i'm tracee wilkins live in largo. >> you're an old snow pro. thanks. >>> the overnight snowfall is affected metro services this morning. metro rail is open and expected to operate on a normal schedule this morning. empty trains were running throughout the night to prevent the tracks from icing up. metro buses a different story this morning. only traveling on snow emergency routes and the main road ways where streets are passable, metro access is offering regular service. some trips may be delayed due to poor roa conditions. >>> the snow could have an impact at the airport. crews were getting ready last night at reagan national airport. we learned all three local airports are operating normally. you want to check with your airlines before heading out to make sure your flight has not been canceled or delayed. >>> iran launched another rocket into space. state tv showed images of it this morning. it carried a mouse, turtles and worms. officials didn't elaborate on what purposes it might have. they have put two rockets int

i'm tracee wilkins, live this morning in northwest. back to you all in the studio. >> thanks very much. >>> in the district, even emergency vehicles are having trouble getting around town. the fire department's community service unit is backing up ambulances t make sure residents get help when they're in need. some ambulances are getting stuck on streets covered with snow. >> the ambulance rs getting stuck on some of the streets. we're taking these four-wheel drive trucks out and helping pull them out along with some humvees and brush trucks as well. >> fire trucks are also being equipped with snow tires to help gain tracks. with the snow emergency in effect, parking spots are a hot commodity ins the district. some people are trying to make sure no wrun steals their great blocking spot by blocking them off with chairs or toys, whatever else they can find. they have to be careful because they could lose that parking space and whatever item they use to reserve it. >> that's a huge tradition up in baltimore where i lived form a number of

i'm tracee wilkins live at national airport. back to you. >>> it's going to be a cold and snowy weekend. you'll be spending a lot of time indoors. little things you can do right now that can save you big on your heating bill. >> what you need to know if you plan to rely on metro this weekend. >> tom kierein will be back with his very snowy forecast as the winter weather is moving closer. >>> time for the weather and traffic. radar showing a little light snow and sleet, trying to reach the ground in southern maryland where you see the pink and white zone as well as the panhandle of west virginia, central shenandoah valley. no weather watchers reporting it's reaching the grounds. temperatures around the region generally below freezing, 34 in washington and near bay in the low 30s opinion blizzard warning tore t eastern shore. those counties colored in red, the pink counties under winter storm warnings. most of virginia, all of maryland including the district of columbia. here's t timeline. light snow moving in later this morning.

tracee wilkins, live this morning in largo. back to you in the studio. >> tracee, it seems pretty quiet out there. anyone out trying to clear their cars? a lot of snow that's accumulated? >> yeah, like over here you can see where the cars are covered with snow. nobody is out here yet but us. we're looking forward to getting some company. i'm sure the people are going to be waking up, are they right outside your door. yes, we are. >>> tracee, thanks so much for the update. >> accurate description, very pretty, now we have to deal with it. >>> local airports are keeping tabs on the snow, too. crews were getting ready last night at reagan national airport. you'll want to check in with your airport before heading out to make sure your flight has been been canceled or delayed. >>> this morning the victim's families are speaking out after a suspected drunk driver killed two men in al dell fi maryland. roy lacayo and justo ross sar i don't were exchanging information after an accident when another driver plowed into them. >> we just lo

i'm tracee wilkins live in northwest. back to you in the studio. >> somebody has to tell that guy there's no bus service. i hope you're right, tracee and he has a right coming. >> wait. now he's going to the metro. he's cool. >>> let's see how things are looking in virginia right now in vienna. here is kimberly suiters. >> reporter: good morning, eun and joe. a little while ago you were talking about people walking right in the middle of west maple which is essentially vee naen's main street. the people wearing dark colors, not such a great idea. you saw body wearing bright orange. we talked to one guy a little bit ago. he was on his way home from the restaurant where he works. let's she you a little more than an inch of snow down here collecting. also quite a bit of ice underneath. you can hear that ice. folks, you're going the face that this morning on your vehicles. take a look at this vanover here. now, we can't get around and show you the ice on this rear view mirror because there's a huge snow pile. but listen. reall

