there has been a storm in the d.c. area that has produced 20 inches of snow over the past 100 years. it has been 94 years since that is happened. there' s going to be a lot of wind. take a look. the d.c. area is under that blizzard watch. this is until sunday morning at 6:00 a.m. also blizzard watch out for long island. you get the idea. from the mid-atlantic up toward new york city, those strong winds, heavy snow will have a big impact. we are not involved in any of these winter storm watches at this point. the heaviest snows are going to target areas south of new york city. there will be a bull' s-eye of one to two feet, possibly even more. southern new england is going to remain on the edge of this. we' re still continuing to track. if you are traveling south along 95, you need to know about this storm. for us, it is going to move in saturday afternoon. winds and coastal impacts. despite the amount of snow, the winds are going to be coming out of the coast line. we have that full moon on saturday and coastal flooding

a lot of beautiful trees in the d.c. area. we could see power outages because of the winds and also the very heavy wet snow. talking about snowfall totals lastly, want to show you this graphic. d.c., you're in the 24 to 36 inch range, that bullseye just to the west of the city. i think east of the 95 corridor you'll see about two feet, two and a half feet, we could see higher amounts west of 95. and look at that purple bullseye right there. charlottesville, 36 inches or more. new york city, i think that's going to be the biggest question because depending on exactly the track of this storm and how fast it moves offshore, you could get around 8 to 10 inches. so areas could get higher, some a little lower, wolf. a lot of questions still to be answered but we're in this for the long haul. we're in it now and it's going to be lasting for the next 24 to 36 hours. >> jennifer, you're staying with us throughout the night for complete updates on the forecast. standby for a moment. i want to go to the washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowse

@the main streets in the city @and in the d.c. metro area. @ive sunny people out there @enjoying the sun. @some people skiing in the snow @here. @these conditions are going to @continue throughout the day, of @course today being the height @of the storm. @the blowing and drifting snow, @the high winds, 40 to 06-mile- @per-hour winds. @so at people are having a good @time, driving conditions -- @treshrous. @the good news, we haven't seen @a whole lot of people out @driving in these conditions. @a lot of businesses closed in @the washington, d.c. area. @weekend helping the sister @station with their coverage and @i'll be bringing you updates on @week. @but for now in washington, @d.c., tiffani. @>>> cleveland hopkins not a @clough of snow on the tarmacs @but departures on the east @coast are tricky. @a number of cancellations @backing up. @we checked at the canton @congress airport but most of @their frights are no places of @the country not affected by the @storm. @>> the mayor of new york could @be throwing his hat in a mayor @political race.

number four, the d.c. mansion murders. son, and couple, their their housekeeper were brutally murdered in this home that was set on fire. the case drew national attention in the motive remains a mystery. the police believe that multiple suspects were involved, but at years end only one man has been charged. number three, metro smoke incident. an alexandria woman died after an electrical arcing problem on the yellow line after the train encountered heavy smoke south of l'enfant plaza. the ntsb said exhaust fans metro used made the situation worse. it filled the tunnel with smoke. 61-year-old carol glover died and dozens were taken to the hospital. unrest.wo, baltimore one week after suffering a spinal injury in a police van, 25-year-old freddie gray died in april. on the day of his funeral, writing a rocket that drew the interrupted rioting that drew the attention of the entire world. a curfew was enacted in the national guard came. six officers were eventually charged, but the first trial ended in a hung jury. this time the

the washington d.c. nowball fight association has planned a snowball fight for sunday, sunday at 10:00 a.m. that is a change from the original plan. that is going to be at the dupont circle fountain. the subject is subject to change because of the severity of storm. you can check with the group's website page. the theme is snow wars, the snowball strikes back. who could forget this moment from one of last year's snowball fights. yes, that is our own brody logan taking a snowball right in the neck. they have been like that every single year. > we're hoping he'll be out there covering it. >> one of our reporters, people were taking aim at him. they had a big trash can full of snow on him. > some new information has come in. yes, it's still predicting a really huge snowstorm for us as we look at our new models coming in. nothing has changed. we have to got to prepare ourselves president. it may look a lot like what we're showing you here and we'ring you once again down memory lane back to 2010. when the stor

an internal review of the d.c. public schools' athletics department shows $54,000 generated at the 2014 game and $26,000 collected at the 2013 event were not deposited into the bank for weeks afterward and that in all more than $350,000 in proceeds earned in d.c. public schools' sporting event ticket and food sales since 2011 were allowed to sit idle for weeks after the games. the audit doesn't name her but puts blame on a former athletic director who resigned in fall 2015 saying she was grossly negligent. that whom is stephanie evans. auditors say at one point in 2015 there were bags of cash, locked bags they said, holding $32,000 worth of money inside her d.c. ps athletic offices in northeast waiting to be deposited for months. >> anybody who runs a business, anybody who runs a non-profit, that's not how it's done. >> reporter: terry lynch is a longtime d.c. ps parent who says students are victims when money is mismanaged. >> there's cash sitting in an office and worst of all it's cash that should be accounted for

