School headquarters, debra alfarone, wusa9. Investigative reporter russ ptacek takes an in depth look how people in Fairfax County took to twitter to voice their displeasure about the decision not to close schools a little later in the newscast and in a few minutes how other districts handled todays snowy roads and treacherous conditions. The snow is done falling from the sky, but the stuff on the ground is not going anywhere. First alert meteorologist erica grow joins us now and it sound like were in for a cold night. Not only cold, but then it turns frigid. So tonight the winds will start to pick up, but the temperatures plummeting. Thats going to allow refreezing on those roadways and we have plenty of snow on the ground, especially look at that at the u. S. Capitol building. We picked up 4inch, 2. 8 in montgomery village, 3. 8 in glenarden and about 3 1 2 in Silver Spring and chevy chase about 3 3 4 inches. Baileys crossroads picked up 3. 1, a little over 4 inches in ashburn, just under 4 inches in herndon, leesburg 3. 2 inches officially and alexandria 2. 8 inches. This is what you need to know moving forward. Were going to see partial clearing tonight and its going to be cold, temperatures dipping into the 20s which will allow for refreezing on any untreated surfaces. Then wednesday the next issue arrives, winds gusting to 40 Miles Per Hour. That will give us wind chills in the teens and even Single Digits. Well time that out for you with 9 futurecast looking at the first alert sevenday which has plenty more frigid weather in it. Right now former Virginia GovernorBob Mcdonnell is ready to file an appeal after he was sentenced to two years behind bars for federal corruption charges. Peggy fox has been covering this trial since day one and joins us live from richmond with the latest. Reporter Bob Mcdonnell as you not faced a minimum 10 years in prison or more, but today judge James Spencer first reduced those guidelines from a minimum of 10 to 6 1 2. Then he used his judiciary discretion after listening to the sentiments of hundreds of people considering the defendant and the crime, he gave Bob Mcdonnell only two years behind bars. Thank you. Im a fallen human being. Ive made mistakes in my life. Reporter after receiving a twoyear sentence, much lower than it could have been, Bob Mcdonnell thanked judge James Spencer for his mercy but said he disagreed with the verdict. Deeply sorry, but i would also say to the great people of virginia that i have never ever betrayed my sacred oath of office in my way while i served as the governor of this great commonwealth. Reporter it was clear judge spencer was moved by the 450 letters written in support of of mcdonnell and pleading for leniency. The prosecution argued for a sentence of 6 1 2 years. I think this is an important day for virginia and for the citizens. It is important for the public to have confidence that when someone receives payments, when someone receives gifts in exchange for public actions, that those are bribes and it will be pursued. Reporter mcdonnells entire family was present including his wife, five children and all three sisters. I think we respected the rule of law and the judicial system and i appreciated the great deviation from the guidelines. Certainly we came in today thinking that we could face a whole lot worse, but through prayer and support and just believing that justice does prevail ultimately we were very happy. Reporter among todays 11 witnesses was former governor Douglas Wilder who drew applause from the packed courtroom when he pointed out that jonnie williams, the man who gave the bribes, walked away clean with total immunity. I thought governor wilder was extraordinary. He is one of the great heroes in virginia history. He came in today and he was literally brilliant. He was probably one of the best witnesses i have ever seen. Reporter the judge ordered Bob Mcdonnell to report to prison next month, but his attorneys have asked for him to be out on bond until his appeal. Mcdonnell and his attorney maintain his innocence. They are hoping all 11 convictions are thrown out on appeal and that he never serves any prison time. Coming up at 6 00 well look at what went into the judges decision. Reporting live in richmond peggy fox, wusa9. More now on our areas first snow event of the year. In Montgomery County students awoke to the thrill of a two Hour School Delay only to have that change by 8 30 a. M. That late decision to close in a have caught some families off guard. Andrea mccarren is live in rockville tonight. Reporter around 4 30 this morning mcps made that decision to have a twohour delay, but the snow kept falling. So by around 8 30 they made the decision to close the schools altogether. When they said two hours i thought there was enough snow to have school closed. Reporter 7yearold eliza bradky got her wish which mcfs decided to close. Im having a lot of fun. Reporter thankfully her father works from home. He joked about the sadness among the neighborhood children. The two hours was bad enough. That made them very sad, but then the whole day, i mean i just hope the tear dont freeze on her face while shes sledding. Reporter for parishes of School Age Children