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loudoun county is closed. they were delayed and officials reassessed and loudoun county schools will now be closed. and moran all this with weather and traffic coming up on the fives at:35 first at 6:30 cherry blossoms annual festival starts today and concerns remain how the cold snap will affect the blooms. the latest on the tidal base how are we looking mel? ? >> reporter: it's hard to tell visually, allison. i think really you've seen this before, right, things freeze and you cannot tell the damage until they thaw. and you see whether they dropped over and turned brown. so really the danger zone is definitely right where we are and national park service saying 24 degrees sustained is what will cause about 9 0% of blooms to die off here. so really where you see these light colors that's where the petales have come out. that's most teptder part of the cherry blooms and now we've already known we're probably going to lose had lose about 10 frs because at 7 degrees that's the kind of damage the park service est

a moment ago loudoun county school said they will now be closed. loudoun county schools closed. >> prince william county. frederick county, virginia. hampshire county and manassas city schools are also closed. >> if you have kids in d.c. public schools, fairfax county, montgomery or prince george's county, arlington county, all those are on a two-hour delay today. frederick county, charles, howard, anne arundel and washington counties all on a two-hour delay as well. >> shenandoah, culpepper, warren,

in virginia-- arlington, fairfax and loudoun county schools also opening 2 hours late. but schools in manassas city and prince william county are closed today. there is a complete list scrolling at the bottom of your screen, or you can see the entire list on our website, w-j-l-a dot-com. the biggest concern here in the district is icy streets and sidewalks this morning. and farther north, conditions-- along with a lot more snow. abc's maggie rulli has more. in frederick county-- it was not that hard after the snow fell-- but some of them did not stay clear. those wind gusts that eileen mentioned, sent snow flying right back onto the streets and the sidewalks. and as residents head out today-- they will have to watch their steps. frederick county public schools are also concerned about road conditions this morning. they are opening 2 hours late. remember to stay connected with the stormwatch team around the clock. you can follow us on wjla.com, facebook, twitter, and our stormwatch 7 app. developing this morning. we are learning more about the financial history of presid

a moment ago loudoun county school said they will now be closed. loudoun county schools closed. >> prince william county. frederick county, virginia. hampshire county and manassas city schools are also closed. >> if you have kids in d.c. public schools, fairfax county, montgomery or prince george's county, arlington county, all those are on a two-hour delay today. frederick county, charles, howard, anne arundel and washington counties all on a two-hour delay as well. >> shenandoah, culpepper, warren, today. >> and berkeley, hampshire and hardy and grant counties in west virginia. >> falls church and winchester city schools are all on a two-hour delay today. we'll let you know about any others we find them out. i will post it on social media and the nbc washington app. >> now, we want to get a check on our forecast with the news4 team kicking off your day. >> we'll begin with our meteorologists chuck bell and sheena parveen. oh, it's so cold out there. >> it is very cold. >> i would just say it's painful when you walk outside. it really hurts. >> it

. >> virginia, call preponderanceer, fairfax, loudoun, page county schools all on two hour delay and rappahannock, mannasas park, falls siltsy and arlington county schools also on two hour delay. >> in maryland, anne arrundel, charles, frederick, montgomery and prince george county schools all on two hour delays and two hour delay for d.c. public schools as well. >> and federal government is opening on time today. >> all right. we talked about the cold weather. we talked about the refreeze now we want to know at least i do when it's over. >> later. >> later. >> spring starts next week. we're five days away from spring. >> it will feel more seasonable then but not 70s and 80s to end february and bring in march. that's unfortunate reality. this morning it's brutally cold. 2 in washington and teens norm and west. check out wind ch gusting up and over 20 to 40 and feels like nine single digits in washington and four gaithersburg and zero hagerstown. bundle up you will certainly need extra layers today. let's check the forecast. erin como for a check of traffic. >> well, right now at 5 o

