on 70, westbound, past woord vine road. there's a wreck there. another on westbound 40, at 29. in towson, watch for a wreck on ruckston road at jack frost lane. and in the city, two accidents there. elsnor. meantime, in ashdean, we still have that dump truck that lost its load, blocking all lanes of paradise road at i-95. your alternate there is going to be churchville road. and on 50, in the eastbound lanes, at cape st. claire road, we have an accident there. meantime, as far as delays go, there's a look at your three slowest spots outside. all roads in the major roadways now starting to be in the 30s and the 40s. so motorists are starting to drive a little slower because of the driving conditions. let's take a live look outside. first of all, at the beltway, on the west side, you'll have to tap your brakes. even though there is not a lot of volume out there. speeds are starting to slow because of the wetter conditions. let's take a look at 95, 8 niche, similar conditions there. remember, wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information, log onto wjz.com. back over to you. >> than

maryland 50 westbound. this is the deal here at route 301.ks like the latest is the disabled tractor-trailer is causing drivers to lose two right lanes and also the ramp and remember at the bay bridge we have wind warnings in place. 270 back outside. delayed from 118 germantown road to montross. that's 16 minutes in the car for these drivers right now and finally wrapping up in bethesda, another down tree at ridge road and 64th. andrea, back to you. >>> coming up on 6:49. right now we want -- want to take you to hampshire, new hampshire. it consumed a hotel and several businesses an entire block is destroyed. this have on the ocean on the new hampshire ' coast one hour north of boston. the same storm fueled these flames. nearby gusts came close to 70 miles an hour. we're told flames could be seen for miles them good news here. no one was hurt. >>> the maryland senate unanimously approved a bill on thursday banning bisphenol-a in bottles and cups for children under 4 years of age. it is a controversial chemical used primarily to make plastics.

. >>> we want to begin in rockville where we have westbound gude road closed at gaither road. it happened at 1:00 a.m. crews are trying to remove the fuel from the truck. as a result, take the 355 to red land road as the alternate. moving outside, 270 southbound, it is slick out here. might have some slushy spots. you want to take it slow. going northbound, we are getting word of an incident to the right shoulder near the shady grove exit. in to dc, north capitol street in northeast is closed between v and channing an we have police activity out there but the good news is that the crews are directing traffic, telling them which way to go. outside, 66 eastbound, hey, virginia, the main interstate is checking out okay. traffic is light. the inner and outer loop, no incidents or accidents to report. now, back to you. >>> right now we want to look outside at the latest conditions. >> 9 news now's kristin fisher is in silver spring, maryland with the latest conditions there. >> reporter: i'm standing in the woodmore shopping center in four corners and i'm happy to report the roads

howard county a crash in the westbound lane of route 100 at route 29. again you can make it out but you have to drive with a lot of caution, a lot of care. keep your speeds down, but you don't know if you're going to be able to make it home so keep that in mind before you head out and now we're going to toss it to linda so who is actually out live in locus point with a real report of what the road conditions are looking like in the city. >>> well the snow has started to fall. getting pretty heavy. mixing with a little bit of freezing rain but mostly it's snow right now. a lot of people out and about these folks have to go to work so they're out here in these yucky conditions and one of those guy is william. william thank you so much for joining us. what are you you doing out here this morning? >> i'm delivering a paper the best we can. trying hard not to get stuck. doing the dirty work. >> reporter: tell us what it's like on the roads? >> it's slick. the snow is starting to pack down on top of the slush. so if you don't have to be out here don't come ou

in patrol 50 westbound, route 450 accident there. traffic is able to be diverted onto ry dell road and 95 northbound at riverside parkway. a disabled vehicle is blocking the right lane and right shoulder as we look downtown i see tire track. i'm not sure if a plow was hit around town. you definitely want to take your time as you make your way out. i anticipate we're going to have lighter than normal volume as a lot of school systems, a lot of governments are closed. today is a furlow day. except if you drive a salt truck. the federal government has closed again today. that's going to cut down to traffic as you make your way southbound headed towards the d.c. metro. if you have to go out, might want to head out now while the roadways are still fairly passable because the conditions are going to continue to deteriorate as that blizzard warning kicks in as we make our way towards mid morning. roads are going to get a lot worse. visibility is not so hot. as justin said you're only going to get about .25-mile in front of you. take your ti

