that's you're in mother nature's hands . shaun stafford with cabana winery says the warmer weather has led to some premature growth known as bud break. one break means that divine wants to start growing, and it's a little early. it's a little too early, which sean says we're seeing now is the beginning of bud break, which is a concern, but another major concern. is the ongoing dry weather. we had a good flush of rain in the fall, but we really haven't seen much wet weather and in recent months in the grounds pretty dry right now , hotter weather growers say may mean a smaller harvest. well i think in the long run, you know you're going to start seeing price increases on bottles. it almost has to happen, shawn says. other challenges cabana has faced include inflation. and the cost of production. the prices of everything is going up , you know, trucking everything . sean is now preparing to prune cabanas, galton lodi vineyards come saturday. it's going to be bad. if the if we get a frost between now and you know, spring now al

nature -ives have to just take what mother nature gives you _ have to just take what mother nature gives you. we are in an era now where— gives you. we are in an era now where sustainability and stuff is like the — where sustainability and stuff is like the buzzword as we have been living _ like the buzzword as we have been living and — like the buzzword as we have been living and breathing this for generations. i walked down through the street— generations. i walked down through the street in my village and they -et the street in my village and they get all_ the street in my village and they get all the old people coming up to me and _ get all the old people coming up to me and saying, how the boys getting on with— me and saying, how the boys getting on with the _ me and saying, how the boys getting on with the season this year? you tell them, — on with the season this year? you tell them, yes, on with the season this year? you tellthem, yes, not doing on with the season this year? you tell them, yes, not doing too bad. a lot of— tell them, yes, not doing too bad. a lot of

but especially this day special and daria. >> and mother nature knows that. so mother nature's gift to you is a little taste of summer already in the middle of february. >> today is going to be the warmest of this forecast. lots of sunshine overhead already starting to warm the bay area up and we're going to be warmer than yesterday, which was already a record breaker for oakland in salinas up into the upper 70's low 80's richmond, you tied a record at 75 yesterday. half moon bay. you're already at 70 degrees and you're set to break some this afternoon, bodega bay at 70 right now as well. oakland alameda, san mateo, palo alto, pittsburgh in brentwood among areas. just 09:00am already at 60 or above. >> reyna, john, thank you for that. and happy birthday to you, daria. we love you and we're happy we get a chance to celebrate with you. but something we don't care too much for is this traffic. so we are seeing delays out there. some things you need to know about. san francisco northbound 2.80, north of san jose avenue, an accident. so we are seeing delays along

i call myself grand mother nature, though. instead of mother nature coast. >>i'm so old and a gun at all, right. thank you, robbie, i c okay. if you have a question to rob, you could or reach him on twitter or facebook. >>well, the new york times has bought word all its the game. i'm obsessed with. it's become an obsession for a lot of people all around the world. the prices said the price that it was sold for said to be in the low 7 figures oertel became a sudden hit over the last several weeks. once a day players get 6 chances to guess a five-letter word. the no-frills game first appeared back in october. it's now played by millions of people every day. the new york times says the game will remain free to players initially. i don't like the word initially because and that means going make me pay to play this game and i will be upset if they do that. so new york times, please don't. i'd like to keep it february is also black history month. kron 4 and kronon are going to be commemorating all month long. pam moore is going to be hosting our 30 minute special

it is completely wild fishery, you have to just take what mother nature gives you. we are in an era now where sustainability and stuff is the buzzword but, you know, we have been living and breathing this for generations, you know? i walk down the street in my own village and get all the old people coming up to me, saying, how are the boys getting on with the season this year? you tell them, yeah, not doing too bad, a lot more oysters, a lot more queens than last year, oh, more queens again, i'll have to have some of them. and i'll say, yes, i'll drop you down a feed, you know? and it isjust great, it is intertwined in the network of the community, for sure. we make a pretty good team, really. he's 18 years myjunior so, you know, it is his turn to throw the bags around, i have done my bit, so it's good. every day is a busy day here, start early, work hard, finish late, try and get all the little jobs done in between. i've been on the phone chasing parcels, doing accounts, invoicing people, so a bit of everything in this game, really. january 1st in 2021. bang, brexi