look your way out loudoun county this morning a lot of slow moving traffic. plows out there heavy snow. this is loudoun county parkway by wax pool road. heavier snow on that portion of drive. heavy snow ashburn as well and in addition to that maryland and portions of frederick ma mar this morning. looking at map aside from cameras in virginia other problems now upper marboro and westbound pennsylvania avenue reports of several fallen trees in area of ricky martin road and traffic getting by slowly. aside from bw parkway tree down 32 and heavy traffic 95 corridor between baltimore and beltway in capital area. keep it to "fox news morning". we'll get you around all of the snow and tucker has the latest own the forecast >>:23 now investors laser folk ised on start fed meeting rates. joining us now lauren simonetti on this snow day today. no rest for wall street. quick, two things today. one fed meeting and two repeal and replace of affordable care act. why do these matter so much to investors. >> investors care about healthcare once we can figure out what is goi

loudoun county investigators say there's no indication of a threat to the entire community. anyone with helpful information on this case should call the loudoun county sheriff's office. >>> meanwhile d.c. investigators are looking for the gunman who shot a woman just after midnight. police found the unidentified woman along the 200 block of wayne place southeast near second street. she was transported to the hospital in critical condition. investigators want to hear from you if you saw or heard anything. >>> the white house is still celebrating following president trump's joint address to congress tuesday night. many are saying it's the best speech the president has ever given. but as don champion report from capitol hill, it could take a while before feelings translate into legislative action. >> reporter: president trump is scheduled to host republican congressional leaders for lunch at the white house this afternoon. the president laid out his vision for the country during his joint address to congress last night. and now he needs the lawmakers' help to make it a reality.

loudoun county public schools say end of year exams and graduation dates are already set and changing the dismissal date is unlikely. >>> some breaking news on the roads. this is on 95 south? >> exactly. so at 619 triangle. in the past ten seconds or so we finally got a left lane getting by. we have about a 1 and a half mile backup headed southbound. we were shut down there. 95 southbound at triangle here this morning. have another problem just north of there. also sort of adding to the pain and then all of this now is rain falling across the area, not helping things. southbound 95 at quantico. a crash between two tractor trailers with a left lane getting by and now the left lane south of that getting by at triangle. >>> thank yo show us how windy it is, because as i was coming in i thought i was going to blow away. >> this is what's left of my umbrella. so the wind literally flipped it inside out and blew off the fabric. it's somewhere in the parking lot now. >> this thing can put an eye out. >> it's trash basically. just that windy coming in this morning. >> super windy today. >> bu

come with us down sands road in loudoun county. the gravel stretch covered in snow, about to turn to ice. st what doesn't drain will turn into a slick sheet. streets in herndon quickly cleared. sidewalks, not so much. instead folks making the dangerous walk on the streets. if pedestrians, that could cause problems for some students. some using this day off wisely, clearing their own driveways and helping their neighbors dig out. some welcoming this first taste of winter in march. do you miss the snow? >> i kind of do. this is already. >> reporter: then back to spring, right? >> yeah, right. >> reporter: kids using the day off to burn energy, friendly snowball fights. >> you like squeeze it and it turns into a ball. >> reporter: is it working pretty well? >> yeah. >> reporter: our go pro went downhill with a few sledders in leesburg. some found a nice smooth finish. others not quite. but still having a good time. >> that was so good. >> reporter: they're having a good time today. the question is whether that will continue tomorrow w

loudoun county by 5:00 p.m. then coming into fairfax county, montgomery county. by 6:00 p.m., the light showers coming through. then a few lingering light sprinkles to the north of the metro area. by 11:00 tonight, it is all gone. here's your planner for today. we'll stay cool and dry for the morning. we'll be in the 60s by 10:00. a little sun breaking out. jumping into the 70s. then that light rain coming on through. back down to low 70s. then the low 60s. and some clouds breaking up after that. so the forecast for tomorrow, it'll be cooler after we reach the 70s today. highs tomorrow, low 60s. and we'll have a partly sunny sky today on sunday. storm team 4, ten-day outlook gets mild on monday. maybe morning and midday the mid-70s. maybe some afternoon showers. that following friday perhaps some showers around. then day eight, nine, and ten will be mild again. that's the way it looks. >> tom, thanks. >>> coming up, using social media to actually come together. physically. can you imagine that? the big meetup today for instagramers in d.c. and the good cause orga

