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Thats the thing were it is. Thats the thing were tracking, first alert doppler this system is moving eastward and we might actually be able to measure this snow a good bit. Thank you for joining us for the news at noon, im mike hydeck. So whens it going to hit and how much to expect . All depends on where youre waking up tomorrow. Howard take it away. Here in d. C. Its kind of warm. In fact 73 just came in at national airport. This is a record for today and we are tracking the system and it doesnt look like much now. When this thing heads towards the east coast its going to deepen and become a formidable snowstorm for some especially from pennsylvania into new england and even some of mountains may see half a foot of snow. Its moving to the southeast and then going to make a turn. Places like boston could have 6 to 12 inches of snow and no advisories for the immediate metro area but upper montgomery and western loudoun, frederick, blue ridge west, Winter Weather advisories and you see in the mountains out west and even parts of northeastern maryland and delaware. Up through philly and i95 and jersey. Winter storm warnings th for us, i think we may get one possibly two inches on the north side of the metro area. Mostly on grassy surfaces the roads are way warm. The last couple of days. Not much south but upper montgomery and that advisory. Ive got you guys in the 2 to maybe as much as 4inch zone and same in northern western loudoun. North of frederick 4 to possibly 8 and in some of the mountains if we got 8 to 12 it wouldnt surprise me. I know its warm now but look at the cold on the other side of the mountains. Pittsburgh is 30 and cleveland is 34. The storm system gets closer and we will have rain late tonight and that will change to snow and i think probably 4 00 to 8 00 a. M. Is the worst of it here in d. C. Today not bad. Do what you need to do and temperatures in the 60s will fall to the 50s by this evening and a reminder the very latest and you can track the first alert live doppler always on the wusa9 app. Mike . Howard, today is the big day. You can get your free Heart Screening thanks to our partnership with its the american heart month and all month we are talking about heart love. And how you can prevent the leading cause of death in the United States. Heart disease hits all of us. Its in howards family. Its in my family. Even in andrea roanes family. She joins us live now from inova urgent care in springfield. To look at whats going on. Andrea over to you. Reporter mike, right now its very quiet but were obviously getting our message across mike. We had someone here earlier about 20 minutes ago, looking for his Heart Screening. But unfortunately, we dont start until 4 00 this evening but it is free heart Risk Assessment and we want everyone to come here. Im at the West Springfield center of inova urgent care and it is free and it is a lifesaver. And we have dr. Carlos martinez here with us. Dr. Martinez, thank you for joining us. When someone comes in for a Risk Assessment, what does that mean . Whats going to happen . Okay. Well here at inova urgent care what were going to do for couple of things. One is the Blood Pressure. Were going to check for cholesterol screening tests. Body composition test. Body fat percentage test and assistance in Heart Health Assessment tools. That be itself encompasses any health risks that someone can have. As far as the initial testing. Reporter doctor. I have an issue with Blood Pressure and ive said this before on air, i take three medications and why is Blood Pressure annoying your numbers which is whats really important. Critical to your heart health . Well, as far as Blood Pressure medications theyre number one tool that we have so far as far as controlling Blood Pressures and among other things reporter knowing the numbers why its important . Well, the numbers are basically its a guideline that we use to see how well the Blood Pressure medications are helping with your Blood Pressure. Numbers are right now can give us a guideline as to how th obviously you know, you have to check with your primary doctor or cardiologist as far as the Blood Pressure but it gives us kind of like a baseline based on your individual health needs. Reporter dr. Carlos martinez, thank you very much. Hes at inova urgent care here at the West Springfield center where you can come here at 4 00. Not now. 4 00 to 8 00 a. M. And get your free heart risk screening. Mike . All right thank you. And a list of those screenings right here on your screen. North arlington, dunn loring, manassas, tysons, and you saw andrea there in West Springfield. And jan jeffcoat and i took our very first stress test today. And we are going to share the results with you, the goal is for all of us here at wusa9 to hold ourselves accountable for taking charge of our heart health and we want to help you do the same. Again, if you missed those locations theyre on the wusa9 app. And on the website too. We love the hear your personal stories and hit us up on facebook and twitter and use the hashtag heartlove. Democrats continue to debate se