It goes as far west of Prince Williams county, Fauquier County as well. Then you get to the southeast. Westmoreland county, a warning but the shade of red, ocean city and Rehoboth Beach is included. There is a blizzard warning in effect. Look at all the red that runs up through parts of maine. A pretty widespread area that has a blizzard warning in effect. Here is the storm right now. You mentioned down in the deep south. Its snowing throughout South Carolina. It snowed earlier in georgia and florida. Its working its way up to North Carolina. Now if you look outside the clouds we have out there that werent there a couple of hours ago are the leading edge clouds that are working on in. The system that will be affecting us tonight. With the temperatures, we went up to the mid30s and we are above freezing for the moment. Warmest temperatures weve had in a while. But the roads are you dont have to worry about it for the next couple of hours but by tomorrow morning the commute will be very, very different than this morning. We want to show you what the storm is already doing. Florida to the carolinas. Savannah, georgia, getting snow today. Never has had snow on this particular day. Some of the places havent seen snow in decades. Abcs Elizabeth Hur shows us a little bit more. Elizabeth the brutal Winter Weather slamming the south with a rare snowstorm. Its wild. Ive never seen palm trees with snow on them. Elizabeth the carolinas, georgia, and even florida under a winter storm warning with snow, sleet and ice. Grounding flights in jacksonville. And closing schools and turning highways to ice skating rinks in tallahassee. Florida Highway Patrol shutting down long stretches of interstate 10 in both take a look. The bridge is frozen over. Elizabeth in georgia with slick conditions wreaking havoc on the roads, the governor so far declared a state of emergency in at least 28 counties. Parts of virginia and North Carolina are under a blizzard warning with the officials announcing heavy wind and snow in the region could create whiteout conditions. All of that is not a good combination. And why we are encouraging people not to travel unless you absolutely have to. Elizabeth a plea to the public trying to avoid earlier scenes like this in buffalo. Everything is blurry. A complete whiteout. Elizabeth at least one person was killed and another seriously injured in a massive chainreaction crash on i90 involving more than 20 vehicles. Depending where you are up and down the east coast, forecasters say you could get anywhere from an inch to a foot of snow. The total could reach 18 inches in maine. In new york, for abc7 news. Bill thank you, elizabeth. They will get it much worse in new england. But well get up to two inches in the d. C. Metro. Farther east and they will get two to four in the extreme eastern side of the viewing area. Say st. Marys county. Then to the Eastern Shore and we could have four to six inches of snow if not more in spots. You can download the stormwatch7 app. Its free in the app store and google play. It will help keep you alerted for any warning or advisories going on. Look at the radar as well. Well update that. I want you to stick around. Coming up in a little bit, i will break down the timing. That is important. How long will it last . We will look at more totals around the region. Nancy thank you. Another frigid day, well below average for this time of year. The cold snap continues in part of our area. Now reaching the breaking point. We mean that literally. Stephen tschida continues our coverage of the winter blast. Stephen nancy, this is a scene the metro area. Check this out. This eck broen this broken water main here. The crews scrambling trying to get the lines repaired. This is why this job here is so urgent. I want you to check out what is behind me here. These apartment buildings, these very, very large apartment buildings. Those are more senior citizens. They have been without water since late this morning. The Winter Weather causing problems all over the area. Those in downtown d. C. Bundled up to brave the cold. Winters icy grip Holding Tight for another day. Stephen the subfreezing temperatures proving too much for water mains across the region. Crews scrambling to contain the flow of water racing through streets and to repair the ruptures. Meanwhile at schools across the metro area, some schools turned from brisk to bitter cold quickly. Heating systems breaking down from overwork. I think they should have closed the school plause the flu is because the flu is going around and my son just got over the flu. Stephen back live now. Some good news at this location. They are filling in this hole. That means the water main here is repaired. They told the residents here, there were hundreds in this area in northeast d. C. , that they would be without water for eight to ten hours. They are telling me the water should be on very soon. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Alison thank you very much. Just in for you now. Abc7s good morning washington has a special start time tomorrow. That will be 4 00 in the morning. You will have traffic and weather updates every ten minutes as the storm moves in. Now to some other news of the day and a public war of words between onetime ally steve bann detailing the inner workings of the white house. Cheryl conner joins us now from the live desk with more. Cheryl . Cheryl steve bannon called a meeting between Trump Campaign officials and a russian lawyer treasonous. But we have seen the president fired back with his own sharp words. It all started with details of a book titled fire and fury inside the trump white house. According to the guardian, Michael Wolff interviewed hundreds of people, including former white house chief strategist steve bannon. In referring to a meeting between Trump Campaign