Yeah. March madness snowstorm on the way for tomorrow and it appears in all likelihood. Well have to deal with rain for today, but already winter storm warnings are posted for the entire day on thursday for the entire immediate d. C. Metro area and everywhere north and west. Winter weather advisories down to the south for only st. Marys county down towards spotsylvania. The only places that might not be able to get more than four inches of snow. So what to expect for tomorrow . Rain changing to snow between about 5 00 and 8 00 in the morning. Steady snow all day and widespread amounts between four and eight inches here in the metro. For now though right now temperatures in the upper 40s. Dealing with rain showers from washington southbound down into Southern Maryland into the lower parts the bay. Theres the big load of cold air toward st. Louis, missouri, now. The cold air eventually changing our rain to snow late tonight, into predawn hours of tomorrow morning. Coming home today. Noth
Yeah. He seemed very nice. I appreciate his help. Reporter Arlington County ordered 2,000 tons of salt and the first increment of those supplies should be coming any minute now, sometime after 5 00. Im peggy fox reporting live in arlington. Lesli . Cant get there soon enough. That salt is imported from chile and arrives at the port of baltimore. When wusa9 learned of a woman in a wheelchair stuck in her home because of the snow, we went to check it out. We met Melissa Ortiz whose only access in and out of her home is an alley. When we learned of her plight, a Good Samaritan helped her out. Surae chinn talked with her today. Reporter she is so grateful to her neighbors and that Good Samaritan. Her alley is partially clear now. Heres what she had to say today. Thank you to wusa9 and thank you to my neighbors who came out and helped and there was this man earnest who just appeared out of nowhere to help. I cant find him. Weve looked all through the neighborhood and called people and nobod
Trucks sliding today in northern virginia. A lot of roads hadnt been treated or plowed by midmorning. Some were even blocked off. Peggy fox reports from arlington tonight where the problem is not enough salt. Reporter Arlington County has been cutting back because of its depleting supply of salt. Maybe that had something to do with the blocked off and slippery roads this morning. Winter held its icy grip through afternoon despite the bright sunshine. On i66 through rosslyn icy actions among those sections shaded by the sound barrier five cars crashed into each other. Its slippery and too dangerous outside right now. Reporter this morning the icy roads and highways were treacherous. This tractor trailer crashed on i95 in the southbound lanes just south of the occoquan bridge. On i66 a tractor trailer ended up on its side. This morning most neighborhood streets in Fairfax County looked like theyd seen a plow truck or two but not in arlington. Tires were spinning, cars sliding. I think be
Its 102. I said wait a minute for 2. 80 . I have easy pass. Reporter some people face tens of thousands of dollars in fines and penalties even though their tolls were small. Springfield delegate dave albow helped write the law that allows these penalties and fines. Weve been struggling on trying to find out a way to make sure the people that are cheating, and there are a lot of them dont get off but we also need to make sure that the people who have made innocent mistakes or maybe the technology didnt work dont have to be subjected to this court system. And we havent been able to figure out a way to do both yet. Reporter albow is a lawyer whose partner represented a maryland driver who faced violations fees and fines totaling 26,000. He settled by paying 500. They get you over a barrel like that, they keep pushing you. They have the money and the lawyers to do it. You dont. The judge did make a ruling in favor of transurban. There was a point of contention about an electronic signature