonight. >>> new this evening, a dedicated waitress thought she did a good job taking care of her believe what the on the receipt. the waitress says the painful message was hateful. as news4's darcy spencer shows us from ashburn, virginia, the waitress is getting a lot of support from the community. >> it was just total shock. that's all i could say. >> reporter: kelly carter was shocked, not so much that she didn't get a tip from a customer but what was written at the bottom of the receipt. great service. don't tip black people. >> i looked at the receipt three times is what i did because i was shocked because i've never -- never being a server, seen that. >> reporter: carter has been a server with anita's restaurant in ashburn for years. she says the

we just learned spotsylvania county schools will be closed tomorrow. >>> and fredericksburg schools will open two hours late because of the conditions out there. the good news is relief is coming. tom, what's going on? >> it cannot come soon enough. wea we've had three days in a row of sub freezing temperatures. we stayed in the 20s all day today. and temperatures under a hovering in the low to mid 20s. there's the view of our western sky, now dusk is come right over the region. the earth's shadow is now spreading across our region. live view from our tower camera. those clouds off to our west. no rain or snow anywhere in the vicinity the r vicinity. windchills are still hovering in the teens around much of the region. hour by hour as we get into the evening we stay in the low 20s all through the evening. pla partly cloudy with a light wind. then finally getting above freezing by late tomorrow morning. a look at the warmup on the way in just a few minutes. >>> if you have the nbc washington app, you just got an alert that the lights are out again at the washington monument, the second ti

mary's county library not a area will be moving in, the south pulling north of spotsylvania and writeand say thing about montclair with dale city, moving into our area. soggy by late morning and the possibility of ponding on area roads. take it easy. midday, still plenty wet, after 2:00, being will ease up and late afternoon we will be left with damp conditions with occasional showers. 46 degrees, 47 is the high temperature, in the low-40's now and will not move much. the next one to watch is the wintry mix late thursday night, could be some travel delays by early friday morning. this is the system that is shifted in terms of the timing but friday morning, it will have a combination of a little bit of rain and maybe snow but with temperatures as low as they will be by friday morning, dropping under freezing for several hours. friday morning is today. julie: we have the delays today. , new problem on 95 in virginia mobile track headed in this direction, northbound 95, north of the art one is where we have the crash on the left side. pushing northbound i-95 out of dale city towards the

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spotsylvania county schools are closed tomorrow. you can get all the updates by the way on the website wjla.com. alison: days after the liquor board raid in prince george's county the man accused being at the center of the bribery scream was back in court back in court today. brad bell is on the story. we understand david son is out of jail tonight. is that right? brad: yeah. he has been released under strict conditions. strict because last week in court the feds revealed they thought son was tipping others that the f.b.i. was on the bribery scam. we have learned that the f.b.i. has had wiretaps in the community listening to the liquor store owners and politicians for 30 months and have hundreds of recording. david son the man at the center of the liquor board scam walking out of the federal courthouse carrying his 1-month-old baby. he was releasedleasedleased in y of his wife. he had little to say. >> no comment. brad: federal prosecutors had been planning to present evidence in court today to convince a judge son should remain beh

. >>> charges filed now in a crash that killed two people in spotsylvania county. his truck ran over robert e. lee drive. tayl taylor wolf in the back seat. did not survive. friends tell us they had been celebrating. wolf was a father of two with a baby on the way. >> now the inauguration of donald trump. preparations are getting under way. thousands of nationalrd into the city to help with the all-important job of security. mark segraves with a look at the busy eitinerary. >> buses rolling in since early this morning. bus after bus, filled with national guard men and women from you'll over the country. some unloading the equipment outside the d.c. armory. a busy two days for these men and women who hail from every state in the country. >> yes, it is going to be a long day for many soldiers and airmen. we are excited to have them here and very glad that they're willing to make that sacrifice to stand up and be outside all day long in the cold. >> they come from 41 states, three territories and right here in d.c. more than 7,000 members of the national guard with he

spotsylvania county publicub schools are closed., following school so systems are closed today -- tay calvert county, door chesterchte county, queens ann's county you can find a complete list at foxdc.com.xdcom. egree. dulles 13. 1 15 in bwi marshall mix of sunixf and clouds today.lo freezing.freezing so it's been several days now. over 100 hours at dulles withit temperatures below freezing. cold this afternoon, 30. gradual warmup well above normaa by the end ofbo tvehe week. thee stay tuned.. i'll have the seven day.ave se >> erin has roads.sroa >> you have a tweet that someone like the beach party idea.de i'm just saying.g >> okay film we're not readyea yet. we have to get closer to springn >> fair enough. for your morning commute a lotel of slow downs around the are map. college park 95 over to georgiag . traffic crawling along speedsaln under 10 miles an hour in thoses left lanes. ale from 234 all the way through way fairfax county parkway about abo 45 minute delay.elay. all metro rail lines on timees e right now. more traffic i

we just learned spotsylvania county schools will be closed tomorrow. >>> and fredericksburg schools will open two hours late because of the conditions out there. the good news is relief is coming. tom, what's going on? >> it cannot come soon enough. wea we've had three days in a row of sub freezing temperatures. we stayed in the 20s all day today. and temperatures under a

