now? >> wolf, we're in arlington, virginia, along 395 heading north toward washington, d.c. the conditions are just getting very, very bad right now. often in these situations i can say that conditions deteriorated gradually. you cannot say that tonight. they have gone downhill very, very quickly since the snow started to hit this area in earnest just a few hours ago. visibility is a huge issue right now. we were told that at its best visibility might be about a quarter mile in front of you. i'll switch to the dashcam as we pull off 395 trying to find a place to show you some of these traffic patterns here. the dashcam showing visibility in front of us not very good. and it's getting worse, wolf. our photo journalist are going to find a place here to pull over so we can get out and show you some of these conditions here. virginia state police a short time ago told us, wolf, they have responded to more than 1,100 calls for help today. more than 500 accidents have been reported so far just in the state of virginia. and, again, conditions here starting to deteriorate as we get in t

staff didn't realize you could carry or own a gun in washington, d.c. so much people just don't know and today is a tutorial where we are going to educate and inform people about the do's and don't. president and owner of d.c. conceal and carry. and brian buckfelt who is a private investigators with the buckfelt group. what are the laws to carry and own guns? let's start with the district of columbia? >> fire must be registered. on top of that, you have to have a concealed carry permit to bear arms outside of your home or place of business. >> armstrong: what are the things you can do if you have those permits of the concealed carry vs. if the gun is in your home? >> d.c. now has a concealed care permit. you need to go get training. once you get training, therefore you need to know situational awareness and the laws for >> armstrong: brian how are the laws different in virginia and maryland. >> virginia has open carry for citizens of virginia as well as non citizens. they do have a concealed carry, you can register the firearm and get your concealed carry permit. >> how does it differ vs

evening across the d.c. area. i'm tony perkins, thank you for joininging us. >> i'm shawn yancy. that's rite, right now at 11 tonight's clipper that came in earlier is starting to wind down a bit and there's still a few flurries flying down out. there the snow should stop midnight. there's an inch or snow covers the ground in various areas and it's making a mess for everybody out there on the roads. >> it really has. some folks have not made it home from work. new video at 11 a reporter lauren demarco shot this video on route 5 branch avenue just inside the beltway and the snowfall was causing a mess on the roads. people are creep ago long, slipping and sliding. it's been a very slow and dangerous commute out there that start add around 5 p.m. and now, yep, it's 11 p.m.. we've already seen hundred of people stuck on roads and a lot of accidents. >> that's right to bring you up to date. rock creek parkway between kennedy center and -- is shut down because of hardard us conditions avoid that area if you can. >> we have a list of school closings and delays. prince william country s

right now at 11, a blizzard with record-setting potential is quickly approaching the d.c. region. we saw how an insure of snow tripled the roads lang night. did local leaders learn from their mistakes. from the roads to metro, to your local news, fox5 at # 1 has you guys covered. thanks so much for joining us as we prepare again for this monster coming tomorrow. i'm shawn yancy. and i'm tony perkins. we have a lot of ground to cover. in the last 20 minutes we learned that federal agencies will be open tomorrow with the option for unscheduled leave, unscheduled tell he work and early departure no later than noon. so effectively they'll be closing at noon. let's talk about the schools that are closed. d.c. public schools, fairfax, arlington, loudon, principles williams, culpeper, fox jar and stafford counties in virginia, also alexandria, manassas city and manassas park. in maryland, montgomery county, howard, charles and calvert and st. mary's. prince charles county schools already had a scheduled day off. i believe frederick county schools also had a scheduled day off. as we coun

expected to be an historic one for washington, d.c. >> the storm has already brought deadly conditions down south. it was pure gridlock on highways in nashville. at least five people were killed in storm related accidents in the region. >> here a little closer to home a blizzard warning has been issued for martha's vineyard and block island. >> storm team 5 following it closely. the changes, let's get you right to chief meteorologist harvey leonard. >> we know washington, d.c., they're certainly in the heart of this. no question about that. we're in the northern edge. the northern part of the area, the northern edge of getting any snow but the southern part of our area on the northern edge of getting the heavier snow. so blizzard warning for the vineyard, yes. and block island. that's because they're going to have the combination of heavy snow and very strong winds for several hours at least in this storm which could qualify for blizzard conditions. now this also, the coastal flood watch that's in effect, along our shore line, south of plymouth county, the cape, and the islands. follow