but, again, westbound, it's just volume. again, an early rush hour with early dismissals.e headed home before the storm. let's go to the american legion bridge. take a look at this camera while we can. i expect within the next hour, we're not going to see too much. the outer loop is fine, the inner loop, which is very typical for the rush hour in the afternoon, starting to load up very, very quickly. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> 11:25 now, 35 degrees. still ahead on "news 4 midday," a whole lot of shoppers disappointed. where one store got so crowded they actually turned people away. >>> plus, loaded and ready. transportation departments across the area are stocking up on salt and sand for the weekend. >>> and the snow is starting to move in. a closer look at when the heavy >>> the whole foods grocery store in logan circle shut down after filling to capacity with last-minute shoppers. >> yep. the "p" street whole foods closed for 30 minutes at 7:00 last night after customers packed that store. whole foods reopened and people had to shop in shifts,

on 66 westbound. same thing as we stay closer to the district and take a live shot. the snow accumulates more the farther west you go on 66. as you can see here, you can see the snow coming down and blocking these lanes and that will make it harder for people to see and drive. the advice is to stay home if you can. a lot of people have done that. they went out and did what they have to do. but we have an accident south of 66. this is fairfax station. a crash is blocking all lanes at wolf run shalls road. all lanes are blocked but a lot of traffic in the area. that is good news. on the capital beltway, no traffic reported in virginia or la

in baltimore county, a watermain break, ongoing repairs are blocking the two right lanes at westbound pulaski highway at contractors road. >> everyone is trying to get a jump on the storm. before you head out you might want to double your travel times because everyone had the same idea you do. trying to get to the store, get out of work, go home. take your time and as the roads get more slick definitely be careful. back to you. >> with another storm on the way some are digging out from the weekend storm in religion lutherville. vince went to work on the big dig, came home from florida yesterday. and he's trying to prepare for yet another storm. >> i don't know where it's going to go. i don't see where it's going to go. i don't think that wall of snow can get any higher but i guess it will, have to. >> as you just heard neighbors are concerned about where to put all the snow in their neighborhood. >> i hate to say this but get ready harford county. looks like the winter wallop could be especially bad in your area. brian kuebler is checking on the conditions in the bel air area. >> the

westbound gude is closed at gaither road in the rockville area.s we move to the maps, and that's because of an overturned tanker truck. crews are trying to remove the fuel from that truck. as a result, if you look at this 9 news now video taken overnight, what you want to do is use 355 to redlisten and around the scene. moving to 270 southbound, everyone is moving well. little volume at montgomery village avenue but going northbound, flooding is taking away two lanes near the shady grove exit. that's the latest. back to you. >>> we want to check with our live crews. jessica doyle is in virginia, seeing how drivers are doing in tysons corner. >> i will tell you a half hour ago this parking lot here was covered in snow. we have a guy over there who's been cleaning it up. it has taken him no time to move the snow out of the way it is because the snow is so light and fluffy and people have done a good job cleaning up after the snowstorm on saturday. if you look at the roads you will see it looks wet. almost like we had rain overnight opposed to snow.

slow-going westbound lane of the last ski highway. we are not looking bad in term of accidents. road conditions getting worse. use patience. >> back to you. >>> thank you, emergency still require help no matter how bad the situation gets. you can always count on the national guard to be there. hundreds of national guard members were on the job during the last storm. today several were honored before going above and beyond. soldiers drove ambulances and made emergency medical call. they helped heart attack victims. supported local fire companies. one pair of soldiers delivered a baby in baltimore city. >> we got there and we heard the girl screaming from the humvee. we ran up there. she was giving birth. i mean the baby was coming out. we had no choice but to take it out. it is amazing experience. >> the same soldiers will be back on the roads tonight. latest storm hits. the guard has everything from medical runs to escorting police officers and fire crews to emergencies. we'll be back after the break. ♪ wellbeing. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nuture it in