qualifications to become attorney general. But theyre doing so with one less voice in the chorus. Weijia jiang is an capitol hill to explain why senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced. Reporter Senate Democrats debated through the night in opposition to senator Jeff Sessions becoming attorney general. Tens of millions of americans lives will be impacted by their decisions. So they should have to go through a thorough vetting process. Reporter but republicans say one senator went too far when she read a letter from correlate coo scott king opposing sessions nomination in 1986 to be a federal judge. Mr. Sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens. Reporter senator Elizabeth Warrens speech was cut off by republicans citing a rule. Which says senators cannot make disparaging remarks about a colleague. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. Reporter the hashtag sneverthelessshepersisted and let liz speak began trending on twitter, senator warren wont be allowed to speak again until the senator takes up a vote on senator sessions confirmation but her democratic colleagues are picking up the slack. Other Democratic Senators began reading kings letter on the floor wednesday morning. These are correlate coo scott kings words Coretta Scott kings words. Reporter democrats have little hope of defeating senator sessions nomination. Staffers have even begun moving furniture out of the Senate Office in preparation for the move to the department of justice. Weijia jiang, cbs news, capitol hill. Now on twitter, President Trump said it was a disgrace that he doesnt have the full cabinet in place and he said it was the longest delay in history of our country. His full first cabinet confirmed until april 28th, 2009. Meanwhile, senator warrens remarks that landed her in hot water with senators is getting a lot of attention on social media. As you might imagine. One tweets another prime example of how freedom of speech in the United States is slowly being accomplished. And one writes in part senate didnt shut down cruz for reading green eggs and ham but silences Elizabeth Warren for reading a letter. But rusty thinks senator mcconnell tweets did you see the lookup her face . Obviously its the first time shes ever had to shut up and sit down. We love to hear what you think, log on to any of the social media pages and join the conversation. Wed love to use your comments on the air. Three federal judges in california are now deciding the fate of President Trumps temporary travel ban. A decision is expected soon after the lower court blocked the to stop refugees from coming into the United States for 120 days. It would also keep citizens of seven mostly muslim nations from entering the United States for 90 days. D. C. Police need your help trying to catch the two people caught on camera destroying vehicles during Inauguration Day protests. You can see one of them throw a flare through a broken window after a limousine. And then a second suspect damages an suv. Both incidents happened on 1300 block of k street in northwest d. C. If you know any of these things or these two people, please call d. C. Police. Protests are back at the site of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline. Thats because the army corps of engineers notified congress that the pipeline will indeed cross under the missouri reservoir in north dakota. And that crossing is a big final chunk of the work on the project. The Standing Rock sioux tribe worries that a leak could pollute their drinking water. It promises to chemofighting in court. Keep fighting in court. The developer says the is safe. The president has promised to beef up the military and the pentagon is asking for 30 billion in an increase to their budget to do that. That will be part of the Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on troop treadness today. Readiness chair. Committee chair john mccain says the raid was a failure in yemen. An 8yearold girl was among those killed now yemen will no longer allow the United States Ground Troops in that country on counterterrorism missions. So have you had your heart checked out . If not today is the perfect time to get to inova urgent care in springfield for our heart love campaign. Andrea roane is up next with more on a Heart Health Assessment for free. Happens this afternoon. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Which means we can deliver equal uploads and downloads. Welcome to 8 and a half maple street. Its half a house. And even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, its a full house to the wilsons. Because they have fios, the only 100 fiber optic network, with uploads as fast as downloads, their half house has full internet. Now you might think its a little odd that the wilsons have a half house, but they think its a little odd to pay for uploads that arent up to speed. Get 150 meg internet with equal uploads and downloads, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for one year. Visit getfios. Com or call 1888getfios to learn more. Thats 150 meg internet, tv and phone for 79. 