. >> right now we are not getting supplemented by mother nature. >>> it is four straight rain- three weeks. essentially six or seven weeks. it sounds bad. there are two worst categories, exceptional drought and extreme drought. right now, the state wide view shows 0% of the state is exceptional drought. only 1% of the state is in extreme drought. two-thirds of the state is in drought. that is the next worst category. we have seen improvement, but we would like some rain to lock in the events that have taken place or two away with the drought existence across the state. we do have patchy fog. that is about the only moisture you will find. patchy fog most likely for the valleys of the north bay tonight. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine with about warmer temperatures continuing to warm up more and more inland. it will be toasty by most of next week. as a stagnant air mass is in place, no strong winds, and the rain, nothing to watch the pollution out of the atmosphere. air-quality unhealthy for sensitive groups. along the bay on the east side, central bay, north bay as well, a lot of moderat

a city crew members are working as well to clean up what mother nature left behind. following a wintry mix. that's undeniably captivating while also being an unnerving. warning in memphis. jerrita patterson. >> let's talk about our 4 zone forecast back here at home. nothing like what those folks on the east coast in the middle part of the country are dealing with tonight. we're dealing with some spring-like temperatures in the middle at the beginning of february. our meteorologists rebecca strom us here now with a look ahead towards a very >> warm week. >> yeah, guys, we're going to see anywhere from maybe an 8, even 10 or 12 degree difference of what we've been seeing on average over the last couple of weeks. that's a big bump up in temperatures we're going to try to enjoy that. we do need the rain. let's try to enjoy the sunshine while we have it. maybe make some plans to head outside over the next couple of days. our live cam right now showing us some mostly clear skies here in shot. this is bay bridge toll plaza approach into san francisco. and speaking of san fr

it is completely wild fishery, you have to just take what mother nature gives you. we are in an era now where sustainability and stuff is the buzzword but, you know, we have been living and breathing this for generations, you know? i walked down the street in my own village and get all the old people coming up to me, saying, how are the boys getting on with the season this year? you tell them, yeah, not doing too bad, a lot more oysters, a lot more queens than last year, oh, more queens again, i'll have to have some of them. and i'll say, yes, i'll drop you down a feed, you know? and it isjust great, it is intertwined in the network of the community, for sure. we make a pretty good team, really. he's 18 myjunior so, you know, it is his turn to throw the bags around, i have done my bit, so it is good. every day is a busy day here, start early, work hard, finish late, try and get all the little jobs done in between. i've been on the phone chasing parcels, doing accounts, invoicing people, so a bit of everything in this game, really. january 1st in 2021. bang, brexit c

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so we're used to dealing with the vagaries of mother nature and challenges in dealing with the unexpected. so we'll take. >> that our surf on meaning upside down on their point, expected in unprecedented for sevesal years. something farmers say they are familiar very used to coming up with plan b from drought, causing of us. >> the rising cost of production spoke with one for celebration, says getting more expensive. >> because there have been some issues in terms of the supply chain, like many businesses are dealing with, mainly as it relates to packaging material, things that paper and cardboard related and glass related. consumers are now paying more because of those rising costs. the average price for the bubbly is up almost 20%. >> compared to 2019. so as we see those cost increases are going to have to get passed on. so i would anticipate that that you will be paying more for your sparking line during holiday seasons. plus, about 11% more sparking one was sold in 2021. compared to 2020 starting about spring of 2021. >> we've seen an unprecedented demand. we keep moving them even wit

mother nature think you win machine. you can see note some of the >> trees swaying back and forth a little bit. >> back to you. all right. thanks, la. well, well, speaking of the wind blowing those trees around. we have up in the north bay sonoma county park saying that foothill and mountain regional parks are going to be closed through thursday because of those winds that you just saw there and will shot, they're going to reopen the park after they inspect all the trails. make sure none of those branches came down and pose a risk to anybody who's going to be out and about enjoying nature. >> it's 8, 0, 3, let's get back to the breaking news we've been following overnight with pfizer and they could apply today for emergency use for their covid vaccine in children younger than 5 years old. so this would be for the youngest kids. they're the only ones who at this point can't be vaccinated. this would give them 2 doses of the vaccine, just like the adults, but their shot is one-tenth. the strength of what we got. the biden

