A little traffic. There was an accident here by exit 15. Southbound 15. Were a few miles on the north side of frederick. It is dry out there. Let me show you, as we look out the front of the shehe tracker storm. And what solution of salt and water soaks into the road, as opposed to using salt, which would bounce off. So they pretreat with this in anticipation of what is coming. We saw a few flurries earlier. Right now, reading a temperature, an even 32. Were going to maybe we have been seeing the echoes, a little bit more steady out that way. Right now, at least in frederick, dry at the moment. And a temperature of that. Im meteorologist howard bernstein. Back to you. And dont forget, our wake up Washington Team will be on air at 4 00 they will have updated traffic before you head out the door. And also the latest school closings, too. Testifying before the senate top foreign agency. Craig boswell reports tonight, much of the hearing focus was on russias meddling in the 2016 president ial election. Our roll outnext week. National intelligence director, James Clapper told the senate that russias interference in the 2016 election was a multifaceted campaign. The hacking was only one part of it. It also entailed class cal propaganda, disinformation, fake news. Clapper said russias involvement is a major threat to the u. S. Government and military. Whether or not that constitutes think, is a very heavy policy call. Reporter pleactd donald trump has been dismissive at times of the intelligence communitys conclusion that russia tried to influence the election. This week, he appeared to embrace claims from wikileaks founder, julian assange, that leaked emails were not from lush russia. From russia. He said, they say im in agreement with julian assange. Wrong, i simply state what he states, it is up to the public to make up their own minds to the truth. The new Administration Needs to develop a strategy. We have been attacked. And we do not have sufficient defenses. This afternoon, mr. Trumps Team Announced that dan coats will replace clapper as head of intelligence. Heads of cia, nsa, and National Intelligence agency, will give president elect trump a finalized report on russias craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. Cbs news has learned mr. Trump has also considered restructuring some u. S. Intelligence agencies. Today, they gave a deposition. Mr. Trump sued after andres pulled out of a restaurant deal at has new hotel here in d. C. Andre said he bailed because of mr. Trumps disparaging comments about mexican immigrants. Two have filed liens on the trump hotel saying they havent been paid. A Plumbing Company say its isod is owed about 80,000. Another is waiting for payment on baseboard and crown moulding work. Government is making it harder for them to protest president elect donald trump during the inauguration. Our john henry talked to protestors today who have threatened to take the National Park service to court if reporter they have given the National ParkService Weeks weeks to figure out this issue. They say its simply taken too long to figure out the inauguration service. It is around the corner. Ask one should expect to see many protestors in d. C. But not all of them are happy with where theyll be able to practice their First Amendment right. They are unconstitutionally reserving public space for trumps inaugural committee. Represents the answer coalition. According to government records online, her group has been the only to receive a permit that allows it to protest on land. Managed by the park service. She said the National Park service is making it harder for people with views different than donald trump to express their beliefs. And we have people all around the country, trying to come to washington, d. C. On inauguration day. And the national has made it so that we cannot tell them exactly where we will be. He said he is experiencing that frustration firsthand. Were discussing it. Telling them, this makes it even, in a way, more important that we go. Even some groups that support donald trump have yet to receive permits. Bikers for trump is one of them. We reached out to the park service about why the process is taking so long. But the agency still has yet to get back to us with a statement. The partnership for Civil Justice says its tired of waiting. It is a matter that our organization has litigated for 15 years. Reporter the Civil Justice fund says is f more are not issued by close of business tomorrow, it will seek legal action in court. With the very latest from shaw, john henry, wusa 9 inform and well be posting that letter to the National Park website and our app, wusa 9. The president of college says the schools ban will perform. The initial decision to join the parade set off fierce debate on social media. And led the College President to take a longer look. Talladega prides itself on being the oldest black college. For more information on the black inauguration day. Check out our wusa 9 app. Dylann roof. Argued that roof is doing a poor job of representing himself at the sentencing phase trial. Thus far, the judge has said no. For better or worse, roof will continue to plead his own