3 in the last hour since we went on the air. The snowfall total has doubled at the Westgate Shopping Center in asheville. That is where news 13s Lauren Brigman continues our Live Team Coverage this morning. Lauren. You say traffic is picking up there as well. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 the roads are snow covered and slick all across our area. The big message today. Stay off the roads right 3 now i26 is terrible right now. There are several wrecks between Henderson County and eastbound is closed eastbound is closed 3 between saluda and the columbus exit. We also have a lane closed on i26 eastbound due to a few vehicles that are stuck. Apd is barrcading off sand hill road near manila road there is a downed pole due to a crash. 3 im Jaclyn Deaugustino with this ontime traffic report. Brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 stay with news 13 for complete Team Coverage of the storm. After the show. We will have live reports and updates each hour. We will also post any updates
Two different backups have snarled traffic for hours. Some of those cars and trucks moved a quarter mile and got stuck again. Video trying to clear out his mess. He was hauling motors which you would think would be heavier but they were smaller. He said thats what hurt him because they didnt weigh enough to weigh the truck down to give traction to get up the exit ramp. We talked about how he would get out. He said he was trying to do it himself but that he would need help. Trying to get some traction, most of the time you are waiting for a wrecker to come and give you a hand. D. O. T. Crews said they would try to get help to him after the we saw lots of drivers getting out of their cars, directing traffic, pushing each others vehicles to try to get up the exit ramp. He is still moving very slow. We dont know how bad the weather will be or how long those conditions will last. Officials telling people to stay off the roads. Dont drive unless you have to. You might get stuck for some time
Screeria nigeria. National review host an idea summit examining conservatism. Next, a hearing on seafood industry and regulations. Louisiana senator david vitter has introduced legislation that would increase inspection standards on imported seafood to ensure foreign inspectors meet Safety Standards. This hearing is an hour and 20 minutes. Good afternoon. Were going to start our hearing today on the impact of federal labor and safety laws on the u. S. Seafood industry. Thanks for joining us today. Were going to be hearing from two panels of expert witnesses and stakeholders a federal panel who ill introduce in a minute and then a stakeholder panel. I want to thank all of our witnesses for being here today to testify on these important issues. As anyone who has visited louisiana knows, we enjoy great quality seafood and that plays a major role in our culture and in our economy. And this is true for other states in the United States. It is an important part of our economy. In louisiana t
To for the agency to meet statutory obligations. As dr. Sullivan fully described, i will not duplicate that discussion. I will close, though, speaking to results. Results afterall, what matters. The centers for Disease Control analyzed illnesses from all foods. Over the fiveyear period ending in 2010, cdc found that 141 of 122,000 that is 0. 001156 or 0. 12 illnesses caused by imported seafood. Most of us love baseball. Great day to be out for the nats game. But we recall going to the games with our dads. Hoipg to clutch that mitt and catch that foul ball. Unfortunately, we often came home crest fallen because we rarely ever did. The chance of catching the foul ball. 0. 001156 or 0. 12 . As an example of effectiveness of fda and while this is the hearing focus not only the fda captures program, i did want to acknowledge the leadership of senator shaheen and ayotte and others on this committee working in a bipartisan manner to eliminate a program that usdas own risk experts said will no
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