salt. besides bringing out the flavor of our favorite foods, it's a mineral that our body needs in moderation. did you know that there's a load of different varieties? of course, we're familiar with everyday table salt, and probably kosher salt, which has a coarse texture that makes it great for both pickling and cooking. well, then there's sea salt, which is salt that has been mined from sea beds or extracted from evaporated ocean water, which is very trendy in all sorts of dishes. but salt varieties go far beyond these. today we can readily find different gourmet salts that range from smoky black lava to pink himalayan salt. and many of these salts are meant to be added to our foods after they're cooked adding a whole new flavor. one big trend we're seeing right now is to accent our sweets with salt. we're seeing this on everything from cookies and candies to chocolate bars. so we came up with a homemade candy b smothering slightly salted cashews with an easy homemade caramel and drizzled

but salt varieties go way beyond these. we can readily find different gourmet salt. in many of these salts, they are meant to be added to the food after they are cooked adding a whole new flavor. one big trend we are seeing is to accent our sweet with salt. we are seeing this on everything from cookies and candies to chocolate barsment candy by smothers slightly salted cashews with a easy homemade caramel and drizzling them with milk chocolate. to put these clusters over the top, we sprinkle them with some sea salt. they look like we bought them at some fancy candy store, don't they? want the recipe for our sea salt cashew turtles? it is online so can you impress your frfrnds an family way sweet and salty combo that they will absolutely drool over. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen where everyday, we are looking for a sweet and salty way for you to say ooh it's so good. >> thank you, howard. >>> when it comes to finding love, your career could play a dating jobs may matter more than your looks i'm dating app, tinder, is out with its list of jobs that attract th

the salt used to keep streets safe them as well. says it's typical to see more due to the salt used to treat roads... and temperature swings. while potholes may seem like a minor inconvenience ... consumers. according to triple a... pothole damage has cost u-s the last 5 years. as for repairs ... v-dot says it fixes potholes using a temporary cold mix patch in the winter. crews use asphalt when it becomes available during the warmer months. road salt doesn't only affect potholes... it can also damage your lawn. environmental experts say the salt absorbs water... which is good for drying out slick roads... but bad for plants. if too much salt accumulates in the soil... it can affect root systems ... leading to plant discoloration or death. to help experts suggest mixing salt with sand... using barriers to protect plants from road spray... or choosing plants that are more salt tolerant. a historic site that's been struggling with finances over the past few months is finally back on track. natural bridge is now caught up on more than a

salt rooms are filled from floor to ceiling with all natural salt. clear salt covers the walls... rock salt is on the floors... and pharmaceutical- grade sodium chloride... is pumped into the air. one mother describes how it's helped her son... who has asthma: (( gretchen jackson/mother: "he dropped to his knees during a soccer game and had a full blown asthma attack." "after the first visit he had gotten rid of some congestion we didn't even know he had, and after the next visit, he only used the inhaler once all weekend during sports." )) ((kirsten joyce)) some doctors are still skeptical of salt therapy... because of the lack of studies on it. /// ((brian loftus)) > american airlines is suing in-flight wi-fi provider "gogo"... because it's internet is too slow. the airline believes it has a better offer from another competitor... and wants to get out of its contract. american airlines' contract states... once it submits an official notice that they have a better offer... time to comeback with another offer. gogo says it has new technology... that will deliver a better wi-fi exp

salt crews put down a layer of salt.y have put down the brine so hopefully things will be nice and safe for the first half of the day but as sue mentioned it is something that is changing throughout, hour by hour. route 141, again just wet roads. no problems coming in from say collegeville, royersford, looking good working your way up through malvern. we will zoom into an accident, york and county line road. new jersey turnpike is there a speed restriction of 50 miles an hour in play and all of the bridges also have speed restrictions, in play as well. chris and lauren back over to you. >>> wendy williams knows fashion. >> now she's sharing that sense of fashion on a new television show, all right. so she already has a syndicated daytime talk show right here on fox 29 at ten in the 11:00 in the morning. now she's watching a red carpet fashion commentary series called wendy's style squall. it kicks off next week with the bet with the wrap up of the styles worn in the grammys. wendy will be joined by fashion experts and th