officials and a russian lawyer in 2006, bannon said, even if you thought that this was not treasonous or unpatriotic or expletive, and i think its all of that, you should have called the f. B. I. Immediately. He also said, they are going to c on national tv. The president fired back saying when steve bannon was fired he lost his job, and he lost his mind and he also said that steve was rarely in a oneonone meeting with me and only pretends to have influence to fool a few people with no access and no clue whom he helped write phony books. This afternoon White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders addressed the backandforth. If anybody has been inconsistent, its been him. It certainly hasnt been the president or this administration. Cheryl also in the book, wolff said that trump did not want to win the president ial election. At the live desk, im cheryl conner. Jonathan fire and e. M. S. Need your help to find the brother of a former firefighter who was last seen tuesday in beltsville. This is a picture. The brother of a retired Montgomery County firefighter. They believe he needs help. If you have any information about where he may be, contact either the Fire Department or the police department. Learning more about a double murder that took place in reston. A husband and wife were killed and the man that was arrested, the teen that was arrested had been dating their daughter. Richard reeve right now at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center with the new developments. Rich . Richard yeah, these documents give us an inside look into what investigators found when they went inside that house. It detailed how there was a shouting match between the 17yearold suspect and the two parents who ended up dead in their own home. Now take a look. This is black fir court in reston, virginia, on december 22 around 5 00 a. M. The suspect had snuck in the house. Search warrant dock metropolitans show that detectives found at least ten shell casings inside with blood stains in the hallway and on a bedroom wall and door. Now police found Scott Fricker and his wife buckley kuhnfricker shot dead inside. The accused gunman, their daughters 17yearold boyfriend, the documents say shot himself in the head afterwards. Now the documents also confirm a violent confrontation before kuhnfrickers mother told us at abc7 the parents were concerned the boyfriend was a neo nazi. They discovered tweets on their daughters phone with antisemitic messages and antigay messages days before the shooting. The 17yearold suspect remains in the hospital in critical condition. He faces two murder counts. Coming up at 5 00, what detectives say they found in the suspects home. Reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. Nancy all right, rich. Thank you very much. While President Trump and north Koreas Kim Jong uns war of words over Nuclear Weapons escalates, relations on the ground between north and south korea are changing. The two sides opening up talks for the first time in about two years. A literal hotline between the two countries reopening and high level talks could happen in person in just a matter of days now. Jonathan coming up here at abc7 news at 4 00 renewing the search for mh370. We will let you know where it stands. Alison plus, coming up. Driverless technology that could save your life if you fall asleep. Well show you what happens if you start to doze off. Nancy a new strategy to combat the Opioid Epidemic in maryland. Still ahead at abc7 news at 4 00 prosecutors throwing the book at dealers. More severe charges than ever before. Brad now that ponds are freezing over in our area, a many esaj from a local fire a message from a local Fire Department that could save a life. Jonathan before this maliceive fire took place at the Flower Branch apartment in silver spring, there was a business there that was a lifeline for the community. Now the man who hundreds of people depend on needs help himself. Jay korff takes us inside mr. Kims rainbow. Jay rainbow coin laundry owner has always been hands on. I couldnt reach up for the soap and he did it for me. Jay its also served as a nurturing hub of sorts. Hello, hello. Look at you. You look so pretty. Jay hosting art classes and tutoring sessions for the children of customers. He is not just concerned about himself and making a profit from the business. He sees it of the community. Jay despite all of kims best intentions, he is struggling. You know what . I notice that the place used to be just packed. You could barely get in. But now its very thin when you come in. Jay last years gas explosion at the nearby Flower Branch apartments drove many of his customers away. In a web exclusive you can see right now only at wjla. Com, find out what is being done to preserve mr. Kims rainbow. If you were a billionaire, id be on my knees and say, please help us right now. We dont have a lot of time. Jay jay korff, abc7 news. Alison this just in. Paul manafort charged in the Mueller Probe is now suing the department of justice. He says it doesnt have the authority to investigate the charges came up in the Russian Investigation but they are not tied to russia. Stay with us for updates on the story. Now a 7 on your side consumer report. Hyundai is developing technology to eliminate crashes caused by sleepy drivers. They would look for changes in eye movements and other sensors would look for serving and erratic movement. The software would automatically bring the vehicle to a safe stop on the side of the road. Nancy the new search for the mh370, the airline that vanished. There has been no trace of it since but this time they are launching from south africa to go to the indian ocean and look in the southern portion of the ocean. There were 239 passengers and crew members aboard the flight from kuala lumpur to beijing. Back to