and where is peng shuai?ian open organisers clamp down messages of support for the chinese player, as more protests are planned in melbourne. i would think that tennis australia would have a very basic duty of care to speak up for the human rights of its players. also coming up in the programme... on the path to glory — but can world champ dave ryding deliver on the biggest stage in beijing? hello there and welcome along to sportsday. lots to come on tonight's show. we start with news into us in the last hour or so. it's been announced that claudio ranieri has been sacked as watford manager — they're second from bottom with just 14 points from 20 games. let's get more from our reporter simon stone. simon, the resultsjust weren't getting any better, were they? no, not at all. it is probably one of the least surprising managerial dismissals in recent times. that 3—0 home defeat by norwich has sent watford to second bottom of the table ahead of a meeting with the team that is bottom of the table. the owners have

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there is no hidden message in where is peng shuai? it is not a political issue, it's a human rights issue. think that has been issued, and the tennis australian minister has come out, one thing that led to part of the controversy as the banner was unfurled during a match. due to safety concerns, they say that will be allowed, as long as people are conducting themselves peacefully, then t-shirts will not be a problem. according from a source, decisions around what will and will not be allowed will be made on a case-by-case basis. sumi: martina navratilova said this is essentially giving into the chinese. but there is a lot of tiny sponsorship of this event. so what impact does that have on any decisions made? >> in terms of the banner i mentioned, according to the activist, it was a response during a match. so a lot of chinese flags posted everywhere and they felt because they are concerned about her safety, she hasn't been heard of in months, they unfurled the banner and afterwards when security approached him and started having a con

where is peng shuai? so we'll see what happens with that tonight. closely. >> and since you mentioned it, i have to ask you about the australian open. rafael nadal is heading to the men's final and one win away from becoming the winningest tennis player in the world. what does this moment mean, especially after all that has happened, and you and i have discussed. >> well, we thought it was going to be novak djokovic who has won this title nine times. then, of course, that saga which ended with djokovic being deported. so here comes rafael nadal who missed six months of last year with injury issues. he's missed a few opportunities to win majors, his 21st major. they're tied at 20. federer, nadal and djokovic. and now rafael nadal going for 21 in australia. but, kate, it's not going to be easy. he takes on medvedev who won the u.s. open, denied djokovic in new york as the u.s. open. i know you're a nadal fan, kate, as am i. i believe that medvedev is going to deny nadal. again, i'm looking for a classic five-setter, but i think the russian is a little

and abetting in the party hostage taking of peng shuai by holding a video conference with her. it was every sort of hostage video she would say, she said exactly the lines that the chinese communist party would hear and the i.o.c. granted credence to that. this should have caused all of the international olympic sponsors to pause a little bit and look at actually a positive contrast to their own lack of response in the case of the women's tennis association. the women's tennis association said we are willing to lose money and no longer hold the games in china over peng shuai. we can't believe that the c.c.p. is doing this to their own player. what will they do as enes rightfully said, to players of other countries. so i think that the business community has a really important role to play here in rethinking some of their associations with the i.o.c. and as i mentioned before, i thought the biden administration would have taken that stronger stance, would have sought to pressure the international olympic committee by building an international coalition for condemning them for pi

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. >>> and where is peng shuai?uestions about the chinese tennis star growing louder with the olympics in beijing just days away but first back to ginger. >> reporter: cecilia, with this friday through saturday night storm, i can promise people alol wind, gusty winds could even pa. let's get that windchill forecast sponsored by liberty mutual insurance. drew: dense fog this morning giving way to afternoon sunshine. temperatures in the low to mid 60's later today. tonight, we will find the fog redeveloping inns box. temperatures in the 30's and 40's as we head into thursday. morning fog to afternoon sunshine. we keep the trend for the end of the week. rain chance arrives late sunday into monday. right now, it looks very late -- >>> we're just getting started, and we will be right back. juliana, big mac, no pickles, extra special sauce. jimena, quarter pounder with cheese, extra pickles, no onions. thanks dad! you got it! enjoy any 2 classics for $6, like a big mac or quarter pounder with cheese, for a limited time, a