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million in its path and washington d.c. in the bull's eye. the capital and much of virginia sucker punched by an inch of snowfall. one inch of snow. that made the roads treacherous last night. some were trapped in their cars for more than six hours on the highway. after one inch of snow fell. president obama forced into a motorcade when the weather grounded his helicopter flight. vehicles sliding their way back to the white house. floo let's look ahead to how bad it's gonna get. >> reporter: the governor of virginia just issuing a state of mrmgs for the state. that will free up state assets for the response when the big storm blows through on friday. that is in the future. let's talk about last night. so many people were trapped in traffic for hours at a time. this morning we were coming here to our live shot we saw people with gas cans, who had run out of gas and had to abandon their vehicles because traffic was just that bad. keep in mind that was all because of one inch of snow. that is only the preview. a crippling commute. people stuck behind the wheel for hours. >> it took him on hou

alison: montgomery county schools will be closed tomorrow. we do know that d.c. schools will be open tomorrow. we will let you know if we hear from any other school system in the next hour. leon: metro, the trains at the rail stations tonight. but not as many eight car trains as usual. wmata tells abc7 news some of the rail cars have been taken out of service. they were damaged by the snow and the ice. some of the collector shoe devices on the train are designed to break away if they encounter anything on the third rail. they are coming off if they hit snow or ice. metro says it's normal after this storm. hopes to have more eight car trains on the track tomorrow morning. alison: we have team coverage today as we dig out from the storm. the icy and the slippery crosswalks are a major concern for the local school districts with tins of thousands of students walking to school. but another huge issue is in fairfax alone 1600 buses drive students to and from school countywide. the main roads are in great shape but many of the side roads are simply not safe enough for buses. the schoo

, pennsylvania, north carolina, tennessee, and washington, d.c., where the federal government says its offices will close at noon today. yesterday d.c.'s mayor apologized for being unprepared for that one inch of snow that crippled the city. and says the district is prepared for what's to come. >> we're preparing for a blizzard. you know i've 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. we're working very hard not only to be responsive to the predictions, but also be nimble enough to respond to any changes. >> so let's get to the predictions and bring in nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, what's the time line here? >> it's begun. we already picked up five inches in little rock, arkansas. horrible driving conditions between little rock and memphis this morning and now the worst of the storm is starting to arrive in virginia and north carolina. what happened just a couple hours ago, last night we went into our blizzard warning in washington, d.c. now we're under a blizzard warning in philadelphia, trenton

snow, how some residents have gotten creative after washington, d.c., got two feet of snow, and do you know what? it's not over yet. believe it or not more snow is in the works. hi, everybody, i'm thomas roberts live in new york city at msnbc world headquarters. >>> we've got big developments to talk about this hour with new york city getting hit very hard by today's massive snowstorm and when it's all over the city could end up with more than 2 1/2 feet of snow on the ground a new record and if you have to travel in the city you're running out of time. governor andrew cuomo and the mayor bill de blasio have put a travel ban in place and the ban covers new york city and nassau county roads as well as port authority crossings to new jersey. the ban goes into effect at 2:30 p.m. and commuter trains in and out of the city will begin to shut down at 4:00 p.m. and above-ground subways in the city will also shut down at 4:00. bus service has already been shuttered. and just look at this, more than 40,000 along jersey's coast without power. new jersey's governor chris christie has just de

talk about the schools that are closed. d.c. public schools, fairfax, arlington, loudon, principles williams, culpeper, fox jar and stafford counties in virginia, also alexandria, manassas city and manassas park. in maryland, montgomery county, howard, charles and calvert and st. mary's. prince charles county schools already had a scheduled day off. i believe frederick countyred schools also had a scheduled day off. as we count down to the blizzard our fox5 crews have you cover.e. let's start things with sue palka. >> first of all a big bravo toto the federal government for making sure everybody is heading home by noon tomorrow. i am so happy to hear that because we do expect this to get underway tomorrow afternoontern maybe three and 5:00, but itit will quickly accumulate andcc things will go downhill in a big hurry. so great advice for you to be home and honkerred down by theby noon hour or a little after that. here is the very latest. we are continuing to monitor all the winter storm warnings andnd blizzard warnings. if you haven't seen this yet, look at how much real estate is c

