cell towers to track him down. >>> some parts of the country are still waiting for winter, in minnesota the ice is thick enough for some spots to get check to see if it's safe. the army corps of engineer did the annual testing of the biggest lake on the mississippi river, to make sure tow boats can get through. >>> from freezing to sizzling, take a look at what researchers are calling the newest hottest pepper on the planet. it is the trinidad scorpion, a rating experts said two million heat units. if you sink your teeth in one seems mild but then turns "nasty." looks nasty, too. >>> now for the national weather, we turn to bill karins has the weather channel forecast. >> whole thing people are trying to make the hottest pepper, they cross breed them. >> i did that once in a restaurant you think a cherry tomato and a hot pepper and ruins the whole meal. >> some people enjoy it. they enjoy sweat and cry while they eat their food. good morning, interesting forecast this weekend i'll get to that in a second. first off rain to deal with this morning. warm temperatures, not a lot of snow, a little bit of snow reported in areas of upstate michigan and even there, temperatures ab