case. Hes being convicted of killing nine black parishioners. Roof has showed no sign that he cares whether he lives or dies. Chicago police facing hate beating and kicking a young man, making him drink throwup water, even culting a piece of his scalp. All while shouting slurs against donald trump and white people in general. And streaming it live on facebook. The video went viral. But has since been taken down. Police believe the young investment was that waset was targeted because he has mental disable. He was able to escape when a downstairs Neighbor Calls the police, complaining of all the noise upstairs. This is just awful. It is. Police found the young man wandering on the street. They took him to the hospital. Hes now with his family tonight. Investigators say one of the suspects was an acquaintance of the victim. How can people be so cruel . Still ahead in sports. Pink slips handed out to the defense coaching staff. Coming up next, taking a look at stories making news around the world. Isis is suspected in the suicide car bombing that killed nearly a dozen people in a market. Theres been no claim of responsibility. But isis has carried out a string of bombings in the iraqi capitol in the past week. And neighboring turkey. A Security Camera caught this look at all the debris and pandemonium there. This happened at a Police Checkpoint near a courthouse. A Police Officer and Court Employee were killed. The attackers were also killed in a shootout with pope francis welcomed more. Killed almost 300 people. And caused serious damage to a number of serious buildings and towns. Vatican said todays meeting was dedicated to those who lost homes and loved ones. Coming up, a giant hole into the wall of a gun range. But up next. Liquor is at the center of a huge public corruption scandal, unfolding in just as lots of good things are happening in Prince Georges County. Well, today, it was hit by another public corruptions scandal. Thats right. The u. S. Attorney will not give out names yet. But he said two elected officials are likely to be charged soon in a case that involves liquor licenses. And allegations of bribery and conspiracy. Two Liquor Store Owners and board, have already been charged and gone before a judge here. Now, the fbi thought that the director of the liquor board was helping them. But he has been locked up now, because agents suspect he was tipping off other suspects and obstructing justice. Agents swept into two Liquor Stores and the liquor board today, fearful their fouryear long investigation had suddenly gone awry. At the heart of the alleged conspiracy, liquor board commissioner, anu seed, and director david sun. Sun had been the liaison to the Prince Georges County delegation in the maryland senate. It was there that the agents say, he arranged thousands of dollars in bribes to two, as yet unnamed, elected politicians. Our goal is to put fear into the criminals throughout their corruption. We want th were in the neighborhood. This investigation has been ongoing for at least four years. Its not over yet. A lot of Prince Georges County residents, hoping that message goes out loud and clear. Im hoping it goes far enough to set an example for other institutions. And then that follows along the same path. Executive baker sent out the statement saying he is in a war on unethical and illegal behavior. And he just hopes that this scandal does not overshadow the progress that the county has made. At the federal courthouse in greenbelt, bruce leshan, wusa 9. The maryland general assembly, back in session next week. He says he expects to charge those politicians before that. The maryland state Gaming Commission is saying the Mgm National Harbor generated nearly 42 million in revenue in the first three weeks after its grand opening. In six casinos made 133 million in schedule alone. Thats the most gaming revenue ever generated in a single month in the state. The aftermath of this brazen breakin is getting a lot of attention on social media. Police say two guys drove a pickup truck through the wall. And he sort of grabbed every gun they could before they ran out of there. They are working to recover the guns and find the guys behind the breakin. A naked woman steals a Police Cruiser and leads officers on a highspeed chase. Police say the woman was going the wrong way. Officers used stop sticks to flatten her tires. But that failed. So police had to resort to a pit maneuver that sent the car into a ditch. A deputy involved in the pursuit suffered minor injuries. Now to a classic case of not in my backyard. The faa was considering a change in the flight path for Reagan International airport. Moving it a bit south. But arlington officials said, hold up. That would mean more noise for us. In the end, the faa decided to keep things as they are. Winter storm heading our way tonight, is already leaving a coating of snow on states to our west this. Is drone video. You heard me right. From the dayton, ohio area. You can see the snow starting to stick on the ground there. But you can also see pavement on the primary roadways. Our Debra Alfarone is with tenacious topper, answering social media and your questions. Weve been taking your