i think with the program that d.c. department of health has funded we are on the right track, but it can't stop now, it has to continue. these numbers show that. the numbers of concussions that we're seeing show that. so i appreciate the opportunity for all of you to come, we will be happy to take more questions and i will turn it over to charli charlie. >> good morning. thank you, michael. thank you, mike and thank you everyone for being here. it really is a great honor to be here and working with medstar and children's, especially through the initiatives set forth by the department of health. this is a tremendous opportunity for us to show an example for the country of what can be done on a regional level. one of the things we heard from dr. gioia was the need for more research and certainly the understanding about the issues at hand. as a former coach, as an athletic director, i understood the administrative burden that's in play here for schools. paperwork, six, seven, eight different pages of pieces of paper every

the d.c. area is bracing for the blizzard. and schools are closed, metro is preparing to shutdown for the te weekend and road crews are making sure last night's chaotic commute is done. do are you ready?, tonight, fox5 has everything you need to known about the monster storm. > here we go, thank you for joining us tonight, i'm tony perkins and i'm shawn yancy. ya this time tomorrow night the n snow will be falling fast and furious as of right now thehe federal government is still opes tomorrow with the option of tell he work. most schools already canceled classes, they include fairfax county, arlington, prince william can fauquier and fau stafford counties, also alexandria, manassas anddria manassas closed. clo in maryland, howard, montgomeryw county and saint mary county schools are closed. prince george's county publicic schools already had a scheduled day off. d.c. schools have also closed uc for the weekend. that is not that common. you will see a complete list co scrolling at the bottom of youro screen throughout the next

the snow starts in d.c. urday morning and snows for hours. the problem is if it snows 2 inches an hour for five or six hours, that's a foot of snow. if it does that twice, we're up to 2 feet as we would expect. this is the purple area from d.c., charolettesville, roanoke. that's the bull's eye. don't take your prize off new york city. still 6 to 10 inches there. we saw what 1 inch did in d.c. yesterday. >> it was really bad. let's head out to d.c. right now, the salt barn because the salt trucks are loading up with their cargo. chris is in front of the salt barn, awaiting the mayor to speak. she has a lot of explaining to do, chris. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, chris. we got sucker punched here in d.c. it was a mess, gridlock all over the city. the sidewalks were icy, slick. i talked to the mayor's aide before this press conference. i said, what is the mayor going to say? they said, she's going to take spobt for last night. they didn't put enough resources out on the road. they say it's a bit of, you

the wind is kicking up here in d.c. e have 5 inches of accumulation and right now we are heading into what we're told is going to be the most intense period of the snow from about midnight until about 9:00 a.m. and the snow won't even end then. connecticut avenue, the snow plows have been working around the clock but they have not been able to keep ahead of this and clear the roads to the extent it is easily passable. there is snow pack on the road. this hill is a steep incline on connecticut avenue and some cars have had trouble getting up it. we're going to pull over to the right hand side of the road here and give you a sense of the wind and the snow drift and some of the conditions here. our photojournalist is pulling over. i'll get out and talk to dash cam in a second while he gets his third camera out. getting out of the vehicle here. and you see people up here on connecticut avenue. some people -- this is dangerous. some people are in the middle of the street. very, very dangerous for them. what we saw on the high

leon: the d.c. county voted a year ago to not allowed a person to retire before discipline is implemented but it was never implemented. sam ford is going to explain why. sam: we are in front of a fire house that is engine 20. a fire lieutenant here appears to be able to avoid punishment by retiring even though the d.c. counsel passed a law to -- d.c. council passed a law to prevent that because someone didn't implement the law. when the elderly cecil mills died from a heart attack across from a fire station that offered no health, the fire chief there colleen davis who faced disciplinary action retired before it could be carried out. then the d.c. coupcil passed a law to -- council passed a law to stop. so last year when an 18-month-old choked on a grape at his home and the fire lieutenant at engine 20 admitted he knew he was closer but failed to respond because another engine company 31 was dispatched he faced disciplinary action but was allowed to put in his paper last month for full retirement. w

live desk, with the serious snow preps underway, d.c. mayor bowser talking about the weekend snow plan, specifically your responsibility. >> we haven't had a forecast that storm of 24 inches in my memory. and i heard somebody say today it's only happened twice in the district in a single storm. and our approach, it is important that we clear sidewalks. that's why we're here today to remind every resident that that is your responsibility and required by the law. >> now bowser's office is handing out shovels to member of the city's resident snow team, volunteers that shovel for the elderly and disabled neighbors and says d.c. has 14 new dump trucks to salt and plow major streets. several other plans focus on the smaller resident streets. the dome is packed with tons of salt. pat? >>> all right. you should make sure your car is tuned up and ready to go. when the temperature drops, keep in mind that you need to have a full gas tank and check your tire pressure and tread before you hilt the road. aaa says you should never jump a frozen battery