d.c. his remains will be escorted from dover air force base to pennsylvania where he will be buried. his wife is expecting their second child this spring. >>> the local d.c. residents took a pause on new years eve to remember young lives lost to violence in 2015. every year for the past 25 years the northeast performing arts group has held a candlelight vigil on new years eve. one of the goals is to get young people off of the streets and into arts programs. >>> there's word this morning that president obama plans to take executive action some time next week to expand background checks on gun sales according to an associated press report. white house officials have not confirmed so standing by. >>> drivers will have an easier time parking on the district capital today. lane restrictions will not be enforced today. regular parking enforcement rules do resume tomorrow though. >>> also in the district there's a 5k today with girls on the run. the mayor is going to lead the way part of the fit d.c. initiative to promote health and wellness in d.c. and it's free and open to the public in

>>> this morning on "world news now," going nowhere fast. a traffic nightmare in d.c. as cars and trucks slide all over the beltway. the roads an absolute mess and only an inch of snow and now two feet could be on the way. we're live from the capital. >> and the january stock slump continues. the average 401(k) losing thousands nearly every day this month. but can americans find relief elsewhere as investors hope for a turnaround. >> and new this half hour, cracking down on hoverboards. >> yeah, absolutely. we've seen the dangers of the popular toys which have burst into flames. now the government wants to take drastic action. >> and "star wars" fans will have to wait a little bit longer for their next intergalactic fix as the release date for episode 8 is pushed back. the whole story is ahead in "the skinny." it is thursday, january 21st. "world news now.", this is >> good morning. i'm marci gonzales in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. 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

as hundreds try to make their way home tonight. >> we've got live team coverage in d.c., maryland and virginia showing you what to expect on the drive to work in the morning. >> plus, after a news 4 iteam investigation exposed underground tattoo and piercing shops. >> in an interview you'll only see on news 4, death is being blamed on a defective air bag and the recall of five million more vehicles. >> news 4 begins now with storm team 4. >> we're in weather alert mode here on news 4 not because of new rain or snow, but because what's already on the ground is freezing. >> many school districts closed tomorrow or opening late. and the federal government is opening on a three-hour delay. again, just like today, employee wills have the ongs for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. we've seen today that might be the best option. >> the roads are only going to get worse by tomorrow morning. we're starting off tonight in the storm center. >> guys, i experienced this firsthand just to try to get to dinner tonight. the roads, really still a mess across the region. why you have so much s

get uphill. check out this metro bus in south d.c. stuck after sliding on snow covered roads. at 9:30, the mayor's office began urging drivers to stay off the roads at night. look at our traffic map. that's not rush hour, a live look. it's been like this for hours now. we're already getting word about late starts at area school districts. prince william county schools just announce they'd will close tomorrow. >> more delays and closings will be scrolling on this half hour of the screen. we have heard from a lot of you asking if this is what a single inch does, how can we handle a blizzard? team 4 is on top of the forecast not just for tonight's blizzard but snow. >> we will see snow for the next hour but because of the temperatures it will stick quickly to the roadways. >> reporter: temperatures well below freezing a 4 to 5 hour event for us? because it's been so cold that inch may stick on the ground and could coat the roads quickly. >> reporter: for this evening, road conditions will get slippery in many locations. >> it may get slippery. not all the roads were treated and our crews

carolina, virginia, maryland and tennessee along with washington, d.c. and 21 counties in georgia. more than 85 million people across 20 states on the east coast will be impacted. our intrepid team is out there. gabe gutierrez in charlotte, north carolina, already seeing the impact of this storm. dylan drier on interstate 81 near harrisonburg, virginia. slowly make her way to washington. luke russert in freedom plaza here in washington, where snow is expected to fall at any moment. gabe, first to you. >> reporter: hi, andrea. good afternoon. we have seen it all throughout the morning starting with snow. we have had freezing rain. now the wind is starting to pick up. the morning commute was very treacherous here. north carolina officials responded to several wrecks. as we take a look here, some drone video that was shot this morning. you can see just some of the snow that had fallen, the snowy rooftops and officials here in charlotte expect anywhere from about a third of an inch of ice to half an inch of ice. that can be extremely dangerous. two years ago there was an ice storm here that

