Trucks sliding today in northern virginia. A lot of roads hadnt been treated or plowed by midmorning. Some were even blocked off. Peggy fox reports from arlington tonight where the problem is not enough salt. Reporter Arlington County has been cutting back because of its depleting supply of salt. Maybe that had something to do with the blocked off and slippery roads this morning. Winter held its icy grip through afternoon despite the bright sunshine. On i66 through rosslyn icy actions among those sections shaded by the sound barrier five cars crashed into each other. Its slippery and too dangerous outside right now. Reporter this morning the icy roads and highways were treacherous. This tractor trailer crashed on i95 in the southbound lanes just south of the occoquan bridge. On i66 a tractor trailer ended up on its side. This morning most neighborhood streets in Fairfax County looked like theyd seen a plow truck or two but not in arlington. Tires were spinning, cars sliding. I think be
Home. Because the conditions out here are slippery and dangerous and in many areas, again this accident you can see here causing delays on the bw parkway. So its not its not your friend today unfortunately. Were also tracking another situation going on on the southbound side of 95 between u. S. 1 and occoquan. Where the lanes multiple lanes closed there because of another situation involving a tractor trailer and several cars. Our traffic land camera there shows us that situation still going on at this hour. Emergency crews as well as vdot on the scene right now. We got reports that tractor trailers were just slipping off the road. I mean thats how icy the roads are at this point. And as were going to hear from nikki and delia, you know you have to be careful because even in some cases youll fall as you try to walk to your car. Thats just how bad the situation is right now. Well continue to on the more this story and of course well have updates for you coming you very shortly up very s
Kerry auckland is only helpful drops in from his prison cell in pennsylvania his latest letter accuses prison officials of violating his rights by censoring his communication with the rest of the details from three apple behind bars. Later in the show. A new. Its tuesday january. In washington d c im your deep if youre wanting rt america the weekend today with a gun violence in the wet in the us over the weekend a mall shooting took place in columbia maryland a city located just outside of washington dc. Shooting highlights the increase in gun violence across america in recent years. Research released by yale school of medicine estimates that out of the over ten thousand cans shot in the us in two thousand nine least one third of them die. Additionally according to a usa today reports about last month nine hundred and thirty four people died and Mass Shootings over the past seven years. Thats only one percent of all gun related homicides. And its this high volume of shootings and makes
Thousands of students were forced to spend the night at school. That braced for conditions they usually do not see. People are not used to this. There is very little you can do. Home, this person had no choice but to be out in the elements. She says the trick is dressing right. I will be glad when a dance. When it ends. Spring is sixs, weeks away. Thank you. We are counting those six weeks. In florida, the Winter Weather left many drivers spinning their wheels. But this man, some are calling him the samaritan in shorts. He says he knows people do not have experience driving on ice and he said he wanted to make sure they got down the hill safely. As they apparently did. Washington, we are headed for another night of temperatures that could dip into the single digits. Doug hill has a first look at the forecast. Now. Right clear skies outside of the belfort furniture weather center. But show you the time lapse from fairfax today. Impressive day. The clouds behind the system and sunshine a
Mall. How police say she put her daughters in danger to get her makeup done. Panic after snow paralyzed a major city. Is there a way you can get out of your car safely . I dont think so. Because if i get out, i got a feeling that i might get hit, because there are cars coming. Calls for help after 2 inches of snow that brought atlanta to its knees. She posted pictures on facebook, but didnt expect the see the images in an ad. The warning about facebooks fine print, and why it may make you reconsider what you reveal online. News4 at 11 starts now. First tonight, a disturbing discovery. A couple found dead in their home in southeast d. C. And police say their two Young Children were inside as the tragic scene unfolded. Shomari stone is live with the latest on the investigation. Shomari . Reporter well, right now we have learned that police removed bags of evidence from the house in question. Its in the center of this block right over here, and they put the bags inside a police car like t