. here we go again. another bitter blast storming through our region. and fox 5 news has a network of reporters covering every angle. from heavy snow to dangerous wind. and the potential for massive power outages. everything you need to weather this storm. fox 5 news at 10:00 starts right now. good evening. i m brian bolter. i m shawn yancy. round two is already causing a whole new list of closures tonight. in fact, we re kicking thing off with a winter weather alert. here s what you need to know right now. the federal government right now is closed tomorrow. many school districts are closed the rest of the week. metrorail already shutting down above ground service and metro bus also canceled tomorrow. the big question right now, what is the latest with this storm? sue palka has the answer now for us tonight. sue? what we have seen today is light to moderate snow but at times it s been heavy down to our south. we are already seeing as you look live outside harrison st
we continue to watch this blizzard of 2010 and we ve got you covered this morning going from lft to right on your television screen, we ve got dupont circle, old town sandery, oxon hill an we have silver spring covered for you today. snow is falling across the area. good morning and thank you for joining us for this special edition of fox 5 morning news. i m gurvir dhindsa. i m steve chenevey. in addition to live reporters from all those scenes out there you just saw, here is what else you need to know as we get started. the federal government closed today. the d.c. government also closed today with only emergency and essential personnel reporting for duty. most schools are going to be closed again today. cancellations at the top of your screen. metrorail service will only run beyond underground and metrobus has also been canceled for today. dull lace and reagan have canceled all flights today. at bwi, you should call ahead. that is the latest word is just to call ahead
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on fox 5 tuesday night at 8:00. the news kees coming now. here s brian with the news edge at 11:00. my advice is if anybody owns one of these vehicles, stop driving it. what i said in there was obviously a misstatement. mixed messages fueling fears surrounding the toyota recall. transportation secretary ray lahood set off a brief panic this morninwhen he advised owners to stop driving their recalled cars. he quickly clarified that. he meant owners experiencing problems should stop driving the recalled cars. still many owners are confused. many are frustrated and toyota s troubles are all too familiar to one local couple who have lost control of their car more than once. fox 5 s melanie alnwick has their story. reporter: harry and his wife dorothy used to take comfort in their toyota camrys. in the past they had been wonderful cars. reporter: now their faith is fading fast. it s the worst experience. reporter: last fall they were driving their 2009 camry on the
water. we ll talk about how the technology led to his rescue. that s amazing. it really is. it s very good. and we are also on snow patrol as the area braces for what could be another major snowstorm. virginia governor bob mcdonnell has declared a state of emergency in the commonwealth ahead of the storm. the declaration allows crews to get to work now. v-dot and police are preparing the roads. the process of notifying everyone involved started yesterday and officials are urging people to stay indoors and have an emergency kit handy. meanwhile in the district, crews are also preparing. our troops are up for it and ready to go. and we have more salt filling the domes as we speak and we re making brack. and so it s staff, brine, salt and trucks and those are e three things that make it happen. crews starred treati roads in the grig last night. the mayor of frederick, maryland, have also declared a state of emergency tomorrow affective at 8:00 p.m. and tucker has o