this is fox5 local news at 10. right now at 10, a calm before a the storm. 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 t

haely jardas, miss d.c. we have more on what we are learning about the miss marines. >> two helicopters crashed off the north shore and coast guard chief petty officer sarah moore believes three life rafts brought on the aircraft have been recovered but it's not clear how they were inflated. the search continued around the clock when the coast guard was notified of the crash. they fought waves as high as 30 feet. one of the missing marines thomas jardas is the brother of the reigning miss d.c. she posted on the facebook page my little brother was lost doing what he loved. he has always been and will always be my most important person. >> after the marines came to the door. you see in movies and you are like that's horrible. but when it happens there is no, even if you thought you had a plan there is no plan. >> they said the thoughts and prayers are with haely jardas and her family. diane cho, abc7 news. leon: thank you. our thoughts and prayers are with them as well. coming up at 5:00 -- i can tell you first-hand it's cold season. what is the best way to beat a cold? what y

emissions tests. >> d.c. police are investigating another violent attack by a group of teenagers and so far we reported on four other attacks on teens in the last three weeks it happened h street december 24. three others happened on metro station at gallaudet, pentagon city and convention center and metro center and victim of the attack on h street shawn sheppard said he was picking up a peesia delivery and he spoke with us to tell us what happened. >> as they were passing they surrounded me one person behind me made a noise and the person in front of me whenever i turned my head knocked the pizza out of my hand and somebody else from my side pushed me off my bike and then i got punched right there. >> sheppard says after the attack the group got on to met low bus near bayne the teens got away. >> and this morning, charles county police are still searc searching for two men responsible for a deadly home invasion that happened early yesterday morning terrace dmriv waldor of and investigators say two masked men entered the house and shot one man multiple times and three other people were

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there just like we aree all around the d.c. region. >> indeed.d. first of all welcome. w it's 6:00 in at atlanticic time, so it's 5:00 here. continuing coverage of the blizzard. the good news is the blizzard stopped.oppe let's look at some of the digging out that sky fox captured out earlier today. snowplows digging out. >> maybe we're not going to shoh you. this was actually at dullesulle international airport, i was impressed because these are like mounter snowblowers, wouldn'tdnt you like to have one of these to drive around? they're pretty impressive. we just heard from some airlines out at dulles airport saying they hope to resume some service tomorrow. the best advice always to call ahead first and find out if your flight will be able to take off. united said they'll going to to send additional people to dullel and help rebook these people and get them on their way. if you're not one of them, hopefully they'll get on early tomorrow. >> schools are impacted.re we have schools that have closee class by tomorrow. these are the schools that saids tomorrow only. d.c. public schools,

two omni ride commuter buses going into d.c., one to the pentagon, the other to the state department. they were in a hurry to get out of this dangerously cold weather. we're dressing in layers on a morning like this is a must. and there is also great concern for those who are without shelter in these kinds of conditions all around the region. local hypothermia plans activated and to offer some shelter, iing centers and emergency housing to those in need. if you see someone at risk, call 311. that will activate someone to go to those in need in d.c., prince george's, and montgomery counties. that's the latest live from this lot where people are sitting in their cars, waiting on the buses to ride up, before they jump out to get on a warm bus to go into the city. mellissa mollet has another loo at traffic this morning. >> breaking news now on the rails. orange line, single-tracking between new carrollton and sheverly. we have problems here all over the place. probably fairly likely due to the cold weather. red line shady grove, switch problem there. marc brunswick, behind because of a s

montgomery county into d.c. >> my experience on connecticut was that there were two fewer lanes generally because the snow was impinging on the areas where people would drive at least during rush hour. >> reporter: now, ahead on news4 at 5:00, i'll tell you how the state cleanup crews are dealing with the problem to make your rush hour tomorrow a bit easier. that's coming up on news4 at 5:00. we're live in white oak tonight. chris gordon, news4. >>> i'm julie carey in loudoun car county where it's a plowing extravaganza at 89 schools in hopes of getting the roads clear. only alexandria and falls church public schools plan to reopen friday. in loudoun county the school district had 90 employees atop plows and other snow moving equipment. 40 contract truck or bobcats were also at work. other staffers focused on the school buses to make sure they were cleared off and ready to roll again. but clearing the school parking lots and sidewalks is only half the battle. coming up on news4 at 5:00, once you get off school property it's hard to find a sidewalk. >>> it seems snow days have be

