employment and at that time i thought perhaps the issues can be explained because of the environment of north bronx, new york. then i continued with my work with dialysis patients and started to see the same thing from all economic backgrounds. there were family and brothers and sisters on dialysis. i think and dr. wiel started to say about this that is what is unique is the average person with this disease doesn't necessarily look sick. some of their catheters are covered with clothing. it's wonderful to have these technologies with dialysis. but those modality will be replaced at 10-15 percent of kidney function. you are not getting 100 percent. even though they are getting these wonderful technology with great treatment, at best their bodies are functioning at 15 percent with the general population. as the doctor mentioned, the biggest is fatigue and -- and difficulty ken -- concentrating and focusing and even if you are going to get dialysis, it's still very physically demanding on the body. i work primarily with the pediatrics. the call that i get is that johnny can't pay attention, he's not f

north problems of a different time. the weight of snow look its toll on some homes, like the roof on this house in the bronx. >> new yorkers didn't fair any better on the streets, going a delicate dance on sloppy roads. >> this is worse than i have ever scene. there was havoc on the highways. plough in indiana trying to clear the roads. this chain reaction shut down i94. in new jersey an elderly couple had to be rescued. at the airports a nightmare. nearly 3,000 cancelled flights left many passengers stranded. >> right now i'm not going anywhere. >> it was wisconsin, and illinois with good news as 50,000 tonnes of ice came in on two ships, after a third storm is expected to hit this weekend. >> i've had enough, please, no more snow. >> the red cross is trying to consolidate everyone in shelters. they'll transfer everyone to a larger facility holding 1300 people an hour west of philadelphia. >> how long do you think before people in the area can get their power back. >> yes. they are talking about a couple of days. saturday even in this area. i spoke to a person who stay said here overnight a while ago. he said it's a wait

. >> and a live look at the bronx, new york city, where the snow is falling and it is 30 degrees. >> thousands of drivers in north carolina were stranded for hours because of super slick roads. good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> one of those motorists shares his nightmare in a minute. first a look at what temperatures we'll see across the nation. meteorologist nicole mitchell is back. >> we have a couple of places where temperatures are critical because of the recent snow system. as this has gone through the south and moving up to the mid-atlantic, in its wake textures through the south, around the freezing mark. it is important because we need to get above freezing as we head up the coastline, temperatures below freezing. most of it is snow. temperatures get slightly above over the course of the day. that's when that could mix in with a little sleet and revert to snow as temperatures drop a little. a bit of critical forecast. it is in the 40s for places like atlanta with a lair of ice. some -- layer of ice, some melting down today. watch for refreezing. temperatures in the mid