snow and weather questions on social media. And you know what . Getting you the answers you need to know. And were trying to be as specific as we can. We want to know what is happening right here. Lets go right over to the tag board. Flurries coming down in springfield, virginia. Kind of hard to see them there. Blizzard whispering blizard. Rica wants to know, could we see ice in the morning top. No. This was not like a couple of saturdays ago. That was freezing rain this. Is going to be all snow. And i dont see any problems. Good stuff. Amanda bros. What about Saint Marys County sunday . I hope amanda is a snow lover. Thats probably her best chance. Models are trending a little further west. So youre actually under a winter storm watch, friday evening into saturday evening. And you know what . You could see several inches, plowable, sleddable, the whole bit. Wow. Lets take a look at the picture from last year. See the before and after remember thats what we want this year. If you have pictures, take them before, take them after, and then send them to us. Post them on facebook, and use that hashtag. First alert wx. Yes. A lot of you want to know about the weather, whether you live. And we have an easy way for you to find out on the weather app. Go to your city. Go to settings and weather locations and add your city. You can get a personalized forecast. Thats on the free wusa 9 app. I think you can also do it if you have kids in college. Or they can just call you up. Many times, you do that. They do that anyway. Thats even a better way. When you dont have topper with you. Exactly. Lets talk about the snowfall map. Again, a trace to 2 inches, pretty much the deal. Yes, i think higher amounts will be north and west. Even bethesda can get inch and a half. Live look outside. Through our michael and sons weather cam. Dew points have fallen a little bit. Humidity, 52 . Winds not a factor. Heres the radar. Just be advised. Not all of this is reaching the ground. Okay. But we little snow out toward winchester. Also, just to the west of leesburg. Again, no problems, though. This is really good. Well zoom in a little bit. A little better chance of seeing flakes around tyson and fairfax and daily city. Well zoom in a little more. A little flurry activity. But again, we dont see any problems, if youre headed into franconia, down 289. Dont see any problems there either. Light snow for the evening commute. Most of the snow still falls. Slick spots tonight. And slick spots early tomorrow morning. Mention this again. Probably more dangerous walking tomorrow than driving. They put down a lot of chemicals. And generally, just a trace to 2 inches of snow. So we have Winter Weather advisers, upper montgomery. Western loudoun county. Thats for tonight. For this system. Change gears. Tomorrow night, through saturday evening. Now we have a winter storm watch for our friends in and i think wife all is said and done, well see watches across the delmarva. Tonight, snow becomes a little more prevalent. By midnight, probably the best batch of snow. Certainly the most coverage. And south and east of town, you can see pretty decent bands across laplate a. By 2 00, its starting to wane a little bit. And by 6 30, its pretty much gone. Thats why im a little less concerned about the rush hour. 35 by 1 00. Not a very warm day tomorrow. But we will see sunshine. Upper 20s on saturday. Another yellow weather alert south and east. And cold on sunday, upper 20s. Next seven days. Still cold. Monday, bright and brisk. Showers and rain tuesday and wednesday. Maybe a brief mix of rain tuesday. Well watch that for you. And mid50s, but rainy. Mid50s thursday and dry. Thats something to look forward to. Well be back af we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. Like putting oregano in their water. It has natural antioxidants and we dont have to use antibiotics in their diet. Perdue. Over 200 products no antibiotics ever. We take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. For example, thyme. Its part of our 100 veggie diet and helps support their immune system. Perdue. Over 200 products no antibiotics ever. The fallout for the redskins disappointing season is under way, as the team said bye bye to defensive coordinator, joe berry. Defense owner berry played poorly all season long. Struggling in many important categories. Coach said it would be his call. The skins would be looking for their third defensive coordinator in the last four years. Who could they go after . There are tu candidates out there. Including former defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips with the same spot where the broncos won the super bowl last year. Also, phillips son is on the staff. He interviewed for the same position two years ago, and they hired joe berry am so full circle. How about gus bradley . He was a defense coordinator. And has worked with mcewan in the past. A lot of action there, though. And we glott options. There are options, which is always good. Do we have options for tomorrow . Well, we do. I think tomorrow will be okay. Off the road by 9 00, 10 00 tonight. Were looking at sunny and brisk. Then maybe another captioning sponsored by cbs