hit d.c. and philadelphia. it was number two in new york city. number one in baltimore, the biggest blizzard ever there. so you know, it's understanding it's going to take awhile for things to get back to normal. here at union station in washington, d.c., amtrak service is going to be running a limited service to and from new york today. some trains are canceled, others delayed. over the weekend though, some 14,000 flights were canceled up and down the east coast. 1200 this morning alone. you know what, driving, you can forget about that. city officials from d.c. and baltimore up to philly and new york say stay off streets. let our crews clear the snow. but it's tough advice to follow when you have no other way of getting around. here in washington, underground metro has been closed since friday. limited service at 7:00 this morning. fortunately the government is closed. public schools in d.c., baltimore and philly are closed. mayors up and down the east coast are asking everyone please be patient. >> this storm was the second largest snowstorm in terms of accumulation in the histor

have a blizzard warning off to the east, i-95 corridor, fredericksburg, d.c., back towards lueesburg, frederick, annapolis. that's the winter warning and the pink is in hagerstown and la ray. the only difference is the wind. blizzard conditions and you will still see snow and everybody gets the same amount of snow and wind is a big factor dealing with power outages. this will be a storm we could be talking about for years, could be the top storm in our history across portions of our region. it's not number two. some of those numbers, guyr are only going up. >> we've had new closures coming in. we told you the federal government will be open tomorrow but all offices closing at noon. in the past hour, george mason university announced it's clo closing all offices friday through sunday and prince george's and montgomery county is staying open with liberal leave. d.c. federal government closing at noon tomorrow and all these closures are running at the bottom of your screen and we're constantly updating them on the nbc washington app. >>> more closures, this is a big one for the first ti

risk. >> thank you. >> you've been watching a news conference from d.c. mayor muriel bowser. she's declared a state of emergency for d.c. and a snow emergency for tomorrow morning starting at 9:30. d.c. schools will be closed tomorrow as well as the d.c. government closing at noon. the mayor also apologized and said that the response yesterday for the snowfall was inadequate and she said she would be better prepared for the storm that's coming our way. "news 4 midday" starts right now. ahead. "news 4 midday" starts right now. >>> good morning, everybody. if you are just now joining us, d.c. mayor, murial bouser has declared a state of emergency. tomorrow, a snow emergency at 9:30. parking restrictions starting tomorrow at 9:30. because of this blizzard watch that we are now under, d.c. mayor, murial bouser declaring a state of emergency. >> parts of southern maryland and the northern neck. the difference between the two. if you are in green, you are not only going to be dealing with heavy snowfall but windy conditions that will lead to reduced visabilities, blowing snow and blizzar

those things from happening. kevin: again, d.c. police nab amounted sexual assaulter off the street four days after being featured in the "7 on your side" wall of justice series. much more at 5:00. for now we are live in northwest. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. in prince george's county police are investigating the death of a 6-month-old girl. they say she died at the hands of her mother's boyfriend. sadly, this isn't the first time that this has happened in the county in the last two years. brad bell joining us live to explain. very sad. brad: we are told there have been five deaths of children in the last two years at the hands of mothers, boyfriends. we want to show you the man right now the police say is responsible for latest crime. his name is kareem bryant. 23 years old. his official address is in the district. but police say he was living in landover with his girlfriend. staying in the apartment. when he was briefly left alone with 6-month-old ryatt tillman and her twin brothers. still not sure what happened but the police say the child was found

with the melt. currently, a degrees in d.c., 56 in fredericksburg, near 60 earlier down towards fredericksburg, 51 in martinsburg. so we have a ton of melting. that will cause standing water. a lot of ponding on the roads and slush that will continue. to top it off, veronica, we have a couple of other things to slow down the evening drive or whatever else you're doing outdoors tonight. >> we're talking about the temperatures dropping. but a combination of the snow pack on the ground, with the temperatures going to be, moisture, yeah, there's going to be a lot of it in the form of fog. and it will develop rather quickly. you can see the visibilities around 7:00 this evening, the fog widespread, and could get rather dense. for a short period of time. for several hours, from 7:00 p.m. to about midnight. as quickly as it develops, it should be moving out of here. so road impacts for tonight, tomorrow, we'll take it through the evening, you get a cautionary light, because it's mainly slush we'll see on the sides of roads as we're anywhere, didn't get a chance to get plowed by tomorro

