For joining us. The snow covered the ground in parts of our area this morning. Slowing traffic and delaying schools but it has moved out. Leaving behind very cold conditions and the possibility of more snow this weekend. Storm team 4 meteorologist Sheena Parveen begins our coverage with who and when could see additional snow. Speaking of that colder air in place with the snow coming this morning, that cold air is going to stick around and set us up for more snowfall as we go into tomorrow. Not everybody will see it. Temperatures at or below freezing, 33 in the district. Its a cold day. Going to stay cold through the afternoon and tonight if you have the friday night plans. Were looking at cloudy skies across the area. By 4 00 p. M. , 34 degrees staying cold by 6 00 p. M. If thats when youre heading out to dinner, 31 degrees. By 8 00 p. M. , well stay dry at 30 degrees but thats going to tomorrow. Mostly south of the district, well talk more about this and what it means for your saturday as well as the timing and snow totals in just a bit. We have more snow coming as you just heard her mention but right now its a little bit of a meltdown. The first snow of the season fell this morning and Megan Mcgrath is live in frederick, maryland at the corner of Market Street and grove road. Good morning, megan. Reporter good morning, in certain spots in frederick got as much as 2 inches of snow. Overnight you can see it still clinging to the grass here but we are starting to see a bit of a meltdown. You can see that road basically just wet pavement, thats grove road. That was not the case a few hours ago, things in some of the neighborhoods got a little sloppy. It all came down to salt early this morning. Major roads had been pretreated and were just wet but all in all, not too bad for the first snowfall of the year. I was afraid of the slush and stuffs about its easy peasy. Reporter an inch and a half to 2 inches fell in frederick, enough to cause schools to open two hours late. It was nice to have the extra couple hours but its really cold. Reporter with temperatures below freezing, ice continues to be a concern so watch out for frozen spots. It was a little icy, i was able to salt and get out early and get control of the situation but its not too bad, little colder than i thought it was going to be. Reporter and you can see that icing is still a concern. Its about 24 degrees where i am right now so anything thats wet, if it hasnt been treated, it can potentially freeze. Take it easy out there and of course everybody preparing for what may come tomorrow. Back to you all in the studio. Good to see you. Our ve nothing compared to what upstate new york is digging out of this morning. 29 inches fell in the town of copenhagen and in buffalo, some students ended up stranded at school for night. The school buses were forced to turn back when the conditions became too dangerous to drive and it is not over yet. Parts of that region, get this, could get another 3 to 5 feet this weekend. As we sink into our weekend mode, be sure to stay with storm team 4 for the latest updates on the Winter Weather. Take a few minutes to download our nbc washington app and follow Sheena Parveen on twitter. Two Truck Drivers are recovering from this major crash. It impacted anyone trying to drive down i95 in howard county. You can see a tractortrailer and box truck crashed and overturned. One of the drivers was seriously hurt. The other has minor injuries. Southbound la o were completely closed for a few hours but everything is back open right now. Take a look at this video, this is Surveillance Footage of three suspects who stole an a. T. M. From a gas station in Prince Georges County. This happened december 20th in the 3200 block of queens chapel. You can see them back the uhaul into the a. T. M. And dislodge it and push it into the back of the truck and pull off and that cable snapped as they pull away. This is one of six similar cases in the county since december alone. Detectives are working to figure out if the thefts are connected. Anyone with information is asked to call police. I cannot get a load of that video, thank you. Today president elect donald trump will be briefed on russian hacking claims. Hes set to meet with directors of the fbi and cia sen sit down intelligence james clapper. Reporter two top intelligence officials with the direct knowledge of the report says it details russian Cyber Attacks not just against the Democratic National committee but white house and joint chiefs of staff and state department and even american companies. Some hacks successful and others thwarted. The report explains moscows motives, partly to disrumt the democratic process and partly as payback, the intelligence a. M. Lifts conclude for the obama administrations questioning for Vladimir Putins legitimacy as president. The report trucks russian cyber activity back to 2008 and 2012. It does not speculate on whether russias interference affected the outcome of 2016. This morning president elect donald trump tweeted that mexico will reimburse american taxpayers for a new u. S. Money spent will be quote, for the sake of speed. This comes as reports that Congressional Republicans and Donald TrumpsTransition Team were trying to build the wall without passing a new bill. The Trump Administration would rely on existing legislation authorizing fencing and other technology along the southern border. Congress would be asked to ensure enough money is selt asset aside to take additional new steps but not pass a standalone bill authorizing a big new wall. About two hours, members of congress will certificate Donald Trumps election as president in a joint session. It will be presided over