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we have one more cell trying to stay together of loudoun county over across the river and into montgomery country. rockville getting good rain now. and we were watching a thunderstorm move through charles county. well, potential thunderstorm moving through charles county. that seems to have weakened and extreme southern sections of prince george's getting a little bit of shower activity this morning. more of that to come. temperatures 60s and 70s here's erin como with the traffic. >> crash alert, 66 eastbound side. just past 50 you can see the brake lights picking up. crash is beyond this camera point. give yourself extra time right now. it's a ten minute delay as you try to make your way past 50 to get inside the beltway this morning. aside from vel um building s sutly road as well. from the cameras we'll go ahead an take a look at maps. aside from that crash seeing a lot of green around the beltway aside from the rain moving in through chantilly as gary mentioned through rockville we're seeing nice conditions nowed in the district. and grab a light jacket to battle rain and umbrella you

that is less than half the number in neighboring loudoun. one reason until now, the zoning regulations in fairfax county made it tough to open. >> our zoning ordinance didn't actually have breweries listed in it. so when you would go to the county and try to explain what you were doing, there was a bit of a look of confusion. >> reporter: but last week the fairfax county board approved zoning amendments designed to make it easier to open breweries, distilleries and wineries. >> i think what loudoun did, which is get behind breweries. >> reporter: a key change. before, breweries could only locate in heavy, industrial areas. witness fair winds' location, far from shops and restaurants, next to a train track. new, new smaller breweries focused on tasting rooms will have access to certain commercial areas. matt greer is the co-owner of caboose brewing in vienna. >> fairfax county, i the changes that were recently made are going to be beneficial to the county and to brewers alike. you know, i think we're going to see a lotor opening up. >> report

a man in loudoun county got a call saying that his 10-year-old daughter had been kidnapped, the caller demanding $50,000, even using a fake voice of a little girl begging for help. he acted fast, calling the little girl's school, and found that she was safe and sound. >> they are absolute scum. it's a horrible thing they are doing. michelle: this type of virtual kidnapping is on the rise and has happened several times in loudoun county. a virginiay on 7, mother is fighting to clear her name after being accused of sex trafficking. michelle: she said that two teenagers spread allegations on facebook the mother of two c be involved in sex trafficking. tim barber spoke with the woman in police. >> it's a nightmare, i have not slept. gladman'sten receiving death threats from people who believe she is a sex trafficker. the drama started at this maryland i hop, where she met two teenagers to offer them plating jobs. they thought she might be a sex trafficker. proof? you have >> somewhat, not exactly. she made me nervous. prince george's county detectives found out about the allegations in mar

we know that loudoun county schools are closed tuesday. the plow truck drivers expect the conditions to get slick, by about 2 a.m., 3:00 a.m. some are ready for spring to come, but others are excited about the storm. >> i love the weather, so i don't mind snow. >> i was pretty done with winter jeff: a lot of people feel that way. virginia governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency in virginia, meaning state police and national guard can help local agencies respond if there are problems during the storm in the next 24 hours. live in leesburg, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. jonathan: president trump is among those watching the weather. he met this evening with mayor muriel bowser and metro g.m. paul wiedefeld discussing the preparations for the storm. stephen tschida joins us live from the district. i think the picture tells the story. it's really coming down. stephen: it just started in the past couple minutes really coming down heavily. it is starting to accumulate. it is starting to pile up on top of this car. street. but this is

fairfax county -- and loudoun county and frederick county maryland schools are among the school systems operating on a 2-hour delay this morning. you can find the full list of closings and delays at wjla.com. they're also scrolling at the bottom of your screen right now toss to eileen . - cold morning; watch for ice - sun today will help with melting; remaining unseasonably cool & still tomorrow night through sunday am - no sign of any big warm up today: mostly sunny. breezy & unseasonably cool. highs: 39-44 feels: teens early to 20s winds: nw 10-15 g 25 tonight: clear and cold. lows: 18-28 winds: w 5 mph friday: am sun, pm clouds. showers after 5pm. highs: 46-52 winds: s 5 mph eileen toss to johnny john toss to julie right now - preparing for his next battle. in less than two hours - he releases his first budget. overnight - we're learning new details about some deep cuts. sam sweeney is live in the newsroom to break it all down. president trump yesterday's ruling on his revised temporary travel ban. a federal judge in hawaii blocked the ban, hours before it was supposed to take effect

