>> stay out of the snow. >> reporter: okay, alex. here in downtown washington about an hour ago we were up to 20 inches. it's been falling at a rate up to three inches an hour, as we talk about. could be up in the mid-20s in short order. out in western maryland, western virginia and between here and baltimore, coming down the hart evidence. almost three feet already. the record for washington, d.c. set way back in 1922. that was 28 inches. know we're on pace to brik that, alex. >> here's that snowball. i dared you last time to throw it at the camera. going to do it or keep us in suspense? >> reporter: it's a wet, slushy kind of snow. good for snowballs and snowmen making. if you're homebound today, that's about the best you can hope for in terms of getting outside. >> okay. the president has to get outside in a little bit. doesn't he? has to head and speak with democrats gathered nearby in a hotel? >> reporter: right. get in the suv. you saw it in the spot. speak with the dnc. the roads around the white