know about. thanks very much. good to see you. >> thank you, sir. jenna: more on that story throughout the show today. meantime, while most people will probably be happy to see this winter end, turns out all that snow and ice may be a blessing in disguise for the great lakes where water levels have been below normal for years. garrett is in chicago this morning with looking at the brighter side of winter. garrett? >> yeah. finally a positive note to this record setting bitter cold temperatures and record snowfall that we've been seeing this winter. we're here on the shore of lake michigan that is still frozen over but it's amazing to see the difference a year can make. take a look at this satellite image from a year ago of the great lakes when the lakes were at their lowest levels ever recorded. then in this image from this year, you can see how the lakes are almost entirely covered in ice. 93% covered. that's the second highest amount ever. all of that ice is preventing the lake water from evaporating which, in turn, is boosting