checking out real time maps, our sensors not tracking any incidents heading westbound, still slow. those red and yellow cars are bad news past 123. and we have an accident to report. this is root 50 and some possible lane block cadges here. be aware of that. and as we head live into the district, the wizards game started a few minutes ago, be a little bit busy downtown, but metro running on time. >> all right, thanks patranya. >>> a simple misstep appears to led to the death of a trainer at sea world today. it happened at orlando park and it may not be the first time this whale was involved in a deadly accident. erica fisher is live in orlando with the latest on this. a lot of folks shocked, erica. >> reporter: well derek, this is certainly a devastating day for the family of this trainer, as well as this park family dawn was 40 years old with a decade of experience in training killer whales. in fact, she was the top trainer here at sea world in orlando, but sadly, around 2:00 this afternoon, deputies say she slipped and fell into the whale tank and that's when the whale attacked h

we head over to our maps and show you the westbound commute. slowing down from 29 to sycamore and the beltway to 123. realtime sensors revealing drivers are going pretty darn slow. we want to show you the 7th and 8th street camera. a great example of that smooth commute through the district right now. the snow is not here just yet. that's the latest. over to you. >>> our 9 news now team of course has fanned out across the region and they will be able to bring you up-to-the- minute coverage of the storm. jessica doyle has the latest on the mad dash to get last-minute supplies in virginia. but we will start with kristin fisher in rockville. she can take us there and we can find out how maryland is trying to stay ahead of the storm. >> that's right. hello, j.c. as you can see it has started to snow here in rockville. i'm standing outside of montgomery county's salt domes and this place was packed earlier this morning with salt trucks that lined up to get filled up with salt and hit the roads, but right now it is real quiet. the reason why is becau

it is tapering off westbound. a couple more hours. it will start to wind down. it will likely cause some slick roads. for more on that, of that head outside. see the snow still falling? the rose with a little wet. hopefully, it'll be a all right. >> it is coming down at a pretty good clip. it is a couple of inches on the ground. it is the snow that sticks to everything. it is a little wet. it get a grip on the power lines and trees. it is traveling over here. we noticed the secondary roads and giving us a little bit of a problem. the roads are in pretty good shape. there is a little/on the surface there. they will have trucks out all night to make sure these roads are passable by morning. >> it is training on the budget. it is training on the men and one man. >> it has been a rough winter for the highway is a magician. they budgeted $26 million for snow removal. before this norm, -- this storm, if they had already spent $36 million. crews will be out on night into the morning rush, plowing and assaulting. -- salting. >> our folks are committed. we will be out th

checking out another live camera, let's go out to 66 westbound. no clashes here either. all accidents have cleared. but still very slow from 495 to route 123. steady delays when tracking right now on that stretch as well. finally, we'll head up to the beltway as you can see, still very heavy on the inner loop, starting all the way out there. we're seeing the snow coming down here, all this white stuff, causing some slick conditions for folks. as you said earlier in the show, tomorrow morning, just to tune in, a lot of people will need that extra time to get to work tomorrow morning. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you for that. >>> now to a developing story out of capitol hill where a senior intelligence official said today, we can expect to see al qaeda attempt an attack outside this country in the next three to six months. that revelation came during the annual assessment of the terrorist attack. more on the story tonight on 9news now at 11. >>> and also tonight in your only local news at 7. double jeopardy, a minor accident that becomes a deadly collision after a

it looks like westbound, it is reopened where it meets gaither road. crews have cleared the scene. on the outer loop. this is what we are dealing with. at the dulles toll road we saw crash activity taking away the left lane for drivers. so we are delayed around the american legion bridge. moving to southbound 355 and marinleel road. 270, nice and green and clean and. we have an accident going northbound at 118 germantown road. you are slow approaching the scene. going to the maps. southbound bw parkway, losing a lane at 202. it is starting to clear out. end with the road closures in northeast dc, or excuse me, southeast dc. naylor road is shut down at 19th as crews investigate an apartment fire. that's the latest. now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> we begin with a developing story from southeast washington. three children were rescued from a burning apartment building earlier today in southeast. >> it happened on naylor road and 19th street. the building has been evacuated. kristin fisher is live with the story. >> good morning, bruce and andrea. as we speak, three children are fi