making parents of School Age Children making last minute child care plans can be a challenge. It can be a scramble at the last minute. Reporter but you saw it as positive. It worked for my daughters. I telecommute, so its having more company at home. Reporter some parents took their telecommuting to a new extreme. I think first we were prepared for a twohour delay and got word it was actually canceled and so here we are sledding, the annual tradition. Reporter as you can tell, those kids were broken up over missing school today, but before i let you go i want to have you take a look at rockville pike. To give you a sense of this extraordinary commute, extraordinarily light. You can see a bit of a sheen on the roads. The main roads continue to be in very good shape out here. The side roads still could use a little plowing. There have been plows actively working in these strip mall parking lots. I can see some chunks of ice on the ground, but the salt trucks and sand trucks also out working. Lets hope the commute tomorrow morning is significantly better. For now were live on rockville pike, andrea mccarren, wusa9. Those kids seemed real heart broken, didnt they . Loudoun county coming under fire also for its decision not to close or at least delay the start of school today. Rush hour there was a nightmare trying to get to work and school and the people we talked to at farmwell Station Middle School were baffled about why they were there in the first place. It was all the way backed up. There was two buses here and no one left to be seen. We get to school and no teachers are there. We were waiting in the auditorium. School starts at 8 30. We werent into class till 9 00. Loudoun County School officials are apologizing for the problems this morning. They say the conditions clearly deteriorated past the point they anticipated. A spokesperson said a total of 15 drivers stopped their buses today when they encountered very tough conditions. Lets get a realtime check on conditions from our mobile newsroom. Scott broom is behind the wheel of our camera car now in Montgomery County with results of the afternoon cleanup. How is it going, scott . Reporter its going great. Andrea mccarren just called and said it is a much lighter than normal commute and that is absolutely the case. I give you the dashboard camera on the mobile newsroom. This is 270 headed home outbound between gaithersburg and jermantown. This is definitely not a norm germantown. This is definitely not a normal commute and the roads have cleaned up nicely. After the snow quit at noon today the salt and plows have taken their effect. Nobody is going to be late coming home tonight. Those who did get the work will be home just in time. A lot of the problems i saw on the roads earlier today as wed been reporting were clearly related to the timingof this storm. Morning gridlock. Keeps coming down. Reporter and the plows expected to clear the roads stuck in the very same crawling traffic. It is the scenario maryland highway officials warned me about last night. The issue will be if it hits during rush hour, all the trucks will get stuck in the same traffic as you and i. Reporter that is exactly what happened. I dont like it. Reporter predictable results like this fun out truck near frederick. So i let up spun out truck near frederick. So i let up on the throttle and it spun me into the ditch. I left early and came in before 5 00 before it started getting too bad. Reporter whats safer, driving a car in snow or sledding in snow . Sledding in snow. Reporter by declaring a twohour delay for schools in Montgomery County officials bought themselves some time to assess the deteriorating situation ultimately giving kids and teachers a whole day off. Im a teacher, very happy not to drive to work. Its fun. Reporter cleanup came quickly. Back live now from the dashboard cam of the car you can see 270 looking good. Erica talked about refreezing tonight. My incar thermometer is saying its 28 degrees outside right now. Near germantown now. These main roads treated are not likely to refreeze, but parking lots and side streets will be a different story. There will be some slipping and sliding late tomorrow and tomorrow morning from driveways and youll need to be careful. Scott broom, wusa9. Its looking cold out there. Well be on the air a half hour early tomorrow morning at 4 a. M. Meteorologist Howard Bernstein and the rest of the morning team will have all the weather news you need to get out the door. You can track the snow any time of day with the wusa9 noble app. It is free to mobile app. It is free to download at the apple and google stores. You can check for closings or delays in your area. We are just Getting Started on wusa9 news at 5 00. Up next well turn our cameras to d. C. To find out if the citys new mayor and her team are ready for the snow. Bruce johnson gets us some answers at 5 30. Erica is back with your windy wednesday forecast and what we can expect the rest of the week. Reporter the main roads now looking pretty good, but the side roads, look at this guy spinning. 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Get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two years and get a 400 bonus with a two year agreement. Hurry its your last chance this offer ends january 17th. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v traffic is moving a whole lot smoother tonight than it was this morning. Bruce leshan is live on connecticut avenue in kensington, one of the very many busy commuter routes hit hard by this more than expected snow. Reporter you got it, lesli, but look at the traffic map right now and it is green in about every single direction. This morning it was a little bit like that paul simon song. The nearer you got to your destination, the more youre slip sliding away. On connecticut avenue just up from beach drive a powerful snap in the snow, wires down briefly closed all four lanes of connecticut avenue, this major commuter route, also knocked out power to the signals down along beach drive, another big mess. The snow was real slippery, real slippery. I was slipping coming up this road just to pull into the gas station. Reporter here . Yeah. I had to put it in first gear. Cars are spinning out in front of me. I called my boss and said im going to sit it out. Reporter then up on viers mill a minivan spun out. All these cars behind it spun out, too simply too slippery, completely shutting down the road. Its crazy, aint it . Its not like its a couple feet and its taken 10 times as long as it usually does. Its crazy. Reporter back up on connecticut avenue check this out. A Montgomery CountyPolice Officer actually pushing cars to get them out of the way of the traffic. The hill here was simply too slippery for twowheel drive vehicles to get up. Southbound was closed down for a time. It has been a heck of a mess, but hey, the mail has got to get through. Connecticut avenue right now down to bare pavement, a little bit wet, but as is usually the case, the side streets a little slick still covered with snow. In the deep freeze tonight this stuff could really present a problem in the morning. Lesli, jan, back to you guys. Thank you, bruce. Sky9 was over the scene on 270 northbound this afternoon where four vehicles were involved in an accident. Three lanes were closed to traffic. You can see traffic a bit slow getting by there on the far right, just one of dozens of accidents reported around our area. Look who is enjoying her first snow day, bao bao, panda at the national zoo. Smithsonian released this adorable video of the 16month old frolicking in the snow prolling around in it. She climbed trees rolling around in it. She climbed trees and rolled down a hill and later hopped on her mom mei xiang. She is loving it. First alert meteorologist erica grow joins us now. It looks like we were just a little off with todays forecast. So what happened . Explain to people. Mainly its the snowfall ratio that causes such big problems for us because the timing was exactly right between 4 and 5 a. M. It was with us the entire morning commute. We said there would be some bands of heavier snow intermittent with the snow showers and that all played out. So what happened . Take a look at our map with the snowfall ratios on it. Reagan National Pick up 2. 4 inches of snow, but that was only. 2 inches of liquid. Lulls picked up 4. 2 inches of snow dulles picked up 4. 2 inches of snow, but that was only about 1 4inch of liquid. The snowfall ratio was about 15of rain would make 15 inches of snow in this scenario or on the low end only. 1inch of liquid, only that much, makes 1. 5 inches of snow. So were trying to nail down for you to within the hundredth of inches of liquid equivalent how much youll get, really hard to do. At Reagan National airport its 31 degrees, dew point 19, light winds out of the northwest at 3 Miles Per Hour. Unfortunately the winds will increase dramatically and we are going to see temperatures plummet overnight tonight. So refreezing on some roads not treated overnight tonight. Very windy tomorrow. Thats going to make it feel very cold. The air temperature, yes, that is going to be cold, too but when you factor in the winds, thats going to make tomorrow downright brutal and those winds are going to be so strong we could see lake effect snow showers, thats right, down from lake erie and lake ontario. On thursday less windy, but even colder. Here we are with satellite and radar. We are done with that clipper system. Another one approaching, this will probably miss us to the north, but we could see a few flurries friday from that system. Here we are with 9 futurecast keeping it dry, but as we head into wednesday morning, those winds really pick up and become northerly as the day goes on and notice a few little spots of blue here. Some spotty snow showers are possible from the lake effect. So dont be surprised if you see a couple flurries or snow showers, especially tomorrow afternoon. The feels like forecast is what i want you to focus on here. Sending the kids out to the bus stop tomorrow morning its going to feel like 5 in hagerstown, 9 in gaithersburg, 8 in martinsburg, 14 in manassas. In the afternoon even worse. Its going to feel like only one in hagerstown and winchester, 9 in Downtown Washington and annapolis and 7 in la plata. The wind chill gets even worse than that thursday morning feeling like its in the negative Single