under the d.c. , they won't collect garbage from buildings with four or more units and the neighbors believe when the land lords don't pay for trash collection the tenants legally dump. >> we want to make sure the services are sped up. >> not only are they an eyesore, they attract bugs and rats. >> it's not ideal. especially by the columbia, you can see a whole rats nest out of a horror movie. >> it's so bad a neighborhood commission passed a resolution calling on the d.c. government to verify whether the local residential buildings have dumpster or contract for pride trash collection. the consumer and the regulatory afires says waste management confinement will create safety and quality of life for the residents. the department of public works are in receipt of the request and are committed to work together to address it. in the meantime, the angry residents hope they will get the message and stop dumping. in northwest, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: officials with prince william county sch

in the 1990's, d.c. claimed leading position in police shootings. >> during the period of 1994-1998, officers shot and killed more people than in chicago, which had a police force three times as large and population five times as large. stephen: the department of justice and m.p.d. entered into an agreement to bring excessive force under control. now years after oversight ended, a city audit of the department found m.p.d. still is far ahead of other cities. >> there the no evidence that m.p.d. has excessive force problem. stephen: but the audit found areas they need to be more vigilant. among them, chokehold, a move that proved fatal last year. >> there are circumstances where the law enforcements are struggng for their life and they have no other option. in those cases, there is whether or not it was justified. reporter: overall, they believe other departments across the country can learn what is going on here in the district. >> it's an awful lot of work and it takes commitment. but it brings with it th

in a statement this evening, the d.c. police department praised the president's plan for focus on gun crimes and budget requ t requests for the agents of bureau tobacco and firearms. jackie bensen, news4. >> thank you. social media still flooded with reaction from both sides to the president's actions today. at one point the #stop gun violence was the top trend in this u.s. many supporters used that to thank the president. former lawmakers and mass shooter victim, gabby giffords said, thank you, potus, for standing up to the gun lobby when congress won't. comedian amy schumer said, let's go, we can stop gun violence. meanwhile, yoorbing the #2a, standing for second amendment. and gun control is government control while jeb bush said americans can't give hilary clinton a chance to expand the president's actions. >>> staying with the race for the white house now, tonight, there are signs of tension between gop front runners donald trump and ted cruz. trump recently reignited concerns about cruz's canadian birthplace and call

and horrible traffic across the region people are trying to get home and still trying. in d.c. mayor bowser says the crews are out starting at 4 and look ago head to friday and weekend city is preparing for worst case sent area joy. they asked for cars, trucks, fewer outages and high winds and heavy wet snow will bring things down to the power lines. earlier today, d.c. apartment of transportation started pre prepping salt spreaders. >> we know what that means. that means that we could also lose power. when it is cold, t and snow, people are shut in and there's the possibility of power outag outages and it's more than a nice city to look in on a neighbor. it becomes a cec any. >> in the event of widespread out annual she'll activate warming shelters and the city happeneding out more than 2,000 snow shovels volunteering to shovel snow in neighbors and remain lucky. we declare the sidewalks out front or face fines. >>> vdot says this is all hands on deck situation. more than 100 clouds on the roads and earlier today we visited salt dome in fairfax. 3600 plows will hit the road and

that leading edge is inching towards the d.c. e going to detear yoeriorate in tp of a finger, but you would never know that a storm is coming by looking at the crowd behind me. and the storm line is getting ve very, very close to the d.c. area, and filling in little by little, and like you said, 29 million people under the blizzard warning, and that is stretching from d.c., baltimore, philly, new york, and philadelphia could see more snow than originally expected. we could see up to 20 to 30 inches here in the d.c. area, and it is going to continue to snow for hours and hours on end. we are looking at the 24 to 36 hours. the winds are going to pick up, and we will see the winds at a 30 to 40 miles per hour with gusts up to the 60 or higher as the storm makes its way up the coast. we will continue the feel the winds through tomorrow, and then slacking off by saturday night. look at that, d.c. is definitely in the bull's eye. the nation's capitol is getting the very, very strong winds, and then it is going to continue up, ashleigh,

area, you're not traveling to the d.c. rea with 20 to 30 inches of snow for baltimore and d.c., the western suburbs of d.c. going to get the heaviest. we'll see significant snowfall for wilmington, south jersey and pennsylvania, farther to the north and west the snow totals won't be as impressive but still a heavy wet snow for the allentown area into the lehigh valley up to 10 inches of snow. and the rain/snow line, we'll be updating as the day goes on, the more it comes inland the more limiting of snowfall you'll see at the shore. in delaware and interior new jersey and delaware. but if it stays closer to the coastline you can expect this area to be enlarged. same story for the 10 to 14 area as well. snow through the day on saturday, if you don't have to go anywhere, best not to. until sunday when we'll be digging out and windy conditions, strong gusty winds, lots of snow on power lines that could lead to outages. we may see an extended period without power in spots well into next week. full seven-day forecast to show you

