we reached out to the american gaming association, which told us in september the u.s. industry invests hundreds of millions of dollars annually in consumer education, employee training, research, and support. our collective responsible gaming commitment includes comprehensive protocols in place to verify the identity and age of customers. it's our priority that gaming remains entertainment strictly for adults. fan duel, which often advertises during major sporting events, owns nearly half the online legal sports betting market in the u.s. in a statement from september, they told abc news that fan duel strictly prohibits wagering by minors and employs a strict identity authentication process at sign-up with information that's validated by independent verification services before an account is permitted to place a wager. but steve's dad says it's not enough. >> it's in every sporting event. there's advertisements constantly. we don't sit and watch a game together like we might have when he was younger. it has been hard to have removed that from our relationship. there's

however the tool used by the american psychiatric association, called dsm-5, doesn't classify gaming l disorder. >> the people filing it would have to convince the court not to go with the dsm, the american standard for mental disorders, but to go with the world health organization's standards for what constitutes a mental disorder. >> reporter: epic games also added in their statement that parents can receive play time reports. they track the amount of time your child plays, and parental permissions where purchases are made so that parents can make the decision that is right for their families, guys. >> important parental controls there, mona, thank you for pointing that out. >>> time now for a check of the weather with danielle breezy in nashville. >>> good morning. i want to get to that major storm out west because it's been bringing quite a bit of snow to the mountainous regions, take a look. this is northern california, kirkwood, california, the blowing snow there. it just looks really, really cold, and now i want to talk about that system and where it's headed. you can see by tu