we have them ledded with salt. they are out the patrolling putting down salt.affic starts to move around as people, make their way out to get to work and school or where ever they are going. >> now charlie, this isn't a plowable snow. i saw trucks out there i didn't see the plows down. you are putting salt down after the brine that went down yesterday. >> we do not expect this to be a plowable snowstorm, just more salt intensive. so we got 106,000 tons of salt, we have plenty on hand to put down. a as the snow starts to come down, and covers the roadway, motorist come in, start working the salt into the snow, it might be slick, people need to take their time, and you know, just leave a little extra time to get where they are going. >> do you think this will be a problem for evening rush hour? obviously crews are out there this morning for the morning rush hour what about lunchtime and that friday night commute home. >> if the day goes on we expect temperatures to rise above freezing so whatever is happening and laying on the roadway we expect to melt throughout

today we can readily find different gourmet salts that range from smoky black himalayan salt. and many of these salts are meant to be added to our foods after they're cooked adding a whole new flavor. one big trend we're seeing right now is to accent our sweets with salt. we're seeing this on everything from cookies and candies to chocolate bars. so we came up with a homemade candy by smothering slightly salted cashews with an easy homemade caramel and drizzled them with milk chocolate. and to put these clusters over the top, we sprinkled them with some sea salt. they look like we bought them at some fancy schmancy candy store, don't they? want the recipe for, "sea salt cashew turtles," it's online now so you can impress your friends and family with a sweet and salty combo they'll absolutely drool over. i'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where every day we're looking for a sweet (or shall i say salty) way for you to say . "ooh it's so good!!" " lukas: if you would like a copy of that send us a self addressed stamped envelope here to a-b-c 9 news. our address is 625 dougl

we built the salt barn so we have a place for the salt. the city was able to take delivery of the salt and avoid storage charges. >> we ordered 3,000 tons to fill we commit to buying 3,000 tons over the winter. >> reporter: public works director joe wright says until this week's snow it would have been a tight fit. not now. >> the facility gives us a hedge on that because when we see that there is a low price, we can go out and jump on it. >> reporter: cities without enough storage room have two choices. pay the salt company storage fees or find other places to store the salt but it has to be covered and epa problems with runoff. paul orlousky, cleveland 19. >> romona: here are some comparison numbers we found. the city of cleveland can store up to 24,000 tons of salt. odot district 12 can store 65,000 tons. it is the smaller communities with less capacity that could have to pay storage fees. >> mark: beechwood is making high tech upgrades. purchase of 15 advanced camera systems for police cruisers and 55 body cams. cruisers are equipped w

and to put these salt. they look like we bought them at some fancy schmancy candy store, don't they? want the recipe for, "sea salt cashew turtles," it's online now so you can impress your friends and family with a sweet and salty combo they'll absolutely drool over. i'm howard in the sweet (or shall i say salty) way for you to say . "ooh it's so with the summer olympics just months away -- a symbolic start to the games is almost in motion... plus... another big event later this year -- the presidential election... how tonight will be big for g-o-p candidates trying to halt their party's streaking frontrunner... and... deadly severe weather slams parts of the eastern united states -- and affects travel in major ways today... welcome back to the news at noon.. i'm ally crutcher we're battling a bit of wind storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel has the whole scoop in your first forecast... information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl good thursday afternoon. we'll start the day with

live at penndot salt yard this south philadelphia. good morning, justin. >> reporter: jim, erika, good morning, within the hour, weaver seen several penndot trucks leave here from the salt yards here in south philly. we have video of those guys leaving from just a few minute ago, they were all lined up here, salt in tow, about to go out here and salt the area roads, i can tell you that they did look as though we have places to go already, dispatched to certain areas, to get to work right away for the morning commute. we can tell you that here, i kind of want to jump back out live to show you what we are seeing here. on the ground, the actual gown here, snow snot sticking as you can see, just water at this point. they did drop some salt in this area earlier perhaps, this is a result of that, you still want to be very cautious when you were driving this morning, just in case the conditions are changeable, where you are, of course, we know strong start and conditions like this will lead to good finish tonight as weather continues to tran