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you have to just take what mother nature gives you. we are in an era now where sustainability and stuff is like the buzzword, but, you know, we've been living and breathing this for generations, you know? i walk down through the street in my own village and, you know, get all the old people coming up to me saying, "how are the boys getting on with the season this year?" you tell them, "yeah, they're not doing too bad." "yeah, a lot of oysters, lot more queens than last year." "0h, more queens again, yeah, going to have to have some of them." and i'll say to them, "yeah, i'll drop you down a feed," you know? and it's, yeah, it'sjust great. it's intertwined in the network of the community, for sure. we make a pretty good team, really. he's 18 years myjunior. so, you know, it's his turn now to throw the bags around. i've done my bit. so it's good. every day is a busy day here. start early, work hard, finish late. try and get all the little jobs done in between. i've been on the phone chasing parcels, doing accounts things, invoicing peopl

punxsutawney phil predicted six more weeks of winter yesterday, and man, mother nature is certainly delivering today. millions of m. the pof this dangerous in terre haute, indiana, first came the rain and then the snow. that's been the case for much of the midwest digging out yesterday as the storm continues today. >> since it rained all last night, like the bottom half inch is just pure slush. >> we're supposed to get another 8 or 12 inches. trying to do it in stages. >> reporter: dash cam video caught a car spinning out of control along this kansas road. in missouri, interstate 64 and 70 were both blocked due to semi trucks, while buses and cars across dozens of states were seen struggling with the conditions. >> let the plows do their thing and come out later on. >> reporter: there's heightened concern in texas. almost a year after a freeze there led to one of the nation's biggest blackouts and killed more than 200 people. >> the expectation right now is it's not going to be something like we saw last year. it's much shorter duration. there doesn't seem to be an overlap between the cold and

but mother nature treating us once again to spring-like forecast downtown san francisco. 65 degrees. a little bit cooler along the beaches with pacifica and half moon bay in the upper 50's there. but seasonal weather nonetheless, as you make your way inland, though, we're tracking widespread mid to upper 60's san jose and fremont trying to flirt with 70's but currently in the upper 60's there, mid 60's for oakland and concord. and we're actually in the low 70's for those of you in santa rosa. 71 degrees. so noticeably warmer there. but calmer winds speeds. fortunately not like those gusty winds we were experiencing last night, especially for highest peaks in the north bay mountains and east bay hills. and i know it's tempting to head out and enjoy the beach, especially along our bay area coastline. but we do have a beach hazard statement that's going to remain in effect for the next few hours through 7 o'clock tonight, dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. so just a heads up there, but absolutely gorgeous shot at golden gate bridge. we're tracking great air quality today. going t

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mother nature has its own defenses against diseases, environmental pollution, and a lack of resources. and some of them are astounding. take fun guy. for example. the fleshy part of a fungus are the mushrooms or toadstools we see above ground. beneath the soil is a wealth of my sylium, the vegetative part of a fungus. that's where the real magic happens. mm. mm. in saudi arabia, researchers discovered a fossil, they 1st thought was a tree. it was actually an 8 meter tall mushroom that grew 500000000 years ago. ah, the my celia of the humongous fungus in oregon stretches over 9 square kilometers and is considered the largest organism on earth. and fungi were crucial to the development of life on earth. they mind rocks for the minerals plants needed to grow and help create an oxygen rich atmosphere. so could fun guy now also help save the environment mm. there. among the most remarkable organisms on earth, yet mostly invisible, their web expands and connects the dots of our entire ecosystem and they're essential for the cycle of life. fungi and the phone guy kinda a decisive really revo

rolling with mother nature's punches, making adjustments as they have two. j.r. stone, abc7news. >> you contract temperatures where you live. live conditions on the weather forecast are all part of the abc 7 bay area news app streaming 24/7 on roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. >> strong winds and hot conditions fueled several brush fires today. one destroyed two homes in the community of whittier. another brush fire came close to multibillion-dollar homes -- multimillion dollar homes in the community of laguna beach. the fire is 20% contained. hundreds of families are out of their homes tonight. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for irvine cove and south emerald bay. >> this is subject to wind changes and we are monitoring that very close. this is a large team effort and we are taking safety very serious. >> fire is being fueled by low humidity and hot conditions. >> let's take you to the peninsula. after many years, getting ready to close doors. it has been bought by a los angeles based company. tim johns was at the mall tonight and has reacti

rolling with mother nature's punches, making adjustments as they have two. j.r. stone, abc7news. >> you contract temperatures where you live. live conditions on the weather forecast are all part of the abc 7 bay area news app streaming 24/7 on roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. >> strong winds and hot conditions fueled several brush fires today. one destroyed two homes in the community of whittier. another brush fire came close to multibillion-dollar homes -- multimillion dollar homes in the community of laguna beach. the fire is 20% contained. hundreds of families are out of their homes tonight. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for irvine cove and south emerald bay. >> this is subject to wind changes and we are monitoring that very close. this is a large team effort and we are taking safety very serious. >> fire is being fueled by low humidity and hot conditions. >> let's take you to the peninsula. after many years, getting ready to close doors. it has been bought by a los angeles based company. tim johns was at the mall tonight and has reacti