loudoun, frederick still just mainly rain in parts of southern maryland. snow throughout the day on tuesday. but again, the most piles up by 8:00 p.m. tuesday. southern maryland, the northern neck, 1 to 3 inches of slushy, wet snow. washington, arlington, alexandria, southern fairfax, parts of prince william county, stafford county, three to six inches of snow here. notice washington on that line between 3 to 6 and 6 to 12. i think the district sees 12 inches. montgomery, loudoun, faquier county, frederick county in maryland, sees 6 to 12 inches of snow. this will cause cancellations on tuesday and some areas will see cancellations i think on wednesday, as well. so take a look at the forecast. school closed on tuesday based on these amouns. not canceled, as well. for the commute, if you're heading into work tomorrow, come home early. be home by 5:00, 6:00, and snow moves in after that. tuesday morgning, snow-covered roads and dealing with delays on wednesday. secondary roads, neighborhood roads will still have lots of snow on them on wednesday morning. and

as you heard, loudoun county is one of the school districts that will be closed tomorrow. one of the first districts to announce that earlier today. live in leesburg, lindsay watts, fox 5 local news. >>. >>> switch over from virginia to maryland. gary mcgrady has been driving around frederick tonight. gary, what are the road conditions like? >> reporter: in the last couple minutes, we've come out west of frederick here and come up an elevation just a little bit towards middletown on interstate 70. we've slowed down, we have four-wheel drive but we're below average 50. we just saw salt trucks going in this direction, a few minutes ago. this has been at such a clip that getting overtake the roads even roads that's been treated. the interstate. it's not treacherous at this point. but again, give it a little bit more time. temperatures dropping. heavier rains and snow will be coming on through. just really has happen in the last 30 minutes or so, mainly just wet roads we were seeing a lot of coverage of snow i would say between a half inch and inch already in the grassy areas.

loudoun county. doug: there will be more, i bet. we show you the whole area because it will be different in other areas. this has a rain snow line it could be close to metro washington. le's get started with the coverage. steve rudin will join us from the weather center in a minute. in the pink areas, d.c. north and west winter storm warnings, the winter weather advisories to the south and east of town. the alignment or the number of the warnings could change tonight as the conditions dictate. in the meantime, the temperatures are starting to to the upper 30's to the low 40's now across the area. we have reports of snow around the area. even with the temperatures above freezing. the flakes will melt. sooner or later we will see the temperatures falling off that some will start. the grassy areas first. we have a problem with the rain, snow line and the wintry mix. show you our areas. we have area of snow and sprinkles. the main area of precipitation is still here. the storm will intensify and move north. it will bring us the warm air

let's take a look at the rain right now coming through loudoun county, parts of frederick and montgomery countys, light showers for the most part. behind this, winds gusting martinsburg. wind advisory, winds could gust 50 to 55 miles per hour overnight. we'll have more on how long the winds will last and how cold the temperatures will be. see you about 11:17. >>> representatives nancy pelosi and elijah cummings are calling on the attorney general to resign. "the washington post" just reported sessions had several contacts with a russian official that he did not disclose in his confirmation hearing. sessions was asked if he had been in contact with anyone from the russian government about the election before or after election day. sessions responded "no." but "the post" reports sessions spoke with sergey kislyak in july. >> kislyak, one sent reports to moscow detailing his discussions with sessions. kislyak is trying to probably get information from sessions about what he knows about the posture of the trump campaign at that stage. >> sessions' spokeswoman told "the post" there was nothin

through reston and north bethesda, and then the highest totals will be for various north in northern loudoun counties. damascus, frederick, through hagerstown, we could see the foot range. we have the numerous warnings in effect, going into effect at 7:00 tonight. a lot of people waking up and saying -- will i be able to get home from work later tonight? it is after 7:00 when you want to stay alert. veronica: looking at this sweet time. between 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 tomorrow morning. that is when the snowfall rates will be the greatest. we will see major disruptions across the area, lots of roads will be impassable. by the time we get to early tomorrow morning and in the secondary areas, many of those because theared crews will have such a difficult time keeping up. i'm going to leave you with this, a look at 8:00 this evening, things getting started to the south of us. how much will you get coming up in a couple of minutes? julie. couple ofking at a problems on the roads, 66 where we have the crash. past spout run. multivehicle crash, only the right side of the roadways able to get by. delay

