opens the doors to the white house and we have the inside scoop on what happened inside. and american idol rocking its 10th season. we are live with fan reaction to the new judges plus you could weigh in. but we begin tonight with that latest round of winter weather. thanks for joining us. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. a quick moving storm system is about to hit us bringing with it another round of snow just this week. fox 5's sue palka pouring over the latest information down in the weather center. >> all these little storms. did you get sort of lulled into a false sense of security with the warm temperatures today? guess what? even though we got to the low 50s we'll be cold again tomorrow and we can already see tomorrow night's snow showing up on radar. let me show you here. it's on our weather map. it's light stuff and coming from the midwest, so we know there's not going to be the gulf of mexico tapped or even the atlantic ocean. i've been checking through kansas city and st. louis. they're getting between 1 and 3 inches of snow as this comes flying across. let me give you some of the details when we expect to see this come in. again i want to emphasize this really is going to be just a quick shot to end the week. at this point it looks like it's going to be mostly snow. it does arrive after 9:00 tomorrow. we think it will wrap up by sunrise friday, but once again the timing even though it's a little bit schools have to keep an eye on it. this will mostly be on the light side and we think that there could be a small accumulation north and west, although i think all a of us will at least see a little bit of snow. at this hour if you've stepped out, we are already seeing colder temperatures coming through. it's about this time tomorrow night when we expect to see some of those first flakes. one thing i would tell you from the observations i'm seeing in missouri, it looks as though this comes down kind of fast and furious with very low visibility while it's occurring. heads up if you'll be driving and i'll have new information checking the latest data and i'm going to try to assign some numbers to that prediction when i join you with the full forecast upstairs. you can track the snow as it moves in on your own if you'd like. head over to www.myfoxdc.com. click on the weather tab. there you'll also find any school closings and delays. now to a developing story tonight, the hottest ticket in town, the state dinner at the white house. fox 5's laura evans is here with all the details. >> it's a big dinner, the third state dinner the president has hosted. the president and first lady hosting chinese president hu jintao, an all american state dinner from the guests to the menu to the entertainment. >> the big question is who was there tonight? >> there were a lot of big names, hollywood a listers and some other high profile people. >> reporter: barbra streisand and hub by james brolin, movie star jackie chan and designer vera wang we'ring, of course, vera wang, and yoyoma. a little after 6:00 tonight the president and first lady dressed in a gorgeous red gown welcomed president hu on a red carpet. the honor guard was behind them. also there are two former presidents joining the current at tonight's state dinner, presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter along with political big wigs henry kissenger and madeleine albright, 225 guests in all. to start things off president obama welcomed president hu with a toast steering clear of the tensions that plague relations, diplomatically concentrating on promises of better relations. >> while it's easy to focus on our differences of culture, perspectives, let us never forget the values that our people share, a reverence for family, the belief that with education and hard work and with sacrifice the future is what we make it and most of all, the desire to give our children a better life. >> reporter: now those toasts were given in the state dining room, but there were also guests in the blue and red rooms. the people put in those rooms had to watch it all on video monitors, but still an honor to be there, right? >> gosh, can you imagine. who forgot or unsolicitation? what was on the menu tonight? >> it was an all american theme, shawn. there was maine lobster, meat and potatoes with apple pie and ice cream for dessert and by the way, the american theme was requested actually by the chinese delegation. there was jazz as the entertainment including jazz icon her by hancock. >> i understand there were also high profile no shows. >> there were. it was actually house speaker john boehner who declined his third invitation to a state dinner from president obama and also not there was senate majority leader harry reid. the only top congressional leader to accept the invitation was nancy pelosi, democratic leader in the house. >> always fun to hear what goes on inside. thank you. now outside protesters were there. they did not give the chinese president a warm welcome. they're demonstrating for a free tibet in support of the dalai lama and calling for change in china's