saying that the -- and wind chill advisory, saying that the temperatures could go down to negative 5 to negative 15 because of the wind chill tonight. and we're going to see icy conditions on the roads. and so, of course, they are also telling everyone to stay home, only travel in an emergency, anderson. >> a lot of kids are going to be bummed. it's not good snow for making snowmen and snow balls and stuff like that, the way you were able to blow it around. the federal government closed its offices last night. has that helped keep -- you know, keep people off the roads? >> reporter: it absolutely has helped get people off the roads. the federal government shut down, many schools shut down, certainly the ones right here in d.c. and others in surrounding areas. and that has helped keep traffic to a minimum. we have been here all day, anderson. we haven't seen more than a few cars go by at a time. mostly what we have seen is the snowplows. the d.c. government has had about 200 snowplows on the roads available since 8:00 a.m., making multiple passes, laying down salt to try to keep these