Digits. Thats because its going to be so incredibly cold out there early thursday morning. Overnight tonight just partly to mostly cloudy, 20 to 26 degrees. As i mentioned before, watch for any refreezing, especially on those roadways that are not well treated. Wednesday morning temperatures in the 20s, a few flurries possible and it will turn windy, northwest winds 15 to 25 Miles Per Hour getting Even Stronger in the afternoon. That wind out of the north, northwest at 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour, gusting to near 40 Miles Per Hour. Your High Temperature 25 to 30 degrees. So well see those temperatures continuing to drop as we head into thursday, a high of only 26, but without that wind in the afternoon it will feel a little bit better and then slow here in the first alert sevenday forecast. We are back into the 40s by sunday and well keep it dry until monday. Thats when we have the potential for a few rain and snow showers. Other parts of the country are digging out after todays snow, too. Heavy snow in iowa caused a 20 car pileup on interstate 80. One car just sort of slipped and just went to the side. One hit the other and it just game a domino effect. Then in chicago this semi plowed into its own lane next to the expressway. Areas near the great lakes may see up to 15 inches of snow. Wind chills could dip to 50 below in minnesota tomorrow. For all your florida friends on facebook bragging about the warm weather, the northern part of the state could also dip below freezing tomorrow. An owner looks on helplessly as her brandnew suv bursts into flames, the story and the incredible video in just a little bit. Next were going to tell you about a new and cheaper internet tv servic in tonights consumer alert stocks continue to decline at the close of the bell on wall street plunging right along with oil prices. The cost of a barrel of oil fell below 48. U. S. Crude is now down more than 50 from a high of 107 a barrel in june. Coach is expanding its luxury footprint. The Fashion Company is buying high end shoemaker stuart whitesmith. The deal is reportedly worth about 574 million. This comes as the company tries to transform its brand. Sales of coach purses and accessories have struggled to keep pace with competitors like michael kors and kate spade. Youre not going to be able to buy those chinese made dog and pet treats at petco anymore. The chain plans to stop selling some delicacies by march after thousands of animals have become sick and 1,000 dogs have died from eating those treats since 2007. The fda is investigating, but initial tests have not connected those treats to any illness. A major satellite provider is launching a cheaper internet tv service. Dish network says its sling tv will cost about 20 bucks a month and customers can tune into channels like espn, food network, cnn and tbs and will not have to pay the price for a full tv package. Two more cops shot in new york city, the latest on the massive manhunt coming up. Reporter the new Congress Comes to capitol hill with republicans in control, so both parties insist theyre ready to get down to work. Im craig boswell, that story coming up. Reporter this is Bruce Johnson and d. C. s new mayor said the city was ready for a thank you cable. For the slower internet upload speeds. For making me wait longer to share my photo albums. Thank you cable, because if we never had you. We wouldnt know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. The numbers dont lie. In Customer Satisfaction studies, fios is rated 1 in Internet Speed and reliability, and hd picture quality. Get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two years and get a 400 bonus with a two year agreement. Hurry its your last chance this offer ends january 17th. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v d. C. s new mayor Muriel Bowser said she is not satisfied with this mornings response to the snowstorm. Early morning commuters were met by huge backups and icy roads on the main arteries. Our Bruce Johnson got some answers as to what went wrong. Reporter it was the new mayors first snowfall. She said there was far more snow and colder temperatures than anticipated. 200 vehicles have been dispatched this morning beginning to tackle the freeze for the overpasses and streets, but the response was no match for the first snowstorm of the year. Even the main arteries were iced over and backed up. I came in from Northern Virginia. Traffic was pretty bad coming in from the morning. A lot of car accidents, a lot of people sliding on the road. I saw a fourcar collision. It was snow and ice and it was horrible. The weather was colder and the snow was more intense. I think the biggest thing was expectations for one thing and what reality was was completely different. Reporter mayor bowser took a tour in every ward and there was a sidewalk inspection on capitol hill. A lot of the merchants have done a pretty good job and we expect the others will clear within the permitted time as well. Reporter its your first big snow. You know the stories. Some mayors have lost office because of how they respond to the snow. How has your team done so far . Were going to look at the whole response and i