mother nature is clearly confused, and it feels more like spring. we are going to continue that. let me show you a live picture from our mount tam cam. city by the bay is sparkling. record highs were set for a third straight day. san jose, 79 today, a new record. half moon bay not only had a daily record high, but for the entire month it tied its february record at 78 degrees. oakland was a tie at 77. it was pretty warm across the bay area, 78 at santa rosa, 75 at san francisco, 76 at livermore. tomorrow morning, 40's and 50's will quickly turn to 60's, 70's by the lunch hour. in the afternoon, it is going to be warm. we are looking at a major change on monday. look at the sharp drop in temperatures with the winds picking up. i will let you know if that is the only change we can expect, coming up. dan: remember do contract the temperatures where you live. live conditions and the forecasts are part of the abc 7 app. ama: tonight we details about the suspect involved in last nights deadly shooting at the civic center bart station in san francisco, at a time when bart is experiencin

mother nature. here and everywhere. dog and grandma. here. alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! well, we all believe in a talking sky bear. it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. wow! they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. okay, i'm loving the sound of all of this. alaska airlines. the most caring airline. it's cute, right? we've never had an airline before. oooo, this is a lot of pressure! deep breaths, funshine bear, like we practiced. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause! >>> it's one of america's favorite guessing games. oscar predictions. nominations will be announced op tuesday. >> for the first time since buz like dune, belfast, "west side story" and power of the dog. denzel washington, benedict cumberbatch, lady gaga and kristen stewart mopping those predicted to be nominated for top acting award. the oscars take pla

then it's up to mother nature to see what happens. liz: these are those wind machines. when they are turned on, they mixed some of the warmer air with some of the colder air that hovers closer to the ground. they can raise the temperature by a few degrees, but they only worked to a certain extent. growers are remaining hopeful that temperatures don't drop overnight below 29°. liz kreutz, abc 7 news. ama: thank you. a new report says the oakland police department is moving closer to ending a nearly 19-year run on federal oversight. the department reached compliance in two of the most radical requirements, responding to personal -- critical requirements, responding to personnel complaints and investigating in a timely manner. there are just three of 51 tasks to complete. there was a class-action lawsuit that accused four officers of violating civil rights by beating residents and planting evidence. dan: san francisco police and the district attorney's office are getting 60 more days to work out an agreement on use of force investigations. the current agreement was set to

nature. >> we have to hope for a miracle march. hopefully the storm track window starts open up we start getting a lot of rain. if that doesn't happen, we could be in a serious situation in the summer. ama: you can track the weather conditions where you live at on the abc 7 bay area app, available on roku, amazon fire, android tv and apple tv. dan: san francisco's police chief is answering questions about his decision to back out of the mutual agreement that makes the district attorney's office lead investigator of all police use of force incidents. chief scott worked to explain his reasoning to the dutch police commission. made up of civitleerip ng teeting tmeetinistill going on right now. this is all about the process of independent investigations of officers. the chief says procedures have not been followed by the das office. the office says they have. police commissioner's with lots to say tonight. all seem to want to find a way to make the agreement work. >> i felt that you had directly attacked this commission's authority. th

mother nature has its own defenses against diseases, environmental pollution, and a lack of resources. and some of them are astounding. take fun guy. for example. the fleshy part of a fungus are the mushrooms or toadstools we see above ground. beneath the soil is a wealth of my sylium, the vegetative part of a fungus. that's where the real magic happens. mm. mm. in saudi arabia, researchers discovered a fossil, they 1st thought was a tree. it was actually an 8 meter tall mushroom that grew 500000000 years ago. ah, the my celia of the humongous fungus in oregon stretches over 9 square kilometers and is considered the largest organism on earth. and fungi were crucial to the development of life on earth. they mind rocks for the minerals plants needed to grow and help create an oxygen rich atmosphere. so could fun guy now also help save the environment mm. there. among the most remarkable organisms on earth, yet mostly invisible, their web expands and connects the dots of our entire ecosystem and they're essential for the cycle of life. fungi and the phone guy kinda a decisive really revo

