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Rightaun at 6 00, another round of Winter Weather brings snow and rain. Were tracking the potential for some dangerous travelfa conditis tonight. Plus, the nation pauses to remember a national tragedy. Well show you how the d. C. Area marked one year since the Deadly School shooting in newtown, connecticut. And another controversye1 i south africaper the burial ofni Nelson Mandela. Good evening, im chrisci gord. Our third round of winter this week didnt pack the samelp pun it did last sunday or tuesday. A few flakes around the d. C. Metro area, but the worst of it is north and west of us. Tonight we have Team Coverage of the impact. And we start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. And how much longer will this storm stick around, chuck . The good news is, chris, we are already getting close to the tail end of the storm. And i think by midnight or shortly thereafter, the bulk of this whole mess will be moving on out. E1 still have to worry a littleni about refreeze for tomorrow