. >> with all eyes on beijing, it is the question that has not gone away -- where is peng shuai?tuesday, tennis aon tuesday reversing its ban on t-shirts drawing attention to peng shuai, whose safety is being questioned after she seemed to disappear for weeks after accusing a former chinese official of sexual assault -- allegations the chinese government has refused to comment on. tennis australia saying that while pert safety is our primary concern, we do not allow clothing, banners, signs that are commercial or political. much more coming up at 7:00 a.m. reggie: david ortiz will ortiz l inducted into the baseball hall of fame in july the fourth. that just happens to be barry bonds's birthday. the steroid cloud still hangs over bonds. he got stabbed despite being the overall -- all-time homerun king. he received 66% of votes. you need 75%. many say players like bonds she did so they should never be allowed in, but bud selig is in the hall of fame. dave dirties received nearly 78 % even though he used steroids. kumasi: the activity more and more are doing with their cats. reggie:

he has spoken out in support of peng shuai several times on this? show.t is he telling you? >> well, what steve communicated with me today is that the communication lines to peng shuai in china continue t. they are trying to figure out the best route to get to her. it is obviously taking much longer than steve simon ever would have imagined but he is not backing down, the tour is not backing down. they are not going to go back to china until peng shuai is free to speak about what happened to her and it's investigated properly. >> it's incredible, they have taken a stand and he has done so at great cost and bravely standing by it until he gets answers. all right. thank you so much, pam, i appreciate it always. >> thank you, erin. >>> and next, some republicans are now plotting their next moves after trying to overturn the election by signing fake election documents. wait till you see what they are doing now. at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what you need. isn't that right limu? limu? limu? sorry, one sec. doug blows several different whistles. doug

um, but look what china's done to peng shuai.rs. why do you think that is? >> well, i think the ranking beside knovak djokovic, number one in the world. peng shuai hasn't played a tournament now in almost two years but the wta tour will not let this be forgotten and, erin, you have been great to keep this story in your show the last six, seven weeks. um, steve simon's been very brave pulling fortune tournaments from china. and when the winter olympics hit in a month, the story is going to come up again and of course, once that novak djokovic story dies down, i think peng shuai's question marks will be return. >> thank you very much and certainly, second your thoughts there on steve simon and -- and speaking out. not easy to do. and -- and he put all the money behind it. thank you so much, pam. thanks. >> thank you, erin. >>> and next, one company moving to a four-day workweek. are they on to something? well, the ceo will make the case. >>> and we remember the life of hollywood's first black-leading man, legendary actor sydney por

we still don't know how peng shuai is doing. he'd like to see her.is meeting to happen between the ioc and peng shuai, this possible dinner. it will be another stunt, a media stunt that will happen probably in the next couple of days. so let's see how that pans out. as far as the women's tennis association, which is the only governing body that's taken a strong stand, as far as i know, they have still not heard anything from her personally so we're going to stay on top of this and find out just how she's doing. but this issue clearly is going to be part of the olympics, not to mention what else they have to deal with with the covid restrictions and everything else. a lot to happen with these olympic games coming up in addition to, we hope to see, some amazing performances from some winter sport athletes as well. >> exactly right. we'd love to focus more on the athletes and less on all that's going on around them, but it is what it is. thank you, patrick. >>> thanks for being here. really appreciate it. "inside politics" with john king starts now. ♪ >

one of china's most recognizable athletes, is speaking out about his encounter with tennis star peng shuaia lot of outspoken people in the united states about what's going on in china. one of them is boston celtics center innis cantor freedom. in response, his criticism he was asked about what freedom says. this is yao's response. >> i hope to have the opportunity to invite him to china for a visit. i or other basketball fans can be his guide here and such a visit may help him see a fuller picture of china. >>. >> joining us now is boston celtics center enes kanter freedom. yao ming has invited you to show you around china. what's your response? >> thank you for having me, john. i want to say thank you to mr. yao ming, thank you for your kind offer. yes, i do accept it, actually. because i actually do want to go to china and see everything with my own eyes. but on this trip i want to ask mr. yao ming, will i be able to visit labor camps? while we are in china, can we go to tibet and see what the region is doing to these beautiful people. while we are in china, can we go to hong kong togeth

-thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a difference together. >>> where is peng shuaiaustralian open while millions are watching. those wearing the shirts were first told to cover up, but now there's a course change. they say people can wear the shirts as long as they don't create a disruption. activists who want to keep the chinese tennis star in the news hope to hand out shirts during the women's singles final saturday. peng is not taking part in the tournament. she's not been seen or has been seen publicly only in highly controlled appearances. only in highly controlled appearances on video after she accused a former chinese vice premier of sexual assault and rape. thank you for joining us. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. tonight, all the latest on what is perhaps the most serious confrontation with rushy sns the end of the cold war. today, the biden administration briefed bipartisan members of the house and senate leadership on the ukraine crisis. and in public, even as it signaled uncertainty about moscow's intentions and left the door open to a diplo

last friday, security staff ejected a spectator beacuse she was wearing a "where is peng shuai?"l concerns over her well—being. the digital, culture, media and sport select committee looking at the issue of racism in cricket heard from more leading figures in the game today. last week, a report published by the dcms said cricket had to "clean up it's act". let's speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson. they heard from a lot of the figures and look for progress when they got more negative headlines. that’s and look for progress when they got more negative headlines.— more negative headlines. that's a aood more negative headlines. that's a good summary- — more negative headlines. that's a good summary. this _ more negative headlines. that's a good summary. this is _ more negative headlines. that's a good summary. this is part - more negative headlines. that's a good summary. this is part of - more negative headlines. that's a good summary. this is part of the ongoing process of the government holding cricket to account and the ecb came to the select committee today with the var

. >> the sea is still warm enough to generate snow showers for japan, peng shuai and hokkaido. as generous as they -- rain heading toward shanghai. it snowed here where it is still cold enough and you may be surprised shanghai averages about eight degrees this time of year so this is no biggie. in hong kong, relatively warm, 21 degrees. in the philippines, a barrage of showers across all of the islands. flash flooding from north and south is a possibility and that is one to watch. it might drift toward vietnam but watch closely in case it does. mostly subtle in india, showers in the southeast corner. this is morning fog, poor air quality, a cold wave. new delhi's temperatures are about 17, that is are affected in the three-day forecast. warnings of cold wave and fog. thursday, friday and saturday that will persist. ♪ >> sponsored by qatar airways. >> a journey of personal discovery. >> my great-grandfather was a slave of the le property. >> al jazeera explores his family's legacy of slavery ownership. >> my family status and wealth has benefited from their choice to enslave peo

> "the washington post" says the organizer of the australian open is defending banning where is peng shuaiges at the tennis tournament. fans were asked by security to remove t-shirts with those words. the chinese tennis player disappeared from public view for nearly three months after she accused a former vice premier of sexually assaulting her. last month she posted a video saying that she had been misunderstood and was free. tennis australia expressed support for peng but said the messages violate rules banning political statements. >>> and "usa today" says all 100 lab monkeys are now accounted for after several escaped from a truck when it crashed on a pennsylvania highway. the truck was towing a trailer with 100 monkeys when it collided with a dump truck on friday. a few monkeys got away. on saturday night, officials said all 100 were accounted for, but three were dead after being euthanized. the monkeys were being taken to a cdc facility at the time of the crash. >>> still ahead, a grandmother turns the tables. how a woman teamed up with the police to catch a scammer. the police to ca

surrounded this olympics following the allegations made by former chinese olympian and tennis star peng shuaiformer chinese leader. there's been a lot of pressure on the beijing olympics because of these allegations, but the organisers will hope that once they sport starts, that it will take over, and they can still host successful games. steve mcdonald there. in other stories for you today — two of donald trump's children are the latest to be subpoenaed by new york prosecutors as part of their fraud inquiry into the former president's business practices. the requests for ivanka trump and donald trumpjunior to testify were issued by the office of the state attorney general. the civil investigation has already heard testimony from another of mr trump's children, eric, and is attempting to force the former president himself to make a court declaration by january the 7th. citizen news, an independent news site in hong kong, will shut it operations later on tuesday, saying it has to protect its staff. the site was seen widely as the last remaining independent news outlet in hong kong following th

surrounded this olympics following the allegations made by former chinese olympian and tennis star peng shuai's been a lot of pressure on the beijing olympics because of these allegations, but the organisers will hope that once they sport starts, that it will take over, and they can still host successful games. stephen mcdonell there for us. south korea has pushed its defence budgets to new highs in the last four years, spending an extra $90 million a year on new technology. in 2021, it fired new missiles and even launched its own space programme. the country currently relies on the united states for its defence, but it appears seoul is keen to try to stand on its own two feet. our correspondent laura bicker has had exclusive access to south korean air force training. three, two, one. i am trying to pass a g—force test... one, two, three... oh, my god. ..and, well, it's not easy. i'm here training with the air force to find out more about south korea's aim to be a military powerhouse. but before i can fly, i have to stay conscious. keep going, keep going, keep going! ok, good. wow! wonderful.