nature. >> we have to hope for a miracle march. hopefully the storm track window starts open up we start getting a lot of rain. if that doesn't happen, we could be in a serious situation in the summer. ama: you can track the weather conditions where you live at on the abc 7 bay area app, available on roku, amazon fire, android tv and apple tv. dan: san francisco's police chief is answering questions about his decision to back out of the mutual agreement that makes the district attorney's office lead investigator of all police use of force incidents. chief scott worked to explain his reasoning to the dutch police commission. made up of civilians appointed by city leadership. our reporter j.r. stone is covering that meeting. reporter: this meeting is still going on right now. this is all about the process of independent investigations of officers. the chief says procedures have not been followed by the das office. the office says they have. police commissioner's with lots to say tonight. all seem to want to find a way to make the agr

. >>> well, mother nature is still at it with a one-two winter weather punch on this hump day michelle grossman is in for janessa this morning >> we're saying good-bye to this first storm today as the second storm takes shape. looking at snow, ice, heavy rain at times over the next few days at least through friday before it's out of here friday night. many winter weather alerts 35 million people impacted where you see the pink your winter storm warning, and also expecting some heavy rain. we've seen some heavy rain over the past two days with that first punch. the second punch 22 million people impacted. the lower mississippi valley into the northeast, 1 to 3 inches of additional rain possible again, we've already seen 3 or 4 inches in some spots, so that's going to be saturated stretching from texas the way to new england, and watching snow falling especially in new england by friday. we cy tomorrow again, 20 degrees in oklahoma city 26 in lubbock. 70 today in the northeast today. we'll be into the 30s by tomorrow we'll talk about that big temperature swing coming up. >> what a shift.

. >>> back now with a new record for mother nature. scientists at noaa have confirmed the longest lightning flash on record for horizontal distance. it was 477 miles long. it was back in 2020, and it stretched from the central texas coast to louisiana. >>> the fbi is investigating bomb threats that forced at least six historically black colleges and universities to close or enter lockdown. threats were called into howard, bowie state and southern university among others. one caller claimed to be from a neo-nazi group. seven other schools were targeted last month. no explosives were found. >>> we turn now to tom brady. he's finally addressing reports about his imminent retirement, and he's saying, not so fast. this morning, tom brady speaking out for the first time since sources told espn over the weekend that the seven-time super bowl champion would retire from the nfl. >> for me i'm just still going through the process that i said i was going through, so sometimes it takes some time to really evaluate how you feel and what you want to

nature this afternoon. thanks to a passing storm, at least an inch of snow is falling on the mountains so far with several more inches on the way. and it's a little windy there, too. and this video shows a snowplow spinning out of control on an icy neighborhood road in wisconsin. that was early this morning before the sun kind of came up. residents woke up to below freezing temperatures as well as several inches of new snow. several highways and school districts had to shut down because of the conditions there. heavy rain caused some flooding in parts of the nashville area as the storm swept over tennessee. the national weather service said flooding in the middle parts of the state would remain a concern as that storm system moved over the area. some parts of tennessee are also on tornado watch. more news. we'll take a quick >> breaking news to tell you about at this hour. the u.s. navy says 4 people have died in a helicopter crash on the hawaiian island of kauai. this is video of that crash. you can see th

nature does not follow this up with a cold snap. >>> i'm allen martin, governor newsom just announcing an end date for california's indoor mask mandate. the mandate will expire next tuesday, february 15th. unvaccinated people will still need to mascot. newsom says california's case rate has dropped by 65% since the omicron peak. loosening covid-19 rules, delaware going to lift its indoor mask mandate on friday. new jersey set a statewide mask mandate in school to go away next month. some parts of the bay area ease up while others had new restrictions. booster shots now needed for people who work in some berkeley businesses. the city put in a revised health order which is now in effect. berkley says that if you work in any place that serves food or drinks indoors, or a gym or work in a place that holds events, you have to have a booster shot. boosters are needed for home healthcare workers, and people needed at adult care facilities. >> i think it was okay, they were vaccinated. i don't think it was a good idea, but i think it needs to be a mandate. >> proof of vaccination is also requi

