the salt shaker is about 25% of the salt we get but most of salt we get -- here is why i'm optimistice could decrease by 40%. salt has been associated directly with heart disease with high blood pressure w strokes. i believe the research on this. how do we do it? the salt shaker is 25% but most of it is i had hidden in soups and breads and cereals. if we shifted over to more fruits and vegetables and more grains and less cereals and less processed foods we would make up that 40%. >> jamie: it tastes so good. >> it's because of the salt and you can get used to it. >> eric: you have to look at the amount of sodium in the cans is unbelievable. >> jamie: are these alternatives. they do make low sodium have a rights, is that enough? >> i'm not sure. as mark mentioned we are diagnose double the dose of salt in our diet and healthy people need to watch out. salt, we need salt to survive. that is extremely important but too much is not good for you. it absorbs the water and pressure in vessels is known as high blood pressure and heart disease. but the studies on this, it's very confusing and

these are zero salt. three, if you are buying canned veggies, get no salt added. or rinse under water. rinses removes 41% of salt from canned vegetables and a whopping 76% from canned tuna. four, if you stop at a deli, know before you go. salt adds up. let me show you how fast. salami and provolone with dijon versus turkey and swiss on a sourdough roll with yellow mustard. salami has over 2,000 milligrams of salt more than for a day. the turkey sandwich has half as much and that's before you add a pickle or chips. and one other thing to keep in mind. that dijon mustard, that has 120 milligrams of salt per teaspoon and there are tablespoons of salt on this sandwich. you can ask for less am finally, eat more potassium- rich foods. that's more fruits and vegetables and eat less sodium. dr. kim mulvihill, kpix 5. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse

how bad is salt for us? layout of the foods you may find the most salt in. >> first, let's clarify, there's a difference between sodium and salt. salt refers to table salt, which is sodium chloride, and it can be found naturally in foods. for instance, milk has sodium naturally occurring in it. there's a difference between the salt and the sodium. >> what should we stay away from? >> well, it's not necessarily staying away from, it's cutting back on. we still want sodium because it does serve a purpose. >> we could still have the potatoes and french fries and be okay? >> in moderation. >> one or two chips. >> one or two times a week. sodium helps regulate the fluids in our body, transmit nerve impulses and helps with the contraction and relaxation of muscles. but if we get too much in the body, then the blood volume increases, the heart has to work harder, that leads to hypertension, which leads to kidney disease, heart failure and that's where the problems start occurring. >> do you suggest that people real

kosher salt and sea salt. salt more because it does not create such a strong salt flavor in the mix. i mix these ingredients together. and shake it up a little bit. and then -- >> put all of that into the salmon. >> i made a bigger batch than i need. i'm going to use this later on. >> our time is needing. we have to wrap things up. but put it in there and let it set for three days? >> right. it is not. >> it is fabulous and wonderful. it will come out looking like that. >> on march 3rd, doing a cooking demonstration on the mill emum stage. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link. nordic cool 2013 runs through the middle of march. more fox 5 morning news when we come back. stay with us. you'rere on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. >>> a sentence i never thought i would say. we're back now with one laid back slop. the animal fell off a tree. >> wow. cool. >> he looks like a puppet. >> the animal fell off a t

that will make it easier for the salt trucks to get through. it makes it safer after the buses start rolling. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 33-year-old jeffrey shiflett is being held without bail in the death of 33-year-old katie hadel. police said he was a former boyfriend of hers who was just released from jail. he violated his parole by threatening hadel. she said she returned to her apartment despite warnings. >> police agreed to make regular stops several times a day to check in at the mother's house to make sure everything was ok. we believe this is where the victim was. she returned to rome in the pikesville precinct with the suspect knew that she lived. >> her daughter and another were found inside the apartment when police arrived. >> a mother is charged with murdering her young daughter and tossing the body in a dumpster. she said she killed her daughter cassidy, possibly by smothering her. she then put the body in a dumpster. police discovered the remains. a man has been cleared of child abuse charges. judge did

