the next hour we are going to be taking a look at the bills of government in washington, d.c. and how it is making a lot of people very rich with your hard-earned money. we spent author peter sweitzer to our nation's capitol to take us inside america's biggest boom town. take a look. >> washington, d.c., the nation's capitol. the seat of federal power. increasingly a town that is is very rich. the local native american named the river platomic which means where goods are offloaded or where tribute is paid. today that tribute comes in the form of trillions of dollars of taxpayer money that floods into this city every year. well one out of every six americans worries about where their next meal is coming from, washington, d.c. has the highest rate of fine wine consumption in the united states. while one out of four americans has a mortgage that is under water seven of the 10 wealthiest counties in the united states are counties around this region washington, d.c. now has the highest per capita income in the entire united states. they just passed silicone valley. you are going to dis

"hannity". for the next hour we are taking a look at the business of government in washington, d.c. and how it is making a lot of people very rich with your hard earned money. we spent author peter switzer to our nation's capital to take us inside this new american boom town. take a look. >> today the tribute comes in the form of trillions of dollars of tax payer money that floods into this city every year. >> while one out of every 6 americans worries about where their next meal is coming from, washington, d.c. has the highest rate of fine wine consumption in the united states. while one out of four americans has a mortgage that is under water, seven of the ten wealthiest counties in the united states are counties around this region. washington, d.c. now has the highest per capita income in the entire united states. they just passed silicone valley. >> you are going to discover that washington, d.c., a town that used to be a town of sleepy bureaucrats is now a town of moz ratty deal moz rot at this deal fine wine luxurious homes and luxurious shops. it's a washington, d.c. a lot o

. >> this early onset of the flu is causing a run on the flu vaccine in the d.c. area. some doctor's offices and local pharmacies have run out. the shortage has healthcare providers scrambling to restock and people afraid of the flu scrambling to get protection wherever they can. the doctors at metropolitan pediatrics in rockville started seeing cases of the flu in october and they just keep coming. >> we've had probably 20 or 25 cases the past two weeks. >> reporter: now they're out of flu vaccine. >> we ordered about 12 or 1,300 doses expecting it was going to be a rough year since last year was so mild and we ran out just about a week ago. >> reporter: and they're not alone. this early onset of the flu has caused a run on the vaccine at d.c. area doctor's offices and pharmacies including the pediatric veriage on massachusetts avenue. the office -- village on massachusetts avenue. the office manager said they won't have any until monday. that's why little nima and his mom ended up inside the cvs pharmacy inside of tenleytown. >> we called his pediatrician and they ran out of the va

d.c., that's where we have a little bit of heavier snow. it might be coming down one inch per hour. but all things said and down, we're looking at this closing out fairly quickly. gary mcgrady standing by with a look at temperatures and we're -- and where we're standing with the timing of this. >> in typical clipper fashion, this is moving along pretty quickly. i want to show you the regional picture here to give you an idea. we're already beginning to see a shutoff back out -- shutoff back out to the west of us. this clearly shows it. this is really a three-hour time frame and how quickly this has moved on across. there's a little bit of lingering snow to the west, western sections of maryland but that is quickly moving o. down south through the carolinas. this has turned into a little bit of an ice event. they have coatings down there and slippery travel through central sections of north carolina right now. but again all this moving on off to the east and to the northeast. the big problem here this afternoon, temperatures have been very, very cold, and it just dropped on the hour

d.c. but include winter storm warnings on the eastern shore. as this evening commute gets going look for things to change between now and 6:00. our southern tracking snow storm will be causing problems south. it is light rain now where it is precipitation in the region. it will mix to light snow. we expect no problems for d.c. on north. where we do get freezing temperatures overnight and down south where you get accumulation we are concerned there will be slick spots early in the morning. i noticed today there was a ton of salt on the road. good job crews! where the roads were not treated there could be problems in the morning. gary has more on radar and how much snow we expect to occur and where. >> driving around d.c. you'd think the snow occurred. the salt is blowing around. we'll show you the big picture. snow is lurking back southwest of us. you can see snow west of the mountains. as the sun begins to set and as this light rain moves in it will help tumble the temperature down. we'll get light snow in d.c. i'm talking light snow. that's the way the storm system looks. another pi