of our area right now. >> we saw plenty of people bundled up around northwest d.c. we don't have the wind gusts tonight but still plenty bitter out there. >> that's a big difference. you don't have the wind biting through you. as long as you bundle up we can take these kinds of temperatures. it is a very cold night across our area, the cold is here along the east. take a look. already at 15 in dulles, 16 in manassas, 19 at clinton and d.c. 27 degrees. as we move on tonight, heading to the bus stop, very cold start. 18 degrees from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. this morning the wind chill was close to zero. we won't have that same factor but a very cold start as you make your way out. between 3:00 and 4:00, in the 30s and a slight increase tomorrow. you will need to bundle up for sure. one more cold one tomorrow and milder late this week. with the mild air, rain chances on the higher side. could affect the redskins game. the forecast coming up. >>> we learned nats slugger ryan zimmerman is suing al jazeera america and we just got our hands on the lawsuit. it was filed today in d.c. district c

bit later on friday afternoon and the evening for the d.c. area. we'll go through the timing and let you know the updated snow fall and when the heaviest amounts arrive. over to you. >>> alison thanks. right now keeping a close eye on the traffic around town. a lot better than what it was earlier this morning. it was a mess out there but we still have a few trouble spots primarily on the inner loom of the beltway and areas like prince george's county. we'll show you how things are shaping up. you can see here on the inner and outer loop things are getting back to normal but wet roads as well as icy conditions are still working against commuters this morning. back to the maps want to give you a look at how things are shaping up around the beltway. traveling inbound on 50 you won't find any major issues and the bw parkway is doing well but the volume and delays are starting to kick up so be mindful of that this morning. speaking of bridges we are doing really well. the key bridge no issues there. free and clear of problems as well. metro riders be mindful we are working with a light sn

12 to 24 inches possible even as far as silver spring and northwest d.c. 12 to 18 on the other side of i-95 and there's your 6 to 12 into southern maryland. so, again, heaviest snow will be overnight friday and into early saturday afternoon. well, this is the perfect time if you haven't done it, download our app. it's free. constant updates, closing and delays and something changes, you'll be the first to know. >>> the national guard is on stand by in d.c. as district leaders gear up are to the epic snowstorms. >> reporter: the city is stocked with plenty of salt, and 20 new trucks to plow the roads. but as far as the sidewalks, well, that's where they need your help. >> i like to help people. i've always been a helper. >> reporter: eric williams and about 2,000 volunteers have already signed up with d.c. serve to shovel elderly and disabled neighbors out. for you, this is more than helping your neighbor? >> a lot more than. it's me surviving. >> we can move the snow and we will move the snow, and -- but that will be my biggest concern is that we're able to get to people who are vul

news starts now. >> and on top of all that the government announced d.c. area federal offices will be on a three hour delay with option for unscheduled leave or telework. i'm jim lokay, tony is off. >> i'm shawn yancy. tonight there's angry commuters across the region. the region -- the reason i should say there's angry voices happening right now. let let's get it going now. the reason they were all kangry is going nowhere fast as they tried to get home tonight. this is what it looked like wisconsin avenue norm west and we'll have more on the traffic troubles in a few minutes and first let's get right to sue palka. sue we've been talking about about theish you've refreezing and ice overnight. right? >> nothing add isal will fall tonight shawn, jim, so much melted in the last 48 hours there's a lot of water around and now tonight we'll have a cold nights. coldest night since the snow stopped on saturday night and sunday. and we did not get below freezing last night. all that water still lurk around will be a lot of black ice tomorrow morning. that's what we call ice you may not see bec

tonight at 10. thank you.ank >> heart breaking. in d.c. police are searching for a missing teenager, 14 year old kinsey fluoresce went missing yesterday.yest fluoresce was last seen on park road in northwest.ad i if you've seen her please give d.c. police a call. investigators are seeking more investigation about a d.c. dentist accused of sexually assaulting one of his patientss during a medical procedure. they a43 year old dr. acquisition mad assaulted ated patient at his office on m street in northwest. he is now facing first degree sex abuse charges. c the indent happened on thursday and d.c. police are now asking anyone who has informationas i regarding this incident or similar incidents to give them a call. > and you know what even though the blizzard of 2016 hasme and gone, a lot of that snow is still covering onn streets and sidewalks. that seems to be part of the problem out in virginia. heads up for parents of studentss in loudon county. c the school will be on a two-hour delay. fox quarter public schools will operate on a one hur delay. the schools giving students a little