we eat too much salt.kage and restaurant foods are to blame for almost 80% of the salt in our diet. now many foods are getting an overhaul after a nationwide healthier initiative. 21 food mpand subway announce that they have lowered the salt in their products. >> lowering sodium is really the goal that you want to have to lower blood pressure and then prevent stroke, renal disease, heart attacks. >> and yes, derek, your food will still taste good. >> i don't know about that. >> without all that salt. most people consume a teaspoon of salt a day, more than double of the amount recommended. new research from the university of california, san francisco, shows as many as half a million lives would be saved over ten years if we all reduced our salt by 40%. >> all right. >> something to do. >> something to do. >>> all right, valentine's day is just three days away. for all the single ladies out there, listen to this. d.c. is considered one of the most advantageous dating cities for singles. >> lucky for you we'v

salting operations just began. satl trucks -- salt trucks out in howard county. temperature this morning was about 34 degrees. down to about 35 on the j.f.x. heading into baltimore city. this situation will be changing this morning. it is a tricky situation. be aware for some flash freezing. everything's to be just fine. carroll county parents will be wanting to watch carefully. there's an early dismissal today. that will cancel elementary schools. wait for our announcement. it would mean the closing of schools for elementary schools but it has not happened yet. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> thank you so much. the northeast is bracing for worse conditions. >> as much as 3 feet of snow in some areas. jay gray has more. >> the early warning signs for heavy snow pushing across the midwest. two systems that will collide later today across new england. >> it will explode and intensify. >> concern over conditions that could be some of the worst this region has ever seen. >> these numbers could be pushed to 28 or 30 inches of snow in some areas. >> residents ar

they did bring in salt trucks to salt the memorial bridge. when they did that, they had to shut down inbound lanes, as well. severe backup for folks coming into the district. again, very icy conditions on the memorial bridge. if you're coming in, use a little bit of time. for now, we'll send it over to danella. >> following this throughout the morning. as you make your way southbound at the beltway, they shut your southbound lanes down, again. because cars have spun out and you can see a car on the sidewalk here and another car off to your left shoulder lane. as they zoom in. again, your lanes are blocked right at the beltway. let's head over fairfax county parkway. all the lanes are blocked in both directions. aaron?

americans are eating too much salt.prepackaged foods are now getting healthier. >> arnold tries to keep salt out of his diet but facts should be apparent not easy. >> when i go in the super market i look at the package and is sodium. if the sodium is high i don't buy the food. >> packaged and restaurant foods are to blame for 80% of the salts in our diet. 21 food companies joined leaders in new york city to announce they lowered salt in their products. >> the efforts they've made to reduce salt are going to have a big impact on public health. >> most people consume a teaspoon of salt a day. that's more than double the amount recommended. new research shows as many as a half a million lives could be saved over 10 years if americans reduced salt 40%. >> lowering sodium is the goal to lower blood pressure, prevent stroke, heart attacks. >> he can avoid extra salt. >> i'm eat ing this way the rest of my life. i'm not going to change that because i want to stay healthy. >> he tried to stick with vegetables exercises and take

another day of tons of salt. it is tough to make those decisions when you want to have at the same time. in winter, we have had a few flurries, and there are a few the easternward shore. everything is pretty much the of moisture gone to the east. here is where it is snowing through williamsport. on.ly nothing going as a matter of fact, are into the mid the high 30's. even up around frederick or there might be a few left over snow flurries, it would be a dusting and a little bit of in the morning. down ando is slow drive carefully. temperatures above freezing in washington. a little bit of a light wind and little bit of sunshine, and temperatures close to average. that will be welcome with afternoon sunshine. bundle up with a light wind, about 32 degrees. think any delays or cancellations. at temperatures tamara into the mid 40's. and in four weeks, our average height is 52 degrees. sprinklest be a few friday and as we get to the will be temperatures into the 50s. knee in talks about his i have the very knee in ta

this is video of salt trucks hitting the highway there. it's a lot worse now. >>> and in massachusetts, at least 5,000 people are already without power because of this storm. unbelievable already. >> it's a mess that needs to stay up there. what does it mean for us? hopefully not anything like that. let's check in with wyatt, with abc 2's most accurate forecast, in the storm center. >>> we've had basically a few wintry showers north and west of the city. we're gonna get some of those tonight across the northeastern corner of the state. we will get the cold air, cold wind. but so far, temperatures above freezing statewide. even up in philly, they're at 37. any wintry precipitation is not going to stick. cecil county with a winter weather advisory right now. there will be wind concerns just about over the entire state. the northern part of the state with a wind advisory. coastal flood concerns too, because this thing is really ramping up. off the new jersey coast, look at the incredible amount of snow. basically, new york city, north into bo

