the man of the hour, meteorologist brian van de graaff. >> we are excited. this will be quite a historic orm, i think. we do have that moisture down to our south and west. it is down towards roanoke and danville and it will continue to lift number word. it will move into the metro area by lunchtime. -- it continues to move northward. this is a high-impact storm. hopefully you can leave early. snow could be coming down at a rate of up to two inches per hour. with the wind blowing, it could make things tricky. maybe 18-plus inches of snow before it is all said and done. >> so far so good. they do have chemical on the highway. we will show you the beltway travel. plenty of chemical on the road. keeping an eye near fedex field. we change cameras to give you another perspective of traffic south of town. good if the wilson bridge and at the american legion bridge. >> thank you. >>> 5:33. we want to check with jack brown from arlington. what is -- talk a little bit about the preparation you were doing. >> t department of environmental services has all the road crew

. >> we have not heard from brian van de graaff's mother but we heard from everybo else. a little bit dicey coming out of your neighborhood. wet and slushy for everybody else. here is a great example of that. nothing on 270 but a good fight and of traffic. the volume is increasing on 66. >> it makes you wonder what all those schools are closed. in the district, the only snow left is what is on the ground. >>> road crews have been working around the clock. stephen tschida continues our storm watch coverage. >> even the side streets are pretty clear. you can see even with moderate traffic, we have it pretty clear. they started treating it yesterday afternoon. the biggest issue right now, look at the sidewalk, is snow cover. we have some guys out here shovelling right now. the big issue for folks heading out appears to be the slick conditions on the sidewalks. some of them were treated beforehand. you have some gripping going on. very slick out here. kind of snow packed. it is not so great walking at this point if you head out, and just be careful. not too bad on the thoroug

brian van de graaff is here with a look at our first forecast. >>> the wind is the big story. we saw a light snowfall this morning. it has cleared up and we look at the storm scan and the clouds thin . out. we are seeing some sunshine so we have been in and out of the clouds. you can see from our camera the clouds out there but some blue skies across the area. look at the wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. this afternoon, a high wind watches in effect. we will keep you posted on that and talk to you -- talk about the potential for the rest of the week. >>> economists are blaming the winter for an uptick in unemployment. first-time jobless claims rose unexpectedly by 22,000 last week. that is 496,000, seasonally adjusted. >>> is the white house version of a medical drama. right now, a bipartisan health care summit is under way at the white house. let's take a live look at the televised summit that has been going on all morning long. president barack obama is chairing the meeting and we see many democrats and republicans voicing their different concerns. hopefully, they can com

let's start with brian van de graaff. correct for the most part, it has moved out of here. snowe has moved eastward. we will look at the doppler radar. the snow is off to the eastern shore. temperatures are just around freezing. outside, we look at a couple of areas. they range from the low 30's at dulles. rockville is at 31. clouds will part. sunshine will make its self known. we will see clearing and some good melting. 40's again tomorrow. our next system approaches on friday afternoon. let's say good morning again to lisa baden. >> it is getting busy on the highways this morning. northbound george washington parkway ramp is blocked by a highway truck that is putting down more chemical. for was a crash on the inner loop near port river road reported. -- there was a crash on the inner loop near river road. south on the american legion bridge, an accident and only the right lanes were getting through. as far as traffic on 270 close to 28 to an shady grove road, they were doing some repairs to an overhead signed. beach drive is closed because of icy conditions in the park. i

help us out with that, brian van de graaff. >> good mning. brian van de graaff here. the storm rolls in here. we are looking south and west, charlottesville, into the shenandoah valley. it will be number word by lunchtime in this area. the system development off the coast will throw the moisture overhead. we are looking at a long snow event. it does look kind of a gray out there. temperature-wise across the area, we are low to mid 30's. 32 in woodbridge, some of us a bit above freezing, but as the snow starts to develop, temperatures will drop back. quickly deteriorating. has the snow tonight, a foot and a half to two feet possible. brendon: did you know about 75% of walmart's store management team started as hourly associates? brendon: because at walmart we're about more than just jobs, we're about careers. brendon: and that makes life more fruitful for everyone. save money. live better. walmart. >>> a number of school ditchers are closed today. you will see them running across your -- a number of school districts are closed today. you'll see them running across your

this time is just about the wind. >> let's check in with brian van de graaff for the latest on what