human rights policies. new tonight a spike in burglaries rocking an alexandria neighborhood. fox 5's audrey barnes talked with one one homeowner who came face to face with the suspect. >> i was sitting here at my desk about 2:30, 2:45. >> reporter: emily shaw was working at her computer when she was startled by what sounded like a battering ram pounding at her backdoor. >> about the third bang i could see the door pulsing and the fourth bang the door flew open and there was a man standing there with a black puffy jacket and a hood over his head and i yelled and said what are you doing? get out of my house. >> reporter: shaw wasn't hurt and the suspect took off empty handed. police think he's the same person who has tried to break into the stackhouse family's house on lloyd lane four times in the last two weeks. >> he broke front window with either elbow or wrist. nobody knows and tried to open the door knob from the inside. >> reporter: jed stackhouse has seen the guy prowling around the family's home before and he kept coming back. finally he was able to get into the garage. >> all my car cleaning supplies were knocked on the ground. all of my tools inside the chest were dumped on the floor. >> reporter: detectives say often where they're investigating cases like this people tell them after the fact that oh, yeah, i saw something tinkering with my neighbor's car, but they never called. if you see something like this, police definitely want to hear from you. all but one of the houses was empty when the suspect hit usually between noon and 7 p.m. there are other similarities, too. >> the brazenness of an afternoon job where someone walks up and apparently kicks a door or uses body force to smash in a door, that's surprising in this town. carol stackhouse who lived in this house since 1982 and raised eight children here said she always felt safe until now. >> it's frightening. it's really frightening. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> the suspect seems most interested in the usual, laptops, jewelry, tvs, cash. doesn't just break into houses either. detectives think he's also taking cash and coins from a half dozen unlocked cars in the area. prince george's county police are now investigating the 14th homicide of the year. this was on terrace drive and suitland. 22-year-old douglas jordan jr. was shot early this morning. he lived in southeast. so far police have no suspects or motive. another maryland community is mourning the loss of 9-year- old girl and praying for the recovery of her two sisters. their house went up in flames early this morning. fox 5's roz plater has more on the family tragedy. >> reporter: this hyattsville community is heartbroken. this is the home where it happened. it is an older structure made of wood and investigators say the fire likely consumed it within minutes trapping two children inside. >> just on the phone calling responder channel no. 3. >> reporter: just before 4:00 in the morning bright red flames lit up the sky in this historic hyattsville neighborhood. >> i looked out the window because i heard screaming and the place was totally on fire. i put on my pants and ran out to see what i could do, which was nothing. >> reporter: on the inside, seven people, a mother, father, their four daughters and the children's uncle. everyone made it out exempt two of the girls, a their -- except two of the girls, a 13-year-old strapped upstairs and a 9-year- old trapped on the ground floor -- trapped upstairs and a 9- year-old trapped on the ground floor. firefighters pulled them out, but the 9-year-old did not survive. family members are understandably devastated. >> she was a great little girl. she always had a smile on her face always. she had an infectious life that if you were in a bad mood, you would just start smiling. you couldn't help but laugh at her. she was a sweet, sweet little girl and we're miss her. >> reporter: fire investigators will only say for now that the blaze was accidental. they believe it started in the dining room, the same area where the 9-year-old was found. >> there was a hard wired smoke alarm in the home and one of the occupants does recall hearing the smoke alarm, although that in this case did not wake them up. the smoke woke them up. >> reporter: five of the neighbors called 911 for help frustrated they couldn't do more. >> how quickly it happened and it cost a 9-year-old her life. it's just -- there aren't words. so we'll all be seeing what we can do to help them. >> reporter: now we're told two of children ages 13 and 4 are in serious condition but improving. the only good news so far in this tragedy. in hyattsville i'm roz plater, fox 5 news. >> so what can you do to keep your family safe? the experts say install smoke detectors on every floor and make sure they always work. put an extra detector in your bedroom if you sleep with the door closed and practice escape routes with two routes out of every room and have a meeting place outside. you are trapped in a fire, do not open a door that feels hot. stay where you are, crack open a window and wave something to draw attention to yourself. new season, new judges, american idol back with a vengeance. will? >> reporter: hey, brian, it is the official fox 5 american idol viewing party. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: at madame tussaudss in d.c. you guys like the show? we are not alone. hundreds of people are with us, britney spears and even sarah frazier from hot 99.5. >> is that insane? >> reporter: it's a party. we're going to talk to the crowd. we'll talk about the show right after the break. shawn, back to you. speaking of the show, we want to know which judge is now your favorite, steven tyler, jennifer lopez or randy jackson? text their full names to 29473. you can also vote on www.myfoxdc.com. ♪let me tell you about a girl i know ♪ she's my baby and she lives next-door ♪ >> in case you didn't know it american idol is back, new judges, new contestants and a whole new attitude. simon, ella and kara are out. steven and j lowe are in along with randy -- and j-lo are in along with randy jackson. our own will thomas is live tonight at an idol watch party. what did the fans have to say tonight? >> reporter: it is a season 10 celebration. we're at the fox 5 american idol viewing party at madame tussauds in northwest d.c. it's a fun place to be and host a party. you know why? because we have the best partygoers. right, guys? >> [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: i kind of worked to sing with sarah frazier from the hot 99.5 starting at what time? >> 5:30. >> reporter: she's an early riser. we have this sort of thing we worked out with the crowd. should we try it? one, two, three. [ shouting ] >> reporter: they were supposed to stop on cue. >> ready? [ shouting ] >> reporter: let's talk about the judges. that's one of the new things we've got j-lo, steven tyler and randy. do you think they were well received? >> i think they were great. i actually think steven tyler was just quirky enough it's going to work, loved him, hiked his energy. i thought j -- liked his energy. i thought j-lo had a great theme about how it was hard for her to say no. i think they had great chemistry. i'm very excited and i think the crowd was liking it a lot. >> reporter: went into the crowd during the show, spoke quietly, sometimes during the commercial breaks to get your reaction. this is like a caps game, guys. it is packed in here, so let me take you to the show and during the commercial breaks to see the reaction from the crowd. take a look. what do you think of the new judges? >> i think they're great. i think paula -- no, sorry. paula's not on anymore. i think j-lo's doing great, takes the place of paula, steven tyler, hilarious. >> i think it's funny they're playing out that j-lo can't say no because she's kind of like the heart of it and you've got the steven tyler totally left field going to say anything. that will keep it interesting . >> reporter: do you miss simon? >> yes. >> yeah. >> no. he was mean, but he was fun. >> reporter: they seem pretty fun. are they winning you over? what do you think? >> they're all so nice about it. they're getting into it. they got to ease into it. >> reporter: are you surprised that they're not more duds? >> i'm not quite sure. >> reporter: maybe someday you want to be a contestant on american idol? could you see yourself doing it? >> maybe. ♪ you remember we were sitting there by the water ♪ so you start to bereave for the first time ♪ >> reporter: oh, my -- believe for the first time ♪ >> reporter: oh, my gosh. she was good. you guys, give her a hand. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: that little girl was so cute. you should see the crowd when they saw themselves on tv. they were like no, right? >> not us. >> reporter: there were a couple sort of magic moments we want to talk about. the first was the contestant lindsay. really j-lo saved her. i think steven tyler right off the bat said no, don't think you have the it factor. talk about that. >> yeah. actually j-lo remembered her from an audition last year and totally saved her. j-lo saw something in her, so i liked that. >> reporter: you think that signals a different idol this year, a different panel because i can't imagine say paula liking someone and convincing simon that easily. >> i think they're taking her much more serious than paula was ever taken, which is great, and i do think this season will be more focused on true talent and not so much sort of the crazy and kind of exploiting people. so i like the nice factor, but then they sort of threw in a little controversy. >> reporter: here's another one we have to talk about. i think we have some video of this. her name, i believe, was tiffany, but you might call her star because, right guys, she kind of opened up. >> she reached out to those nice little star castles going on. so you think this is going to be a joke and it does a bit of a left turn and she actually could sing. >> reporter: what happened? they asked her to sing something different. they must have heard something and then it was that second attempt where the judges were like whoa. >> once she put