and finally, 66 westbound. this is the slowest stretch that we're seeing out there so far, from 495 to 71. lesli, back to you. >> all right. three days of national transportation board hearings into last june's metro collision that killed nine people ended today. the hearing exposed glaring short comings, including unheated warning, not to recon figure electronics components around the system. that's suppose to automatically keep the trains from hitting each other. there was no closure for the mother of one crash victim. >> everybody was at work. and there was no one doing their job, okay? so now i have a bigger job. i have to go and tell my grandkids that their mother died because no one is doing their job. >> isn't that sad? >> it is really sad. >> the ntsb will now pour over the evidence that they have collected. the official findings of the cause of the crash that are not expected for several months. >>> toyota's chief executive ensures that the transportation secretary, that the company will advance to the

it was heading westbound on west goude facing away from the camera. it is called diesel direct.was hurt. montgomery county police say in this area they don't believe anybody is in any danger although they have blocked off the road and they're trying to eventually get this thing up righted and out of here. a diesel truck overturned west goude drive in rockville. nobody hurt. >>> dave feldman has your "sports edge" coming up next. when it comes to constipation relief... miralax is the one. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... [ female announcer ] people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. ltigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 calories per serving. more gra

in central pennsylvania, a 50-vehicle pile-up closed a nine-mile section of westbound i-80. >> the truck in front of me jack knifed. i tried to stop, couldn't. after that, it was one big reaction after another. >> reporter: mangled tractor trailers littered the snow-swept highway. 17 people sent to the hospital. the furious storm whipped up by 40 mile-an-hour wind gusts grounded air travel, stranding thousands, including ice dancers. a high-flying couple's flight from philadelphia to vancouver was canceled. back in new york with the snow still falling, even the united nations closed its gates, leaving disappointed tourists to find other ways to entertain themselves. across the region, schools were canceled, but on broadway, the shows went on, as hardy tourists waited patiently in line for discounted tickets. now the trick tonight is going to be getting home because this storm strengthens without warning. and it's going to keep snowing for at least a while longer. we are under a blizzard warning here in new york city until 6:00 tomorrow morning. brian? >> anne thompson in central park. an

now, earlier than on interstate 66 westbound, that's the direction from washington, people coming back to the valley, a truck lost control as it approached the markham exit and the western portion of fauquier county. slammed into a jersey wall. that's when the trouble began, and stanley clark -- stanley otis, rather, was part of that trouble. >> then there's a car hit the bridge, three or four people stopped to help, and funneled it right down to nothing. so it all crowded in. then it spun out, and here's what we have, an accident. this car was parked on the side of the road. >> reporter: just a bad day. >> a bad day for everybody. >> reporter: boy, and that's an understatement, perhaps. a bad day for anyone traveling, a bad day for anyone trying to get anywhere. but a good day for the vehicle here in front of us. see this gin snowplow? i suspect this has been the mother lode of sea sops for people like this and i suspect that come springtime, some of these guys are going to be -- here's another one -- making a few bucks -- they are going to be buying new vehicles and perhaps heading s

westbound goody drive remains closed. we will leave the video and go to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> 6:33. vdot was not taking any chances. >> crews deployed 1400 plows and salt trucks to get the roadways ready this morning. courtney robinson continues our storm coverage. she is live in springfield. >> the crews have done a good job. we are here at the mixing bowl. things are looking good. some of the trucks lined up here off the side of the mixing bowl ready to be deployed. we notice vehicles are going very slowly on the overpasses. it is a good idea. even though the major roadways are clear, there could be some slick spots out there. we did not experience any al to our live shot this morning around 3:30 this morning. you might find some in certain areas. vdot is saying on shoulders of the roadway, turning lanes, that sort of thing, you might find some snow-sloshed mixed. the crews are trying to clear the roadways. everything is clear off of that. the have been at that all night long. trying to make sure it is good

this one coming into the westbound lanes. this one is windsor mill road and mount carmel road. northbound 195, all places where we have accidents. there's a look at the west side of the beltway. this was brought to you by bill's carpet warehouse. give them a call. back over to you. >>> stay with wjz, maryland's new station. terrorist threats, intelligent officials warn abouou,,,,,,,,,,,