by Vice President joe biden and speaker of the house paul ryan. After the state by state results are read allowed, they will be tallied and Vice President biden will announce the final numbers. Happening right now, First Lady Michelle Obama is delivering her final remarks as first lady at the white house. Counselor of the year. Its part of an annual white house tradition started by mrs. Obama back in 2015. U. S. Employers added 156,000 jobs last month. This is also the highest working pay growth in seven years. Health care providers and Financial Firms and shipping Companies Led last months hirings. One of the worlds most well known killer whales has died. The event that put orca and sea world in the spotlight. Gas prices could be as high as 3 again in our area. What is driving up the prices for first time in a long time . Reporter hiring our heroes now under way here at the Convention Center. Dozens of companies here to hire veteran and y25eny y17vy trainer at sea world has died. Till couple died friday. He was estimated to be 36 years old and was at Sea World Orlando for 25 years. Seven years ago he grabbed bran choe killing her and involved in two others in the 90s. We heard about the unique challenges that members much our military and their spouses have in finding jobs. Thats why nbc 4 is working for you. Were partnering with the u. S. Chamber of commerce for a hiring our heroes event today. News 4s justin finch is at the Convention Center more on this reporter for the fifth year news 4 in hiring our heroes have teamed together to find opportunities for veterans and taking a look here at the convention floor. Were off to a good start. Off to a good try to get the people connected to the opportunities that they need. Now looking at video here, we have 70 companies on hand to meet with veterans and perhaps offer them opportunities here. These are servicemen and women from all branches of the service who have unique skills ranging from technology expertise. We also spoke with company reps who are here now and they say many of them say they have a history of hiring veterans here and this year they are looking for more. Also vets we met say they like having all of these things in one place because it makes the daunting job search a little bit easier. Im looking around, theres a little bit everything here for what you need to do. Its kind of scary thing for us since we weve been in the military for 20 plus more years. Reporter she is looking very forward to starting her next clap ter after retirement. Here with us now, erc. Ersoel. Its a great turnout, we have a lot of veterans and military spouses looking for great Job Opportunities and we have more than 70 companies here and ready to hire. Reporter there is a special focus on spouses this year, right . Weve made tremendous progress in the veterans unemployment space and created a lot of Job Opportunities and we want to continue to create the opportunities for military sources Unemployment Rate is still above 20 . I also heard you have a call to action for others at home who might be watching and want to get down here, right . Get down here. Were here at the Convention Center and have more than 70 companies. They are all hiring, thats one of our requirements and whether youre looking for a job because youre unemployed or even if you want to take a break from a job that is maybe not so great, at lunch come on over and meet new companies because they appreciate and value your service. Reporter thank you so much. Veterans, you heard that, still time to get out here. 2 00 this wraps up this afternoon. Back into you. Great people there. Thank you so much, justin. Prince georges county fire crews are still investigating this house fire. It happened on spring brook lane in clinton. The Fire Department tweeted this were told there were no injuries, no word yet on a possible cause there. More maryland elected officials are expected to be arrested. They are at the center of a federal investigation into the Prince Georges County liquor board. The fbi raided its Licensing Office and two Liquor Stores yesterday. Tracie wilkins has more. Reporter our cameras rolled as fbi agents moved back and forth within the offices of the Prince Georges County liquor board. We know two members of the board, including its director and one of the commissioners were taken into custody and arrested on charges of bribery and also conspiracy. There were also two Liquor Store Owners who were arrested as well and their businesses raided. This is all part of a fouryear investigation the fbi has been conductg. We also understand two elected officials also involved in all this may also be taken into cu the allegations center around bribery, paying for votes, and paying for licenses to operate and sell liquor on sunday. Were going to continue to follow this investigation. In greenbelt, tracee wilkins, numbers 4. Terry mccalliffe signed an. I was totally has been the announcer at every president ial inaugural parade. This year he is being silenced. Trumps Inauguration Committee wants steve ray to take over. Ray is an announcer in our area and volunteered for the trump campaign. The Inauguration Committee has offered charlie the new position of president ial announcer chairman emeritus. Charlie says hes been looking for the inauguration. Ive got friends and family and expecting me to do this and i want to do this. Steve ray says he respects charlie and hopes that he accepts the position. The president elect tweeted about the inauguration this morning, saying hopefully all supporters and those who want to make America Great again will go to d. C. On january 20th tweeted. Gas prices are set to go up this year according to gas buddy. D. C. Is one of the cities expected to see prices climb to 3 a gallon. Kye martin tells us why the price is going up at the pump. Reporter new year, new realty. Those year to year falling fuel prices of the past five years, history. On january 1st, opec implemented the Oil Price Hike it promised in november. And drivers like lisa will pay. It makes me feel bad because i mean, economy is crazy, we need to save every bit of money we can. Reporter in the u. S. , gas buddy says drivers will pay a combined 52 billion more dollars at the pump this year with the nationwide average heading to around 2. 