. >>> let's start out here with brian van de graaff with the latest on the storm. some areas, brian -- is it way west, where they are starting to see a f snow flurries? >> yes, far west, alison. this is the snow, the closest here in southwestern virginia and down toward staunton. we do see little bits on the radar, but nothing down and south " -- in southwestern virginia. this will go north word. it will affect the rest of the metro area at 10:00. you can see all the moisture down to the south. more energy off the atlantic coast as another load starts to form. that brings in the energy with cold air and brings us the snow temperatures outside this morning -- some of us are above freezing and we may climb into the mid 30's for a little bit before the temperatures drop and the snow starts to fall. becoming a storm system off the coast, and that will kind of wallop us later tonight and tomorrow morning. snow will continue tomorrow afternoon before it moves out, and right now looks like sunday and monday, we're good with sunshine. snow here by this afternoon. look at t

brian van de graaff as our forecast. >> it could be a big one as we go into the friday-saturday timeframe. we had a little bit of clearing, and then fog settled in. that will break and we will see that temperatures continue to climb. 38 downtown. we look temperatures in the low 40's with sunshine coming through, which will help the melting today and tomorrow as well. we want to turn our attention to these storms can, because you can see not locally but down to the south, a very low pressure continuing to gain strength. that will be making a beeline for our area, bringing with ampl moisture. cold air will be in place and we will look at another snowstorm. pictures from north arlington. everything blanket in white. we will show you more pictures in the forecast. >> it was fun for kids out there today. >>> this is a developing story out of dale city, where a woman is behind bars, accused of killing her husband's son and the little boy's mother as well. the woman, from arlington, was arrested last night and charged with two counts of murder. the voice of the -- the bodies of the victims were

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. >> brian van de graaff and the whole "good morning washington" team will be an early tomorrow morning at 4:30 to bring you the latest on the weather and the storm. >> "abc world news" coming up next.

brian van de graaff after this. >> we do have some fog. look at this shot from congressional where you cannot even say congressional. there will be sunshine. happy birthday, pop. big day for you. no golf today. we had about 5 inches of snow. leesburg, about 5 inches. here is the deal. we will get some sunshine. low 40's today and tomorrow. our next system could pack us with quite a bit of snow. the system will work its way in and we could possibly snow you would need to measure with a yardstick. we will keep an eye on it. we will be called this weekend. it does look like another winter system coming in as early as next tuesday. melting over the next couple of days. then a break and then some more snow for the middle of next week. >>> we will be right back. week. >>> we will be right back. >>> we do have a lot of school closings. here are some of them. we started maryland -- we start in maryland. >>> you can see the complete list at the top of your screen or on our website, wjla.com. three children are in critical condition after a fire. fi

we have live tv coverage across the region but first let's go to brian van de graaff. >>> the storm's progress in northward and is light in nature and is not sticking just yet. temperatures right now well above freezing. it will fall and melt at first but as temperatures continued to drop, the snow will come down through the afternoon. southern areas have a little dusting on the ground. they say they have got about 1 inch of snow out in the shenandoah area. this is a whopper of a system. you can see the moisture all the way down to the lower gulf of mexico. it is coming in off the land again pulling tons of moisture along with the cold air and will bring us snow across the majority of the area. the models have been quite consistent. we'll talk about those numbers a little more. it will snow off and on through the afternoon and there are some heavier bands as we head for the night time. on average, about 20-25 degrees with some areas up to 5 inches per snow. >>> ok, impressive numbers. our team coverage is across the region this afternoon. we have scored robinson live at reagan nationa