@that is what crews are doing @salting the roadways. @we also want to take you inside @the garage here, because this @is a team effort. @when you are talking about what @happens to make sure that these @trucks get out there on the @roads, and that they get out @safely, you are looking at @scott right now this morning, @he is working on the truck @inside here and he is working @on part of the engine. @so you know, just like with any @other vehicles, you are going @to have trouble with some of @these trucks and they want to @make sure that things are going @well. @we have been telling you all @morning there are about 80 @trucks out there, 80 drivers in @cuyahoga, lake counties, all @throughout the area. @salting those roadways and @watching for changing @conditions.

some salt and pepper on the beef. you want to see it the in the outside this marinate, i will put some olive oil in it. and, some herbs, i like to put it right over the the meat. we're making a quick marinate here. the herbs and garlic give it a nice flavor. i like to let it sit for a couple of hours. for the the carpatcho we are making a sauce essentially which is mayonnaise. horse radish freshly graded. here i get a whole root and we graded it and we put this in the sauce. little mustard. whole grain mustard. and, i like to make sour cream. i like sour cream in there because it goes great with the horse radish, and the mustard and the beef. we just mix that well. very simple. season it with a little salt and pepper. so now our filet is marinated here for a while and i'm ready to seer it. it is a medium high heat, throw a little oil in it. you can see, nice high heat, smoking hot. what we will do is roll this around until it is browned evenly all around the side for the perfect filet. you see how carmelized it is on

there is some salt that was dropped by some salt trucks and a bit of the glaze on the roadways, and some snow on some of the cars that had been park overnight because they did get a dusting that came down overnight as well. a dusting here in the actual rodney square, as we pan over here, on the grass, and they sometimes have demonstrations here but now it looks like the snow doing protesting, on the ground right there on the grass and you might than able to see it blowing through the camera, the snow kind of blowing from different angles there. i will tell what you public works officialness wilmington they took a lot have heat for, residents, said and it took a long time to dig out from that last storm. so public works officials here in wilmington, they are saying that they got out well a ahead of this storm coming into get some salt on the roads and to get some brine down as well and dell dot is taking it very seriously in new castle county. they were brining the roads waiting for weather conditions to change because it is mostly rain in southern sections of delaware but new castle coun

you can see the salt. they are using this once the they have already brined the roads in dare county. if it lays down between one and two inches, then they will use the cplows. the outer banks are spent to see those of the so, coming up at 12:30. katie: as the storm pushes through the you can stay connected with our team of meteorologist. don: you can download the wavy weather app. katie: do not forget to sign up for the push notifications. still have come a winter blast. we are making sure you know about weather conditions all over hampton roads. and he will have a live report from virginia beach. don: here is a live look from inches of snow is possible. kaittie: restaurant attack. don: we continue the winter weather coverage. katie: we have crews down through the outer banks. don: parts of the cell cycle see the first accumulation. katie: andy fox is life in virginia beach. andy: these are the sand piles come in to show you how much sand there is, virginia beach is very prepared for this. 900 miles of ro

we've seen trucks going by with a salt mixture. crews come in at 7:00 tonight and they will check on any problems on the bridges and the ramps. they want to tell the drivers, assume every street is slippery because it is cold and the brine could help but there could slick spots. we haven't seen any problems. we've seen snow sticking to the grassy services but with the cold temperatures, you have to be careful with where you're going because the brine only works in some spots so you have to be aware of that. anita: more ahead at 6:00 as we check the roads around the area we'll check around with the reporters in the south side and north carolina. tom: if you have thoughts of spring, check out h.r. spring.com including coastal we'll be right back. tom: a live look at super doppler 10 radar exit stage right. it is a glancing blow from old man winter. don has a look at a cold weekend coming up in a few minutes. first, we continue with live reports throughout the region. first on the outer banks where we get a storm, people get nervous.