surrounded this olympics following the allegations made by former chinese olympian and tennis star peng shuaissure on the beijing olympics because of these allegations, but the organisers will hope that once they sport starts, that it will take over, and they can still host successful games here. stephen mcdonell there for us. south korea has pushed its defence budgets to new highs in the last four years, spending an extra $90 million a year on new technology. in 2021 it fired new missiles and even launched its own space programme. the country currently relies on the us for its defence, but it appears seoul is keen to try to stand on its own two feet. our correspondent laura bicker has had exclusive access to south korean air force training. three, two, one. i am trying to pass a g—force test... one, two, three... oh, my god. ..and, well, it's not easy. i'm here training with the air force to find out more about south korea's aim to be a military powerhouse. but before i can fly, i have to stay conscious. keep going, keep going, keep going! ok, good. wow! wonderful. great, great! south korea

surrounded this olympics following the allegations made by former chinese olympian and tennis star peng shuaissure on the beijing olympics because of these allegations, but the organisers will hope that once they sport starts, that it will take over, and they can still host successful games here. stephen mcdonell there for us. we have a lot of big legal cases in the bulletin today. here is another. two of donald trump's children are the latest to be subpoenaed by new york prosecutors as part of their fraud inquiry into the former president's business practices. the requests for ivanka trump and donald trumpjunior to testify were issued by the office of the state attorney—general. the civil investigation has already heard testimony from another of mr trump's children, eric, and is attempting to force the former president himself to make a court declaration by 7 january. let's bring in law professor kimberly wehle, a former assistant us attorney in the civil division of the office. she's in washington, dc. thanks very much forjoining us. would you mind just, first of all, in a nutshell outlinin

surrounded this olympics following the allegations made by former chinese olympian and tennis star peng shuaihe had with a former chinese leader. there's been a lot of pressure on the beijing olympics because of these allegations, but the organisers will be hoping that once the sport starts that it will take over, and they can still host a successful games here. the authorities in the indian capital, delhi, have imposed a weekend curfew as covid cases continue to surge. staff have been told to work from home and businesses must operate at limited capacity. our correspondent yogita limaye gave us more details. so, what the delhi government has just announced is they are basically telling people in the city do not go out over the weekend unless it's for essential needs like buying food or medicines, or unless there is an emergency happening. at the moment, there isn't clarity about what this means for establishments that currently are open like restaurants, for example, or shops which are selling nonessential items. but what the minister said in his press conference was that it would be a curfe

and concerns about tennis star peng shuai peng disappeared after accusing a former politician of rape. she reappeared in state media-approved videos and calls with the international olympic committee which says it will meet her ahead of the games. many outside of china are not convinced peng is safe and can speak freely no one here wants to talk about it on cameras, and most deny they have heard of any controversy at all that silence may not sit well with those newly emboldened by the covid fatigue. as chairman mao said let people speak. the sky will not fall this writer says, his words now deleted. >> chinese authorities have vowed to fix the food shortages by easing travel restrictions on essential workers and sourcing more supplies. as for the olympic preparations.xi inspected the sites earlier tuesday. in the past he's encouraged staff to search for greater perfection for the country and the communist party. >> another terrific report thanks so much for bringing that to us. >>> chinese authorities have vowed to fix the food shortages by easing travel restrictions for essential wor

coming up on the bbc news channel, messages of support for chinese player peng shuai are banned at theian open. a former world number one labels organisers " pathetic and wea k". good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prime minister borisjohnson has warned russia that invading ukraine would be "disastrous" and a "painful, violent and bloody business". nato is sending more warships and fighterjets to member states in eastern europe and both the uk and us have announced that they are pulling some embassy staff out of ukraine. tension in the region has been building — with around 100,000 russian troops massed near ukraine's borders. president putin has publically stated his belief that russia and ukraine are one people. he claims one of his key concerns is the expansion of nato — the military alliance of european and north american countries. many countries in eastern europe became members after the fall of the soviet union. the russian president's demand that ukraine will never be allowed tojoin nato has been rejected. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. across r