her shirt back on and covered the star tassels they're like okay, you actually have talent. they sang a second song and she was great. >> reporter: overall and i'm going into the crowd randomly raise your hand, grade the premier of season 10, a, b, or c, but it's got to be an a, b. >> it's an a, definitely an a. >> reporter: you leader it here. let me say the gorgeous sarah -- heard it here. let me say the gorgeous sarah frazier starting at what time? >> 5:30 tomorrow. >> reporter: say good-bye, everybody. >> bye! >> hey, will, don't you go yet because previous we reported the two local girls auditioned in jersey city. what happened to them? >> reporter: you're right. the two local girls, courtney salter and kelly powers, courtney from d.c. and kelly from woodbridge. guys, just one second. shawn is asking about two local people we previously highlighted on fox 5 because we were there in jersey city, but here's how the show works. you got to keep watching. they don't always feature every person who is kicked off or who makes it. so we just don't know, but i know a lot of fingers crossed for our local girls. >> indeed. we want them to get through. will, sarah, the crowd down there, thank you guys so much. >> reporter: bye. >> we want to know what you think. which american idol judge do you like best, steven tyler, jennifer lopez or randy jackson? you can vote on www.myfoxdc.com. you can text your vote to 29473. standard messaging rates do apply and also remember include your favorite judge's full name in that text message. results are coming up a little later in the show. also coming up we are talking to some lucky contestants who made it through the first round in new jersey with those judges. are you worried your kids are addicted to video games? turns out that may not be the only concern you should have. two recent studies have linked heavy gaming with depression among teenagers. teen psychologist dr. nearly bernstein joins us now. one of the studies is coming out in the journal of pediatrics, doctor. it says children who were more impulsive and less comfortable with other kids spend more time playing video games. do you see any of that in your line of work? >> yes. it's not surprising to hear that and add to that kids who are more isolated certainly and kids who are depressed, are down, they are more prone to these things. the real question here is which comes first, the chicken or the egg and that's a pretty hot debate. it doesn't matter much to me. the fact is it affects our youth and we need to be cognitive to that. >> do you find the video games being a surrogate to actual interaction and forcing the kids to open their eyes and mouths and interact? >> no. i think it's almost the opposite because kids get actively involved with the gaming and tune other people out even if it's a multi-user kind of game. the fact is the kids really excessively playing the games tend not to be very sociable and tend not to have much of a life as the kids would say. >> let's get to the heart of the study here. it followed heavy gamers and found the students were more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and social phobias. what do you say to that? >> right. i think it's true because when kids are isolated and choose not to be around other people, they are much more likely to seek refuge in a place that feels safe and adds to the mix, the need for stimulation. if you don't have much stimulation in your life and you've got these highly stimulating video games, obviously it's an addictive quality to it and the reality is the people making the video games want the kids to be addicted, want them to want more and buy all the new apps and to stay with it and it's an unfortunate vicious circle that some kids get hooked into. >> maybe in 10 words if you could what do you tell parents? >> i tell parents keep an eye on your kids. know what they're doing. discuss it. know how much is too much. think three, four, five hours and don't be afraid to intervene and i tell kids and parents that if you have to hide what you're doing, you shouldn't be doing it. >> thank you very much for your time, dr. neil bernstein. incredible news from gabrielle giffords' hospital room. you have to hear about the major steps she took today towards her recovery. another big step forward in the recovery process for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a tucson tv station is reporting a doctor today confirmed giffords was able to stand up with some help. the doctor also says giffords sat in a chair and looked out the window of her hospital room. the congresswoman will be moved to a rehab facility in houston, texas, as early as this friday. meanwhile a federal grand jury returned an indictment against suspected gunman jared loughner today on charges he tried to assassinate giffords and tried to kill two of her aides. house republicans can check one off their to do list, a major campaign promise done, voted to repeal president obama's healthcare law. voting to repeal is one thing. shelfing the landmark legislation is entirely a different story. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has that. >> reporter: democrats waged an unsuccessful effort to stop the repeal vote but ultimately the decision of power on capitol hill may wind up stopping the republican effort to turn healt supporters of the healthcare reform law rallied outside the capitol wednesday. >> hey, ho, repeal is not the way to go! >> reporter: but inside republicans followed through on their promise to repeal. >> on this vote the ayes are 245, the nos 189. the bill is passed. >> reporter: for majority leader eric can'tor of virginia the -- cantor of virginia the vote to repeal fulfilled a pledge. >> we committed to the american people that's what we would do. >> reporter: in two days of the debates both sides refought battles last heard when healthcare reform was first passed in 2009. democrats defended the law. >> i think it's the height of hypocrisy. do unto others as you would do unto yourselves. >> this is life and death, the security of your family. >> reporter: while republicans said it imposed too many government mandated demands on how people buy health insurance. >> it puts our healthcare decisions in the hands of bureaucrats, not in the hans of patients. >> when you order every -- hands of patients. >> when you order every american to buy health insurance whether they want it or need it or not, that's a government takeover of healthcare. >> reporter: despite the house vote healthcare reform remains intact. democrats like donna edwards of maryland say the road to repeal will hit a dead end. >> even if the house republicans pass a repeal today, it's not going anywhere in the senate. it won't be signed into law by the president. >> reporter: but republicans like maryland congressman andy harris say the republican repeal is not just a symbolic vote. he says it's a delivery of a promise. >> if they don't want to listen to the american people, let them deal with it, but we got sent here with a pretty clear message. >> reporter: the final message is likely not to come from capitol hill but with the supreme court with court cases challenges parts of healthcare reform are expected to be decided. on thursday full republican controlled house committees will get to work on writing an entirely nye healthcare reform law. much like the -- new healthcare reform law. much like the repeal efforts it's much likely to get an unwarm welcome. dozens of cancer cases around fort detrick. tonight what some people are calling a cancer cluster is taking a twist. find out who is getting involved now. we're back now with the latest on the chemical contamination at fort detrick and the investigation into a possible cancer cluster. army officials now say they will bring in top rated scientists to review the army's findings. it's a big move some people say has taken way too long. roby chavez has the latest on this ongoing fox 5 investigation. >> after months of silence it's a big move for fort detrick. the military base will put its own reports under the microscope and reviewed by a highly regarded group of scientists. initial reviews by fort detrick and the maryland health department suggest the use of chemicals at the army post is not linked to health problems. now this independent review will see if it's true. it was announced in a press release, but it's a big break- through. fort detrick says it will use an outside independent group to review some fort detrick testing saying the peer review will help determine if the current research is "scientifically sound." at a small gathering during a citizens roundtable about a possible cancer cluster sponsored by the frederick health department residents here are glad to see fort detrick officials finally opening up. >> it shows that they are really after the truth more than anything and that they have nothing to hide perhaps and they want to do what they can to fix any situation that needs to be fixed. >> reporter: the highly regarded national academies of sciences will review three public house studies by fort detrick including possible drinking water contamination and the cancer cluster investigation. >> the military base now admits it sprayed agent orange. >> reporter: the move follows several fox 5 exclusive reports on possible chemical contamination and the use of agent orange at fort detrick. >> we need to get detrick out of the way. >> reporter: now it appears fort officials have finally heard the public outcry, but advocates say it doesn't go far enough. >> that's what we've been asking for, an independent study of the evidence and see what they actually have done in cleaning up the fort, cleaning up area b, but we'd like to see that expanded. so if they're just looking at data that the fort's providing them, i don't think that that gets us much farther than where we already are. >> reporter: fort detrick officials continue to refuse to answer questions on camera but said in a written statement, "we expect the nas to conduct a thorough review to investigate the gaps and seams, if any, and provide recommendations on any issues they discover." the news comes as health department