season with salt and pepper and minutes. then tray and sear in temperature, 1 and add half your shallots, brown sugar, salt and pepper. once sugar begins to chicken stock and reduce by half then broccolini: heat pan teaspoon olive oil. seconds. add salt and pepper, white wine and half. then add 1 tbl pan on high heat, berries, mustard till garlic begins then add red wine then add demi glace medium and allow about 10 minutes. through a fine mesh just in time for pleased to cincinnati restaurant is the only aaa five winner in the state palm court, inside netherland hotel, is also one of only north america on comes after unannounced visits a final decision by a panel of experts. "having the state's only aaa five diamond restaurant is a source of great pride for our area," said cheryl parker, aaa corporate public affairs manager. we congratulate chef todd kelley and the entire orchids staff for this impressive accomplishment." cincinnati is also home to four other leading-edge restaurants named aaa four diamond award winners thi

and then we're going to sprinkle some salt in there. now, you can always add salt. you can't take it out, okay? >> start with less than you think you need. >> start with less. we're gonna have about 1/2 teaspoon. and, you know, the best way to deal with salt is like this -- in a bowl, between your fingers so that you have the most control over your salt. >> mm-hmm. shaker. but sometimes shakers pour and sometimes they, like, hardly come out. >> sometimes they shake. >> yeah, exactly. sometimes they rock and roll a little bit on you, you know? and then i just put in about a teaspoon of my secret ingredient, that chicken base. and that's it. >> so, what does the chicken base do? >> it just adds flavor. it adds depth of flavor. i mean, a chicken base is a reduced stock that had onions and carrots and celery and chicken, so there's a lot of complexity. so it just adds complexity to your salsa. it just adds that little bit more flavor to it. actually makes it taste a little bit like soup, you know? people start eating it that way. >> [ laughs ] >> okay, so, then you got

salt piled high. it's been a mild winter so far but the latest storm could choke the morning commute. >> we can't stress enough the a.m. commute is going to be problematic. >>reporter: massdot is ready to clear the roads and suggests that transportation will be the most effective. 40,000 pounds of salt and 500 boston. -- there is now a snow emergency in officer. space savers are not allowed. >> it's nice for them to break up the routine and solve and clean off the cars. it will be a fun day. >>reporter: crews are taking with a crane all of this salt and piling it all high and boston crews want to remind everyone no space savers because it'd is not a snow emergency. >>> all right. don't forget, we'll be with you all morning during tomorrow's storm so you can get your day started as safely as possible. 4:30 to track the storm. road conditions. and updates on school closings. a lot of those will come in late in the morning. join us tomorrow morning on today in new england. >> we have to do something. cou

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salt-generator. the rooms are considered a natural alternative for people suffering from a variety of respiratory as well as skin conditions. breathing problems says 45 minutes in the salt room at least once a day has drastically changed his life. it's quiet, it's relaxing, and it's healthy (laughs) allergists says it always best to consult your doctor before trying new forms of therapy. toy makers are showing off their latest creations at the 113th annual toy fair in new york city. the toys are continuing to get more high-tech. a new "star wars" toy allows kids to use their mind to control a game. sot- two shot) (kc) what they're thinking happens over here? (hf) well what happens these sensors that are on my ears and behind my forehead will pick up my beta brain waves as i'm thinking about moving the holograms within the also making a comeback. this year, family board games are a big hit, whether it's brand new games, or a new take on old classics. industry experts say this could be because now more

wasted away again in margaritaville, searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.... salt... salt... salt... ok parrotheads new this morning riverbend just announcing that jimmy buffet is coming back. he'll perform one night only on june 21st as part of his "i don't know" tour. tickets go on sale next week. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right here on the morning xtra and our website fox19 now-dot-com. right now, we want to get a check of your weather with catherine weather now transition today with temperatures right where they should be around 42 degrees for a high. we are starting out with lows in the low to mid 20s and partly cloudy skies. one thing you will notice as we warm to 60 degrees on friday it will become windy into the afternoon with a sun and cloud mix. even warmer with highs near 63 degrees on saturday before our next chance of rain by sunday morning and scattered showers on sunday afternoon and high of 56 degrees. next week we will remain near normal in the mid to low 40s and dry the first half of the week. still