reopen. tom sherwood joins us live from the reeve center in northwest d.c. what's the word now, tom? >> reporter: jim, we are expecting the mayor about 5:15. is the city ready? is the downtown ready? a lot has been done, a lot more needs to be done. they were busy clearing the sidewalks at the martin luther king library on g street and across the street at catholic charities, snow crowded the homeless jesus bench designed to call attention to the needy. some streets like north capitol were ready for thousands of commuters and visitors. k street was clearing but critical service roads alongside were snow packed. normal street parking downtown was impossible to find. those who were getting around were doing so carefully. >> a lot of businesses are closed. hundreds of thousands of people need to be down here. sure looks like a lot of snow to move by tomorrow morning. >> it does, yeah. i'm actually from minnesota, and i'm used to seeing the snow move a lot quicker, but, you know, what are you going to do? this is the snowzilla. >> if they can get the snow out of the way, my street hasn'

camera. d.c. police chief cathy lanier spoke with sister station is channel 8. for me, the timing is not right for me to be looking for another job. i love washington, d.c. this is where i have spent my whole adult life as a police officer and i love working for mayor bowser. she is a great leader for the city you i love my police department. knownk everybody says you and it's time to go, but i say not right now. kimberly: lanier has been with beenince 1990 and has chief the last nine years. the justice department and the city of ferguson, missouri, have for systemicl changes to the police department in response to the 2014 shooting of michael brown. it would avert a federal civil rights lawsuit as well. the plan calls for more thorough training of police officers and changes to the use of force procedures. the city council must approve the plan. a vote is set for february 9. coming up -- concerns over the zika virus. how health officials are responding. going above and beyond, how one local officer's stop turned to do something quite different. devon: and warming up. the forecast coming

of sex assault robberies. five in total. all across d.c. including in the capitol hill neighborhood. each attack took place between 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. the recent occurring new year's eve night. he would approach his victims from behind and violently hit them in the head. >> the urgency was ramped up. when we realize it's the same person. kevin: police chief cathy lanier say the assaults began november 24, two days before thanksgiving when latney ran away from his halfway house. >> a person was attacked, walking home from work, walking in their own community. that community no matter where it is. everybody is upset and scared. i think that is why we work so hard to try to make sure the residents do feel safe and we work so diligently to prevent those things from happening. kevin: police say they uncovered security video of melvin latney in four of the five sexual assaults he is accused of committing. it generated a ton of tips for police and helped get the guy off the street. live in northwest, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: good resolution there. people hope that the perso

area has a different snow day policy. a quick snapshot for you. d.c. took three. that means school officials will now adjust some days in the schedule. prince george's only have four days built in and they are now a day over. arlington has ten. four left to burn. fairfax has the most snow days built in with 13. so still plenty left there. michelle: as we are closing in on the weekend, arlington and montgomery county public schools announced classes tomorrow are canceled. alexandria city schools will open on a two-hour delay. for instant updates you can sign up for school closing text alert at wjla.com/text. or just follow the ticker at the bottom of your screen. we also have a complete list of closings under the wjla.com weather tab. alison: flowing water in street called backup in northwest washington this morning. it wasn't a water main break but abc7 learned it was a plow that hit a fire hydrant. crews were able to shut the water off and replace the hydrant. but also another reminder today that when it snows make sure you try to clear a path to the fire hydrants that are on your

