It is snowing moderately in spots. This goes into effect tonight and stays until 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. We will talk about the temperatures. In man, it is going to get chilly. In just a few minutes. Stormwatch 7 Team Coverage begins with Maryland Bureau chief brad bell in District Heights in front of something very important for this snowstorm. Rad this is salt, road salt. Dome. S inside the salt it looks like a snowcovered mountain range. There are questions about whether or not they are going to need it for this event because the pavement is so warm. Its one of the reasons why people think this people seem to be taking this in stride a. His camera was there as t loader dumped this onto a salt truck. You know what a . This first storm of the winter approaches, we dont hear much of the usual dmv dread because it is part of the story. We stopped by a grocery store. No panic here. I love snow. I am a skier. Im used to the snow. Get out my shovel. Brad even at the Prince Georges County
Explosives. Nancy a teenager charged with a threat against his falls church school. With the police are thing about his plans and how they caught up with him. Jonathan and winter is on its way. We are tracking the latest with how much snow you could see when you wake up. Now, abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. Stormwatche start on because we have a Winter Weather alert. Snowfall of the season is closing in tonight. We have Team Coverage with tom roussey tracking the roadways, but lets get started right now with the chief meteorologist bill kelly. Bill good evening. We have been watching this all night, seeing if we need to move anything. Right now the forecast remaining on track with snow coming down mainly to the southeast. It has been coming down. This is a picture right has alreadyland, picked up five inches of snow, just north of salisbury. Look at all this blue and the bright shades of red in the mouth of the chesapeake. That is where we are getting the heavy, wet snowflakes. Very
Those victims ended up in the northbound lanes. This is scene right now sky fox flying over the scene. Were told at least one person has been killed. Three others were injured as you can see this a lot of police and firefighter activity at that scene. Heres what you need to know. Traffic is shut down in the northbound local lanes of 270. Some traffic is getting by in the southbound local and main lanes. We have a reporter headed to the scene and well bring you alive update as soon as we get it. Breaking right now from capitol heights, maryland, several town homes caught fire tonight in the 1300 block of dillon court. The fire is out now and thankfully there are no injuries to report. Fox5 Lauren Demarco just getting on that scene and well check in with her in a moment. And now to that big Winter Weather alert were talking about tonight. A storm system stretching from boston to gulf of mexico is bringing first snowfall of the season. The snow already falling in some parts of d. C. Regio
This morning and Winter Weather advisories and warnings are already in effect across the area. We have Live Team Coverage this morning of our first snow of the winter season. Tisha lewis is tracking the Road Conditions but first lets head over to gary for an update on todays winterlike forecast. Gary i know we got a snapshot of what could possibly come. Whats the latest this morning as you look at those models. I have a snapshot of it. I drove through North Carolina yesterday in like 3inches of snow and everybody was freaking out. Trust me, they do not handle snow well down there. Its coming in our direction. You know, annie that some places in northern georgia have received close to a foot of snow. Its unbelievable. I was watching some of the coverage from woodstock, georgia. I mean, when is the last time they saw snow down there . I feel for them, too, because obviously first snow for us, that was not forecast down there at all and part of what and the reason im talking about what ha
Trump administration to drop its order banning. Doesnt matter who you are or where you come from. Reporter protesters encouraged by a seattle federal judges ruling late friday which puts the travel ban on hold for now. I find that a temporary restraining order is in the public interest. The laws a powerful thing. It has the ability to hold everybody accountable to it. And that includes the president of the united states. Reporter President Donald Trump not impressed. In a video recorded before the court ruling he defended his executive order. The executive order establishes a process to develop new vetting and mechanisms to ensure those coming into america love and support our people. That they have good intention. Reporter trump 1, 2, 3 e tweeting saturday morning he believes the ruling is ridiculous and it will be overturned. But until that happens about visas revoked next week and people from the seven banned countries are now free to come to the u. S. , all federal agencies are com