the salt trucks, they're ready to roll. we'll check in on conditions across the area. >>> good friday morning to you, it is february 5th, i'm area cane von tiehl.ing to >> i'm jim donovan, we're on extra early to help you get through this snowy start to this friday morning. let's get the latest on the forecast from katie. >> morning, everyone, happy friday, jimmy nailed it, give yourselves some extra time this morning, you will need it. so katie, what is in store for thus morning? >> obviously got the action going on right over my shoulders on storm scan3 already. that's the story pretty much all morning. what's good about the storm, it is acquit hitter. will get out of here no later than noon, probably even earlier than that depending on location, further inland, the further north, the quick they are will get out of here. clearly now that we are into the coldest time of the night, leading up to dawn, you're starting to see that rain change over in a broad fashion here to snow. now, i think that this radar looks a lot scari

they are filled in the back bed with salt so when that snow first begins sticking they can lay the salto prevent the bonding with the pavement. that's huge as we know for protecting the roads, especially as we head into the morning rush. this will be a tricky one, which is why we're on so early. >> katy, thanks. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> light snow in university city but look at the radar. you can see heavier snow to the south. we will see some of the heavier snow move into the area. with the light snow that's falling right now, it will take some time before it starts sticking. the roads are still warm. it's still above freezing and just rain in cape may and sea isle city. milford, dover, see something snow, just outside of ship bottom. most of burlington county is seeing light snowfall. it's even lighter farther north and west. this is where will be ending first. this is where we'll see the least accumulation during the day. trenton also at 33 degrees along with wrightstown, 36 degrees at philadelphia international, at the shore, atlanti

we have onions, carrots, potatoes and put more of our salt in. five, six minutes, until the onions are tender. >> onions, potatoes, carrots. >> you can use winter vegetable vegetables, root veggies. once that comes to a sizzle, put some wine. >> second time today we're cooking with wine. >> i always cook with wine. sometimes i drink it. >> that is how it is supposed to go. >> actually the other way around i drink it sometimes i cook with it. ha ha ha. get the crispy bits from the chicken off there, add the chicken. >> you used chicken breasts. >> i like to use a whole chick ten cut up because you have chick eastbound onchicken on the bone you get more flavor. for a hour, let it get happy. when that has been sitting an hour in the oven, make dump lynx. super simple. bisquick. milk. >> whole milk? >> i have whole milk because i have little ones. you can use cream, whatever. >> use the good stuff if you can afford it and calorie wise. >> a wet consistency. not fully mixed. not like smooth? >> you don't want it to be -- you want it like a cake mixtur

it's salt water. yes. i cannot make fresh water out of salt water, but i have learned how to make salt water out of fresh water. ah! jeannie, i'm home. i am out here, master. boy, you should've seen me in the lab today. jeannie! what are you doing? get down off my towel! what if one of the neighbors sees you? but master, you know how restful it is up here. yes, yes, yeah, i know. but come down here. come up here. take these trunks off. [laughs] no, i don't mean-- oh, master, you worry too much. this patio is private. [humming] not anymore, it isn't. this is custer's. now you've gotta get out of here. custer to captain nelson. hi! hi. my third stage malfunctioned. well, that happens to us down at the cape occasionally. what went wrong? fuel trouble. i guess i didn't mix enough vinegar with the baking soda. well, you can try another space probe tomorrow, huh? gee, i wish i was a real astronaut like you. they send up monkeys and mice, but i don't see what they've got against kids. [bugle playing] that's for m

dot's put down br are ine inn salt trucks waiting. you can see flakes coming across the camera lens here but roadways are wet but nonetheless still slippery of the ben franklin bridge looking good this morning. they put down brine overnight. here's an example of the 42 freeway, rain hit your windshield but turns quickly to water when it hits ground surface for the moment. the here's a live look at i-95, poor visibility here down in delaware. this is i-95 just south of the wilmington. expect a arrival and departure delays if you get out of town this weekend. check with the airline at philly international. market frankford and broad street subway. they are running those night owl buses until 5:00 o'clock. or wise mass transit off to a good start, first trains out of the gate they are all lined up at 30th street station but watch for slippery spots the on the platforms, boarding and exiting the buses and sidewalks especially the old brick sidewalks down here in center city. the chris, back over to you. >>> let's stay with this. jersey sh