the women's tennis association said willing to lose money and no longer hold games in china over peng shuai. we can't believe the ccp is doing this to their own player. what will they do two other players of other countries? i think the business community has an important role to play here in rethinking some of their associations with the ioc and as i mentioned before i thought of by the administration would have taken a stronger stance and pressure the international olympic committee i building a coalition to condemn them and hopefully have some sort of postponing scenario. but they don't have financial means of accountability to the international community so i think there might even be, it might be worth rethinking some of the elements of the olympic charter that makes them relatively impervious to outside and external pressure and financially so as well. so yes, those are my thoughts . great question. >> great answer. enes kanter, do you feel you're making any headway with your fellow nba members? do you feel you're speaking out is opening people's minds? >> whenever we have a conversat

i wonder if now that the peng shuai case has sort of cooled, if that is a cloud that they don't have lot of questions surrounding her disappearance. >> right. >> so we'll keep our eye on that story as well. howard, i hope you don't make a lot of plans on saturday mornings because i will be inviting you back all the time. it was a delight to have you on the show this morning. thanks so much for walking us through all the sports headlines. jason johnson is sticking with me through the next hour. >>> coming, up, we'll honor the legendary betty white who passed away at the age of 99. >>> plus, we mark one year since the january 6th attack on the capitol. all of this and much more on "the cross connection" next. nse, with vitamin c, d and zinc* season after season. ace your immune support with centrum. now with a new look! age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. clerk: hello, how can i? boost® hig

. >> and the wta is standing up for their lady, for peng shuai, i believe, is how you pronounce her nameat -- i mean, whatever kind of pressure they're putting on her and putting her in hiding and she doesn't have freedom ofu speech now, and it's just wrong, and i also am going to stay international. what happened in afghanistan this year, and it was so depressing to watch the u.s. government's failed response to evacuate our afghan allies who s worked beside us for 20 years in afghanistan. but i've been really inspired by so many men and women, privately, former veterans, people in the national security space, who have stepped up to fill the void that the u.s. government isn't filling and to keep their promises to our allies and to help them reach safety in other countries. >> and a quick shoutout to kim kardashian for getting out the afghan women's soccer team. she took care of that. they needed to get out of that country and she stepped in and she does good work and here's an example of where she managed to get all these young ladies to safety to the united kingdom. so good on her. >>

former president obama also now throwing his weight behind peng shuai -- president biden's efforts.der chuck schumer plans to layout what happens next in the uphill battle. he may have found a bit of a loophole. tell us more. >> reporter: laura, a loophole indeed. now, bear with me. for the senate and house to vote on any sort of bill, there's a lot of procedures that go or happen before they are able to vote on these bills. so i'm going to get a little bit in the weeds. the way this is going to work is the house is going to take up probably as soon as today an amendment on a bill that has nothing to do with voting rights legislation. it actually is related to nasa leasing under utilized property to private groups. they are referring to this, democrats are referring to this as a, quote, shell bill. that's how this is going to work. once the house votes on this, it will strip that legislation of its existing language and then replace it with the text for the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights advancement act. the voting rights legislation, the bills we keep talking

meanwhile, still no indication that tennis star peng shuai is able to speak freely, even though she is the olympic committee in the coming days. >> china doesn't like to be told people around the world see what's going on inside that country. will, also breaking overnight, a new missile test from north korea, the sixth this month? what do we know? >> reporter: this could be their busiest month for ballistic missiles tests today. we are still going through and trying to add up. there were a lot to go through. it's rare that we see this kind of missile testing binge by kim jong-un. it's been since 2019 we have seen this many in such short amount of time. we are talking about cruise missiles launched two days ago. and hypersonic missiles north korea have glide vehicles allowing the war head to make temperatures and defy missile defense systems. some are skeptical that this would work in a war-time scenario. there is growing concern among some that north korea, after making all of these dire threats for decades, is closer than ever to actually being able to make some of the threats a reali