. >>> we are traveling 50 westbound from from the bay bridge to bowie and the beltway. a quiet ride on this friday. what's in the news now. that's next. stay with us. >>> in the news now, police say the person who killed a virginia tech student was probably very familiar with the area where her body was found. the remains of 20-year-old morgan marying on the were found last week in a field outside of charlottesville three months after she disappeared following a rock concert. >>> michael jackson's doctor is expected to be arraigned later today. conrad murray's attorney says he's negotiating his client's surrender. sources tell the associated press, dr. murray will be indicted for involuntary manslaughter. the pop superstar died from an overdose of prescription drugs last june. >>> the family of an american missionary arrested in north korea says they can't wait for him to get back home. robert parks father got a call yesterday saying his son would be released after admitting he was wrong to cross the border from china. he has been in custody since christmas. >>> we will

that's why westbound under a winter storm warning four central maryland. including baltimore city. stretching down to 95 corridor to d.c.. counties west of the baltimore county area. and frederick county. and also in to harford county. we have win ter weather advisories across the bay, including cecil. this is the forecast of what i am expecting. about a three to 6-inch snowfall across i-95 corridor, stretching from dc, including baltimore city. northern portions of baltimore county. 3 to 5 inches. carroll county back to frederick county. 3 to 5 . and then annapolis, 3 to 5 inches. you could be on the lower end or higher end of that, depending on where the snow burst occurs. and also on the eastern shore. you folks out there in kent county, st. mary's county looking at anywhere from 2-to 4-inches stretching south and looking at one to three beyond that. now it looks like that is not the only thing we are worried about. this storm will be pushing through. but we have to keep our eye on the weekend. the next storm. another possibility. tracking our direction for late friday night to

i-70 westbound, up to pennsylvania. delaware. new jersey. if you don't have to be out on the road.ot go out. if you have to be on the road. don't go out. because, really, it is really bad. and it will continue to get worse and, you do not want to be caught in the situation. this is dangerous. bringing up moisture out of the south. you can see south of richmond form of rain. and areas south of richmond, they have tornado watches issued for parts of eastern portions of the carolinas, with severe weather down there. and we are seeing it in the form of snow. one area of low pressure sitting southwest of us. talking about this low wrapping in the moisture coming up out of the south. running into the cold air. and second low converges with that over the atlantic and bring in more precipitation. with all the heavy snow coming down, we could see one to 3 inches an hour. called thunder snow that we could experience tonight with heavy snow, with lightning and hearing rumbles of thunder. do not be surprised if you hear the rumble overnight into the morning, with the thunder snow possible. dea

westbound at annapolis road.ems downtown. we'll be right back with your morning news update next. >> good morning. we're a few minutes from 8:30. take it easy on the roads. if you see blacktop, slow down, there's a good chance it to be black ice. snow totals are coming in from across the area. so are the school delays. there's a few closings. check the bottom of the screen. we keep the information updated. just a reminder, hopefully you don't have to shovel but if you do, we have some safety tips. we're told you should avoid caffeine and nicotine while shoveling since they can cause your blood vessels to constrict. that places extra stress on your heart. drink plenty of water. warm up the muscles so you don't strain or pull anything. and remember to always bend at the knees, never at the waist. strong words about outgoing mayor sheila dixon from prosecutors saying she was unrepentant and has lost touch with reality in the wake of convictions on perjury and embezzlement charges. prosecutors say they are not asking

and then 66 headed westbound, we have crews, we're hearing they are doing the snow removal process but they have the work cut out for them as more snow comes down they'll have to retreat, and when changing lanes, please try to limit that because we have snow and ice pack in the middle and that will pile up as the snow continues to fall. bruce, that's the latest. now over to you. >> angie, thanks a lot. >>> and we'll continue our coverage in a few minutes. we'll take you out to this live shot of mass pass avenue. we're back in a minute. stay with us. >>> good morning. it's 7:25. welcome back to 9 news now special coverage. you're looking at reagan national airport where all incoming and outgoing flights have been canceled. check before you head there to take off. right now we'll take to you 9 news now reporter scott broom. and according to howard bernstein you're going to get a blizzard later on. >> reporter: i was listening to howard as i was driving on i-70 and we're not getting any of the heavy winds. we have moderate snow falling and all of the problems on the roads are going on her

meanwhile you saw a moment ago the eastbound and westbound lanes are drivable but remember you want to accelerate slowly. you want to maintain control. next stop, the outer loop in maryland, lanes are open out here. we are live from university to 355 and shady grove. the majority of the roads near this area are snow covered. you see the snow is coming down pretty fast. a lot of sleet in the mix, as well. and let's wrap with pennsylvania and minnesota. we have blankets of snow across the district, andrea. back to you. >>> our crews have been practically camped out at an intersection in gaithersburg since last saturday. kristin fisher has a look at the conditions there. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. we are at the shell station actually. exxon station is just across the street. picked up a nice cup of hot coffee and i'm not going to put it down right now because it is keeping me very warm as we continue our live shots throughout the morning. if you need to get gas this morning, you should have done it last night, but if you need it i'm happy to report this gas station