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how about some salt? >> a little bit of sea salt. >> sea salt. a little bit of sea salt here. perfect. now we'll plate one of stephanie's favorite ingredients, quinoa. it's great for you and loaded with flavor. it's delicious. >> it mixes with brown rice, too. >> look how nice this looks. >> perfect. digging in. i look this. steph? >> yes? >> thank you. ciao, everybody. >>> coming up next, imagine the logistics of sending dozens of people overseas nine or ten times a year. >> we have had problems. problems are part of the package deal. >> you're going to meet the bay area woman that's been hard at work year after year all for the good of children in poor countries. this week's jefferson award winner is coming up next. worldwide mission for this week's jefferson award winner. as orts now she >>> one volunteer job has turned into a life-long worldwide mission for this week's jefferson award winner. as kate kelly reports, now she is changing lives from palestine to peru. >>> i have never in my life met someone more dedicated, more determined or more capable than laura escobosa. >

tonight, you're gonna want to salt your driveway, then salt your meats, and then salt your loved ones, because if it's as bad as they say, they may soon be your meats. [laughter] whatever you do, don't go into work tomorrow, it's just too dangerous. [laughter] [cheers and applause] i know i'm not. [cheers and applause] of course, my staff is, but as a bonus, i'm letting them take home all the free snow they want. nation, 2016 will be here before we know it. that's why republicans need to start searching for the perfect candidate now. who will it be? jeb bush, half of chris christie, or do we track down that zoltar machine so bobby jindal can make a wish to grow big? [laughter] of course, experience tells us that the best place to find a winning candidate is the state senate. just two years before barack obama announced his presidential run, he was a lowly state senator. making state legislatures are the farm teams of american politics, which brings me to another installment of our sometimes-running series: "mr. smith goes to the state legislature, then later, possibly washington." [la

i noticed they were out throwing down sand and salt. i think that most of what falls will get a chance to stick out there as temperatures are pretty cold. let's go to max 2. reagan national is reporting a temperature of 34 degrees but both dulles and bwi marshall have dipped below freezing. winter weather advisory in effect. i'm show you that and we have more snowflakes in the weekend forecast as well. back to you. >> all right. exciting sometimes. thank you. >>> checking our top stories, the voluntary evacuation order in maryland has been lifted. the rain caused the river to rise higher than normal. some were forced to relocation. officials say one womans with found dead in the flood waters. >>> a decision on whether to declare a mistrial in the case of a former culpeper police officer is expected this morning. danial harmon wright was convicted earlier this week of killing an unarmed woman in february of last year. his attorneys claim the jurors used a dictionary to define the word malice. >>> today is secretary of state hillary clint

americans are eating too much salt.but as allison harmlan reports, some packaged foods are now getting some help. >> when i go into the supermarket i look at the package and look at the sodium. if the sodium is extremely high i don't buy the food. >> reporter: salt in packaged foods is to blame for 45% of our salt intake. 21 food companies including kraft, heinz and subway got together in washington to announce they've lowered salts in their products. >> the changes are going to have a big impact on the public's health. >> reporter: most people consume a tablespoon a day which is much more than recommended. >> lowering sodium is really the goal that you want to have to lower blood pressure then prevent stroke, renal disease, heart attack. >> reporter: larkins doesn't eat out that much so he can avoid too much salt. >> i am going to eat like this the rest of my life, i am going to keep up with it because i want to stay healthy. >> reporter: in new york, allison harmalin, wjz news. >> major bloomburg also led the charge t

