But youve got this that is just ice. You see traffic moving okay but the rain thats falling is light, its scattered, but it doesnt matter. It will adhere to these surfaces very quickly and it will cause these slippery conditions. So the ice is certainly a concern through at least the evening before we change over to rain tonight. So thats what were focusing on for tovent. Obviously though, as promised, well you some of those higher snow totals. Unbelievable amounts that came in Southern Maryland where the storm really overperformed. 9 inches and a lot of those amounts in parts of saint marys county, Charles County, really exceeded the 56 inch mark. Snow is over, ice is here. Its rain tomorrow. Well have much more from sue and i comin hour. But for now lets send it back inside to laura and sarah. Snow shifting to ice making commutes messy and dangerous and it may get worse before it gets better. Were going to begin in Charles County, maryland. Tom fitzgerald joining us tonight from waldorf. How is it out there . Reporter you just heard caitlin talk about this. If you know this peninsula that makes up southern prince georges county, that makes up Charles County and saint marys county, you know that often many times when other areas get a lot of snow, they get less snow here because of the surrounding waters. That was not the case today. Take a look at this right now. You heard caitlin talk about this. Some of these snow totals, this came in at at least half a foot. 68 inches in some places that weve gotten reports of in saint marys county. Look at this video, we saw th today. The maryland state Highway Administration out in force today with these big snow plow trains, one of them had at least eight trucks going down route 301, all in a line, all spreading sand and salt out in anticipation of this freeze that could come tonight and trying to prevent all of these roads from turning into a skating rink. On the in these neighborhoods in waldorf today, people were frankly surprised by this. Going to bed expecting a dusting and waking up to a much different story. 6 inches on the ground here in waldorf. Throughout the day most people said they were lucky they didnt have to go to work, didnt have to go to school. All in all this was still plenty of snow to still have to break out those brooms and break out those shovels. I was surprised this mornings when i woke up how much snow that it was that we did receive when i look outside the window. Dusting and different things. This wasnt a dusting . No, not at all. We thought we were getting a dusting. I was surprised to see this amount of snow according to what they said 12 inches but it was about 4 inches this morning when i left the house. Reporter so it was quite a surprise for a lot of folks and you need to keep an eye on this tonight. Because while this snow is still being cleared, look at whats going on on some of the pavement here now. We always talk about wanting to see black pavement. Ill tell you, we found out the hard way. This right here, thats ice. Weve been slipping and sliding around on this. The rain thats been coming down, at least for the last two hours, has really turned this incredibly slippery right now and youve got to imagine as this evening goes on, this is only going to get worse. Were going to send it over to virginia right now, Alexandra Limon standing by. Good evening, alex. Reporter hey, it sounds like things here in virginia are a bit better than out in maryland especially on the roads. In fact were here in front of the key bridge. You can see little to no traffic coming in and out of virginia. Usually bridges like this are the first to ice over. But you can see those cars driving by having absolutely no issues at this time. And thats pretty much what weve seen throughout Northern Virginia today. In fact, take a look at this video. You can see most people getting around with no problem. Things were slushy and wet and messy, but that was about it. And that is because vdot crews have been out and about plowing and treating the roads, keeption any major problems from happening. In fact, take a look at 66. You can see it was a smooth ride for most of the day. Traffic again pretty light, especially for a monday. Now it is a holiday, that means people didnt have to commute to and from school or work, but it was also a holiday weekend, so a lot of people perhaps heading back now from a long weekend. In fafa main thoroughfares were plowed, not the same situation in neighborhood streets and that pretty much is the same case throughout all of Northern Virginia. In falls church much of the same on highway 50. Not a lot of problems, but again, wet and messy. We actually even saw some pedestrians who were out and about even when the snow really was coming down. Some of them even enjoying the weather. But vdot, the Virginia Department of transportation, wants to warn that the conditions will actually get worse as we head through the evening. As we are expecting some freezing rain. Not a word combination i usually like to hear and that also means some ice on the roads. Thats what theyre expecting for tonight and they tell me they actually expect to keep between 3 and 4,000 trucks and crews on duty here in Northern Virginia all night long. I think the conditions are actually better than they have been in previous storms. Theyve done a good job of roads. The main roads are in good shape right now. Not too bad. Im from colorado so i can handle it. Were going to go to the park and play in the snow. Reporter take a look at these pedestrians. It looks like theyre sea ice skating. I guess on the sidewalk a little bit worse than on the roads because again the roads have been treated pretty well out here. Going into the evening, the concern is going to be this. We do have several inches of snow you can see here on the ground and if we get the