i'm surae chinn, 9news now. >> all right, surae. stay safe out there. and tonight's snow as we know costing both maryland and virginia some big bucks. virginia budgeted about $80 billion for snow removal for this entire season. but after working over the weekend, that money is done. vdot crews have also put in 106 hours of overtime. it was over the snow budget by more than 10 million bucks, and that was before last weekend's storm. but the salt is not the only cost connected to this snowy weather. we know the weather is good for business for some folks, like snowplow operators or maybe anybody selling shovels. but the macroeconomic picture, not quite so rosy. brittany joins us to tell us how the snow is getting costly. >> reporter: gas prices on the new york market, for example, last week they dropped by 11%. that is when the national weather service was predicting milder temperatures. today it changed that outlook saying it's going to be cold all over the country. it had traders scrambling and today gas prices jumped by 6%. from the pump to the registe

we had surae chinn -- i shouldent say surae chinn, actually peggy fox in tysons corner, she was out on one of the main roads, 123 there and said she hasn't seen a plow yet but you say the plows have their blades down and they are moving around and plowing. >> they are moving around and the sign around northern virginia. they will continue throughout the night. they will probably have to hit the roads several times in the same area. they are expecting the snow to fall. we will try to hit the primary and interstates repeatedly. how many drivers do you have and how often are they relieved? >> it is pretty much every truck and piece of equipment and driver we have available to us. that is v dolt drivers and that's contracted drivers. and those folks are working 12- hour shifts and working around the clock. they will be working through this until monday, tuesday and wednesday when we are done plowing. >> very long work schedule for those men and women. i guess there's also overtime to be paid as well which contributes the fact that you are running through your budget so quickly. >> we have

surae chinn live for us in alexandria where the crews are getting ready to go at it one more time, surae? >> reporter: i'm true plenty more. they are getting ready for that salt mix busy. they will be getting ready to start being on the road. it started snowing at 5:00 in alexandria. we'll step out of the way here. it's been snowing, but not sticking much. we're told that there are some 50 to 60 trucks waiting to be loaded up here. tons of it throughout the evening. really, their main concern will be tomorrow evening and tonight as well. they had continue to push. they have been pretreating the roads since yesterday with the brine. now, they are loaded up with the real stuff. crews are now staged across the region. they are at $27 million snow removal budget is wiped out and has been since last saturday's storm. they are $6 million over budget. spending about $1 million a day for an average storm like this one. if you're talking about the potential for a big storm on saturday, they will be spending a lot more. but crews say that does not change the fact that they will be treating and cle

surae. >> reporter: oh, yes. i really want to pick it up. i want to show you the anamo anamometer. you can see it's reading at ten miles an hour. it doesn't seem like a whole lot. it's feeling like it's 16 degrees out here. and it just feels like it's blowing a lot more. you can just see the side flags right here whipping in the wind and it's expected, as topper said, to go auto head and whip even more. -- ahead and whip even more. that's what they're dealing with. pepco is concerned about tomorrow morning when the winds are expected to pick up. whenever there are sustained winds of 40-50 miles an hour, that can cause a lot of troubles. in the last three weeks we've seen just that. mother nature reeking havoc on the power line with snow, high winds and trees coming down. tree companies have been swamped. if you see a power line on the ground, stay clear from it. both could be energized. they don't anticipate large power outages tonight but that could change as the winds really kick in. >> we expect that between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. we could have the greatest potential for power

in alexandria, surae chinn for 9news now. >> surae, thank you. >>> now, if you've lost power and want to make sure the food you bought for the storm stays safe, as long as it's less than two hours before the power went out, your food in the freezer is considered to be good to eat. keep the doors closed as much as possible. that keeps the food cold longer. a freezer half full can keep it safe for a day. full freezer two days. if the thermometer reads anything lower than 45 degrees fahrenheit, it's best to top it out. for all of the questions, go to wusa9.com. >>> listen to why this woman's case makes the top of the list. >> a local power company admits to a rare mistake that ends up costing a family their home. topper. >>> now we have some freezing rain and some sleet here in northwest. we'll come back and testimony you if that's a good or bad thing. we'll take you out, though. tomorrow morning wakeup weather 8:00. an additional 2-4 inches in the morning. winds picking up. temperatures in the 20s. we'll talk about when blizzard conditions arrive and how much total snow will fall after

surae. >> reporter: old town is desserted right now. but don't let this all fool you. it seems its people know exactly what to do, where to go and how to weather the storm. the record breaking snow chilled the streets of the usually bustling old town alexandria. ♪ music playing >> reporter: but residents and visitors found the perfect place to thaw out tonight. >> we have a drink right here. >> reporter: the irish pub managed to stay open through the blizzard, putting their workers in hotels overnight to make sure they would be here for patrons to stay well hydrated. >> i've been sitting in my apartment for four days and i needed some beer. >> we walked down here when we found out they were open and decided to come out and hang out with friends. >> reporter: a few blocks down, jackson 20 served a lively crowd. >> we have a very social block. >> reporter: this group of six are all neighbors who walked down to this watering hole. >> we have been hanging out since friday night together. >> reporter: we even got a shot out. they say they've been watching channel nine throu

let's get out to surae chin live in gaithersburg. last time around in december we laughed because you tried to make a snowman and the snow was too dry. will you not have that problem this time. >> reporter: no, i don't think so. maybe i should start now, and by tomorrow morning i should have a really big great snowman. but the snow is coming down. as topper says, it's only going to get worse. i can only imagine. what makes it harder this time is that the snow is blowing sideways, making visibility tough. let me show you 355 here. you can see the snow is covered pretty well on the streets right now. the good thing is that it's nearly desserted right now, but, you know, drivers, delivery drivers, are having to be on the roads tonight. take a look and a listen. >> star syringe marvin is his name. by the sounds of phones ringing there are lots of hungry people in gaithersburg. the orders are piling up. the carry-out drivers are trying to keep pace. >> when you're dealing with 18 to 24 inches, it's very hard to get around, especially in t

derek. >> all right, thank you, surae. our superstorm coverage will continue right after the break. >>> welcome back. as is the case, prince george's county are working around the clock keeping track of the winter storm and how well they're doing out on the road. >> dave owens joins us live in forestville. dave. >> reporter: derek and anita, just a few moments ago i was outside and i've just come back inside. and right behind me the district -- the county, i should say, they're having a meeting right now what's going on. the different regional directors are phoning in their progress right now. and what they're giving to this board right now is, hey, where are our roads. what is going on out there right now? what additional resources do we need? that's a meeting that's going on as we speak right now. right behind me, and this has been going on all day as well, this is just an example of one of the workers that has been here throughout the day. and they have been collecting all kinds of data. what's the temperature of the pa

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