>> we're headed westbound on route 50 in fairfax. and just a little while ago, this was a pretty clean, dry road. but how quickly conditions change. if you look in the right-hand lane here, which has been less traveled, already this mix of snow and sleet is starting to pile up again. i'm not even going to try to apply the brakes right now even though i'm traveling slowly. it looks slick there. you know, also along the dividing line. the snow is piling up. really lonely started coming down hard here 30 minutes ago. so it's piling up quicker than i would have expected. up on the front of the car right now as well. route 50, though, an example of a street that is pretty clear. you see some spots here, though, where vdot has mounded the snow so high on the sides of the road. see that car pulling out? that's tough to see when you're coming out of these parking lots. so the situation starting to go downhill. a lot of -- whoever did venture out to work or to the grocery store today, lighter than normal traffic. route 50 this time of day, no

first, a crash, gw parkway here is closed due to this accident, heavy delays approaching. 66 westbounddisabled vehicles still blocking the right lane here on route 234. we are seeing delays, all these red cars, all the way back to route 29. we are going to wrap it up with a shot of the key bridge, where we are seeing traffic coming in to georgetown as we take that shot and there we go, we are seeing a lot of traffic on key bridge from rocklin, no accidents. if you are coming into district, no parking on emergency routes, you will get towed and $250 ticket. lesli, anita, back to you. >> all right, stay with 9news now for the latest on our next winter storm. we'll have continuing coverage of our website, wusa9.com and we will be on the air all day tomorrow morning beginning at 4:30 a.m. with wall to wall storm alert safety coverage. we'll be right back. >>> well, it's a super celebration in the big easy. it's quiet on our video. oh my goodness. we are looking live at a parade celebration. it's about to begin. thousands of fans are lining the parade route to see their favorite players on

i don't think she had a purpose in mind westbound when she put the ball on the ground. you have to have a purpose in mind. >> john: she was trying to get francisco in the corner. >> christy: that pass you have to send it directly to the receiver's hand. you can't lead them to the sidelines. she only had an inch to maneuver and it went out of bounds. good ball movement by vcu. right down inside. >> john: francisco hustling for the rebound. >> christy: i'd like to see moss tap it in. she needs make james madison work defensively. >> john: moss with the defensive play. a couple of quick turnovers in the 2nd half for jmu. >> christy: i think she could have turned a corner there. >> john: williams the runner wouldn't go. out of bounds for vcu. >> christy: communication issue there. that could have been james madison's ball. two vcu players going after it. looking for offensive. james madison did go back to that man-to-man now. >> john: wallace a three. rebounds for nikki newman. looking over to jmu bench, dawn evans nowhere to be found. >> christy: i'm sure she's getting tre

westbound 32 at i-95, accident being cleared. another one at severn road. thankfully, volume not a big problem. a lot of schools are delayed this morning. that is being for a nice to commit. -- that is making for a nicer, it. we have a live view of a couple of spots. i-95 south of the beltway northeast, flowing very well at this point. west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike, a little bit of fog, but no major delays there. >> good morning, everyone. pulling to the northeast, still some snow showers and hd doppler. watched by fredericktown west, the possibility of snow showers and flurries. of a thing should be quite for the rest of the day. right now we're in the upper 20s and 30s. there could be a little slipping and sliding going on. eventually the clouds will break up and we will see some time getting through. that will melt off a lot of the snow. high temperatures and the upper 30's and low 40's. i stabbed thursday. on the weekend, -- nice day on thursday. on the weekend, friday and saturday for the wintry mix. >> check the bottom of your sc

