let's begin with stormwatch 7 meteorologist veronica johnson! vj toss to eileen (se washington) eileen toss to julie julie julie toss to johnny in calvert county right now -- the winter weather right now -- the winter weather travellers. thousands of flights cancelled or delayed across the country. and dozens of school districts closed in our area! just in - fairfax county, now closed. melanie hastings is at the live desk in the newsroom with more first up -- delays and cancellations on amtrak. northeast regional service between d-c and newport news and norfolk is completely cancelled today! amtrak is also operating a modified schedule between new york and boston. as for flights: the board at reagan national is showing more and more red. it's a similar story up and down the east coast. about 35-hundred flights are canceled today, according to flight-aware dot com. if you do have a trip scheduled -- the airlines are being all the major carriers have travel alerts in place. that means -- you can change or cancel your ticket at no cost. dozens of s

veronica johnson detailing what is ahead on this friday eve. veronica: we have been monitoring this all morning long. look at the snow falling around midnight and how long it will hang on. probably another two or three hours is how long. we have got 30 mile-per-hour winds now. he didrd brad bell say not know what the criteria is for a blizzard warning, because it sure seems like one in ocean city -- well, they are under a blizzard warning. locally, we had occasional at 30, at times 35, and that is really what you need. change possibly where we see the blizzard warning pull back into our area. winds today gusting to about 30 miles an hour for quite some time. two inches of snow for i-95 corridor, two to four inches for southern maryland, but molly, i know you have been monitoring the temperatures as well as the wind so far today. molly: we have been monitoring the winds and also the temperatures. it is certainly cold enough for some of us noticed it to the ground. we want to show you delays around the region that we have been hitting all morning

let's start with veronica johnson. veronica: if you have to go outside, make sure you are prepared, dress in layers. temperatures are below zero. this morning, even layered up, i have been shivering. mind, all the signs of hypothermia. you don't want to feel lightheaded or dizzy. we talk about heat stress, but there is a thing called cold stress. it is minus four in d.c.. minus six lovettsville into leesburg. traveling, the cold temperatures down to atlanta. freezing, atlanta, georgia, even around nashville. and the other thing we may have to worry about. julie: tell the truth, the reason everything hurts is because you are trying to dance like a new robot from the jay-z video. veronica: i thought you were going to say i am getting old. i see veronica trying to do the robot like this. we are dealing with a water main break 27th street south before you reach virginia avenue. southbound lanes are closed. this will be the scenario for the next 10 to 12 hours. rock creek parkway is being diverted at virginia avenue because

. >> and veronica johnson has a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." >> thank you, guys. "good morning washington" is on your side when severe winter weather strikes. >> crazy. >> a lot of snow covered roads. stay with us for closures and the impact on the morning commute. nancy: developing now the feud between president trump and his former strategist steve bannon getting attention on how it can affect the political landscape. two faces with the same political party at odds what are the implications moving forward and who comes out on top. chief political correspondent scott thuman live at the abc7 capitol hill bureau with a look. scott? scott: nancy, aside from the snow you have been talking about, perhaps no topic dominated the news cycle in washington more today, at least not on capitol hill, than this feud between president trump and the former strategist. a lot of people are paying attention because they wonder what may happen next and how it could affect the republican party. president trump: he called me a great man last night so he obviously changed his tune pret

that is our traffic watch, let's get a check on today's gorgeous forecast with veronica johnson. much more of this. now, high ofght just 27. we are tracking some snow chances, too. this wednesday night thursday morning,east of mint -- east of interstate 95 with travel delays possible early thursday it is a possibility, so make sure you stay with stormwatch 7 and download the weather app as well. and saturday night, highs in the teens would overnight temperatures in the single digits. next week, monday, highs in the lower 40's. -- "goodic adrianna: morning america" is back into minutes on abc seven or stay with news ch >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. record-breaking cold. more than 200 million americans shivering their way into the new year. a dangerous deep freeze right now. 40 states are under winter alerts for bitter cold or snow. ginger, you know, is tracking the latest. >>> apple's apology. new response to that battery bombshell. customers outraged when they learned they were slowing down older phones. what you need to know about replacing your battery. >>> health al

adrianna: here's rhonda could johnson. veronica: just in time for a little bit of snow.g briefly today, even holding there around 5:00, but overnight around 9:00, some of the first snowflakes we have seen in a while going to start falling. the snow will overspread the area from southeast to northwest. the snow hits the beltway, i-95 by about midnight or so and will continue through the morning rush. we will get around an inch and then 1-2 for southern maryland. high temperatures tomorrow will be in the 20's. very cold air follows after that for the weekend. julie: right now, we are still looking at problems, especially up in new market where we had the crash. eastbound i 70. that is blocking the eastbound lanes of i 70 at this point. all lanes are currently closed. westbound, some traffic is able to get by. we are told this is a two-car crash under investigation right now. good alternate. waterman break activity, northbound hungerford, tying up the two right lanes. southbound lanes are open to read on the green line, single tracking between naylor and southern avenue. ad

for on a could johnson, it is not just the snow. it is the howling wind. veronicasaturday. the winter weather advisory -- they think those will come down early. the snow. it is pulling out of here quickly. the storm will move off the coast. still intensifying, but moving away. highest today in the mid to upper 20's. if the kids are going to try to go sled riding or tubing, they will have to dress up in a couple of layers, kos windchills are going to be in the teens today and single digits by early tomorrow morning at the bus stop. julie: not a bad ride for those coming up the road. some trouble here to the west on 66 after the beltway. a tractor-trailer tied up in the right lane. a delay headed back. that is our traffic watch. you can get traffic, weather, and news updates anytime with our app. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, actress kate hudson and, from "stranger things," gaten matarazzo. plus kelly gets a tap dance lesson, and, from "jane the virgin," actress gina rodriguez all next on "live." [cheers and applause] >> ♪ i feel it coming ♪ i

but we start with veronica johnson in the weather center. (location) happening right now - a winter blast slamming the east snow even falling in northern florida for the first time in three decades and its not stopping there. the winter storm now called the bomb cyclone" is headed north.. passing over the dc area right now. abc's stephanie ramos has more. now you can expect to hear the word "bombogenesis" today, as people "bombogenesis" today, as people discuss this winter storm. for more on just what that means-- lets head back to veronica johnson in the weather center. for the latest forecast at your forecast at your fingertips - download the a-b-c seven stormwatch app right to your smartphone. coming up-- crazy in love. a wild chase ends with a kiss, a taser, and felony charges. we'll show it all to you.. coming up. for the latest forecast at your fingertips - download the a-b-c fingertips - download the a-b-c seven stormwatch app right to your smartphone. from fire-- back to snow now. and a man in pennsylvania has come up with a creative

but we start with veronica johnson in the weather center. (location) so - just how big of a storm system... are we talking about?? seen from space!! take a look. this was the view from a nasa satellite. and while some parts of the south are seeing snow... for the first time in decades -- the north is bracing for almost unheard of cold. in fact -- by the end of this week, parts of the northea colder than the planet mars... which at last check -- had a high temperature of minus 2 degrees. happening right now - this winter weather making life very difficult for student returning to howard university. student athletes tell us that the dorms are too cold to take showers! tom roussey is on campus with the issue -- and the impact it's having remember, you can get alerts when your child's school is closed or delayed -- sent right to your is closed or delayed -- sent right to your phone by signing up for our closing alerts at wjla-dot-com. those closing are also scrolling at the bottom of your screen. coming up-- a tell-all book the white house respo