the winter blast. The potomac has some parts that is frozen ov its safe to walk or drive or do anything. Jonathan not even close. Its very dangerous. You could fall right through it. Maryland bureau chief brad bell is in North Potomac with a firsthand look at what it takes to rescue somebody when they go through into the icy water. Brad it is no easy feat. Just about everything is frozen over. Most of the people watching this. You are not going near a pond. Let alone fall through. But in our business and the Fire Department business, we know it will happen. Somewhere there will be footprints to a hole in the ice. Fortunately this one is just a drill. You should see the Lessons Learned from the drill. In the Fire Department training scenario, a victim has fallen through the ice. Its impossible for that person to get out. Typically as they try to pull themselves up, the ice will probably break even more. Brad a rescuer properly suited up and tethered to the shore and the rest of his team heads out, pond. Put this around your arm. Im going to twist it and pull you out. Brad the Montgomery CountyFire Department does a demonstration like this every tame ice begins to form every time ice begins to form. They hope it saves a life. If someone goes in, try 911 immediately. Try to throw a rope or a kayak or ladder to the victim but dont go on the ice yourself. If its not stable enough for one person to fall through, if you put two or three more people on there, all the more for ice to fall through. Brad even though, in the cold days ahead, many people will be skating on frozen ponds. These guys dont want you to take the risk. There is no such thing as safe ice. Brad no such thing as safe ice. The Fire Department responds and they have equip like this. Pole have equipment like this. They have poles or throw but dont go out on the ice. But look around, maybe there is something to use to help. Maybe a branch like this that is long enough to reach someone and bring them ashore. If not, slide it out and it could be something to prop themselves up across the hole like this. It might save a life. In potomac, brad bell, abc7 news. Jonathan great advice. Thanks. We are not the only ones in a deep freeze. Check this out. This is from chicago. This must be drone video. Cool. That is the freezing over of the river. Drone flying over to give us an idea. That is the lake. The empty boat slips have iced over. Temperatures in the past few days sunk well below zero. And heading south from there. Alison look at this. This is in pensacola, florida, where a mans pool has frozen solid. The surface is completely solid as you can tl the man who took the video said his daughter was crying that the pool was gone. [laughter] im sure she has never seen anything like that. Jonathan drain the pool, because if it stays like that and it freezes over it will tear through the wall of that thing. Drain your pool nancy that is remarkable. Bill we talk about snow, we talk about minnesota and we show these impressive video of the massive cooldown. We have snow for example, i talked about this earlier. Savannah picked up snow. The records go back 153 years. Jonathan no snow . Bill not once ever on this day. Alison this is historic. Bill last i checked they had an inch or so. That was earlier today. That was the sixth snowiest ever for them. Ever. On any day. Jonathan they dont know what to do with snow down there. Bill no. The pool problem is not that big of one. We are looking at Rehoboth Beach. The reason we are showing you that, its beautiful. But we have a blizzard warning in effect for you folks on the Eastern Shore tomorrow. We are at 34 in reagan. Finally above freezing for a little bit but well drop back below considerably. We have 24 in pittsburgh. 22 around columbus. The feels like temperature in the teens there. The feels like temperature for us is below freezing but its warmer than it has been. So i want to focus on the clouds and radar. If you look out the window, you see the clouds. You didnt have them a few hours ago. That is the leading edge working to our region. Radar picking up light snow returns to virginia and North Carolina. Very little of any of this is reaching ground. This is just the leading edge. The bulk of it is down south. We are looking at a myriad of models. Some of them hold it off to 3 00 a. M. One model brings snow here by 8 00. I think that is way overdone so im not showing that. Well go to roughly midnight. Give or take a little on either end. We watch the weather system work ino it. Now we see the dark color of blue. Before i advance this, where you see the blue is where radar is indicating the snow. The darker shade of blue, heavier the snow. We are looking at majority of the snow well east of the area. We anticipate the snow potential around the d. C. Metro, through Fairfax County and areas maybe a little farther west than that. If you are watching from the shenandoah to the blue ridge, i dont expect snow for you guys. This is what it looks like at 6 00 in the morning. Alison and i were talking about this, will there be School Delays . I think there will be in maryland and areas farther east. Once we get to midmorning tomorrow, its unlikely it will be snowing. Clouds will clear it out tomorrow afternoon. In the total we will say generally up to two inches. In our region, not a big snow maker but i think it will affect the morning commute. It is coming in overnight and early tomorrow morning in a weekday. Then we get to 2 00 to the west and the snowfalls snows will be even greater. Its 19 to 25 tonight. Its very cold but not as cold. Then the cold air kicks in. Tomorrow, the clouds and snow potential early in the morning. They will clear out in the day. We dont get involve freezing. We dont even get close to freezing for friday, saturday and sunday. The temperatures are in the