long a d.c. man will spend behind bars for his role in the death of a d.c. principal. brian betts was shot in his silver spring home in 2010. today a judge sentenced lancaster for 15 years for robbery and 12 for the use of a handgun. the family says while it's been difficult, they're ready to move on. >> our family got a life sentence when we lost brian. we won't get him back. >> i don't have any hate for him. i want the system to work for him and i hope it does. >> a foundation has been set up in brian betts honor called the bkb foundation benefiting students and faculty members who want to improve their education or career. >>> it is the defense's turn now in the misconduct trial of the anne arundel county executive john leopold accused of using his detail to make sexual encounters and keep tabs on his political enemies. today the judge dropped one of the five charges against him because the state did not meet its burden of proof. >>> hundreds of thousands of pro life demonstrators packed onto the national mall on d.c., their goal to get the supreme court to overturn the historic de

dead. but the neighbor could face charges for violating d.c. gun laws. >> reporter: the fifth grader is set to be holding up after surgery. he was at the hospital getting a shot when we stopped by his house. he is now undergoing a rabies shot. this is his third one. i believe this should be his last shot for the vaccine. >> reporter: his uncle says since the three dogs attacked him while he was riding his bike, he's afraid to go outside. >> brand-new bicycle for christmas and it was three, they mauled him. neighbor, they kind of seen what was going on. so he went into the house and grabbed the handgun and came back out. >> i was in my living room and it was a blood curdling scream, and i knew something intense was happening. i looked outside my window in time to see the dogs being shot. >> reporter: we stopped by the house where neighbors say the dogs' owner lived. but no one answered. police have cited the dog owner with failing to have his dogs on a leash, $75, and a $100 fine for menacing people. >> that's it? he got away pretty good. >> reporter: then there are the questions about w

whole fiscal cliff business. it is a cold day in washington, d.c. it is wintertime so we expect that. not a big surprise there. it is thursday, january 3, 2013. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. good morning to you. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's hello to tucker barnes and get the least our forecast. >> hello, tucker barnes. >> it got cold outside. cold start to the day but a mostly sunny day and high abouts 40 degrees. >> okay. >> is it like a carbon copy pretty much? >> yes, i think so. >> we could rerun yesterday's forecast. >> yeah. i have a different tie on. but yeah. so i guess it is big change from yesterday, it is even colder this morning than it was yesterday morning as the very chilly air from the north and west has had a chance to move on in. we do have some clouds out there at this hour. there will be some clouds here not next few hours. but just like yesterday, we'll trend toward mostly sunny skies and a nice quiet pattern. not expecting any rain or winter weather around here any time soon. much of your next seven days featuring quiet conditions. cold start,

and we had a few showers south of d.c. but those showers are pretty much gone with. 41 in dulles. the same in manassas. 44 at reagan national airport. if you're looking for the colder air, head out to the west. 27 in oakland, maryland. moisture is to the south of our area and it is going to continue to lift off toward the south i should say drop to the south as we move through the overnight hours. we're going to look for our skies to begin to clear. here's a look at the forecast for the evening hours. our temperatures for the most part will fall into the 30's for the evening hours. as we move into the later night hours dropping into the 20's. coming up we'll talk about the full forecast for the rest of the week. if you're looking for snow, i will give you an idea when we might see a little around here. >> fire investigators are foe kissed on two red flags. a con gre investigation looks for another place to worship. there was a fire early this morning on oxon hill. >> it was early this morning flames from this church illuminated this entire neighborhood. you can see how much damage the

