This morning, the red flags raised about the shooter weeks before the ambush attack. All that plus President Trump returns to washington overnight, to a full plate of issues here and broad. Chrissy teigen and john legend fire back after a twitter uses drags them into a false conspiracy theory. And this is today. Both what . We have exciting news to share about us. And here it is, january 2nd, 2018. From nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. It is today. We are kicking off the year right. Of today. This is the most popular decision that nbc has ever made. I think we should send some medics to alexandria, virginia, has likely faded. This is a tradition around here, you know . Lets play it one more time. And hoda kotb. One more time. And hoda kotb. One more time. And hoed ka kocot hoda kotb. Theres no one i would rather be sitting next to in 2018 than you. Were going to celebrate all morning. We hav
How expansive this cold is. Its snowing just south of new orleans right now. The cold air all the way down to the gulf coast state, now for us in our region, you know its on the cold side. Today a little better than it was yesterday, but look at these numbers right now. These are the current wind chills across the midatlantic. 18 . D. C. , 13 in hagerstown, 2 in state college. Yesterday we had negative numbers. It is 3 below towards columbus, ohio. And we have colder air moving in. It wont be tomorrow, though. Right now temperatures 26 degrees in d. C. , 25 in reston, 22 the current temperature in gaithersburg. So, another day that is below freezing and thats why the potomac is frozen. And its going to get a lot more frozen over the next couple of days because we have colder air coming in. Frigid air continues. We might get freezing in spots but not a lot. Tracking storm for thursday, a chance for snow in parts of the area. Not everybody is going to see it but im going to break it down
Year in the mid 40s. Yes, we get into the 20s, but normally for a couple of days. Not for numerous days in a row. We have a lot more coming. Frigid weather continues. Tracking the storm for thursday, continuing to get more information and just got another computer model that just came in. Were going to talk about that in just a second. And coldest air yet moves in. One thing for sure about this system, its the cold air, the coldest by far, we will be well, well below 0 by the time you go to sleep thursday night and wake up friday morning. All right. Doug, thanks for the warning. Well, you bundled up your kids so tightly for the bus stop you could hardly see their faces. And as students get back into the swing of school this week, some are poking fun at that bone chilling weather out there. The richer Montgomery High School is tweeting 500 below 0. News4s Meagan Fitzgerald live in Fairfax County where it is so cold, some of the buses wont work. Reporter wendy, thats exactly right. Up to
Your commute. The ice also getting thick on the potomac tonight and in ponds and streams, too, but experts warn not thick enough. How they want you to stay safe. And all eyes on the forecast. Not only a chance for snow but even cold air coming our way. Good evening and happy new year. Im doreen gentzler. Glad to be back with you tonight, folks. Lets start with a cold blast we just cant seem to shake. We go to chief meteorologist doug kammerer. Doug, whats in store . Cold across the area the next couple days and were tracking the big storm thats making its way up the coast tomorrow and into thursday. Its already snowing into louisiana right now. Take a look at the numbers right now. This is so different, because any time you get clear skies, very easy to cool. But the city does not cool nearly as fast as the suburbs. Its 20 degrees right now in d. C. , 13 in college par dulles. It is 14 degrees right now in manassas. Incredible the difference in the cold. This is the thursday storm now.
Morning, 8 degrees in clinton right now. Aside from this, were tracking snow in part of the area as we go overnight into early tomorrow morning. Ill show you the timing on that and well talk more about it straight ahead. What a relief to neighbors and anyone who commutes through silver springs. New hampshire avenue is back open this morning. Part of the road near the beltway was shut down all day tuesday for a broken water main. The water in that area is back on too, from bethesda to southeast d. C. The frigid cold caused several water main breaks on tuesday. The break on the road in bethesda turned the street into a virtual ice rink. That bitter blast were feeling could keep kids in fairfax waiting on their ride to school today. On tuesday some oe because of the cold weather and hundreds of students were forced to wait in the cold for nearly an hour. This morning you can track any delays from the nbc washington app. Just search bus delays. In southeast d. C. , Cramer Middle School wil