tra tracee wilkins has the latest now from northwest washington, d.c. how's it looking? still coming down, i see. >> hey, tracee, you've been hanging out there a wile for yourself. >> reporter: yes, look, we have a live truck full of coffee. the folks over at the sticky finger bakery brought us a whole bunch of baked goods. so we're good. thank you so much to people of columbia heights, for taking such good care of us, and also watching us from on high. let's me show you some pictures that one of the neighbors e-mailed to me, so sweet. wendy, thank you so much for this picture. but this is a great shot of what it looks like from above. take a look at our city from above. these are the kind of pictures that are hard to get, because you can't bring a helicopter overhead for you to take a look at how snowy the intersection is and how much snow we've been getting over here, but it is pretty serious out here. we were talking with one gentleman earlier, who was telling us that, yes, he is a snow lover, but even he is tired of all of this snow. so you have to go to work this mor

i'm tracee wilkins, live at reagan national airport. back to you all in the studio, joe. >> tracee, thanks very much. reagan wasn't the only place travelers were up early, looking to get out of town before the storm. passengers headed out to dulles as well, hoping their flights were not canceled there. there could be massive cancellations, though, today, as this winter weather does approach. >>> 14 minutes after 11:00 is the time right now. food and water are not the only supplies you should be thinking about ahead of the storm. coming up, there are some critical items that you should have in your house. that list, we'll tell you about it, ahead. >>> plus, the snow started early in parts of north carolina. a look at the other areas being hit by thimassive storm >>> and the radar shows this massive storm starting to move into our area now. tom kierein will be back with us in just a minute for a closer lo ó>ó>ó>ó>ó>ó>ó>gó>ó>ó>ó>ó>ó>ó>ó>> >>> you no doubt will hear this a lot this weekend, if you don't have to go out this weekend, it's best

tracee wilkins has the story. >> it's just sad. the babies, they were all unconscious.hey're okay. >> reporter: this morning d.c. firefighters were called to the 1900 block of nailer road in southeast for a fire in a second-floor apartment. >> they were able to find three children in a bedroom. they were all unconscious or semiconscious. the kids were 5 years old, 2 years old and 6 months old. >> they pulled out two kids. they werlike unconscious. and there was a lady screaming. it just sounded to me like -- because she was standing right there at that door. it just sounded like she was in another apartment or something. because she wasn't with them. >> reporter: fire spokesmen say the father of the three kids had left for work. now they're trying to sort out if a neighbor or anyone was watching the little ones when the fire happened. >> there were no adults inútse apartment at the time, but we're still sorting out the relationships. >> reporter: investigators are also looking into whether there were working smoke detectors inside of the apartment building. the father i

in southeast, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you in the studio, barbara. >> thank you, tracee. >>> police have made an arrest in that murder of a woman and her 8-year-old son in prince william county. 47-year-old natalya wilson is charged with two counts of murder. 41-year-old salafka and her son, paul wilson, were killed in a home in the hillendale section of dale city yesterday. paul wilson was a second grader at mary porter traditional school in woodbridge. her husband found their bodies when he returned home from work. investigators say the suspect and victims knew each other. >>> well, traffic is moving again this midday on west gude drive in rockville. it was closed for much of this morning easter rush after a tanker truck overturned, spilling diesel fuel on to the roadway. authorities believe slick roads were to blame for the accident, which happened at around 10:30 last nht near crabs branch way. the driver was not hurt in the crash. >>> and new at midday, a presidential pep talk. president obama is rallying senat

tracee wilkins has more from reagan national airport. >> reporter: there was a traffic ja jam this morningas hard to get a flight. i think i got one of the last seats out of here. >> reporter: for some trying to make last-minute flight changes, they showed up early, still unsure if they'd actually have a seat. did you have to rebook? >> no. i'm hoping to, but there's probably not much chance of that. my flight is delayed. there's one that goes out earlier and i'm hopingo snatch a seat on that. hopi hoping. >> i've got a 6:00 flight. i've been in three lines. i do not have the answer yet. so they told me i do have a seat, but i have to go to the counter. the kiosk is not working. >> reporter: just when it seemed many passengers were booked and in the clear, then there was this. yet another traffic jam. this time at the security checkpoint. >> i think this is crazy. i live in atlanta and our airport is so much busier and we're never quite like this for a storm. i'm just hoping i get on my flight. >> reporter: for some folks making last-minute changes, it was easy thanks to relaxed policies b