northwest d.c. however, did that washing of the car jinx us? gary mcgrady in the weather center. what's the morning commute looking like and did it jinx us? >> there was a reason why i didn't get my car washed. i didn't want to spend the money, because i knew we would get more rain and stuff tomorrow and followed up wednesday. if you did, i understand to clear off that salt. listen, let me show you first of all the winter weather advisories in place. this is not going be a big, big deal. i don't see any indication we'll get a big accumulation of ice from this sleet or freezing rain. all the numbers are pointing towards the fact that the precip will be super light out there. maybe only up to 0.10 inches some of that in the form of rain. this side of the bay and mountains squeezed into this advisory until noon or so. cold air trapped at the surface. warm air is coming over the surface aloft creating a bit of a mess tomorrow morning. to the west mostly rain. the thin band of pink, that's it changing over to sleet and freezing rain and farther to the north it's snow. it's pretty much the pi

to fall through it. especially if they don't know it's there. d.c.'s police chief set it was a tragic accident. police sea hi felt and lost his life, a tragic end to a search many hoped would have a different ending. >> i imagined maybe he had go to a friend and they would find him. >> he rang in the new year at shenanigan's. his friends say he later called and was on the rooftop, but didn't specify where. wednesday night police responded to biltmore street and columbia road northwest to make the discovery. poe's family and friends posted fliers along that same street. poe's father put many of the posters imhimself. wednesday he said he feared for his son's safety. >> it's unbelievable the emptyness we feel. >> reporter: today he declined to speak, but the signs of his efforts to find his son are still seen across the area. d.c. police chief kathy lanier says the death doesn't seem to be a crime. >> it's very early in the investigation. right now it appears there's an accidental fall. >> too many mean say they are looking into the circumstances of that deadly fall. poe's father

of that is still around. you will find that. the concern this morning is refreezing. d.c. will deploy about 200 plows starting this afternoon so they will be monitoring all of the major arteries and working to get things cleared out you want do want to be very careful. also want to mention for property owners, you want to clear your sidewalks and walkways of snow within about 24 hours and look out for any elderly or disabled neighbors in your area. help them out as well. julie has been mentioning you want to make sure your gas tank is filled, windshield wiper fluid and make sure you have the ice scraper in the car and charge your cell phone. >> a d.c. teen is recovering this morning and the search is on for his attackers after he was brutally salted near the rhode island avenue metro stop. 17-year-old joseph agola was jumped and robbed wednesday afternoon on his way home. he says seven guys stole his wallet in the attack. joseph suffered a broken arm and jaw. his jaw is now wired shut for several weeks. anyone with information is asked to call d.c. police. >>> two arrests in the gang-

>>> good morning. i'm live in washington, d.c. coming up we'll have a run down of the musical entertainment that will be performing at today's inauguration ceremonies. >>> very heartbreaking for us. i still don't believe it. >> deadly overnight gunfire in san francisco. a grieving mother talks about her devastating loss. >> reporter: the 49ers are going to the super bowl. we'll tell you how much tickets cost and show you where you can get championship gear. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell, who is in washington, d.c. today, covering our presidential inauguration. it's monday january, 21st. martin luther king day as well. >>> happening right now in washington, d.c., thousands of people are in washington, d.c. along with tori campbell for president obama's inauguration for his second term. we're out there live right in the middle of the music, the pomp, the circumstance, thousands of people are out there as we look at these live pictures of some of the military music

president and first lady painted bookcases and helped with repairs inside a d.c. elementary school in northeast. thousands of volunteers in our area and across the country. they also volunteered for community service. it's all to honor the late martin luther king jr.. >> more importantly, everybody here, adults to children, understands the importance of his impact. >> tomorrow president obama takes the oath after office at noon to begin his -- of office at noon to begin his second term of office. it will be a private ceremony at the white house and the public swearing in takes place monday at the capitol followed by the inaugural parade. the service project today was at the d.c. armory. our surae chinn reports people who came out today were volunteering on behalf of the military men and women. >> reporter: navy commander rodney blevins is paying it forward and showing his son -- >> volunteering. >> reporter: along the way. >> one more. ♪ there you go. >> good job. >> it's all about giving something back to the community and what better way to do that than to bring my son out and tea

