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these are white outconditions in harbor beach, michigan. that e's huron county.he shreddiledding video is com from north georgia. susan and her children having a fun time. that looks cool. they says she thinks they got maybe three inches of snow. kentucky bracing for a nasty wintry blast. rob, what are folks there expecting? >> reporter: they're expecting? snow to start later on today. have it turn to sleet and then freezing rain and hopefully come to an end sometime tomorrow afternoon. but the proper be is that the cold air will remain entrenched here. so an icing situation is expected here. so the mid south is no stranger to ice storms, but to have two back to back and an icing slet it this early is certainly unusual. let's talk about where we are as far as temperatures right now. because obviously that's going to tell the story quite a bit as far as what precipitation will fall. because the air has been so cold the past two days, typically the first time you see snow or freezing rain, it wouldn't stick around too long. but we've had two weeks of really cold we

look out on to these waves, chris, believe it or not in the past couple of days, the harbor master here in michiganty, indiana, has had to chase surfers out of the water. chris? >> unbelievable. take care out there. i know how cold it gets with that wind whipping off the lake, thank you, john. >>> here's a fascinating question. who's better at reading the emotions of others? the rich or those who don't have big bank accounts? there's actually a scientific study on that. >>> things are looking up if you're searching for a job in 2011. richard lui checking out a brand-new report. >> yes, chris, finally, some good news that we all can put our arms around. the best in four years when it comes to jobs. what kind of jobs you might want to get yourself ready for the next year and has something to do with all of this back here. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. whoa! that achy cold needs alka-seltzer plus! it rushes multiple cold fighters, plus a p

michigan, they're relatively gentle or low now. even though it still looks more like the north sea than a lake. yesterday the waves were topping out at 25 feet. the harborster had to chase out surfers out of the frigid water. richard? >> love john yang. even when it's cold and frozen, he likes to go to the beach. john yang in the midwest. and what a mess in ohio. up to two feet of snow has fallen in some parts there. the winter blast reeking havoc on roads and shutting down schools and businesses. at one point leaving unprepared motorists stranded and twisting and getting stuck. mike seidel has more on that. >> hi, richard. it's still cold and windy. windchills around zero. the air temperature today hovering in the upper teens. but you'll notice it's not snowing very hard. that's a good thing. the lake-effect is finally up here. we had as much as 31 inches off lake michigan there and the northwest part of indiana. so some local areas with heavy snow totals. but most of us have had in the four to eight inch range. traffic is moving. a lot of trucks have had issues with the snow and blowing snow. just causing near white-out conditions. we had a few of tho