down 95 from right across woodbridge and spotsylvania and fredricksburg. a few other light flurries right now in the panhandle of west virginia. the heaviest snow right now is the bright white zones from richmond to norfolk and north carolina. that is going to continue to track right through there much of the day. here's the new all of this is snow through 9:00, 10:00. moderate to heavy snows farther south and east. that continues afternoon time. but by around 2:00 or 3:00, much of the snow starts to track off to the south and east pl but still snowing in northern maryland. until right around sunset. after that it quickly moves out. we do have this winter weather advisory in the purple zone. winter storm warning in the pink zone for southern maryland and all around that region. they could get up to maybe where the winter storm warning is. over 3 inches east of i-95. and the snaufl amounts, metro area just around an inch. southern and eastern suburbs, around three inches. temperatures right now are in the low to mid-20s to teens farther north and west. we'l

in virginia, king george country and spotsylvania county schools still closed today. fredericksburg city schools and madison country schools have a two hour delay. >> to maryland now country, dorchester county, queen and county and tall bet county schools you are all closed. calvert, kent, st. mary you're on two hour delay. you can fund a complete listings on bottom of your scene and fox5dc.com and "fox 5 news" app. >> baldwin lnltry school in mannasas will be closed today because of a water problem at that particular school. baldwin elementary in mannasas closed today. >> a minute after the hour and happening today on capitol hill the first confirmation hears will begin today for trump's cabinet picks. first up jeff sessions for attorney general. we'll also face questions by lawmakers today. it's sessioned facing most back clash and where he stands on immigration and civil rights. >> opposing sections and moping to make their voices heart. >> live from capitol hill, hel mel, good morning. >> those hearings begin at 9:0 and they were moved to the russel building to gv

in spotsylvania county, schools are closed. in virginia, page county and fredericksburg schools are on a two-hour delay. >> in maryland, st. mary's county and calvert county schools are opening two hours late. >>> this should be the last freezing start for our area for a while, though. that's good news. >> we're going to check in with melissa mollet for the impact on the roads in just a minute. check is out this week. the newest members of storm 4 people is holding down the >> temperatures are going to keep warm understanding overnight. we'll continue with the warming temperatures overnight tonight. but for this morning, it's still very cold outside. 24 degrees right now in the district. by o'clock a.m., 22 fwres. we're still below freezing by 9:00 a.m. 25 degrees. and right around lunchtime if you are heading out for lunch, 31 degrees. so it's still cold enough for your heavy jacket. later this afternoon, we will be about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. >>> the feels like temperature with the wind outside in the teens coming

. >> because of that area spotsylvania country school districts already made the the freezing temperaturesck to work for many people in the morning and the frigid area. air. >> we have team coverage of the air tonight. lindsey watts is live with team coverage and we'll check with gwynn for the latest on the weather. >> when you speak of some of the slick spots in the city here we want to tell you to be careful. i saw a little ice even in our own parking lots and sidewalks and areas that have not been treated. do be careful out there. definitely still areas that could really affect you. let's talk about temperatures that cold, arctic air take a look. a good portion of the country is really feeling it as it sinks way down so the south and mid-atlantic and last night temperatures really kicked in to the single digits and teens. look at highs today. not even getting out of the 20s when we should really be into the 40s no way near that. and we're not h for tomorrow, either. here's a look at current temperatures. we've got 0 degrees at d.c.. 16 baltimore, only 11 dulles this hour. and 13 at mann

issued overnight and tomorrow for anne arundel, prince george, calvert, charles, northern virginia, spotsylvania. these are the winter storm warning from to virginia and north carolina and over on the eastern shore as well. the warning areas could be snowfall. a sharp cutoff between a little bit of snow and a lot of snow. flurries reaching ground right now on doppler radar. let me show you the breadth of the storm. a lot of rain, snow and ice. this is all sliding to the northeast. we will be on the northern fringe of this. at the same time the storm developing strong northerly winds will develop. this could help us. if the winds are strong enough, long enough it could keep the snow farther south. but right now 6:00 in the morning, here is the edge of the snow line just south of the district. it could creep northward for a while during the mid-to-late morning. right now we think by early afternoon we should pull to the east. the gusty winds and the cold air will continue. as a result, here is what we are calling for. north and west, flurry or two. city to south and east, dusting to an inch. one t

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king george country and spotsylvania county schools are closed today. fredericksburg sut yain madison country on 2 hour delay. >> maryland now, caroline county, dorchester, queen anne as, talbert country schools all closed. calvert country, kent county and st. mary country schools on two hour delay. you can find the complete list of closings and delays scrolling on bottom of your screen and also on fox5dc.com and fox news app. >> and there's a school in north are you require not school related because of -- >> -- first up jeff sessions nominated for attorney general and homeland security nominee john kelly will tough a grilling by lawmakers tod lack. >> a number of group opposing sessions and melanie alnwick is live at capitol hill this morning. melanie. >> well, steve, allison, you see how the line as grown here all of these folks here waiting to try to get a public seat. there's people advocating for causes like legal marijuana and civil rights. they want to be first in line for the main event. >>> the president-elect expressing confidence in his nomi