think theres some things we can do better. Reporter she defended the decision to open schools on time even though many teachers could not get there. The Reeves Municipal Center was closed. City employees were sent home because of a power outage. You live in maryland . Do you work here . Yes. Reporter despite the drop in temperatures city Officials Say there is room at the homeless shelters for at least another 100 people. Heres some good news. They never declared a snow emergency, so you can still park about anywhere you want as long as its legal. In the district this is Bruce Johnson, wusa9. Remember d. C. Law says you are responsible for clearing the snow and ice in front of your home or business within eight hours after the end of a snowfall. Failing to do so could get you a fine. Montgomery county students got to stay home today because of the snow and they may be in for another respite. The school board is considering several options to start classes later in the day. You are invited to weigh in on the proposals one week from today at the board of Education Headquarters in rockville. Three people are in custody in connection with another Police Shooting in new york city. It comes after a massive manhunt and Surveillance Video of a suspect firing on the officers. This happened last night after cops responded to an arm robbery at a grocery store. These officers had come off their shift and upon hearing this call went back out in search of these criminals. Last nights shooting comes on the heels of the december incident that claimed the lives of two other officers. It is a historic day on capitol hill. A ceremony for new lawmakers and a little dramas members elect leaders including the house speak are. Republicans control the house speak are. Republicans control the house speaker. Republicans control the house and senate. Craig boswell is on capitol hill with more. Reporter the senate welcomed 13 brandnew members. Vice President Joe Biden administered the oath to them and 21 others newly reelected. With the new gop majority the senior senator from kentucky, republican mitch mcconnell, took over as the new majority leader. We recognize the enormity of the task before us. We know a lot of hard work awaits. Reporter mcdonnells predecessor, democrat harry reid, wasnt in the chamber. The new minority leader tweeted a photo as he recovers from an exercise injury. On the house side a slightly more raucous affair with the first order of business the election of the house speaker. A handful of tea partiers challenged John Boehners leadership, but the body reelected him to a third term. Were glad and humbled to begin a new service of the peoples house. Reporter the first day of the 114th congress wasnt all ceremony. The gop agenda calls for quick action on the keystone xl pipeline. The white house responded with a veto threat. If this bill passes in this congress, the president wouldnt sign it either. Reporter the debate over the 1,700mile oil pipeline will likely be an early indication of how long the spirit of cooperation lasts in this new congress. Craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. President obama will sit down with congressional leaders at the white house early next week. More president ial plans tonight from former Florida Governor jeb bush. Hes launched a leadership pack called right to rise designed to support candidates who share their optimistic, conservative positive vision for helping every american get ahead. The pac can also fund to help serve bushs travel and pay support staff. Now hundreds turned out today to say goodbye to democratic titan and former governor of new york mario cuomo. A whos who National Democrats showed up at st. Ignatius church in new york city. In addition to his son andrew, bill and Hillary Clinton were in attendance with joe biden and nancy pelosi. Cuomo passed away last week at age 82. Some incredible video of a brandnew Jeep Cherokee engulfed in flames sunday in san diego. The owner just returned from errands and went inside her home. Thats when her brother pointed out that the suv she purchased friday was a big giant ball of fire. Margaritas brother and father unsuccessfully tried to put out the flames with a garden holes. I was actually very afraid for my hose. I was actually very afraid for my and my familys life. We were looking down and the flames were coming toward us. Theres no reason why the vehicle suddenly bursts into flames. Heres the aftermath. The jeep is basically a shell. The dealer gave her a loaner vehicle and that jeep is insured. Trending now a lawmaker says this beer is a and what the nfl did to an aging kicker after a big time field goal. Heres a look at the snowfall totals throughout the metro area, some parts of loudoun, montgomery and also Fairfax County receiving 4 4 to even 5 inches of snow, taking a look at stories trending right now, a craft beer featuring one of indias most popular leaders is causing controversy. Its called the gandhi boh and you can see the robot likeness of gandhi there. Its been distributed out of connecticut about five years, but now the first and only Indian American elected to the connecticut General Assembly is speaking out about it. Im extremely