rain, the wet rain thats expected, its going to cause it to melt on to the roads and that could cause some ice and freezing problems. So again, if you dont need to be on the roads, the advice is to stay home. Reporting live in arlington, Alexandra Limon. We will now go to megan dice who is in dc. Reporter hey there, alex. I was looking for an excuse to rip these out and here we got the old snow shoes out, quite a bit of snow here. But take a look at the roads. Dc dot out in full force today. I just got off the phone with them. Theyre telling me that their sman roads, theyve got them all to the blacktop. You can see clear here, the secondary roads theyre still working on. Its mainly a salting operation at this point, but like everybody else is saying, they want you to just stay off the roads. Its going to get a little bit dicey between 6 00 p. M. And midnight. Very hard to read those roads. Theyre working 12hour shifts around the clocks, 200 trucks salting the roads, less than what happened in january just due to the nature of this storm. The lets talk transit, they can operate in 6 inches of snow but they are operating on a Holiday Schedule or a saturday schedule since its a holiday, so thats about every 12 minutes. If you want to talk about metro bus theyre on a severe plan. Theyre doing only the major routsz. The dc circulator will stop running at 6 00, if you see somebody out who needs to be picked up, dc is picking up anyone who is homeless or maybe just needs some shelter tonight. You can call 18005357252. They will pick them up, get them transportation to a shelter and get them warm. Again, dc dot saying stay off these roads. Its going to be difficult once the sun or the light goes down. Were going to send it back to you guys. Thank you. New tonight one person is dead after a snow plow crash happened in faulk year county. An suv struck that snow plow head on. They say more information will be released once the family of the driver who died has been notified. Some comcast customers stuck inside because of the snow didnt help pals r pass the time. Several users from coast to coast reported having no Service Since this morning. Comcast says its investigating what appears to be a temporary network interruption. Were told services are starting to be restored. Coming up tonight, is wifi, are they really safe for young, developing brains . The concerns some parents are raising about a new Technology Program in one local school district. High court, high stakes. Now some big issues are at the center of the controversy. How it could all affect you. We are taking a deeper look, next. But first, stae a look at what may be the districts most dedicated runner. Our cameras caught this guy jogging up and down the Lincoln Memorial stairs there in a tank top in the middle of the snow. While everybody else bundled up of course. The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia over the weekend leaves a void. Supreme court. Reporter the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia scalia leaves behind a vacancy on the Supreme Court during president obamas final year in office and right in the middle of this heated president ial race. Now scalia was a conservative and leaves behind a divided Supreme Court. He influenced a generation. Reporter the president addressed the country. He will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the Supreme Court. Reporter i spoke with American University professor of constitutional law to better understand how this directly affects you. The Supreme Court in our lifetime, more than in centuries past, is really rolling on many of the major socialpo issues of the day. Reporter the Supreme Court currently has an affirmative action in a Higher Education case. The outcome will affect every Public University in the country as they will have to make sure their policies confirm to the ruling. The Supreme Court is also reviewing a case involving the Affordable Care act and the rights of religious organizations. Currently religious organizations are granted an exemption from providing contraception to their employees but they are still required to sign a piece of paper opting out of the program. Groups are challenging this saying they do not even want to sign the documentation. The Supreme Court ruling in this case would affect religious organizations across the country. And while there are no specific Second Amendment rights cases being heard by the Supreme Court at this time, there are numerous gun regulation appeals heading to the Supreme Court from lower courts. Justice scalia authored the majority opinion in the 2008 case District Of Columbia vheller which ruled a right to keep and bear arms for self defense. His absence in future cases related to gun rights may leave the court divided 44. And when the court is equally split, its decision upholds the lower courts ruling. The president says he plans to nominate a successor to fill Justice Scalias seat. Im ronica cleary. Coming up, tired of what she considers the government inserting itself into womens private lives, one lawmaker has decided to return the favor. Shes forcing men who want viagra to first get a note of approval from their wife. And super bowl Champ Peyton Manning at the center of a scandal. And apparently hollywood gossip isnt cheap just ask tmz how much they reportedly paid to get their hands on the infamous ray rice video. I lead the 11 oclock news with stories of gun violence. And like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. In congress, ill fight to expand background checks on guns and ammunition, ban assault weapons, and mandate gun safety locks, because too many kids die from accidental shootings. Lets show the nra were not afraid of them; as democrats, as americans, as parents. Im Kathleen Matthews and i approve this message. The video that got former running back