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as he decides to step down from his senate seat. i, of all people, am aware there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault, sits in the oval office. and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. that last reference going to alabama senate candidate roy moore who is facing allegations from at least nine women, including one who says that moore molested her when she was just 14 and he was in his 30s. the rnc announced this week it would again back moore in the special election. doreen, erika? leon, thank you. there are mixed feelings here in washington about senator franken s resignation. we sent our what people are thinking and how they are feeling. she continues live coverage tonight. amee? reporter: yeah, erika, a lot of people we talked to tonight were surprised by the news. most told us they were in favor of al franken ....
but there s really no, no movement to the north here. that s going to come with our next storm system as it it moves up. that next storm system is down around new orleans. it is snowing in new orleans right now. and that storm system moves up the coast, that will enhance the snow fall. that will bring it farther to the north and the west and everybody gets in on it. and i do mean everybody. winter weather advisory in affect for areas in the purple that includes prince george s, anne arundel county. it does not include winchester, martin burg or hagerstown. you ll see some, but not a lot. maybe an inch or less in those areas for the most part. notice this. winter storm warning for saint mary s county t some locations there we are going 3 to 6 inches in those areas. i m going to have much more on what you can expect, when the snow starts and how much you ll see in your area. you can find out you can get the latest on this right now on our app. download the nbc washingto ....
be clobbered really over the next 12 to 24 hours. it is going to be the areas we re seeing snow now that have the biggest kern for power outages. probably want to make a trip to the grocery store right now. elsewhere it is going to be a fun winter wonder land mayor s office i a look out there. in most areas. let s look at what is happening now. current radar, this is the last two hours. normally with systems like these, they move from south to north. this is not doing that. this is moving right from southwest to northeast. and notice waldorf has not seen any snow. where leonard town has already seen an inch or two. it is all in our southern zone. let s go down there. if you re in saint mary s county or the northern neck, you folks are going to get the most snow out of this. because of that you have a winter storm warning in effect for you. the rest of us are actually going to wait until another piece of energy down around new orleans actually moves up towards our re ....
hit cities across the deep south. take a look. berming lamb, alabama where snow is stuck to the pavement. in atlanta, schools and businesses closed early. more than 100 flights were canceled because of the treacherous conditions. and in mississippi the weight of the snow weighing down the tree branches there. you note what that means. it takes down the power lines and that causes widespread outages there. but even in texas, this is as far south as you can get almost in that state. look at this. what an unusual state. a beach correspondvered in a bl snow. it s heading this way. let s go to doug to see who is getting hit next. doug? that is actually where hurricane harvey made land fall. the hurricane and now snow down in that area. power outages there as well. we could see some power out, too, in our areas. down in southern maryland. if you re seeing snow now, these are the areas that have seen it. this is the area around california, maryland area. this is from you ....
for now, david, over to you. thanks. lauryn ricketts energy. you need two meteorologists to bring her energy. exactly. i love it. meantime, the snow is coming down in the district. maryland has been preparing for the snow since friday afternoon. schools closing, no transit, businesses closed. they re in full blown snow mode. derrick ward is live from st. mary s county. what is it looking like out there? reporter: well, you know what, it s postcard pretty out here. we re on route 5. doesn t get much more southern maryland than this. just coming out of point lookout, south of ridge, maryland. if you take a look, you can see what they ve got down here. they indeed got the brunt yesterday. inch or two on the grass. the pavement is clear. they started clearing mid-day yesterday. we ve seen a couple trucks out putting down chem kaicals to ke the roads passable but the ambient temperature is enough that it is not sticking to the they are indeed getting it. no iss ....