prison sentence. >>> a veteran d.c. police officer accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl pleads not guilty. wendell palmer was the director of a church choir at the time. the woman says palmer abused her inside the church and other places for two years. she says it started back in 2004. the judge has ordered palmer held pending a preliminary hearing tuesday. >>> coming up next, president obama and vice president joe biden making good on a promise to present gun control reform legislation soon. >> the man accused of a deadly shooting spree inside a colorado movie theater will go onto trial. fox 5 news will be back in a moment.  >>> the judge overseeing a preliminary hearing into the colorado movie sheet are shooting says the case can go to trial. judge william sylvester says there is enough evidence against james holmes from last summer's massacre in aurora. he is due back in court later today for an arraignment. but his lawyers say they are not ready to enter a plea. >>> less than a month of an elementary school school shooting in connecticut a 16-

have news crews checking out the damage in maryland, virginia and d.c. >> first here is doug kammerer with more on what is going on right now. doug? >> the threat is not over yet. as you mention, talking about temperatures today in into the 70s, creating a lot of warm air. you add moisture and this is what you get. you get showers, thunderstorms out there. not a lot of thunder and lightning with the storms, what there is and has been, very heavy rain. we are going to continue to see that, the tornado watch, for the most part is now out of the d.c. metro area. does include southern maryland, portions of the northern neck and fredericksburg. the threat diminishing. the rain threat we have seen here. look at the rain. heaviest rain. we're going to continue to see the heaviest rain there. that's where it has been, pretty much all evening. matter of fact we have seen estimates between 2 to 3 inches. around 3 inches in leesburg. 3 1/2 in western fairfax, gaithersburg, 3 inches too. we have flood warnings, flash flood warnings. encompassing the i-95 corridor. if you come across wate

towards d.c. and baltimore. we'll see if that makes it or not. not enough to cause any issues. you might see a few flurries as our system continues to wrap up. i saw stars for the first time in about a week when i went out to the car. back to you. >>> a former d.c. police officer found guilty of murder. a jury convicted richmond phillips on all charges. he shot and killed his girlfriend and left his daughter in the car to die. >>> d.c. public schools released a list of schools that will be closed. 13 of the school will close at the end of the year and the other two will close at the end of next year. we'll have the full list in just a few minutes. >>> president obama's second inauguration is this upcoming monday. more than 6,000 national guard personnel have been called out to help with everything from crowd control to medical assistance. they will begin arriving today. another 2,000 guard personnel are on stand-by in nearby states. >>> a new outside nonprofit group is being assembled to help promote president obama's agenda for his second term in office. organizing for action will

. this is the weekend to be in washington, d.c. the glitz and glamour, celebrities walking around our street. you could confuse this place for either l.a. or miami. we're in front of the portrait gallery where the party has been going on all day. today we were talking about young voters out on the red carpet. take a look. >> our time.org inaugural party was a star-studded event with names like will i am and common, all of them talking about the importance of the young american vote. >> talk a little bit about how important this event is tonight, to continue to motivate the youth to show up and vote. >> oh, man, it's very significant. we need our youth. our youth are the future. >> hopefully the ones who didn't vote saw the power of those that activated themselves to inspire them next time around, not to just vote for a president, but local politicians as well. >> young people, if you don't get out and vote, one day it's going to happen to our life. amen. it feels like one more person that would have voted, it would have been okay. one day that will happen. hopefully that will be m

morning, d.c. mayor vincent gray will announce the results of d.c.'s 2012 fiscal year later on this morning. at announcement is expected to reveal a more than $400 million surplus for the city. mayor gray has hinted that he would put the large surplus into the city's reserve fund. other d.c. lawmakers believe the extra cash should be used to help fund social services in the area. coming up in just a few minutes, find out where d.c. residents think that cash should be used. >>> the fate of a former cull ander police officer charged with murder is now in the hands ever the jury. daniel harmon wright responded. he said he tried to question patricia cook while she was sitting in her car but she rolled up the window trapping his and and he shot her seven times. >>> new this morning, a soldier who received a double arm transplant will share his story later this morning in a news conference at johns hopkins hospital. 26-year-old brendan morocco lost his arms and legs in a roadside bombing in iraq in 2009. last month, he received the hospital's first double arm transplant and is undergoing