our news crews have been braving the elements all day from d.c. aryland and virginia, we begin tonight, though with doug. he's in storm center 4 with the very latest on what's happening out there. >> just a couple of areas and montgomery village, 2.3 inches and 5.4 in compton in st. mary's county and over towards hills borough, just to the west of dulles airport coming in at 2.8 inches. we've already gotten a few inches across the area and it's only going to continue to pile up as we move on through the night tonight. you can see the snow moving on in here and that snow has been light to moderate for the most part and we haven't seen too much in the way of heavy snow and we do expect that to come over the next couple of hours. see the white bands and that's where we're seeing half inch per hour snowfall rates and another one about to come right back to the d.c. metro area and through warrenton and manassas around the springfield area. you can see those two bands and around leesburg and bluemontt and manassas and over toward woodbridge and clinton a

also the same northeast d.c., college park. route 50 towards bowie, conditions gradually improve as we move through the next hour or two. to the west it looks even better in terms of the snowfall quickly coming to an end. aceenton and manassas, just view snow flurries. southern maryland also beginning to clear out with the snow quickly ending. greatturecast, gives a indication of what is going to be on the way as we move through the overnight. the skies begin to clear. tomorrow morning, we can all look forward to a very nice sunrise across the washington metro area. the cleanup begins tomorrow. actually, for some right now. more on what to expect plus a look at some great pictures from the belfort furniture weather center in just a few minutes. leon: we saw quite a picture tonight. a fire broke out at a prince george's county stripmall. a carpeting store when up in flames on silver hill road ensued when. prince george's county fire officials say hi wind caused the flames to spread into other stores. there were no injuries and th

especially in the neighborhood of d.c. as mike carter-conneen reports the district is concerned about the environmental impact of the snow melt. mike: those scooped up, snow must go down somewhere. that d.c. is lot six outside r.f.c. memorial stadium. even as it melts, a mountain of 20-foot high peaks of snow continues to grow with truckload after truckload. after all of this snow crippled d.c., why not dump it in the anacostia or the potomac river? maybe back in the day that would have been considered but now days, especially the folks coming to the anacostia clean-up and the focus on the chesapeake bay, i don't think it crossed anyone's mind they would dump it. the snow drag and snow melter was loaned to d.c. by the indianapolis airport. >> it's 24 hours straight now. we are making a don't. mike: with the temperature of nine degrees the water inside the tank processed 60 tons of snow an hour. but it's a polluted hot tub you wouldn't want to jump into. the huge draws here is where the salt collects. it will go in the drain

is in the blizzard's crosshairs. washington, d.c. and virginia have already declared a state of emergency before the storm even arrives. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> meantime, airlines are allowing passengers to rebook for free to avoid the storms. >> local 12's team coverage just beginning. road conditions are one of the biggest concerns. tonight on local 12 news at 6:00. communities like maysville could potentially see as much snow. the very latest on the changes on the weather conditions. scott will be working with erica collura. local12.com is also your home for closings and delays around the tri-state. >> a different picture on wall street. stocks have been sharply higher. energy stocks recovered some ground. we have a look at the latest numbers on local 12 news live at noon. the number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest levels since july. volatile after the holidays when many retail employees are laid off. the heads of the child poverty coalition are expected to meet today. cincinnat

cindy: it is for the d.c. area and the new york area from -- out to rhode island. you need to know what is happening. i put forecast snow out for big cities. d.c., baltimore, 18 to 24 inches. philadelphia, one foot to one foot and a half -- to one half e. major impacts with the snow, the wind, and the roads. there will be some bigger impacts. here locally, not expecting the significant impacts we have to the south. some snow moves in saturday afternoon and moves out monday morning area we will have strong wind along the coast line and the storm will dive southward. as we get towards tomorrow morning, it is bringing ice and snow to parts of the deep south. into saturday morning, notice how the storm is ramping up coming off the carolina coast line. there will be heavy snow from new york down to d.c. it lists northward during the day on saturday. we are just starting to see the northernmost edge flirt with the south coast of new england. by lunchtime and early afternoon, the progress is northward. it is still mainly south of the pike. during the evening and overnight

. >> a great day to get to the d.c. convention center for the nbc 4 health & fitness expo. as you're out and about running around, check the latest storm team 4 forecast with the nbc washington app. see the big changes on the way. i've got that for you, now as we look at capitol hill, shrouded in light fog, mist is falling as well. temperatures are chilly. hovering in the low 40s in the metro area, around the bay, mid-40s. shenandoah valley in the mountains. it's in the 30s. below freezing in western maryland. watch out for icing there today. going to be out and about. you'll need an umbrella for the morning hours. no rain around but we are getting some of this light mist and drizzle. a look at the big changes and when rain will be moving in, that's in just a few minutes. >> thanks so much, tom. from tom we go to spandex. break them out, folks. the nbc 4 health & fitness expo just opened up at the washington convention center. you can tell we're excited. >> special guests, demos, workouts, q & a sessions. did we mention, not going to cost you a thing. it's all free, happeni