ray rice kicked off the team cost tmz a hefty price tag. They paid 100,000 for tapes of rice hitting his nowwife in an elevator. The videos essentially ended his nfl career and put a on how the nfl handled the domestic issues. Tmz declined to discuss the payments. Tmz changed the game on how we report things like that with that video coming out and the fact they paid for that. If you havent seen the new yorker piece, really interesting. There are some other networks that will pay for it. That is true. So lets talk football. We felt we were over and done with the super bowl, oh, no. Were going to talk about the redskins right now let the games begin. Tomorrow begins the twoweek period in which teams can tack the franchise plan on the players who were on the verge of preagency. As kirk cousins liked to remind us all during the season, his contract was set to wrap at the end of the season and here we are. So if the skins opt to give him the franchise tag, it means cousins gets a oneyear deal of 19. 6 million. They could also work out a long term contract, one would think its a nora to throw anything they can at cousins, but as we all know football is a business and whatever the decision the team makes, its definitely going to be a big one. Meantime the post super bowl fallout continues for peyton manning. The reports of his conduct and the coverup two decades ago at the university of tennessee are taking center stage and today a prominent Sports Writer says mannings father tried to intervene. Did its part to cover up Sexual Misconduct violating title 9 which guarantees qualify treatment. If you want a walking, talking, reallife example of why you should leave fire works to the paul is your man. He kept quiet back then, but now hes a little more open about it. So to twitter we go and look. Yeah. Thats the xray of his right hand. This is his twitter avatar. His index finger almost entirely gone, they had to shorten his thumb down. Theres a couple of pictures of his hand floating around out there but you can see the screws pinning the thumb, index and middle fingers together and the thumb to the base. Keep the fireworks away. And finally this weekends slam dunk contest up staged by a man in blue jeans. A canadian professional dunker which is an actual job. Hes only 61. Last night during a timeout he brought down the house with that. I r give him an endorsement deal i was going say jordache. I can barely run with a pair of jeans on. We do have breaking news involving the maryland terrapins. Stone was issued a technical foul at the end of the half on saturday against wisconsin. The team Just Announced that within the last few minutes. More tonight at 10 00 and 11 00. Coming up, the grammies are tonight. And there is a way that you can see all of the exclusive action without even tuning in, were going to tell you about that coming up. And wifi in schools has some parents very concerned. Should you be concerned too . How some say the way fii in kwhur childs classroom could be harmful to their help. One of the essential items youre going to need. It just started getting icy out here. Let me set this ice melt down on the driveway so you can see just how much ice we already have. I hope i can get it off wisconsin avenue. People are driving way too fast out here and icing has taken just moments to occur. We expect it to be bad between now and midnight. When we come back on the other side of this break, ill have more information to help get you through phase 2 of this storm. Fox 5 local news at 5 00 will be right back. Pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. Then your eyes may see it differently. Only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. No other nasal allergy spray can say that. Es react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. Most allergy pills only control one substance. Flonase controls six. And six is greater than one. Complete allergy relief or incomplete. Let your eyes decide. Flonase. 61 changes everything. You just saw that demonstration with the ice melt that sue did. Wow. Sue, that really tells the story of how slick it is out there. Its actually kind of shocking, laura. And it doesnt take much to get problems starting. And were actually quite surprised at how fast people are driving out here on wisconsin avenue. I also see people shoveling, but if you do not have ice melt, i would recommend you not shovel because you can get at least a little bit of traction on the snow. Im going to attempt i showed you just a little while ago how slippery it was. Im going to try to see if i can walk to my spot and would somebody check my Life Insurance policy with fox . Okay, good. I throughout a lot of ice melt. Im not sure its going to slight anymore. The good news is ice melt really works. You saw that within about the space of about an hour we had just very light precipitation putting let me get you started with our ice prediction for tovenlt thats going to be phase 2 of this storm and its the worst part of it. You can see what im talking about. In the yellow area we think its going to be somewhere under. 10 inch of ice. That is good news for you but youre right on the line between. 10 and. 25. An area were going to watch closely is up around hagers town. You may be getting a quarter of inch of ice or more. Temperatures are really important and were still below freezing here at the district at 29 degrees. That is a concern as we go forward and the icing we think will last between now and about midnight. At which point hopefully temperatures will be coming above and well be able to get to 32 degrees. This is an hourbyhour forecast still back out over i81 but the rest of us are seeing this patchy, freezing rain. It is mostly light and even if it is just light and drizzle, you can still have big problems with that. Let me show you temperatures as well as wha