mother nature had the audacity to rain on my 1st over red carpet situation. but i'm not even mad at her because the atmosphere is so good. the venue looks as amazing as it always has and sparkling, and people are a good spirits walking around. but there are some notable changes. there isn't the crush of people and the crush of, you know, hollywood stars because of cove it and we were talking about hollywood scars. also, they're not really represented that much in the films. so they're 18 major films going for the golden and silver bare. and most of them are european films and asian films. now earlier, i'm not sure. i'm not sure milan, who is the, the, the, the president of the international jury said that he really appreciates the kinds of films that are showcased here because these independent films have a way of making people fake. and so he's very excited about that. and so are other people. so this is how it's going to go down once go big gala. the big show goes on . the jury will come out and talk to people inside. and then the main film of the opening n

mother nature. here and everywhere. dog and grandma. here. alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! well, we all believe in a talking sky bear. it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. wow! they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. okay, i'm loving the sound of all of this. alaska airlines. the most caring airline. it's cute, right? we've never had an airline before. oooo, this is a lot of pressure! deep breaths, funshine bear, like we practiced. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause! [rumbling] ♪ ♪ hoy te he mirado sin quererlo ♪ ♪ te he mirado a mi lado pasar ♪ ♪ me tuve que tragar mis sentimientos ♪ ♪ no supe de tu aliento ♪ ♪ nomás te vi pasar ♪ >>> taking a winter swim for a good cause. a group of san franciscans met for a law that gives vets free access to all city par

mother nature to pitch in a little bit more on the rain frontal. so let's get there. as for the weather here for 14, let's get the update now on what you can expect as we step outside and our temperatures shaping up. yeah. so it's going to be another warm day today, james, not quite as warm as yesterday was, though. i don't think too many people are going to buy that, though. yesterday's upper 70's to even low 80's a little on the toasty side, especially for this time of year today, tomorrow into sunday, it's going to be mid 70's for the most part. and that's a pretty comfortable place to be spending the weekend. lots of sunshine expected across the bay today. already nice and clear across the east bay. as far as air quality goes, it hasn't been quite as bad the past couple of days up in mendocino county, those specially around ukiah. we do have some poor air quality conditions up there. all depends on where the door or a wind is blowing. and with that high pressure ridge in place, is it a allowing some of that smoke and haze to push out of the region or is it just si

the ice is by far the most dangerous that mother nature serves up. i talked about this yesterday, and the futurecast will show us by tomorrow morning, icing is taking place from dallas over towards little rock, to memphis, to cincinnati. that's a tough situation to be on the roads. as you push into friday, that icing moves into the northeast. now, it may not be icing for everybody, because some people will be at the freezing mark or above the freezing mark. i mean the temperatures on friday, 32 degrees, maybe that degrees around providence. maybe you're getting icing but maybe you're not. look at forth worth-- it's 12 degrees. that's the cold air that will move in by saturday, and everybody, if it's wet on your roadways friday, it's going to be frozen by the time you get to saturday. norah, that's the very latest. the big snow totals will be well north of that line i just showed you. it's all yours. >> o'donnell: tonight, the standoff with russia has escalated with the u.s. saying it will deploy thousands of troops to allies in eastern europe as a me

mother nature. here and everywhere. dog and grandma. here. alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! well, we all believe in a talking sky bear. it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. wow! they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. okay, i'm loving the sound of all of this. alaska airlines. the most caring airline. it's cute, right? we've never had an airline before. oooo, this is a lot of pressure! deep breaths, funshine bear, like we practiced. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause! >>> all right. let's give you a live look at the olympic flame in beijing. it's about 7:30 in the morning. china right now, but there are still several events scheduled for today. coming up in less than an hour on nbc bay area, men's figure skating again without palo alto's vincent zhou. alpine skiing, and san franci

the ice is by far the most dangerous that mother nature serves up. i talked about this yesterday, and the futurecast will show us by tomorrow morning, icing is taking place from dallas over towards little rock, to memphis, to cincinnati. that's a tough situation to be on the roads. as you push into friday, that icing moves into the northeast. now, it may not be icing for everybody, because some people will be at the freezing mark or the frzing mark. i mean the temperatures on friday, 32 degrees, maybe that degrees around providence. maybe you're getting icing but maybe you're not. look at forth worth-- it's 12 degrees. that's the cold air that will move in by saturday, and everybody, if it's wet on your roadways friday, it's going to be frozen by the time you get to saturday. norah, that's the very latest. the big snow totals will be well north of that line i just showed you. it's all yours. >> o'donnell: lonnie quinn, thank you. russia says it will deploy thousands of troops to allies in eastern europe as a message to putin. charlie d'agata reports