appalled that a company would use this form of a logo on their piece of advertisement. To use gandhi, the nonviolent, the person who is a symbol of peace, to use it in this form, i found it absolutely despicable. The brewery says look, were sorry. We intended to honor this man. We greatly respect him. We didnt want to disrespect him. Newspapers in india have reported a lawyer has brought a case against the company. So what happens when youre a 42yearold kicker in the nfl after blasting a 53yard field goal through the uprights . Well, a random drug test evidently. This is the letter that supposedly went out to colts Adam Vinatieri a day after the big game. The colts punter was also tested a big day after the last season. Its bad you cant trust what you see. Game of thrones coming to imax. Hbo is releasing a movie later this month made up of the final two episodes from the shows fourth season. The film will run from one week starting january 23rd. I max says this is the first time a tv series has been released in this format. Look at this emu surprising drivers in israel. The bird is caught on camera zigzagging through traffic in the pouring rain. The 27yearold who recorded the emu said it was like being in a cartoon. He was expecting a coyote to show up any minute behind the bird there, right . Apparently the emu escaped from a private farm. We understand he is safe and sound tonight. That can be kind of dangerous competing against cars. Did Montgomery County do enough to clear roads this morning . One cab driver sounds off about it. Reporter im Investigative Reporter russ ptacek. Coming up twitter snow rage in words and photos, the cries from Fairfax County heard around the world coming up. Reporter thousands of gadgets from the truly innovative to the outright bizarre are on display here at the Consumer Electronics show in webuyanycar. Com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. We make selling your car truck or suv fast, safe and fair with three simple steps one get your free online valuation. Two drive to your local carbuying center. Three walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. Buying cars is all we do. All makes and models and no dealership pressure well even settle your loan or lease. So, dont wait. Get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar. Com. More video now from todays snowy mess, the scene near cheney road in Montgomery County. It was a rough go for drivers. We spoke with one taxicab driver this morning who wanted to know why he was not seeing a better response from the county. I dont see any plow trucks out here, so i dont know the reason why. The concept was to make sure they clear the roads, but i guess they always want to wait till everything cools down. That doesnt make sense. You know how much snow we got today really took a lot of people by surprise. It happened when we expected it to happen, but we got a little bit more than expected. School districts now are dealing with the harsh reality. The parents are upset, but some schools should have been closed and they were not closed. Our russ ptacek has been following this story all day. It seems like everybody had strong opinions and this became one of the most popular topics in the world on twitter. Online today our Howard Bernstein wasnt the only one steaming on twitters anger over Fairfax Countys decision to stay open as it grew and grew in popularity. As you tweeted School Bus Accidents and tweeted and retweeted more along with a stuck bus and then another, there was one constant on each tweet, the closefcps and criticism Fairfax CountyPublic Schools twitter page remained silent. Since Fairfax County did not minney tweeted the schools website policy that closefcps was not only the most popular hashtag nationwide, it rows to one of the most popular hashtags in the world. Listen to this post from wusa9 meterologist Howard Bernstein. This one was a no brainer. He got some criticism pointing out area meteorologists including howard underestimated the total snowfall. Are you kidding me . We told you there was going to be snow and start at 5 00, 6 00 and maybe till 11 00 or 12 00. Howards post got nearly 720 likes, nearly 500 comments and almost 6,000 shares. You put a lot of kids and your faculty and your administrative and bus drivers in jeopardy today by failing miserably on the call not to close schools. Now howard can say i told you so. This afternoon a spokesman from Fairfax County schools says they got it wrong. They acknowledge they made the wrong dee going over protocols to try to keep this from ever happening again. Its a tough call, though. We talk about this every time. A lot of people question why not make the twohour delay early and then evaluate later . Its so funny you say that. Schools cant wait because when they do close or delay, people go why did you delay or close school . We know the feeling as parents. First you find out school is delayed and then classes are closed and you have to scramble. Quite frankly, we didnt expect as much snow as we got, also. There werent as many sympathetic people on twitter. You got to love neighbors helping neighbors during this type of nasty weather. Look at this group of people pushing an suv stuck trying climb a small hill on morgan street in alexandria. After digging in the neighbors are able to get the vehicle moving. Thats the way to do it. Thats team spirit. Yes, but i notice the front wheels were moving pretty fast. You got to ease on. Im a pennsylvaniaian, so i have plenty of experience with snow driving. Ease very gently on the gas, get some traction underneath those wheels. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, really bitter cold temperatures on the way. If its feeling cold to you now, its going to get even worse as we head into tonight and tomorrow. Its currently 31 degrees, a few clouds still lingering, very light winds out of the west, northwest. That wind is going to intensify and that is one of the biggest factors that will make it feel so cold tomorrow. Overnight tonight with temperatures getting well below freezing. Well see refreezing on a lot of those slick surfaces and untreated surfaces. Some of those deicing agents only work to a certain temperature. Some of us will dip down to about 20 degrees tonight and that will not be cold enough to support melting of those deicing agents. So we could have refreezing even on surfaces that have light treatment. Wednesday morning it will be very windy and cold. In the afternoon it gets worse and well see wind chills in the maybe Single Digits, even subzero wind chills on wednesday night. A snow shower is possible wednesday. Thursday its not going to be as wednesday, but its still going to be awfully cold. On satellite and radar you can see that we are done with the snow and now actually a hole in the clouds breaking up here. Thats why we just have partly cloudy skies currently at Reagan National. On 9 futurecast we are clear overnight tonight, but then the arctic blast arrives. These winds will be very strong out of the northwest and eventually be coming straight up northerly. Notice these bands of snow descending in . Of course, this will not produce nearly as much snow as we had early this morning, but a lake effect snow shower is possible wednesday afternoon. This is coming down from lakes erie and ontario. We could get a quick dusting wednesday afternoon from that. Then its going to be frigid. Temperatures will be well below freezing all day long on both wednesday and thursday. Thursday at least the winds relax. Overnight partly to mostly cloudy. It will get a bit breezy and watch out for those refreezing areas, 20 to 26 for your overnight lows with winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour. Tomorrow morning temperatures will be in the 20s, partly cloudy, a few flurries possible but the lake effect snow machine gets going in the afternoon as winds get stronger. High temperature tomorrow between 25 and 30 degrees, wind chills in the Single Digits with winds out of the north, northwest sustained 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour gusting near 40 Miles Per Hour. So its going to be a nasty day to be outside because of that wind chill. On thursday well have the coldest day so far, a high of 26 degrees, but the wind wont be as much of a factor. Then friday a little moderation here, partly cloudy, a high of 34. Well keep it dry through the weekend. In the first alert sevenday forecast more clouds arrive sunday and High Temperatures get back to where they should be this time of year, but as we head back to work and school monday, theres the potential for rain and snow showers. Well be on the air tomorrow morning beginning at 4 a. M. Of course, meteorologist Howard Bernstein and the rest of the crew will help you get out the door. You can track snow any time of day with the new wusa9 mobile app, a Free Download at the apple and google stores. You can also check for any closings or delays in your area. What happens in vegas might be happening soon in your game room, living room and on your phone. Thousands of new gadgets are on display in vegas at the annual Consumer Electronics show and bigad shaban takes us on a tour. Reporter even video games get a hitech makeover at the annual Consumer Electronics show in las vegas. While Virtual Reality headsets might make you believe youre in the game, Colton Jacobs says his new contraption puts your entire body into it all tore about 500 bucks from virtuex. Its basically like a large joystick. Reporter but the newest product offered consumers a chance to lounge around and enjoy the latest in tvs. 4k ultra hd, prices finally beginning to drop and more video providers like netflix are starting to offer content in 4k. Basically what youre talking about is a picture that is 4 or more times as good as the pictures we get with high definition. Reporter inventors are trying to rethink the way you take pictures. This mini remote lets you take a selfie up to 90 feet away from your phone, but for more advantageous photographers how about a drone . The drone is the cool new selfie. Reporter hobby co is one of the latest Companies Selling flying machines. Its allowing your tripod to go 100 feet in the air. Reporter you might need one to get the full picture of this years Tech Convention with an estimated 20,000 gadgets taking up the span of at least 35 football fields. It is cool stuff, but