the mayor in d.c. telling people the stay put. >> we want our residents to stay in place during the duration of this storm. atlantic are expecting more than two feet of snow. >> vanessa: fox25's chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz has been following the system for us all week. he's in the storm tracker weather center now with what we can expect. kevin? >> kevin: it's been a long week of tracking this one from a baby storm in the pacific ocean to gaining strength as it crossed the country. it was expected the blow up and it's certainly doing that. there is our first snow into southern new jersey and pennsylvania. heavy snow into the d.c. area. it's going to be a blizzard for them. it will come off the coastline and hit us hard in some parts of the area. future cast shows that storm coming up the coast. it's begrudgingly going the make it on shore during the morning hours. it will come down lightly at first and pick up in intensity during the mid-day. the leading edge of the snow makes it to the mass pik

even here, in the d.c. metro, we will still have these gusts to 40 miles per hour, at 11:30 tonight with that heavy snow. that is why we have the blizzard conditions that are expected with the whiteout conditions as well. another thing, with heavy snow in the strong winds, power outages, lack at this power outage potential by early tomorrow morning. especially if you live along the coast, that is where we will probably have the highest power outages come early tomorrow morning, and then, by season kay morning, again, i won a even be surprised if a lot of us here hen immediate metro started to see those power out ago ins. what happen fuss lose how we're, you cannot watch us here on abc 7 and newschannel 8? have no fear? we are on all social media platforms. you can connect with us on-line at wjla p.m. com/weather. also the "storm watch 7" app is fan taste ing. i actually do use it all the time. it is fantastic because you can track this storm, the radar, you have the live doppler right there at the fingertips

inventory are limited but there are options in the d.c. s. >> balancing the needa9 for privacy. >> they will likely have a stand alone house. it does not need to be a huge estate. half an acre would be fine. >> in northwest, mike carter-conneen abc7 news. leon: maybe michelle obama could become a real housewife of potomac. still ahead at 5:00. hard to find an office not running a pool right now. one thing we need to do before the drawing to make advenes if you win big. -- make a difference if you win big. alison: while a community is defending the seal. it's so controversial it prompted an election to decide whether to change it. leon: next masked men burst in a home and open fire. two people including an exotic dancer run for safety. the manhunt for the killers next at "abc7 news at 5:00". alison: the "7 on your side" help center is open answering questions about training your pets. just call 703-236-9220. phone lines are open until 6:30. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won'

everybody in the green, d.c. to the east. frederick county, loudoun county, winds up to 60 miles an hour. winter storm watch, that's the blue, everybody will get heavy snow. the only difference between the two is the wind. we'll talk much more as we move on. this will be a crippling snowstorm, highways will be closed and numerous power out e outages and impacts will last into next week. i have the latest information coming up right now in a few minutes. >>> not even the president's motorcade was immune to the rough stuff. it took over an hour for it to get from joint base andrews to the white house, a trip that normally takes about 25 minutes. presidential suvs and vans slid right along with the rest of you and passed several crashes along the way. >> all this is just the beginning. we have up to 2 feet of snow coming on friday, saturday and sunday. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will release more details about her snow plan tomorrow. today, she says, the city has 20 new plows in its fleet this year and already asked for national g

one of the top athletes here in the d.c. sports market. e, robert griffin iii the former franchise quarterback of the redskins team, possibly his last day here at redskins park cleaning out his locker and griffin was here earlier today any griffin was here doing just that. >> do you mind if we ask a few questions? >> one statement? >> i don't have anything for you. >> you see griffin cleaning out his locker right there. he did not talk to the media today, but he did leave behind an inspirational poem. we'll see over the next few weeks where he is. and that will do it for us at redskins park. >> i hear jerry jones want >>> tonight, inside the takedown of el chapo. new images from the bloody raid and his hideout, and the hollywood connection. how actor sean penn interviewed him in secret with help of a mexican actress. >>> campaign crunch-time. three weeks until iowa. growing anxiety for hillary clinton. her polls slipping to bernie sanders and she's been trailing in new hampshire. >>> and donald trump like we've never seen him before. >>> ar

of course, we've been talking about the big winter storm that is coming up. but d.c. had barely a trace and it is crippled even at this hour. that is our big story. we're starting with the winter weather bearing down on the east coast. about 50 million people you mentioned will be impacted this weekend. >> but as you said, washington, d.c. already got a taste with a smaller storm during evening rush hour. the 1.6 inches brought traffic on area highways and city streets to a standstill. residents complained the public works department got a late start on treating the roads and then its trucks couldn't get around all of those stuck cars. >> and look at this. the president's marine one helicopter was grounded. the presidential entourage had to drive back to the white house and even that took more than an hour. >> oh, my goodness. the limos and vans added to the mess. but the accidents and problems were all over the washington area as this app showed late last night. all those red lines all the places where there are backups and accidents. >> all those dots indicative of a