" on the road live from washington, d.c. for the inauguration. here we are in bill press's studio. >> this is so discombobulating. >> stephanie: it is like the regular show only with more drinking and less sleep. jacki, how are you doing in there? can you hear me? >> i'm behind the glass. i'm in the news team. >> stephanie: she looks like a lobster. i want that one! >> you want the smallest lobster? >> stephanie: i want the smallest, boniest, spiniest lobster in the tank. the one from miami. i feel like we've overtaken bill press's fort. >> we have. >> stephanie: every time i have to take over, i say the same thing to him. he's like hi, steph. i'm like get out bill. >> daven is out here on the floor. >> dan henning his associate producer. >> stephanie: kids, where do we start? wowee. >> first of all, i have been drunk -- >> stephanie: i took the party plane out. i was telling you guys. >> you made a lot of new friends on the party plane. >> stephanie: the flight from l.a., every single person on the flight was drunk jim. i'm quite certain. >> you've been in a drunken haze for four

thankful this is happening tomorrow and not today. temperatures this morning, feels like 28 in d.c. when you add in the wind chill factor. it will warm into the 40's. not terrible overall. more details on the arctic blast, minutes away. let's see what's happening on the road. a lot of things are closed, steve. >> metro has station closures today because of the inauguration ceremony. completely closed to everybody archives mount vernon square, and smithsonian station, closed all day. they will reopen tomorrow morning. if you have tickets to the inauguration you are encouraged to use the union station judiciary square, capitol south, a federal center southwest of stations. those will be the easiest to get to the inauguration ceremonies pick. everybody else, l'enfant plaza the gallery place, metro center not far to walk. pennsylvania avenue is closed. third street to 23rd street are blocked off. you cannot get around on third street fighter. driving into the downtown area, the best thing to do is stay north of k strip in treet. at massachusetts you are very near all the closures. so, north

this video is raising around d.c. landmarks. >>> hundreds of thousands bear witness to history. we've got your inauguration recap from the special ceremony details to the singing controversy. >>> and we'll tell you about the new milestone for a local college student who became a worldwide symbol of hope in the fight against cancer. >>> first, a news4 i-team exclusive is causing a stir with the national parks service. rangers are caught on camera breaking into restricted areas, and it's raising some serious concerns about security around some of d.c.'s national monuments. tisha thompson has more on the video that's launched an internal investigation. >> the news4 i-team obtained a copy of a dvd that looks like a home movie, with the words "this must stop" on it. but what we found has the u.s. park service reinforcing security at monuments thousands visit every day. it's an inside look at some of the most famous monuments in washington. above the lincoln memorial, inside the washington monument, underneath the jefferson memorial. but here's why this isn't just your average tourist video

creation just ahead. and washington d.c. is the home of democracy and freedom each year protesters flock to the city to voice their concerns and demands but an abortion protester is not feeling so well for him after a judge banned him from the district will question the move ahead. it's friday january twenty fifth four pm in washington d.c. i'm megan lopez and you're watching r.t. . starting off this hour after a long and tedious trial process former cia official john kiriakou was sentenced today to two and a half years in federal prison last october the forty eight year old pled guilty to violating the intelligence identities protection act by leaking the name of a covert official's name to reporter. something that u.s. district judge when they were in kemah says was not a form of whistleblowing the district judge said that if she had been given the choice she would have sentenced kiriakou to much more time behind bars than the relatively light sentence received kiriakou was also one of the first cia insiders to confirm reports that the agency used torture tactics like waterboarding in

campaign four years ago and reunited in d.c. at hamilton's bar and restaurant for the start of a within of celebrating. >> i was here last time and it was imagine cal. >> reporter: those women worked on the president's reelection campaign, too, so now kristen can get a taste of the inauguration excitement, too. >> it was the atmosphere that everyone really loved and it was contagious and just the energy and excitement and i really want to experience that. >> reporter: at hamilton's nearly the entire staff will be on hand the next four days to accommodate the inauguration crowd. they're one of about 160 bars and restaurants with extended hours through next tuesday. >> so friday through monday we're open till 4 a.m. the bars will be open till then and 3 a.m. we will be serving our full menu until then as well. >> reporter: and with all the downtown hotspots decked out in their red, white and blue bunting the bell sisters from miami couldn't click their photos fast enough and they're filled with excitement about what's to come during the rest of this inauguration weekend. >> the people, the h