99 per month. Cable cant offer speeds this fast at a price this good. Only fios can. Welcome back to the news at noon. Im andrea roane. Here at inova urgent care in West Springfield, virginia about showing your heart some love all this month. Well, one waldorf family has gained a real appreciation for a healthy heart. That as their loved one came facetoface with death during a workout. Now this is an incredible story. It all happened in waldorf, maryland when dare hoat was literally dead after being darren choat was literally dead after being brought back to life. Reporter this was a motion between two men wearing red but to tell the story we need the take it back. I was technically dead. Laying here on the floor. Reporter darren and his wife tammy are here at the waldorf health and Fitness Center to explain the whole story. Tammy said it started last monday with a routine workout. He was doing fine. Ten seconds later i turned around and looked at him and he was laying in the middle of the floor between two ellipticals. Reporter darren suffered most deadly kinds where time is everything. I heard get the defibrillator. Reporter Danielle Ventura grabbed the aed to help darren before it was too late. Thank you so much. Reporter thats where the man in red comes into play. His name is Darrell Barnett and he was sitting in the sauna when darren first collapsed. It turns out he was an offduty firefighter in the right place at the right time. Quite amazing to see this young man standing here. Everything kind of happened so fast. If it wasnt for him, i wouldnt have a husband. My kids wouldnt have a father. Grandkids wouldnt have a grandfather. These people will be my angels forever and basically if theres anything i can do for them, thats thats the key. What was in my head was you have a duty to act. So you got a job to do. But i never come to the gym thinking that ill have to do my job. Reporter now above all else lesson to others. Namely if you dont know where the aed is in your office, go find it. Saved his life and he hopes it can save other lives in the future. Reporting heart love is evan koslof, wusa9. Thank you evan and definitely not a bad idea to learn cpr. All right, it looks a little barren right here now. But we are all alone. But its starting at 4 00 to 8 00 p. M. Free heart Risk Assessments. We have little giveaways for you. We want to help you get heart healthy. So come and join us, well see you later on in the newscast but 4 00. Thats the time to come here to West Springfield at inova urgent care. Mike back to you. All right thanks andrea. Theres other locations too, you can find them on wusa9. Com and also the little app. Okay icy roads caused dozens of cars to crash this was in the boston area. Wednesday morning. More than 30 cars and trucks on 128 in wakefield, lynn field. The road was completely shut down because of the accident that happened before sunrise. Injuries from that crash pretty much minor but boy the damage to the cars was Something Else the next storm is really going to get them big time tomorrow. 6 to 12 inches tomorrow night for the boston area. Wow. Were going to be on the cusp of it. North and west of the city, even actually even north and west of Montgomery County right . Its going to be upper megacounty in a Winter Weather advisory. So Montgomery County in a Winter Weather advisory. Western loudoun as well but along and north of 70 from the blue Ridge Mountains in west virginia. 6 to 8 inches and maybe more than that. The very warm recordsetting now a recordsetting wednesday afternoon. Temperatures now in the low 70s. Thats a record for the day it hit that at 11 20 and were going to be seeing cooler temperatures filter their way in this afternoon. Low 60s by 5 00 and 50s this evening. And then rain and snow will be developing overnight from northwest to east and southeast. Our weather headlines, believe it or not, snow is on the way. Our average highs are in the mid 40s. Were blowing that out of the water. Critical time i think for most of us 2 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. Maybe 4 00 to 8 00 if you really want to pinpoint here in the d. C. Metro area but we go out the to the Shenandoah Valley and the chesapeake, thats why the wider range. Those are the bigger concerns. Elevation is going to play a role too. But here in d. C. I think roads stay main mainly wet mainly wet. However there will be slick roads especially the further north and northwest you go and it will believe colder and snowing a little heavier. Snowwise what i think and again mostly on grassy surfaces. Is the general anywhere from adducing to an inch a dusting to an inch or possibly 2 in the metro area. Western loudoun and western howard. Maybe even 4 inches of snow. Because its going to come down a little burst for a few hours and depending on how quickly that happens and can it overcome the melting from the warm surface, thats why 2 to 4. But frederick north, you get north band with even more of the Higher Elevations of western maryland. Looking good right now in town. I mean it is springlike out there. 