officials release this new chart of an expanded review of cancer cases. it shows from 1997 to 2007 frederick county's cancer rate has actually dropped significantly and it has dipped below the statewide and u.s. average. all of this information uncovered as residents continue to push forward for answers over why so many of them in frederick are coming down with cancer. >> i think it's going to provide a lot more reliable of a source, not that fort detrick wouldn't be reliable, but they shouldn't have to be in charge of the whole thing and accused of the whole thing and running through these hoops. >> reporter: as far as those new cancer numbers advocates would like the cancer rates to be studied that go back to the 1970s. >> at this point what is the nas saying about the scope of this by their scientists? >> we called the national academy today and asked them. they say they don't have a contract to do the work yet with fort detrick but acknowledged they are in talks with the military base. at this point according to an nas spokesperson there is no funding allocated for the project, so there's lots to be worked out. the national academy are highly regarded and have been known to question studies by government agencies. >> roby, thank you. cold case homicides are some of the most difficult mysteries to solve, but in the last two years, two d.c. police detectives working with one prosecutor have solved 14 murders even though the bodies in two of the cases were never found. the detectives and prosecutor are now part of a special cold case unit formed by the u.s. attorney's office. paul wagner has the story you'll see only on fox 5. >> reporter: when the man accused of killing chandra levy was officially charged with her murder, todd williams and brigadini were seen on his side and worked with amanda haines to finally close the case for good. the three worked together as a team. in an exclusive interview tuesday manned a haines and todd williams revealed for the -- amanda haines and todd williams revealed for the first time about the guilty verdict returned against ingmar gaundique. >> to reach the result after all those years of working on the case it was definitely out of body. >> i can't really put it into words exactly. it was like a unique feeling. it wasn't something that i expected totally, but it's something i thought was just and i was happy for chandra and her family. >> reporter: since they began working together two years ago the three attorneys have closed 14 cold case murders. some of them like the case of shakita bell murdered by her boyfriend, her body hidden and has never been found caught the attention of the media but remained unsolved for years. this is a team that has the highest regard for one another. >> she's very dedicated and diligent and she doesn't -- she is relentless with the way that we pursue these things. she's kind of the driving force behind a lot of the stuff that we do. >> reporter: as for the detectives? >> we constantly bounce ideas off of each other and we all have our individual role. we like to call todd the devil's advocate because he is our surrogate defense attorney. >> reporter: the three also solved the murder of yolanda baker murdered by her husband, also whose body has never been found and simply by enhance aing an old photograph the team solved a murder of sharon moskowitz who was found murdered inside her apartment. >> i would say from my perspective the families are the driving forces behind these cases. >> reporter: joining the three who will attempt to solve as many as 3,000 open murder cases in the city are renee bryant, a prosecutor since 2006 and debra ryan who has worked several high profile cases over the years. >> you've got to put in the work. someone asked me the other day and i said true grit. rize this you've got to work. don't count on dna. don't out count on some miracle scientific thing that's almost about to be developed. it's old school really hard work. >> reporter: debra comes to the unit with a case she's been working for years, the murder of 9-year-old deonte manning a little boy shot while playing with friends in front of his family's 13th street apartment. >> we're working on deonte. we believe we know who did it and believe we also understand why nobody's grabbing the reward. >> reporter: the unit also hopes to close the 1998 murder of christine brizion found raped and bludgeoned a long canal road and the 1999 murder of edward gray targeted by gunmen who thought he was someone else. ron meacham said he formed the unit in part to send a message to the community that these cases have not been forgotten. he also says this is a perfect time to work cold indications at the homicide rate continue -- cases as the homicide rate continues to fall. in the fox 5 newsroom i'm paul wagner. they are one of washington d.c.'s most visited residents and tonight we know if the national zoo's pandas will be going back to china coming up next. but first leave the credit cards at home. you won't need them at starbucks. neil cavuto has details in tonight's business report. >> spending is