. and look, that stretchs all the way down into philadelphia, baltimore, d.c. where they could see record snowfall. now, all of the pink you are see, these are winter storm a lot of them already in effect. and this is where a lot of this snow is also falling throughout the mid-atlantic. so a lot to watch with this storm. of course, we are keeping an eye on it. we will have the full forecast coming up. back to you, guys. >> nancy: all right, thank you. this monster storm could dump as much as two feet of snow on washington, d.c. >> christa: right now, crews are hard at work preparing for the crippling weather. this. we will head out live to the nation's capital. scott mclean is live there for us. scott? >> yeah. d.c. officials are expecting this storm to hit a little bit earlier than anticipated. sometime between the next one or two hours. possibly. they are expecting it to bring wet, heavy snow, the danger there is that it could down trees and possibly cause power outages. the message right now is to get people to go home. we have actually just gotten word the national park service

time. the blizzard is going to put down significant snow at all once. right now, d.c., baltimore, philadelphia seeing the snow. just getting some snow into new york city. when the wind bliegins to blow that direction we are going to gather the humidity over the gulf stream and that's when the storm becomes the nor'easter. as it becomes the nor'easter then we pick up the winds. we are going to triple that and in some spots over 75 miles an hour along the shore all the way up to the delmarva and new jersey from wildwood all the way up to -- almost to new york we're going to have winds here about 50 miles an hour. the snow continues, the snow numbers in new york city have gone up. if you haven't been with us for a while, the new number that we're focusing on for new york city is around 16 inches. before it was 8 to 12 then 8 to 14. now i think it's more like 10 to 18 because the storm is going to dump that snow right on top of the city. you see that haze? it looks like haze or fog. that is not nothing. that is the snow falling from the sky. there is light snow in atlanta right now b

coverage in d.c., maryland and virginia. but we begin with chief meteorologist doug kammerer in the storm center. so doug, will this refreeze be an issue again tonight? >> yeah, it is going to be an issue. it already. temperatures drop below freezing fairly quickly in many locations. right now most of you are in the 20s. take a lack at the numbers out there. 28 in leesburg. 23 manassas. 19 in frederick. but take a look at gaithersburg. it was 28 last hour. up two degrees to 30. 31 was the temperature in d.c. about three hours ago. now we're up to 36. that's some very good news. temperatures actually rising now as a result from cloud cover moving in. we we're still having the refreeze. so watch out early tomorrow morning. obviously very icy, very slippery. temperatures right around the 30-degree mark in most locations outside the beltway. tomorrow afternoon, you may actually take the umbrella. we may bring in a couple of showers. temperatures around 45. we'll talk about that next system to come in. and a couple more later this week. i'll mention those as well in my full forecast in a coupl

of her license. she will have a chance to get it back in another hearing later this month. fall, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is putting the brakes on the department of transportation proposal to dramatically increase fines for speeding. said they would get a ticket for getting ahead of me on that one. isberly: balser said she committed to making d.c. streets safer and call the possibility of 1000 other tickets for excessive speeding unlikely. the d.c. council will hold a hearing on the proposed fines next week. at the start of her term, the mayor promised the long-delayed d.c. streetcar would begin service by 2016. while the city missed the new year's deadline, simulated service along a street and benning road in northeast is now underway. after that, the state safety office will review any problems that were encountered. as long as there is nothing insurmountable, we open. kimberly: the streetcar project has cost $200 million and is a decade behind schedule. the d.c. area's restricted airspace has gotten stricter. new rules that drone owners must follow. first, there is never a shortag

carry vs. if the gun is in your home? >> d.c. now has a concealed care permit. you need to go get training. once you get training, therefore you need to know situational awareness and the laws for self-defense. >> armstrong: brian how are the laws different in virginia and maryland. >> virginia has open carry for citizens of virginia as well as non citizens. they do have a concealed carry, you can register the firearm and get your concealed carry permit. >> how does it differ vs. what the laws are in the district. >> d.c. doesn't have open carry. >> armstrong: anybody can carry? >> yes. >> i would say it could make for a catastrophe in some ways. >> how do we know they are trained? >> we don't know. >> >> armstrong: how many stam states? >> in the united states, 42 open carry is in about 42. currently, 10 that are restrictive in terms of may carry, in terms of if you go and apply for concealed carry, you may receive one depending on application status and background. >> >> armstrong: anybody, can go and get a gun and go to maryland. what have been the incidents where this turned o

for the d.c. metro, but that will likely cancel out also. this low pressure just off the coast is going to continue to move off to the north and east. the line to the west of us slowly advances to the east, then conditions rapidly improve in terms of the snow ending and the skies clearing. heading in closer, the capital beltway the center of the screen, towards wheaton just a few snow flurries. 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