fairfax countyoy frederick county and loudoun county public schools also onchn a two-hour delay.elay in west virginia jeffersonjef berkeley county public schoolshs are closed while hampshire andid morgan county public schoolschos opening two hours late. all the delays scrolling alongey thes bottom of your screen your can find them on our web site se fox5d.c.com and our fox5 news ns app. >> turning to politics.oli today president trump set tot unveil his first budgetrst budg proposal. the $1.1 trillion budget willlil focus on increasing defenseasine spending while cutting theg e budget for several other othe federal agencies.genc now the expectedexp 54 million-dollar boost forli military is the largeston-d soln the reagan era. er for the department of agriculture labor state andate n the epa will see some of the large cuts. c >> president trump vowing toent fight back against the federal judge's ruling blocking hisockig revised travel ban.revised aveln the ruling came down hours cam before the ban was supposed toe goan was into and effect. ef it's the second time thed time courts have

frederick county (maryland and virginia) and loudoun county.. all closed. we have a list scrolling at the complete list on our website at wjla.com. depending on where you are-- you could be waking up to very different circumstances this morning. some areas are seeing barely an inch, and in other areas they are dealing with a lot more. john gonzalez continues our stormwatch7 coverage-- live in frederick, maryland, where the governor has issued a state of emergency this morning. what does it look like out there john? this is a live look out at.... where legion bridge..just blaketed with snow.. complete coverage of this winter storm continues when we come back. the time is 4:xx... - winter storm differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in cutomer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and down

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fairfax county -- and loudoun county schools are operating on a 2-hour delay this morning. you can find the full list of closings and delays at wjla.com. they're also scrolling at the bottom of your screen right no good morning washington. toss to eileen - cold morning; watch for ice - sun today will help with melting; remaining unseasonably cool & still breezy - shower chances return tomorrow night through sunday am - no sign of any big warm up today: mostly sunny. breezy & unseasonably cool. highs: 39-44 feels: teens early to 20s winds: nw 10-15 g 25 tonight: clear and cold. lows: 18-28 winds: w 5 mph friday: am sun, pm clouds. showers after 5pm. highs: 46-52 winds: s 5 mph on capitol hill-- president donald trump is preparing on capitol hill-- president donald trump is preparing to lay out his first budget outline to congress. it calls for an increase in military spending... and dramatic cuts to the state department, the e-p-a and to other domestic programs. day after the publication of his 2005 tax returns. in an interview with our sister-station, the president repeated

a double stabbing in loudoun county. jummy olabanji is at the live desk with the details. this news is just coming in. it happened this morning at the sugarland plaza shopping center. two men were found suffering from stab wounds, they were rushed to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. they are not sure what led to the stabbings but they hope to have more details after talking we are told of the suspect involved may have left a scene -- the scene in a car that is yet to be described. we will keep you updated with more as we learn more information from loudoun county police. back to you. a shooting investigation volume or asleep. john gonzalez is on the scene right now with the latest that is coming in from police. john, good morning. very, good morning. these shots fired literally feet from a school. that is simon elementary school here in southeast. d.c. have spent a lot of time this morning, take a look at this vehicle right here. a black chevy apollo with virginia tags and a donut. impala with -- virginia tags and a doughnut. we can tell you that the shots w

loudoun county right now seeing that rain along 66, in through the beltway. some of the heavier rain in through montgomery county right now, bethesda, rockville. down to the south coming right on through the d.c. metro region. more rain likely as we're watching this cold front, the same one that brought all the tornados to the west. that cold front wie

loudoun. northern prince william and fairfax. frederick county, maryland, as well as virginia seeing 6 inches to a foot of snow. some people i think will have a little over a foot of snow. this is one of the areas of low pressure that we will be tracking. another one down here. you can barely see it. they'll merge together and cause a major nor'easter that impacts not just us but new york and boston with potential blizzard conditions up there. tomorrow evening through tuesday, a storm team 4 weather alert. after that, windy and cold and we're dealing with blowing snow tuesday afternoon and wednesday. >> not good news for the >>> more on the local teams heading to the tournament. and the struggles in anaheim. sherree is up next. >>> the caps are on the road. they're not doing so hot. >> it's tough to be a cap right now. the goals and wins are not coming as easily as they were. they've lost so many games since the bye week. and they've lost their last three games, all the same score. still, the caps are the best team in the league