experts say cutting back doesn't mean hiding the salt shaker. the problem is the amount of salt being added by food manufacturers. even at home, taste it first. i think a lot of people automatically want to add salt. >> absolutely. good idea. breaking news this morning in maryland. a roommate dispute involving students from the university of maryland turns deadly. >>> it will become law today. the big changes for local teachers. >> a little boy lightens the mood at a very emotional event. what you didn't see at the medal of honor (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (woman) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. ♪ burning like a fire ♪ building up from deep inside it was 3 days of pure joy. su

we'll mick that together with green onion and a little bit of salt and pepper. put it in the food processorrened and in the en, this is what you wind up with. that is the filling for the dumpling right there. you can buy the dumpling wrappers in the store. that is what that ?'s. >> no -- that what is that is? >> no, that is the tortilla that we use to make the tacos. >> you can't drive when you have sake. >> you can drink some. >> i didn't know the chinese people drink it. >> it is more japanese. we use the korean variety. >> i'm going to china. all you got to do is bring this on the show to julie chen. she's chinese. she would love you. >> if you don't have a steamer, you can use like a vegetable steamer or something like that. >> it is really hot, be careful. >> it is good. >> is that duck? >> these are a couple of other items we have. we have peking style duck and a lot of latin influences in the restaurant and we turn that into a little taco. >> be sure to stay with us. we'll have the latest on the storm. our weather team is following it minute by minute. ch

they have a bigger budget now and more salt on hand. drivers in the area have no complaints about the road preparations. >> i think it's better to be on the safe side than, you know, to have people get in accidents. so, i think they are doing the right thing. >> but that doesn't mean they aren't ready for spring. >> i feel that spring should come as soon as possible. i don't like winter, honestly. >> in fairfax county, i'm erica grow, wusa9. >> what a sentiment. >> yeah, well it's almost over, quite frankly. one way or another. whether the weather changes or not. looking at the weather. now we are seeing temperatures right around freezing north and west of town. there are some advisories north and west of town. remember, bridges and overpasses, they have to be taking precautions. it is our michael and son weather cam. high temperature today only 36. back down to 33 at national. we got a mix bag of precipitation being reported at dulles and down toward andrews. i'll show you radar in a second. winds light, south, southeast at 5 and the d

all that salt pouring into the trucks, they're getting ready here.e've got a little while before the heaviest snow starts, but they are going to be using these tons and tons of salt. and snow quickly added up. the snow is really coming down here. you can hardly see the buildings of boston and it's just before 3:00. comes down only about an inch or so on the ground. very good packing, fun-playing snow, but only for so long. the entire city of boston shut down early. even starbucks was closed. but that didn't stop some of the hardy few and their pets from getting outside. looks like he's enjoying the snow. >> absolutely. yeah. he's a little bit cooped up all day so he needs to get some exercise. >> reporter: before the big snow. >> exactly. >> reporter: looking forward to it? >> absolutely. got no car. don't have to park here so i got no reason to complain. i just heard we might get a foot or two. so it sounds like the blizzard of '78 which i grew up hearing my parents talk about. it may be our turn now for a similar storm. >> reporter: at the airports

lowering the salt intake by 50 percent could prevent more than a million deaths. researchers from harvard and ucla took part in the study. >> the french quarter was packed with parters for fat monday yesterday, the last day of mardi gras. rain is in the forecast today. today is fat tuesday and a million people are still expected to filling the streets. so for, officials have not canceled parade plans. the partying ends at midnight when lent begins. >> next at 5:00 a.m., taking a stand, the vote that will put san jose in the middle of the san jose in the middle of the battle over same-sex [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news, good morning on this tuesday at 5:00. thanks for joining us. i am krist

crews across the region loaded up salt trucks and are ready to hit the road. >> it will probably be a long four days, which is tough on anybody. >> reporter: no doubt, there is a lot of work ahead. new york has 6,300 miles of streets to plow. >> we have more than 250,000 tons of salt on-hand. >> reporter: in new jersey, residents brace for the storm, even though they haven't recovered from the devastation left behind by superstorm sandy. >> trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined us totally. >> reporter: new england residents rushed out to stock up on essentials. >> this is panic shopping. so, bread, milk, a snow shovel in case our snow shovel breaks. >> reporter: the fire department was even called into a supermarket in salem, massachusetts, because there were too many people there. many schools and businesses closed ahead of the storm. and airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights and say more are expected. preeti arla, abc news. >>> and in massachusetts, all subway, bus and commuter rail services will be shut down by midafternoon. >> as

