Parts of maryland and virginia are slammed by the snow. But some parts have as much as 14 inches of snow, the highest total in our area are a little more than two inches. The majority of the area saw less than an inch. Why were the schools closed today . Stephen tschida is live in northwest asking parents if they thought Closing School was a good idea. Stephen . Stephen strong reaction to the question. Seton Elementary School is closed up tighter than a drum like a lot of schools in the region. But check out what is on the ground. Its not knee deep. So that is why a lot of parents are not thrilled with the rationale to close schools. The weather outside isnt frightful. Still inside the Trampoline Park its unusually business for a thursday. Virginia now, this is we get an inch and they cancel school. The kids springing in action instead of studying. Some parents scrammable to find ways to occupy the children. Others took them along with them. Improvising on unexpected day off. A lot of
With us and chuck bell. We are in full weather alert mode for thursday, friday and on into the weekend as well. Dangerously low windchills down near zero for most of the day tomorrow. And before the cold air gets out saturday afternoon, we could have sleet, snow or ice early saturday morning. Just know the weekend will start off on a slippery note. Right now temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 30s around the area. 40 at national airport. As youre planning out the day hour by hour, nothing to complain about today. Seasonably chilly with temperatures in the low to mid40s. Well have the flurries tonight as the arctic air rushes in. Well talk about that and help you plan out the weekend coming up. Sounds like a plan to me. Taking a look at 66 east of 28 here melissa, well get back to you in a minute. We want to check in more on the cold weather because its going to be really cold out there as chuck mentioned. And there are some ways you can get ready for this weather. Kristin wrigh
Weather heading our way. Leesburg, 59 degrees. These numbers will be drpg as we go through the morning and the afternoon. You will notice it. Take a look at whats going happen. By 8 00 a. M. , dropping to but the mid to low 40s. And by this around, we could get back near 50. But then were going to get colder. Look at whats going to happen for the weekend. Saturday in the morning, we have snow and ice moving in. And in the around, a better chance of freezing rain. Icy conditions, hazardous travel. Still a chance of showers. This morning, we have a few things out there, i guess, with Melissa Mollet. So still have this problem here in montgomery county. Ashton, 108 shut down between New Hampshire avenue and mink hollow road. Tractortrailer crash, fuel spill, the whole shebang. New hampshire avenue at 108, thats the closest camera we crew on the way to show us whatsing going on. Not seeing any slowdowns through the area right now. 295 at benning road, a work zone with a slowdown. Developin
Complexities of how to, in fact, provide health care for everybody, something he says he wants to do. Or wants to make sure that he is encouraging job creation and wage growth in this country. That that may lead him to some of the same conclusions that i arrived at. Once i got here. Reporter chelsea manning, why he reduced the sentence to seven years. You know, i feel very comfortable that justice has been served, and that a message has still been sent. Reporter on russia, putin and ukraine, no let up on sanctions, a message to trump. It is important for the United States to stand up for the basic principle that big countries dont go around and invade and bully smaller countries. Reporter more advice to the incoming president. This is a job of such magnitude that you cant do it by reporter and advice to the press at a white house shaping up as more hostile. My hope is that you will continue with the same tenacity that you showed us, to do the hard work of getting to the bottom of stori
Tonight and into saturday. Right now our temperatures are subfreezing. Layer up were just in the 20s across most of the region. Low 30s in washington. Near 30 right by the chesapeake bay. And the hour by hour forecast for the rest of the day, well have a little sunshine in and out this morning. Temperatures by 8 00 should be in the low 30s. By noon near 40. Ought to hit mid40s by midafternoon. And then that rain arrives changing to that wintry mix later this evening as we get colder. It will begin to accumulate on some untreated surfaces. That will be late tonight and into tomorrow morning. Next weather and traffic on the 1s, your bus stop forecast, amelia segal will join us with the 4 x 4. Still have the water main break bowie, old annapolis at church road. Big hole in the ground will. Your alternate is annapolis road. 270 at falls road that looks good. No pro 66 into town you can fly either way. A tad slow as youre crossing over 123. River road at well lard avenue one inbound and one