the d.c. board of elections tells news 4 it expects a formal, written ruling from the judge early next week. the board will appeal the judge's decision and ask for a stay to keep the ordered from going into effect. >>> there will be a lot of melting this week, but with rain in the forecast, that could lead to flooding concerns. amelia's got the latest timing on rain chances coming up. >>> a mother and her seven month old somehow, miraculously survived, they escaped serious injuries after a car plows into them during a police chase. the video you' >>> new tonight, a mom and her seven month old child are miraculously okay after a car hit them at full speed in argentina. security cameras captured the collision. we do want to warn you, it is very graphic. police were chasing a car that they say two teens had stolen. well the car suddenly drives off the road, barrels right into the mom and her child. both are flung into the air. the child lands on the ground, the mother on the carhood before falling

i'm the mayor of washington, d.c. we are located in the frank fra reeves center here in washington, d.c. in ward 1 to provide a regular update on d.c.'s digout from the blizzard of 2016. let me start by saying we're making a lot of progress. p we are nearing the end of day one of the digout which started shortly after the snow stoppedy this morning. our crews worked all night and all day and we have deployed most of the 400 new pieces of equipment that i mentioned to you this morning and much of it dispatched from rfk stadium. some of you have started to see blacktop and that's good. it's mostly on our majorajor roadways and we're beginning to get into the secondary roadwayss and into the neighborhoods as well. while we have made some progress, there is still a lot t more to do and we will work to continue to clear our major arteries. a the look of the blacktop you're seeing in am cases we still have restricted width on those lanes.thos so either we don't have the full number of lanes that we should, or we have some --

the d.c. metro transportation system will be closed. >> by 3:00 today, you need to be where you are going to be lana: up to 30 inches of snow predicted here with 50 mile an hour winds, and store shelves reflect the concern. philadelphia' s airport canceling all flights. in the new york area, around 1700 snow plows are at the ready. >> we have 300-3000 tons of rock salt on hand -- we have 300-3000 -- 303 ,000 tons of rock salt on hand. lana: cars sliding off the roads in arkansas, a tornado in mississippi taking down trees. as the countdown to a potentially historic blizzard is now just hours away. erika: cancellations already starting to pile up at logan airport. we are always told this, but at this point, it' s really more kelley:" a lot of cancellations like richmond, virginia, raleigh, north carolina. but as the storm moves, we expect more airports and more flights to be affected. at logan airport struggling to rebook ahead of the major storm about to slam the mid-atlantic. some lights to t

blizzard watches are out for the entire d.c. metro area. kely to be updated to a blizzard warning. the difference, one difference. the winds. if you could have winds sustained at 30 miles an hour or hire, which i think we could do with this storm, that's what qualifies it as a blizzard. 30 to 45 miles an hour. looks line winds could be in the 40 to 55-mile-per-hour range. this is going to be a very hard wallop of snow. i'll show you different come pouter outputs. this is our local model. 16 inches at national airport. out toward the blue ridge, more than two feet of snow. that's model number one. model number two. the american model gives 19 inches at national airport. notice the trend. heaviest amounts at i-95. 30 inches at winchester, lower achlts of the rain/snow mix. still, a significant storm. the european model, 23 inches at national airport and a solid foot at st. mary's county. it will probably be between 6 and 12 inches of snow. out toward the blue ridge where it's all snow all the time, snowfall amounts will be extreme. potentially

so everyone in the d.c. bout 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon just to avoid any possibility of getting caught in any of the snow. by 3:00 a.m. saturday, this is when the blizzard conditions will develop here in the mountains of virginia back up towards d.c. notice all the ice. this is what we were just showing you on that graphic, the pink coloring in here. that will be what you'll wake up to saturday morning. hopefully you'll wake up with power still on in those areas. by the time we get to noon saturday, the snow finally makes it up to about philadelphia. maybe a little bit of snow trying to creep up towards new york city. but not a lot. and then as far as the snow goes, it will actually go from that freezing rain/sleet mess, maybe losing power in charlotte, raleigh, and you're going to end as snow. then we're going to add even more weight to the branches and power lines. so power outages could continue. and then by 11:00 p.m. saturday, this is when the winds are really cranking, this is when it's a full-blown

just hung up with the d.c. water official who tells me that this is going to cause some problems for crews who are going to shut off the valve to keep the water from spewing down the street. they're going to have some trouble because a lot of the snow is still piled up over in that area since the water is still gushing out. you can tell the problem is still going on. it hasn't been resolved. this is going to make for a really, really interesting commute later this morning. ice will be an issue because of all the water that can be seen in this area. it's really, really cold temperatures out here. once crews are able to get to that valve which is going to be a little difficult, it's going to take 6 to 8 hours i'm told to repair this. so a little patience and a lot of caution will definitely be necessary in this area. so far we haven't received any reports of water outages or loss of pressure, water pressure in nearby residences or the omni hotel which we're standing in front of. but as we learn more about this wat