organsiers had found themselves facing criticism for banning fans from wearing t—shirts in support of peng shuaithdrew. martina navratilova had accused tennis australia of being cowardly and capitulating to china. rafa nadal marches on, it was never in any doubt. ash barty making things look more comfortable in rob lever arena. things look more comfortable in rob leverarena. business things look more comfortable in rob lever arena. business as usual. studio: thank you. i thought my microphone was not up, but apparently it was. that was my hesitation, thank you tojohn watson. more pressure for the prime minister this morning after it was revealed that downing street staff met inside number ten to celebrate his birthday during the first lockdown. it's the latest headache in what has been another difficult week for boris johnson. ros atkins reports. in the last six days, the pressure on borisjohnson has continued to grow. this was on wednesday. you have sat there too long for all the good you have done. in the name of god, go. the former minister, david davis, wanted the prime minister to go. boris

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the australian open have reversed their decision to ban fans from wearing t—shirts in support of peng shuaia had accused tennis australia of being cowardly and capitulating to china. afterjust 14 matches in charge, it's all over for claudio ranieri at watford. the former premier league winner with leicester six years ago, has been sacked, with watford in the relegation zone. and it means the club are looking for their 15th manager since the owners took over ten years ago. former england manager roy hodgson has been linked. the clock is ticking on derby county's future. derby county's administrators are expected to hold talks with the english football league later today. they have a week to prove they can find funding for the rest of the season. placed in administration in september, and deducted 21 points, wayne rooney's beleaguered side have so far battled hard to avoid relegation to league one. and in rugby union, george ford is set to replace injured captain 0wen farrell in england's six nations squad, as their injury woes continue. with farrell out of the opener against scotland, head c

surrounded this 0lympics following the allegations made by former chinese 0lympian and tennis star peng shuai host a successful games here. hundreds of thousands of americans lost electricity, government offices and schools closed, and flights were cancelled, as winter storms engulfed the us south—east and mid—atlantic states. mark lobel reports. one of america's most famous memorials, nestled in the seat of us power. now a winter wonderland. heavy snowfall that left over 200,000 without power in northern virginia. in delaware, a snow blanket meant treacherous conditions for cars. as the storm landed, hundreds of flights were cancelled and passengers delayed. no exception, it seems, for the president either, asjoe biden was stuck on air force one for a while before braving wild winds, having to improvise with a different type of facemask. as the white house, well, got whiter, the surrounding area soon got chillier. we did not prepare for this, however, we were not supposed to be in dc originally. yeah, that's why we don't have the right clothes! and everything is closed around here to buy any

also overshadowed is the other crisis the tennis world has been dealing with, chinese tennis star shuai peng know if she's safe and sound. what is happening with this? >> first of all, your first point, yes, rules are rules. the problem for this situation as the rules keep changing and we're not sure what they are. for peng, most of the time we say no news is good news, but in this situation, no news is not good news for her. here's why. china has a familiar pattern when something like this happens -- deny it, number one, completely squash all information from the internet, which they've done, number two, and then start to blame others, like the international community, like the women's tennis association, like us in the media. it's your fault. you're trying to attack china. that's what's happening now. their game plan at the moment is working to a "t." i find that very, very disconcerting right now. >> yeah. and then number three, wait it out. wait for people to find something else and put their focus elsewhere, which is, again, part of the playbook. patrick, let's see what happens. i have

surrounded this 0lympics following the allegations made by former chinese 0lympian and tennis star peng shuaiwith a former chinese leader. there's been a lot of pressure on the beijing olympics because of these allegations, but the organisers will be hoping that once the sport starts that it will take over, and they can still host a successful games here. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell with that report. it isa it is a little warmer closer to home than those pictures. i’m it is a little warmer closer to home than those pictures.— than those pictures. i'm not so sure, actually! _ than those pictures. i'm not so sure, actually! carroll- than those pictures. i'm not so sure, actually! carroll has - than those pictures. i'm not so sure, actually! carroll has the l sure, actually! carroll has the details, sure, actually! carroll has the details. good _ sure, actually! carroll has the details, good morning. - sure, actually! carroll has the details, good morning. good| sure, actually! carroll has the - details, good morning. good morning, a cold start today. _ the forecast is for snow and