. >> loudoun, shenandoah and culpepper county schools are opening two hours late as well. >> in west virginia, berkeley, hampshire, hardy and grant schools are on a two-hour delay. allegheny county schools in maryland are closed for a staff professional development day. that's why it's purple on the map. not because of weather. >> we are waiting to hear from everything that's in gray here. of course, all the school closings and delays are scrolling at the bottom of your screen. federal agencies in the today on time we're told. the office of personnel management says employees are expected to report to their work sites or start telework today. >> sheena, why don't you start us off this morning? >> it is cold outside this morning and a lot of people probably watching are still in bed, but wait until you step outside. look as we go through the day today. this is as we go through the next 18 hours. temperatures this morning, well below freezing. high temperatures just below freezing. and then we drop back into the 20s overnight. so it is very cold this morning. it's also windy and that c

we'll give you a live look at what it looks like for the people in loudoun county. this is one of the harder hit areas. >> we also want to look at the beltway because those of you who do have to work today are probably going to find some conditions like this on the roads where you're going. >> and remember, if you don't have the nbc washington app, today is the day to get it. just download it for free in itunes or android. you'll find up forecasts and can even set t heho y2ay1y y16fy > 15 after the hour. as our area continues to get pounded by a mix of rain and freezing rain and sleet and snow, blizzard warnings have been issued for parts of pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, connecticut, rhode island, a live look for you here from times square where they are expected more than a foot of snow. now, new york's mayor has already declared a state of emergency there. preparations are continued through the night for this storm there as well. >> in boston up to 15 inches of snow predicted there. a busy, busy time with the stores filled with shoppers stocking up ahead of

county, southern half loudoun to the beltway and surrounding counties. we're talking winter weather advisories that are posted until 6:00 tonight and why so late? because we are concerned about the possibility of snow streamers and snow showers. which could put down additional coating to inch. they bone be as widespread as snowfall this morning. there's your big picture. area of low pressure off the carolina coastline and into on waters. this area of low pressure intensifies and we'll see more and more of these setting up and these are heavy bands through southern maryland. rain for now. as it continues to progress off north an east it will change to heavy sleet and eventually heavy snow as it pushes north and west of town here into colder air. future cast keeping rain snow mix around d.c. until 9:00 today and as i mentioned to wisdom and holly colder air starts to work the way back in and change over to a period of some light to maybe pocket of moderate snow all the way through the noon to 1:00 hour and this kind of really winds down rather rapidly and

and loudoun and prince william counties both lost over 20 people to overdoses. >>> we now know the terms of a plea deal for a man kused of opening fire on a d.c. restaurant. edgar welch pleaded guilty to assault charges and bringing a gun from north carolina and on connecticut avenue. police say welch told them he was investigating a fake news story about democrats and child sex trafficking. he will be sentenced later this year. >>> today the faa will be investigating a tragic plane crash. this happened outside atlanta and the plane slammed into a home. only the plane's pilot died. no one on the ground or in the home was hurt. but you can see that dark smoke right there rising from above the crash site. this was last night. witnesses say they saw the plane start to spin moments before it went down. cause of the crash still unknown. >>> larry hogan says he will veto an education bill. the protect our school act would limit how low performing schools. it would also prevent actions like trying to change schools to private charters. it is a response to the every student succeed act. about sc

fairfax county -- and loudoun county and frederick county maryland schools are among the school systems operating on a 2-hour delay this morning. you can find the full list of closings and delays at wjla.com. they're also scrolling at the bottom of your screen right now toss to eileen . - cold morning; watch for ice - sun today will help with melting; remaining unseasonably cool & still

