Spectacle. Its amazing so fantastic. So many colorful and so many different people involved. Before the parade the formal ceremony at city hall. Critical words declared by the r b group boyz ii men. All men are created equal. The mayor honoring ron g galotty who was shot down in vietnam and a pow at the hanoi hilton. And spoke with those that risked their lives in 1776. Some incredible patriots walked these very streets, ben franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson lived nearby on market street. What it must have been like in that neighborhood. Today the neighborhood packed with people. We are a military family. My husband is in the army and its important to be here and celebrate 4th of july its part of our life. Back now to the party on the parkway. The parade today about 80,000 people watching it, if tradition holds here many times that number will build along the parkway as we get closer to the concert and the fireworks. Live on the parkway, john rawlins, channel 6 action ne
There with the wind chills between zero and 10 degrees. A very cold night tomorrow night. That sets the stage for our next storm. Winter storm watch now posted in effect friday night into noon on saturday for areas through the north of washington including frederick county, virginia, frederick county, mayryland. Whats going to happen here, we have a chance for snow and then some ice on those roadways. Snow and ice, slick roads possible before it all changes over to rain. Well be watching this for you very, very closely. Ill have the latest for you. Well be in the storm center throughout the rest of the afternoon. Doug, there are not a lot of people Walking Around outside in northern virginia, but commuters will have to brace themselves as they make their way towards the metro. News 4s chris gordon is live in arlington. Tell us whats happening there, chris. As you see behind me, lot of people on the streets but were at the metro station so occasionally people do come up to street level
Still breezy but not quite as windy as today was and you a mentioned that we also might alh have to deal with a little bit of a Winter Weather advisory. As weve got our first watch of wch the year posted. Poste its for a storm thats goingts to track well to our west andurw it will only affect our area for a few hours very latey l friday night into the first part of saturday. Satday. A winter storm watch is postedae for northern baltimore, for carroll, for frederick, forck, f washington county, morgan, brook lean jefferson in West Virginia and frederick countanyt in virginia, a small amount of snow, sleet and freezing rain up there could makeeet an someom travel difficulties but if you dont want to deal with ifitcu i give it until about 9 oclock oo or 10 oclock on saturdayock ony morning and it will be gone ord it will be liquid by then. Then. For tonight 11 oclock windk wid chill temperatures will be inin the Single Digits to low teens t and by friday morning, youve, u still got a deal
Brianne carter picking up our team coverage. She is in clarksburg with that part of the story. Brian it has been 48 hours of hard work for road crews across the region. Focusing along 270. The preparation is underway. At the Premium Outlet salt slathered across Parking Spaces as the lastminute shoppers try to get out ahead of mother nature. The road crews have been busy. Crews have been pretreating for two days to lay down a salt brine mixture on the already cold roads. Salty streets noticeable on the beltway today. In virginia, more than 5,000 lane miles pretreated and 1,100 pieces of equipment will be out on the snow, we plow out of the way. Something we are good at. The operators know how to do well. The ice gets tricky. Brianne the head of the d. C. Department of public works says the cold temperatures in the last two days means anything that falls will likely stick so the city will deploy 200 trucks from midnight until noon tomorrow to wipe away the Winter Weather. Give the crews
Clouds will be thickening later this afternoon. Highs today only around 28 to 30 degre degrees. Chopper 4 over the out hear loop between the toll road and 2. This is where we had report of slick spots. Nothing falling from the sky. There was a vehicle fire earlin morning, putting water on the road. Now it is icing over. A warning if youre headed out soon. Westbound 70 after 75, vehicle fire with the left lane getting by this morning. Right now the routes looking fine. Well take a look at 66 coming up. It is brutally cold out there. Today is the day to stay inside. Many of you dont have that luxury. Some people have to get to work. News 4s chuck finc gas station in alexandria where people say its a whole different kind of cold. Reporter this is more than nuisance cold. Let me tell you, its brutal out here. The kind of cold that makes even filling your tank a tough task. Trust me, if youre coming out today, youll want to put on your heavy coat. In the teens. It feels much colder. If your