. >> d.c. has a problem on that it can but not a bad problem. >> a $400 million surplus was discovered in the city's budget and now they're trying to figure out to use it. out that there are plenty of ideas about what to do with this money. >> lots of ideas. you're about to hear some interesting ones. right now, the city of d.c. has about $1.2 billion in cash reserves. that's not counting this new $400 million. as you can imagine there's a tug of war going on in the city council about what to do with all the money. talk of extra money in the bank for the city of d.c. is leading to a loss of opinions. save it or spend it? $400 million -- a budget surplus is available after stronger revenue collections and economy. d.c. city leaders already have a wish list of where the city should spend money, we decided to ask the people of d.c. with the money should be spent on. one woman did not hesitate to put out the trash in the streets. >> you look around and see how much needs to be done. look at the streets. the count 30 it is. >> want spending solution is improving education. just friday, a ci

anymore and some people are gay. get over it. to weigh in, go to www.myfoxdc.com -- my fox d.c.'s facebook page. >>> straight ahead on the news edge. >>> on the heels of the connecticut shooting tragedy, why that song is being pulled from the air at a local radio station. plus, cheating allegations resurface at d.c. public schools. sue. >> and some clouds coming through the area today ahead of a cool front and what a spread in the 17 degrees difference between d.c. at 45 and fredericksburg at 62 and will we have anymore 60s in the forecast? i will fill you in on that with the seven-day forecast in just moments. brian. >> and if you have a story idea, give the fox 5 tipline a call. or e-mail us fox 5 tips@wttg.com. @wttg.com.   irene, drop the itch. we dropped the itch, you can too. with maximum strength scalpicin®. it's not a shampoo so you can stop intense itch fast, wherever you are. i dropped the itch. free yourself from embarrassing scalp itch. drop the itch with maximum strength scalpicin®. also available scalpicin® 2 in 1, itch relief plus dandruff control. share br

workers to stay off the roads until 10:00 a.m. but federal offices in the d.c. area opening at noon today. federal employees have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> d.c. public schools and offices will be open two hours late today. essential personnel must report on time. there are a number of private schools, also local governments and businesses that have changed their status today. you can see those along bottom of your screen and also on our web site, myfoxdc.com. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. let's get a quick check of the weather. sitting in for tucker barnes, gwen is here. >> some of you not seeing very much or anything at all. some of you to the south and west of d.c. are in the thick of it. here is a look at our fox aaccu- weather radar and you can see the wide area in the pink here. that is a mixture of sleet and freezing rain a and a little bit of light rain to the north of fredericksburg. all of this is moving its way to the east. to our weather maps. here is a look at the area under a winter weather advisory right now. this is in eff

finding light activity at this time. -- d.c. is where you are seeing activity at this time. the 270 in the beltway began to meet. we do not have any advisories or watches. a quiet overnight ahead, slowlytures the will 30's into thehe 20's. some of us will see temperatures in the teens. we have a warm up on the way. details on when we expect temperatures to be the much as around .0's issued an inside of a d.c. nightclub. inside ining d.c. nightclub. police are still on the hunt for a suspect. this happen overnight it to a club 30 a.m. on the 2400 block of the benning road northeast. police said none of the victims suffering from life- threatening injuries. searching for a gunman who they said was inside the nightclub, and to open fire on fellow patrons. -- and opened fire on fellow patrons. that is sad. were gunned down at the d.c. soundstage. is website says the concert features a variety of live , karaoke, and comedians. it is a nice place. >> this woman says she has performed at the nightclub. i have never had a problem. some neighbors say the crowd rowdy, trashing the streets and