northern virginia and fairfax, loudoun, we are doing more of a plow job and pushing of the snow. where we have more snow we see more of a slush and a freezing rain type situation so we're doing some different operations there to treat the roads so we're doing a little bit of everything everywhere. that's an important point for drivers too is if you're coming in you could encounter a wide variety of road conditions because things have dumped different things throughout the region. >> >> a lot of governments are closed today or opening late in some cases. the federal government is still going to open late so people will venture out at some point. have you run into any problems yet with needing to close any roads ordeal with any big accidents from v-dot's perspective? >> some folks do have to get out there. try to help them out a little bit and some of the shoulder lanes and things you might normally use on 66 maybe snow covered and you may see that there but beyond that it's really just a matter of taking it slow. you know your neighborhood streets and lesser travelled roads are st

an online petition is asking officials to shorten the school year since loudoun county hasn't used any snow days this winter. the petition has more than 1,400 signatures now. loudoun county public schools say end of year exams and graduation are already set and changing the dismissal date is unlikely. >> we are turning our attention to the windy, windy day we are in store for. >> and because we didn't get any snow at all in the we get our snow here in springtime. >> let's hope not. >> no. i'm ready for full-on spring. >> i know, but those of us that love snow were completely cheated out of it. only 1.4 inches the entire winter. >> let it go. >> and now as we get into the second full week of march, snow chances, though not good, are looking about as promising as we've seen all winter long. temperatures are in the 40s and 50s this morning. we are dealing with some rain drops here pretty much along and to the east of the i-95 corridor. little bursts of wind and rain, so some gusty winds down into southern maryland the next hour or so. the winds here, quite gusty a few hours ago are laying

stay tuned. >>> fast moving and falling all over loudoun county. a live look at the sleet and snow here. >> i'm adam in the storm team 4 x 4 tracking the road conditions out here this morning. a sloppy nasty mix. we'll let you know what it looks like in your neighborhood coming up. >> reporter: a cold, windy and wet morning. what you need to know if you are indeed one of thoed people who has to get out today. coming up on news4. our disposal to track this storm for you. >> and the impact of the storm is so widespread that most schools are closed except d.c. public school they're a two-hour delay. all the closures and the delays on the nbc washington app and scrolling at the bottom of your screen. federal employees, you are expected in on a three-hour delay. >> now the office of personnel management says federal agencies will be open today but employees do have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. for the latest on our forecast. >> chuck bell and sheena parveen have you covered. what are you seeing out there? >> lots of problems

all the accumulating snow, i've had reports now 5 inches up in loudoun county. if you have a snow picture send it to me on my twitter handle. find us on facebook as well. we'll be sharing those pictures over the course of the morning. the d.c. metro has been lowered down to a winter weather advisory. temperatures aren't going to budge a whole lot. mid to upper 30s today. what's a rain, sleet, snow combination now will be mostly light snow by later this afternoon. snow flurries and snow showers likely through much of the day and turning ferociously windy late this morning and the winds will stay up all day tomorrow as well. through most of our wednesday as well. not much in the way of accumulations past noontime today. >> good morning. we're watching the radar closely because we are watching that rain and snow line across the area. that's one thing that we're really looking at and that's going to really add to the refreezing as we go into tomorrow morning. so here is a look at the radar currently around the district. you start to notice these pink and purple shad

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so that's the latest here in loudoun county. i'm justin finch, back to you. >> thank you for not running over the kids on the hill there. >> he gets a gold star. we have more team coverage for you this morning. if you want to know what the roads look like wildfire you head outside, we have the person who is going to help yoout. >> transportation reporter adam tuss is live this morning on the beltway in maryland. he's made a few loops around there. what are you seeing now? >> th is our second trip around the beltway right now. it's a tough job, but someone has to do it. i don't get to be on the sled. i get to be out here with all the traffic. but look at this. we have it down to bare pavement in so many spots. i'm talking about secondary roads and all sorts of roads around the region. look at these amazineing angles have from the earlier that was nothe case. look at the crash earlier this morning on route 28. this was right by the dulles toll road. this is why we told everyone to stay home earlier. that was a two-car crash and th

