had a lot of accidents. not as many as it could have, because we ve had schools closed, businesses closed. by 4:00 o clock in the evening, both sides of the state line, it looked like a ghost town. shopping centers were closed. it was unbelievable. highways looked like parking lots. in fact, we ve got the department of transportation on both sides actually have been working overnight to clear some of those vehicles that were left there, that were stranded. but the good news is that folks around here in the midwest, they help each other. we ve had lots of great stories about people stopping and helping people get out. but just didn t matter with this snow, whether you had one of those suv, big vehicles to little vehicles, everybody was getting stuck. but there were lots of folks helping out and just hoping no more snow for right now. it looks nice out. the white snow, but it s going to be nicer when it gets cleared away. what do you guys think? steve: that s the truth. gretchen: kat
fox and friends starts now! that s right, folks, february 22, 1732, the day george washing ton, our first president, was born. and my son. he s 8 today. i don t think he s up yet but if he s watching, happy birthday. happy birthday to him and to george washington, if you are watching. the country in a chrissy, we will try to get through it. and you looked good behind a podium. giving lectures. let s talk to you about some extreme weather hit soggy much of our country right now. check out this blizzard. this was the midwest moving toward new england. the heartland was blanketed by a foot and a half of snow, lead to go two deaths so far. states of emergency have been declared in missouri, kansas. mixing snow and rain has left
right? i am, and they got walloped. in some cases 18 inches of snow? kansas. this is one of the biggest snowstorm they have seen in years. over a foot for a lot of folks. wichita saw their second biggest snowfall total for two days. that s coming in at 1.2. let s show you where the storm is going right now. the low pressure associated with the system is across the great lakes in the upper midwest. they could get three to five inches across chicago. then for areas across the south, a flooding risk. you see the wintry mix. several inches in the upper midwest and we could be dealing with freezing rain and snow with the ohio valley. go south and that s where we are dealing with the blues advisories. we could see several inches of rain, two or three inches, and the potential for thunderstorms with hail and damaging winds. wasn t to quickly point out we could have another snowstorm this weekend for new england
peanut butter outbreaks that killed nine and sickened hundreds. the charges including fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. now back to our regularly-scheduled program. happy birthday george washington, founding father, and our nation s first u.s. president was born 281 years ago today in virginia n honor of his birthday we will have a little quiz to see how much all the stuff about george washington. luckily the presidential historian is here. the author of a new book called american folks. good to see you backs in person. thank you. you are going to quiz us? i am. i m nervous. a, b and c. we will make it easy. okay. why is it george washington isn t george washington smiling in any of his paintings? keep in mind jefferson didn t smile either. is it a, painter told bad jokes, the painter had bad breath or