p>> tell me if it needs more salt por not. pit might. p>> mmm. p>> good? p>> mmm. p>> salt's okay? pall right, you ready to move on pto fruit salsa? p>> mm. p>> let's do it. all right. p>> it's delicious. p>> good, good, good, good. p>> i want another bite. p>> [ chuckles ] p>> you want a bite? p>> i'm gonna try some, too. pwhat the heck, you know? pi'm a big salsa fan. pi could eat this all night long. p>> mmm. p>> you know? p>> you just turned me into a big psalsa fan. p>> this and sports, i could pjust -- you know, that's a good pevening. p>> so, there you have it -- pjohnny prep's salsa from pin his new book. ptrust me, it's delicious. pfor "teen kids news," i'm pnicole. pcan i have one more? p>> absolutely. pgo for it. p>> that sure looks delicious. pfor all of us here at p"teen kids news," have a great pweek.

tons of salt on hand.nd crews expect this when it comes to be a wetter snow so for them it's easier to clear, which is good news for drivers and with the prob -- but the problem is that temperatures are going to drop so tomorrow morning's commute may get a little icy if those roads stay wet. now, it is important to note that today's trash and recycling in the philadelphia area, pickup is canceled in anticipation of this weather. residents are asked to hold onto it until next tuesday. however, no snow emergency has been declared which means parking is as normal. now, back out live, my photographer, nick morgan, has a great shot of the sidewalk and all that salt that has been spread to prevent people from slipping, so that's what you're going see when you head out this morning. same on the roads so definitely better to be safe than sorry. we'll keep you updated from this part of roxborough throughout the morning. weir live in roxborough, erin o'hearn channel6 "action news." back to you. >> thanks erin. >>> b

dispenser behind it sprague the road with salt and what-not. stopped by headquarters you can see the trucks being refilled with the salt so d.o.t. crews working around the clock to make sure the roads here in boone are clear for the day and clear as mentioning a little bit earlier. i'll be up here all morning keeping an eye on the roads telling you road conditions, if you have to be out here in the mountains, you have to dry well below the speed limit. coming up here i kind of lost traction a couple times, my traction control light came on, it is slick, slow down, take your time if you have to be out here, please take your time behind the wheel go well below the speed limit. the roads are icy and slick and you will slide. be careful. reporting live in boone, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> john: thanks, ashton. d.o.t. crews have been busy overnight. sarah blake morgan was at the c-dot yard as crews prepared to head out on the roads. >> reporter: long before the sky split open. >> will it be rain, snow, ice? c c-dot asking those questions g

a salting operation. it was a plowing operation. we still have 90% of our salt supplies. you can see just how much salt they have at the barn right here. they say they are going to ramp up this operation starting around midnight. leon: thanks, tom. turn to "good morning forecasts andr up-to-the-minute traffic reports. live coverage starts tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. alison: hackers published contact information for 20,000 employees of the fbi. the hackers even bragged about it on twitter. they say they got the information from a department of justice database. the information contained names, titles, phone numbers, e-mail addresses. that privateppear information, like social security numbers, was breached. yesterday, hackers published similar data on nearly 10,000 workers from the department of homeland security. and ahe was an aide volunteer at an elementary school and now he is charged with making child pornography. deonte carraway no longer works at the elementary school. roz has more on this story. this is a case that seems to be building. >> investigators say their

we're see something of them already at this hour laying salt.en though we have some of that rain still in the mix. you can see some salt is being laid on the exit ramps, on and off ramps. those surfaces are different from the pavement and they can freeze a lot faster. amtrak delays, none to speak of right now at 30th street station. we'll swing our camera over to 76 as i tell you about an update i have from the philadelphia international airport. so far today, three lights in or out of philadelphia have been canceled. two between philadelphia and boston. we know the storm system is moving up to the northeast. also one between philadelphia and pittsburgh. taking a quick live look at 76, the schuylkill expressway, we are seeing cars move at a pretty regular clip here but as bill said, the bulk of the snow will move in between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. that's the bulk of the morning rush. we'll see conditions change very differently over the next little bit. reporting live outside 30th street station, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >> our reporters like katy a