the mayor of d.c. apologized for wednesday night's night's debacle and said the city is ready for the next storm with 40,000 tons of salt, 800 workers, and about 500 plows. >> i have lived in d.c. most of my life and i don't know that i have lived through a forecast like this. it's an extremely large storm. it will last for 36 hours. >> reporter: much of the northeast is in the blizzard's crosshairs. along the coast line. washington d.c. and virginia have already declared a state of emergency before the storm even arrives. >> "q": here's some good news if you are traveling. airlines are allowing passengers to rebook for free to avoid the storms. >> samantha: all the talk about that east coast weather, here at home, though, we had a little bit of snow this morning. let's take a live look outside. here's that feisle roof camera looking over c.s.u. a gray day, but some of you are seeing some sun right now. we will talk about when the little snow flakes we've got flying around will taper off. and -- whether

here's the latest radar. light snow in d.c., very heavy to the north of there. so d.c. gets a break now. it should fill back in though later this morning. >> thanks for staying on top of things. >>> in about 20 minutes or so, i'll be speaking with andrew cuomo about the blizzard watch in effect for new york. as bill mentioned the expectations changed for the worse over overnight. >>> renewed tensions between donald trump and ted cruz. the two rivals are among several candidates in iowa today making a last pitch to voters before the caucuses nine days from now. in the midst of their fight in iowa, donald trump's campaign released an ad painting ted cruz as pro amnesty on immigration and cruz followed with an ad of his own. >> sounded like you wanted the bill to pass. >> well, of course i wanted the bill to pass. my amendment to pass. what my amendment -- >> you said the bill. >> is take citizenship off the table. it doesn't mean -- it doesn't mean that i supported the other aspects of the bill. >> i think eminent domain is wonderful. >> it made him rich. like when trump c

that storm brought over 16 inches in the d.c. pictures. absolutely amazing snowfall totals. but that was also a friday/saturday event. that's what this will be. friday/saturday, then the schools didn't get back, some of them, until next thursday, almost a week for these kids to be out of school. i think that will happen again. >> we have some football coming up. they say the panthers and cardinals say they are going to play but the airport in charlotte is closed down, north carolina's a mess. how will that be possible by sunday? >> that will be -- sunday is not going to be an issue down there but of course, they have to get there, they have ice, they are snow. >> i don't think the cards are in yet. they have planes, they have ways to clear runways but i don't think the fans could get there. >> i don't know if they ever canceled an nfl game due to weather. i think they will do anything they can to get there if they have to walk the team there. i would then bet on the panthers because they are already there ready to go. >> indeed.

the snow will bullseye d.c. if sure to check with the airlines. we expect travel delays. look at these snowfall accumulations. we are talking about more than two feet of snow potentially in some areas. boone, north carolina 20 inches. 30-inches in d.c. those snowfall accumulation totals will be changing. we'll keep you up-to-date hour- by-hour on this emerging storm system. at home we are watching the same front that will bring us rain as we head into friday. we'll keep you posted on that. we are under scattered thunderstorm risk from the storm prediction center. not the same scenario we were in last weekend when with saw the tornadoes but the entire 10 weather team was keeping a close eye on the line of storms for friday. this time of year, in that el nino pattern you have to stay vigilant. high temperatures today low 70s. warmer than we have been in a while. wind is out of the southeast. wind flow keeping temperatures nice and moderate for you. future cast for today. not a lot going on. winds south southeast. mid and high level clouds time to time. we'll see peeks of sun

full sunshine in the d.c. area. that will help as well. the weather having a low impact on your day today. travel plans looking good. definitely need the sunglasses. still icy spots. just heading out and about should be just fine as long as you have the warm coat. this is the day you can leave the gloves and scarf at home. the d.c. metro area is completely dry. i'm tracking light snow around i-81. trying to make its way into front royal. the air is just too dry. it will fizzle out. we could have clouds around today. overall, more sun than clouds. temperatures in the upper 20s. 28 in college park. now right at freezing over in annapolis. sky cast 4, it is forecasting what the sky will look like. temperatures still in the 30s. once we work our way into the afternoon hours, we warm into the 40s. washington, high of 44 degrees. we will hit that around 3:00 p.m. this evening at 6:00, temperatures around 40 degrees across the area. a few clouds tonight. temperatures not as cold don't as they are this morning. so keep that in mind if you're dining

let's discuss what's going on with the d.c. murie muriel bowser. >> my pleasure, wolf. >> it was horrendous last night an inch of snow, the traffic was horrible. some people took six hours to drive home, should have taken half an hour. why wasn't the city ready for that? >> well, wolf, i think we got a clipper that came in right at rush hour that frankly overperformed. and i went out to talk to my residents this morning and to let them know that we should have done better, gotten out a little bit earlier and had more resources. so we saw the whole region, not just washington, d.c., pretty disabled by an evening commute clipper come through the region. >> yeah. i've lived in this region for a long time. you're right, it's not just d.c. it's maryland, virginia, all the suburbs it was horrendous out there. i guess the question is, if we weren't ready for an inch of snow and ice, what about two feet that's projected in the next 24 to 48 hours? >> well, actually, we've been preparing all week for the two feet of snow. it's the clippe