it was not -- it has not fallen yet but street crews are salting the road. wind will also be a big concern with all of this because gusts could reach up to 75 miles per hour along the cape cod area. >> all right that can create massive snowdrifts and a number of school delays are being announced. this may be preemptive but lynette will let us know about the forecast in bit as to when we could see some of the severe stuff. baltimore county hearford done howard harford county scuse on a two-hour delay. the schools announcing delays but the heavy stuff is not here. >> not yet but if you want accurate wheel give you accurate with meteorologist lynette charles. there's a lot of stuff going on. >> there is a lot of stuff. i will step out of the way. we have the rain coming in. we look at the green and that's light rain. then we look towards the yellows and oranges and that's moderate steady rain across the area. and to couple that we have fog. i will show you that in a second but we cannot forget we are dealing with light snow around frederick county this morning.

a little bit of salt and pepper. go ahead and just take a nice, healthy amount, put 'em on the plate. and we're gonna do this salad in somewhat of a deconstructed fashion. so, it has a little bit of a--the guests can mix it or make it themselves. then we'll take a little bit of our goat cheese. and there's so many goat cheeses out there and certainly within varying degrees of intensity and flavor. and i've just taken the liberty of reducing a little bit of the balsamic vinegar. and if you want, you can just kind of do a little bit of garnish just on the plate like that. for the salad--again, nice, very simple, with the greens, the chanterelles, but great flavors. again, spring greens, roasted california chanterelles, a little bit of mild chevre, and a balsamic vinaigrette. enjoy. >> that concludes today's tour of the best of "california country." join us next time for more undiscovered treasures from the most fascinating state in the country. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] [captioned

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crews loaded up salt trucks and are ready to hit the road. >> it will probably be four days, which is tough on anybody. >> there is a lot of work ahead. 6,300 miles of streets to plow. what's more than two under 50,000 tons of salt on hand. >> residents brace for the storm even though the have not recovered from the devastation left behind by super storm sandy. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches if any storms are coming. >> new england residents rushed out to stock up on essentials. >> bread milk, a snow shovel. our snow shovel breaks. but the fire department was called in because there were too many people there. many schools and businesses are closed. >> stay with us for the latest on the winter weather. will have updates on facebook as well as the twitter pages. jackie terrace will join us in a few minutes with another look at the forecast. >> webb led to a deadly shooting in capitol heights. the victim was dropped off overnight at fire station 39. the person was taken to the hospital and the pronounced dead. new details as soon as we get them. at the one hang your club on

put the salt in. be generous. i know it looks like a lot. but when it's spread out, it's really not a lot at all. ok? remember parmesan cheese is also salty. freshly ground pepper--i'm putting this in first. and you add your heavy cream, because that oil-based buttery in the heavy cream will help me multiply all this stuff together much better. and use--i have a flat whisk. ok? and once that's done, i'm gonna add the milk. so, it's about a cup each. keep it simple--8 eggs. just dump it all in, 'cause it's a quick dinner, lunch, breakfast, anytime with rolls, croissants. just with that alone, oh, my gosh. ok. now, the custard is gonna be filled about 3/4 to the top of the rim. we'll leave a little border. ok? take aluminum foil. lightly cover it. and we're gonna cet it in the oven quickly at 375 for about 45 minutes. let it cook. take the cover off. 15 minutes--let it finish on its own. and then take it out when it's lightly finished. in the center is the custard. and here's what you get--a beautiful quiche to serve all day long. i'm the exec

