i'm gene otani. making it easier for wheelchair users to fly and transfer to rail or road.y is a service for joint channels including booking multiple modes of transportation. airlines, train and taxi companies share details before travel with the approval of passengers of people with disabilities. they include the size of their wheelchair or the kind of assistance they need. the new system notifies officers of thessenr's rte and is expected t enabl them t respond smoothln case of deys or other oble. evious pple wh sabilityad to prode infoation toach transportation operation separately to get assistance. >> translator: we want to realize their wishes, such as going wherever they want or going on a trip whenever they want. >> the trial is due to run until the end of february. a group of companies has begun a trial run of an autonomous vehicle in central tokyo. it's part of the capital's plan to launch self-driving services. the group is testing the vehicle along a two kilometer route in the shinjuku area. the car is equipped with cameras thvehicle ceivesata fro afc lieso lea

otani phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter. he spotted his shadow this morning. there he is.e has been predicting the season since 1887, of course not the same groundhog. it is said that if he does see his shadow, expect the cold temperatures to continue. if he doesn't, early spring on the way. he doesn't have the best track record, though. they tracked his predictions the last 10 years and he runs at about 40% accuracy. >>> groundhogs are fourth dimensional creatures? you certainly do more than beat his record. it is windy out there. you can see the trees blowing around. even the lower elevations got some gusty conditions. a few branches came down here and there. we are almost at the end of the tunnel in terms of windy conditions. let us take a look at the highest gusts we have seen so far. because of the gusty conditions still causing more tree damage or power outages, so far we are looking out from the location of the highest go, mount diablo at almost 60 miles per hour. lower elevations, 35 to 45 mile- per-hour gusts. same thing in the oakland hills. as a fellow almost go

. ♪ >>> earlier this week los angeles angels phenom shohei otani became the first athlete to grace thef a major league game from the u.s. sports leagues. now they're revealing the cover for the game that comes out in april. >>> wall street investors better buckle up for a wild ride over the next two days courtesy of facebook and what could be a rough january jobs report. here to make sense of it all cnbc's steve sedgwick. steve, good morning. >> yeah, good morning, frances good morning, cori you've nailed it one a big macro of jobs and the other around the company formerly known as facebook that's meta. the fact of matter is growth has slowed aggressively. facebook seems a little bit out of -- out of fashion with some of the younger audience as well, so the daus, the daily average users fell for the first time in the 18-year history of facebook. the numbers on this company were huge because $200 million was wiped off the share price. the futures for the nasdaq caught down 300 points, that's around about 2%. elsewhere you mention the jobs the jobs figures on friday are going to be absol