going to the mid-atlantic because tomorrow we re talking about wind as well. i think we re going to shannon next. a big mess. one it s through, the storm is going to move east ward to washington, d.c. as early as tonight. the nation s capital and the surrounding areas too could see up to nine inches of snow by some predictions. the d.c. suburb of alexandria, virginia, getting ready for it. they will be deploying 4,000 trucks and snowplows. shannon travis is there with us. that s a lot of trucks and snowplows. reporter: it is. we see some of them here right now. there s a real concern about the potential for this wet and heavy back breaking snow that could weigh down on tree limbs and potentially down some power lines. obviously another concern is stranded motorists on roadways, so we came here to the super sized salt facility right here. i want to show you one of the domes containing some of the salt. you can see it almost extends to the very top of this dome. they tell me about 6,