tonight you're going to want to salt your driveways then salt your meats then salt your loved ones. if it's as bad as they say they may soon be your meats. >> look at the ice skating rink at rockefeller plaza. nothing coming down yet but it's not far 8 war. new york city one of the tric trickiest forecasts on the board. right on the borderline there of a lot of rain or a lot of snow. we're waking up this morning, at least 23 million under blizzard warnings. if you're thinking of traveling in the northeast later today, especially after noon or saturday morning, you may want to reconsider. you should reconsider. more than 1,900 flights have already been canceled, the majority coming from newark, laguardia, jfk, providence, hartford. amtrak is reducing service on excel, new york, boston. governors of most of the affected states are telling people they do not want you on the roads after noon today. the cars get stuck on the highways, the plows can't go down, the roads never get cleared until the tow trucks come. after noon, get home. blizzard warnings, winter storm warnings, from philad

this is 100,000 tons of salt that i'm standing on. i've got some right here in my hand. it is one of so many tools that millions of americans will use as we prepare for this major winter storm. from new york to boston, the winter weather arsenals are prepped and ready for blizzard war. and those in charge of the snowy battle are keeping their commands simple. >> stay off the streets of our city. basically, stay home. >> reporter: in a chaotic salem, massachusetts, supermarket, the fire department was called in because there were just too many people stocking up. what did you get? >> all the provisions, the junk food, the real food. the water. >> reporter: here's how it all goes down. a storm slamming the great lakes now will join forces with another one from the south, and combined, it forms a monster nor'easter that will sit and spin just off the coast. and then there's the wind. wind gusts will reach 50 to 60 miles per hour from philadelphia to boston. >> we have more than 250,000 tons of salt on hand. our sanitation workers will work split 12-hour shifts, starting at

put a little salt in theater. and en we put it on the stove where we bring it up to a boil ok? and the important thing is again to--to have the potatoes srt from cold. and then when you're cooking the potatoes, you want to cook them until they're nice and fork tender, so a fork goes in, you take it out, and they're nice and tender. another thing with mashed potatoes too is, depending on the type of potato you do, and en you cook them, is really not to over-- over-wp them, especially if you weresay if you were making a repotato mash. um, if you really over-whip them, then they really become kind of pasty. so y really want to make sure that you don't do that, because at that point it seems like there's not--you c't add enough cam to make them, uh, creamy. we've got our mashed potatoes. i've taken some caramelized onions--so we've takesome onions, we've slow-cooked them so they've got nice color, kind of caramelized the sugars in the onns, chopped them up, and now we're gonna d them to our mashed potatoes. and then it's just gonna be a quick, simple mix. but the sweetness from the

i saw a few trucks on the roadways salting making sure the morning commute is safe for drivers and it's important to know you can get the latest updates on our twitter account at abc2 news we will be updating that pier outcally this morning so you can follow along with more weather updates. reporting live, sherrie johnon, abc2 news. >>> 4:34. this will likely affect your commute throughout the friday morning. expect delays and backups on the road. >> let's see how things are look right now with lauren cook with your traffic. >> reporter: good morning. well, as lynette mentioned we are dealing with a wintery mix in frederick but everywhere else it's raining. the roads will be slick. be careful on 95 in white marsh. no delays into the city. and 695 will be delay free from parkville up to towson heading over to pikesville this is at green spring avenue. nice and normal conditions. that is 7-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down to 70 and this is what 83 looks like at shawan road. 21 minutes altogether to travel from the maryland pennsylvania state line to the beltway. it will remain

all the salt that they need available. all the salt trucks to put that salt on to the roads. and he says nobody should be panicking about anything this time around. least of all, gas shortages as we saw in the wake of super storm sandy. listen to the mayor. >> there is no need to panic buying of gas for your cars. all indications are the gas supply is plentiful and distributed -- deliveries will not be disrupted. >> but it appears not everybody is listening to that. a lot of people in this area as you well know, shep, have awful memories of waiting hours online for week after week after week in the wake of super storm sandy and we're already hearing reports from across this region that there are gas shortages. some gas stations running out. mayor bloomberg says that's not a problem. it might be a problem just for a couple of days. getting the tankers to the gas stations but they will top them off. on top of this though he says everybody should be careful. this is not super storm sandy, but that does not mean it cannot hurt and it cannot kill. the mayor says the best advice fo