@and the salt is good for your @muscles too. @>> wow. @>> like epsom salt. @>> that's nice. @>> it really is. @we're bringing it down low @right now. @it's about 18 after the hour. @here's betsy with the weather. @>> we have temperatures 27 @degrees. @hopefully that water is a @little bit warmer. @hike it up, you know. @hot tub like. @it will be chilly tonight. @temperatures will be variable @across the area. @just like cloud cover is @expected to be variable. @the winds becoming nearly calm. @that's a big part of the @forecast. @temperatures will be the @coldest where the winds are @calm and where the skies are @clearest. @now, we're still dealing with @scattered flurries, these are @not doing anything more than @showing up. @they're blowing around and as @remember bob ross, the painter @guy? @come on, jim. @that's totally your generation. @>>> temperatures are in the 20s @across the area right now. @as the winds calm down, we'll @have temperatures that get down @into the low teens across much @of the area. @several areas dropping back @into the single digits as well. @the cold air is fa

they as well a number of salt and sand crews trying to salt treat the slick spots. this is a really good reminder bee are seeing conditions deteriorating around -- we are seeing conditions deteriorating in chapel hill and roxboro, and with the freezing rain, we're seeing problems in raleigh. best thing to do is stay put. back to you. >> thank you, bryan. and as you heard bryan talk b the conditions are rapidly changing and we will be here with you to track this winter weather, whatever is falling from the sky and whatever is sticking to the roads. they've had some snow, but s co o mas, wasng gs iol - st- g we tried tbut didnnect then we abouan's new ng s syncpe lesns tay sy st. t numssngromeh ogeaiof fin r n knoefn.idhainil bor. and.uthig. we woin iningrmia cos,nd g r nls

he tells me that just in the past hour or so, they've been working on what's called spot salting. that's the bridges, overpasses , areas prone to freezing first. let's take you now to the scene behind it us here, see the tractors here, the truck are here, ready to go me all are in activation mode right now getting out there and salting and treating these roadways. he is asking all drivers to keep their distance, what they are doing right now, is trying to get ahead of on this morning rush, they're big concern is this precipitation continuing to fall, and they are getting stuck in traffic so make way to let the trucks go this morning. jim, erika, back over to you. >> justin finch, thank you. right now to jut jersey. i snow snow starting to cover the roads out there. >> jan carabeo in the cbs-3 mobile weather lab in mt. holly. what are the roads look being like there, jan? >> seeing changing conditions, this is high street, mt. holly, burlington county, where you can see the road is covered with snow right now. just over the last half hour, we saw that slush, now, turned into comple

the salt and plow trucks are out. just found out from burlington county, they have about 40 assets on the road. camden county has twice that many as their salt and plow operations. we told you the cars would be covered in snow. they are. we have aç good coating, aboutn inch on the ground as we speak. as you get up, this is what you can anticipate. if if you can, go to school and work late so-to-allow the plow trucks to get out ahead of you. >>> burlington county to philadelphia where the changeover to snow started before 4:00 this morning. it's already causing travel problems. >> katy zachry is live near 30th street station. you've been checking in with the airport, septa and amtrak. what are they telling you? >> the snow is coming down, the flakes are bigger, the wind has picked up, depending on what direction you're facing you could get peltd by the snow. even though the flakes are big and has a sleet-like consistency to it, it's not sticking to the pavements. amtrak not reporting any delays on the rails. philadelp

that is where the salt can staythat is where the salt can stay. according to lasley, the best place to beat this is a you trip to a drive-thru car wash. washing your car every ten days in the winter rain and shine >> mark: the latest on the forecast and what to expect as you head out on the roads at wset.com tonight. and like our abc 13 facebook page where we are constantly posting updates as we get them. >>> something we all have and may take for granted, but the most asked-for item among our home list, socks. the lynchburg nonprofit warm streets is partnering with local businesses to help collect those socks. they set up kiosks all over the area and this one at absolute bridal downtown. more than 1,000 socks have already been donated and distributed to local shelters. and the people they see really need them. >> he got frostbite because he didn't have anything covering his feet. we don't want that to happen. we want people to know there is a problem here in lynchburg, but there is also a solution, and that is the community coming together. >> da