up, but housing is down, home construction going to its lowest level in more than a 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(man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. welcome back. time now for a hook at the forecast. i walked -- look at the forecast. i walked outside this afternoon and felt like i was in florida. >> yesterday was 56, today 63. it felt really good. unfortunately we take a similar dive tomorrow with temperatures back in the 30s. >> here we go. >> it's coming in tonight. it's not bad now still at 42 degrees, our average high for the day. it's been nice while it lasted but we have a cool front moving through, cold air lagging behind it. if you've been outside tonight, perhaps you've noticed a little breeze and that's the colder air that is coming in and it will drop into 20 there's night. check out the high temperatures today, as mentioned up to 53 degrees even at dulles and bwi we cracked that. warmest temperature we've had since january 2nd, third warmest day this month. that's saying something. this has been a cold january, no doubt about it. we're descending now to the upper 30s, a few spots hanging in there close to 40 degrees. tonight we will drop back into the 20s and this wind isn't helping. we're now picking up a few gusts here and there, winchester 31, d.c. 24 and frederick, hagerstown 28. good news that's drying up what melted today. wasn't it nice to hear some of that ice trickling off the roof and melting off your sidewalks. it makes room for what's coming tomorrow night because i don't think it looks like ice this time it. looks like mostly snow with a little mix to our south. quiet tonight, clouds trying to hang tough. this is what we're watching. i just updated some of the snow totals looking across missouri and kansas to see what they've been getting that. gives us a bit of an indication. some healthy snow totals. it's been about 3 to 6 inches considering doesn't have a big moisture source to tap, probably won't be that big for us. let's get to what you want to see. our max hd futurecast has been doing a phenomenal job this year of pinpointing activity and i'm pausing this at 11:00 tomorrow night. i think this begins in the west around 9:00 and spreads over our region. notice it's kind of cloudy still south of d.c. at 11:00 and also there's a bit of rain down here for lower southern maryland in the salisbury area. we take this out to 4:00 in the morning. this will move quickly but it probably will put down a little more in northern and eastern maryland. we've got snow for d.c. down to fredericksburg and we find our little mix on the eastern shore. you see it's rain and a mix as well. for the morning rush hour on friday it's out of here. so the schools will know what they're dealing with. snow will continue in the mountains, but i think there will be enough to cause once again some delays maybe even in some spots cancellations. to me this is looking like about a 1 to 2-inch snow event. this could change tomorrow night when we get new guidance. just up to our north maybe north of frederick to baltimore 1 to 3 inches, perhaps heavier in northeastern maryland and a widespread probably 1 inch amount, maybe higher in some spots depending on if a little bit of an area of low pressure tries to form down to our south tomorrow night, but it's going to be fast moving and again schools will have a very easy decision to make because it will be done by the time the sun comes up. some clouds tonight, low 20s in the suburbs, still dropping to 29 in the district. morning sunshine tomorrow, a colder day, only about 38 degrees compared to the 53 today. chilly in the morning. by noon some clouds building in and a little cloudier by 5:00 at 36, but this won't impact either of the morning rush hours. what is going to be impacted in addition to the snow that we get tomorrow night into friday and again just to me looking like maybe a 1 or 2-incher with a little heavier to the north, it pulls in the cold air for the weekend, saturday only 31 degrees, sunday 35 and monday 34. i'll let you know if i see anything bigger than a 2-inch snowstorm in our future, but right now i don't. they're manageable, but disruptive. american idol, it's not just about j-lo, steven and randy tonight. it was all about the contestants heading to hollywood. you'll meet some of them coming up next. you saw it first on the news edge, a powerful gas main explosion rocking a philly neighborhood. we have new details on what went wrong tonight at 11:00. today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your local dodge jeep and chrysler dealers. american idol season 10 began with auditions in the garden state and it looks like they're off to a pretty good start. several contestants made it through to hollywood. fox's anita vogel has more with the golden ticket winners. ♪lock the doors and turn the lights down low ♪ dream on ♪ dream on ♪ dream until your dream come true ♪ >> reporter: the talented got their attention. ♪ if you say good-bye to me tonight ♪ >> reporter: while 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