73. West winds at 15 gusting to 21. And while its 70s here and an draws is 70 andrews is 70 fredericksburg is 71. Low 60s Shenandoah Valley and 50s cumberland and 40s in the mountains. The colder air is just few hours away and you can see the highs today in chicago 29 and minneapolis 13. This air is diving to the southeast in the middle of the country. Weve got this area of low pressure. Which is now developing coming out of nebraska moving in toward illinois south of chicago. That is moving in our direction. And we are going to be seeing the warmth being replaced by the cooler temperatures by 11 00 some showers develop. Overnight into tomorrow morning, this is where that rain will go to snow. Rain could be heavy before the snow and then by 8 00, 9 00 this starts to pull away from us. Cant rule out some lingering flurries or snow showers behinded. But by behind it. But by 8 00, 9 00 most of the damage will be done. 68 well have blown that one out of the water. 38 is tomorrow mornings low. This high is going to be midnight high but think temperatures tomorrow afternoon 35 to 40 the early rain snow mix. Could be a few problems well north and west. Friday cold, 40 after starting in the 20s. Well be in the 60s again by sunday. And then a few afternoon showers monday. Cooler tuesday. And with snow on the way, wusa9 will start wake up washington tomorrow at 4 00 a. M. And we will see ill right after this. After you right after t you know how painful heartburn can be. Ting, longlasting relief, try doctor recommended gaviscon. It quickly neutralizes stomach acid and helps keep acid down for hours. Relieve heartburn with fast acting, longlasting gaviscon. Some of the best artists in the Music Industry get honored sunday night in the 59th annual grahammy awards which you can Grammy Awards which you can catch right here on wusa9 live from l. A. Staples center at 8 00 but what would the awards show be without entertainment tonights Kevin Frazier joins us from los angeles with a preview which airs at 7 30 before the awards. Hey kevin. Reporter hey mike how are you . Yes the show before the show. The red carpet show nancy odell and i are so excited because you know what . The grammys are very different from all the other awards shows because people come as they are. I mean, artists introduction express themselves on the red just express themselves on the red carpet. There are things and outfits that you are not prepared for like lady gaga arriving in an egg one year and there are a lot of people to talk to you know what i mean . It can get a little kooky and crazy. Kevin it feels like adele is going up against beyonce and some of the records feel like theyve been out for a year and a half or two years. Goodness gracious. Do you get a chance to talk to them about the actual music too . Reporter you know, yeah. We will talk to everyone about the music. But the interesting thing about beyonce and adele, remember this about the grammys. There are also the grammys are the people in the Music Industry and you know, there have been upsets, there have been years where arcade fire or say Alison Krause and robert plant and beck have walked away with am bull of the owe album of the year, everyone is saying either beyonce or adele and they are matched up in the three big categories. But at the end of the day, watch out. Because the grammys is always full of surprises. And there are a lot of other great artists that are going to win awards. That night. Besides yourself beyonce and adele. I mean, someone like chance the rapper, look at more and morris. She could moren morris, she could be the big country star this year, and youll get a has been u of great music. And drake is red hot right now too. Probably going to walk away with a few too i imagine. Reporter eight thom nations, you know nominations you know hotline bling, could that win an award or two . Thanks a lot kevin we andrea roane sends her best by the way. Dont miss Kevin Frazier and i will indeed and nancy odell weeknights on entertainment tonight here on wusa9 thanks a lot kevin. One final look at the forecast when we come back, stay here. One of many pieces in my life. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine. I talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. Oncedaily breo prevents asthma symptoms. Breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Breo wont replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Breo is specifically designed to open up airways to improve breathing for a full 24 hours. Breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. Breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. 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Gloria very important day for you and lauren, being interviewed live on gc buzz. Just want to make sure everythings perfect. Jack okay, now the real reason youre here. Gloria i knew youd probably show up early trying to avoid me no such luck. May i get you a cup of coffee, mr. Abbott . Lauren honey, im sorry im late. Phyllis skinny mocha latte with extra whip. Lauren [ laughing ] oh i dont deserve you. Phyllis ah, thats what they all say. Lauren i got caught up in what to wear for this interview, and, uh, i lost track of time. Phyllis you look terrific. Lauren ou