. >> whatever you get, you have to throw the salt at it. here, crews filed in just after 9:00 sunday, loading up to head out. they will put down brine and salt, starting with city streets that need it most like major roadways, connector streets, and bus routes. >> trucks are out the whole time. trucks don't stay in the yard. they are out moving around and checking routes. >> the check list for charlotte crews falls under condition b, that means 12-hour shifts, 64 field staff and 32 trucks. in the morning, new crews will file in and could apply more salt. it is the main ingredient to break down one of their toughest challenges yet. >> ice is the hardest thing to have to deal with and you can't melt ice. >> crews say they are equipped to handle it. >> they are highly trained, know the work and they will get out and get at it. >> reporter: city officials say there something you can do to if you see the trucks in the morning or through the night, they ask you give them extra room to work and gefb yourself extra time-- give yourself extra time t

we got the salt application down, the salt solution the pavement so when the freezing rain and sleetn to fall, it wasn't bonding instantly. freezing rain is difficult to combat. it's a continuing salting operation to keep that chemical on the pavements to prevent the ice from sticking and obviously that can cause major problems as we've seen in the past. >> all right, gaen, thanks gene much for the update. >> my pleasure. thank you. >>> community activists will release a report on how they say oil trains are endangering lower incomes in philadelphia. the report claims minorities and the poor face an excessive risk of health and safety problems from trains carrying crude oil through their communities. activists say the problem could grow worse if plans to expand the pes refinery in south philadelphia go through. the refinery is a distribution point for oil coming by rail from north dakota. >>> it's 5:17. 47 degrees at the airport. #reezing around much of the area. the coast guard will question the owner of the el faro today, the freighter ship sank last fall off the coast of the baham

. >> darcel: next in our ask 13, your car when >> tammy: cars covered with road salt have been making a beeline for the car wash every chance they get. >> darcel: but could you be putting that salt back on to your car when you use a car wash with recycled water. that's our ask 13. >> tammy: frank, that's a good question. >> frank: we think so, tammy. we appreciate all our viewers who take the time to write us. this question deals specifically with the automated full service car washes that recycle their water. this question comes from dwayne layel. dwayne is concerned that if the salt washed off your car is in the recycled water then you're going to be reapplying the salty water back on to your car. he's worried that this could have the same net effect as having all that salt on your car to begin with, which is rust. autobell is one of those car washes that recycles. but they say what goes back on to your car will not cause it to rust. >> the salt mixed with our soaps and chemicals renders a completely harmless, non-corrosive. >> frank: autobell says the soapy chemically treated water

toll on everything from your weight to even your looks. the fox medical team will break down how much salt is packed into your favorite foods. >> plus, designer babies. model chrissy teigen says she picked her baby's gender. what influenced that decision and how people are reacting to that, this morning. >> and big changes coming into the price of bacon. we'll tell you how much it impacts how much you spend on breakfast, coming up. plus, david martin. >>> hi, good morning. this ain't your grandparents mall food. live to show you conveyer belt sushigami. we'll take you to sushigami on the 9:00 hour of "good day orlando." >> that's a good idea. right out there in the middle of the mall. >> easy to get to. grab a pretzel after you're done. >> wow. >> send it over to jayme, hello. >>> all right, guys. good morning to you. let's bring you up to date on this friday eve. the weekend is in sight. and look at the numbers today. looking good. cooler than we've been. 65, breezy, locally windy at times. gusts, 25 to 30 with eve today as high pressure begins to pass out the houston and begins to build

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