Break is because there is so much water and ice now all over the road. Just a skating rink here now. D. C. Water says its an 8inch main and they did get the water turned off it appears. We dont know when theyre going to be able to come and start actually working to repair this main. They also say that there may be some customers in the area affected without water, too, so definitely causing a number of problems here. Not only for residents but also for commuters. And its its just the kind of thing that they know they have to deal with. They have wssc and d. C. Water have extra crews on hand. D. C. Water says theyve been dealing with some 200 water emergencies a day since this cold snap began and we know that theres going to be more of these to come. They really are just kind of bringing in those extra crews, having everyone else on standby and were going to be here this morning. Hopefully this is not the the beginning of many, many that were going to be covering today but to stay here
Instead of the watergate. The wind is the issue. Windchills are running between 5 and 10 below zero this morning across most of the area and points north and west. As youre going outside today, waiting for a bus tstop, no matter what youre doing, bundle up. Windchills through zero over the course of the day. The sun will be out. Highs today will be in the teens. So be like this little kitty, this is what you should wear today. Layer upon layer upon layer. You got it, put it on. Your winter parka, insulated gloves, thick socks, i dont think i left anything out. Well doublecheck. Melissa, lets hear more about the skating rink problem. Breaking news near the Kennedy Center. Rock creek parkway near virginia avenue. Take a look at this. It is an ice rink because of a nearby water main break. You can see out there, trying to treat the roads. Megan mcgrath, well get a live report in a minute. Northbound rock creek parkway. Westbound have va vairginia ave. You cannot use istreet ramp to 66 or
It is friday, january 5th. Lets tell you about the School Closings first. Then well get to erin and also to mike about our weather and traffic which are of course the big stories today. Area School Systems are not taking any chances with the extreme and dangerous cold. Most are delayed or closed. Lets go over to big ones and well start in maryland where the latest delay is for Frederick County schools. They are delayed two hours now. Anne arrundel and Montgomery County schools are also on a twohour delay. Saint marys county schools are closed. Charles county schools closed. Prince georges county schools closed. Calvert county schools closed. Lets go to virginia. Arlington county schools twohour delay. Alexandria city and Falls Church City schools twohour delay. Fairfax county schools closed. Loudoun county schools closed. Prince William County and Spotsylvania County schools are also closed. Stafford county schools are closed. Manassas city and Manassas Park schools are closed. Also in
Freezing, now 34, 35 degrees, that has helped us. Parts of northern virginia, we are getting reports of icy conditions out there. Looking at the roads in northern virginia, right around freezing in many spots. And temperatures may go down over the next couple of hours. Thats what were fairly concerned about from d. C. South ward. Not a big issue, most of this falling as plain r rain. If it is falling and bouncing, it is sleet. Rain is moving in as freezing rain. Yes, we are seeing some icy spots to the north and west. Heres the system itself. You can see it has snow, sleet, freezing rain and just plain rain with it. In a little bit of a lull in parts of the area, well get back as we move through the region. Look at the numbers and you can tell what im talking about. North and west, we are below freezing now. South and east we are right at or above freezing. So, this is good news in our south and east zones. North and west, however, this is where we have issues. Everybody still under a
For the suspect. Jasper spires. Theyre hoping to get some information from the public. If you have any idea where he is you are asked to call investigators. Back to you in the studio. Today, the first day of a trial in Northern Virginia for former day care worker accused of child abuse. This is cara sprigs. She worked at the facility until she was arrested last week. They say the women abused to here her toddlers accused of spraying them with full pressure hoses among other charges. Fairfax is mourning the death of a teenager who died in lake anna. Justin sprigs was last seen on a dock on sunday morning. When the people woke up in the morning they couldnt find him and divers found his body yesterday. We know the problem that caused the deck collapse that hurt more than 20 people. All off duty personnel report to station 45. The investigators now believe decades old nails gave way. This is in emerald isle, north carolina. A family from Northern Virginia was taking family photo on the de