live you in a couple of spots. 50, coming from the eastern shore, moving very well eastbound and westboundhite marsh is not too bad. we are moving well. now let's get a check on the snowy forecast. >> good morning, everyone. the storm is now just beginning to move into our neighborhood and will catch up to us later this morning and into the afternoon. light snow showers and fleurs could developments lunchtime. let's take a look at the forecast. 1 inch to 3 inches on the ground most likely by the evening commute. temperatures will be above freezing, so that will help a bit of the roadways. and tonight, snow intensifies. i would not be surprised if you heard thunder and saw light and over that stretch. then everything will taper off by 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. 12 inches to 20 inches of snow will be on the ground for most of you before all is said and done. maybe more snow next week. >> think for joining us. -- thank you for joining us >>> 8:30 now on this friday morning, february 5th, 2010. this time next week we will be in vancouver for the opening ceremony of the olympic games. these fol

westbound side lanes are open. right now everything is dry. as tom just mentioned that will change shortly. 270 same thing, coming out of frederick down to the split. light to moderate volume with no accidents reported. >>> new information from toyota this morning. the troubled car company just made another big announcement. >> it's been a cold and very snowy within and your heating bills are piling up. the four things you can do to reduce your costs and stay with us as >>> we have a number of closings and early dismissal. the federal government will now be operating under an unscheduled leave policy today with a four hour early dismissal in effect. d.c. pun schools will close at noon today. >> in maryland prince george's public schools will close three hours early. anne arundel schools close two hours early. carroll county schools close two hours 45 minutes early. and frederick county schools will close 3 1/2 hours early. in maryland now, st. mary's county and charles kroin schools will be closed for today. >> in virginia many schools are clo

derby and the kansas highway patrol says at least two dozen cars smashed up on a bridge, in the westboundp as cars piped out on slippery roads and the lanes were closed for hours, as cleanup crews removed the cars. and there were no reports, thankfully of any injuries. i cannot imagine what it must have been like to be stuck in that pile-up. bill: look at that thing. it keeps on going... like a junkyard on the highway, kansas city. all right, 10 minutes before the hour, we want to shift our focus to europe now and they must admit blame for, quote abominable acts, from pope benedict xvi, scolding a group of bishops out of ireland in response to a sweeping sex scandal there. dozens of bishops soummoned to the vatican for crisis talks and some offered resignation and more expected and greg burke is watching the story from rome. gregg? >> reporter: bill, that's right. you know, when the -- the latest installment of the sex abuse scandal broke last year, pope benedict xvi spoke about betrayal and shame that he felt in terms of that and said he'll be writing to the irish faithful and now he has

delays westbound along 66 toward sycamore street due to a crash.und traffic past lynn street and toward the tr bridge, the lanes are open. 23rd street between h. and i. is blocked off because of a utility problem. south on 270, leaving rockville toward the split, lanes are open with no incidents to report. you're going to find traffic volume heavy out of germantown toward the lane divide. d.c. route kenilworth slow off of 50 near pennsylvania avenue, new york avenue traffic slow through the traffic lights leaving northeast to northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> did you hear that? >> julie, thank you so much. >> are you ready to play again or are you going to get caught up in tony? >> she was talking to me. >>> some of the best and the brightest high school students are putting their smarts together to make life easier for everyone. >> this is the one time we do listen to you. >>> holly is at the fashional engineering design challenge in arlington. holly, we always listen to you. >> reporter: you shouldn't be listening to me

westbound duty road is closed at gaither road because of an overturned tanker truck.move the fuel and that's what's taking so long. once again it is closed at gaither road. remember wusa9.com is one-stop- shop for traffic tieups and updates. move to dc where we are watching north capitol street. it is closed because of ongoing police activity. a camera tour at university boulevard and the beltway. getting word on the bridge there, drivers are losing the right lane because of an incident. if we take you outside, there we go, i can show you the drive on the beltway north of the district is looking fine. drivers are moving at speed. the live shot here at university. taking you inside the district, northwest, hello, pennsylvania and new york avenue. looks like good evidence the district roads the main ones are clear. the side ones you want to watch for. hello, virginia. 395 northbound. traffic kris, my producer said he drove this this morning and people were flying by. not a good idea. take your time. tame for 95 northbound. right no no significant incidents fredericksbur