the dry salt is blowing around. a milder trend will set up. hang on. >> hold off on that car wash. >> definitely hold off on that. >> okay. you can't take wyatt with you but you can get the latest on the school closings with live radar right there on your abc2 mobile app. head to abc2news.com/down load. >>> president obama took his gun control message on the road. the president went to minnesota to push for stricter measures because he said the state is making progress in its efforts to reviews gun violence. he heard from elected leaders before making a remark to a crowd of supporters. >> if there's just one life we can save, we have an obligation to try. >> the president is pushing for laws that limit the number of rounds in a magazine, renew a band on assault weapons and require universal background checks for all gun purchases. as for the picture that was released over the weekend of the president shooting clay pigeons, the white house said it hasn't decided to respond to that about the president's personal experience shooting firearms. >>

salt it and cure it.o what you do, you put in the water for three days, depend how thick it is and then you cut into small pieces and you leave overnight in milk like this. you lose a little bit of the fish. like beautiful and soft. >> boil apita potato. i want everybody to see. take the peel off. >> then you mash the potato and then in the sauce pan like this one. what do you do? you put the cod with the milk and then you have just a little bit of anchovy and do this for four, five minutes. at the very end you have the potato inside and you have a mix like this one. you want to have it this color compost and, of course, olive oil is important, too. you put always like a nice olive oil, like an infusion, basically. a very simple dish, but the key of this dish is the quality of ingredient. the good quality of cod. fresh, traditional, in season. all kinds of kale and olive oil and once you do this then, of course, you do a beautiful, look at this product. >> what is in this? >> this is the broccoli and a li

it is 100,000 tons of salt. they're getting another 60,000 ton delivery ahead of the storm.s so many of us will be using. by this time tomorrow i'll be using these goggles. ginger zee, abc news, chaes. >>> accuweather meteorologist jim dicky continues our coverage now. good morning. >> a crippling snowstorm on tap here for today. two systems merging, colliding off the eastern seaboard, strengthening, moving north and eastward, conditions rapidly deteriorating. new york city starting as rain and changing over to snow. from providence, rhode island to bangor maine, blizzard conditions. very dangerous situation as far as travel is kernd. not a good night to be out and about on the roadways. new york city right in the battleground, likely around a foot when all is said and done. just off to the best of boston, as much as two feet by the time all is said and done. rob and diana, back to you. >> don't you just love winter? >> you mean when it snows? >> thank you, jim, for that. here's the rest of today's weather. showers around orlando and miami. some rain from san francisco to sa

it is made with a mayo and dried mustard and celery salt. chili sauce and paprika. it is a favorite seasoning. you open it, take this, you know the meat on top. very simple. you take your sauce. boom. boom. you come here. what doesn't make -- bacon makes everything better, everything is better, they have ice cream these days. i'll go behind you. >> these are my favorite, i love these. >> and this goes in the oven. watch this. out, that was not hot at all. >> look, kids. >> look at that. >> wow. >> okay. >> scallions the salt and to keep them from tipping around on top of the, i know. you make it look easy. the easiest way they struggle with is opening the oyster. and it is to not put it on the table but hold it in your hand and stick your knife in the tail end and give it a spin a twist, not a pry. >> is that a news sell. >> it is. cut it and flip it over. you have, you know a nice oyster like that. >> and people really have like they love them or they cannot stand them. >> do you think they don't know. >> what is that. >> i just -- >> cut the bottom. >> did i. >> g

they're waiting on salt trucks so no one is getting through. inside the beltway if you're planning to head to 270. this is what you'll have to deal with coming in from frederick. off and on down to germantown and the point where the lanes divide. take another live look. if you're planning to head over into virginia, there's a couple of separate accidents down on 95 in garrisonville. here's what it looks like on the beltway in silver spring. outer loop side continuous from 95 past connecticut avenue. there had been an accident there early this morning. outbound memorial bridge is shut down with an accident involving five vehicles waiting on some salt trucks there as well. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> 6:32. let's see what our partners at cbs this morning are covering. >> norah oh donnell is in -- o'donnell is in new york. >> good morning. we'll look at how the merger to create the world's largest airline will affect you and other travelers. plus, a top physics professor on tomorrow's close encounter with a massive asteroid. and she's