Com. More than 2thousand are delayed right now. If you have a trip scheduled the airlines are being flexible. All the major carriers have travel alerts in place. That means you can change or cancel your tickets at no cost. Dozens of schools are closed or delayed in and around the dmv this morning. Prince william and Spotsylvania County schools are closed. Prince georges. Fairfax county and dc Public Schools have a two hour delay. You can also see the full list scrolling on the bottom of your screen. We have team stormwatch coverage. Eileen whelan is on the road in storm track. But we start with Veronica Johnson in the weather center. location so just how big of a storm system. Are we talking about . . Seen from space take a look. This was the view from a nasa satellite. And while some parts of the south are seeing snow. For the first time in decades the north is bracing for almost unheard of cold. In fact by the end of this week, parts of the northea colder than the planet mars. Which
Temperatures are settling in for the weekend. Nancy chief meteorologist bill kelly, this is no joke. Bill its not, these are actual air temperatures. 7 warrenton. This is down there. The wind gusts, the wind in many 25ts still gusting up to miles per hour, creating a windchill factor, the feels like ,actor, 5 gaithersburg, 3 d. C. Fred right, hagerstown 5. The Winter Weather advisory extends all the way into new england, until noon tomorrow. From west to east, same thing, a huge area dealing with the bitter cold air mass. We will coming up. Nancy to the north, millions digging out from the recordbreaking cold temperatures and the snow. Beathan people had to evacuated, flooding, all kinds of trouble. Lindsey incredible video. Almost looks like from a hollywood movie. At least eight people are dead tonight from weatherrelated incidents. People all over were trying to do doubt. For others, flooding is an issue and some had to be rescued. There were cars outside almost completely underwate
We had a huge, huge temperature difference between this morning and today and the last couple of days. You have to go back 17 days, before christmas to find a day warmer than today. Just a few clouds passing by so your evening forecast looking very nice. Temperatures in the midtothe upper 40s in the next few hours. No weather related problems for you. In fact, i encourage you to get out. For the first time in several days its not bad to get out and go for a walk. Warmer temperatures bringing people out. Amy aubert in georgetown, are you finding a bigger crowd out there today . Amy amy absolutely. This feels like springtime out here. Look at the crowds. There is a ton of people out here just out and about enjoying the weather. Really taking it all in. Earlier today we caught up with people happy to take advantage of a lunch break outside. The workers tell me the freezing temperatures last week forced them to sh doors. They are hoping the increase in temperatures brings back business. To
Community. Its sad. Im sorry. This is weird. Are they leaving . Wow this is disappointing. I always dreamed of working there in college. Its seemed like all of this, i watch this building go up. He fought to keep discovery. Its been a very strong corporate entity in montgomery county. 1300 jobs. A large space in Silver Spring. They have been very, very outstanding. I am disappointed to say the least. Brad they say they will go the way of the dinosaurs in the lobby if they dont make the move. When we come back we talk about what the community is saying about the future and whether they hit. In Silver Spring, brad bell. Abc7 news. Alison this is a stunner. Thank you. After days of chills, the temperatures are back up to 50 today. But this morning it was still cold enough for the ice and some delays. This school bus slid off the road with students on board. No one was hurt. Larry no problems for the commute home. Bill we have 46 in chevy chase. All the temperatures for the most part are t
Stepped in. Showers even possible overnight thunderstorms will lead us into the 4th of july morning. How that affects your outdoor plans and fireworks displays coming up patriotic preparations. Very patriotic. Getting ready for massive crowds on the National Mall all next. And happening right now putting the final touches on a 4th of july celebration. An estimated 700,000 people will be on the National Mall to celebrate the patriotic holiday tomorrow. While many are excited about the music and f is a lot going on behind the scenes to get things ready and that includes a lot of extra security. Rich you had a front row seat for the big rehearsal. That has to be one of the better shows because you dont have the crowds to deal with. Yeah. It was pretty cool. A lot of folks were dealing with security. Youll see concrete barriers here a lot of temporary fencing. There is the capitol over there. A lot of security tonight. Those who got through the security gauntlet got to see something very s