just cuts off the accelerator when you reach the speed limit. it is called a dead pedal. reporter: this system does have an override. if you press this button you could accelerate beyond the speed limit for 15 seconds. in case you need to merge or speed up to meet the flow of traffic. if somebody is in the fast lane driving too slow, then to me that caused more accidents than driving faster. it feels kind of intrusive and invasive. i think it might be overstepping some bounds. i think the average consumer is going to see this as an overreach by the government. reporter: carl brower said it would be up to carmakers to put a brake on sales. this is a sign of the future. it is a preview of come ago tractions and probably an unavoidable one. reporter: a change couldn t come soon enough for juan. i hope they do take it serious and make the changes. his wife and kids were killed
here later today and some could be on the strong side. 63 at reagan national, 61 in ocean city. 66 in fredericksberg. and then remember the teams will jump a good 20 degrees or so over the next couple of hours. partly sunny, warm and humid. it has moved through. and scattered late day thunderstorms. winds picking up out of the southwest at 10-15 miles per hour. i ll have more details on the forecast and a look at the all- important weekend forecast in just a moment. tony. our top story this morning, a disturbing attack caught on camera. police say it is all part of a growing trend. teenagers attacking each other and recording that attack. this morning three teens are under arrest facing robbery, assault and theft charges. gurvir is here with more. reporter: the victim s mother said her son has been bullied for quite sometime and this is the first time he was fully attacked and she is worried about that. bam, he was hitting the ground. reporter: a 13-year-old, a 6th
it s a triple threat storm making life miserable for folks in the southeast. we re live with the latest. plus, the manhattan transfer the 9/11 terror trial looks for a new place to prosecute. also, toyota s r & r, the recall, now. the repair, when? and it s ad nauseam. we ll check out what some say are the worst super bowl ads ever. good morning. 8:00 a.m. out west. 11:00 a.m. eastern time. we have new details on the blast of weather for you. it s moving west bringing three to five inches of snow from washington, d.c. as we look at the white house where there is a steady snow falling. washington, d.c. was just upgraded to a winter storm warning. areas of virginia could see anywhere from eight to 12 inches of snow and of course snow, sleet and ice left two thirds of the country in a deep freeze. winter storm warnings from eastern tennessee to virginia. let s get the latest on the storm developments from nbc s meteorologist ginger zee who s taking the storm for us. it s bee