50 a gallon. Will it change your habits day to day . Not so much for but we definitely feel it in our pocketbooks at the end of the day. Reporter one expert tells us low oil prices arent Good Business for those Oil Producing countries. Its simply supply and demand with opec squeezing the supply. Simple concept, painful result. I have no choice, i have to work where i work so one thing we hate, gas prices going up. Everybody can agree with that. Daring rescue. How an unconscious man was rescued from a chair lift at a ski resort. Excitement building by some for snow set to hit parts of the south this weekend. How far north that snow is expected to heres your receipt. Have a nice day thank you. Start the car start the car start the car start the car the ikea winter sale. Wooooooo get up to 50 off select items. Now through january 10th. Ikea anything with a screen is a tv. Stream 130 live channels. Plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. And watch it offline. Only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. Download the xfinity tv app today. People are shoveling their driveways and looking at scenes like this. Building snowmen this morning as well and we are probably looking at snow somewhere around this area. Its amazing. You dont want to drive in that. You want to let the plow trucks do that. Tammy shows us how they are getting ready for even more snow. This morning while whiteout conditions are burying parts of the northeast more than a foot of snow were staying home. An unwelcome winter wallop. I didnt move down here for snow. Im a little taken aback. Reporter no surprise for officials in states now in the bullseye of the developing monster storm. It will have a big impact. Reporter residents being warned of a dangerous mix of heavy snow and ice and sleet and rain preparing for the worst. Remembering the 2014 ice storm that paralyzed atlanta an early state of emergency is being declared there. Roads already being treated and officials warning dangerous driving conditions are likely. If you can stay home, please do. Reporter in the west where snow can be measured by the yard. Up to 5 feet in the Rocky Mountains causing delays and cancellations at the denver airport. Southern california is being soaked by much needed rain but its also causing problems. One man stuck in the swollen l. A. River had to be by a swift water rescue team. Heavy rain this weekend could lead to flooding and mudslides. In oregon, high winds toppling trees and power lines plunging thousands into darkness. Back in north carolina. 5yearold wyatt isnt worried about this storm. What are you looking for the most . Sledding. Reporter cant wait to tryout his brandnew sled. All right, teen insheena, mo come. Part of the area as we go into tomorrow morning could see snowmen like snow, enough to maybe make a snow man but you have to go further south and east of the district. Not for everybody. We have more snow in the forecast. It depends where you live. If you are north of the district, you have the lowest chances around the d. C. Area we could see less than an inch but farther south and east, we have Winter Weather advisories to talk about across the area. So as heres a look at the impact headline for you. Into saturday morning, we have snow in the forecast. Weve been watching this weather system for the past week and its looked to stay to the south. I think well be on the Northern Edge of it. We have freezing temperatures as we go through the entire weekend and im talking about daytime highs, its going to be very cold. We go int sunday and its going to be dry and saturday, its not going to be an all day snow, were only talking morning snowfall. Clouds now across the area and 33 degrees in the district. Its a cold one. Most areas are in the upper 20s right now. Its not going to get too much warmer this afternoon but those Winter Weather advisories mostly Charles County and Stafford County and areas south, could see 1 to 3 inches in those areas, even more as you get down to the south and east, especially closer to the beaches. Theres that weather system down through the southeast. Its starting to come together now and here it comes as we go into the weekend saturda district coming up well take a closer look at the snow total forecast and look at your sunday forecast. Thanks so much, sheena. Talk about being at the right place at the right time. There was a man who got tangled up in a chair lift at the colorado ski resort and was hanging off unconscious. Thats when a professional dare devil jumped into action, nikki wilson is a slack liner similar to being a tight rope walker and Gadi Schwartz explained how he used unique skills to help. Reporter on top of a snowy colorado mountain, a mans back pack somehow got tangled in the chair lift and he wound up hanging by his neck falling unconscious. One of his friends, Mickey Wilson was in the next chair behind him when it happened. Were wondering, where he is and thats when we hear the first scream. Kind of more of just a yell and we turn around and we look we see his ski, one of his skis on the ground