. evening light rain mixing with light snow south of d.c. there will be nothing of significance from d.c. north. anything to cause problems. we'll watch temperatures overnight. we think it will be dropping below freezing. there could be slick spots where you get accumulation which will be down south. there is a lot of cold air on the seven-day forecast. we'll talk about that in moments. >>> down south they are preparing. karen is live in fredericksburg tonight. >> reporter: fredericksburg is on the cusp of where a band of snow is expected. it has mostly been raining much of the early afternoon and evening. it has tapered down to almost nothing. which could mean this is the calm for before the storm. for now v-dot has 35 salt trucks on 95 just so they can be ready when the first few snowflakes come down. a few miles north of here in stafford county v-dot cranked up the action around 3:00 at the salt distribution center. trucks loaded up with a mixture of sand and salt. the folks at v-dot are closely monitoring the forecast so they can stay on top of the weather. >> we normally pretreat ro

federal employees in the district. federal offices in d.c. will not open until noon tomorrow, and they are urging employees to stay off the roads until 10:00 a.m. workers will have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. all this because of a winter weather advisory and the potential for some very slick conditions tomorrow morning. let's get right to meteorologist verronica johnson on the timing. >> we're liking to see school delays, as well, because of that icy mess we're going to get during the morning rush. a combination of freezing rain, a little sleet, and maybe even some snow for all of these areas. so it encompasses the viewing area, starting at 3:00 a.m. and going until 10:00 a.m., areas far west will start as early as 1:00 a.m. and areas north hanging on up until noontime with this freezing rain mess. so quite slippery on any untreated surfaces, the sidewalks, bridges, overpasses. you can see there's not much showing up on radar right now, but it will be by the time the morning unfolds. just enough to make the morning slick. take a look at it. the hour by hour forec

satellite corp. 2013] >> this week on "q&a," washington d.c. metropolitan police department chief cathy lanier is here discussing her career. >> cathy lanier, what is the toughest part of being the chief of police? >> it is really not a tough job. the toughest part in the first couple years is getting used to the press. that was a challenge. other than that, sometimes, a little bit of politics. being a police officer is what i have done my whole adult life. being a police chief is not that much different. >> how many officers do you have? why is the press difficult? >> it is washington d.c. everything is national news. some of the little things go viral in the press. it is sometimes puzzling why those things are of such interest and for so long. it is how to manage that constant beast, that everybody needs a story. it is such a big part of reporting in washington d.c. every day, we do with a lot. >> what are your own personal rules with dealing with an interview situation? >> one thing i have learned is that in law enforcement, when we get asked questions, we always say, no comment. we

. >>> large crowds are expected for president obama's second inauguration here in d.c., but they won't be as big as the first time around. officials are projecting 600 to 800,000 people on the mall. in '09 the estimate was about 1.8 million. this year's projection is based on past attendancy, hotel reservations and charter bus permits. >>> there's heightened security today for sandy hook teachers and students. more than 400 students returned to class today three weeks after the massacre that left 26 people dead. the new school has been moved to the nearby town of monroe. school officials say they've been working hard to make sure the new location is safe for students, while parents say they've been working to help their children move on. >> trying not to keep talking over and over about the same stuff, and we want her to get back to normal. monroe police have worked very diligently with the newtown police so we can all feel comfortable and secure. >> connecticut's governor announced a special commission today to focus on legislative reforms to ensure something like this never hap

the way, the range in temperatures because d.c. is 44 degrees. that is typical for our average high for the day, but get down to fredericksburg it's 54 and then look up toward frederick and it's 36 degrees. so we have an 18-degree spread. tomorrow we may also have some similar temperatures challenges because we still have the wedge of cold air hanging on in the north and east while it's definitely breaking to our south of the raleigh and richmond and pittsburgh are all 50. so we're surrounded by warmer air that wants to try to move on in. check out temperatures overnight. we're not going to be slipping below freezing. d.c. about 38 degrees, some areas of fog, but most places not that cold. in fact, i think the coldest reading we'll find is frederick with that overnight low of 34. we've got everything in the forecast this week including a nice change to warmer weather, a bit of a break. that. , we're going to see temperatures surging over the next couple days, but also that strong frontal boundary that you see coming is going to be game changer. so between the warmer temperatures we