outbound on the dulles toll road, we were headed to loudoun county. we will likely still pursue that but on the roadways you can see that it is smooth sailing as we and wethe ox road exit are now going to turn around, go back and check out the icy conditions that you were mentioning. if there is anything to report .ack, we will let you know keep an eye on things on the roadways here in storm trak 7. back to you guys. many routes on metro bus are being detoured this morning. but add service as conditions improve. metro access will be available today. trains began running at 5:00 this morning and larry: are operating on a normal weekday schedule. without af five left home after an overnight fire in montgomery county. the blaze began in the chimney of a home. fire crews battled the flames and 20 degree temperatures. the occupants inside made it out safely and no injuries were reported. a whole foods location and glover park, shut down again. we swung by end found the we're closed signs. there was an issue with pests last month. we don't know the specific

that is less than off the number in neighboring loudoun. the zoning regulations in fairfax county made it tough to open. >> our zoning ordan when you would go to the county, there was a bit of a look of confusion. >> reporter: last week the board approved zoning aming amendment. a key change, before breweries could only locate in heavy industrial areas. fairwinds location is far from shops and restaurants next to a train track. now new smaller breweries focused on tasting rooms will have access to certain commercial areas. >> fairfax county, i think the law itself, the changes that were just recently made are going to be beneficial to the county and to brewers alike. you know, i think we're going to see a lot more smaller breweries opening up. >> reporter: how do these veterans view the brewing newcomers who have an easier path? >> i do have a little bit of resentment. we spent a lot of money to get >> reporter: greer and casey jones at fairwinds say more breweries likely to help their bottom line too. >> if people want to come in and they

loudoun county, we had one. little bit of snow. if you're there, you can look might see a flake or two. right through downtown right around 395, just some flakes. we saw a lot a little bit earlier. i even got reports of thundersnow down into portions of saint mary's county. how about that? behind it though, we're going to get cold. by tomorrow morning a low temperature of 25 in the city. that puts many of you in the teens. we'll see sunshine tomorrow, rather breezy, 39 degrees. 20s overnight tonight, down to about 37 by 7:00. take a look at future weather temperatures leer. these are the feels like temperatures or the windchills. as we make our way through the night tonight into 8:00 tomorrow morning, 16 in gaithersburg. around 1:00 in the afternoon most windchills below freezing during the afternoon. tomorrow at 9:00, if you're going to be out -- i'll there working a couple of events tomorrow night. 19 in gaite egaithersburg. 12 on sunday up in gaithersburg. 17 towards d.c. next couple of days on the cold side for sure. you're goi

a remote location and being part of this network of agra-business, restaurants and artists is a >> loudoun county is trying to come up with a name for this artisan trail. if you have a suggestion, go to their naming event on march 28th at the stone tower winery. >>> have you ever thought about what you have in common with people where you live when it comes to what you love to hate? maryland residents hate bad parking jobs. there's an app now that breaks down dislikes in our dmv. the new dating app called hater shows d.c. residents don't like people who don't vote. they don't like mel gibson either. the app featured in washingt washingtonian magazine shows maryland residents hate snitches. number one, was uber surcharges. number four in d.c. in the news this week, people who block escalators. maryland hates picky they say you're not 12 anymore. and virginia daters hate man buns. >> that makes a lot of sense to have something like this, because especially in these times that way you don't have to argue. the filter's already in place. >> weed them out. >>> one of the city's busiest metro sta

we then made our way here into loudoun county. we tracked all over the area, found many of you cleaning up for what was this year's first real snowstorm. do you recognize that? it's a scraping sound we've not heard for nearly 12 months. and a motor that in some cases is running for the first time. >> this is the first time we've pulled the snow blower out. it's working great. it's moving that stuff no effort at all. >> reporter: neighbors helping each other today in ashburn farm. winter's been rather easy on us this year. do you miss the this is all right. >> reporter: back to spring, right? >> right. >> reporter: on loudoun county's main roads you can't miss the vdot crews. they've been working since sunday pretreating and clearing the roads. for the kids, it's their first actual snow day. how are the conditions for making snowballs? >> you have to take snow and you squeeze it. then it turns into a ball. >> reporter: is it working pretty well? >> yeah. >> reporter: they burned some energy, pelting each other, all in good fun. it'