if you want to see it, you better hurry. The Consumer Electronics show wraps up friday. Coming up a Northern VirginiaSchool Official responds to an avalanche of complaints over the decision to cancel class after many were heading in. He faced up to 10 years in prison but got just a fraction of that. Coming up hear what virginians have to say about former governor Bob Mcdonnells sentence on federal corruption charges. Fingerprint recognition, its supposed to offer an extra the world is filled with air. But for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. If you have copd, ask your doctor about oncedaily anoro ellipta. It helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. Anoro ellipta is the first fdaapproved product containing two longacting bronchodilators in one inhaler. Anoro is not for asthma. Anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. It is not known if this risk is increased in copd. Anoro wont replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, or high blood pressure. Tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, prostate or bladder problems, or problems passing urine as anoro may make these problems worse. Call your doctor right away if you have worsened breathing chest pain, swelling of your mouth or tongue, problems urinating or eye problems including vision changes or eye pain while taking anoro. Nothing can reverse copd. The world is filled with air and anoro is helping people with copd breath air better. Get your first prescription free at anoro. Com. Millions of smartphones and tablets let you use your fingerprint in place of your password to be an extra layer of security. There are now concerns your own fingerprint could be hacked. Johnblackstone shows us how. Ep rorter to the naked eye these are nothing more than photos of some of todays biggest celebrities. To a hacker these High Resolution photos with clear views of hands and fingers could now be used to recreate a fingerprint. Yan chrisler known in the Hacking Community as star bug does just that. He says these pictures of the German Defense minister were taken with a standard camera from about 10 feet away. He said he was then able to zero in on our fingerprints and reproduce them using readily available software. We spoke with him via skype. The whole security of the system relies on keeping something secret that isnt secret. Reporter star bug has been exposing what he says are serious flaws in biometric security for years. Days after the fingerprint scanning iphone 5s was released he successfully unlocked a phone by recreating a dummy finger using glue to make a mold from a photo copied fingerprint. He contends fingerprints are even less secure than standard passwords because once theyre stolen they cant be changed. A lot of security relevant tasks have shifted to telephones. So it will definitely be interesting climate. Reporter finger print ids are quickly expanding to home security, travel and shopping. Concerned Security Experts say instead of replacing passwords with fingerprints, we should use them as a second layer of protection. Its not a scalable attack against general people. This would be a very targeted thing. You have somebody. Their photos are publicly available. Theyre an important person and the rewards outweigh the risks. Reporter there are other alternatives. Industry insiders say a new smartphone is being developed which scans users eyes to gain access. In a world where technology is struggling to keep up with the evolving threat of hack attacks, it can be hard to put your finger on what to prepare for next. John blackstone, san francisco. Reporter a realtime look at how the cleanup is shaping up on the road. Im scott broom from my car cam newsroom. Lawyer how did judge james reporter how did judge James Spencer come to the decision to give governor Bob Mcdonnell two years . Thankfully most of the roads are clear tonight because the mercury is about to go polar and all that slush laying around is turning into ice. Thanks for being here. Im derek mcginty. Im lesli foster. Lets get right to meteorologist erica grow with more on tonights big drop in the temperatures. Thats right. Were looking at temperatures dropping to the 20s overnight tonight. That will allow the snow that turned a little slushy to refreeze overnight. We picked up 4 inches of snow at the capitol building. Montgomery village got 2. 8, almost 4 inches in glenarden and chevy chase. Silver spring picked up about 3 1 2 inches of snow. In ashburn you got 4. 3, Baileys Crossroads 3. 1, almost 4 inches in herndon, leesburg picked up 3. 2 inches of snow officially and alexandria 2. 8 inches. This is what you need to know moving forward. We will see partial clearing tonight and temperatures dipping to the 20s. That is going to allow for refreezing on any of those surfaces, he is is the ones that havent been treat especially the ones that havent been treated at all. If there has been a treatment that doesnt account for those really cold temperatures, there could be problems again. Wednesday winds will gust to 40 Miles Per Hour and give us a wind chill in the teens and Single Digits all day long. Wednesday will be brutally cold. Tonight the wind doesnt pick