south, but tonight it looks like the d.c. area is in the clear. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm brian bolter. it appears that winter storm will leave us alone, sue palka in the weather center to start us off. >> it didn't even rain here and the reason for that is we have very dry air over d.c. and that set up an atmospheric roadblock, did not allow the precipitation to get much closer than about the fredericksburg area during the evening hours. when the cold air started, that's where the snow was. we'll start off with radar tonight. the heaviest snow by far has been south of interstate 64 and west of 95. it is still snowing down in that area, although some of it has been melting. iolite you where we have an issue is -- i'll tell you where we have an issue is in the richmond area. a couple inches has come down pretty past. i saw some thunder and lightning down there and it was enough to cover the roads, so some slip and sliding there. that particular snow is headed over to the hampton roads area. next stop is going to be ft. blackmore in southwestern, west vi

government, opm is asking federal twoarkz stay off the roads until 10:00 a.m. with federal offices in the d.c. area opening at noon today. federal employees have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. -- asking federal workers to stay off the roads until 10:00 a.m. >> there is a two-hour delay for d.c. public schools. essential personnel must report on time. >> and in virginia, stafford county public schools are delayed two hours with no a.m. pre-school classes and we've just heard from schools in montgomery county, maryland. they are delayed for two hours. there are a number of private schools also, local governments and businesses that have changed their status today. you can see all of this at the bottom of the screen. can you catch up with all the information on myfoxdc.com. >>> good morning. straight up 5:00 right now on monday, january 28th. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning muse. this is a live look outside out there. >> you can see melanie out there. >> with an umbrella. she is getting ready to do a report apparently. >>

plows assigned to every route in d.c. and residential streets are also treated at the same time. while we were going down wisconsin avenue, we came across one driver that cut through three lanes, you would have thought he was dale earnhardt jr. at nascar or something, that's what police don't want you to do. they want to make sure you slow down and be careful out on the roadways. we were driving and came across a slick spot and we're here in a chevy suburban. and we slid just a little bit, thank god for the driver who then just made sure he was okay. and he kept a safe distance of the car in front of us. that is the key. and it's also important to point out that d.o.t. says they want to slow down and be careful. >>> to northern virginia now where snow crews are determined tonight to work through the night if necessary to keep the roads clear. vdot has 700 salt trucks and snowplows ready to roll. and folks are hitting the hardware stores too. julie carey is live in centreville. a lot of students got to go home early today. >> reporter: well, the flakes started to fall out here ar

then this just into our newsroom. the west education campus in d.c. closed today because of a power outage. >> in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford, spotsylvania and warren counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg public schools on a two-hour delay. >>> anne arundel county public schools are doing a two-hour early dismissal this afternoon. that was apparently planned. ahead of the next storm, it's a smart move. tom kierein here with exactly what we should expect today. tom in. >> here we snow again. later today, a similar event like thursday morning. when we got that light snow. enough to cause problems. right now it's frigid had friday morning. we're down into the teens. prince george's county, article ton, fairfax, montgomery counties, down into mid and upper teens. right at reagan national near 20. in the upper teens near the bay. inland, southern maryland got the heavier snow yesterday. it's only around 10 degrees now. hour by hour throughout the day, we'll have thickening clouds through the morning. by 9:00, 10:00. it's going to be in the lo

i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for wednesday december nineteenth two thousand and twelve u.b.s. has settled over accusations of libel rigging as expected from reports we received earlier this week but we now know colorful details about the traders call each other nicknames like superman and captain chaos which was spelled wrong by the way that's according to the wall street journal now we get no such color from the federal reserve and its manipulation of rates but that is no coincidence we'll talk to a former v.p. of public affairs at the federal reserve bank of cleveland about what is lost in fed speak plus the treasury department announced it plans to sell its entire stake in g.m. within fifteen months according to the new york times a reminder of the bailouts in two thousand and eight of course but instead of government bailouts how about innovating out of a slowdown earth changing your business model we'll talk to the c.e.o. of car to go north america about dialers adventure in car sharing and from new revenue to no revenue c.b.s. re