the expected winter dredging up memories of d.c.'2011 when heavy snow fell fast across the region, knocking down trees an cutting power to hundreds of thousands along the east coast. >> still better than new york. i was living in new york this time last year, and was already pretty bad up there. >> reporter: all right. well, we are not far from reagan national airport. we are seeing flights take off and land here. not seeing a whole lot of cancellations. but of course, all of that could change within a matter of hours because of what airlines want to do is precancel those flights ahead of the storm. because what they don't want is aircraft stuck and they as don't want the passengers stuck. >> i can see you're adding layers each time you do a hit with us. the cold is coming, renay, thank you so much for that. how much snow is going to fall and when. let's talk about it with meteorologist chad myers crunching the forecast models for us. look, it's real. it's coming. >> it is. it's absolutely coming. we've known about this storm for thr

of snow in the d.c. their. >> robin: a little bit of good news. our crash in the oakland a's has just cleared--oakland mes--maze. from 238 to the 980 split, and limits to downtown oakland is around 40 minutes. through the tunnel by the eastern free way to the sky way is slow as well. >> mark: let's start with the high surf advisory. >> darya: some people are getting caught in the waves but not at our reporter ms. harper. >> reporter: there is a watch part of people trying to get a look at the waves coming in. we have seen at pacifica pier that the waters have come over the sea well--wall and hit homes and cars. there are strong rip currents in sneaker waves. there are some brave souls who are close to the sea wall to watch the waves come over. >> reporter: this is not so great for people because it can cause sand and flooding in the house. >> is more like a little news since then anything else-- nuisance. a high tide did come over about an hour ago. you do want to be careful in doing not what close to the

workers will be on standby for the customers in d.c. and part of montgomery and prince george's county. >> we have a full complement of crews available. linemen and contracted linemen. if the wind are up 30 miles per hour, they would l have to suspend the work above ground. lines are underground in d.c. but other parts they hang among the street and homes to make some more comfortable. >> i had a child born with lung problems. alison: coming up next at 5:00 -- >> i'm mike carter-conneen at the auto show. a major event affected by the coming snowstorm. leon: we are at your fingertips around the clock. download the storm watch weather app for the conditions where you live. that is available in the itunes and the google play store. leon: it's not just the cools, the blizzard has forced cancellation of major events in the region. garth brooks announced shows in baltimore friday and saturday are postponed. tickets will be honored on another date to be determined. meanwhile, mike carter-conneen reports the fate of other events remains unclear.

police are on the scene of a shooting there. d.c. fire says a man was rushed from the scene with critical injuries. this is a live picture from the scene. we are told this is the 3400 block of 14th street. police are looking for two men. they were seen fleeing the scene in sky masks. we will -- ski masks. we will stay on the scene and bring you new information. leon: still ahead, a warning after a virus that can have a devastating effects on pregnant women makes the first appearance in the u.s. >> first, missed by inches. this is unbelievable. we talk to the man who was behind the wheel when a pole skewered his car. >> with a chance of snow, stores are having to restock the shelves. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: there are very few things that gets the whole area talking and get everybody worked up quite like a big storm. alison: that and power ball. that is what everybody is talking. leon: true. leon: this is a big talker and serious. we have the possibility of a winter storm. by the end of the we

we couldn't see our cars in our dreams because the d.c. auto show was closed but it finally opens today. the event at the convention center was supposed to start friday but the blizzard stopped organizers from opening their doors. it gets under way today at noon and runs through january 31. >>> get the latest on eveptses like the d.c. auto -- events like the d.c. auto show, school delays, closings and more by downloading the wusa9 app. you can find it in your app store. >>> 6:06 right now. campaign 2016 and with less than a week to go before the iowa caucuses, the race is on between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. a cbs poll has sanders at 47%, clinton at 46%. that's within the margin of error. last night both candidates took part in a democratic presidential town hall in iowa. >> during the event on cnn, both candidates did their best to set themselves apart. >> hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. i led the effort against wall street deregulation. >> very different visions. different values. different forces at work. and you hav

and you may be one of the many d.c. area residents going into high gear, getting ready for the storm. you are not alone. hundreds of you are going to the grocery stores, getting what you need for a weekend indoors. montgomery county bureau reporter kevin lewis is live with more on that. kevin: we are at the safeway store off the red line. the safeway opened up in december. there are ten checkout aisles. nine are staffed here. look at the amount of people here. staff says this is way more than normal. clearly no one wants to get caught in a snowstorm with no food, especially with the risk of power going out. keisha has worked here for two months and works on aisle number eight today. what has today been like? a wednesday, compared any normal work day? >> it's busier today. of course, with the snow and everything. everybody is out grocery shopping. but it's been nice and steady for most part. kevin: what are the main staple items that you see people buy all day long ahead of the snow we expect to get? >> bread, milk, water